A global online survey has ranked Bhubaneswar as the fourth least expensive among 446 cities in the world. At 25.93, the consumer price index (CPI) for Bhubaneswar is the fourth most affordable among the cities, the database, Numbeo, has said…
GoAir to start 3 new flight services from Bhubaneswar
GoAir to start 3 new flight services from Bhubaneswar to NewDelhi, Mumbai and Kolkata . To be started by October 2014
Odisha rowing coach Jose Jacob wins Dronacharya Award
Jacob will receive the award from the President of India at a specially organised function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29. The selection committee of the Union Sports and Youth Affairs ministry today selected well-known rowing…
Mega Museum for Handicrafts & Handloom set to be ready by Year End
A mega museum of the handicrafts and handloom treasures of the state will come up at Gandamunda by the end of this year. While the construction of the building for the handloom block is nearing completion, work on the handicrafts…
Odisha to host national symposium on best business practices on Aug 22, 23
Can the State Governments join hands to improve the business environment in the country? Yes, senior officials in the Central Government’s Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) think so. The Government can make it easier for business houses to…
New Gymnasium near IG Park Bhubaneswar to open in a month
The proposed gymnasium at Indira Gandhi Park here is likely to be completed in a month as the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is giving finishing touches to the building.The gymnasium, being set up on an area of 3,000 sq ft…
Air conditioned buses to Puri roll out from Cuttack
Four Red Line buses were flagged from Biju Patnaik Chhak. This is for the first time that AC buses would operate from Cuttack to Puri via Bhubaneswar. Now, commuters can travel comfortably on the buses running round the clock. There…
Peru to spread potato power to Odisha
As part of its efforts to become self-sufficient in potato production, the Odisha government has sought the support of International Potato Center (CIP), headquartered in Lima, Peru. The government will initiate a project ‘Sustainable intensification of potato in rice-based systems in…
Odisha’s Infovalley project to create Rs 1,500 cr revenue in 3 yrs
The Infovalley project, the second IT park in Odisha being developed on 660 acres of land on the city’s outskirts, is projected to generate direct and indirect employment for 600,000 people. The project is also slated to generate Rs 1,500…
All Govt Universities in Odisha to have WiFi enabled Campus
The Higher Education department has initiated steps to digitise all government colleges and universities in Odisha. In a meeting, presided over by former vice chancellor of North Odisha University (NoU) Prof Sanghamitra Mohanty in the city here on Tuesday, it…