State fisheries and animal resources development minister Pradeep Maharathy on Sunday inaugurated third Chilika Fresh outlet in Saheed Nagar area of Bhubaneswar. State-owned FISHFED, an apex body of all primary fishermen cooperative societies in the state, already opened two such…
In sync with the Narendra Modi government’s digital push, the Naveen Patnaik-led government in Odisha will soon launch a state-wide awareness campaign on digital payment at the grassroots level. The government plans to engage students having a smartphone as volunteer…
In a bid to digitalise financial transactions, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) will develop a platform – Common Payment System (CPS) – where citizens will make cashless payment for services. CPS is a key initiative under the Smart City proposal’s…
The development authorities here have decided to demolish 195 apartment and high-rise buildings that have come up on government and private land without the approval of regulatory bodies. Housing and urban development minister Puspendra Singh Deo, in a written reply…
Bhubaneswar has turned empty walls of public lavatories into canvases for paintings, urging people to stop open defecation altogether. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken an innovative art route to give powerful message to stop open defecation at the same…
Demonetisation has led to a significant drop in the number of land registrations in Odisha. According to the figures available with Inspector General of Registration (IGR) office here, since November 9 to December 6, atleast 13407 registrations of immovable property…
New Indian Express writes: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday finalised the tender for a 800-bed hospital network project. The project includes a multi-specialty medical facility to be built at Gadakana and upgradation of hospitals at Kapila Prasad, Gadakana,…
Grundfos and eKutir launched their unique mobile water purification in Bhubaneshwar today. This first-of-a-kind system was inaugurated the Honourable Minister of Law and Panchayat Raj, Government of Odisha, Mr. Arun Kumar Sahoo. The mobile water purification unit based on solutions…
Even as Odisha received dozens of industrial proposals in different sectors during the recently concluded Make in Odisha conclave, the State’s largest ever meet to attract fresh investment, one offer that stood out amongst the lot was the proposal for…
Ola Cabs has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Odisha’s commerce & transport department to hire 2,500 skilled drivers in the state in this financial year. “We would be offering skill training to drivers. After completion of training, Ola…