The much awaited Close Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance project will be inaugurated in the city by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on February 5.In the first phase of the project, a total of 28 CCTV cameras would be installed at…
Bhubaneswar Wipro Development center to ramp up to 4000 in 18 months
In the first major expansion drive for its software development centre in the city, IT major Wipro Technologies has committed a 4,000-seater facility in Bhubaneswar. The facility would come up on the IT firm’s existing campus spread over 26 acres…
Automatic Toll Collection on Odisha highways – first between Rourkela Sambalpur
New smartcard system to be introduced in Odisha at all automated tollgates. They would introduce smartcard system for the vehicle owners to pay their toll tax in a smart way. In the first phase, the facilities would be installed in…
How solar lights are changing the lives of people in a kendrapara village
At least 3,500 people in Satabhaya village of Kendrapada district in Odisha have lived without electricity for years. It was only last year that Satabhaya, along with two other villages Rabindrapalli and Barahapur, under Satabhaya gram panchayat started receiving uninterrupted…
Bhubaneswar Police launches mobile app for citizens interaction
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday launched a new mobile app of the Commissionerate Police for the people of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack that would enable them to contact police directly and instantly. A tech-savvy police force is what’s needed in…
Bhubaneswar Roads getting dressed up for Indian Road Congress in the city Jan 18-22
The 75th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress will be held at Bhubaneswar (Odisha) From 18th To 22nd January 2015. More than 2500 Highway Engineers from all over the country and abroad are expected to attend the Session. You will have an opportunity…
Rajbhavan Gardens open to tourists in Bhubaneswar till Jan 20
With the garden open to common people, the governor’s official residence is drawing hundreds of picnickers daily. The flower garden will be open till January 20, and visitors can sit and relax in the huge lawns and derive pleasure in…
Bhubaneswar airport now has Self Checkin kiosk for ease of travellers
Airports Authority of India, Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar introduced the Self Check-in Kiosk at New Domestic Terminal (T1) on 07.01.2015 to reduce check-in time at counters and avoid undue inconvenience to passengers travelling only with hand-baggage. To get the…
BMC launches My City My pride app on Google Playstore to connect to citizens
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch a mobile application, which can be easily downloaded on smartphones and promises to help them access civic services quick and without hassle. Through this application, people will be able to lodge…
Planning to build a house? Now you have to go to BMC for approval not BDA
The municipal corporation today formally assumed the power to approve building plans within the corporation limits. This power was earlier vested with the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). However, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will approve plans for houses with a…