IT bellwethers, Microsoft, IBM and Wipro are in race for making Bhubaneswar city Wi-Fi enabled. “Microsoft, IBM, Wipro have given presentations on the proposed Bhubaneswar Wi-Fi project. The tenders for the Rs 100 crore project are expected to be floated…
At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging people to join Swachh Bharat campaign, a councillor of the municipal corporation has shown how to do it. She has converted a polluted conservancy lane in Saheed Nagar into a…
A set of radar of about 16-tonne weight would be established at Gopalpur in Ganjam district soon in order to gather weather readings. The radar would be set up within six months jointly by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…
Nearly one million coastal residents were relocated in a massive evacuation effort ahead of Cyclone Phailin, partly enabled by the shelters and emergency roadways that were funded through the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), as well as frequent mock…
Official communication in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) will now be done on Whatsapp. It will connect all the officials like assistant commissioner, deputy secretary, project officers and engineers in the initial phase. They will also…
The municipal corporation has identified 50 more parking lots across the city to streamline traffic. These lots will become operational within 45 days. At present, the civic body controls 32 parking lots, of which 14 are located near various institutions…
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated ‘Chilika Fresh’, a kiosk for fresh fish and crabs, at Siripur Square near OUAT Campus in the state capital. Chilika Fresh, a modern hygienic pre-fabricated fish retail selling kiosk would cater to the need…
An eviction drive was today carried out between Jayadev Vihar and Vani Vihar on the NH-5 to recover government land for laying sewer lines and expansion of the national highway. The team demolished over 60 makeshift shops and a religious…
Go Air airlines will start its operations at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar from October 26. In the initial phase, Go Air will have 2 flights from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi and one flight each from Bhubaneswar to Mumbai…
Ahmadabad-based Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) has prepared the detailed project report (DPR) for 60-km BRTS. Nandankanan would be the starting point of the new route while it would pass through Damana Square, Nalco Square, Sainik School Square, Acharya…