The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked the Odisha government to identify the site and appoint a public sector undertaking (PSU) working in the field of power sector for setting up a ultra mega solar…
Should Bhubaneswar be considered for Smart City plan from Central Govt
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said Bhubaneswar deserves to be a ‘smart city’ given its strategic importance in eastern India and its ever-increasing size and population. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to set up 100 smart cities in…
New LED lights and many other development projects launched for Bhubaneswar
The municipal corporation celebrated the Local Self-government Day today with the inauguration of the energy-saving LED street lights between Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar (BJB) College and Samantarapur. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the project. He also inaugurated sodium vapour street lights…
Bhawani Mall in Bhubaneswar to have grocery stores too along with INOX
Residents of Saheed Nagar will now be able to buy grocery, clothes and watch movies at the same complex. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation today allotted shops and open platforms to vendors at the five-storey Bhawani market complex. In the first…
Unit 1 market in Bhubaneswar to get Modern Look
The council of the municipal corporation today adopted a resolution to construct a modern market complex adjacent to an existing one in Unit-I. A proposal to this effect has been sent to the state government. The market complex will be…
Can Bhubaneswar be one of the leading IT destinations among tier-II cities
Aiming to position Bhubaneswar as one of the leading ITdestinations among tier-II cities, the state government has lined up an investment of Rs 5000 crore in IT and ESDM(electronics system design and manufacturing) sectors in the next five years.The state IT minister…
Houses in Bhubaneswar for as little as Rs 5 Lakh to be made available
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) plans to make houses available for as little as Rs 5 lakh in an affordable housing project to be implemented in public private partnership mode (PPP) on a 20-acre plot at Gothapatna on the…
Guess the place which now boasts of first WiFi in a bus stand in Odisha
Waiting for the bus has become exciting with Wi-Fi facility being launched at the private bus terminal here on Saturday. With the Private Bus Operators’ Association of Balangir providing the service free-of-cost, passengers can now browse through the Internet while…
New Gallery on Motion Theory added to Regional Science Center Bhubaneswar
A new gallery launched at the Regional Science Centre here makes understanding theories of motion — in physics and beyond — interesting and easy. From expansion of the universe to the solar system, continental drift and creation of different…
Odisha signs MoU with BARSYL for project report on Bhubaneswar-Cuttack metro rail service
Considering the importance of Urban Transport the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India is encouraging cities with more than 2 million population to plan and implement high-capacity and high-speed metro rail systems in order to provide safe, affordable, quick,…