To address grievances of women in a better way, commissionerate of police have decided to start ‘woman support centres’ (WSCs) in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The WSCs would be opened at DCP offices in the twin cities on September 3.“After introduction…
Bhubaneswar Police Adds Extra Surveillance via CCTV
Three closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras were today installed on each of five police control room (PCR) vans to capture footage from left, right and rear side of the vehicle. The installation of the cameras on the PCR vans is part…
Special Recruitment Drive for Students in Odisha Sept 17
After facing a lot of flak over the lack of clarity on the eligibility criteria for aspiring candidates who want to take part in the four-day special recruitment drive beginning here from September 17, the Odisha government today announced that…
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…
NIFT Bhubaneswar to promote Odisha art and craft
The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar, opened the new department of fashion design on Saturday and decided to promote the state’s rich art and culture through it.Union textiles secretary Sanjay Kumar Panda inaugurated the new department on…
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…
Nandankanan Set to Be First Zoo in India to Embrace Volunteers
The Nandankanan Zoological Park is all set to become the first park in the country to adopt zoo volunteers programme under which, it can seek services of volunteers for day-to-day management work. The Nandankanan management, which had notified the programme,…
Bhubaneswar responds to RicebucketChallenge
Here you go guys – Bhubaneswar responds to IceBucketChallenge in desi way by doing RicebucketChallenge… Desire Foundation accepts the Rice bucket challenge from Hyderabad and donates 61 kgs of rice to 61 houses of a slum. Lets keep the chain moving. Any one here wants to pick it up? Rice…
Ganesh Puja being celebrated with full festivity
Shown here is a Ganesh puja mandap near IG Park in bhubaneswar