The country’s first coastal economic corridor stretching from Visakhapatnam to Chennai would cover Odisha. The decision for Odisha’s inclusion in the East Coast Economic Corridor was taken after talks between top state officials and a visiting team of the Asian…
Bhubaneswar finished 2nd Runner up in World Smart city Awards in Barcelona among 250 cities of world
Bhubaneswar earned 2nd runners up in smart city ranking in Barcelona World Smart City Awards followed by Chennai at 4th. 250 cities of 45 countries had participated in the contest this year. Earlier Bhubaneswar had become the first Indian city selected as one…
Real Estate Market takes a hit in Bhubaneswar, will it bring correction to land prices?
The Centre’s surprise move to demonetise currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 has badly hit property transactions across Odisha. The city of Bhubaneswar which is State’s most expensive place to buy real estate property has not recovered from…
Planning to build a house in Bhubaneswar? Get ready to pay 1% Labour Welfare Cess
Building your dream home here is going to become a bit costlier now as the local urban development authority is all set to collect an additional tax from the citizens towards welfare of construction workers. The Bhubaneswar Development Authority has…
No more Rooftop Hoardings in Bhubaneswar as BMC puts ban on them
The skyline of bhubaneswar will soon be able to rid itself of the clutter for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to impose a complete ban on rooftop hoardings and display boards. Introducing major reforms into the regulation of displaying…
Bhubaneswar first Indian city as one of the finalists in World Smart City Awards at Barcelona
Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city selected as one of the finalists to compete for the World Smart City Awards at Barcelona later this month. The Odisha capital had topped among the first batch of 20 cities that were…
Nice to see Eateries opened inside Similipal National Park
Four eateries have been made operational inside the famous Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, in order to facilitate a problem-free visit for the tourists coming to the sanctuary. The four eateries have been made functional recently inside…
Westside the flagship store of Tata’s retail arm Trent opens its 100th Store in the country in Bhubaneswar
Westside, the flagship store of Tata Group’s retail arm Trent, has opened its 100th store in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The firm is ahead of its peers like Shoppers Stop, which has around 83 stores and Lifestyle International with 56 stores in…
11 Odisha railways stations to be redeveloped through JV and workshop for overhauling of electric locomotives at Kalahandi
To strengthen rail infrastructure IndianRailways will redevelop 11 Odisha Railways stations including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri in partnership with the state government. Besides, it will also open a workshop for periodical overhauling of electric locomotives at Kalahandi. Eleven stations in…
Odisha to get Rs 76.5 cr for coastal circuit development i.e. Tampara, Satpada, Barakul
Odisha will get a central assistance of Rs 76.5 crore for development of its coastal circuit under “Swadesh Darshan” scheme, said an official on Friday. The coastal circuit comprises Gopalpur, Tampara, Barakul, and Satapada. Odisha has a 480-km coast line.…