A multi-activity centre for senior citizens, billed as Odisha’s first state-supported unit of its kind, was launched here Saturday. Named as ‘Anand’, the centre has been developed by Odisha’s Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department (SSEPD) in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Jharsuguda airport in Odisha on September 22
Narendra Modi will inaugurate a newly built airport, a new railway line of the MCL and lay the foundation stone for the renovation of a fertiliser plant during his visit to Odisha on September 22. PM Modi will arrive at…
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation new building to cost 67 crores, tender process started
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) came out with a tender notification for a new Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) building including an Intelligent City Operations and Management Centre (ICOMC) at Unit-IX. The much-awaited iconic city-based project would cost Rs 67 crore.…
Bhubaneswar to be fully Wifi enabled before upcoming Men’s Hockey Worldcup in nov
Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said that the city will be made completely Wifi-enabled ahead of the Men’s Hockey World Cup here at Kalinga Stadium this year. Besides, laying of fiber optic network along with 1800 Wi-Fi access points across…
NSIC largest east India office in Bhubaneswar with Rs 550 mn investment to be inaugurated on aug 30
The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) has come up with a new facility in Bhubaneswar with an investment Rs 550 million. “NSIC has built its largest office building in eastern India with a built-up area of 1,10,000 sq ft…
Started in 2013, scheduled for 2015 release, Pokhariput Overbridge all set to open today
The long awaited Pokhariput overbridge will be thrown open to the public today with CM Naveen Pattnaik all set to inaugurate it. The public works department had taken up the bridge project in 2013 and was supposed to complete the…
AIIMS bhubaneswar, IOCL Paradip, East coast railway headquarters among Vajpayee’s big contributions to Odisha
Here are some of the highlighted work of Atal bihari Vajpayee for Odisha : While the Vajpayee led government conceived the idea of having six AIIMS in different parts of the country, he laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Bhubaneswar…
Ease of Living index: Bhubaneswar 18th most livable in India, Ranks at 11th position in Education
Bhubaneswar has been ranked 18th most livable city in the country by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on its Ease of Living index released on Monday. But it stood at rank one in the category of…
Seaplanes to be reality soon : Centre clears water aerodrome proposal, Chilika Lake to be part of first launch
The civil aviation ministry has approved a proposal to set up water aerodromes in the country, and has identified Chilika Lake in Odisha, Sardar Sarovar Dam and Sabarmati River Front in Gujarat in the first phase for the development of…
Coastal highway projects worth Rs 7,500 cr to commence in Odisha after state govt nod
The Centre plans to execute two coastal highway projects in Odisha at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore post the state government’s nod. “Two coastal highway projects of 415 km length are planned in the state of Odisha with…