Infosys Foundation today informed the Odisha government that it will construct toilets in 109 state-run schools in the capital city as part of its involvement in the Swachha Vidyalaya programme. Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty informed this to the state…
A group of young professionals and job aspirants in the city are on a mission to clear eyesores such as ugly signage and graffiti from the city’s walls. This time they get support from RD Womens college girls and see…
The much-awaited online collection of holding tax by the municipal corporation will begin from November 1. Equipped with hand-held devices, employees of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will visit residences and business establishments across the city to collect the tax.…
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…
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…
There is a suggestion for categorising the city into highly developed, developed, developing, underdeveloped and rural areas to decide property tax by a valuation committee. The state cabinet okayed the proposal to amend the Orissa Municipal Act and Orissa…
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to outsource its public services, such as building plan approval, allotment of housing properties and issuing of occupancy certificates, to a private party.The private partner, being termed process manager, would carry out these…
The Odisha State Works Department is likely to invite bids for the development of the Rourkela-Jagdalpur Biju Expressway covering 656 kms in October 2015 for approximately Rs 32 billion, reported Business Standard. The Phase I of the project will…
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…