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Capital pollution information now on display - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: To inform residents of noise and air pollution levels, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited ( BSCL ) has installed display boards showing relevant data at two sites in the city.BSCL sources said 10 pole-mounted environmental sensors will send inputs on pollution to the data centre, which in turn will forward the information to the display panels. The boards are located at Damana Square and PMG Square.
Bhubaneswar: Indigo cancels five flights due to cyclone Titli - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: With Met forecasting wind speed of 80-100 kmph in Bhubaneswar due to Titli forming into a very severe cyclone, the Indigo airlines on Wednesday cancelled five flights for Thursday. The Met has said that Titli will landfall between 5.30 and 6 am on Thursday near Gopalpur in Ganjam district.All the five flights are both outgoing and incoming.
Experts begin study to map Smart City quake zone - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: A team of experts from the ministry of earth sciences on Tuesday started a survey at micro-seismic zone level in Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA) for earthquake mapping of the city.The team has taken inputs from 1,100 spots.The Smart City is zone-III level region in terms of threat from earthquakes.
BMC squad to keep tab on polythene makers, traders - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will form an enforcement squad to keep an eye on manufacturers and traders of plastic carry-bags from Tuesday - the day the state government's ban on plastic in six cities - Bhubaneswar, Cuttack , Berhampur, Sambalpur, Puri and Rourkela - kicks in.Deputy commissioner (sanitation) of BMC, Diptirani Sahu, said the enforcement squad would initially seize polythene bags that are less than 50 microns thick.
From October, machines to keep streets clean - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday said it would start mechanical sweeping in the city from October in view of the Men's Hockey World Cup that will start from November 28.
Tigress Sundari under WII watch, could be captured and brought to core of Satkosia - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Baffled by tigress Sundari’s movement in buffer areas of Satkosia landscape, the wildlife wing of the forest department on Wednesday dropped a hint that the feline would be brought to the core instead of the enclosure, where it was lodged for initial 50 days before being released.Satkosia field director Sudarshan Panda told media that the scientists of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) were closely monitoring Sundari’s movement.
Hockey World Cup launchpad for Odia language promotion - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: To promote Odia language during Men's Hockey World Cup here, the sports department has planned to use it in all signage and hoardings in and around Kalinga Stadium , the venue, along with English language.To start with, the authorities have arranged the chairs of the gallery on one side in such a manner that it looks like Odisha written in Odia while on the opposite side the formation is Odisha written in English.Recently at a meeting in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC),...
Sundari strikes again in Odisha village, kills a cow this time - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Panic gripped several villages in Athmallik and Dhandatopa ranges of Angul district in Odisha after tigress Sundari - suspected to have killed a woman in Satkosia on September 12 - took down a cow on Tuesday.The two-and-a-half-year-old tigress - which was brought to Satkosia tiger reserve from Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh in June - was spotted by a Wildlife Institute of India (WII) team in the adjoining Athgarh forest division on Sunday.Wildlife experts accused the forest...
Odisha launches star rating system for industries to check pollution - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Monday introduced a system to rate industries based on the amount of pollutants generated by them. They will be given star rating from one to five with the most polluting industry getting one star while the industry with highest compliance rate with pollution control norms will get five stars."We are committed to serving our citizens better.
BMC asks private advertiser to cough up 14 lakh for evading licence fee - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) has asked a private advertiser to pay Rs 14,51,620 for violating norms.The civic body has initiated a 'certificate case' under the Odisha Public Demand Recovery Act ( OPDR ), 1962, to recover the amount of Rs 14 lakh.Once a certificate case is registered by the BMC, the private party has to explain within a month whether it is liable to pay the dues or not.There is also a process of confiscation of the property of the private party in...
Rs 10 L worth gold seized at Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Customs sleuths on Friday seized Rs 10 lakh worth of gold from two passengers, who had hidden it in the wheel of the luggage trolley at Biju Patnaik International Airport here. The gold seizure from the Kuala Lumpur passenger was reported after a lull of one and half months.“The air intelligence wing of the Customs foiled the smuggling bid. After landing, we suspected their body language.
BDA cancels occupation certificate of biscuit factory - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Sending a tough message to those violating building norms, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Monday cancelled the occupancy certificate of a biscuit factory at Chandaka industrial area.The cancellation is based on the Odisha Development Authority (ODA) Act of 1982, according to which the BDA can take back the occupancy certificate of a building or unit that does not have the requisite clearances from various authorities.
Bid to make city street-smart before hockey tourney - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) here has planned to install chairs and benches along major roads for people to relax. In several western countries, the streetscapes have been designed not only taking into account the roads for vehicles but also to encourage smart living.The BDA has floated a tender inviting plans and proposals from private parties to come up with designs for the street benches.
BMC razes government quarters to make way for new office - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The enforcement squad of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) razed two government quarters on Wednesday, to make way for a state-of-the-art new office of the civic body.In May, the general administration department had given permission to the BMC to raze the government structure. This will leave the project with 4.04 acre of land.
Bhadrak rape-murder: Accused killed woman's husband to avenge 'torture' - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Police on Tuesday revealed that the man they arrested from here in connection with bashing in a 50-year-old woman's head with a stone and then raping her 18-year-old daughter in Bhadrak 's Dhamnagar, had first killed the woman's husband.The murder of the woman who bled to death after her head was crushed with a grinding stone, came to light on Monday. Her daughter was found tied in the house, and her husband had been missing.
Demolition drive to check waterlogging, reclaim pond - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The joint demolition squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Monday razed as many as 17 unauthorised structures that had encroached on the land belonging to Haza Pokhari, a natural reservoir, which is the source of a natural drainage channel.The illegal strucures were causing waterlogging in the nearby areas. This, officials said, is the first phase of the eviction drive. It had to be stopped midway because of heavy rain.
Encroached portion of Iskcon temple razed in Bhubaneswar - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Amidst stiff resistance from disciples of Iskcon Temple , the encroached portion of it was razed by the joint enforcement squad of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday noon.The joint squad, which has been carrying out demolition exercise along the NH-16 to solve waterlogging problem permanently, razed the illegal structures from Krishan Plaza to IRC square, about 1.5 km along...
Ad agency issued showcause notice for Amit Shah posters at airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Monday slapped a showcause notice on the advertising agency that put up posters of BJP president Amit Shah inside the terminal building on Sunday. The BPIA management said the agency had not taken its permission before putting up the posters.Two huge posters of Shah were put up inside the terminal building.
'Mentally ill' man scales airport wall - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: A man scaled the boundary wall of the Biju Patnaik International Airport and entered it late on Monday, resulting in a security breach.A Central Industrial Security Force guard, on watch at the top of a tower, saw him roaming inside the airport area and informed ground staff. He was caught by personnel of the CISF and handed over to the Airfield police station, which is probing the incident.Twenty-year-old Krishna Rout, a resident of Dumduma here, is reported to be mentally ill.
Tale of twin cities: Poor solid waste management weighs on Swachh rankings - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The results of the national-level Swachh Survekshan 2018, conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, has came as a shocker for the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack . While the former slipped to the 245th position from 94 last year, the latter nosedived to 402 from a rank of 204 in 2017.With the smart city's solid waste management projects getting stuck in legal tangle, it lost significant marks in this component to notch up a good total score.
Customs seize Rs 31 lakh worth of gold from Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Customs sleuths on Sunday seized gold worth Rs 31 lakh from two passengers coming from Bangkok and Dubai.
Government launches hunt for pangolin killers - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The wildlife wing of the forest department on Tuesday said at least five persons were involved in killing the pangolins whose scales were seized from one Samsuddin Khan on Monday.Khan, a carrier of wildlife parts, was on his way to Puri with five kilograms of pangolin scales when he was arrested. "He told us that the scales had been extracted from the animals at least six months ago.
Odisha: Boat capsizes in Chilika, two die, 5 missing - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Two persons including a five-year-old girl died when a boat capsized in the Chilika lagoon on Saturday evening. Of the 14 other people who were in the boat, five were missing and nine were rescued by fire brigade and locals.Nirmal Chandra Mishra, Khurda Collector, said around 16 persons were there on the boat when it capsized. “We have found two bodies from the Chilika water. Nine people have been rescued so far.
One more tests positive for dengue in state capital - Times of India
Nineteen people in the state capital have been affected by dengue so far, with one more case being reported on Wednesday. Three blood samples were sent for testing on the day and one was detected positive for dengue. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s city health officer R C Rout said one among the 19 was critical and the others were stable. "The impact remains limited to ward number 13, Nabard Colony, Chandrasekharpur BDA colony, Nalco phase I and II colonies and Nilamadhab Basti.
Big cats from Madhya Pradesh to arrive by road, not air - Times of India
The wildlife wing of the forest department has rejected the option of transporting by air three pairs of Royal Bengal Tigers from Madhya Pradesh. The tigers, which will arrive in Satkosia from Kanha, Panna and Bandhavgarh sanctuaries, will be brought via road. The six tigers will be brought in phases in a 'carnivore rescue vehicle'. The decision was taken by the government after several rounds of discussion with the forest officials of MP.
Miscreants hurl crude bomb at BJP’s Odisha office - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Two youths allegedly hurled crude bombs at the state headquarters of BJP , nearly an hour after Prime Minister Narendra Modi left the state capital after addressing a public meeting in Cuttack on Saturday evening.The miscreants were identified as Pinaki Mohanty and Biswajit Mallik. Panki was earlier arrested for BJP’s Odisha officebarging into the chamber of the party state president Basant Panda with a gun that was later found to be a toy.City DCP Anup Sahu said it was a cracker.
Photos: Odisha's Sundargarh jungle spots rare black panther in 26 years - Times of India ►
BHUBANESWAR: The wildlife wing of Odisha 's forest department has confirmed the presence of a black panther in Garjanpahad reserve forest of Hemgiri range in Sundargarh district. Though the forest department had claimed the presence of a black panther here 26 years ago, it did not have evidence to corroborate its claim then."It is the first-ever footage of a black panther in the state. It looks like a leopard , but is black in colour.
Check files online as Smart City office goes paperless - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: In a smart move, the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited ( BSCL ) has started an e-office to pave way for paperless work in all smart city-related projects. The movement of soft files from bottom to top is now monitored on the screen.The chief executive officer (CEO) of BSCL R Vineel Krishna inaugurated the office.
Jail inmate commits suicide in Odisha capital - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: An inmate in Jharpada special jail allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the roof of the bathroom early morning on Saturday. He was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in a cheating case.Superintendent (Jharpada special jail) R N Swain said the deceased, Jitendra Biswal , is a native of Kendrapada. He was found with a towel tied up around his neck in the bathroom. “He was sleeping with other inmates in ward 11.
Inching towards a smarter, more equal city - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The state capital shared its knowledge of the proposed development plan for a smart Janpath social equity and street art and mural at the first apex conference of smart cities in Bhopal.This is the first knowledge exchange platform since the inception of the Smart Cities project in June 2015.
Gold worth Rs 1.8 crore seized from Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI ) on Monday caught three passengers carrying 5.822 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 1.8 cr outside Biju Patnaik International Airport here. This is the largest haul of gold consignment seized by the enforcement agency at the city airport.The six pieces of gold biscuits were hidden under the shoes with wrappers around them. One gold bar was also found concealed in laptop.
Bhubaneswar: Janpath to be divided into 2 parking zones from existing 11 - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to reduce the entire stretch of Janpath into two parking zones from the current 11 to reorganize space and relieve people of paying multiple fees on a single stretch.The zones are from Sishu Bhawan Square to Sriya Talkies Square and Sriya Talkies Square to Vani Vihar.The civic body's move came amid complaints from people having to pay the fee anew even while switching from one shop to another within a distance of 30 to 50...
Nandankanan cable car hits pollution board hurdle - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The services of the ropeway or cable car at Nandankanan zoo may not resume anytime soon. The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) wants a public hearing before it is restarted as the project passes through an eco-sensitive zone.As many as five villages lie close to the zoo and on the ropeway route.
Forest personnel leave for Madhya Pradesh to study tiger behaviour - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Field-level personnel of the forest department's wildlife wing have left for the three tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh to gather knowledge about habitat management and monitoring.The exercise is aimed at upgrading the skills of field personnel of Satkosia Tiger Reserve , before shifting the three pairs of tigers from Kanha, Panna and Bandhavgarh tiger reserves.
Bhubaneswar: Smuggled gold worth Rs 22 lakh seized at airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The customs on Monday seized Rs 22 lakh worth of gold from a passenger at Biju Patnaik International Airport here. Last week, the sleuths seized 180 gram of the yellow metal from a passenger who was coming from Bangkok.The gold was hidden in a mixer grinder. “During scanning of the baggage, the gold consignment was found hidden in the mixer. There were six gold bars,” said assistant commissioner (Customs) Shashi Bhushan. The passenger came from Dubai in Air India flight.
BDA plans to ease land resale policy - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has come out with a standard operating procedure (SOP) that promises to allow resale of property that had been earlier allotted by it, within 30 days of filing an application to the BDA The standard operating procedure has been created to facilitate what the BDA calls 'hassle-free transfer of allotted plots' from one person to another. This process, until now, would commonly take years.
180 grams smuggled gold seized by customs at Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Custom officials on Sunday seized 180 grams gold worth Rs 5.60 lakh at the arrival lounge of Biju Patnaik International Airport.The gold was in the shape of a Punjabi kada (bracelet), hidden under the sleeve of a person, who had arrived from Bangkok in Air India flight.This is the seventh seizure in a week. Altogether Rs 70 lakh worth of gold has been seized by the sleuths, officials said.
Odisha govt to attract premium liquor brands to mop up excise revenue - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Setting its eye on increased excise revenue, the Odisha government has framed its excise policy 2018-19 with emphasis on attracting more premium brands.Although the Indian Made Foreign Liquor ( IMFL ) will be costlier by Rs 5 to Rs 10 in all brands of 750ml bottle, the Foreign Made Foreign Liquor (FMFL-premium brands that include blended whiskies and scotch) will be a bit cheaper.“The policy strikes a balance between revenue generation and social responsibility,” said excise...
Custom sleuths seize gold worth Rs 47 lakh from Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Custom sleuths have seized gold, weighing 1.2 kg, worth Rs 35 lakh from Biju Patnaik International Airport , officials said.On Wednesday also, the custom sleuths have seized Rs 12 lakh worth of gold bars weighing 378 grams from the airport.Two passengers, natives of Thane in Maharashtra, coming by a Bangkok flight were arrested after custom officials found their activities suspicious.The passengers had hidden the gold bars in their rectum while the rings were found hidden behind...
CAG flays state on slum development plan - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has failed to ready a slum-free city plan of action (SFCPoA) in urban areas, observed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report.
Bamboo fences around wells to prevent jumbos from falling into them - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: To save elephants from falling into abandoned wells, the forest department in the Athmalik division has decided to construct wooden bamboo fences around such wells.Wells that have dried up and are no longer in use pose a major threat to the pachyderms as they cannot gauge their depth and fall in them, resulting in as many as 41 cases of elephants having been injured from falling into unused wells since 2012.
Showrooms can't release vehicles without registration numbers: RTO - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: No car can be rolled out on the road until it has a valid registration number from the regional transport authority . The state government on Saturday made it mandatory for dealers to withhold the release of a vehicle sold from the showroom until it gets a registration number,. Transport commissioner Madhusudan Padhi has directed the regional transport officers to inform the dealers of their respective areas about the directive.
Centre to hold workshop on 'liveability' index of cities - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The ministry of urban development (MoUD) will conduct a workshop here on Thursday to train government agencies on how to sort and provide data required for the 'liveability' assessment of the capital city and Rourkela.Bhubaneswar and Rourkela - both Smart Cities - are among 116 cities across the country to be part of the Centre's 'liveability standard assessment'.
Customs seize Rs 22 lakh worth of gold from Bhubaneswar airport - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The intelligence unit of Customs and officer from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Sunday caught 4 men while carrying gold and foreign currency at Biju Patnaik International Airport here. They were coming from Bangkok in Air India flight.Assistant commissioner, Customs Sashi Bhusan said the total worth of gold and currency is Rs 22,23,035. “We are looking into the matter.
State pollution board asks authorities to seal illegal brick kilns - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked the administrations of Puri and Khurda districts to seal illegal brick kilns . As many as 55 such illegal kilns were operating in both the districts without having obtained environment clearance (EC), the OSPCB said."We have written to the collectors of both the districts and asked them to seal brick kilns.
Odisha wedding gift blast: Sender tracked consignment online, say experts - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The killer tracked the consignment containing bomb online twice from a private computer institute in Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district to know whether it reached the groom’s home in Patnagarh in Balangir district.A team of cyber experts, which is on the job to nail the killer, found from the courier’s central server the Internet Protocol (IP) address that was accessed in Bhawanipatna to track the consignment .
Cesu, Idco and works dept biggest holding tax defaulters - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Three prime agencies of the state government - the Central Electricity Supply and Utility (Cesu), the Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) and the works department - are major defaulters of holding tax, officials said.The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is making a last-minute effort to mop some holding tax as the end of the financial year looms, disclosed that the dues of the three agencies together amounted to around Rs 12 crore.The Cesu and...
Olive Ridleys find a saviour in Puri village - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The mother Olive Ridley sea turtles lay their eggs on the shore along the Bay of Bengal near the mouth of Devi river in Puri, but they are not sure about the safety of eggs. Predators like jackals, hyenas and dogs pose a threat to the eggs.But the good news is that these turtles, considered an endangered species, have found saviours in nearby villagers of Astarang block.
16 shops in capital city's vending zone gutted - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: At least 16 shops at the vending zone along the road to KIIT University on Saturday were reduced to ashes as a massive fire broke out in the afternoon. It took the fire fighters around two hours to douse the flames.Altogether three fire engines were deployed to contain the raging blaze. The shops include that of fish and vegetable vendors, auto repair works, tea stall and hotels.
People of 2 villages to be shifted out of Similipal
BHUBANESWAR: Two more villages from Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) will be relocated to reduce human interference in the core area. The villages are Matakacha and Ramjodi under Karanjia forest division.The villages are not located in the core area but adjoin the buffer zone.
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