Led by Madhusmita Behera, Odisha have announced a 20-member team for BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, starting from April 18 to May 4 at Trivandrum. Five players have also been named in stand-by. The senior women’s team will travel to Trivandrum on April 15 with two practice days being scheduled. Placed in Elite-B group, Odisha…
The Centre on Wednesday announced a cut in the the excise duty on petrol and diesel. The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a decrease on Thursday, with the rate in the capital city at Rs 104.73 while diesel price at Rs 107.57. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 105.51…
Bhubaneswar: A fortnight-long cooking training programme for women was inaugurated at the School of Hotel Management (SHM), faculty of hospitality and tourism management of SOA, here recently. Thirty persons, who had enrolled for the programme christened ‘Wee Can Cook’, would be trained in preparation of nutritious Indian and continental food as also in bakery and…
Bhubaneswar: In order to make urban Odisha climate resilient, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department organised a one-day orientation programme for the engineers of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) here recently. Inaugurating the programme, G. Mathi Vathanan, Principal Secretary, H&UD department to focus more on various urban infra projects such as JAGA Mission, MUKTA, water…
New Delhi: Environmental experts say Delhi’s Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) helps control pollution during emergencies but does little to tackle the root causes of the city’s worsening air quality. Environmental analyst Sunil Dahiya said GRAP works as a short-term response but has not led to any meaningful reduction in overall pollution levels. He pointed…
Keeping in view the demands from travelling passengers, it has been decided to provide stoppage of three pairs of trains at Narla Road Station and two pairs at Rupra Road Station on an experimental basis for a period of six months. 12843/12844 Puri-Ahmedabad-Puri Express (4 days in a week), 18517/18518 Korba-Visakhapatnam-Korba Express and 18005/18006 Howrah-Jagadalpur-Howrah…
Bhubaneswar: All the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs are to be upgraded to pavered roads to enhance the livability of the cities. As part of transformative urban governance under 5T the state government has decided to upgrade all the kutcha and WBM roads in all the ULBs to pavered roads. G Mathi…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development for rail commuters, the regular service of the Puri-Sonepur-Puri Weekly Express is set to resume, starting from February 8, departing from Puri. The service from Sonepur will commence the following day, on February 9. The inaugural run of the train was marked by a ceremonial flag-off on February 3, 2024,…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday saw an increase and the rate was Rs 103.47 while the price of diesel at Rs 95.03 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday were Rs 103.78 and Rs 95.33, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
News and updates from across Odisha that happened on Feb 20. From news on Covid daily cases to new restrictions, and from weather updates to sports news, we have got you covered. Thanks for tuning in to this space on CityBuzz.click. * Cuttack city reported six new Covid positive cases and 30 recoveries, CMC said…
