Photo for representational purpose Bhubaneswar: To provide safe, sustainable and efficient connectivity for people and goods and to improve the quality and durability of road network, the state govt has issued a set of guidelines for the maintenance of state highways, major district roads and other district roads.The public works department (PWD) rolled out a…
Cuttack: Open dumping of garbage on a narrow road has emerged as a major civic concern for residents of Saanta Sahi area in Cuttack city. The garbage pile, located between the busy Dolamundai and Bajrakabati areas, has been causing inconvenience to commuters and residents alike.Locals alleged that sanitation workers of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) have…
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled three pairs of trains between March 14 and May 16 to undertake an infrastructure upgradation project at Puri railway station. The work involved the execution of ballastless track construction in the station yard and development of platforms 7 and 8. The trains which have been cancelled are Shalimar-Puri-Shalimar…
The protest being staged in Berhampur on Monday Berhampur: Several members of the South Odisha Railway Infrastructure Development Committee on Monday demonstrated in front of the Khurda Road divisional railway manager’s office, demanding development of the Berhampur railway station and construction of more railway lines in the region.The committee has demanded new railway lines from…
Sambalpur: Three men were killed after a motorcycle collided head-on with a container truck near Pithamaren at Kureibahal under Jamankira police limits in Sambalpur district on Sunday.IIC, Jamankira police station, Ranjan Nag said the crash took place around 11 am when the bike, carrying three riders, rammed into a container truck coming towards Jamankira from…
Officials and the aggrieved public at a grievance redressal camp in Gajapati district Bhubaneswar: More than 69,000 public grievances remain pending beyond the prescribed disposal timeline on the Jana Sunani portal, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in his reply to the assembly on Monday, attributing the delays to the complex and sensitive nature of…
Bhubaneswar: Deletion of names of ineligible beneficiaries from the National Food Security Act (NFSA) list helped the state save Rs 215 crore annually, food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra told the assembly on Monday.Replying to an adjournment motion moved by BJD MLAs Pramila Mallik and Pratap Keshari Deb, the minister said 1.25…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s 1,237 villages still do not have coverage for a mobile network, with at least 145 villages in Rayagada, the highest among 30 districts, not having the facility.Electronics and IT minister Mukesh Mahaling told the assembly on Monday, in a written reply, that work on 944 towers is underway to facilitate connectivity in uncovered…
Bhubaneswar: Two people died and four others were critically injured after a speeding car rammed into an autorickshaw on National Highway-16 at Jatni in Khurda district on Monday.According to sources, the driver and a passenger of the three-wheeler died, while four other passengers sustained critical injuries as the vehicle was badly damaged by the impact…
Sambalpur: Four schoolgirls were injured after a firecracker from a wedding procession reportedly fell inside a hostel and exploded in Sambalpur on Sunday night.According to reports, around 9 pm the students were studying in the veranda of their hostel when a firecracker suddenly landed near them and exploded. As a result, four students sustained injuries….
