Cong MLAs demonstrate inside assembly ‘over shortage of LPG cylinders’ | Bhubaneswar News

Congress MLAs inside assembly over the LPG crisis in Bhubaneswar on Thursday Bhubaneswar: Congress MLAs on Thursday demonstrated inside the assembly ‘over the short supply of LPG cylinders’, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the House twice.Trouble began soon after the House reconvened for Question Hour. Congress legislators trooped into the well, alleging that people…

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Temples mull alternatives, plan a stop to preparing prasad temporarily | Bhubaneswar News

Iskcon temple in Bhubaneswar plans to switch to traditional wood-fired stoves if it does not get gas supply in the coming days Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: The current situation regarding the availability of LPG cylinders has started impacting even kitchens in temples, with the Iskcon temple in Bhubaneswar planning to switch to traditional wood-fired stoves if it does…

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Shuffle of Odisha IAS officers, additional charge fixed | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: In a minor shuffle of IAS officers, the govt on Thursday appointed Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, a 2021-batch officer currently serving as commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation with additional charge of vice-chairman of Berhampur Development Authority, as collector of Malkangiri. The incumbent Malkangiri collector, Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, has been posted as director, textiles and handlooms,…

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City travellers choose caution over holiday plans, fearing closure of eateries | Bhubaneswar News

A group of youths from Bhubaneswar had planned to travel to Kedarnath, but have decided to postpone the trip Bhubaneswar: With uncertainty over availability of food and rising costs at tourist destinations amid food commercial cooking gas crisis, many prospective travellers in the city are choosing caution over holiday plans for now. Many residents have…

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Fire service saves over 9k lives, property worth Rs 598 crore in 2025: Odisha govt | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The govt on Thursdaycommended the Odisha Fire and Emergency Service for its role in saving thousands of lives and property worth Rs 598 crore in 2025 alone.“The Odisha Fire and Emergency Service responded to 20,991 fire incidents last year, rescuing 9,547 people and 16,399 animals, besides saving property valued at Rs 598 crore,” chief…

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Cops launch statewide crack down on LPG black marketing | Bhubaneswar News

Gas cylinders seized in Puri on Thursday night Bhubaneswar: Odisha police launched a statewide crack down on black marketing of LPG, seizing hundreds of hoarded cylinders and making multiple arrests on Thursday evening.In Sambalpur’s Burla area, police intercepted a vehicle carrying 161 cylinders being transported illegally and arrested the driver. In Puri, 58 cylinders were…

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