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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: Bhubaneshwar

Booming Bhubaneswar is star of Odisha’s growth story, even as BJD & BJP vie for credit

Bhubaneswar’s metamorphosis from provincial town to ‘smart city’ has both BJP & BJD tussling to dominate the development narrative ahead of voting in the state and Lok Sabha elections.

Flight operations resume in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar as Cyclone Fani clears

Cyclone Fani Friday forced Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports to remain shut. Rescue operations are currently underway in Odisha, where the storm was most severe.

PM Modi inaugurates IIT campus in Bhubaneswar, launches projects worth Rs 14,523 cr in Odisha

The PM also released a stamp and a coin to commemorate the Paika rebellion of 1817.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.