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City woes and its many tales!!

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El Niño has set in over the pacific - Alarm bells for India especially Odisha: Expect more heat days, scalding heat; less rainfall and no winter in Bhubaneswar for the remaining period of this year. @MYBBSR @SkymetWeather #ElNino

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URGENT-
Higher Education Dept, Odisha Govt, should pay attention to removing flaws holding back candidates from uploading documents for ‘guest faculty’ positions on HIMS portal.

Since last two days the glitch is testing patience, frustrating all efforts despite spending sleepless nights.

Hope the matter is resolved soon before time runs out. @CMO_Odisha @DHE_Odisha

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Bring in ISRO as an extra layer of security @dpradhanbjp @PMOIndia #NEET

[Anuradha Tiwari @talk2anuradha]

"Air Force To Be Used For NEET Re-Exam Paper Transport": Dharmendra Pradhan

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As you correctly predicted, rain is pummelling Bhubaneswar right now, breaking a long hot and dry spell. #Bhubaneswar

[🔴All India Weather @allindiaweather]

Bhubaneswar is advised to remain vigilant as a severe thunderstorm approaches. The storm is expected to impact the city between 7 PM and 11 PM, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Please exercise caution.

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Ashok Shrivastav should be fired from DD for his unacceptable and despicable comment about Vedant. @AshokShrivasta6 @MIB_India #CbseCopyChecking

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Genuine demands of Odisha remains unmet but other states are getting disproportionate attention.

Take the newly introduced Jodhpur-Delhi Vande Bharat. Empty seats for days together. Did anyone asked for this service?

But Odisha has to beg before Railways for new services, even for passenger trains, forget VB.

Yet another example of how @AshwiniVaishnaw is neglecting Odisha’s cause. @ecor_railfans @OdishaRail @RailMinIndia

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We need trains to Lucknow, Chandigarh, Vaishno Devi and enhanced services to Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur, where demands is high.

Why is railway introducing trains on routes and clogging network when demand is for other destinations. @AshwiniVaishnaw @CMO_Odisha @RailMinIndia

[ECoR Railfans @ecor_railfans]

The Railway board approves 17067/68 #Charlapalli - #BhubaneswarNew - #Charlapalli Weekly Express.

This regularizes the existing 07165/66 Weekly Special.

Regular service from 25.05.26, Ex CHZ & 26.05.26, Ex BBSN

#IndianRailways

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Please share more pictures of the inauguration if it’s available in your library.
Thanks for this priceless gem.

[Prashant Sahu 🇮🇳 @suryanandannet]

Bhubaneswar Railway Station New Building Inaugurated by CM Sadasiv Tripathy - 12 April 1965

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@Nargis_Bano78 Which channel is airing this programme

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Congratulatory messages are pouring in for the new Puri-Koraput Express. Praiseworthy, though I have doubts about its viability and patronage.

What about demanding routes?

Services to north India, barring Delhi, is exceptionally poor from Puri/BBS.

We still do not have direct links to Chandigarh, Jammu or Dehradun.

There is also a long pending demand for direct service from Puri to Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in larger interest of pilgrims, but railways have consistently ignored it.

Isn’t it betraying the trust of the people ? @AshwiniVaishnaw @sambitswaraj @RailMinIndia @ecor_railfans @OdishaRail

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Rail Ministry is least bothered about Odisha. All plans remain in paper and fancy bytes given to media. The ministry knows peaceful people of Odisha will always remain peaceful irrespective of project outcome.
@AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia

[ECoR Railfans @ecor_railfans]

It’s been 2 years since the ₹191.87 Cr Khurda Road ROR flyover was sanctioned (June 2024). While it was hailed as a crucial step for @EastCoastRail the only thing simultaneous right now is the silence and the delay.

​When will the work actually start?

@RailMinIndia

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She still continues to believe she is The CM! #MamataBanerjee

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Now that Suvendu Adhikari being named as Bengal’s new CM, wondering what more role does his Odisha counterpart have here.

Why is he travelling with Suvendu back to Novotel hotel from Raj Bhawan, and for what ?

Who’s waiting at the hotel to listen to his words of wisdom?

Three days in Kolkata for Odisha CM with practically no work there is a riddle to me. #Bengal #Odisha #MohanMajhi

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Odisha Govt amended land rules in 2025 giving more powers to Tahsildars for faster RoR updation. But in this case, these powers were allegedly misused.

A land at Loknathpur Mouza, Begunia Tahsil (Plot No. 725/1471, Ac. 0.555) was grabbed by #Begunia_Tahsildar through an ex-parte process without proper verification, citing RSD No. 5593 dated 29.06.1955.

Rules meant to help citizens must not become tools for corruption and arbitrary land grabbing. @CMO_Odisha @rdmodisha @DMKhordha

#Odisha #LandRights #Corruption

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One thing that has become clear after the second round of Bengal polls: even god can’t predict the outcome. #BengalElection

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International shame for Odisha. The Jeetu Munda story is over US media.
What can be more humiliating for Odisha desperate to shed its past.
Without going into who was at fault here, the underlining contention is that the rot in the system has once again been exposed with this despicable incident. @CMO_Odisha @PravatiPOdisha

https://t.co/LjRGYhL8uR

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Raghu Rai’s demise has capped an illustrious journey of one of the renowned photo-journalists of our times. His photos spoke a thousand words - like this one 👇🏻, subtle yet loud enough to capture the nuances in all their shades.
No photo, perhaps will do justice as this frame on women’s day. #raghurai

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Just a throughout: If BJP wins Bengal, what the post poll scenario look like in Odisha ?
I am thinking in matters of investment, jobs and social measures.
Which among these two eastern states will get enhanced central support?

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Agree wholeheartedly!
Remember some years ago, a senior woman official of Air India, before privatisation, got annoyed with me upon mentioning poor connectivity to Bhubaneswar.
Remember she frowning at me: “who cares about Odisha. Move out of that mindset. Think of bigger goals”, beyond your state.
I was startled.
She took VRS under TATAs.

[Sambit @sambit_Indian]

@NayakSatya_SG @BBSRBuzz Odia will never help to grow Odisha. For examples- many employees sitting on the top position of many MNC but they will not help govt to open their office in Odisha. South is growing because their people are supporting to govt.

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A new airport for Puri is on the horizon.

But beyond the excitement, a fundamental question remains:

Will airlines come?

Even with strong passenger growth, Bhubaneswar airport continues to grapple with retaining routes and expanding connectivity. Aviation is not just about infrastructure, it’s about sustained demand, airline economics, and long-term viability.

So, does Puri hold a unique pull powerful enough to change that equation?
Or are we building ahead of demand, hoping traffic will follow?

Development is essential. Vision is admirable.
But in aviation, runways don’t guarantee routes. @OdishaRail #Puri