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PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the performance of Emergency Ambulance Service in the State, particularly in tribal districts, and to meet the increasing demand for this service, the Odisha Government has made provision for additional 84 ambulances under the 108 fleet. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday virtually flagged off 84 Basic Life ...

SAMBALPUR, DEC 31 After achieving a string of accomplishments in 2020, IIM Sambalpur, one of the most promising and dynamic management institutions among the new generation IIMs of the country, is all set to take another giant leap with the advent of the New Year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone of the permanent campus of ...

ROURKELA, DEC 31            India’s 1975 hockey World Cup-winning and 1972 Olympics bronze winning team member Michael Kondo died at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here on Thursday due to age-related ailments.            He was 73, and is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.            “Michael Kindo passed away at the Ispat General Hospital due to age ...

BHUBANESWAR, DEC 31 The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run six more special trains from the second week of January, 2021. Two of these trains will leave from Bhubaneswar station, while one will leave for Jammu Tawi from Sambalpur, and three trains will leave from Vishakhapatnam to Sai Nagar Shirdi, Kollam and Chennai. According to an ECoR release, 02882/02881 Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar ...

MUMBAI, DEC 31 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today announced that RuPay has partnered with RBL Bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian merchants – RuPayPoS in association with PayNearby. The RuPayPoS will transform smartphones into merchant Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for the retailers. Merchants will now be able to accept contactless payments of up to ...

ANGUL, DEC 31 JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal on Wednesday inaugurated a multipurpose hall inside the Adruta Children Home campus at Panchamahala, here. The hall having 1300 square feet built up area, would be used by 120 inmates of Adruta Children Home for their dining, study as well as indoor games and recreational activities. The hall also houses a library ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, JSW Steel Limited, Odisha has extended support for the “Adopt an animal” programme of city-based Nandankanan Zoological Park, by adopting all the 27 tigers for a year.  The Company has given Rs 29 lakh for this purpose A draft for Rs 29 lakh was handed over to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ RANCHI, DEC 30 Keeping in view the health and safety of all concerned during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar and Tata Steel Jharkhand Literary Meets have been put off for the time being. On the development, Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, said: “We are indeed disappointed to be ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) becomes India’s first private company to get “Regular Supplier” status from Indian Railways to supply 60kg 880 grade (90UTS)Rails. With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL and utilize them for their ongoing and upcoming projects, the ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 29 Hisar-based Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd (JSHL) on Tuesday said its board has approved the company’s merger into the country’s largest stainless steel maker Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL). In a joint statement, JSHL and JSL claimed the merger will create a mega stainless steel entity that will be among the top-10 stainless steel companies in the ...