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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has dedicated six of its branches to war heroes who were conferred gallantry awards in various battles and operations. PNB’s Jalandhar Cantonment branch has been named after Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, the only IAF officer to have been decorated with the nation’s highest gallantry award Param ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Vidya Bhushan inaugurated a series of sports facilities at Railway Indoor Stadium and a Cricket Academy at Railway Cricket Stadium, here today in presence of Additional General Manager Sudhir Kumar and all Principal Heads of the Departments of ECoR, senior officials and sports personnel. Vidya Bhushan inaugurated a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 In a rare surgical feat, a giant tumor weighing more than 10 kg was removed successfully from the abdomen of a 70-year-old man from Western Odisha. The patient was earlier operated for a much smaller tumour ten years back in a cancer hospital in Mumbai. He was suffering from abdominal pain and weight loss. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 French oil and gas major Total has marked its entry into the LPG distribution business in the capital city of Odisha as it appointed ‘Absolute Total Distributors’ as the authorised distributors for Khurda District. The offerings include various sizes for LPG cylinders including 12 Kgs, 17 Kgs, 33 Kgs for both commercial and domestic ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JANUARY 15, 2021 A fire mock drill was conducted by the CISF Fire Wing of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) in coordination with Safety professionals of PPT under the guidance of M Biswal, Commandant, CISF. All the fire tenders were deployed for the purpose. RN Panigrahi and PK Kar were the observers from the PPT side. PPT Deputy ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday exhorted the steel industry leaders to focus on making the industry export-centric and fulfil global requirements too. Addressing a webinar on “New opportunities for steel in construction and infrastructure” organised by the Indian Steel Association, the Minister said, “Aatmanirbhar Bharat and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed National Pension System (NPS) subscribers to partially withdraw amount via self-declaration and receive the amount on the fifth day in their bank accounts.  “PFRDA had taken a series of digital initiatives to reduce turnaround time (TAT) for most of its processes and functions in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 It’s advisable to go for a good night’s sleep and do exercise 24 hours before taking certain vaccines as it would help maximise the jab’s initial effectiveness, researchers say. The suggestions hold importance in the context of India too as the country goes for a mega immunization drive against Covid-19 on January 16. Researchers ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 14, 2021 Leading power sector lender Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) on Thursday announced that it would open its Rs 5,000 crore public issue of secured, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) on January 15, 2021. The NCDs are of face value of Rs 1,000 each. The base issue size is Rs 500 crore with an option to ...