TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2021 Over 3.5 lakh registered health workers in Odisha will be inoculated the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine as the vaccination drive will begin in State from February 14. State Health Director Dr. Bijay Panigrahi told media persons that those who had been vaccinated during the first phase of vaccination on January 16, will be ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JANUARY 25, 2021 State-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has bagged Grow Care India “Gold Award”–2020 for demonstrating high level of commitment and contributions made towards making positive impact on environment.  In a function organised on January 23, RSP CEO Dipak Chattaraj handed over the Trophy and the Certificate to CGM (Utilities) Atish Chadra Sarkar in preswence of ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2021 The Apex development finance institution of the country, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)on Monday estimated Odisha’s total credit requirement of Rs. 1,10,735 crore for the financial year 2021-22 with greater emphasis on crop diversification, animal husbandry and fishery sector apart from greater thrust on enhancing credit flow to Self Help Groups ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2021 Zee Sarthak, the leading general entertainment channel of Odisha and known for catering to the taste of Odia viewers, today launched its new mega serial “Kemiti Kahibi Kaha” with the legendary Odia actors Siddhant Mohapatra and Supriya Nayak. The serial will be aired in the prime slot, 8-8:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. Produced ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 24, 2021 Committing to growth and enhanced connectivity, AirAsia India today commenced operations on a new route, connecting Bhubaneswar with non-stop flights to Pune and Kolkata 6 days every week. Odisha Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera flagged off the flight operation. The minister said it would boost the tourism sector and help in growing economy ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JANUARY 24, 2021 SAIL Gaurav Diwas was celebrated by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Ispat Stadium here today with pomp and gaiety. RSP CEO Dipak Chattaraj unfurled the SAIL flag to mark the occasion. He also administered the health and fitness pledge. Chattaraj along with Raj Vir Singh, ED (P&A), Pankaj Kumar, ED (Projects), C R Mohapatra, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 24, 2021 National Girl Child Day was celebrated by ‘Kanya Kiran’, a unique initiative of KIIT & KISS, across 34 places including 30 district headquarters of Odisha today. On the occasion, a national virtual webinar on ‘Kanya Kiran – Educating Girl Child for Building an Equitable Society’ was organized at KIIT. Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Founder, Prajjwala; ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 24, 2021 SBI Life Insurance has extended support to Trilochan Netralaya, a unit of Vision India Foundation, for the project “Cataract Blind Free Sambalpur” which aims at eradication of preventable blindness and provision of qualitative eye care services for the underprivileged sections of society. In order to make institutional eye care facilities accessible to everyone in ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JANUARY 23, 2021 Leading steelmaker of the country, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) rolled out a programme for providing primary eye health services for the truck drivers in its Angul integrated steel plant. The programme was launched aligning to the spirit of observation of National Road Safety Month (January 18-February 17) by JSPL. The programme, envisioned ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/RAYAGADA, JANUARY 23, 2021 The project offices of UANAT (Utkal’s Action for Agricultural Transformation) were inaugurated on Friday at Thuamul Rampur and Kashipur Block in the Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, respectively. UANAT is the joint initiative of Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL) and Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF). While the office at Thuamul Rampur will be managed by ...