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TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 12, 2021 Sunteck Realty Ltd on Tuesday said its sales bookings increased 7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 349 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal on better demand. In a regulatory filing, the Mumbai-based developer said its sales bookings stood at Rs 349 crore during October-December quarter, as against Rs 325 crore in the ...

TBB BUREAU JAMSHEDPUR/ JAJPUR, JANUARY 11, 2021      “Failure should be accepted with the same spirit as we embrace success,” Tata Steel Foundation Chairman T V Narendran advised the enthusiastic young participants of the youth conclave Dhwani, organised by Tata Steel on virtual mode on Monday. Happy to see the enthusiastic participation by the youngsters of Jharkhand and Odisha online ...

BHEL secures Rs 450 crore order for steam and power plant from NALCO TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 11, 2021 State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)  has bagged an order worth Rs 450 crore for a steam and power plant from National Aluminium Corporation Limited (NALCO). The order has been placed on BHEL by NALCO for its 5th ...

TBB BUREAU/PTI AHMEDABAD, JAUARY 11, 2021 Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday said it has commissioned a 25 MW solar power plant in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. Adani Solar Energy Chitrakoot One Ltd, a step-down subsidiary of AGEL, has commissioned the solar power plant, AGEL said in a statement. This plant has a power purchase agreement with Noida Power Company ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 11, 2021 In a continued focus to put its customers’ interests at the forefront, Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank, on Monday announced the removal of penalty on premature closure of all new retail term deposits booked on or after December 15, 2020 for a tenure of 2 years or more. The objective of this ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 11, 2021 Global power transmission player Sterlite Power on Monday announced that it has raised Rs 200 crore in debt financing from Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI), one of the world’s leading investment managers with a focus on sustainable investments. This transaction is one of the first infrastructure sector financing deals for Allianz GI in ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI/ BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 11, 2021 Based on its successful history of matching lakhs of doctors over the past 20 years and its understanding that majority of doctors prefer life partners from the same profession due to shared values, Matrimony.com on Monday announced the launch of DoctorsMatrimony.com exclusively for the medical professionals. The service is available on the app, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 11, 2021 Vehicle registrations in December 2020 registered an 11 per cent growth on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the first positive growth in a month in the current financial year, largely due to festival spill over demand and pre-buying due to announcement of price hike in January ’21. Data released by the Federation of Automobile ...

TBB BUREAU PURI, JANUARY 10, 2021            Keeping in view the sentiments of devotees, especially the elderly ones, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today announced that there will be no need to produce COVID-19 negative reports for getting entry into the Shree Mandir from January 21. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting attended by SJTA ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/RAYAGADA, JAN 10 A cleanliness drive along with a mass awareness programme on health and hygiene was conducted at Dwimundi village, here today with proactive participation of the villagers and Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) staff. The main objective activity of this activity was creating awareness on the importance of cleanliness and mobilizing people to maintain the best ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 9, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium has bagged the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award at the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards 2020. Organized by CII – Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT), the DX Award provides a prestigious platform for the industry’s best to showcase superlative efforts and achievements in the realm of digital transformation, offering unparalleled ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 9, 2021 As Zee Sarthak, the leading general entertainment channel of Odisha, airs reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Swarara Mahamancha 2021’ on weekends starting today, Arghya Roy Chowdhury, Business Head of Zee Sarthak, speaks in detail about the musical entertainment show. Excerpts: How does the new theme ‘Nua Rupare Nuabarsha Manoranjan Bhara Sara Barsha’ go along ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 9, 2021 Tata Steel Foundation is all set to organise ‘Dhwani’, a youth conclave on January 11-12. Coinciding with National Youth Day, the fourth edition of Dhwani will be hosted on virtual platforms this year. Revolving around the United Nations theme for International Youth Day, Dhwani aspires to provide a platform to youngsters to network and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 9, 2021            School of Mass Communication (KSMC), KIIT Deemed to be University, in collaboration with Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), Bhubaneswar Chapter, organized its 2nd Public Relations Summit on ‘Public Relations and Media during Covid-19’ through virtual mode. Addressing the summit, Ajit Pathak, National President, PRSI emphasized on PR education and research. More and ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 9, 2021 Fast fashion brand and international retailer Hennes and Murtitz AB (H&M) entered the Odisha market with opening of a new store in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The world’s second largest fashion retailer H&M, which had made its India debut in the Select Citywalk Mall in New Delhi in October 2015, opened doors to its latest ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 8, 2021 Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) has entered into an agreement with Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (OMECL) for augmenting the exploration of the rich mineral resources in Odisha. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed by Ranjit Rath, CMD, MECL and Vineel Krishna, Managing Director OMECL, at Bhubaneswar on Friday in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 8, 2021 Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), the CSR wing of IMFA, today announced the 15th edition of ‘Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education’. Six meritorious students, pursuing professional degree courses in different disciplines received this prestigious scholarship for the year 2019-20. The selected candidates will get 90 percent of the academic fee and ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER (ANGUL), JANUARY 8, 2021 Coal India Limited (CIL) would cross 650 million tonne production mark during the current financial, CIL Chairman Pramod Agrawal said on Friday. Coal India had produced 405 million tonne coal by third financial quarter ending December 31, 2020, which has a contribution of 101.8 million tonne from Odisha-based Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).  Agrawal ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 8, 2021 With an aim to offer attractive concessions to the home buyers, country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday announced further interest concession of upto 30 bps on home loans and 100 percent waiver on processing fees. “SBI, being a leader in home finance, will continue to make endeavours in reviving consumer ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 8, 2021 Raising the bar with newer offerings for the customers in the New Year, India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) and country’s largest fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) launched co-branded contactless Rupay debit card. SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara and IndianOil Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya launched the SBI-Indian Oil RuPay Debit ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, JANUARY 8, 2021 Taiwanese brand Acer on Friday unveiled a host of new products in its expanding Predator and Nitro portfolios with three gaming monitors suited to a wide range of gamers, from elite professionals requiring top-of-the line technology to casual gamers who play for fun. Additionally, Acer is the first to deliver TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe certified ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 7, 2021 Punjab National Bank (PNB) has announced an alliance with Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and FIRST (Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology), to jointly establish the Punjab National Bank – IIT Kanpur Innovation Centre at the IIT campus. The MoU was signed at the PNB Headquarters, here, in presence of ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JANUARY 7, 2021 During his visit to the Women Livelihood Center set up by JSPL Foundation, the CSR Arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), at Village Bada Mahitala under Chhendipada Block, Angul Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain lauded the initiatives taken by the Foundation to empower rural women. The Collector visited mushroom spawn making, mushroom cultivation, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 7, 2021 Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, on Thursday announced that it has taken over the management and operations of WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of sale process. Now, WESCO and SOUTHCO will operate under the names TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) and TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), respectively. With this takeover, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 07, 2021 “It is indeed commendable that NALCO, which started with a modest investment way back in 1981 continues its leadership position with excellent performance for more than four decades. Forty glorious years of sustainable growth reflects the fact that NALCO has matured in the business cycle and now exponential growth and expansion will take this ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 7, 2021 Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) organised a loan mela at Nalapanga (Janghira) in Keonjhar for self help groups (SHGs) of the locality, on Wednesday. During the programme, 50 SHGs were handed over credit linkage sanction letters whose total credit limit amounts to Rs.91.80 lakh. Keonjhar Collector Ashish Thakare who graced the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 7, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), New Delhi and Xavier University, Bhubaneswar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration, through virtual mode today. Speaking on the occasion, ICSI President Ashish Garg said that it’s an auspicious day for the ICSI and Xavier University as both the institutes join hands for ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 6, 2021           While working towards providing uninterrupted power supply to the consumers even during the pandemic, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has to bear huge losses due to power theft. This unethical practice ultimately hinders development of infrastructure to extend services to under-served areas and improve services to existing customers. Ultimately, the burden ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 6, 2021 India’s favourite furniture brand, Nilkamal has recently introduced India’s first holistic sleep solutions brand – Doctor Dreams. Targeted towards millennial digital savvy audience, the brand offers a variety of products, solutions and digital experiences including innovative mattresses, mattress protectors, pillows, beds and more that can be accessed by consumers at their convenience, at the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 6, 2021 Aditya Aluminium’s CSR Project Saksham is changing the lives of underprivileged women in 23 villages under Rengali Block of Sambalpur district. Enlisting 853 members across 78 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and honing their skills, Aditya Aluminium has helped these women rise on their own. Various structured entrepreneurship and economic empowerment programmes have helped provide them ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 6, 2021 India’s third largest private sector bank, Axis Bank on Wednesday announced its partnership with Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) to offer the auto retail financing solutions to its customers through Hyundai’s end-to-end online automotive retail platform ‘Click to Buy’ (CTB). The partnership will allow customers to view, process and avail auto loan sanction directly ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 5, 2021  Retired employees of Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiary companies who have been paid pension for at least one month can now submit their Life Certificate online through Jeevan Pramaan Application by visiting the nearest Citizen Service Centre (CSC) or banks which have such facility.  Jeevan Pramaan is a biometrically enabled digital service ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JANUARY 5, 2021 Within four days of approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) floated a global tender for the project of “Deepening and Optimization of Inner Harbour Facilities including Development of Western Dock on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 5, 2021 Bandhan Bank on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army for the Bandhan Bank Shaurya Salary Account which comes with banking privileges meant for the bravehearts of the Indian Army. The MoU was signed by Lt. Gen. Ravin Khosla, DG (MP & PS), Indian Army, and Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, ...

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, JANUARY 5, 2021 Practically, a product of 3rd Flix Visual Effects Pvt Ltd, on Tuesday announced that it has raised $4 million in a pre-Series B round. The round was led by Siana Capital, a deep tech investor, with participation from existing investors YourNest Venture Capital and Exfinity Ventures. The company had previously raised Series A funding ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 5, 2021 As eyebrows were raised when the television commercial starring former India skipper and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wasn’t to be seen after the former cricketer was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata with “chest discomfort, heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness”, Adani Wilmar Deputy CEO Angshu Mallick on Tuesday ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 5, 2021 Seven-year-old Venkat Raman Patnaik, student of WhiteHat Jr has cleared the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Examination for Introduction to Programming in Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML and CSS; and for Database Administration Fundamentals. MTA is a globally recognized certification sought by those interested in pursuing a career in technology. Bolangir-based Venkat, a class III student ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 4, 2021 IDBI Bank on Monday announced the launch of video KYC account opening (VAO) facility for savings bank accounts. Through the facility, a customer can open a savings account with the lender from the convenience of his/her home or office as there are no physical forms to be filled or visits to be made to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 4, 2021 Dr. Justice S Muralidhar on Monday was sworn in as the 32nd Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office at the Abhishek Hall of the Raj Bhavan here in a simple ceremony in presence of State Law Minister Pratap Jena, Leader of Opposition Pradipta ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 Colleges and universities in Odisha will reopen on January 11 after remaining closed for nearly nine months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement to this effect was made by the State Higher Education Department on Sunday. With improvement in the pandemic situation, the universities and government as well as non-government degree colleges under ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 The Odisha government on Sunday said that students will answer questions for 80 marks in each paper instead of 100 marks in the annual High School Certificate Examination, scheduled to be held from May 3 to 15 this year. Out of the 80 marks, 50 marks will comprise of objective questions in OMR (optical ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 Entertainment channel Zee Sarthak is set to present diverse musical talent from across the State with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Swarara Mahamancha, this time in a brand new avatar, bringing forth Odisha’s rich multi-cultural, multi-demographic milieu at one stage where music only defines the best! After successfully hosting the digital auditions where over ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 Twenty five referees from Odisha have been qualified in the National Level Volleyball Referees Examinations conducted by Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) recently, informed Achyuta Samanta, President, VFI. Presiding over the virtual executive committee meeting, Samanta said, for the first time so many referees from Odisha have qualified in national level which is a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2021 After remaining closed for nearly nine months, several temples across Odisha on Sunday reopened for devotees with COVID-19 guidelines issued by the authorities. The major temples included Jagannath Temple in Puri, Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, Baladevjew Temple in Kendrapara, Akhandalamani Temple in Bhadrak, Maa Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur and Taratarini Temple in Ganjam. Devotees ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 2, 2021 Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur will make Odisha the hub of management education, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while laying the foundation stone of its permanent campus virtually on Saturday. In his address, the Prime Minister said, “With the laying of the foundation stone of IIM Sambalpur, we also lay the foundation of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 2, 2021 The dry run for Coronavirus vaccination process went underway at 31 places of Odisha on Saturday as part of the nation-wide exercise. The vaccination sites have been identified in all district headquarter hospitals and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. “Odisha is the only state where we are conducting dry run at 31 places. The dry ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 2, 2021 The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run 5 more pairs of Special trains from its jurisdiction. These Special trains will run from the second week of January towards Yesvantpur and Howrah from Puri, Kacheguda and LTT from Visakhapatnam, and Nanded from Sambalpur. According to an ECoR release, 02088/02087 Puri-Howrah-Puri Special Train will ...

TBB BUREAU RAIPUR, JANUARY 2, 2021 Industrialist Naveen Jindal-owned JSPL said its subsidiary Jindal Power Limited (JPL) has been declared as the successful bidder for a block of Gare Palma coal mine in Chhattisgarh. In a statement, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) said the Union Coal Ministry has declared Jindal Power Limited as the successful bidder for Gare Palma ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 2, 2021 Ahead of the actual vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today conducted a nationwide mock drill at 285 session sites to test the end-to-end planned operations and the mechanism that has been set up to ensure smooth conduct of the COVID19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon. This dry ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 2, 2021 Exhorting the students to align their career with the aspiration of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it’s the responsibility of the students to  give Brand India a global recognition. The Prime Minister said this while laying the foundation stone of the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur via videoconferencing. Speaking ...