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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 ...