TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2022 The year 2021 ended on a promising note for Centurion University as it got placed under the category “Performer” among the private universities in Atal Ranking for Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 announced on 29th December, 2021 by the Innovation Cell of the Union Ministry of Education. As many as 1438 institutions including ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2022 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has chosen the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and SUM Hospital in the Capital City of Odisha as one of the ICMR Centre for Clinical Trials (ICCT) in the eastern region.       IMS and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), had responded to ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 1, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) will achieve new milestones and emerge as Numero Uno coal company in the year 2022, said OP Singh on Saturday, after assuming the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director. Singh, while chairing his first coordination meeting with Area GMs, members of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and Welfare Board, extended new year ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 1, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Director (Technical/Operations), OP Singh, on Saturday assumed the additional charge of company’s Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD). A mining engineer with a First Class competency certificate from the DGMS and an MBA in Marketing and PG DCA, Singh has held various senior positions in mine planning and production management in both underground ...

TBB BUREAU BALASORE, DEC 28, 2021 One of the major barriers faced by women belonging to the marginal communities in rural areas is to pursue an income generating activity. Prompted by the need to overcome this barrier, TP Northern Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPNODL) imparted training to over 500 women self-help groups (SHGs) in meter reading, billing and collection activities (MBC) ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, DEC 28, 2021 Leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) is spearheading the industry’s transition towards a circular economy with the launch of its e-Truck initiative in India. The pioneering move will accelerate DCBL’s sustainability goal of lowering carbon emissions besides optimizing the company’s overall logistics cost. With ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, DEC 28, 2021             The first consignment of Hot Rolled coils from the newly installed world class Hot Strip Mill-2 (HSM-2) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was flagged off today by S R Suryawanshi, ED (Works) in presence of senior officers and employees of RSP. A total of 16 HR coils weighing 246 tonnes, were loaded through ...

Laurels for OP Jindal School at international dance festival TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 28, 2021 The students and teacher of OP Jindal School (OPJS), Angul mesmerized the audience at Mayapuri International Mega Dance Festival, organised by Smruti Cultural Association, Puri in collaboration with the Department of Culture of Government of Odisha. The young vibrant team of 13 participants under the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28, 2021 Big Bazaar, India’s largest omni channel retailer, is all set to end this year at a high note. With the upcoming Public Holiday Sale, Big Bazaar is offering biggest savings of the year during the 11-day mega campaign. Big Bazaar’s Public Holiday Sale which started on December 22, 2021 will continue till January 2, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 24, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, one of India’s leading cement companies and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, is making building homes a rewarding experience for customers with its exciting new ‘DSP Har Ghar Happy Offer.’ Now, by purchasing minimum 50 bags of the company’s premium product, Dalmia DSP Cement, customers in Odisha are eligible ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, DEC 20, 2021 Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited has been providing free primary health care services to the local population of Lanjiberna and 50 adjoining villages under its CSR initiative. The dispensary set up by the company in 1982, has been providing free primary healthcare to around 18,000 to 20,000 patients every year and over 1,64,565 patients from ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 19, 2021 Kolkata-based Rameez Mullick, Chowde Gowda of Bengaluru and Adib Javanmardi from Pune will represent ‘Team India’ in the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2022, BMW announced today. The three finalists, chosen from multi-city qualifiers held across the country, will represent India at the international GS Trophy in Albania. The team will be fully equipped ...

TBB BUREAU NABARANGPUR/BHUBANESWAR, DEC 19, 2021 India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, announced the launch of its new store in Umerkote town of Nabarangpur district in Odisha. TRENDS is truly democratizing fashion in India, by strengthening its reach & connect with consumers in India – right from Metros, mini metros, to Tier ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 18, 2021 Tanishq, India’s most trusted and celebrated jewellery brand, launched its grand new store in Jajpur, Odisha. The store was inaugurated by Amit Dharap, Regional Business Head- East, Titan Company Limited and Alok Ranjan, Regional Business Manager – East, Tanishq in presence of a well-known Odia celebrity, Prakruti Mishra also the face of Tanishq in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 17, 2021 The 27th meeting of the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today, has approved Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel’s (AM/NS) proposal to set up a 24 MTPA integrated Steel Plant at Mahakalpara block of Kendrapara district with an investment of Rs 1,02,275 crore. This mega project will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 17, 2021 As part of its commitment to safeguard the health of the future generations, Dabur Chyawanprash announced the launch of a mega awareness initiative aimed at securing the health of underprivileged kids across the country. Under this initiative, Dabur Chyawanprash flagged off the awareness drive in the Capital City of Odisha on Friday to educate ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 16, 2021 IDP Education, the global leader in international educational services, expands its reach to four new cities by launching full-fledged offices in Dehradun, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal and Rajkot. With this move, IDP is now present in 44 offices across India, taking the organization a step closer to its vision of providing study abroad assistance to more ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 15, 2021 As part of its initiatives to empower women and make them self-reliant, the Hirakud Unit of the Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco in Odisha has launched a host of programmes including tailoring training through ‘Project Prerana’ for local girls in and around its plant periphery. The Sambalpur-based unit imparts tailoring training under its Corporate Social ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 14, 2021 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Government of Odisha, has been working towards spreading awareness among the consumers to conserve energy. Further strengthening such initiatives, TPCODL on Tuesday observed the National Energy Conservation Day, involving consumers, school children, and employees to boost the energy conservation awareness ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER, DEC 13, 2021 Union Coal Secretary Anil Kumar Jain appreciated Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for playing a pivotal role in helping the nation successfully control and recover from the crisis situation that had occurred due to shortage of fuel at power plants. Jain, who was here on a two-day official visit to MCL, reviewed the performance of ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 13, 2021          Team Extreme, comprising players from SMS, DOF, DRI, LDP and CMD beat Team Spartans that consists of players from Plate Mill, Bar Mill and SSD by 24 runs in an exciting final on Sunday to win the championship trophy of the inter-departmental mega cricket tournament organized by the Jindal Officers’ Club (JOC) of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 12, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India organized the second round of its Bi-Annual Convocation of the Eastern Region, for FY 2021-22 here on Sunday. Of the 250 Associate (ACS)/ Fellow Members (FCS) of the Eastern Region, admitted during April-September, 2021 period were qualified for award of certificates. Of them, 100 Associate (ACS)/ Fellow ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 11, 2021 For the first time, 18 eminent personalities of different fields starting from social work, sports, art, architecture, classical dance, music, academia, industry and technology have come together under the forum “Odisha First”, supported by Vedanta Limited, to promote Odisha in their respective domain. The forum, under the chairmanship of globally acclaimed flautist and Padma ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 11, 2021 Indian women’s football has come a long way from it was a decade ago but it will take another decade to play the football World cup, said Indian women footballer and this year’s Padma Shri awardee Bembem Devi at the Kalinga Literature Festival here today. Participating in a discussion on ‘Empowerment of women through ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 11, 2021 Films on menstruation, created by children, were released at a children’s film festival organized by UNICEF and Aaina, here on Friday. The films created by 26 children from two schools explore the theme of periods and menstrual health hygiene.  Speaking on the occasion, noted Ollywood actor and OFDC Chairperson Kuna Tripathy said that the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 10, 2021 The prize distribution ceremony for the State Level National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation-2021 was held at the Institution of Engineers Auditorium, Bhubaneswar on Friday. A.K. Goswami, Regional Executive Director, NTPC Eastern Region-II Headquarters graced the function as the Chief Guest. Pradeep Kumar Nayak, Additional Director, Odisha School Education Programme Authority, and Soudamini Dash, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, DEC 10, 2021 As a part of its relentless pursuit towards health and wellbeing of this region, the Aditya Birla Group company Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), in association with Rayagada District Headquarters Hospital and Ama Odisha, organized a blood donation camp at its Township Club House at Nuapada on Friday. Employees of Utkal Alumina along with ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, DEC 10, 2021 A walkathon was organized by NTPC Talcher Kaniha on Friday to mark the National Energy Conservation Week. The theme of the walkathon was “Save Energy, Save the Planet”. The event was flagged off at DAV School and culminated at Mahanadi Club. Inaugurating the event, NTPC Talcher Kaniha ED K Srinivasa Rao spoke of NTPC ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, DEC 10, 2021 Students supported by Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, have scripted a stellar victory at the 11th All India Open Karate Championship, held in Bhubaneswar recently. Hitesh Kumar Mahakud, from DAV Vedanta International School, bagged gold medal in Kata and silver medal in Kumite form of Karate in the ...

TBB BUREAU GOPALPUR/BHUBANESWAR, DEC 9, 2021 Smartchem Technologies Limited (STL), a 100% subsidiary of Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (DFPCL), on Thursday performed groundbreaking ceremony and foundation stone laying of its Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN) complex at Gopalpur Industrial Park in Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation of the project in presence of Smartchem Technologies Limited ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 9, 2021 The employees of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL)’s Angul Unit, led by Executive Director Damodar Mittal, paid floral tributes to General Bipin Rawat and other brave souls who lost their lives in the helicopter crash at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu yesterday. As a mark of respect, the employees gathered at the Power Plant ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 9, 2021 In a bid to create an opportunity for learning and to impart nuances of Laparoscopic Urology, the Urology Department of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar successfully conducted an observership programme in Advanced 3-D Laparoscopic Urology. The two-day programme witnessed an overwhelming response as consultants and faculties from reputed institutions of India participated in the programme. Various surgeries were ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 7, 2021    Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has on Tuesday extended invitation to aluminium producers at the Enterprise Odisha 2021 event for partnering in its Aluminium Park project which will come up at Jharsuguda in Odisha.    Vedanta Aluminium has partnered with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, DEC 6, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has won the prestigious Greentech Environment Award 2021 for outstanding achievements in environment protection. The award was presented to the leading steel producer of the region at the Annual Greentech Award function held in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu recently. RK Patra, CGM (SMS-I) and PC Das, GM (EMD), RSP received ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/BHUBANESWAR, DEC 6, 2021 In line with the Government’s clarion call for Swachh Bharat Mission and to spread awareness about cleanliness, the Baphlimali Mines of Utkal Alumina, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group, has observed a cleanliness drive to mark Swachhata Pakhwada. Through wall paintings, street plays, awareness rallies, essay and speech competitions at ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, DEC 6, 2021 IIM Sambalpur organised a two-day specially designed Women Leadership Programme in its campus under its Management Development Programme (MDP) to 30 women officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. The program was inaugurated by Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director IIM Sambalpur; and Keshav Rao, Director – Personnel, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. IIM faculty members and resource persons Prof. ...

TBB BUREAU RAYAGADA / BHUBANESWAR, DEC 4, 2021 India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, announced the launch of its new store in Gunupur town of Rayagada district in Odisha. Trends is truly democratizing fashion in India, by strengthening its reach & connect with consumers in India – right from Metros, mini metros, ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 3, 2021 JSPL Foundation observed the International Day of Persons with Disabilities-2021 at its ‘Asha the Hope’ centre in Jindal Nagar, Angul. Various games were organised for the children with special needs, who are receiving therapeutic service at the Centre. Narayan Mohapatra, DSSO, Angul; Anita Mittal, Anindita Bandyopadhyay, Atanu Rath, Principal OPJS; K.P. Behera, CMO of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 2, 2021 To attract the leading sports goods and equipment manufacturers, the Odisha government is now keen on making the sports goods manufacturing sector a priority sector and bringing a fresh policy to attract the sports, fitness and wellness sector companies, a senior official said on Thursday. Principal Secretary, Industries, Hemant Sharma said this while speaking ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 2, 2021 Earning enough to sustain his five-member family was not an easy task for Nimai Charan Mohanty, a farmer from Giria Village under Rajkanika Block of Kendrapara District in Odisha. Forty-five-year old Nimai is a small farmer who holds 3.5 acres of agricultural land in which he grows paddy in Kharif season and vegetables like ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, DEC 2, 2021 A training programme on “Waste to Wealth,’ sustainable organic farming techniques was introduced at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) recently. PK Satapathy, ED (P&A) of RSP and  Prof. Simanchalo Panigrahi, Director, NIT Rourkela were present at the inaugural function organized at Institute for Peripheral Development, Sector-20 and inaugurated the Vermicompost Unit to mark the commencement ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, DEC 2, 2021 NTPC Talcher Kaniha organised a two-day state level painting competition on ‘Energy Conservation’ on behalf of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Union Ministry of Power. Students from classes V to X, of DAV Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya and Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir participated in the event. The painting competition was conducted under ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 2, 2021 Coastal Corporation Limited today announced that it has started work on its Ethanol Plant. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik performed groundbreaking ceremony of the plant at Maringhi Village in Gajapati District of Odisha on Tuesday. Coastal Biotech Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coastal Corporation Limited will set up an ethanol project with ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 1, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Limited has entered into a long-term partnership with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for supplying fly-ash for construction of green highways in and around Odisha. Fly-ash being an industrial by-product generated at thermal power plants, this partnership aims at ensuring gainful utilization of industrial by-products in circular ...

TBB BUREAU CHHATRAPUR, DEC 1, 2021 In a bid to ensure improved health and well-being of communities, Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL), under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, today inaugurated a newly constructed primary health check-up centre building at Takiria, Berhampur.  The health check-up centrewas inaugurated by Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange in the presence of Gopalpur Port Chief Executive ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 30, 2021 Reiterating its commitment to quality TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Government of Odisha, observed the month of November as Quality Month with an intent to enhance level of quality awareness among the consumers and the employees.  The theme for this year’s Quality Month – Sustainability: Improving ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 30, 2021 To enhance health care service for emergency patients, the Department of Trauma and Emergency, AIIMS Bhubaneswar organised a workshop on “Basic Surgical Skills and Suturing technique”. Resident Doctors, nursing staff and healthcare workers participated in the first of its kind workshop organised in the College of Nursing Auditorium. Speaking about this Dr. Tushar S. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 27, 2021 AMRI Hospitals, Bhubaneswar observed Continuous Physiotherapy Education (CPE) 3.O with participation of more than 100 professional physiotherapists from across all districts of Odisha. Continuous Physiotherapy Education is conducted every year to generate awareness about the crucial contribution of physiotherapists towards the society enabling people to be mobile, healthy & independent. The occasion was graced ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 27, 2021 Jewellery retail chain Senco Gold & Diamonds on Saturday launched their first premium luxury showroom – D’SIGNIA in Bhubaneswar. Located at Patia, Near Kiit Square, this is the second store by Senco Gold & Diamonds in Bhubaneswar and eighth in the state. The new four-storey D’SIGNIA store spread across 5000 sq. ft area will ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, NOV 27, 2021  Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL)’s Barbil business unit has won the coveted Greentech Transformative HR Award-2021 for outstanding achievement in ‘Employee Engagement’. The award was conferred to the leading steel producer at the Annual Greentech Award function held at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu on Friday. Sarat Kishore Panda, Head, HR of Barbil unit, ...