TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 15, 2021 1997 batch Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Rajinder Chaudhry on Monday assumed charge of the Additional Director General (ADG) of Press Information Bureau (PIB), Odisha Region. He will be heading PIB Bhubaneswar and Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB), Bhubaneswar, besides acting as the Additional Press Registrar of RNI. Rajinder Chaudhry, ADG, PIB-Odisha Region Prior to ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL/KEONJHAR, MARCH 15, 2021 JSW Steel Limited has organized a selection trial for the young football trainees from Jajang Mines region in Keonjhar district. The selection process was carried out on March 12 in presence of the selection committee members. The committee comprised of Birendra Kumar Mahanta, national level Football Coach, Sukumari Laguri, National level Football player and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 15, 2021 As the world gradually recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, we have an opportunity to build a cleaner, greener and more prosperous world, said a senior official of the British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata. “We are at a turning point for our planet. As we recover from COVID-19, we have a unique and priceless ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, MARCH 15, 2021 Babulu Munda of Sialijoda village under Deojhar Grampanchayat in Keonjhar district has once again brought laurels for Odisha. Supported by JSPL Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the tribal talent has clinched gold medal in the 19th Junior National Wushu Championship-21 held at Fatehabad, Haryana from 10th to 15th ...

JSPL’s TRB Mines bags Kalinga Safety Excellence Award TBB BUREAU TENSA, MARCH 14, 2021 TRB Iron Ore Mines of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) in Tensa of Sundergarh district has been honoured with prestigious Kalinga Safety Excellence Award-2019 in Gold category for exemplary efforts in maintaining best safety practices. The award was conferred at the Odisha State Safety Conclave-2020 held in Bhubaneswar. Pramod Kumar ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARch 14, 2021 Two units of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited – Kapilash Cement Manufacturing Works at Tangi in Cuttack district and the unit at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district – received the prestigious Kalinga Safety Excellence Award (Silver Category) in the Cement Plant Category in Odisha for the year 2020.  At 11th Odisha State Safety Conclave-2020, organized by the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 13 Over 400 members of local self help groups (SHGs) attended a programme organised by Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga at Maliatkra Playground of Lapanga GP on the occasion of International Women’s Day. These SHGs, supported by Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga under Mission Shakti, are working to build a healthy and empowered society in COVID-19 world. Sambalpur District Social ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, MAR 13, 2021 Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in India, entered Odisha by unveiling its first store in Bhubaneswar today.  Located at Rupali Square, the aesthetically-designed showroom is a part of the jeweller’s global expansion plan and its vision to strengthen retail presence in eastern India. Inaugurated by Ollywood actor Sabyasachi Mishra ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 12 Vedanta Aluminium celebrated International Women’s Day at its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, and aluminium & power operations at Jharsuguda. As part of the celebrations, various interactive sessions, awareness drives and community engagement activities like mass plantation, week-long menstrual hygiene awareness campaign, etc. were conducted. The commemoration started with Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 9, 2021 The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) on Tuesday signed an agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a plastic park at Paradip. The proposed park will come up on 120 acres of land with an investment of Rs Rs.106.78 crore. The MoU was signed ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 9, 2021 Employees of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) observed Fitness Day on Tuesday to mark the birthday of JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal, who is known for his fitness and patriotism, besides being an industrialist.  On the occasion, JSPL and its social arm JSPL Foundation organised various programmes to promote fitness among employees and local ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2021 Somit Gupta has bagged the prestigious “Mr. Odisha 2021” title in the Super Model India 2021 competition held in Lucknow recently. This competition, organised by the Dreamz Production House, is a national level platform which promotes bright talents of the country. In this mega event, more than 6000 participants participated who were judged by ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 6, 2021 “It is high time that women get their due for their contribution to the society and treated at par with men, if we want to prosper as a country. Basic rights and opportunities should not have a gender demarcation. This learning should begin at home at the earliest age possible,” said Dr. Mona Lisa ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 5, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated India’s first and one-of-its-kind World Skill Centre (WSC) at Mancheswar Industrial Area here, describing it as a milestone that adds a new chapter in skill ecosystem of Odisha. The WSC will be a premier institute to impart advanced skills and create globally employable youth in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 4, 2021 A high-level delegation team led by Bruno Bosle, Country Director, AgenceFrançaise de Développement (AFD) in India visited the Capital City of Odisha today to take the overview of the City Investments to Innovate Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) projects in the city. The delegation included Thomas Salez, Economic Counsellor-Energy and Industry Division from the Regional ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 4, 2021 World’s largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government for setting up a 12 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity integrated steel plant in Kendrapada district with an investment of Rs 50,000 crore. The MoU was signed by Hemant Sharma, Principal ...

TBB BUREAU Bhubaneswar, March 1, 2021            Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.           The 74-year-old BJD supremo came down to the Vidhan Sabha dispensary to receive the Covaxin jab, officials said.           Sharing a picture of him getting inoculated, Patnaik tweeted, “Happy to share that I took my first dose of #COVID19 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 27, 2021 TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd. (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, on Saturday set a new benchmark in operational excellence by launching value added services as a part of its Demand Side Management (DSM) initiatives for its customers. The service was inaugurated by Nikunja Bihari Dhal, Principal Secretary, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEB 27, 2021 “Judicious use of natural resources can help reduce the volume of generated waste. Let’s strive further to reduce energy consumption which will help in achieving a corresponding drop in the usage of natural resources and thereby reserving them for the future generation,” said Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) CEO Dipak Chattaraj, while inaugurating a national ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, FEB 27, 2021 Keeping in view the growing demand for renewable energy, the Talcher Kaniha Unit of NTPC Ltd today reiterated the company’s commitment to clean energy.  “NTPC is committed to generate and provide reliable power at a competitive price in a sustainable manner. We use environment-friendly technologies and also focus on social upliftment of society to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 26, 2021 Continuing its dominance in Odisha market as the most preferable digital service provider, Reliance Jio further extended its leadership position with 52.6 percent gross revenue market share in the sector, as per the latest financial report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the October-December quarter of FY 2020-21. In fact, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 24, 2021 Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) Group Advisor (Legal, Corporate Affairs, CSR & Sustainability) Manish Kharbanda has been elected as the Chairman of CII Odisha State Council for the year 2021-22. His name was announced at the first meeting of the reconstituted Odisha State Council of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) held in Puri ...

TBB BUREAU KONARK, FEB 23, 2021 Tata Steel got the better of the Paradeep Port Trust (PPT) to win the championship title of the Beach Soccer 2021, at Chandrabhaga Sea Beach here on Tuesday. The champion team defeated PPT t2-1 in the penalty shootout in the final today. Sunando Sen of Team Nalco was adjudged the ‘Player of the Tournament’. ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR wing of Dalmia Bharat Group, felicitated 20 trainees from Dalmia Institute of Knowledge & Skill Harnessing (DIKSHa) who secured placement with KITEX Garments Pvt Ltd in Tamil Nadu at an average annual salary of Rs. 162,000. The trainees will soon travel from Jharsuguda to join their new workplace. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, FEB 21, 2021 The ‘National Road Safety Month’ was observed at Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries of Aditya Birla Group from January 18 to February 17. As a responsible corporate, UAIL observed the month-long campaign for social cause of safety and mobility. All the cross-functional teams proactively participated in this event within ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 21, 2021 Keeping in view the increasing need for complete therapy and hearing solutions for special children as well as elderly in Odisha, a unique one-stop rehabilitation centre ‘Rehabscape’ clinic has been inaugurated at Tankapani Road, here today. Odisha State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Sulochana Das formally inaugurated the rehabilitation centre ‘Rehabscape’ while Ollywood superstar ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 19, 2021 Further consolidating its leadership position as the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, Reliance Jio has once again added highest number of subscribers with addition of nearly 2 lakh subscribers in December 2020, as per telecom subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), recently. With this, Reliance Jio further strengthened ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Leading barbecue restaurant chain Absolute Barbecues at Infocity in Chandaka Industrial Estate here, has laid out a wide range of exotic seafood for food lovers of the Capital City at its food festival “Sea Feast” which started on Friday. The fortnight-long “Sea Feast” to be concluded on March 5, will transport one to a ...

TBB BUREAU GANDALPADA, FEB 18, 2021 As part ofd its CSR initiatives, Tata Steel BSL has dedicated a mobile primary healthcare unit in Gandalpada village under Joda Block in Keonjhar District. The mobile unit, manned by a doctor, pharmacist and nurse, will provide primary health care services and visit the village as per the prescribed schedule to provide health care ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 18, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi jointly inaugurated the production in Jiling-Langlota and Guali iron ore blocks of the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) today. These two mines are targeted to produce 12 billion tonnes of iron ore annually which will increase OMC’s production to 20 billion tonnes. These iron ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, FEB 18, 2021          Paradip Port Trust (PPT) which is moving towards becoming country’s numero uno port in terms of commodity trading and shipping movement, has set new record in railway rakes loading on Wednesday. A record number of 27 rakes (16 BOXN and 11 BOBR) were loaded inside the Port surpassing the previous record of 25 ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEB 16, 2021               Two teams from Rourkela Steel Plant have registered a remarkable performance in SAIL level Management and Business Quiz (MBQ) 2020, Samridhi and Samarth. The competitions were held online on February 8 and 10, respectively.              The team comprising Shagufta Akhtar, Office Attendant (MM-Marketing), and Presanjit, Nayak, Senior Executive Assistant (MM-Marketing)) emerged winners in ‘Samarth’, the ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, FEB 16, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Ltd. has extended its support to the District Health Administration (DHA) in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Awareness campaign, here. The company conducted a rath yatra from February 9 to 13 in 80 villages of the district, spreading awareness on Lymphatic Filariasis. Dr. Lal Mohan Routray, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 16, 2021 International non-profit organisation Tanager along with global impact firm Palladium has announced the launch of the Promotion and Stabilization of Farmer Producer Organizations (PSFPO) project to increase the profitability and sustainability of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Market Facing Companies (MFCs) in Odisha. The three-year project, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 16, 2021 Known as the cradle of hockey, Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha will have the ‘largest’ hockey stadium, the foundation stone of which was laid by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. The stadium spread over 15 acres of land on the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, will have sitting capacity of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 14, 2021 Continuing its rapid expansion across various key cities and towns in Odisha, JioFiber, the most popular high-speed broadband service in the country, has now commenced its service in key areas of 25 major cities and towns across the state. With commencement of JioFiber broadband service in Khordha, Berhampur, Balasore and Jeypore recently, JioFiber has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 13            The Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) organised a seminar on “Spectrum of Opportunities in Corporate Era”, here on Saturday. Inaugurating the two-day seminar, National Law University Odisha Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh spoke about the increasing and different role played by the Legal and Company Secretary ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 12, 2021 On a consolidated basis, Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) posted a net profit of Rs 240 crore in the third quarter (Q3) of the current financial year (FY21) as against Rs 107 crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal (Q3FY20), thus registering a growth of 123 percent. The net profit ...

TBB BUREAU TANGI, FEB 11, 2021 As part of its CSR initiative and in an endeavour to provide inclusive and equitable quality education, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) today inaugurated a new school building at Harishankar Vidya Mandir in Barunia, Jajpur. DCBL has constructed one classroom of the school and renovated the other two classrooms. For this initiative, the company ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEB 11, 2021 As part of its CSR initiatives, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) facilitated conducting of a sewing training programme for the women of its peripheral villages, industrial slums and those belonging to financially stressed background. The effort was the joint venture of National Building Construction Corporation Limited’s CSR wing and USHA Silai under ‘Kushalta ke Kadam’ ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEB 11, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has clocked the best ever monthly specific energy consumption of 5.94 Giga calories per tonne of crude steel (Gcal/TCS) in January, 2021. The remarkable achievement in the key techno-economic front compliments the record production performances by major units of the Steel Plant. Notably, the previous best monthly specific energy consumption ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 11, 2021 In view of the ongoing financial literacy week by RBI, a mega farmers’ financial literacy camp was organised by the State Bank of India (SBI) at Jagannathpur, Balianta. More than 600 farmers attended the camp. The camp was inaugurated by Khordha Collector Sanat Kumar Mohanty in presence of SBI Bhubaneswar Circle Chief General Manager ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 10, 2021 TPCODL (TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited), a joint venture of Tata Power and Government of Odisha, in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has organised a two-day training programme on “Demand Side Management & Energy Efficiency”. As many as 35 engineers participated ...

TBB BUREAU KALINGANAGAR, FEB 10, 2021 The fifth edition of Arunima, a three-day programme hosted by Tata Steel Foundation, kicked off here today. The event, hosted online this year, provides a one-stop platform to communities proximate to Tata Steel’s Sukinda, Bamnipal and Kalinganagar operations, to recognise their efforts and apprise the community on the growth journey that the region has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 10, 2021 Electropreneur Park-Bhubaneswar (EP-Bhubaneswar) in association with Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd. (BSCL), has launched Smart City Challenge & Outcome for Urban Tans formation (SCOUT-2021), a pan India idea contest/hackathons for smart city solutions. SCOUT 2021 was launched by Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI, Manoj Mishra, Secretary, Electronics & IT, Govt. of Odisha, Prem Chandra Chaudhary, CEO, Bhubaneswar Smart City ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 10, 2021 India’s leading online matrimony company Matrimony.com today announced the creation of a new brand identity – WeddingBazaar.com, India’s largest wedding marketplace from the earlier avatar of MatrimonyBazaar. With more than 40,000 service providers offering a range of services in 73 cities, WeddingBazaar differentiates itself in the category with verified service partners through a partnership ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, FEB 10, 2021                    After remaining closed for about eleven months due to Covid-induced lockdown, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur on Wednesday reopened its campus to students, amid strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. The authorities, however, are not resuming physical classes immediately and have asked students to carry COVID-19 negative certificates and remain in isolation for ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 9, 2021 A Palliative Care (PC) Clinic, offering a wide range of services for the cancer patients both in early and late stages of illness, will be inaugurated at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Wednesday. Along with cancer treatments, the Clinic will improve the physical and psychosocial aspects of living. In advanced cancer stages, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 8, 2021 As part of its corporate social responsibility, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited’s Lanjiberna Mines has installed over 200 solar streetlights in several villages in Sundergarh district. The villages include Bihabandh, Bheluadih, Gyanapali, Domposh, Lanjiberna, Khatang, Tungritoli, Alanda, Pelkapada, Merumdega etc. In the evening village roads get submerged in darkness. To avoid accidents caused due to ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/BHUBANESWAR, FEB 8, 2021 The Regional Environment and Mineral Awareness Program (EMAP) was successfully organized at Baphlimali mines area of Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries of Aditya Birla Group under the banner of the Society of Geoscientists & Allied Technologists, Bhubaneswar. The programme was designed for the students of Govt. UG High school, ...