TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 12, 2021 Odisha Government’s Housing and Urban Development Department has been declared the winner under the Best State Category in the second edition of Janaagraha City Governance Awards for its project JAGA Mission. Piped Water Supply Scheme for all Urban Households, Public Health Engineering Organisation, Odisha won the Best Civic Agency. Held in memory of V ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 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 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 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded for establishment of an international airport at Puri. “We propose that an international airport be established at Puri in the name of Sri Jagannath International Airport. The state government has identified land at Puri for the proposed airport and will proactively support all the activities required ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the performance of Emergency Ambulance Service in the State, particularly in tribal districts, and to meet the increasing demand for this service, the Odisha Government has made provision for additional 84 ambulances under the 108 fleet. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday virtually flagged off 84 Basic Life ...

SAMBALPUR, DEC 31 After achieving a string of accomplishments in 2020, IIM Sambalpur, one of the most promising and dynamic management institutions among the new generation IIMs of the country, is all set to take another giant leap with the advent of the New Year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone of the permanent campus of ...

BHUBANESWAR, DEC 31 The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run six more special trains from the second week of January, 2021. Two of these trains will leave from Bhubaneswar station, while one will leave for Jammu Tawi from Sambalpur, and three trains will leave from Vishakhapatnam to Sai Nagar Shirdi, Kollam and Chennai. According to an ECoR release, 02882/02881 Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 The doctors at city-based AMRI Hospitals performed a complex ABO incompatible (mismatch blood group) kidney transplant successfully. A 23-year old young man from Dhenkanal, with B +ve blood group was on dialysis after both of his kidneys failed. Though his mother with AB +ve blood group was willing to donate one of her kidneys, it ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 23 In a major reshuffle in the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre, the State government today transferred Nayagarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Pratyush Diwakar and also saw new postings at SP level in 12 districts. The transfer of Diwakar came at a time when the kidnap and murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district triggered ...