In the heartlands of India, where dusty trails wind through sun-baked villages and age-old hills whisper centuries of stories, art has always been more than an aesthetic. It is a voice, an identity, and a tradition passed down through generations like a treasured heirloom. In Odisha and Rajasthan, the millennia-old crafts of Dhokra metalwork, Saura paintings, Ajrak block-printing, and Appliqué ...

Bhubaneswar, June 1, 2024 (TBB Bureau): Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of smelter-grade alumina and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, has launched ‘Sangam: Jeevan, Prakruti Aur Sanskriti Ka Ek Milan’, an initiative aimed at supporting rural farmers by developing climate-resilient livelihoods. Integrating sustainable agricultural practices, technological interventions, and natural resource management, Project Sangam is set to benefit over 500 ...

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, JULY 12, 2021 Over 40 per cent of people who recovered from Covid-19 are still having post-Covid symptoms and many are reporting newer symptoms like insomnia and neuropsychiatric issues, revealed a pan-India survey by AIG Hospital. As India crosses 3 crore Covid recoveries, the incidence of post-Covid symptoms is noticeably increasing across the country. Over 40 per ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 22, 2021 Continuing its fight against COVID-19, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has launched the vaccination drive at its Angul steel making facilities. The vaccination drive would cover the company’s employees and the entire workforce along with their families. Pursuing the vision of its founder OP Jindal to serve the society in a holistic way ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 13, 2021 Keeping vaccination drives for all sections of the society in mind, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a unique one for students going abroad for higher studies. While 83 students are enlisted after verification of the necessary documents, 19 have already been administered the Covishield doses at two designated centres at PN College, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 7, 2021 The Ministry of Railways has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be strictly adhered to in the movement of passengers by trains across the country. With the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the railways decided to advise passengers to wear face masks at the time of entry and also during ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 2, 2021 Keeping in view the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, the Odisha Government on Sunday announced to impose 14-day statewide lockdown starting from May 5, 2021. During this period, healthcare and other services will continue as usual. People will be allowed to purchase essential commodities within 500-metre radius of their residences between 6 am and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 9, 2021 With Odisha’s daily Covid-19 cases rising at an alarming rate, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has made it compulsory for incoming travellers to produce a negative RT-PCR report on their arrival, to prevent adverse impact of cross border movement. According to an ECoR release, with effect from April 10, all Odisha-bound passengers boarding the train ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2021 Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today released a standard operating procedure (SOP) on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres. Announcing the decision the Minister said now cinema halls can operate with full capacity. Sanitisation and COVID protocols will have to be adhered to but people ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 13, 2021 A day after the arrival of the first consignment of Covishield, Odisha received the second consignment of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. A special plane carrying 20,000 doses of Covaxin, manufactured in Hyderabad by Bharat Biotech and Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), from Hyderabad arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here today. The ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 12, 2021 Odisha received the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. A consignment consisting of 34 boxes of Covishield vaccine, manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on a special flight from Pune, informed State Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), PK Mohapatra. The Serum ...

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 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 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 ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, NOV 24 Globally renowned hygiene brand Livinguard AG has partnered with legendary cricketer and current President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly to be its brand ambassador for masks and gloves. As a leader and role model in the world of cricket and beyond, Sourav Ganguly exemplifies the ethos of the Livinguard ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL This year’s World Diabetes Day, (November 14) falls during a global pandemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has already taken the lives of over a million people. Patients with underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, severe obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been proven to be at higher risk of complications and death than others ...