New Odisha Age

Odisha CM sanctioned Rs 385cr COVID-19 Assistance For 26 Lakh Construction Workers

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released Rs. 385 crores as a COVID – 19 assistance for the 26 lakh construction workers in the State. According to an official press release of the Government , every construction worker will get an assistance of Rs 1,500 under this scheme. Likewise, the state government had provided an…

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Odisha extends partial lockdown till August 1

Bhubaneswar: Odisha extends partial lockdown till August 1. Shops and commercial establishments to remain open from 6 am to 8 pm in 20 Category A districts (Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Angul, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar). Night curfew in these districts will be from…

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BJP louded over the electricity tariff and frequent power cuts

Bhubaneswar: BJP in Odisha is conducting a week long protest against the electricity tariff hike and frequent power cuts in the state. The saffron party starts the protest from 14th July till 20th July informed the party president Samir Mohanty on Tuesday. The BJP party workers are holding the protest in front of all the…

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Union Bank of India launches Digital Vertical at BKC, Mumbai

Mumbai : Union Bank of India, today, launched a Digital Vertical at Naman Centre, BKC, Mumbai to drive development of various Digital Banking Products, Fintech Partnerships & Digital Marketing. The vertical has been setup to strengthen the bank’s digital footprint in the BFSI space with an aspiration to create a ‘Digital Bank within Bank’ by…

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PPBL emerges as a success story of the banking model, registers profit for the 2nd consecutive year

New Delhi : Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), which is India’s largest profitable payments bank has today announced that its profit in FY ’20 has increased to Rs. 29.8 crores PAT, up from Rs. 19.2 crores in FY ’19. This has been largely led by its higher customer acquisition in smaller cities & towns to…

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Business Correspondents Federation of India appeals for financial support

New Delhi : The Business Correspondents Federation of India organized a round table to discuss the contribution of the Business Correspondents during the lockdown and the role played in providing cash to the rural regions. The round table was attended by Sub-K, FIA global, Nearby, Fino Payment Banks, Oxigen, and SaGgraha.  Business correspondents are playing…

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Paytm Travel sees 60,000 flight & train bookings as citizens head back home in lockdown 4.0

  New Delhi : India’s horizontal travel major that has been a pioneer in launching innovative features for flight, bus and train travellers, Paytm Travel today announced that over 60,000 fight and train tickets have been booked in the last one week post the easing of lockdown travel norms. According to the travel major, most of…

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TATA Power takes over CESU management for power distribution in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As per the announcement by Tata Power, it has taken over the management of CESU for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha’s five circles consisting of Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Puri, Paradip and Dhenkanal. Tata Power will hold 51 percent equity with management control and the State-owned GRIDCO will have the remaining 49 percent…

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Portal open for Liquor home delivery: Know how to register

Bhubaneswar: Govt has launched a portal for liquor home delivery. Costumers can register on this portal, which was made in association with NIC. A log-in page will appear when one open this portal. After submitting the necessary details, one can order for home delivery. The liquor home delivery portal is www.osbc.co.in All liquor seller details…

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