The union cabinet in its meeting held on Wednesday has approved Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to all eligible non-gazetted railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel). It will be equivalent to 78 days wages for the Financial Year 2020-21. About 11.56 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees excluding RPF personnel will be the beneficiaries. The maximum amount…
Bhubaneswar: Dr Aditya Khadanga, an intern at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here, was felicitated by SOA recently for successfully scaling Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe. Dr Khadanga, faced with challenging weather conditions, made the ascent to the 18,510 feet summit on August 16 last. Mount Elbrus, located in Kabardino-Balkaria…
Cuttack: A delegation of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), led by mission director Veena Reddy, a senior foreign diplomat of the US government, visited the Septage Treatment Plant (SeTP) at Cuttack on Thursday. The plant is the first-ever Urban Local Body (ULB) in the state, to engage transgender SHG. The team highly appreciated…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Monday saw an increase with the rate at Rs 103.47 while the price of diesel at Rs 95.03 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Monday were Rs 103.78 and Rs 95.33, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis….
As a part of Employees/Workers’ participation in Management, East Coast Railway (ECoR) had organised PREM (Participation of Railway Employees in Management) meeting at Rail Sadan here on Wednesday. The representatives of recognised trade unions, officers association and RPF association participated to work more effectively. The concept of PREM meeting is unique to Railways alone and…
Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: A couple of one-sided contests marked the OCA Inter-District School Cricket Tournament (2025–26) one-day preliminary league, with Kendrapara and Bhubaneswar-A registering emphatic victories on Saturday. At the BJB High School Mini Stadium, Khurda, Kendrapara outclassed Boudh by a huge margin of 203 runs. After winning the toss and opting to bat, Kendrapara piled up…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police have announced a strict “zero drugs” policy for the upcoming New Year celebrations, warning of tough action against anyone found violating the law during the festive period. City police commissioner V C Sajjanar, while chairing a coordination meeting with senior officers on Friday, directed personnel across ranks to maintain heightened vigilance…
A do-or-die Super 12 game for India and New Zealand, both teams having lost their first games to Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup. The task won’t be easy for India against a top-quality New Zealand side, who too would look to bring out their top game on Sunday. New Zealand’s bowling would be…
Bhubaneswar: Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) on Saturday observed the World Cancer Day by organising a patient engagement programme inside the hospital premises here. Dubbed as ‘Hope Springs Saga’ after the Hope Springs Block of SUMUM, the event witnessed a huge congregation of cancer survivors who had been successfully treated at the hospital’s Oncology department. The…
With the advancement of technology, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched the facility to generate instant Permanent Account Number (PAN) in a few minutes with the use of Aadhar Card. Before actually heading to that, let us first take a quick glance at the basic necessary information about PAN. What is a…
