Month: August 2017

HC stays annulment of corporator’s election

August 18, 2017

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Thursday clamped an interim stay on its earlier ruling annulling the election of Bhubaneswar Municipal ...

Govt depts asked to clear power dues of Rs 413 crore

August 18, 2017

Bhubaneswar: Expressing serious concern over the long-pending electricity dues of various departments and wings of the government, the energy department ...

Admin to accommodate 5,000 Kartika Habisialis

August 18, 2017

Puri: The district administration will provide free accommodation to 5,000 Habisialis (devout elderly women) during the Kartika Brata between October ...

Patro’s diktat to co-op banks on bad loans

August 18, 2017

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure smooth functioning of cooperative banks, Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro has issued guidelines asking ...

Ex-SJTA chief submits probe report on ‘Brahma’ fiasco

August 18, 2017

Puri: Former Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has submitted the final probe report to the SJTA ...

State shooting meet inaugurated

August 17, 2017

Bhubaneswar: The VIIth State Shooting Championships was inaugurated Thursday at the shooting range in Kalinga Stadium here. Orissa sports minster ...

BCCI seeks Govt nod to conduct Asia Cup with Pak

August 17, 2017

New Delhi: The BCCI will seek the government’s clearance to conduct the 2018 Asia Cup, involving Pakistan in India ...

Mason: Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns to Richard Gasquet, of France, during the middle rounds at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Mason, Ohio. AP/PTI(AP8_17_2017_000003B)

Nadal cruises, teenager stuns Zverev

August 17, 2017

Cincinnati: Rafa Nadal extended his spotless record against Richard Gasquet, while unseeded American teenager Frances Tiafoe upset Alexander Zverev to ...