Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) on Friday initiated an inquiry into the shocking mob lynching incident that took place at Balianta on the outskirts of the capital city.A high-level team headed by OSCW Chairperson Shovana Mohanty visited the crime scene to assess the situation. The team thoroughly inspected the spot where the…
New Delhi, 1/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that states were empowered to make sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, overruling E V Chinnaiah, Bar and Bench reported. A seven-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud with Justices B R Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra,…
Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will begin across Odisha from tomorrow, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, RS Gopalan.Addressing a press conference, the CEO said the process will continue till June 28. So far, mapping of more than 3 crore voters has been completed in the state. During the…
Bangalore, 7/3: The Karnataka government has invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against 10 accused persons in Bajrang Dal activist murder case, police sources said on Monday. The government is also considering handing over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), once the local police completes its probe. The UAPA…
Patna, 15/6 (Ao Bureau):Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Bihar, the Congress has denied the news of the breakup of its MLAs. Since the breakup in the LJP on Sunday night, speculations are rife that Congress MLAs in Bihar may also change their first position very soon. According to various media reports and information received…
Bhubaneswar, 5/8:The Government of Odisha has appointed Smt. Shovana Mohanty from Karanjia, Remuna, Balasore, as the Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women. Smt. Mohanty will serve a term of up to three years, effective from August 5, 2025. The Odisha State Commission for Women works to safeguard and promote the rights…
Beijing, 3/8:China on Wednesday suspended exports of natural sand to Taiwan and halted imports of fruit and fish products from the self-governed island as US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in a trip condemned by Beijing. In a warning salvo ahead of Pelosi’s visit, Chinese customs had suspended imports from…
Jajpur, 25/11: The Jajpur district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in Odisha’s Jajpur town following an alleged attack on Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo, an official said on Monday. The prohibitory order was imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in Jajpur police station area and Biraja Haat area in the…
New Delhi, 1/9: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused the BJP of ‘kidnapping’ its councillor Ram Chander, with the saffron party denying the charges even as the ‘abducted’ member returned to his residence. Upon his return, Chander claimed that he was threatened on the pretext of being framed in ED-CBI cases by the opposition…
New Delhi, 14/3: A meeting for the appointment of the Election Commissioner will be held at Delhi’s Lok Kalyan Marg on Thursday, ANI reported, citing sources. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary will reportedly participate in the meeting expected to be held in noon. This comes as the Supreme Court on Wednesday…
