Tag: Harassment

Bhubaneswar: Police on Sunday arrested three persons in connection with harassing three girls at Nandankanan road here on Friday, said Police Commissioner YB Khurania. Informing this to the media, Khurania said, the arrested persons have been identified as Madhab Kumar Rout (22), Mrutyunjay Patra (22) and Biswaranjan Pradhan (21). “While Madhab and Mrutyunjay are resident […]

Bhubaneswar: Less than a week after the mass molestation incident in IT hub Bengaluru shook the whole country, three girls were harassed by a group of youths on Friday on a busy road here, raising serious questions on the safety of women in the State capital. Police have registered a case in this regard and […]

Keonjhar: The lady lecturers of Keonjhar Government Engineering College today brought physical and mental harassment charges against one of their senior lecturers. As per allegations, lecturer Nimai Charan Patel had sent messages and emails late night to one of the lady lecturers. The lady lecturers have also alleged that their initial complaint filed before the […]

Cuttack: Arrested Godman Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raul has moved the Supreme court seeking bail. According to Sarathi’s lawyer Sushant Kanungo, the Godman has sought bail in connection with harassment cases lodged against him. Also Read: Groups clash over Sarathi sermons A total of 3 cases were registered against Sarathi Baba. The third case was […]

Cuttack: In a sensational case, Haimabati Acharya, daughter-in-law of renowned neurosurgeon Late Dr Brahmanand Acharya, has alleged harassment by her in-laws, for which she has filed an FIR with the Chauliaganj Police in Cuttack. “Since the death of my husband, certain members of my in-law family have been torturing me. My mother-in-law, sister-in-law Ava Acharya, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a sensational case, Sishir Gamang, son of former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, has charged his wife with harassment, torture of their minor son and extra-marital affair. At a press meet here today, Sishir revealed that her wife Monica Gamang has mentally and physically tortured their 10-year-old son. Moreover, Sishir alleged that Monica […]

Bhubaneswar: Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud appeared before the Mahila Police in Bhubaneswar on Monday in connection with the controversy surrounding Kabita Mahakud, who is claiming to be his daughter-in-law. The MLA reportedly arrived at the Mahila Police station after 11PM in the night. Sanatan was questioned by the police for 10-15 minutes informed DCP Satyabrata […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police on Friday issued a notice to industrialist Trailokya Mishra, his wife Ashamanjari Mishra and son Sabyasachi Mishra asking them to be present physically before the Kharvel Nagar police by June 22 in connection with a case of harassment and torture filed against them Sabyasachi’s wife Lopamudra Mishra. Since all three are absconding, […]

Mumbai: Actress Tanushree Dutta has received two legal notices, one each on behalf of veteran actor Nana Patekar and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri. She says it is the “price” you pay for “speaking out against harassment, humiliation and injustice in India”. “I’ve been slapped with two legal notices today. One from Nana Patekar and another from […]

San Francisco: Embroiled in a massive data breach and facing $1.63 billion in fine from the European Union (EU) privacy watchdog, Facebook on Tuesday introduced a new feature for its 2.3 billion users to hide or delete multiple comments at once from the options menu of their post. This feature is rolling out on desktop […]

New York: Researchers have found that all forms of victimisation — bullying, cyberbullying and harassment — can damage the entire school environment. The study, published in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, measured the impact of polyvictimisation — exposure to multiple forms of victimisation — on school climate at the middle- and high-school levels. […]

New Delhi: To check corruption and harassment, the tax department will soon launch a pilot of “jurisdiction-free assessment” where a tax officer will not get to know identity of the assessee as allotment of cases will be done randomly by computers rather than on the basis of area. The success of the pilot, to be […]

Dhenkanal: Taking stern action against the Dream Centre Shelter Home, girl inmates of which brought sexual harassment allegations against the in-charge and managing director of the centre on Friday, was sealed by the Sadar police late Saturday night. The shelter home run by an NGO, Good News India at Beltikiri in the district was sealed […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposing the deliberate attempt to trouble and harass him, former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has sought the intervention of Odisha DGP, RP Sharma in releasing the helicopter which was recently sealed again by Puri Police. In a letter, Panda asserted that already the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is the only […]

Hyderabad: A woman has lodged a complaint with Cyber Crime police station here alleging that her husband had put her contact number online with an intention to malign her, police said today. The woman, who had filed a complaint of harassment against her husband with Malakpet police station earlier, lodged a complaint with the cyber […]