Tag: Harassment

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 […]

By Sandeep Sahu A video going viral on social media since Sunday evening serves as a timely warning for existing and potential eve teasers in the Twin City and the state at large. The one minute and 39 second long video that shows a young girl first slapping an eve teaser and then hitting him […]

Bhubaneswar: After carrying out inspections at various shelter homes in the State based on the allegations of sexual harassment and illegal religious conversion, member of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Yashwant Jain today said that Odisha government has not followed guidelines on protection of children at shelter homes strictly. This apart, he […]

People with money power and influence can trouble women, grab the property of others and break any law they wish. They can hire goons to threaten and kill, and spend money to publish ugly lies to ruin the reputation of good people. 

New Delhi: A woman, who is forced to leave her matrimonial home, can file a case against her estranged husband and in-laws at the place where she resides thereafter, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The apex court said that the woman who is forced to leave her in-laws home due to commission of cruelty […]

Shahjahanpur: In a shocking incident, a mentally-challenged minor was tortured by his own relatives who tied a brick from his private parts as a punishment. The incident took place in Shahjahanpur on May 26. The relatives also attacked the boy’s sister and other family members when they tried to complain about the incident. The video […]