Tag: Orissa High Court

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty looms large over the conduct of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on time as Odisha government has decided to move Supreme Court against the Orissa High Court order regarding reservation of seats in different urban local bodies. Earlier, the Orissa High Court had asked the state government not to exceed 50 per cent reservation […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan once again targeted Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his silence over the missing Ratna Bhadar key of Puri Srimandir. Talking to newsmen, Pradhan stated that CM knows everything and his silence is a matter of concern as already Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has expressed concern over the sensitive issue. […]

Bhubaneswar: Following widespread public outcry over the missing Ratna Bhandar key, the State Government today appointed Justice Raghubir Das, retired judge of Orissa High Court as Chairman of the ‘Commission of Inquiry’ set up to probe disappearance of the 12th century treasury key. Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered a judicial probe into the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to the 75 data entry operators and junior programmers working on contractual basis in the Department of Commercial Taxes, the Orissa High Court has upheld the order of the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) for regularisation of their jobs. As per reports, the Commercial Taxes department had initially engaged the data […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has issued notice to all the parties including the Odisha government in connection with the PIL seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘Odishara Rasagola’ and scrapping GI tag received by West Bengal for ‘Banglar Rasogolla.’ Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Chennai Intellectual Property Office (IPO) […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Senior officials of Odisha government including Home Secretary Asit Tripathy, DGP RP Sharma and Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra on Tuesday appeared before National Commission for Scheduled Castes at New Delhi in connection with the alleged gang rape and subsequent suicide of a minor girl at Kunduli in Koraput. The National Commission […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) today directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct expeditious hearing of a petition filed against BJD’s Rajya Sabha member, Achyuta Samanta. Hearing a petition filed by Right to Information (RTI) activist, Subhash Mohapatra challenging the election of Samanta to the Upper House, the HC stated that the […]

Cuttack: While hearing a petition seeking probe by a central agency into the gang rape and subsequent suicide of the school girl in Kunduli of Koraput district, the Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the State government to file a response by May 10. The petition seeking a probe by CBI or NIA was filed […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Achyuta Samanta’s election to Rajya Sabha has been challenged in Orissa High Court by Right to Information (RTI) activist Subhash Mohapatra. Mohapatra moved the High Court today seeking invalidation of Samanta’s Rajya Sabha membership. Mohapatra, whose nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections were rejected in March, alleged that criminal cases are pending […]

Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: Rich tributes were paid to Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das, the architect of modern Odisha on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Members of Utkal Sammilani paid floral tributes to Madhu babu at his samadhi at Gora Kabar in Cuttack. Similarly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, speaker Pradip Amat and other politicians garlanded the statue of […]

Cuttack: In a big relief to arrested BJD MLA Pravat Biswal, the Orissa High Court today granted him interim bail in connection with his links in the Seashore chit fund scam case. The Court granted a two-month interim bail to the Cuttack Chowdwar legislator who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on […]

Cuttack: Police Commissioner YB Khurania has assured security to all the witnesses in various cases involving gangster Raja Acharya, who was granted bail by the Orissa High Court on April 20. Briefing media persons, Khurania said police will keep its eyes on Acharya after he is released from jail and persons seeking police protection will […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police is likely to move the Orissa High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to gangster Raja Acharya, informed Police Commissioner YB Khurania today. Opinion of a legal expert will be sought by the police in this regard and the petition will be filed after receiving relevant documents from the court, said […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today expressed displeasure over the delay in Srimandir rituals. Rapping the state government for wrong interpretation of its order, the court clarified that it only reviewed the temple repair works and didn’t pass any orders pertaining to the rituals of Srimandir. The court added that it is the state government […]

Puri: Jagamohan, the sanctum sanctorum of Puri Sri Jagannath Temple (Srimandir) reopened after a gap of over two years on Monday following the Orissa High Court order. The Jagamohan was closed for repairs by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) since January 28, 2016. The Orissa High Court had directed ASI and the Sri Jagannath Temple […]