Tag: Orissa High Court

The dispute between the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) over the repair of Jagamohan has come to the fore with the former submitting a supplementary counter affidavit to the Orissa High Court today in response to a public interest litigation (PIL)

Balasore: Former Remuna Inspector in Charge (IIC) Surendra Nayak, who is wanted in a Hanuman coin case, moved the Orissa High Court seeking anticipatory bail on Wednesday. Earlier today, Balasore Superintendent of Police (SP) Niti Sekhar ordered concerned officials to hold back Nayak’s salary and issued a notice asking him to depose as soon as […]

By Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Cuttack: Even as the whole country is busy celebrating the 70th Independence Day, Orissa High Court here celebrated the special occasion in a special way, unfurling Odisha’s largest tricolour atop a tall mast of around 215 feet today. The huge national flag, which measures 75 feet in length and 48 feet […]

Cuttack: In a major development in the much hyped Lopamudra Mishra dowry torture case, the Orissa High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail petition of industrialist and father-in-law of the victim Trailokya Mishra. On July 4, the Court had given the industrialist, his son Sabyasachi and wife Ashamanjari interim protection from arrest till July 29 […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court is likely to hear the bail plea filed by Ollywood comedian Tatwa Prakash Satpathy alias Papu Pom Pom and his aide Pradipta Swain aka Gitu, who are presently lodged in Jharpada jail on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl, on Wednesday. The duo had moved the HC on July […]

Sundargarh: A two-member special team of the Crime Branch arrived in the district today to probe into the NTPC land scam. Talking to media persons here, Crime Branch SP Ramesh Behera said some villagers of Darlipali village of Lefripada block under Bhasma police station including Ashok Raudia and Kishore Majhi have alleged that they are […]

Cuttack: Ollywood comedian Tatwa Prakash Satpathy alias Papu Pom Pom and his aide Pradipta Swain alias Gitu today filed a bail petition in the Orissa High Court. The duo applied for bail after the district and sessions court in Bhubaneswar rejected their bail petition. Papu Pom Pom and Gitu have been arrested on the charge […]

Taking strong note of the Niladri Bije fiasco last Sunday, Odisha government today set up a judicial commission headed by former judge of the Orissa High Court Justice Bimal Prasad Das to suggest reforms in management of Puri Sri Jagannath temple

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today asked authorities of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the Puri collector to file an affidavit on the status of the ongoing repair and restoration work of Jagamohan inside the Shri Jagannath temple. The court issued the directive while hearing a Public Interest […]

Cuttack: Alleging gross inaction on the part of the Odisha government in the tragic death of five innocent villagers who were killed during an anti-Maoists operation inside Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district in the night on July 8, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Odisha High Court today demanding a […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today directed the State government to conduct a fresh Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) for admission into B-Tech course in the State. According to Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) secretary Binod Dash, the High Court has also ordered fresh entrance test for lateral entry into MBA and MCA courses. […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today gave interim relief from arrest to industrialist Trailokya Mishra, his son Sabyasachi and wife Ashamanjari till July 29. The court, on the other hand, asked the police to submit the case diary before July 29. The directive of the court came while hearing two advance bail petitions filed by […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today asked the Puri Municipality authorities not to set up any vending zone or allow temporary stalls on either sides of the Bada Danda (Grand Road). The court issued the directive while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by social activist Jitendra Sahu. Drawing the attention of the court, […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Opposition BJP and Congress have intensified their attack on BJD in the much hyped fake gazette notification scam, trouble has mounted for the prime accused in the case Dr Motilal Gouda, who may face police action any moment now after the Orissa High Court today turned down his petition seeking anticipatory bail. […]

The Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court here Thursday upheld its previous order on the shifting of notorious Dhalasamant brothers (D-brothers) from the Choudwar Circle Jail