Tag: Supreme Court

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties on Sunday questioned the ‘silence’ of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Law Minister Pratap Jena on holding Rath Yatra in Puri and asked them to approach Supreme Court for partial modification of its June 18 order. The State government will entirely be responsible for not holding the Rath Yatra. It’s such […]

Puri: As millions of Jagannath devotees anxiously await the Supreme Court’s hearing on the petitions seeking modification of its stay order on Rath Yatra, members of the Puri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee today clarified that the rituals in the 12th-century shrine may get disrupted if the chariots of the Holy Trinity are not pulled after the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/Puri: The power of the Lords has finally got the SC moving and also the decision for the chariots to roll on Puri Badadanda a few hours later tomorrow. After 17 petitions were moved in the SC to get a nod to let the centuries-old Rath Yatra going, the apex court today modified its […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Former ISRO scientist S Nambi Narayanan on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court direction to handover to CBI the report of a high-level inquiry committee, on the role of erring…

Puri: Soon after Supreme Court gave its nod for Puri Rath Yatra, Odisha government swung into action and reviewed arrangements for the smooth conduct of the mega event scheduled tomorrow. As the apex court has fixed certain conditions with strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, the State government today announced a complete shutdown in the pilgrim […]

Puri: The entire stretch of Badadanda reverberated with chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ moments after the Supreme Court modified its order and allowed Rath Yatra in Puri today. Millions of devotees took a huge sigh of relief as they were earlier shattered by the news after the apex court on June 18 had stayed the conduct […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Supreme Court for the Rath Yatra verdict, calling it “an inseparable emotion for Odias”. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde noted that the court is willing to modify its June 18 order which put a stay […]

Puri: This year’s Rath Yatra will go down in the pages of history as a unique episode with devotion of millions of devotees put to extreme test amid the grim realities of COVID-19 pandemic. As a major relief, barely hours before the mega festival, Supreme Court on Monday had reconsidered its previous order and allowed […]

New Delhi: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Thursday said the time has come for a woman Chief Justice of India, however when…

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty had loomed large over Puri Rath Yatra till Monday evening when Supreme Court finally gave nod for the festival with certain conditions paving way for the chariots of the Holy Trinity to roll on the Badadanda (Grand Road) on Tuesday. Barely a day has passed and political parties in Odisha have locked themselves […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the CBSE to issue fresh notification in connection with Class 12 exams, clarifying the option between internal assessment and exams later. The observation from the top court after it was informed that the CBSE has decided to cancel the remaining board exams for Class […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, today, approved the assessment scheme submitted by CBSE in the court about remaining board examinations. The board will prepare result for pending subjects on the basis of examinations that have already been conducted and internal assessment performance and declare the results by July 15. CBSE’s assessment scheme will consider marks […]

Puri: The stage is all set for the Hera Panchami ritual, which will be conducted in Puri today. The ritual is celebrated on the fifth day of Rath Yatra. As per the tradition, Goddess Laxmi expresses her anger at Lord Jagannath for leaving her alone at Srimandir. Goddess Laxmi is taken to Gundicha Temple by […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday told the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to be flexible and consider allowing students to opt out of the exams amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and Sanjiv Khanna took up the matter through videoconference and told ICAI during the […]

New Delhi: In a major reshuffle by the Centre among its law officers for the Supreme Court, the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved the re-appointment of senior advocate Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General for a period of three years. Senior advocate K.K. Venugopal has also been reappointed to the post of Attorney […]