Tag: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh each on nine States and Union Territories (UTs) and Rs 5 lakh on Haryana for not notifying the names of civil society members in their committees to take care of the needs of the urban homeless. A bench of Justice Madan […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport department has urged the Home department to increase patrolling on the National Highways in order to put a check on the rising number of accidents. The department, in a letter, requested for the filling up of vacancies required for the patrolling duty especially on the Jaleswar-Icchapuram, Bhubaneswar-Puri, Sambalpur-Sohelam, Manguli-Sambalpur and Sambalpur-Rourkela  […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give directions to stop construction of Polavaram project until all the pending issues are finally settled in the Supreme Court. The move came after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF and CC) extended the stay on ‘stop work’ order by […]

Bhubaneswar:The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Odisha government to complete the process for appointment of Lokayukta in the State within next two months. A detailed report on the progress made in appointment of Lokayukta was presented by the State government in the apex court today. The move to appoint the anti-corruption watchdog comes almost […]

Puri: Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb today said that the kind of importance given to the Lord Jagannath Temple by Odisha government during the Rath Yatra is not seen at other times in all matters of management. In an exclusive one-on-one interview with OTV, the Puri King said that while the  government gives a lot […]

Puri: Even as the Supreme Court’s suggestion on allowing entry of non-Hindus into Puri Srimandir continues to create flutter across the state, , Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati today took an indirect dig at the issue stating that the Jagannath temple is not a secular place and the rules laid down for Gandhiji’s memorial cannot be […]

Puri: A day after the Supreme Court sought suggestions from the Puri Srimandir administration on entry of non-Hindus into the 12th century shrine, the matter has now snowballed into a huge debate evoking sharp reactions from all quarters including culture experts and servitors of the temple. A division bench of the apex court headed by […]

Bhubaneswar: Nearly a month after the Supreme Court passed a slew of interim directions to put a tab on the alleged mismanagement at Puri Srimandir and exploitation of devotees, the apex court will hear on its June 8 order. The apex court in its order, had directed the District Judge, Puri to form a committee […]

  Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: In a major relief to BJD MP Ramchandra Hansda, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to him in connection with the Nabadiganta Captial Services chit fund scam. The apex court granted bail to Hansda, who was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2014, without any conditions, informed […]

Bhubaneswar: The The State government as per the Supreme Court’s directive has begun the process for attachment of property of mine owners, who have not paid penalty for illegal mining activities. Mining lessees at Sundergarh and Keonjhar have been served notices by their respective district administrations to appear before the Collector’s court and present their […]

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will implement the directive of the Supreme Court on collection of donations at Puri Srimandir and will provide necessary information to the Puri District and Sessions Judge, who has been directed by the apex court to probe the management affairs of the temple, said Chief Administrator, PK Mohapatra […]

Puri: Several outfits including Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Arya Samaj along with various servitor forums of Puri Srimandir submitted affidavits in the Puri District and Sessions Court following Supreme Court’s directive on the management of the temple. While the VHP in an affidavit sought handover of some responsibilities to Puri Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati and […]

Cuttack: A huge amount black money has been seized from Maoists leaders in different parts of the country, informed Justice Arijit Pasayat, vice-chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money. A detailed probe will be launched in connection with seizure of the black money from Maoists, said Pasayat after a high-level […]

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: The State BJP on Sunday questioned the ruling BJD on its motive behind agitating on streets at a time when it should be resolving the Mahanadi water dispute by fighting out in the Tribunal. Speaking at a presser here today, Senior BJP leader Biswabhusan Harichandan offered to support the ruling BJD if the latter […]