Daily Archives: May 1, 2012
MCL Coal Transport Corridor nowhere in sight
The much-awaited coal corridor proposal of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to free a vast rural population from the hazards of dust pollution is not moving on the expected lines. The coal transportation through these corridors will be easy and is expected to reduce dust pollution. Sources said after intense public pressure it was decided
Lawyers threatened to go for a west Odisha bandh from May 8, HC Bar to meet again
Lawyers threatened to go for a west Odisha bandh from May 8 in case their demand was not fulfilled by May 7. As the lawyers of Sambalpur sat on dharna in front of the office of the IGP (NR), demanding Collector Mrinalini Darswal’s arrest besides a judicial probe. On the otherhand members of the Odisha
1st woman judge of HC Justice Amiya Padhi dead
Eminent jurist and first woman judge of the Orissa High Court Justice Amiya Kumari Padhi passed away at her Bhaskosh lane residence here following illness on Monday. She was 79 and is survived by her husband and former DGP Shyam Sundar Padhi, two daughters and a son. Daughter of late Justice JK Mishra and niece
Lawyers stall work over Sambalpur incident
The lawyers’ strike over the Sambalpur incident continued to stall work in the Orissa High Court on Monday as the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has announced the ceasework till Tuesday. The decision was taken as HCBA’s assessment team’s report is still pending. The team had visited Sambalpur on April 27 and met the parties
NRI urges PM, CM for HC Bench
Non-resident Odia professor Digambara Patra of the American University of Beirut has demanded establishment of a High Court Bench or Circuit Bench in Bhawanipatna. In a letter to the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Odisha, Patra has cited that a High Court Bench or Circuit Bench exists along with their parent HC in
Odisha forests burning bright
Forests in Odisha are burning in the scorching summer heat, literally. Around 2,700 cases of jungle fires were reported in the state in the past two months. Satellite generated data available with the Forest Survey of India (FSI) said Kandhamal district in the southern part of the state reported the highest 757 incidents of forest
IIM Sambalpur