Monthly Archives: May 2012
Maoists exploit forces’ ops halt to lay landmines
Maoists have managed to make major gains during the suspension of armed operations following recent high-profile kidnappings. As expected, most of these have been in Orissa and Chhattisgarh. The Ultras have managed to lay out a vast network of landmines during this period. This is revealed in a classified report, in Deccan Chronicle’s possession, sent
Lawyers close ranks, seek removal of Collector
Shedding differences over location of the proposed High Court Bench, lawyers of Balangir District Bar Association expressed solidarity with their Sambalpur counterparts here on Thursday. The team was here to stage a dharna in front of the IG (NR) office demanding arrest of the Sambalpur Collector Mrinalini Darswal. The dharna comes a day after Jharsuguda
Road map drawn to develop Buddhist sites
With the 13th Finance Commission grant of ` 65 crore, the Culture Department has drawn up a road map to develop the various Buddhist sites in the State. An amount of Rs 12 crore has been earmarked for conservation, documentation and development works of Buddhist heritage sites scattered across the State. The works will be
With RSBY, India Tries to Curb the ‘Health-based Poverty Trap’
Ram Sarup nervously paced the corridor of Deep private hospital in Haryana’s Rewari district. A resident of Budhpur village, some 10 kilometers from Rewari, this was the first time 33-year-old Sarup had mustered up the courage to step into a private hospital. With a card clutched tightly in his hand, he tried to figure out
Cuttack lawyers resume work
Lawyers of Orissa High Court and other lowers courts of the city here have resumed attending courts after what they called “suspending the boycott of courts giving peace a chance.” The lawyers of Cuttack had been boycotting all courts since Thursday last expressing solidarity with their counterparts in Sambalpur, who are now engaged in an
Kujang sub-jail inmates demonstrate mass dharna implement jail manual of 2007 towards jail reform
The inmates of Kujang sub-jail demonstrated mass dharna on the occasion of International Labourer Day on Tuesday to bring jail reform in all jails of the state and also urged to implement jail manual of 2007 for the betterment of inmates. Total 69 prisoners of Kujang sub jail led by anti Posco leader cum CPI
Odisha Government asks officials to boost up raising of claims in RSBY
Boost up the raising of health claims under Rastiya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) ordered Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik while reviewing the progress of the scheme in Secretariat conference hall last evening. Patnaik has advised Labor & Employment and Health & Family Welfare and Departments to make an analysis of the bottlenecks in the process
Jharsuguda Bandh by Jharsuguda Dist. Bar Association
Today Jharsuguda Dist. Bandh Was called in by the Dist. Bar Association of Jharsuguda. Banks , School , Colleges and Various Govt. Institution were closed. Even ongoing examination on govt. boys high school and L.N. Colleges were Closed in middle. Jharsuguda Chamber of Commerce and various Organisation also came in support of this Bandh .
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
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