NHRC seeks ATR on transgenders’ rights
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the issues of denial of rights to the transgenders including their voting rights. The NHRC passed the order acting on a petition filed by lawyer and...
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Jaundice scare in K’jhar engg college hostel
As many as 17 students of the Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, have been infected with jaundice at a hostel. A medical team visited the Gandhamardan Hall of Residence, where the cases were reported, on Friday for inspection of the quality of food cooked at the hostel canteen and water being...
Parties target castes to win poll in Nuapada
The election campaign has begun much ahead of the nomination date in different constituencies of Odisha and a common scene is found everywhere. Vehicles are frequently moving into villages. Posters and leaflets asking for votes are seen everywhere. And, contestants and their followers are touching every people at their doorsteps and...
Baijayant set for high-profile campaign in K’pada LS seat
BJP vice president Baijayant (Jay) Panda, who got party ticket for the prestigious Kendrapada Lok Sabha seat, while attending poll campaign at Chandol, dropped hints that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah would come to Kendrapada to address rallies in coming days. Panda also informed that apart from the...
BJP still undecided over nominee choice in Telkoi
Election for the Telkoi Assembly (ST) Constituency is going to be held on May 25 and the last date for filing nomination is April 29. In the meanwhile, BJD and Congress have declared their candidates. While Madhab Sardar is the candidate for BJD, Nirmal Naik’s son Pranabandhu Naik, a former...
Champua residents threaten to boycott vote
Locals of Champua NAC have threatened to boycott the coming elections on May 25. In this regard, on Thursday, a group of people submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary through Sub Collector, Champua at his office. Sources revealed that in the year 2016, two Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) had been sanctioned for...
K’pada Excise Superintendent suspended
The State Government on Friday suspended Kendrapada district Excise Superintendent Debi Prasad Mishra for dereliction of duty. Excise Department Joint Commissioner Ramchandra Mishra had recommended the State Government to place the Excise Superintendent under suspension. Earlier, the Joint Commissioners had visited Kendrapada to conduct an inquiry into allegations of bribery against the Excise Superintendent and...
Mahanadi boat tragedy: 5 more bodies found
The death toll rose to seven including three minor boys and three women in the tragic boat mishap in the Mahanadi river in Jharsuguda district with five more bodies recovered on Saturday. ODRAF and Fire Service personnel recovered the bodies during a search operation in the Hirakud Dam here. The search...
