Source: CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday appointed an OAS officer Bimal Prasad Patra as Executive Officer to manage the affairs of Ram Mandir near Kharavel Nagar in Bhubaneswar. The division bench of Justice Sanju Panda and Justice Pramath Patnaik appointed Patra as Executive Officer in an interim order while adjudicating a dispute raised by
Source: newindianexpress.com BALANGIR: Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas in Kalahandi, Boudh, Subarnapur and Balangir districts on Saturday.Accompanied by BJP MPs Basant Panda and Sangeeta Singhdeo, he went round several areas in Balangir town that were submerged following a torrential downpour on Tuesday. The district received record
Source: newindianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR: After winning the 2019 Assembly elections with a thumping majority, the BJD Government’s lack of interest to conduct the urban local body (ULB) polls has raised questions over the reason. Elections to the ULBs have been deferred as the State Government has failed to complete the process of reservation and delimitation of
Source: odishatv.in Bhubaneswar: Despite a thumping victory in the recently concluded 2019 general elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seems to be in no hurry to conduct the civic body polls in the State. Though the Supreme Court had earlier rapped the State government on issue, the reservation of seats and ward delimitation process
Source: odishatv.in Bhubaneswar: In a significant development in the Kunduli gang rape and suicide incident in Koraput, Orissa High Court Friday directed the State government to complete the probe and submit its report within four weeks. Hearing a petition filed by senior BJP leader Kharbela Swain, the top court of Odisha also suggested the State government
Source: newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has directed Shyam Baba Charitable Trust to deposit Rs 1.25 crore with the Collector of Cuttack by August 20, the next date of hearing on a contempt case filed against it. The High Court had registered a suo moto contempt case after the Trust did not respond to notices issued
Source: orissapost.com Bhubaneswar: Members crossing across party lines Tuesday urged Law Minister Pratap Jena to take in-principle decision to invite local MLAs during inauguration of court buildings. Raising the issue during Question Hour, BJD legislator Prabhu Jani said local MLAs are not being invited to inaugural functions of court buildings. He wanted to know whether there
Source: orissapost.com Puri: A petition has been filed in the Orissa High Court seeking speedy investigation into the murder of three persons at Pattnaikia Square on Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway July 14. Lipika Behera, the wife of victim Purna Behera, has filed the petition in the HC and urged the court to direct the police to expedite
Source: barandbench.com The Supreme Court recently set aside an order of the Orissa High Court restraining the State from reviewing its policy on telemedicine. The Supreme Court ruled that it amounted to an interference in an exercise which was purely in the executive domain. The judgment by a Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose came in an
Source: newindianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR: The demand of Congress for a permanent bench of Odisha High Court in Western Odisha rocked the Assembly forcing Speaker SN Patro to adjourn the House thrice. Even as members of Balangir Bar Association and Joint Action Committee held a rally in front the Assembly demanding a permanent HC bench in their district,
