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Bhubaneswar: Several leaders of opposition parties, including Congress in-charge for Odisha Ajay Kumar Lallu, were detained by the police in Bhubaneswar during the statewide shutdown called by them. Congress, along with seven other political parties, observed a statewide dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest the death of a 20-year-old female student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College by self-immolation due to alleged sexual harassment by a professor and subsequent institutional neglect. During the ba ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17 (PTI) Normal life came to a standstill in Odisha on Thursday as opposition Congress and seven other political parties enforced a 12-hour bandh over the death of a college student who set herself on fire after being denied justice in an alleged sexual harassment incident. Though over six hours had passed since the strike began, there were no reports of violence or untoward incidents from any part of the state, a senior home department official said, adding that the bandh has ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Life came to a standstill across Odisha as Congress, along with seven other parties, launched a statewide dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest the death of a 20-year-old female student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College by self-immolation due to alleged sexual harassment by a professor and subsequent institutional neglect. Vehicular movement on several National Highways was affected as Opposition party workers created roadblocks. Substantial traffic congestion was seen on the Chennai-Kol ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 17 (ANI): Police on Thursday detained several opposition leaders and workers, including State Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu, during the Odisha Bandh called to protest the death of a college student in Balasore who recently succumbed in hospital to injuries sustained after setting herself on fire last week. Odisha Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu accused the state government of trying to deny justice to the college student. Alleging that the government ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR : President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Adikabi Sarala Das, a 15th century poet and scholar of Odia literature on his 600th birth anniversary, and presented the Kalinga Ratna Award-2024 to Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Addressing the birth anniversary celebrations of Das, organised by the Sarala Sahitya Sansad at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Murmu said Adikabi enriched Indian literature by composing the Mahabharata. Stating that the ...Read More >
On July 12, the woman attempted self-immolation on the college campus.Source : Twitter A 22-year-old college student from Odisha, who set herself on fire following alleged inaction over a sexual harassment complaint, succumbed to her injuries late last night. Her death has sparked outrage, protests, and renewed calls for accountability in educational institutions. The student, pursuing a B.Ed degree at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, had accused the Head of the Education Department ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight Opposition political parties, including the Congress, on Tuesday unitedly called for 'Odisha Bandh' on July 17 over the death of a 20-year-old girl student from Balasore, demanding the resignation of the State Higher Education Minister and a judicial investigation. "Joint opposition has resolved that Odisha will be closed on 17th July," CPI(M) leader Suresh Panigrahi told ANI. "The victim girl appealed to the Odisha government, the local MP an ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): Following the tragic road accident in the Muwani area of Pithoragarh district on Tuesday that claimed eight lives, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the state government would provide Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured. This would be in addition to the ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which wo ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed the Balasore college student's death was an "organized murder by the system", drawing sharp rebuttal from Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who said the comment reflects his "cheap mindset".In a post on X, Rahul wrote, "It is a murder directly committed by the BJP system. This brave student raised her voice against sexual harassment, but instead of being given justice, she was threatened, harassed, and repeatedly humiliated. As always, th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Non-fossil fuel sources now make up half of India's power generation capacity of 484.8 GW (gigawatt), a milestone the country has achieved five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed in the Paris climate agreement."In a world seeking climate solutions India is showing the way," renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a post on X on Monday, crediting the progress to PM Modi's stewardship of "Bharat's green transformation tow ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the incident of the Odisha student committing self-immolation, after he termed the death a "murder by BJP system".Rahul said the "brave student" raised her voice against sexual harassment, but instead of being given justice, she was harassed and threatened by "those who were supposed to protect her". "As always, BJP's system continued to shield the accused - & forced an innocent daughter to set herself on fire. This is not s ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A 20-year-old student, who set herself on fire protesting alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaint against her department head in Balasore, tragically succumbed to her injuries late Monday night after a 60-hour battle for life, triggering massive protests from political parties.The Odisha govt had earlier arrested and suspended the teacher concerned. The principal was also arrested for trying to persuade the girl to withdraw her complaint. Despite the govt saying that the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: The death of a 20-year-old B.Ed. student in Odisha, who self-immolated after weeks of alleged sexual harassment and administrative inaction, has ignited a fierce political row, with opposition leaders accusing the BJP-led state government of systemic failure and "institutional betrayal." The ruling party has dismissed the charges as politically motivated. According to The Times of India, the student succumbed to her burn injuries on Tuesday, three days after she set herself o ...Read More >
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The same state that celebrated when one of its daughters, Droupadi Murmu, rose to become the President of India, is now gripped by a wave of outrage after losing another daughter, Soumyashree Bisi, a student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, who succumbed to 95 percent burn injuries following a self-immolation attempt. Rushed through the front gate of AIIMS Bhubaneswar in a critical condition on Saturday, the 20-year-old was released through the back gate when she wa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 15 (PTI) Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of indulging in "cheap politics" over the death of the college student in Odisha's Balasore district. Pradhan claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have always taken concrete steps for women's safety and justice, while the Congress has consistently sought opportunities in every tragedy. The statement came after Gandhi said the country was seeking answer ...Read More >
Following a student's death in Balasore, Congress leader Yashir Nawaz criticized the BJP. He alleged a cover-up and demanded the Higher Education Minister's removal. BJD leader Elina Dash accused the government of delaying the death announcement. She also called for resignations and statewide protests. BJD workers protested as the student's body was taken for postmortem. Following the death of the 20-year-old girl student from Balasore's Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who attempted self-immola ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 15 (ANI): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar confirmed the death of the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha Balasore, who had attempted self-immolation. The Department of Burn Centre, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, said in a statement that the patient was brought to the casualty on July 12 and was referred from Balasore District Headquarters Hospital to AIIMS Bhubaneswar. She was admitted to the Burns Centre ICU. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the burn unit at AIIMS Bhubaneswar to enquire about the health condition of the college girl who is battling for her life after setting herself on fire over alleged sexual harassment by a faculty member. The president was at AIIMS to attend the institute's 5th convocation ceremony.Murmu met the parents and relatives of the girl. She also spoke to Dr Ashutosh Biswas, executive director of the institute, and the treating doctors to learn abou ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI) The AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has been able to win the trust of the public, not only in Odisha but also in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday. She was addressing the 5th Annual Convocation Ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar. Also Read | Lok Sabha Ushers In AI Era; Adopts Multilingual Access, Digital Attendance, Real-Time Transcriptions To Modernise Parliamentary Operations. Murmu said that ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 14 (PTI) The AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has been able to win the trust of the public, not only in Odisha but also in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday. She was addressing the 5th Annual Convocation Ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhubaneswar. Murmu said that over the last 12 years, the institution has grown significantly and hailed former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who laid its foundation in 2003, a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of the girl student of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation, allegedly due to harassment by an Assistant Professor of the institution. After attending the 6th convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, President Murmu visited the student at the special burn unit in the hospital. She enquired about her condition and prayed for her sp ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the burn unit at AIIMS Bhubaneswar to enquire about the health condition of the college girl who is battling for her life after setting herself on fire over alleged sexual harassment by a faculty member. The president was at AIIMS to attend the institute's 5th convocation ceremony.Murmu met the parents and relatives of the girl. She also spoke to Dr Ashutosh Biswas, executive director of the institute, and the treating doctors to learn abou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of female student, Soumyashree Bisi, who has been undergoing treatment at the burn centre of AIIMS hospital here following self-immolation attempt on Saturday over alleged sexual abuse by Assistant Professor, Samir Kumar Sahu, the Head of Department (HoD) of education department at the Fakir Mohan College in Balasore. President Murmu also enquired about the health condition of the victim girl during ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore, Jul 14 (PTI) As the health condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor continued to remain critical, the Odisha Police on Monday arrested the principal of the institute. President Droupadi Murmu, who was at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar to attend its 5th Convocation ceremony, paid an unscheduled visit to the burn and plastic surgery department where the student is admitted, and enquired about her condition. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore, Jul 14 (PTI) As the health condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor continued to remain critical, the Odisha Police on Monday arrested the principal of the institute. President Droupadi Murmu, who was at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar to attend its 5th Convocation ceremony, paid an unscheduled visit to the burn and plastic surgery department where the student is admitted, and enquired about her condition. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Monday to meet the Balasore victim and assured the family of providing best treatment. President Murmu arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport today. Also Read | Maharashtra Govt To Invoke MCOCA Against Drug Dealers and Peddlers, Says CM Devendra Fadnavis. Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, while talking to the media about the Pres ...Read More >
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