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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: 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 >
Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday took to the streets, calling for 'Balasore Bandh' in protest against the Odisha government after a 20-year-old girl self-immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her teacher. The BJD workers burned tyres on the roads in Balasore expressing anger over the "inaction" of government that led the girl to self-immolate herself in protest of the sexual harassment. Also Read | Mumbai Horror: 2 Teenage Male Friends ...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 >
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR lodged against him in Ghaziabad for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman from the NCR for five years.Hearing a writ petition filed by Dayal, a division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Anil Kumar-X also directed the state counsel to file a counter affidavit (reply) in the case.Directing that no coercive action be taken against Dayal till the next hearing, the c ...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 [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a significant move to enhance the income of pineapple cultivators in Tripura, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state government plans to establish a new fruit processing centre at Nalkata under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Addressing the Pineapple Festival at Geetanjali Auditorium in Kumarghat, Minister Nath emphasised the government's commitment to promoting pineapple cultivation and exports ...Read More >
Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): Congress leaders staged a candlelight protest in Balasore on Tuesday night, demanding justice for the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha's Balasore, who succumbed to her injuries after self-immolation. The victim, a young woman who allegedly set herself on fire after being denied justice, succumbed to her injuries late Monday at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Also Read | Weather Forecast Today, July 16: Check Weather Updates, Rain Pr ...Read More >
Balasore self-immolation case: "Not a normal death, we want judicial enquiry", says BJD's Lenin Mohanty Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): In the wake of the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore's college, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty demanded a judicial enquiry on the incident, claiming that it is not a 'normal death'. Speaking to ANI, Mohanty claimed that the authorities kept ignoring the complaint of the student, who was left with no choice but to self-immolate herself. ' ...Read More >
Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): Congress leaders staged a candlelight protest in Balasore on Tuesday night, demanding justice for the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha's Balasore, who succumbed to her injuries after self-immolation. The victim, a young woman who allegedly set herself on fire after being denied justice, succumbed to her injuries late Monday at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The incident drew sharp political reactions and public outrage, with the Od ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: Balasore suicide victim's father demanded that all those responsible for her death should be booked for conspiracy and murder. "Everyone in the college conspired and compelled my daughter to kill herself. Isn't that murder? It was a conspiracy because she used to raise her voice in college, and the authorities there didn't like it," said her father, who is a clerk in a local college.He alleged that a 'conspiracy' was hatched in the principal's room on Saturday, the day she immolated ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Women's Commission chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary has urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe decades-old allegations of disappearances, unnatural deaths, and sexual assaults of women in Dharmasthala, a major temple town in Dakshina Kannada district.In a letter on Monday, Choudhary wrote, "The Commission has taken serious note of reports aired by some media outlets on July 12, 2025, which included claims about the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja condemned the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore college, after she succumbed to her injuries following a self-immolation bid and demanded strong action against the authorities and people responsible for the incident. Speaking to ANI, Raja termed the incident shocking. It is a very shocking incident. What is happening with the women across the nation, particularly in Odisha? How could such a heino ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the f ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Police, investigating the self-immolation of a 20-year-old student in Balasore over alleged sexual harassment, said they are examining the role of the college's internal complaints committee (ICC), which was tasked to probe her complaint against a faculty member."The committee members will be questioned to ascertain whether they carried out an impartial probe into her allegations. Criminal liability and administrative lapses involving the ICC, if any, are being investigated. If we f ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: The tragic death of a 20-year-old college student in Balasore, who succumbed to burn injuries after setting herself on fire to protest alleged sexual harassment, has triggered a wave of grief, anger, and soul-searching across the state. People from all walks of life -- students, professionals, activists, and ordinary citizens -- have taken to social media to mourn her death and demand stronger grievance redressal systems in educational institutions."I don't know why we don't have a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): In the wake of the death of a 20-year-old student in Balasore college, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty demanded a judicial enquiry on the incident, claiming that it is not a normal death. Speaking to ANI, Mohanty claimed that the authorities kept ignoring the complaint of the student, who was left with no choice but to self-immolate herself. We are sad. Tomorrow, we will surround the Lok Sabha Bhavan as part of a state-level program. Another programm ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Balasore suicide victim's father demanded that all those responsible for her death should be booked for conspiracy and murder. "Everyone in the college conspired and compelled my daughter to kill herself. Isn't that murder? It was a conspiracy because she used to raise her voice in college, and the authorities there didn't like it," said her father, who is a clerk in a local college.He alleged that a 'conspiracy' was hatched in the principal's room on Saturday, the day she immolated ...Read More >
Balasore (Odisha) [India], July 16 (ANI): Congress leaders staged a candlelight protest in Balasore on Tuesday night, demanding justice for the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha Balasore, who succumbed to her injuries after self-immolation. The victim, a young woman who allegedly set herself on fire after being denied justice, succumbed to her injuries late Monday at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The incident drew sharp political reactions and public outrage, with the Odis ...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: The UGC on Tuesday formed a four-member Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the suicide case of a female student at Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, Odisha, allegedly due to sexual harassment by a faculty member. The committee is tasked with examining the incident, evaluating the institution's compliance with regulatory provisions, and recommending measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. The committee will be headed by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Univers ...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 >
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