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Statesman News Service

NHRC for remedial steps for tribal settlers’ plight in Odisha villages

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the administration of Odisha’s Keonjhar district to ensure the needful action and submit the action taken report within four weeks on the denial of basic amenities and houses under government-sponsored schemes to the tribal settlers in two villages of the mineral-rich region.

Delhi polls: Police register 244 cases for MCC violation, seizes liquor, drugs

The Delhi Police have registered 244 cases for violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, 152 cases for keeping unlicensed arms, 25,000 liters of liquor valued at more than Rs 75 lakh, and seized drugs worth more than Rs 14 crore, as per the police data between January 7 to 16 that was released on Friday.