The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Odisha government pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the next of kin of an undertrial prisoner who committed suicide in the jail premises.
Amid nationwide outrage over the custodial abuse of a serving Army officer and his fiancée at a police station in Bhubaneswar on 15 August, the Odisha government has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) directing police officers to show due courtesy and dignity to defence personnel.
The Odisha government on Monday issued notification on the menstrual health policy allowing one day menstrual leave for women employees engaged in the government sectors.
In a bid to hone the skills of upcoming theatre artists, the Odisha government on Friday approved the establishment of an outreach centre of the National School of Drama (NSD) in Bhubaneswar.
The evacuation process has got underway to relocate 10 to 12 lakh people to the safety of cyclone shelters and temporary relief camps.
Over 3,000 farmers in the Keonjhar district earn Rs 1-2 lakh per year by rearing Tassar through modern methodology.
The Minister replying to a query by Jharsuguda MLA Tankadhar Tripathy told the House that 48 leopards and 7 royal Bengal tigers have died in different forest divisions in Odisha from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
At least 20 people from the Chikiti area were hospitalised after allegedly drinking country liquor sold near Moundpur on 20 August.
The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to take immediate steps to fill up the vacancies of investigating officers and public prosecutors in the Vigilance Department within three months to speed up the investigation into graft cases.
They appealed Chief Minister Mohan Majhi for the constitution of an expert committee for a thorough probe into it.
