Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) In a significant development, a court in Odisha’s Angul district sentenced a 40-year-old man to death for the brutal murder of a minor girl aged merely 4 years 10 months, following sexual assault under the Nisha Industrial Police Station area of the district in 2025. The convict, Babula Jena (40), is a resident of Dehury Sahi, Jereng village under Jarpada police limits of the Angul district.The Special POCSO Court found the accused guilty of offences under sections…
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the state government to constitute a high-level inquiry committee comprising officials from various departments within four weeks to probe the flawed process of village relocation in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul district. Raising serious concerns over violations of various procedural lapses during the relocation process, the Commission, in its order, has also directed that the committee identify officers res…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) Governor of Odisha, Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, on Sunday said that true success in life does not lie merely in professional achievements or material prosperity, but in becoming good human beings and responsible citizens who contribute meaningfully to society.While speaking at a school programme at Kaniha, in Angul district, Kambhampati urged students to imbibe the values of dedication, discipline and integrity that the institution has upheld for over seven decades. He sa…