Seven years on, OHRC gets new Chairperson

Bhubaneswar: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Thursday approved the appointment of former judge of Orissa High Court, Justice BP Das, as the Chairperson of the Odisha State Human Rights Commission. The commission had remained headless for seven years. Justice RK Patra, who retired in November 2012, was its last Chairperson. The Governor also gave his […]

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OHRC directs Govt to empower DMs to give relief to atrocity victims

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the SC and ST Development Department to delegate powers to district Collectors to withdraw money from the treasury for timely payment of relief amount to victims of atrocities. The OHRC issued the direction responding to a petition filed by Sangram Keshari Mallick and Baghambar Patnaik of […]

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