Any chance of establishing Orissa High Court bench at Sambalpur lost with conduct of agitating lawyers, now: Supreme Court

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, December 14: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took a dim view of the unruly agitation carried out by lawyers in Samblapur who have been demanding a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the district and noted that even if there was some possibility, that is lost now with their conduct. “There […]

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Nayagarh minor girl murder: Victim’s mother moves Supreme Court seeking CBI probe

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, January 13: Soudamini Sahu, mother of the five-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and subsequently killed in July 2020, has knocked the door of the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into her daughter’s alleged kidnapping and murder. According to reports, the apex court heard the petition. The ruling of the court is […]

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KALIA comes under SC scanner

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Odisha Government over the launch of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), providing direct cash transfer benefits to the small and marginal farmers and sharecroppers, prior to declaration of election schedule. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued […]

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SIM cards issued via Aadhaar verification won’t face disconnect threat: DoT-UIDAI

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a joint statement on Thursday clarified that SIM cards issued via Aadhaar verification won’t be disconnected. “A few news reports in the media which state that 50 crore mobile numbers, almost half of the total mobiles in circulation, are at […]

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