Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh to the family of the Balasore student, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Amar Patnaik on Tuesday called on the BJP-led state government to take action against the Education Minister and the local political leaders over the death of the girl student who had immolated herself in Odisha's Balasore.
In a significant development in the assault case of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, a fresh petition has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court over the alleged inaction of Chandigarh Police in arresting the accused Punjab Police officers, despite the dismissal of their anticipatory
The Department of Burn Centre, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, said in a statement that the patient was brought to the casualty on July 12 and was referred from Balasore District Headquarters Hospital to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
Social activist Medha Patkar's counsel on Monday concluded his arguments against conviction in a defamation case. Counsel for Delhi LG VK Saxena will continue his arguments on Tuesday.
President Droupadi Murmu visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Monday to meet the Balasore victim and assured the family of providing best treatment.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday slammed the BJP government over the Balasore self-immolation case, questioning how women can hope for justice when a female office-bearer of the ruling party's student organization herself faced such a fate.
The 37-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala is scheduled to be executed on July 16. The trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country's Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023.