Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that the law and order situation in Odisha is collapsing day by day, following the death of a 20-year-old student from Balasore who had attempted self-immolation.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday strongly criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the death of a 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore. Pradhan accused Gandhi of playing "cheap politics" over a sensitive issue and demanded an apology.
The mortal remains of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who died after attempting self-immolation, were brought to her native place in Balasore for the last rites.
Odisha State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday called for a statewide "bandh" on July 17 in protest against the death of a student of Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher.
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the death of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation.
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.
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.
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 student who allegedly attempted self-immolation is in a critical condition and on mechanical ventilator in AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, Head of Department (HoD) Department of Burns, Dr Sanjay Giri said on Monday.