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"State education minister must resign," says Odisha Congress chief Bhakta
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Das slammed the state administration and asked why the incident took place and why she attempted suicide. The Odisha Congress president stated that the victim belongs to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and had filed her complaint back in June.
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Odisha Congress forms fact-finding panel to probe student's self-immolatio
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In a letter, the Odisha Congress said the committee will visit Balasore and inspect the incident site and submit a report to the Pradesh Congress Office.
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Odisha: BJD leader criticises BJP govt for inaction in Balasore self-immol
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A day after a third-year student from Fakir Mohan University in Odisha set herself ablaze following inaction over her sexual abuse complaint, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Senior General Secretary of BJD, Lekha Samantsinghar launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led gove
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"Institutional apathy, criminal complicity": Pawan Khera slams "Double Eng
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday slammed the "Double Engine Sarkar" highlighting the institutional apathy and criminal complicity after a young woman in Odisha was driven to self-immolation facing relentless sexual harassment by her college Head of Department (HoD).
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"Odisha Govt must wake up": Congress demands reforms after student's self-
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"The state government has been completely deflecting the criticism and allegations that are being levied against it. Time and again, this innocent girl has been raising the complaint...The authorities have failed to give her protection. Unfortunately, she is also a member of the ABVP, and th
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Next 24 hours crucial, if necessary we can also airlift her: Odisha CM on
Updated : 8 months ago IST
With the next 24 hours being crucial for the student's treatment, the state government has made ample arrangements to even airlift her to Delhi if required. The Chief Minister, along with Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo met the victim at Bhubaneswar AIIMS earlier today.
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"Trying our best": AIIMS Bhubaneswar Director on health condition of Balas
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The student was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with severe burns, covering almost 90-95% of her body. She is currently on a ventilator in the ICU, and her condition is critical.
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Odisha: Attempted self-immolation of girl reveals "stark reality of how sh
Updated : 8 months ago IST
On Saturday, a Fakir Mohan Autonomous college student attempted self-immolation in protest over alleged sexual harassment by her teacher. She has been admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneshwar where her treatment is ongoing.
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Odisha govt to bear medical expenses of college student who attempted self
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"A high-level committee has been formed to investigate this incident. Today, the team has left Bhubaneswar for an investigation, and strict action will be taken based on the findings of that team. I went to AIIMS. I am going to AIIMS today also. We are closely looking at how the girl's healt
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Odisha student self-immolation case: NCW seeks "fair, timebound" probe
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The National Commission for Women (NCW) have taken cognisance of a disturbing report from Odisha where a 20-year-old student of a government college in Balasore allegedly set herself ablaze after facing sexual harassment and academic threats by the Heads of Department.
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Odisha self-immolation case: BJP MP Sarangi alleges Balasore college ignor
Updated : 8 months ago IST
BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi has brought up serious allegations against the authorities of the college in his constituency of Balasore in Odisha, where a B.Ed student attempted suicide by self-immolation, allegedly after her harassment complaint was ignored.
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"Why is CM silent?": Odisha Congress after self-immolation attempt at Bala
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Odisha Pradesh Congress committee spokesperson, Rajani Kumar Mohanty, has questioned the silence of the Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi, after a student allegedly attempted self-immolation in protest over charges of sexual harassment by her teacher.
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