Human Rights

Netaji Subhash Bose’s Statue Neglected In Odisha Capital, International Rights Body Files Police Complaint

Bhubaneswar: International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Odisha Chapter has filed a police complaint alleging lack of maintenance of Netaji Subhash…

February 20, 2024

Govt Doctor Caught Red-Handed Conducting Sex Determination Test In Odisha’s Cuttack City

Cuttack: A government doctor was caught red-handed while conducting prenatal sex determination test at his residence at Friends Colony in…

February 9, 2024

NHRC Moved Against Practice Of Social Boycott In Odisha’s Ganjam District

Bhubaneswar: With the incidents of social boycott and ostracisation being reported regularly from Odisha's Ganjam district, a human rights activist…

January 8, 2023

Kangaroo Court Boycotts Odisha Family Over ‘Political Enmity’

The court has announced it will impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone found violating its diktat.

December 30, 2022

Judiciary In 2022: A Year Of Change For Women

In 2022, the Supreme Court of India passed many judgements favouring women.

December 23, 2022

Taliban Bars Women From Universities In Afghanistan

Girls in their hijabs turned up to their university campuses on Wednesday only to be blocked and turned away by…

December 21, 2022

115 Daily Wage Earners, 63 Housewives Committed Suicide Every Day In 2021: Centre

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said a total of 42,004 daily wage earners and 23,179 housewives committed…

December 21, 2022

Several Rohingyas Stranded Off Andaman Coast Feared Dead

Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network’s Rohingya Working Group said the group had been adrift for more than two weeks.

December 21, 2022

17-Yr-Old Suffers Major Burns Due To Alleged Negligence Of TPWODL; Pleas For Compensation Ignored

Bhawanipatna: The family of a 17-year-old boy, who is suffering from 60 to 70 per cent burns after getting electrocuted…

January 5, 2022

Policy Likely Soon For Pension To Odisha Journalists

Bhubaneswar: The state government is likely to come out with a policy soon for providing pension to journalists in Odisha. Three…

December 23, 2021