Justice

ONI Bureau:   Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested on charges of raping a nun, was on Monday sentenced to two weeks judicial custody by a magisterial court while the Kerala High Court posted his bail plea for a Thursday hearing. Judge M.…

Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court in Cuttack on Sunday. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath at a ceremony held in the Orissa High Court. Chief Minister Naveen…

ONI Bureau:  Former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court V. A. Mohata breathed his last on Tuesday evening at Akola city in Nagpur.  He was 85. Mohata served as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court from September 28, 1994, to April…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the government to probe into allegations against a top Enforcement Directorate officer who is probing the high profile 2G and Aircel-Maxis case. The allegations a gainst ED Additional Director…

Justice Bijaya Kumar Nayak, a retired judge of the Orissa High Court, assumed the post of chairperson of the Odisha State Law Commission on Thursday. The Law Commission has been constituted to aid and advise in matters relating to legal…

A four-year-old girl was raped by a youth in Odisha's Balasore district, police said on Sunday. The accused, 24-year-old Nityacharan Jena, is the neighbour of the girl, the police said. On Friday, when the girl was playing outside, he…

ONI Bureau:  The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to hold a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk hartal across the State on Wednesday from 6 AM to 6 PM,seeking justice for the Kunduli gang rape victim. BJP also demanded for CBI…

ONI Bureau: The Congress has called for a 12-hour state-wide shutdown in Odisha from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow, seeking justice for the Kunduli gang rape victim who allegedly committed suicide by hanged herself yesterday. Tension ran high…

ONI Bureau:  Following the tragic death of Kunduli gangrape victim that shocked the State on Tuesday, locals staged road blockade on NH-26 near Kunduli Chhak in Koraput district demanding justice. Many Congress leaders including former…