Orissa HC stays IAS officer suspension

The Orissa high court on Friday stayed the suspension of Hrushikesh Panda, chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation Limited, saying that the speaker has no power to suspend a civil......

Demolish unauthorised temples, Orissa HC to govt

The Orissa high court has ordered the Cuttack district administration to 'demolish all temples constructed unauthorised on government lands in Cuttack'. "Demolish all temples in Cuttack city within......

Orissa HC upholds life sentence of Belu, associates

The Orissa High Court has upheld the life term sentenced by a lower court to Surendra Das alias Belu, the kingpin of 1992 Cuttack hooch tragedy, and four others in connection with the murder of a......

Sex on false promise of marriage not rape: Orissa HC

In a significant observation, a judge of the Orissa high court has observed that indulgence in sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage does not amount to rape. Justice S K Panigrahi also......

Vedanta Varsity: Orissa to examine HC judgement

Orissa government said on Tuesday it would 'examine' the high court judgement that quashed the land acquisition procedure for the proposed Vedanta university along the Konark-Puri Marine Drive."We......

Blow to Vedanta! Varsity land buy illegal: HC

The proposed Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) Vedanta University Project in Orissa suffered a setback with the Orissa high court on Tuesday holding as illegal the state government's land......

HC rejects Vedanta expansion bid plea

In a setback to Vedanta Aluminium Limited's plan for expansion of its refinery and captive power units in Kalahandi district, Orissa high court on Tuesday upheld the Centre's decision of stalling......

Govt clears the deck to restart 26 coal mines

With the state government clearing the decks by extending the lease validity of 26 mines, operations at these mines are set to commence again within a couple of months. Since all the 26 mine leases......