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Balasore school teachers sent to judicial custody
Balasore: A Pocso court on Tuesday remanded two teachers of a Balasore school to judicial custody for the alleged sexual harassment of a Class IX girl.
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Orissa HC Declines For Now SIT Probe In Balasore Student Self-Immolation Case, But Calls Sexual Harassment At Reputed College 'Disturbing'
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday (July 22) rejected (for now) a plea to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to ...
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Odisha Cong offers support to BJD if it brings no-confidence motion against BJP govt
The Odisha unit of the Congress on Wednesday offered to support the principal opposition party — the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) — if it brings a no-confidence motion against the state’s BJP government in ...
Neighbour detained for ‘raping’ minor girl in Odisha’s Balasore
Minor girl allegedly raped by neighbour Karunakar Behera in Jaleswar, Balasore. Case registered under POCSO Act and Bharatiya ...
Odisha student’s death by suicide shows how India is still failing women
A reactive, punishment-focused approach to sexual harassment and violent crimes against women is fundamentally inadequate.
Man, 47, Arrested For Raping Neighbour's Minor Daughter In Odisha's Balasore
The accused, identified as Karunakar Behera, entered the house in the absence of the minor girl's family and allegedly raped ...
Science teacher held for sexually harassing girl
BALASORE: Raibania police on Tuesday arrested a science teacher of Chamargaon high school in connection with a case of sexual harassment of a Class IX girl stud ...