For Sameer Oberoi, a 38 year old engineer, life became a constant struggle. He used to be very energetic till a few years back. Every weekend he used to take his family out for a movie, dinner or for shopping. At work he was recognized as the best employee of the year. But for the […]
Archives for December 2010
Lawyers’ strike against evening courts hits litigants in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (Odisha.in) A day long strike by lawyers against evening courts hit legal works across Orissa Wednesday causing inconvenience to thousands of litigants, official said. Litigants and witnesses came to different courts as the court hours began but were disappointed due to the absence of their respective lawyers. Lawyers did not attend work […]
Three more arrested in multi crore mining scam
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (Odisha.in) Intensifying its crackdown on those involved in multi crore mining scam, police on Sunday arrested at least three more persons in Orissa’s mineral rich Keonjhar district, official said. With the latest arrest the number of people held in the district for the crimes since January this year has increased to 340, […]
MLA jumps on Speaker table, disrupts proceedings
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (Odisha.in) A legislature of opposition Congress party created an unruly scene in Orissa assembly when he jumped to the speaker’s table and slept on it for a while on Tuesday seeking chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s resignation over Vedanta university issue. The high voltage drama was enacted when more then 50,000 Congress men […]
Court convicts two in marathon boy coach murder
Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (Odisha.in) A court in Orissa convicted two persons on Monday for killing judo master Biranchi Das- who mentored prodigy marathoner Budhia Singh and made him a running sensation, a government lawyer said. Judge Vivekananda Das of the fast track court III pronounced his judgment in a crowded court here.The court will pronounce […]