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Balasore girl wasn't afraid of demanding accountability. Her death shows how society continues to fail women

July 24, 2025 5:16 pm

We were accustomed to shrugging off unwanted and lewd comments and hands that reached out to touch us as we walked through narrow lanes on our way to college

Student suicides in universities are often a product of institutional violence. We must take a stand

July 21, 2025 4:12 pm

The growing number of student suicides and sexual harassment cases across campuses exposes the deep failure of existing redressal systems in public institutions

Death of sexual harassment victim in Balasore is not a failure of law, but of enforcement, empathy, and ethics

July 21, 2025 4:46 pm

One must ask how alone, how abandoned, how desperate a young woman must feel to believe that the only way to be heard is by setting herself on fire

Sexual harassment victim in Balasore spoke up. The system refused to listen

July 16, 2025 6:58 am

Beyond this one college, beyond Odisha, other institutions too are stakeholders in building a safe environment for women

As Odisha student is laid to rest, parents and friends reflect on what could have been

July 16, 2025 11:18 am

According to students, teachers and officers probing the case, the accused professor had on more than one occasion allegedly made her stand outside the classroom and threatened to fail her in some subjects.

Odisha CM announces Rs 20 lakh ex gratia for kin of Balasore college student

July 15, 2025 11:44 am

Majhi directed officers concerned to conduct a proper investigation into the incident so that all guilty are punished in accordance with the law, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

Pahalgam attack: Karnataka, Odisha govts announce relief for victims’ kin

April 25, 2025 4:33 am

Majhi announced this after paying floral tributes to the mortal remains of Satpathy at his house in Ishani village in Balasore district.

A tragic rail disaster in Balasore and a multi-agency response that set a national benchmark

March 14, 2025 10:23 pm

For the efficient, multi-agency response to the tragedy, creating a benchmark in disaster management, Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde has been recognised under the Disaster Management category of the Excellence in Governance Awards 2024, organised by The Indian Express.

Video shows 2 tribal women tied to a pole, assaulted; Odisha Police register 2 FIRs, including against the women

December 29, 2024 10:49 pm

The video clip, which Odisha Congress leader Amiya Pandav shared on X, purportedly showed a person, who is yet to be identified, accusing the women of forcibly converting tribals. The women could be seen surrounded by a group of people.

Railways on Balasore train accident: No one contested our ex gratia relief, RCT award separate

October 27, 2024 12:46 am

On the finding that 22 cases were pending before the Patna RCT, the Ministry said: “It is a quasi judicial proceeding. It is between the tribunal and the claimants for necessary checks.”

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