Plea seeks probe into appointment of CUO acting VC | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: A petition seeking an independent probe into the appointment of professor Narasingha Charan Panda as acting vice-chancellor (VC) at the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Sunabeda, has been forwarded by the president’s secretariat to the department of higher education for appropriate action.The petition was submitted by Jeypore-based human rights activist Anup Kumar Patro to…

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Criminal law shouldn’t be a tool in failed relationships: HC acquits 25-year-old man of rape | Bhubaneswar News

Cuttack: Cautioning that criminal law should not become a tool in failed personal relationships, Orissa high court has acquitted a 25-year-old man of raping a married woman.Setting aside the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment, imposed by a fast-track court in Koraput district, Justice S K Panigrahi on May 22 said consensual relationships between adults cannot…

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