News Muncher - searching for high

Winter is likely to be mild with fewer cold wave days following record high temperatures in the autumn months of October and November, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. Below-normal cold wave days are expected over most parts of northwest, central, east and northeast India. Above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country except most areas …

CUTTACK: The Odisha High Court has stayed the Odisha State Cooperative Bank managing director’s order disqualifying T Prasad Rao Dora from functioning as the member as well as president of the committee of management of the bank. After hearing the submissions of senior advocate Ashok Kumar Parija on Rao’s behalf and advocate Kali Prasad Nanda on behalf of OSCB and …

Northern plains, central India to have high number of heat wave days in May: IMD

Above normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country in May and a significantly high number of heat wave days expected over the northern plains, central region, and adjoining areas of peninsular India, said IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on May 1. This trend is likely to continue in May, with around eight to 11 heat wave days …

Orissa High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On 'Frivolous' Plea Seeking To Declare S.69(ii) Of The Representation Of People Act As Unconstitutional

Orissa High Court

The first anniversary of establishment of the Centre for Judicial Archives was celebrated on Wednesday under the aegis of the Orissa High Court at the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack. Documenting Judicial History Of Odisha Dr. Lalatendu Das Mohapatra, Director-cum-Officer on Special Duty, CJA said that there has been no conscious effort by any other Court in India for archiving the …

The weather department issued an orange alert for dangerously high temperatures in three states, West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, and said heatwave conditions are likely in parts of four others — Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh — as what might be a tougher summer than usual began taking hold across the country. On Monday, the hottest places in …

Prof. Ganeshi Lal, the Governor of Odisha last week inaugurated the renovated and refurbished ‘Museum of Justice’ inside the historic compound of Barabati Quila, Cuttack. Inspiration for Rejuvenation of Museum On 12th November 2017, the ‘Orissa High Court Museum’ was established in the heritage residential building of the Chief Justice at Barabati Quila, Cuttack. After Justice Muralidhar took over as …

A Trump-appointed federal judge is expected to hand down a decision this month that could block access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the recommended medication abortion regimen. "Self-managed medication abortion using misoprostol provided by an online telemedicine service has a high rate of effectiveness and a low rate of serious adverse events," the authors concluded. "It …

Actor Johnny Depp on Wednesday won a high-profile defamation case between him and his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Disha Patani extended her support by sharing a photo of Johnny's character Jack sparrow from the film Pirates of the Caribbean and said, "No body can ever replace you." #TruthWins.” Greg Ellis, who played Lieutenant Commander Groves in Johnny's Pirates of the Caribbean …

Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage

The Orissa High Court has recently denied bail to a man, who was accused of having sexual intercourse against the will of a woman on the false assurance of marriage. While rejecting the bail, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi quoted the following observation made by the Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Madanlal, "Dignity …

Releasing the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for May, IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said most parts of the country, barring parts of southern peninsular India, were likely to experience warmer nights in May New Delhi: Northwest and central India recorded the highest average maximum temperatures in April since 1900 as there would be no respite for the region in …