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What Ikat Fabric Actually Is and Why Every Indian Woman Should Own One Honest Piece

The Fabric That Is Dyed Before It Becomes ClothMost printed fabrics are woven first, then coloured. Ikat reverses that sequence entirely. The threads, warp, weft, or both, are tied, resist-dyed, and dried before a single pass through the loom. By the time the weaver sits down, the pattern already lives…

Times Life · Aug 22

APAAR ID explained: What it is, how to apply, why it was introduced, and what the SC said

The Supreme Court has directed CBSE to examine data protection concerns regarding the APAAR ID scheme. It also mandated that APAAR ID generation must remain strictly voluntary nationwide. This directive aligns with a previous ruling by the Orissa High Court. The court's observations came while hearing a petition challenging the…

The Economic Times · Jul 21

Supreme Court to direct CBSE to implement APAAR consent form changes across India

In a significant move, the Supreme Court will mandate the CBSE to abide by an Orissa High Court decision that requires revisions to the APAAR ID consent form. Parents will now have the autonomy to refuse consent or choose to opt out. The court's endorsement of the December 2025 ruling…

The Economic Times · Jul 20

Orissa HC takes strong exceptions to proxy sarpanch menace

The Orissa High Court has taken strong exceptions to husbands of woman sarpanches (village heads) interfering in functioning of panchayats

The Hindu · Nov 9, 2023

SC Collegium proposes new Chief Justices for three High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday recommended to the government the appointment of three new Chief Justices to the High Courts of Uttarakhand, Orissa, and Meghalaya.

The Hindu · Nov 3, 2023

Second contempt petition in Orissa High Court as government fails to make Puri Jagannath temple disabled friendly

A prominent disability right activist and a quadriplegic himself filed a second contempt petition in Orissa High Court following State government’s failure to provide wheel-chair bound devotees access to 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, despite the court twice ordering to do so.

The Hindu · May 17, 2023

Retired HC judge to monitor probe into Odisha health minister Naba Das killing

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa high court on Wednesday nominated retired judge Justice JP Das to monitor the crime branch investigation into the murder of state health minister Naba Das by ASI Gopal Das at Jharsuguda on January 29.

The Times of India · Feb 1, 2023

Orissa High Court Chief Justice Muralidhar left out of transfer list

Government has split the collegium recommendation by notifying Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Chief Justice Mithal’s transfer but leaving out Justice Muralidhar

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2022

SC collegium recommendation: Eight High Courts including Orissa, Karnataka, J&K, Madras, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bombay and Tripura to get new Chief Justices

Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice UU Lalit has recommended transfer of Chief Justices of five high courts and elevation of three senior judges as Chief Justices of three High Courts. Read full details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 30, 2022

Odisha: Police burn 593 kg ganja in Malkangiri

KORAPUT: Malkangiri police on Friday evening burnt 593 kg of ganja worth Rs 60 lakh seized in the district by following the SOP issued by the Orissa high court for disposal of ganja and brown sugar.

The Times of India · Sep 18, 2022