Odisha Homeguards

A woman home guard of Odisha lost both of her legs under the wheels of a running train in her attempt to die by suicide allegedly after being tortured by a DIG-rank officer's wife, at whose residence she was working.

The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to hike the daily remuneration of home guards from Rs150 to Rs 200. The new remuneration would be effective retrospectively from June 1, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also in-charge of home department, said in a direction.

An MLA Subarna Nayak in Odisha was arrested on Monday for allegedly slapping and misbehaving with a woman homeguard. Mr Nayak, a member of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), was arrested following an FIR filed against him by Babita Lenka alleging that he had slapped and misbehaved with her over parking a vehicle on national highway 215 passing throu...

A woman home guard of Odisha lost both of her legs under the wheels of a running train in her attempt to die by suicide allegedly after being tortured by a DIG-rank officer's wife, at whose residence she was working.

The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to hike the daily remuneration of home guards from Rs150 to Rs 200. The new remuneration would be effective retrospectively from June 1, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also in-charge of home department, said in a direction.

An MLA Subarna Nayak in Odisha was arrested on Monday for allegedly slapping and misbehaving with a woman homeguard. Mr Nayak, a member of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), was arrested following an FIR filed against him by Babita Lenka alleging that he had slapped and misbehaved with her over parking a vehicle on national highway 215 passing throu...