Bhubaneswar, July 17 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1751719904.jpg
Amid statewide outrage over the death of a girl student who attempted self-immolation outside the principal's chamber of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, the Odisha government has issued a sweeping directive to all educational institutions, mandating strict adherence to women's safety norms and anti-harassment protocols.
The School and Mass Education (SME) Department, through a letter dated July 16, directed all district education officials and heads of institutions to urgently review the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and ensure timely c...