Convenor of Upakuliya Jami o Jangal Surakhya Samiti (Coastal Land and Forest Protection Committee) and leading activist of Sipasarubali Land Rights Movement,
The Odisha High Court held that transgender persons have the right to choose their own gender and are entitled to avail family pension benefits that accrue accordingly.
Residents of Dhinkia, Gadakujang and Nuagaon panchayats say the proposed project by JSW Utkal Steel will rob the locals of their livelihoods, and accuse the Odisha government of siding with corporates.