Tag: Black Flag

Kendrapara: Congress activists led by party MLA from Aul Debendra Sharma showed black flags ahead of Commerce and Transport Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu’s visit to Aul today while protesting massive irregularities in distribution of ration cards under the food security scheme in the district. As per reports, hundreds of Congress activists under the leadership of […]

Sambalpur: The agitating lawyers today showed black flags to Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro in Sambalpur during the latter’s visit to the area for Kharif crop procurement meeting. As per sources, the minister was earlier scheduled to hold the meeting at RDC office but later rescheduled the place apprehending protest by […]

Nimapada/ Nayagarh: The BJP and Congress activists today protested CM Naveen Patnaik’s visit to Nimapada and Nayagarh for inauguration of a number of welfare projects. Some activists of the saffron party were detained by police while showing blag flag to the chief minister at a public rally at PTS ground in Nayagarh. BJP women wing […]

Athagarh: Police detained five Congress workers for showing black flag to local BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo today. According to reports, Swain and the minister were on the way to attend the centenary celebration of a school at Karikol when some Youth Congress workers had a scuffle with the […]

Bhubaneswar: Condemning the controversial remark against first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the activists of Odisha Youth Congress today protested union minister Giriraj Singh by showing black flag while he was returning from a programme here. “BJP-led Central government is absconding in the country. We condemned the way BJP government detained Rahul Gandhi in Delhi,” Youth […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major embarrassment to senior BJD leader and Jaydev MLA Sashi Bhushan Behera, the legislator was shown black flag again in his election constituency on Sunday. According to sources, some locals showed black flag and shouted slogans against Behera while the legislator was on a padyatra to offer garland to Gopabandhu statue located […]

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the attack on BJP activists showing black flags at Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma and Housing and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo at Manamunda in Boudh district yesterday, members of the saffron party staged protests, road blockades in many parts of the state on Friday. Hundreds of BJP activists staged […]

Boudh: Protesting against the brutal assault on BJP activists showing black flag at Food Supply minister Sanjay Dasburma at Manamunda in Boudh district yesterday, workers of the saffron party on Saturday staged dharnas in front of the offices of district Collector and Superintendent of Police (SP) here. Besides, the members of the party were seen […]

Sambalpur: Around 20 BJP activists, including district president Ramachandra Meher, were taken into preventive custody while they were preparing to protest during the visit of Textile minister Snehagini Chhuria to this western Odisha city. “We have taken 20 activists, both gents and ladies, into preventive custody under section 151 while they were trying to obstruct […]

Puri: A devotee from Gujarat arrested by the Police yesterday for climbing the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra was forwarded to the court today. According to reports, Dipesh Shah, a businessman from Ahmadabad had climbed the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra in the wee hours July 8. After having the darshan of the Lord, he […]