Tag: Curfew

Police have registered a case over the alleged inflammatory speeches and warned people against taking the law into their own hands.

As many as 2,500 students study in Harihar College. The trouble started when a group of people came to the college in support of the hijab. The group got into an argument with the students wearing saffron shawls and soon the situation turned violent.

Bhadrak: Residents in the town heaved a sigh of relief after regular curfew imposed by the Bhadrak district administration to restore normalcy following the unrest was lifted permanently on Friday evening. Informing about the decision, Bhadrak Collector Nihar Ranjan Das said in view of zero cases of disturbance in any parts of the town, the […]

Bhadrak: As the situation in violence-hit Bhadrak is limping back to normalcy, curfew was relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm on Tuesday . Official sources said, in view of the present situation, a decision in this regard has been taken. However, even after 18 days of eruption of violence in the town, the district […]

Bhadrak: Property worth Rs 9 crore was damaged during the recent outrage in Bhadrak town, mentioned Bhadrak Collector Gyana Ranjan Das in the damage assessment report submitted to the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central division, AB Otta this morning. Talking to OTV exclusively, the Bhadrak Collector said, “Of the 30 wards in Bhadrak town, the […]

Bhadrak: Bhadrak town is limping back to normalcy with the curfew imposed by the district administration being relaxed from 6 am to 5 pm today. Shop owners and business houses resumed work as usual and public transportation services were back on track. However, security personnel are still deployed in the area to guard against any […]

Bhadrak: As the situation in violence-hit Bhadrak is returning to normalcy, curfew has been relaxed from morning 7 am till 5 pm today. The prohibitory orders had been relaxed from morning 7 am till 4 pm yesterday. Bus services which had resumed yesterday are also running normally today. Meanwhile, the Cyber Cell of the Crime […]

Bhadrak: The tense Bhadrak town slowly returns to normalcy today with the curfew imposed by the district administration being relaxed from 7 am to 4 pm. Educational institutions especially schools have been allowed to remain open from 8 am to 10.30 am. Besides, the 48-hr restrictions imposed by the State government on the use of […]

Bhadrak: With normalcy limping back gradually to the strife-torn town, all educational institutions, banks and government offices opened today and curfew was relaxed for seven hours as no major incident of violence has been reported for last two days. Educational institutions have remained open from 8 am to 10am. The curfew was relaxed from 7 […]

Bhadrak: In the wake of the communal violence in the town, normal life has come to a complete standstill for the second consecutive day on Sunday even as the prohibition order was relaxed for a temporary period in the morning hour from 8am to 11 am. The local residents had a harrowing experience while standing […]

Bhadrak: With improvement in the law and order situation, Curfew has been relaxed for four hours in Bhadrak on Sunday. The prohibitory orders was initially lifted from 8 am to 11 am and later extended till 12 noon to allow people to purchase essential commodities with the administration keeping a close watch on the overall […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the situation remains on the edge, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to people to maintain calm and peace in the violence-torn Bhadrak town. “I sincerely appeal to all in Bhadrak for peace & harmony; have directed stringent action against any attempt to disrupt peace,” Patnaik wrote in a tweet. I sincerely […]

Bhubaneswar: As communal tension gripped Bhadrak for the second consecutive day despite section 144 being in force on Friday after peace committee talks failed to reach a consensus, the administration swung into action by imposing curfew. Moreover, Cuttack Municipal Corporation commissioner Gyana Ranjan Das was appointed as the new Collector of the district. Das has […]

Balasore: Even as the section 144 has stayed in force in Soro town in the district, which witnessed unrest following a group clash during immersion festival, remaining idols of lord Ganesh were immersed today amid tight security in a low profile manner. The peace committee on Tuesday decided to conduct the immersion in a low […]

Balasore: To keep any untoward incident at bay during Id-Ul-Zuha celebrations, the authorities have reimposed curfew in Soro town on Tuesday. Sources said, the curfew which was clamped on Monday evening till today morning, was relaxed for some time in view of the mass prayers of Muslims. In the morning, people of the Muslim community […]