Tag: Protest

Students at Rama Devi Women's University in Bhubaneswar protested to postpone their semester exams, citing severe heatwave conditions in Odisha. They argue that the hostile weather impedes their ability to perform academically, noting that other universities have already delayed exams.

Jayant Bhoi’s supporters shouted slogans against the president of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee Sarat Pattanayak and wanted to know why Sagaria was given a ticket in Jayadev constituency while he belongs to a place 700 km away.

Scores of farmers of Padampur united under the Krushak Sangathan claimed that their crops were damaged by the Michaung cyclone in December 2023.

Farmers have been protesting at the Punjab-Haryana borders for the past few days to press the Centre into accepting their demands on minimum support price (MSP) for crops and other issues.

A lady engineering student shouted, “We have been protesting for the last one and a half years for jobs. The government is playing with our lives, as it is doing nothing for our employment. What is the use of keeping certificates with us? The certificates are of no value to us now.”

As a sign of protest, the aspirants set up ‘bekari haat (Unemployment Mela) and sold sweets, dahibara, saree, and also sold dry fish and scraps (Kabadi).

As per reports, the Divyang persons were carrying out their small businesses at Market building. After they were evicted, they had been demanding permanent rehabilitation. 

The agitating aspirants clamoured to declare the marks of the successful and failed candidates. As tension spread on the OSEPA premises, police personnel were deployed. 

The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) launched a dawn-to-dusk bandh on Tuesday from 6 am to 6 pm over alleged paddy procurement irregularities in mandis in Deogarh. 

Meanwhile, passengers experienced harrowing times being stranded at bus stands and expressed disappointment over the protest.

On January 2nd, long queues were seen outside petrol pumps in some parts of the country reportedly due to a shortage of fuel. Later it was ascertained that Truckers were demonstrating against the New Hit And Run Law.

It is alleged that in Bhubaneswar alone, a major scam has taken place in plantations under various flyovers and funds to the tune of Rs 7 crore meant for the purpose have been misappropriated. 

Juang tribals alleged that though they apprised the block administration of the urgency for a pucca road and electricity in the past, no step has been taken.

Speaking at the protest rally near the Sainik School, Manmohan Samal said that the central government has provided crores of rupees to the state government for disposal of garbage, but the latter has failed to do that.

Angry students staged a sit-in outside the college gate and shouted slogans against Minister Ashok Panda who was invited to attend the programme as chief guest.