As a part of anti-liquor protest, a large group of women reportedly ransacked an off-shop at Telkoi block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district. Thousands of women barged into the shop, collected all the foreign liquor worth lakhs of rupees and smashed them one by one. Watch this video.
Bhubaneswar: State Excise Minister Niranjan Pujari Friday assured the members of the Odisha Nisa Nibaran Mancha that the government would reconsider a bulk of their demands while formulating the new excise policy next year. It is pertinent to note that the excise department had earlier shot letters to Collectors of all districts to grant temporary […]
Bhubaneswar: In an innovative move, a youth from Baripada town in Odisha has embarked on a journey on foot to spread awareness about the perils of alcohol amongst the millennials as well as the elderly. Seeking an alcohol free state, the youth- Anshuman Das will end his journey at Bhubaneswar after submitting a memorandum to […]
Balasore: Hundreds of women of Kudia village under Sadar block in Kuala panchayat of Balasore gathered outside the collector office yesterday demanding closure of liquor shops in the village. Protesting sale of country-made liquor in the area, the agitating women holding brooms raised slogans against illicit liquor trade. As per reports, they later submitted a […]
Khorda: Anti-liquor protest in Khurda erupted after the death of a person in Haladia today morning. Irate over the death which allegedly was due to alcohol consumption, locals today ransacked liquor shops in the area and also staged a road blockade. It is alleged, one Nursingha Pati from Haladia died after consuming country liquor. Following […]
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Milita Odisha Nisha Nibarana Abhiyan today staged road blockade and scuffled with police during a rally organised in Bhubaneswar demanding total prohibition in Odisha. The protestors were on their way towards Naveen Nivas today when they were intercepted by police. A scuffle broke out when the police were taking the agitators […]
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Milita Odisha Nisha Nibarana Abhiyan today staged road blockade and scuffled with police during a rally organised in Bhubaneswar demanding total prohibition in Odisha. The protestors were on their way towards Naveen Nivas today when they were intercepted by police. A scuffle broke out when the police were taking the agitators […]
Sonepur: Protesting liquor sale at a grocery shop at Badakhamar village in Birmaharajpur area of Sonepur district, hundreds of women ransacked the shop and smashed liquors bottles demanding its closure. The agitating women alleged that locals in the area are getting addicted to liquor due to its unrestrained sale at the grocery shop. Holding banners […]
Jagatsinghpur: Protesting lack of measures by the authorities to put a check on illegal sale of liquor, locals hit the streets by staging a road blockade at Dihasahi under Erasama block in the district today. According to sources, over hundreds of women from different self-help groups (SHGs) of the locality staged anti-liquor protest and blocked […]
Kendrapara: Protesting liquor sale and alleging inaction by the concerned authorities, women of Thauri under Sadar police limits in the district here took to the streets today. The women alleged that despite repeated appeals to the district administration to take measures to shut the liquor outlets and check illegal sale of alcohol in the area, […]
Cuttack: Protesting lack of measures on part of authorities to put a check on illegal sale of liquor, locals hit the streets by staging a road blockade in Banki today. Alleging that such illegal trade has led to a spurt in crime and other anti-social activities in the area, locals blocked the Cuttack-Banki road by […]
Khurda: Hundreds of women under the aegis of Nari Shakti Sangathan today launched demonstration demanding immediate relocation of a liquor shop at Kaduari Chhak near Jatni. The members of the outfit launched an indefinite agitation in front of Khurda Collectorate alleging that the liquor shop is triggering law and order situation in the area. “We […]
Bhubaneswar: At a time when anti-liquor movement is intensifying throughout the state with women taking law into their own hands to thwart this social evil, Tulasa Bhatra from Nabarangpur is one such crusader who has campaigned vigorously to bring a change and has now become a source of inspiration for thousands of women fighting for […]
Bhadrak: A group of women destroyed foreign liquor worth lakhs of rupees at Karanpali village under Bansada police limits in Bhadrak district while it was being illegally transported in a Bolero Wednesday night. The liquor was being smuggled from Basudevpur to Dhamra area in the district, sources said. Acting on a tip-off about the transportation […]
Cuttack: A day after the violent anti-liquor protest in Kendrapara, women of Badhamal village under Banki area in Cuttack district today took to streets opposing illegal sale of liquor in the area. Demanding a liquor free village, hundreds of women of Badhamal blocked Kalapathar-Kantilo road by burning tyres. This disrupted movement of vehicular traffic on […]