Tag: Anti Liquor Protest

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]