Tag: Congress Bandh

Lady teacher murder: Congress’ observes six-hour hartal demanding action against minister Dibya Shankar Mishra

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Protesting the rising prices of petroleum products across the country and the State, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is observing a six-hour ‘Chaka jam’ in the twin city today from 6 am to 12 noon. The activists of the OPCC took to streets from early in the morning and were seen picketing at […]

Koraput: Demanding arrest of the culprits involved in the Kunduli minor gang rape incident of October 10, the District Congress Committee (DCC) of Koraput organized a seven-hour peaceful bandh from 6 am to 1 pm on Monday. All government offices, schools, colleges, shops and business establishments have remained closed. Buses, trucks and other vehicles also […]

By Kasturi Ray If the Odisha Congress thought this 6-hour ‘chaka jam’ call protesting fuel price hike would assert its resurgence from an otherwise moribund state it has been since years in Odisha, it was not successful. Other than ensuring deserted roads and freak incidents of picketing and heckling, the protest did not yield the […]

Cuttack: Around 200 Congress party workers, including president of the Cuttack city unit of the party Mohammad Mokim and senior leader Suresh Mohapatra, were detained by police as part of the preventive measures in view of the dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the party to press for fulfillment of a 12-point charter of demands. As many […]

Krushnaprasad: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Krushnaprasad block in Puri on account of a bandh called by Congress demanding arrest of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma for his alleged links with scam-tainted chit fund company Artha Tatwa, irregularities in ration card distribution and Phailin assistance. Shops and business establishments […]