Tag: Dharna

Cuttack: A day after advocates in Cuttack intensified their agitation demanding immediate arrest of accused involved in the attack on a lawyer in Cuttack, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday night arrested two persons including Home Guard. The arrested duo, identified as Home Guard Kishore Jena and one Dilip Singh, was taken into […]

Chilika: The agitation launched by the Chilika fishermen united forum in front of the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) office at Satapada entered its third day today. After taking out a protest rally, the fishermen sat on dharna in front of the CDA office opposing its unilateral actions and the proposed aerodrome project. They threatened that […]

Rayagada: More than 4,000 contractual labourers of JK Paper Mills started an indefinite dharna today demanding regularisation of jobs and increase in salary. The protestors staged demonstration in front of the company’s main gate to press for fulfilment of their 14-point charter of demands. As per reports, the workers decided to observe strike after a […]

Khandapada: Over 500 villagers have been sitting on dharna since last night in front of the Khandapada Police Station in Nayagarh district protesting arrest of ten persons including ruling-BJD’s block vice president. According to sources, residents, including women of Bodasa village walked for seven kms up to the Khandapada Police Station to lodge their protest […]

Paradip: Farmers who have lost their land staged protest in front of Paradip oil refinery today demanding permanent jobs. In an overnight mass protest under the banner of ‘Jamihara Krushak Ekta Manch,’ the farmers and their family members staged demonstration in front of the refinery, holding utensils. According to sources, even though the protests began […]

Paradip: Over a hundred workers of the IOCL Paradip Oil Refinery unit today resorted to an indefinite dharna in front of main gate of the unit pressing for fulfillment of a 10-point charter of demands, including minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month. Holding banners and black flags, the workers under the aegis of Paradip […]

Bhubaneswar: The launching of vaccination programme for measles and rubella is likely to be marred tomorrow as contractual staff nurses appointed under the National Health Mission (NHM) have warned the government of cease work agitation for indefinite period demanding regularisation of job.   Hundreds of nurses who staged dharna at PMG square in Bhubaneswar demanding […]

Cuttack: Tension ran high after scores of residents and members of Balu Bazaar Puja Committee on Monday staged a demonstration against administrative approvals for opening of a licenced foreign liquor shop in the locality. Resentment was brewing among locals as they questioned how licence was granted to open the liquor shop in the area which […]

Cuttack: Apprehending threat to the life of Kunduli gang rape survivor, her family members today lodged a complaint at Manglabag police station and demanded her immediate discharge from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. According to sources, after the survivor’s condition became stable and her clinical reports were found to be normal, the doctors […]

Cuttack: Various social organisations and political parties under the banner of ‘Paschim Odisha Nagarika Kriyanushtan Committee’ staged dharna near the Orissa High Court on Friday demanding setting of a bench in the western part of the State. During the agitation, a delegation  led by social worker and convener of the committee Bhagabat Prasad Nanda met […]

Bhadrak: Tension erupted at the Chandbali Community Health Centre (CHC) of Bhadrak district today after a newborn died allegedly due to lack of oxygen. The family members of the deceased staged a dharna on the premises of the health centre demanding compensation. As per the complaint, one Bimala Dash of Bhuinbruti Nuagaon  was admitted to […]

Bhubaneswar: Agitating primary teachers and Siksha Sahayaks have decided to continue their strike till the Odisha government issues a notification agreeing to their major demands. The decision to continue dharna came after repeated rounds of discussion with the government yielded no results. During a meeting with the School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD), the women wing of the ruling-BJD today staged a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan protesting the recent hike in price of LPG by the Centre and demanded immediate rollback of the decision. The women activists of the regional party raised slogans against the Centre terming the move as […]

Jeypore: Demanding a complete ban on liquor in undivided Koraput district, Congress leader and Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati and his supporters continued their dharna for the second day in Borigumma today. Bahinipati along with party activists and locals staged the protest urging Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to announce a ban on liqour in undivided […]

Cuttack: Students of SCB Medical College and Hospital here sat on a dharna in protest against an alleged attack by relatives of a patient on a doctor late last night. House surgeons and undergraduate students observed a cease work since wee hours today and demanded that the hospital authorities should take steps to ensure safety […]