Tag: Dharna

Jeypore: A day before inauguration by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, displaced families of Telengiri irrigation project in Koraput district staged dharna near the project site today. Resentment among the displaced families has been growing as they alleged that while some of them have not been identified as displaced, others have not received compensation. The agitators […]

Nayagarh: The Nayagarh Collectorate turned into a battle ground today after a violent clash between agitators and police. Some people were staging a dharna at the collectorate alleging deliberate attempts by local administration to harass Laxmiprasad sarpanch Soumya Ranjan Pradhan. Hundreds of men and women were staging protest and latter tried to enter the collectorate […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days ahead of the Matriculation examination, block grant teachers under the aegis of the School College Teachers and Employees United Forum staged a dharna at lower PMG in Bhubaneswar today. Alleging failure of the State government to fulfil the promises on jobs regularisation, the teachers and employees forum has resorted to protests. Earlier […]

Kendrapara: A group of polling officials staged a dharna in front of an EVM distribution centre in Kendrapara today after being allegedly denied postal ballot papers to exercise their franchise in the fourth-phase elections in Odisha which is slated to be held on April 29. The agitators also threatened not to receive EVMs if their issue […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days after a private bank employee was arrested on charges of raping a lady lecturer, his mother and family members today staged dharna in front of Chandrasekharpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar accusing cops of being partial in their probe. The banker’s mother questioned under what grounds her son was put behind bars while […]

Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odisha Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Association that include drivers, conductors helpers staged a Dharna at Baramunda Bus Terminal in Bhubaneswar demanding compensation for the losses suffered during the lockdown in last three months. Other demands of the association members include insurance coverage worth Rs 50 Lakh and recognition as employees of the […]