Tag: District Status

Titlagarh: A 12-hour bandh has been called by locals in Sindhekela today demanding block status to the sub-district and district status to Titlagarh. The bandh called by the traders’ association was joined by various groups and later a rally was conducted in the village following which all schools, banks and offices remained closed. According to […]

Bargarh: The demand for district status to Padampur sub-division gathered steam with the ‘Kriyanushthan Committee’ organising a massive rally in the area today. According to sources, members of the outfit also staged a dharna and locals in large numbers participated in the protests. Several social outfits have also pledged their support to the district status […]

Kalahandi: Demanding district status to Dharamgarh members of   the Kriyanushthan Committee has been observing a dawn-to-dusk   bandh in six blocks of Dharmagarh today. Members of the outfit were seen picketing on highways and in front of government offices from early this morning. Normal life came to a grinding halt at Dharamgarh, Junagarh, Koksara, Jaipatna, Golamunda […]

Titlagarh: A dawn-to dusk bandh demanding district status for Titlagarh in Bolangir district crippled normal life in the town today. The 12-hour bandh from 6 am to 6 pm was called by Titlagarh Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee. Shops, business establishments, government and non-government institutions remained closed. Vehicular movement also came to a standstill due to the […]