Tag: Eviction Drive

Puri: Eviction drive on Swargadwar land has been initiated by the Puri Municipality. In the first phase of the drive, a building constructed on one decimal land in Swargadwar premises was demolished today. Notably, 16.735 acre land was allotted for Swargadwar. Out of it 10.342 acre land was recorded in name of 158 persons in […]

Bhadrak: Opposing the eviction drive carried out by the Bhadrak administration at different places of the town, local traders today staged protest in front of the district Collectorate. They alleged that without rehabilitating the affected traders, the administration has been bulldozing their shops over the past one week. Questioning the motive behind the eviction drive, […]

Puri: A deep trench has been found during the eviction drive carried out by the Puri district administration adjacent to the Meghnad Pacheri (shrine wall) of the Puri Srimandir. After demolition of a two-storey building of Ramdaya Parishad, the trench looking like a secret passage was discovered on Wednesday. Rumours of a secret passage soon […]

Puri: The last line of control was marked using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) near Srimandir today. As per reports, marking is being done 75 metres from the Meghanad Pacheri or the boundary wall of the Srimandir – the area that has been identified to cleared of all encroachments and obstacles for movement of devotees […]

Puri: Protesting eviction of prawn enclosures, local residents in Chilika today staged a demonstration and gheraoed the Krushnaprasad Tehsil office. On November 24, the local authorities had launched an eviction drive to demolish the enclosures. A day after the eviction drive, hundreds of residents had protested the move and launched an agitation in front of […]

Puri: The district administration on Tuesday began eviction drive to remove dilapidated and unauthorised structures from Puri ‘Swargadwar’ as part of the State government’s plan for a major face-lift of the crematorium on the lines of Mahaprasthanam crematorium in Andhra Pradesh. The demolition of an age-old complex of ‘Patha Shraaddha’ in the premises of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing eviction drive near Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar was strongly opposed by locals today who alleged that they have not been given any notices regarding the demolition. “How can they demolish our houses without informing us in advance? It is injustice and now we have become homeless,” said a local woman. However, member […]

Puri: After the eviction drive around Puri Srimandir, the local administration has launched beautification drive to ensure a green cover near the 12th century shrine. As per reports, trees ranging from 4-ft to 15-ft long are being planted in the area under the new barricade in front of the Singhadwar facing Radhaballabh Mutt. Trees like […]

Angul: One labourer lost his life while three others suffered critical injuries after the roof of a shop collapsed on them during an eviction drive today in Budhapank area under Banarpal Police limits of Angul district. The deceased has been identified as Sipu Sahu while the injured are Ajit Sahu, Jayant Sahu and Dhaneswar Muduli. […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high near Kalinga Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday after hundreds of residents of Salia Sahi slum congregated to oppose an eviction drive by the administration. According to reports, a team of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) along with police reached the spot to evict the slum dwellers to […]