Tag: Fast Unto Death

Malkangiri: At time when deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis continues to remain unabated in tribal dominated Malkangiri district, Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradip Majhi has called for ‘Judhyam Dehi’ movement and has announced to observe fast-unto-death from December 21 demanding fulfilment of his demands. The three demands made by Pradip Majhi are- filling […]

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Jail Employees Association (AOJEA) today put its hunger strike on hold following an assurance from the state government to resolve their issues within a month. “The Association took the decision following assurance by the Additional Director General (Prisons) Arun Kumar Ray”, said its president Tamimur Rehman to the media. Over 1,800 […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding a hike in grade pay the All-Odisha Jail Employees association has launched a hunger strike from today. According to the sources, the jail employees under the association’s banner launched the stir in front of 92 jails across the state. As many as 1,800 jail employees from across the state have joined the strike. […]

Dhenkanal: Braving the winter chills, a couple has been sitting on a fast-unto-death strike in front of the office of district Collector here for the last five days, protesting the forceful construction of a college building and boundary wall by the government on their registered home land. Md Tarif Hussain and his wife, hailing from […]