Tag: Protest

On January 2nd, long queues were seen outside petrol pumps in some parts of the country reportedly due to a shortage of fuel. Later it was ascertained that Truckers were demonstrating against the New Hit And Run Law.

It is alleged that in Bhubaneswar alone, a major scam has taken place in plantations under various flyovers and funds to the tune of Rs 7 crore meant for the purpose have been misappropriated. 

Juang tribals alleged that though they apprised the block administration of the urgency for a pucca road and electricity in the past, no step has been taken.

Speaking at the protest rally near the Sainik School, Manmohan Samal said that the central government has provided crores of rupees to the state government for disposal of garbage, but the latter has failed to do that.

Angry students staged a sit-in outside the college gate and shouted slogans against Minister Ashok Panda who was invited to attend the programme as chief guest.

Shouting slogans against the CMC mayor, Subash Singh, the agitating party workers demanded an impartial investigation into the alleged irregularities in the projects like welcome gates, laser show, AC hangar, fireworks, and advertisements.

Many aspirants staged a sit-in outside the Khordha block office on Monday and shouted slogans against the administration. They demanded an investigation into the alleged lapses in the recruitment process.

The students of the Central University of Odisha in Koraput district staged a protest on Thursday seeking the fulfillment of various demands.

In a symbolic act of dissent, the students expressed their frustration by discarding the government-provided school uniforms on the school premises.

The slum dwellers from Salia Sahi staged a massive protest and marched to gherao the Odisha Assembly demanding land record rights from the Odisha government.

As guardians of the children got to know about the incident, they trooped to the school and locked up the school gate in protest, demanding action against the school authorities. They also staged a sit-in for some time.

The ongoing discord between Odisha Government and All Odisha Private Bus Owners Association has spurred. The association on Wednesday threatened to go on a state-wide strike by keeping their buses off roads from December 1st. Bus owners have also decided to stage an agitation in front of Odisha Assembly on November 22nd in Bhubaneswar.

An unusual scene unfolded near Lalsingh panchayat office under Bhanjanagar block of Ganjam district on Monday. A curious crowd thronged the place where an elderly person was sitting alone with some documents under a tattered roof of a black polythene sheet supported by three poles.

Even though the local MLA had announced to start the medical college by the end of October 2023, the promise seems hollow.

In an ongoing protest that has captivated the attention of Odisha's capital city,The Gaon Sathi workers have been protesting at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar for the past six days fighting for their rights.