Tag: Protest

Bhubaneswar: Demanding scheduled tribe status for their community, hundreds of Kudumi Sena members staged protest in Bhubaneswar today. The agitating members took out a rally from Master Canteen Chhak to Lower PMG urging the State government to forward their request to the Centre. While trying to gherao Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence, the protesters clashed […]

Dhenkanal: In a show of strength hundreds of women of Balarampur village in the district scuffled with police personnel at Jhinkargadi forest protesting cutting of trees for setting up of a beer factory. According to sources, police personnel forcibly removed the protesters, mostly women, who guarded trees by wrapping their arms around the trees. Multiple […]

Nuapada: With a demand to declare complete drought in Komna and Khadiyal blocks in Nuapada, BJP workers along with farmers took out a rally and gheraoed block office on Monday. According to sources, the protest joined by hundreds of farmers and party workers was led by BJP State president Basant Panda. After a general body […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst ongoing lawyers’ protest, camp courts were held today inside jails across Odisha to provide bail to accused in custody. According to sources, 270 accused in custody were granted bail on the first day of the camp courts held at various jails across the State. In Kendrapara jail, 157 accused were granted bail. In […]

Bhubaneswar: A large number of employees working under different franchises of the Electricity Department have threatened to launch a cease-work protest from today to press for their demands. As per sources, the employees have given a call for a strike and will discontinue work in all the electric sub-divisions across the State. Their list of […]

Bhubaneswar: The agitating teachers under the aegis of Odisha School and College Teachers’ and Employees’ United Forum have decided to discontinue their protest from tomorrow. The teachers will now return to their respective schools after 38 days and teach students by wearing black badges. However, teachers from two districts will continue to stage protest in […]

Balasore: More than 3 weeks after the mysterious death of two school girls at Tentei village under Soro block of Balasore, locals staged protests today demanding a CBI investigation into the matter. The protesters staged demonstration at Ainri square, blocking the Anantpur-Soro road following which traffic movement was disrupted. “Some people have demanded CBI investigation […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court lawyers will continue their cease-work stir demanding arrest of police officials who allegedly thrashed a lawyer in Nayabazar area of Cuttack last month. “This protest will continue till the four accused policemen are not arrested,” High Court Bar Association President Srikant Kumar Nayak said. According to sources, the association has […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting non-fulfilment of their demands, the State Panchayat Samiti Members’ Association is all set to hit the streets from September 4. The association announced the decision to start the indefinite strike during a press meet today in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the Samiti members of the State have been demanding provision of special quarters […]

Angul: Locals and members of various social welfare organisations today staged a ‘rail roko’ protest at Bamur railway station in the district demanding halt of two express trains at the station. According to sources, members of Railway Users Consultative Committee and residents of local areas staged the agitation demanding the railway authorities to halt Puri-Sambalpur […]

Baripada: Palpable tension ran high at the District headquarters hospital (DHH) in Mayurbhanj today after BJP workers staged an agitation in the hospital premises over the transfer of 45 doctors from different hospitals of the district. According to sources the state government has notified for transfer of 45 doctors working at various community healthcare centres […]

Kendrapara: Congress activists led by party MLA from Aul Debendra Sharma showed black flags ahead of Commerce and Transport Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu’s visit to Aul today while protesting massive irregularities in distribution of ration cards under the food security scheme in the district. As per reports, hundreds of Congress activists under the leadership of […]

Malkangiri: Tension ran high at the Orkel hospital at Balimela in the district today following the death of a patient allegedly due to medical negligence. As per reports, a local suffering from fever was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. However, his condition deteriorated further resulting in death as no doctor attended to him. Family […]

Berhampur: Expressing their anger over extremely low marks, dissatisfied Plus-III students of various colleges under Berhampur University staged protest in front of the university administration office today. According to the protestors, many Plus-III second year students have secured marks as low as zero, one and three in the recently published results. Meanwhile, university authorities are […]

Paradip: Retrenched labourers of Cargill India Company in Paradip today staged protest outside the company demanding reinstatement to their jobs. As per reports, the Cargill refinery plant, which was set up in 2004, had employed hundreds of workers. However, the company shut down its operations in 2006 citing transport-related issues. Though a few months back […]