Tag: Protest

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Police complaint lodged against Dama Rout for 'beggar' remark

Puri: Protests against Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout’s ‘beggar’ remarks on Brahmins have taken a bigger  proportion with a group of Brahmins lodging a police complaint against him here on Thursday. The activists submitted a written complaint to the Town police here alleging that the Minister is trying to mislead people by giving such derogatory remarks. […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Attack on ambulance staff: Locals oppose detention of 3 villagers, block road

Angul: Tension prevailed after locals blocked road near Phulapada in Angul protesting police detention of three villagers over their alleged involvement in the attack on ambulance staff. Earlier, a mob had thrashed an ambulance driver soon after a girl was rescued in an unconscious condition from roadside on November 18. The girl was reportedly injured […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Shankaracharya accuses Bhansali of distorting facts in ‘Padmavati’

Bhubaneswar: Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati today joined the bandwagon to protest Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s portrayal of facts in his upcoming movie Padmavati tagging it as ‘distortion’. The Puri seer stated that the filmmaker has distorted historical facts and wrongly portrayed the character of the Rajput queen in the period drama. He said […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Farmers block NH demanding compensation, loan waiver in Bargarh  

Bargarh: Pressing for a five-point charter of demands, including compensation for damaged crops and loan waiver, farmers from Sial-khandahata and Mahulipali Panchayats under Bheden block in Bargarh district staged a road blockade today. The farmers blocked the national highway (NH) connecting Godabhaga and Sonepur near Mahulipali demanding compensation for crop loss due to pest attack […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Chhatrapur Councillor murder: BJD stages stir, demands Golak's arrest   

Berhampur: Demanding arrest of BJP leader Golak Mohapatra in connection with Chhatrapur Councillor Laxmidutta Pradhan’s murder case, BJD activists staged a demonstration in front of the office of IG (southern range) here today. Alleging hooliganism by the saffron party, the activists burnt effigies of Mohapatra and shouted slogans against him and even Union Minister Dharmendra […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Villagers protest unscheduled power cuts in Balasore

Balasore:  Protesting unscheduled power cuts, locals along with some traders staged a demonstration in front of NESCO office at Gopalpur under Bahanaga block in Balasore district today. Nearly a hundred activists gheraoed the office and later sat on a dharna demanding a solution to the issue at the earliest. It is alleged that locals have […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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BJP stages Jal Satyagraha for restoration of Bindusagar

Bhubaneswar: Demanding restoration of the Bindusagar pond near the Lingaraj Temple here, the BJP today staged Jal Satyagraha in the water body for an hour. Holding banner and placards, the activists led by party state vice-president Sameer Mohanty staged the protest that began at 10 am. The party demanded steps to make the water body […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Staff quarters’ roof collapse: BJP blocks NH in Nuapada

Nuapada: Demanding a high-level probe into the collapse of the roof of an under-construction staff quarters’ at Sahajat Sevashram here, BJP activists blocked the NH-353  near Tarbod village in the district today. Vehicular movement on the road was disrupted due to the protest. Several vehicles were stranded on both sides of the road. Attributing the […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
12-hr bandh hits life in Bolangir

Bolangir: Normal life was affected here today as the Tusura Nagarika Manch resorted to a 12-hr bandh protesting non-inclusion of Tusura under the Rurban Mission. While vehicles stayed off the roads, shops and other business establishments remained closed during the bandh. The activists staged road blockade at various places during the protest. The State government […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
ASI suspended for thrashing minor girl during helmet checking

Baripada: Irate locals staged protest before the Town Police Station here after a police official thrashed a minor girl during a helmet checking drive on Monday. The policeman was later suspended for dereliction of duty today. ASI Sushant Mahakud of Town Police Station allegedly thrashed a minor girl during helmet checking drive following which locals […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
12-hour bandh in Joda to protest neglect

Keonjhar: A 12 hour bandh has thrown life out of gear in Joda town with a local group, Joda Development Council calling for the strike with a three-point charter of demands regarding the development of the area here in the district on Thursday. According to reports, the demands include setting up of a new bus […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
BJD's 'hartal' turns violent, public inconvenienced

Bhubaneswar: BJD Supremo Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s claims of a peaceful ‘hartal’ to protest fuel price hike have fallen flat with violence reported from several places by party activists. Public was inconvenienced, several vehicles vandalised, women and journalists misbehaved and even ambulances carrying patients were rerouted. Roads were blocked across the Capital city and all […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Tit for Tat! Women sell liquor outside Collector's office

Bhadrak: A group of women on Monday came up with a novel way of staging a demonstration when they opened a liquor counter outside the District Collector’s office protesting a newly-opened liquor shop in Mathasahi village here in the district. Involved in a campaign against illegal liquor trade, the women had been protesting and demanding […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Villager electrocuted, Locals block Dharmagada-Sinapali road

Dharmagada: Vehicular movement on Dharmagada-Sinapali road was disrupted when locals blocked the road near Tumura in Golamunda demanding ex gratia for family of a villager who was electrocuted this morning. They staged the road blockade by placing the villager’s dead body on the road. While returning home along with chopped off tree branches, the villager, […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Women protest water scarcity, allege government apathy in Bolangir

Bolangir: At a time when several parts of Odisha are witnessing flood fury, the residents of Western Odisha are still facing water crisis. Perturbed over acute water scarcity even in rainy season, the residents of Hatisalpada here took to streets today as a mark of protest against administrative apathy. Scores of women staged road blockade […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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