Tag: Protest

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Krushak Morcha is going to organise a State-wide agitation today demanding resignation of Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy for “misleading” the Assembly with his statement on the suicide of a farmer in Bargarh district. State BJP president Basant Kumar Panda had informed that the party will demonstrate at all the District headquarters in […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing discontent over distress sale of vegetables and milk by farmers, activists of the BJP Krushak Morcha staged a protest at PMG square here on Saturday. Besides, the Morcha urged the State Government to set up more cold storage units for facilitating storage of produces. Members of the farmer wing sloganeered against the government […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting against the failure to lift the weekly cash withdrawal limit of Rs. 24,000 even after two and half months have passed since demonetisation, Congress will stage a protest in front of regional office of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the capital city on Wednesday. Senior party leaders like former Union Minister and […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Parliamentary Party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay in the Rs 17,000-crore Rose Valley chit fund scam, party activists today staged protest in front of the CBI office here just before the arrested MP was taken to court. Party workers led by TMC MLA from Ramnagar Akhil Giri […]

Bhubaneswar: The political situation over the sex scandal video and death of engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi is getting murkier by the day. While the BJP-sponsored Bhubaneswar bandh led to a scuffle between the BJD and the saffron party activists yesterday, the BIP would gherao the DGP office in Cuttack today protesting against the […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking strong exception to the action of the police which tried to outrage the modesty of women at the chief minister’s rally in Sundargarh yesterday, the State BJP today said it would stage protest demonstration before all blocks and civic bodies in Odisha tomorrow as a mark of protest. Briefing newsmen at a press […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the use of abusive language by Begunia BJD MLA Prashant Jagdev, locals staged a demonstration in front of his Government quarter here today. Notably, the MLA had abused the owner of a makeshift hotel that was set up in from of his residence with filthy language a few days ago. When he pleaded […]

Keonjhar: The district administration has decided to halt the construction work of Belbahali bridge under Anandpur sub-division for two days as protest by the locals intensified on Monday. Keonjhar Collector N Tirumala Nayak informed this to media after consulting with other government senior officials. “There will be no construction work on the river for two […]

Rayagada: The political blame game over the death of two persons in tribal-dominated Rayagada district allegedly after consuming mango kernel gruel has gained momentum. Protesting the incident, over a hundred Congress activists gheraoed the office of Rayagada district Collector Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar office today. The activists came in a procession from the Circuit House […]

Cuttack: The 12-hour Banki bandh called by locals protesting against the students’ clash that took place at the Banki Autonomous College on August 22 affected normal life in the town today. Shops and other business establishments remained closed while vehicles stayed off the roads in the locality. At some places, people staged road blockade by […]

Kandhamal: To protest the inaction of the State Government in the Gumudumaha firing that left five innocent villagers dead even a month after the incident, the opposition Congress party would launch a five-day Kandhamal Adhikar Yatra today. The party would inaugurate the Yatra by hoisting the party flag at Gumudumaha. A public meeting is scheduled […]

Phulbani: A day before the Central team’s visit to Kandhamal district to investigate the deaths of five innocent people in unprovoked firing by SOG personnel on July 8, nearly 5, 000 people gathered in Baliguda in the tribal-dominated district and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. The protesters, mostly tribals and dalits belonging to […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted in Daruthenga village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar as locals in large numbers protested the dumping yard in the area and clashed with police while trying to enter the yard. Hundreds of villagers gathered at the spot to protest dumping of waste materials in the area. The administration deployed as many as […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP will launch an agitation against the State government for its failure on multiple fronts, including the omission of eligible beneficiaries in the list of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). According to sources, the saffron party will stage demonstrations in front of all block offices on July 29 highlighting a […]

Rayagada: Normal life came to a standstill in Rayagada districts due to a six-hour bandh called by the district Adivasi Yuva Samaj in protest against the crossfire at Krutamgada in Kandhamal district, which claimed the lives of six innocent tribals, including a 15-month old baby. Members of the Samaj blocked roads at many places bringing […]