Tag: Protest

Student unions protest outside Thane college after video showing thrashing of NCC cadets sparks outr
Student unions protest outside Thane college after video showing thrashing of NCC cadets sparks outrage

Student groups affiliated with the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is also from Thane, demonstrated outside the Joshi Bedekar College where the incident took place.

  • Friday, 04 August 2023
Manipur issue: LS adjourned till 2 p.m, Oppn MPs protest in black clothes
Manipur issue: LS adjourned till 2 p.m, Oppn MPs protest in black clothes

Wearing black clothes, the Opposition members entered into the Well of the House, displaying placards and shouting slogans, seeking the Prime Minister's response to the violence in Manipur.

  • Thursday, 27 July 2023
Bhubaneswar Market Building shut for a week as traders go on protest
Bhubaneswar Market Building shut for a week as traders continue with their protest

The Traders’ Association has further alleged that BMC is not trying to solve the issue though the Market Building has been closed for the past one week.

  • Sunday, 23 July 2023
Private College Lecturers Protest In Bhubaneswar
Odisha private lecturers, employees scuffle with police during protest

Hundreds of protesters demanding government grant marched toward the Assembly and tried to jump the police cordon. A scuffle erupted when the police obstructed their advances.

  • Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Box drain tragedy
Cuttack box drain tragedy: Locals gherao CMC Mayor, Commissioner

Several Congress leaders slammed Mayor Subhash Singh and other CMC officials for alleged lapses and negligence in discharging their duty resulting in mishaps at several construction sites in the city and the loss of precious lives.

  • Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Lord Nilamadhab goes without food for 2 days in Nayagarh as servitors stall rituals seeking cop's transfer
Lord Nilamadhab goes without food for 2 days in Nayagarh as servitors stall rituals seeking cop's transfer

The agitating servitors demanded the transfer of Kantilo outpost officer.  

  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Wrestlers Protest
Protesting wrestlers to discard all their medals in river Ganga, Haridwar this evening

Taking to Twitter, Olympic bronze medallist Malik and other wrestlers, shared a note, in which they strongly condemned the Delhi Police action.

  • Tuesday, 30 May 2023
'Love jihad' angle surfaces in Odisha
'Love jihad' angle surfaces in Odisha as girl alleges brainwashing, religious conversion; protest held in Bhubaneswar

A 27-year-old girl recently lodged a written complaint with Khordha Model Police station alleging that a youth brainwashed her into converting to Islam with false promise of marriage after a relationship of eight years.

  • Monday, 29 May 2023
Dowry harassment slur: BJP activists burn effigy of BJD MLA Shashi Bhushan Behera, demand action
Dowry harassment slur: BJP activists burn effigy of BJD MLA Shashi Bhushan Behera, demand action

She has also accused her husband of having an illicit relationship with another married woman.

  • Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Congress’ dawn–to–dusk bandh paralyses normal life in Odisha’s Koraput
Congress’ dawn–to–dusk bandh paralyses normal life in Odisha’s Koraput

The people of the district have long been demanding for establishing a Central School and a Driving Training School in Koraput.

  • Tuesday, 09 May 2023
Villagers lock 5T school in Nabarangpur
Villagers lock 5T school in Nabarangpur protesting irregularities in purchase of equipment

According to the protestors, poor quality equipment have been bought for the students and there has been massive corruption in the purchase.

  • Saturday, 06 May 2023
Wrestlers Must Guard Against Politicisation of Protest
Wrestlers Must Guard Against Politicisation of Protest

Political motives are being imputed to the protest by all and sundry in the establishment. A triumphant sounding Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the ‘sidelined’ president of Indian Wrestling Federation (IWF) who stands accused of sexual harassment by top female boxers of the country, is leading the charge against the protesting wrestlers and has the temerity to accuse the protesting wrestlers of being backed by ‘one family’, ‘one akhara’ and funded by an industrial house.

  • Sunday, 30 April 2023
Wrestlers train guns at Babita Phogat
Wrestling mess: 'Babita forced us to sit on dharna and then backstabbed', alleges grappler

"Forget others, we got ditched by our own sister Babita Phogat," alleged one wrestler, who is protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Jantar Mantar here.

  • Thursday, 27 April 2023
College teachers hold rally in Bhubaneswar
College teachers, staff hold massive rally in Bhubaneswar demanding equal pay

The protestors took out the unique rally from Master Canteen to Lower PMG by putting black tapes on their mouth.

  • Thursday, 06 April 2023
Protest in Odisha village after Junior Engineer ‘asks to join BJD’ to get developmental projects
Protest in Odisha village after Junior Engineer ‘asks to join BJD’ to get developmental projects

The Sarpanch of Kankadajodi panchayat and ward members too joined the protest. The agitating people demanded transfer of the junior engineer, Sabita Dhal. 

  • Tuesday, 04 April 2023
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