Tag: Protest

'Lapses in PMAY': BJP's protests spread across Odisha, BJD hits back
'Lapses in PMAY': BJP's protests spread across Odisha, BJD hits back

Amid the allegations of the BJP, the ruling BJD has counter-attacked the saffron party on the same issue. 

  • Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Pathaan Movie
Pathaan protests swell in Odisha as Shah Rukh Khan starrer faces wrath of Kalinga Sena

In Odisha, the activists of Kalinga Sena staged a demonstration in front of several theatres in Bhubaneswar to protest against the movie.

  • Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Protest By Art Teachers, PETs
Protesting school teachers put up unique show to draw Odisha govt's attention

Demanding regularization of their contractual jobs, the teachers staged dharna and raised slogans against the State government through music. Being art teachers, they put their skills to use hoping to make their demands reach the ears of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

  • Friday, 06 January 2023
3 teachers for 8 classes! Students stage protest in Odisha over teacher appointment 
3 teachers for 8 classes! Students stage protest in Odisha over teacher appointment 

Students and their parents have launched an indefinite dharana demanding appointment of teachers.

  • Friday, 06 January 2023
Agitating teachers in Bhubaneswar
Agitating teachers scuffle with police during rally in Bhubaneswar

The incident happened when the agitating teachers were marching in the rally to press for their 8-point charter of demands.

  • Tuesday, 27 December 2022
BJP
BJP stages state-wide protest against 'criminalisation of politics' in Odisha

The Opposition BJP on Monday staged sit-in demonstrations across Odisha to protest the "criminalisation of politics" in the state.

  • Monday, 26 December 2022
Deprived of justice, 30 Odisha families hold unique protest in Puri
Deprived of justice, 30 Odisha families hold unique protest in Puri

Families of missing minor girl Pihu, Nayagarh's Pari, Manab Premi Aditya Dash and ACF Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and many such victim families were part of the protest and alleged deprivation of justice.

  • Monday, 26 December 2022
Odisha youth climbs atop hoarding after failing to meet CM, rescued
Odisha youth climbs atop hoarding after failing to meet CM, rescued; warns of fast unto death if arrested

Muktikant Biswal, who reached Bhubaneswar on padyatra from Rourkela by covering a distance of 530 km last week to press for his unfulfilled demands, climbed the hoarding installed at Sishu Bhawan Square in the capital city.

  • Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Supreme Court
Supreme Court nips Orissa HC bench demand in the bud, comes down heavily on striking lawyers   

A bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and Abhay S Oka passed the order while hearing a plea relating to protests by lawyers in the State demanding a permanent High Court bench in Sambalpur district.

  • Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Protest at office of Cuttack Municipal Corporation
Corporators lock Cuttack civic office alleging misbehavior by CMC commissioner

The corporators in Cuttack alleged that they were meted out with ill behaviour by the CMC commissioner.

  • Friday, 09 December 2022
Protesting Primary Teachers
Odisha primary teachers put protest on hold; Opposition terms govt's promise eyewash ahead of bypoll

The Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary of Odisha will discuss the matter between December 16 and 20 to come out with a solution. The teachers' protest has been put on a hold till then.

  • Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Lawyers’ protest at Sambalpur: Police uproot lawyers’ camp; clash ensues
Lawyers’ protest at Sambalpur: Police uproot lawyers’ camp; clash ensues

Adequate police forces have been deployed at  the site to avoid any untoward incident.

  • Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Protesting primary teachers endure bitter cold, sleep under open sky in Odisha capital
Protesting primary teachers endure bitter cold, sleep under open sky in Odisha capital

The teachers have been agitating day and night under the aegis of the United Primary Teachers’ Federation for the past couple of days at the designated protest site at Lower PMG in the city in the city to press for their demands.   

  • Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Protesting Teacher
'Demon King Kansa' demands complete abolishment of contractual system in Odisha

A protesting teacher, Bairagi Sahu received quite a lot of attention from both, the media and his fellow teachers, for his acting and dialogue delivery as King Kansa.

  • Monday, 28 November 2022
Rehabilitation job aspirants hold unique protest, cry govt apathy
Rehabilitation job aspirants hold unique protest, cry govt apathy

Tension flared up at the protest site when one of the protestors fell sick and was rushed to a hospital.

  • Friday, 25 November 2022
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