Tag: Road Blockade

Koraput:  A day after the death of Kunduli gang rape victim, protests have gained momentum across Odisha with several political parties staging demonstrations on Tuesday seeking justice for the girl. Tension ran high in Koraput after locals took away the body of the girl from hospital without allowing the officials to conduct a post mortem. […]

Jagatsinghpur: Vehicular communication came to a standstill on National Highway-55 at Sindhol under Tirtol police station in Jagatsinghpur due to a road blockade staged by the BJP Yuva Morcha in protest of a loot attempt and firing incident. Large number of vehicles were stranded on both sides of the road due to the protest. Activists […]

Jajpur/Sundergarh/Puri: Five persons including a minor boy were killed in separate road mishaps in Jajpur, Sundergrh, and Puri districts today. A minor boy was killed after a bus hit him while he was crossing road at Badapatuli on NH-215 under Korei police limits in Jajpur district. Irked, locals of Badapatuli and adjoining areas damaged the […]

Keonjhar: Women leading an anti-liquor movement staged a road blockade on National Highway 53 in Anandapur of Keonjhar district today demanding ban on sale of alcohol in the region. Moreover, the agitating women visited all the shops in the area as a part of their awareness campaign to stop sale of liquor. The protestors have […]

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 […]

Deogarh: Vehicular traffic on NH-49 was disrupted today due to a road blockade agitation by oustees of Rengali dam at Barkote and Thianala over three-point charter of demands. The agitators under the aegis of Rengali Basachyuta Surakhya Samiti have been sitting on a 12-hr dharna on NH-49 since 7 am. They want a compensation of […]

Balasore: Vehicular traffic on Balasore-Chandipur has been disrupted since this morning as locals have blocked the road near Jhumpura square demanding compensation for family members of two youths, who were electrocuted to death on DRDO campus. The protestors are demanding ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each and a job for kin of the two labourers. […]

Bargarh: The road blockade near Kalapani on NH-53 by locals demanding compensation for the kin of farmer Brunda Sahu who committed suicide on Wednesday, ended after the Bargarh district administration assured to provide financial assistance to the farmer’s family. The road blockade was withdrawn in wee hours today after the administration promised to allot four […]

Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement came to a standstill at Rajmahal Square, one of the busiest routes in the capital city, as traders resorted to a road blockade today protesting snapping of electricity and water supply to Ashoka Market here without any prior notice. The activists under the banner of the Ashoka Market Traders’ Association blocked the […]

Puri: Vehicular traffic between Puri and other parts of the State came to a grinding halt while business establishments, schools, colleges and government offices remained shut today due to 12-hour bandh observed by Puri Bar Association. Up in arms over murder of advocate Laxmidhar Mohapatra, the fellow lawyers also halted several trains at the railway […]

Angul: Vehicular movement on the national highway-149 was hit as the BJP Angul unit staged a road blockade at Pallahara today pressing for fulfillment of a six-point charter of demands. The demands included drought-hit status to Pallahara, compensation to families affected by elephant menace, filling up of vacant posts in health care and educational institutions. […]

Jeypore: After 33 hours of road blockade, the National Highway 26 between Jeypore and Visakhapatnam was cleared for vehicular traffic as the locals, who agitated in protest against the gang rape of a minor girl in the district, withdrew the blockade following discussion with district administration and police last night. The Collector and SP held […]

Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed in Kamakhyanagar after locals blocked the NH-53 protesting the death of a person in a road accident here on Saturday. According to sources, the incident took place today morning near Kamakhyanagar police station when Pushpakant Sahu, a local trader, was hit by a truck from behind on NH-53, killing him on the […]

Deogarh: Locals of Kuroda village have staged a road blockade on NH-49 presenting a four point charter of demands here in the district today. According to reports, demands of the locals include widening of the National Highway passing through the area, probe into land acquisition irregularity, involvement of locals in land acquisition and development of […]

Angul: Normal life has been paralysed following a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh being observed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Khamar in the district over several demands on Saturday. The BJP protestors staged a road blockade agitation on Talcher-Pallahara road pressing a seven-charter of demands, including declaration of Khamar region as drought-hit, construction of a […]