Tag: Road Blockade

Cuttack: Even as the killing of  sheep in Niali region of the district continues to shroud in mystery  despite slew of government measures, three more fresh deaths were  reported from Jamugaradi village of Niali block last night. Being irate over the government’s failure in tracing out the  killer, villagers took to the street and staged […]

Dhenkanal: A road blockade has been staged by BJP at Parjang today demanding closure of illegal sand quarries in Parjang Block of Dhenkanal district. The agitation is being led by former Block Chairman Sushant Dalbehera. The BJP has alleged that sand quarries at Kamar, Damal, Kulei, Khalpal, Basulei and Jatia in Parjang Tehsil are operating […]

Nayagarh: The Saranakul Community Health Centre (CHC) of Nayagarh district witnessed protests following death of a patient due to alleged medical negligence. The deceased has been identified as Bansidhar Gahana of Sikharpur. However, the protestors were pacified only after police and district administration officials held discussion with the local villagers and family members. According to […]

Jagatsingpur: Tension ran high near Jashobantpur Chhak on Ali Pingal road here after a woman was killed after being hit by a trailer on Friday morning. According to sources, the accident took place while the woman was walking on the roadside along with her sister when a speeding trailer hit her from behind. The victim […]

Keonjhar: A person was crushed to death while another sustained critical injuries when a speedy truck hit them on national highway (NH)-215 at Biragobindpur Chhak under Ghasipur police limits in Keonjhar district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Ramachandra Naik. The two were returning home after defecating in a nearby field. While they […]

Nuapada: Vehicular movement on Sinapali-Dharmagada route was disrupted today after locals blocked the road at Chalana by keeping a villager’s dead body protesting police inaction on a complaint filed over an attack on the villager a week back. The deceased, identified as Ujala Jal of Chalana village, was injured critically after he was beaten up […]

Bolangir: Vehicular movement came to a standstill between Bolangir and Kantabanji as locals staged a road blockade on the national highway (NH) near Belpada protesting water scarcity in Belpada area under Patnagarh subdivision of the district. Large number of people, including women, blocked the NH and demanded immediate supply of drinking water to all households in the area. “We […]

Sundargarh:  Villagers of Kutra  in Sundargarh district today blocked National Highway 10 protesting death of a person in a road accident this morning. Sources said a newspaper hawker was run over by a speedy 10 wheeler truck near the Kutra bus stand on the Sambalpur-Rourkela NH-10 during the wee hours today. The deceased was identified […]

Bhubaneswar: In a startling revelation, an eye witness of the car accident in which an OUAT student was killed, claimed today that the person arrested by the police is not the one who was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Moreover, the eye witness also revealed that there were two persons inside the vehicle […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the students of OUAT staged road blockade at Siripur square here demanding action in connection with a road accident which led to the death of a student, Police carried out raid at Siddharth Construction which owns the mishap causing vehicle and examined the papers of the car. A notice was also served […]

Dhenkanal: Tension ran high at the District Headquarters Hospital here this evening following the death of a youth who was shot at during a pre-poll violence in Tarabha village this afternoon. According to reports, Salman Rout, a youth of Tarabha village was seriously injured after sustaining bullet injuries during a pre-poll violence in the village. […]

Anandpur: Vehicular traffic between Keonjhar and Panikoili came to a grinding halt today in the morning due to a road blockade on National Highway-215 staged by the locals at Salapada here demanding an underground passway. Hundreds of heavy vehicles, buses and cars stood on both side of the road as the locals sat on a […]

Paralakhemundi: People of Narayanpur village in Gajapati district are in a state of shock following the tragic death of three students who died in a road accident this afternoon. According to reports, three students of Narayanpur High School—Ricky Bhuhan (Class X), Rohit Pradhan (Class IX) and Niranjan Lima (Class IX)—had gone to Gandahati waterfall on […]

Balasore: Tension erupted in Santaragadia in Nilagiri area of Balasore district following the death of boy after being hit by a truck this morning. Following the incident, irate locals stated a road blockade demanding compensation for the kin of the deceased. They also set the truck on fire and vandalised a nearby liquor shop. “The […]

Bhawanipatna: Vehicular movement on Bhawanipatna-Dharmagarh highway in Kalahandi district was disrupted today as locals staged a road blockade protesting death of a person in a road accident at Kashibahal last night. The angry locals staged the road blockade by keeping the dead body on the road. They demanding adequate compensation for the family members of […]