road blockade

New Delhi: The protesting farmers have called for a countrywide ‘chakka jam’ (road blockade) on February 6. It’s not a daylong bandh, but a temporary road blockade. The blockade will…

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the growing resentment of Plus II first year students in Odisha against compulsory pass criteria, the state government on Tuesday softened its stand. Talking…

Bhubaneswar: Students of junior colleges staged a road blockade at several places on Monday to protest against the decision of the Odisha government making it compulsory for Plus II students…

Kendrapara: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a statue of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik at Rajnagar town in Kendrapara district, triggering tension in the area. The statue set up at…

Boudh: Life came to a grinding halt in Kantamal block in Boudh district following a 12-hour bandh called by Koshala Samanwaya Samiti on Friday. Samiti activists staged road blockades at…

Jajpur: Life was thrown out of gear in Jajpur on Monday following a 12-hour bandh call by the BJP demanding a CBI probe into the death of the Panchayat Extension Officer (PEO) of Haridaspur…

Jeypore: Residents of Bhejaput village under Sunabeda police limits of Koraput district blockaded the Semiliguda-Sunabeda road on Saturday morning after a sand-laden truck rammed into a…

Angul: An old woman was trampled by a wild elephant inside Chhendipada Forest Range in Odisha’s Angul district early on Tuesday. Sources said the woman had gone inside the forest to…

Keonjhar: Members of four-wheeler vehicle owners’ association staged a blockade near Hasanpur toll plaza on National Highway-20 at Anandpur in Keonjhar district on Sunday, demanding…

Sambalpur: Hundreds of locals of Korada in Sambalpur district staged a blockade on National Highway-49 on Monday to press for their four-point charter of demands. "The district…