Fact Check: What The Nationwide ‘Chakka Jam’ On Feb 6 Is All About
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…
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Odisha Minister Softens Stand On Pass Criteria For Plus II First Year
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…
Plus II First Year Students Protest Against Compulsory Pass Criteria Of 33 Per Cent…
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…
Biju Patnaik Statue Vandalised In Odisha’s Kendrapara
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…
Bandh Disrupts Life In Odisha’s Kantamal
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 PEO Death: Bandh Disrupts Life In Jajpur
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…
Truck Rams Into Koraput Home, Runs Over Three Sleeping Inmates
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…
Jumbo Tramples Old Woman In Angul
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…
Vehicle owners’ association block NH seeking toll tax reduction
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…
Korada locals block NH- 49 over encroachment
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…