Odisha bus owners refuse to relent, indefinite strike from tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, October 19: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association on Thursday stuck to their call for an indefinite State-wide strike from Friday after talks with officials of Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) failed. The association has been opposing running of state government’s buses from block headquarters to district headquarters under the State Government’s Location-Accessible Multimodal […]

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Odisha BJP Yuva Morcha activists hold stir against unemployment

Bhubaneswar: Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Odisha unit on Thursday held an agitation in front of the State Assembly in protest against the rising rate of unemployment in the State. The protestors were stopped by police while they tried to march towards the Assembly. Hundreds of activists, including Morcha president Tankadhar Tripathy, […]

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Odisha BJP Youth Wing to hold State-wide stir against unemployment on Feb 20

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP, on Tuesday announced to hold State-wide protests on February 20 against rising unemployment rate in Odisha. The Morcha activists will stage demonstration in all district headquarters and also in Bhubaneswar to mark their protest. Addressing a press conference at the State […]

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Odisha Govt forms inter-Ministerial committee to look into issues of contractors

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday constituted an inter-Ministerial committee headed by Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari to look into the issues raised by All Odisha Contractors’ Association. Other Ministers, including Works and Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Malik, Housing and Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi, Water Resources and […]

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Krishi Vigyan Kendra scientists, staff decry OUAT apathy, stir enters third day

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing strike of nearly 300 scientists and employees of 31 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) functioning under the administrative control of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) entered third day on Thursday at the university premises. Decrying the apathetic attitude of the OUAT authorities towards them, the scientists and employees have resorted […]

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