With Independence Day (15th August) and Raksha Bandhan approaching, the Delhi Police has launched a special drive to curb the sale and use of hazardous Chinese Manjha -- a nylon-based kite string that has caused numerous injuries and fatalities involving people, birds, and animals.
Police on Thursday detained several opposition party workers during the Odisha Bandh called to protest the death of a college student in Balasore who died after setting herself on fire.
Transport services were hit and shops remained shut in Bhubaneswar on Thursday as several opposition parties observed a state-wide bandh over the death of a Balasore college student who died after setting herself ablaze.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Suresh Panigrahi on Thursday said that the Odisha bandh is no longer limited to eight political parties but has turned into a people's bandh across the state.
Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday said that the Odisha bandh called by opposition parties has received strong support from the public, with thousands of party workers holding protests across districts.
Several opposition parties in Odisha observed a state-wide bandh on Thursday to protest against the death of a 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, who died after attempting self-immolation.
Following the death of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation, All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba said the student took the extreme step because she was denied justice despite repeatedly writing to authorities.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lekha Samantsinghar on Wednesday criticised the administration, police, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for failing to deliver justice to the victim of the Balasore self-immolation case. She also announced her party's call for a 'Balasore bandh' in prote
Biju Janata Dal Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra on Wednesday lashed out at the Odisha government, demanding them to "come out of slumber" and take action by ordering a judicial inquiry against the perpetrators after the death of a 20-year-old college student