Normal life affected in Odisha due to 6-hour Congress bandh against fuel price rise
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 12:11 PM IST
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Educational institutions remained closed, train services were affected and vehicles remained off the roads in the bandh that began at 7 am.
Normal life was completely affected across Odisha on Monday
BHUBANESWAR: Normal life was completely affected across Odisha on Monday due to a six-hour bandh called by the Congress in protest against fuel price rise.
Educational institutions remained closed, train services were affected and vehicles remained off the roads in the bandh that began at 7 am.
No untoward incident, however, was reported from any district, a Home Department official said.
JRKSSS also announced that it will join the nationwide rail rokko stir called by farm unions across the country on February 18
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JRKSSS also announced that it will join the nationwide rail rokko stir called by farm unions across the country on February 18. Earlier on Saturday, the samiti held its maiden mahapanchayat at the Rahe block here on the lines of the congregations held in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to mobilise farmers against the farm laws.
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