BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra revealed that the party's decision for a bandh came after consultations with party president and Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik.

Bhubaneswar: In a new twist to the ongoing investigation into the alleged assault on an Indian Army officer and his fiancée, the Crime Branch wing of Odisha is reportedly considering

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD called Bhubaneswar shutdown on Tuesday, protesting the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee in police custody. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo said the hartal will be held for six hours from 6 am till noon.

Opposition parties BJD and Congress mobilized protests in Bhubaneswar, demanding justice for a woman allegedly sexually assaulted at Bharatpur police station. They called for a court-monitored SIT probe and judicial inquiry,

In an acutely embarrassing incident for the Mohan Majhi-led BJP government in Odisha, a woman and her fiancé, an Army officer, have alleged that they were subjected to the worst kind of torture at a police station in state capital Bhubaneswar.

The opposition BJD called Bhubaneswar shutdown on Tuesday, protesting the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee in police custody. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo said the hartal will be held for six hours from 6 am till noon.