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Lawyers’ Association Observes 12-hr ‘Maha Bandh’ In Western Odisha

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Sambalpur:5/2/20: Normal life came to a grinding halt as Lawyers’ association observed a dawn-to-dusk Maha bandh today in several districts across the state over the demand of permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Western Odisha.

The members were seen picketing in front of the State and Central government offices.

While Courts, government offices, shops, business establishments, educational institutions remain closed in the districts, health services have been exempted from the purview of the bandh.

The bandh also affected the rail commuters as agitators staged a ‘Rail Roko’ protest in Sambalpur district. Following this, Sambalpur-Puri Intercity Express was halted.

Meanwhile, members of different political parties, voluntary organisations extended their support to the bandh.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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