Six-hour bandh in Odisha today, educational institutes closed

The Congress has given a call for Odisha bandh (shutdown) on Monday to protest against the rising fuel prices. The bandh will remain in place for six hours – from 7 am to 1 pm.

The state government has closed all the schools, colleges and universities across Odisha for the safety of students. The technical institutes and industrial training centres will also not open their premises, School and Mass Education Minister SR Dash said on Sunday.

The schools had reopened in Odisha on January 8, after a gap of nine months.