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A dawn-to-dusk 'Odisha bandh' called by the Congress and supported by seven other opposition parties disrupted normal life across the state on Thursday.
The bandh was called by the Congress over the death of a student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, who died after setting herself on fire due to alleged repeated harassment by a faculty.
The bandh, which began at 6 AM, will continue until 6 PM. It has already disrupted road and rail services, leading to the closure of schools, colleges, and commercial establishments in various parts of the state.
Congress workers and members of allied political outfits staged pick...