India, Sept. 30 -- Vehicular movement was disrupted at several places in Odisha on Wednesday as the Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) observed a 12-hour statewide bandh over its six-point demands, including the resignation of the School and Mass Education Minister.Travel Guides & Travelogues

The bandh began at 6 am and will continue till 6 pm. The organisation has appealed to people to observe the shutdown peacefully without affecting emergency services. It has also called for the closure of shops and suspension of vehicular movement during the bandh.

The NNKS has raised concerns over errors in school textbooks for Classes I to VIII and has held the School and Mass Education Department and the minister responsible. The organisation ...