Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday night imposed prohibitory orders in 13 police station areas and suspended internet services in Cuttack, where 25 people were injured in fresh violence, following a recent group clash during a Durga idol immersion procession.

Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said the orders will be effective for 36 hours from 10 pm on Sunday.

The prohibitory orders will be imposed in the police station areas of Dargah Bazaar, Mangalabag, Cantonment, Purighat, Lalbag, Bidanasi, Markat Nagar, CDA Phase-2, Malgodam, Badambadi, Jagatpur, Bayalis Mouza and Sadar, he told reporters.

The state government had earlier suspended internet services in areas under the Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) and the adjoining Bayali

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