Category: Agitation

Jat mayhem: Quota system out of sync in open economy

By Amulya Ganguli Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi described MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) as a…

9 years ago

Over 250 surgeries delayed, cancelled after nurses’ en masse leave

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Over 250 surgeries were rescheduled at various government hospitals in the city on Friday as…

9 years ago

Haryana Jat agitation death toll is 30

Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The death toll in the nine-day violent Jat agitation demanding job quotas in Haryana has touched…

9 years ago

Rewari traders protest against Jat violence

Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Traders in Haryana's Rewari district on Friday observed a shutdown seeking stringent action against those who…

9 years ago

Haryana Jat stir death toll now 30, army withdrawal begins

Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The death toll in the nine-day long violent Jat reservation agitation in Haryana has touched 30,…

9 years ago

After violence, Rohtak a bitterly divided Haryana town

By Mudita Girotra Rohtak (Haryana), Feb 25 (IANS) The arson and fury of Jat protests may be over but the…

9 years ago

Irom Sharmila to continue fast unto death

Imphal, Feb 25 (IANS) Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the…

9 years ago

Lawyers march to seek action over court violence

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) More than 200 lawyers marched silently here on Wednesday to demand "strict action" against fellow…

9 years ago

Strike continues at Tata Nano plant

Ahmedabad, Feb 24 (IANS) A strike by a section of workers at the Tata Motors' Nano plant at Sanand near…

9 years ago

Ban by Naga students body hits vehicular traffic from Manipur

Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Plying of buses and trucks from Manipur to Nagaland was affected on Wednesday morning after a…

9 years ago

Farmers demand hike in MSP for agriculture produce

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Representatives of various organisations of farmers on Wednesday staged a protest here against what they…

9 years ago

Two more members join JNU inquiry panel

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A high-level committee set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to inquire into…

9 years ago

Haryana calm, people count losses

Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana remained calm on Wednesday, with people pouring out of their homes in violence-hit districts and…

9 years ago

Arrested JNU students deny raising “anti-national” slogans

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for…

9 years ago

Pro-Apple protest against FBI in New York

New York, Feb 24 (IANS) A group of activists gathered here outside Apple's flagship store to protest against the FBI's…

9 years ago

Students, teachers, politicians at solidarity march for Vemula

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A solidarity march to condemn the "institutional killing" of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula on…

9 years ago

Cooch Behar stir lifted, five policemen injured in clash

Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) With at least two passengers losing their lives due to the indefinite rail blockade demanding statehood…

9 years ago

Shoes hurled at Hooda during Rohtak visit

Rohtak, Feb 23 (IANS) Angry traders on Tuesday hurled shoes towards former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda when he arrived…

9 years ago

NFR cancels 22 trains due to agitation in Cooch Behar

Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were on Tuesday stranded in Guwahati and other railway stations in Assam as…

9 years ago

Torch rally in Jadavpur against ‘fascist expansion’

Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) A section of students at Jadavpur University here took out a torch rally on Tuesday calling…

9 years ago



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