Lawyers on Tuesday staged protest outside the Delhi high court premises against the arrest of Anna Hazare and his supporters who had planned to hold a fast in support of strong Lokpal Bill. "This is an emergency-like situation
Lawyers on Tuesday staged protest outside the Delhi high court premises against the arrest of Anna Hazare and his supporters who had planned to hold a fast in support of strong Lokpal Bill. "This is an emergency-like situation
Normal life was affected in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday as the bandh called by the Telangana students joint action committee (TSJAC) began this morning. The shut down has been called by the students groups in support o
A large number of the left wing All India Students` Association (AISA) and the Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) activists were detained here on Tuesday night for continuing their protest beyond the permissible time-limit. The AISA a
Thousands of tribal activists carried out a peaceful march in the state capital today to protest against the arrest of five tribal leaders in connection with the Balli violence that had taken place on May 25. United Tribal Associati
Life in this commercial hub was on Tuesday affected during a CITU-organised dawn-to-dusk bandh with business establishments remaining closed and private vehicles off the roads. According to the additional superintendent of police A P Jav
The Uttar Pradesh Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation Limited (PCDF) has warned of action being taken against employees participating in a strike despite a ban imposed by the administration. "If any employee goes on strike
Scores of people today protested outside the Delhi electricity regulatory commission (DERC) office against the possible hike in tariff for 2011-12 and accused the power regulator of taking sides with private players in finalising the rates.
Visalandhra Mahasabha, a pro-united Andhra Pradesh organisation, is conducting a workshop on July 5 in New Delhi. The workshop will have eminent speakers from the academia and polity and some with public service background. Th
More than 30 teachers were detained on Tuesday when they staged a protest march to demand release of sixth pay commission arrears and regularisation of Rehbar-e-Taleem (education volunteers) teachers. Among those detained included t
Media persons in Mumbai on Monday marched in protest against senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey`s murder. Marching from the Press Club in the city to Mantralay, the protestors carried posters of Dey and placards. Meanwhile, the involvement of
Police beat up protestors belonging to the Dalit community during an agitation in Hisar, Haryana on Monday. The protesters were agitating outside the District Collectors office against the bail given to some of the accused in the infamous Mirchpur
Bihar chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar turned the table on the centre, refusing to give feedback on the current draft of the Lokpal Bill. Kumar termed the centre`s decision to solicit feedback from states on the current draft as "a hurried mo
In a novel dig at the Congress-led central government, state BJP`s `Utsav Prakoshth` (festivities cell) today staged a wedding of `corruption` and `inflation`. The "baratis" were gifted with documents of movable and immova
Altogether 33 primary teachers` training students were on a fast in Howrah district for the past three days to demand filling up the vacancies of assistant teachers` posts. One of the students, fasting before the howrah district pri
Thousands of people are expected to gather at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Saturday, reinforcing their pledge against corruption. “Due to Anna Hazare’s nationwide anti-corruption crusade there is a strong wave. We have received me
The mining season in Goa is heading towards a closure amid protests by locals against rampant and illegal ore extraction and transportation in their villages. Industry players say that this was one of the worst patches with agitatio
On fifth day of her fast-unto-death protest, activist Medha Patkar said she wanted the top officials of Maharashtra government to visit slum areas and see agony of slum dwellers there. Medha, who is on indefinite hunger strike since
Tribals in Goa took to the streets on Tuesday blocking the national highway at three crucial places and disrupting railway traffic on the busy Konkan railway route to demand implementation of the Tribal Forest Act and reservation in government job
Salt labourers in Orissa`s Ganjam district today demonstrated against stoppage of salt production by private entrepreneurs saying it jeopardised their livelihood. Several salt labourers from various villages in Ganjam block staged p
