Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) spearheading an agitation in favour of categorisation of scheduled castes, on Sunday demanded an all party delegation to New Delhi to pressurise the union government to pass the bill. Manda Krishna M
Journalists from across the state covering the ongoing winter session of Maharashtra legislature today sported black ribbons protesting the rising number of attacks on them and inaction of the state government to protect them. The s
Peeved at registration of a police case against its loan recovery official, Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Limited (PSCADB) has decided to take up the issue with state government. "Certainly, we will tak
Rashtriya Lok Dal would devise a strategy to get "16 most backward castes" in Uttar Pradesh included into the Scheduled castes category and for this representatives the communities have been invited for a party meeting in New Delhi tomor
Over one lakh employees of the local civic body have threatened to go on strike from November 21 as they are unhappy about the proposed hike in the salary. Civic employee unions led by Sharad Rao as well as Shiv Sena union Bhartiya
As many as seventeen social organisations in Manipur today called for a 12-hour general strike on November 12 to protest the proposed visit of AICC president Sonia Gandhi. In a joint statement here, they demanded that the Centre disclose t
BJP in Jammu and Kashmir today said it will launch a nation-wide campaign in protest against Congress` "continued silence" on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah`s comments on the state`s accession to India. &qu
Several trade unions in Kashmir today threatened to launch an agitation if the state government decided to go ahead with the privatisation plans of the Centaur hotel in the Valley. The trade union leaders have extended unconditional
Students of Aligarh Muslim University today burnt the effigy of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee accusing him of supporting Vice-Chancellor P K Abdul Azis, who is facing charges of financial irregularities. The students alleged Muk
Independent MP Kirolal Meena today submitted a memorandum to the Rajasthan chief minister`s office stating that members of the Dhanka community should not be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) quota category. Meena, accompanied by
Around 200 government doctors today boycotted OPD services at various government hospitals here to protest against the murder of a senior family welfare department officer who was shot dead in Lucknow yesterday. "About 200 gove
Members of the Ganjam Bar Association today blocked National Highway-217 here demanding establishment of a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court at Berhampur. "We urge Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to send a proposal to the central
A prominent union, among those representing the around nine lakh sugarcane cutters in Maharashtra, has said they will strike work if the sugarcane cutting rate is not hiked to Rs 200 per tonne. The announcement by the `Maharashtra O
Noted social activist Anna Hazare has decided to launch a `jail bharo` agitation against the `illegal decision of the state government to condone irregularities` in the Lavasa lake city project coming up near Pune. "The state governme
More than 500 DMDK cadre were arrested here today for attempting to lock the main gates of Karaikal General Hospital as part of an agitation to condemn lack of facilities. DMDK district secretary A J Asana, who led the agitation all
A 12-hour bandh is being observed today at Sundargarh town in support of a student union`s demand to fill up the vacant post of lecturers in Sundargarh Government College. The student union has been demanding appointment of teachers
Noida transporters are threatening a strike on October 6, protesting against the delay in setting up of a Transport Nagar in the city. The strike could paralyse commutation in the city as it will affect the movement of buses, autos and trucks.
A section of employees of Chennai`s public transport system, Metropolitan Transport Corporation, went on a flash strike this morning, demanding action against those who had assaulted their colleagues near here. They warned of intensifying
About 12,000 permanent employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation will go on an indefinite strike from this week in support of 13,000 agitating contract workmen, a top union leader of NLC authorised DMK trade union wing said in Nevyeli on Wednesday.
Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the legality of Special Exclusive Zone (SEZ) Act on the ground that it empowers the government to acquire agricultural land for development of SEZs in the state. T
