The Shillong Municipal Board authorities have threatened to invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) if the board employees did not withdraw their agitation that began yesterday. Official sources said the board CEO T Lyn
After days of unrest and curfew, the situation in the Kashmir Valley was today calm with curfew being lifted from all the regions and a break in strikes called by separatists. "The situation is peaceful throughout the Valley an
More than 800 striking non-teaching employees under Patna University and Lalit Narayan Mithila University of Darbhanga have been suspended, for allegedly violating the ultimatum by the state Human Resources Department to resume their duties.
Doctors of government hospitals in Uttarakhand today threatened to go on an indefinite strike from tomorrow protesting against the appointment of an IAS officer in the Health Directorate. "The government should not interfere in
An association of tanker drivers today decided not to ferry petroleum products to the Kahsmir Valley till the sitaution there normalises. "There would be no ferrying of petro products to Kashmir Valley till the situation become
The PMK, a backward Vanniyar community backed party, has warned of state-wide agitations if the Tamil Nadu government does not implement 20 per cent reservation for them in educational institutions and jobs and enumeration of caste based cenus.
Congress members today staged a walk out from the West Bengal assembly demanding arrest of those behind the recent attack on its party members at Khejuri in East Midnapore district. Earlier, Congress member Asit Mal told the House t
The Gujarat chapter of the People`s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) has demanded an “independent inquiry commission to investigate the allegations of serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, killings, torture, rape
Rail and road services were today disrupted due to a bandh called by TDP to protest the arrest of their party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who began a hunger strike against Maharashtra government stopping his visit to the controversial Babhli barrag
Vehicular traffic went off the roads in response to a 14-hour transport strike called by the Mizoram Road Transport Union (MRTU), the apex body of the state vehicle owners and drivers` associations today. Public transport vehicles includin
Nine major trade unions including Congress-backed INTUC today gave a call for a countrywide strike on September 7 against price rise and economic policies of the central government. The call for the strike was given at a national conventio
Rajkot city Congress unit has decided to protest Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC)`s decision to impose water cut from July 12. RMC officials have slapped water cut from every third day from July 12 as the main reservoirs in the city are
Down with eviction of students from College Hostels! Onwards to students self-activity!! The current administration of Delhi University has attempted to reshape the Univ
Tripura Lawyers today threatened to launch a statewide movement from Friday if the state government did not take action against `erring` police officials who allegedly detained a senior advocate on the charge of molesting a woman. A
The six-day indefinite strike by about 14,000 employees of Neyveli Lignite Corporation, demanding revision of wages, among other things, has ended. The workers called off their strike at midnight last night and reported for duty for the fi
The July 5 `Bharat Bandh` to protest fuel price hike is unlikely to get the support of all non-Congress non-UPA parties with BSP, RJD, LJP and RLD so far maintaining a silence on which side of the political divide they are. In view
Left and non-BJP opposition parties today gave a call for a 12-hour nation-wide strike on July 5 to protest the government`s decision to increase the prices of petroleum products. Besides the four Left parties, the AIADMK, TDP, Sama
Opposition PDP and BJP today burnt effigies and demonstrated against price rise and failure of law and order in Jammu and Kashmir. Over 400 activists of PDP led by youth president Balvinder held a demonstration at Rani Park in the city aga
Students blocked the arterial Ranchi-Patna national highway at several points as the strike by the non-teaching staff of the Vinobha Bhave University paralysed work of the varisty and 19 constituent colleges in Hazaribagh district for the 82nd day
BSP to hold protest on Jul 6 in UP The ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh today announced to hold a statewide agitation on July 6 against UPA-led government at the Centre to protest hike in prices of petroleum products.
