Naga rebel group calls 36 hour shutdown
January 24th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kohima, Jan 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has called for a 36 hours state-wide shutdown in the state starting 6 a.m. Jan 25 to protest ... Read more...
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Total shutdown in Kolhapur to protest toll tax levy
January 9th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Jan 9 (IANS) The entire Kolhapur city observed a total shutdown Monday as part of a mass agitation against the state government's decision to levy toll tax on ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike affects life in Jammu (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 20 (IANS) Normal life was affected in parts of this city Tuesday as the Bar Association of Jammu called a strike to demand the rollback of the Jammu ... Read more...
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Vidharba shutdown Thursday for farmers’demands
December 14th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Nagpur, Dec 14 (IANS) Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan declared a Rs.2,000 crore bailout package for the state's crisis-ridden farmers, the Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance has vowed to intensify ... Read more...
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Maoists block highway, damage rail track in Chhattisgarh
December 5th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 5 (IANS) Maoists Monday blocked a key national highway in Chhattisgarh and damaged a rail track on the second day of their 48-hour shutdown even as three rebels ... Read more...
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Maoist-called shutdown hits life in Chhattisgarh
December 4th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 4 (IANS) Normal life in the vast forested interiors of insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the ... Read more...
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Protesters attack Bharti Walmart store in Rajasthan
December 1st, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kota (Rajasthan), Dec 1 (IANS) Protesters participating in an anti-FDI stir clashed with the police and attacked a Bharti Walmart outlet here, officials said. Over 15 people, including five ... Read more...
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No compromise on FDI in retail: BJP
November 30th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP) Wednesday said there could be no compromise on its opposition to allowing foreign equity in retail sector, even as ... Read more...
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Bengal traders’ body calls shutdown against FDI
November 28th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) The Confederation of West Bengal Trade Associations (CWBTA), the apex body of the most prominent trade associations of the state covering over five lakh small and ... Read more...
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Punjab, Chandigarh colleges to remain shut Wednesday
November 28th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 28 (IANS) Nearly 170 private colleges across Punjab and in Chandigarh will remain shut Wednesday following a 'college bandh' call of a teachers' union.The strike call was given ... Read more...
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CPI-Maoist calls shutdown to protest Kishenji killing
November 27th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for two-day "Bharat bandh" Dec 4-5 to protest against the killing of its politburo member Kishenji.The central ... Read more...
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Bhopal shuts down for gas tragedy affected
October 11th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 11 (IANS) The Bhopal bandh called Tuesday by five organizations for the first time in their fight for justice since 27 years of the gas tragedy got good ... Read more...
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Brand Hyderabad takes a beating due to Telangana turmoil
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Brand Hyderabad has taken a beating with the ongoing turmoil for separate statehood to Telangana continuing to impact the information technology (IT) sector and new ... Read more...
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Hyderabad shutdown hits normal life
September 30th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Normal life was affected in Hyderabad Friday during a daylong shutdown called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) as part of the ongoing general ... Read more...
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Punjab plea against Haryana’s canal wall dismissed
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Punjab government's application seeking to restrain Haryana from undertaking the construction of a 3.8-km long wall on the ... Read more...
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Katrina visits Chisti shrine in Fatehpur Sikri
September 5th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehpur Sikri (Agra), Sep 5 (IANS) Actress Katrina Kaif Monday visited the shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti to offer prayers and untie the sacred thread, which she had tied during ... Read more...
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Top bureaucrats depose before Nanavaty panel
August 30th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Two senior government bureaucrats in their testimony before the Nanavaty-Mehta judicial inquiry commission probing the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent communal riots that ... Read more...
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A BJP MP gives support to Hazare - in writing
August 24th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Agra city has given his complete and unqualified support to the Jan Lokpal bill of Team Anna, that too ... Read more...
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Support for Hazare grows across Rajasthan
August 18th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 18 (IANS) Support for social activist Anna Hazare's stir for a more inclusive anti-graft law is growing across Rajasthan, with protests rallies across the state and a half-day ... Read more...
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100 arrested in Mumbai for protesting Anna’s detention (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Around 100 people were arrested Tuesday for protesting the detention of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, but it did not deter supporters from congregating in hordes in ... Read more...
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Assembly adjourned over free homes for mill workers
July 28th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra legislative assembly was Thursday adjourned thrice over the issue of free houses for mill workers and finally adjourned for the day without transacting ... Read more...
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Goa wears deserted look due to anti-English bandh
June 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) Goa wore a deserted look Monday as a bandh called by anti-English protestors paralysed life in the state, police said.Four public transport buses were stoned ... Read more...
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Anti-English protestors block highway in Goa
May 27th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) A group of protestors blocked the national highway in Goa to protest the state government's decision to give grants to schools where English is the medium ... Read more...
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Nepal strike called May 13
May 9th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) Demanding that the government ensure the rights of ethnic communities and get cracking on the new constitution, a cluster of 19 ethnic organisations has announced a ... Read more...
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Bhatt went to Modi’s house, says driver
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 23 (IANS) A day after senior Gujarat Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 communal carnage, citing his comments at a meeting ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Modi in Gujarat riots (Roundup)
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Nine years after the 2002 Gujarat riots, a senior police officer who was part of the state intelligence set up then has blamed Narendra ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Narendra Modi in Gujarat riots (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt has blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 "communal carnage", and said he wanted Muslims to ... Read more...
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BJP, MNS support Jaitapur, Shiv Sena getting isolated
April 19th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Even as the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party expressed support to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, the Shiv Sena appeared to be politically ... Read more...
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ULFA calls shutdown in Assam on Apr. 2 to protest PM’s visit
April 1st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 1 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Assam on Saturday to protest the proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan ... Read more...
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Rajkumar Hirani produces MAX’s IPL ad campaign with humour
March 1st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Rajkumar Hirani, the man behind films like "Munnabhai M.B.B.S" and "3 Idiots", has produced a series of ad films to promote MAX's Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign ... Read more...
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Congress MPs raise Telangana issue in Lok Sabha
February 22nd, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A group of Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the demand for separate statehood for the Telangana region, causing embarrassment to ... Read more...
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Life hit as 48-hour Telangana bandh begins
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in parts of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday as a 48-hour shutdown began to demand a bill in parliament for the formation of ... Read more...
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The Propagandist Tenor of Kashmir Solidarity Day
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed in Pakistan on February 05, as it has been every year since 1990. The propaganda that is being organised ... Read more...
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BJP calls for Karnataka shut-down Saturday
January 21st, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party late Friday called for Karnataka "bandh" (shut-down) Saturday against Governor H.R. Bhardwaj permitting prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa over land scandals."We ... Read more...
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Bollywood producers hope to amicably resolve copyright issue (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) After deferring their Jan 6 strike, Bollywood producers Wednesday hoped to soon resolve the raging controversy over the proposed amendment to the Copyright Act that mandates producers ... Read more...
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