Shutdown paralyses life in Karnataka (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) The nation-wide shut down Thursday against the central government's economic measures crippled normal life in BJP-ruled Karnataka with buses off the roads and schools, colleges, shops, ... Read more...
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Shutdown cripples normal life in UP
September 20th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) Normal life was crippled across the state Thursday in response to the shutdown call given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Samajwadi Party ... Read more...
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Shutdown hits life in Kashmir
September 4th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley was partially affected due to a shutdown call by separatists Tuesday.Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown mars life in Kashmir
July 28th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Life was adversely affected here and in other major towns of the valley Saturday following a shutdown called by the separatists to protest the killing of ... Read more...
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Srinagar old city restrictions enter third day
June 28th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) For the third day Thursday, the authorities continued restrictions in six areas in the old quarters of this Jammu and Kashmir capital to maintain law and ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir
June 11th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Life in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley was impacted Monday as shops, educational institutions and business establishments shut down in response to a ... Read more...
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Maoist shutdown hits parts of Odisha
May 16th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Transport in parts of southern Odisha was hit and several shops downed shutters as Maoists called for a daylong shutdown against the central government's proposed National ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) Life here and elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley was hit Saturday by a shutdown called by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani against the conviction of Kashmiri ... Read more...
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Trade union strike: Normal life hit in Odisha
February 28th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted across Odisha Tuesday as a large number of vehicles went off the roads and movement of several trains and private transport was ... Read more...
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Shutdown on JKLF founder’s death anniversary
February 11th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Life across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley was affected Saturday by a shutdown called by separatists to mark the death anniversary of Jammu Kashmir ... Read more...
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Shutdown call by traders affects life in Srinagar (With Image)
January 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) A complete shutdown called by traders and transporters Friday affected normal life in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital and other parts of the valley.Shops ... Read more...
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Shutdown call evokes partial response in Kashmir
October 27th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 27 (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists -- to protest the landing of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir on this day in 1947 to fight Pakistan-backed tribal ... Read more...
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Separatist strike affects life in Kashmir
September 7th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Life in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital and other major towns of the valley was severely affected for the second day Wednesday due to a ... Read more...
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15 killed in Venezuela bus accident
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 23 ( (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured in an accident involving three vehicles early Monday in southwest Venezuela, police said.The accident happened at 4.00 ... Read more...
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Eight killed, government office attacked in Meghalaya
August 16th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) At least eight people were killed Tuesday in two separate incidents even as Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels hurled grenades at a government office during ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown hits life across Kashmir
August 3rd, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Life in Jammu and Kashmir in the capital here and in other towns of the valley was severely affected Wednesday by a shutdown called by separatists ... Read more...
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Spurious medicines racket busted, three arrested (Lead)
July 16th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) A racket of manufacturing fake drugs of leading pharmaceutical firms has been busted in Haryana's Faridabad and spurious medicines worth lakhs of rupees have been ... Read more...
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Assam peasant leader held for violent protests
June 24th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) Peasants leader Akhil Gogoi was Friday arrested on charges of fomenting rioting in Assam's main city Guwahati that left three people dead and 50 injured.Gogoi was ... Read more...
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Probe ordered in Assam’s violent protests
June 23rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday ordered an investigation into violent demonstrations over a government eviction drive which saw three people shot dead by police."We have ... Read more...
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Geelani’s shutdown call hits life in Srinagar
June 11th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Life across the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital was affected Saturday following a shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, whom the authorities placed ... Read more...
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Delhiites relieved as auto strike off
May 21st, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) In a major relief to Delhiites, more than half of the city's 55,000 autorickshaws which went on strike from Thursday midnight returned to the roads ... Read more...
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Auto strike cripples Delhi; unions refuse to budge
May 20th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It was a tough day Friday for Delhiites as thousands of autorickshaws went off the roads with the auto unions demanding that the Delhi government ... Read more...
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Autos off Delhi roads from Thursday midnight
May 19th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The residents of the national capital are in for a major hassle as more than half of Delhi's 55,000 autorickshaws will stay off road from ... Read more...
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Geelani shutdown call affects life in Kashmir
May 14th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Life was largely affected in Srinagar and other major towns of Kashmir Valley Saturday due to a shutdown called by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani ... Read more...
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Geelani-called shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) Normal life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar and other areas was Monday affected by a protest shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed ... Read more...
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Srinagar shuts to protest religious leader’s killing
April 9th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Normal life was affected Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar as the separatists called a shutdown to protest the killing of Islamic cleric Maulana ... Read more...
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Geelani’s shutdown call evokes lukewarm response
March 12th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 12 (IANS) A shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in the Kashmir Valley evoked a lukewarm response in Srinagar Saturday as most of the government ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Kashmir to protest curbs on Geelani in Delhi
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) A shutdown called by the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference Tuesday to protest alleged curbs on separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in Delhi affected normal life in ... Read more...
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More Bluelines going out, private low-floors being introduced
December 28th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) More than 1,200 Blueline buses will be phased out from the capital's roads by Friday, and the Delhi government is introducing private low-floor buses in several clusters ... Read more...
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BJP women activists clash with Jammu police
November 27th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Nov.27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women protestors clashed with the Jammu Police on Saturday during a three-hour-long demonstration against the surrender policy passed by the provincial ... Read more...
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Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Kashmir
November 24th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) Life was partially affected across the Kashmir Valley due to a separatist-called shutdown Wednesday but no curfew or restrictions were imposed.Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani called for ... Read more...
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Free of shutdowns and curfew, Valley returns to normal
November 9th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 9 (IANS) Life returned to normal in summer capital Srinagar and all other towns of the Kashmir Valley Tuesday. The markets bustled with shoppers and public and private transport ... Read more...
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No curfew in Srinagar but Geelani urges ‘civil curfew’
November 7th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) No curfew was imposed in Srinagar Sunday as violence and protests continued to decline in the Kashmir Valley even though hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani called ... Read more...
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No curfew in Srinagar despite separatist shutdown
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) No curfew or restrictions were imposed in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Wednesday despite a separatist shutdown and educational institutions, private transport and government offices functioned ... Read more...
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No curfew in Srinagar despite separatist shutdown
November 1st, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 1 (IANS) No curfew was imposed in Srinagar Monday despite a protest shutdown called by separatists, officials said."There is no curfew anywhere in Srinagar city and south Kashmir areas ... Read more...
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