Tag: protest
Water Cannon Used On BJP Workers Protesting Over Delhi Water Crisis
The police used water cannons to disperse Delhi BJP leaders and workers as they tried to cut the water connection to Delhi Jal Board chairman (DJB) Satyendar Jain's house on Monday to protest the alleged poor water supply in the city. The protesters also threatened to cut off the water supply to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence if the issue is not resolved within the next two days.....
Farmers Reach Jantar Mantar To Protest Against Farm Laws
The farmers who are protesting since November last year over the new farm laws passed by the Centre arrived at Jantar Mantar on Thursday amid tight security to further intensity their agitation against the legislations. ....
Lok Sabha Passes Two Bills Amid Opposition Protests
The Lok Sabha on Monday approved two bills in the midst of Opposition protests over the Pegasus snooping controversy and farm laws, as the government got down to business after a near-complete wash-out of the first week of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.....
Railways Cancels 19 Trains In View Of Farmers' Protest In Punjab
The Indian Railways said on Saturday that it has cancelled 19 trains in view of the farmers' protests at several locations in Punjab.....
Rakesh Tikait Defamed Farmers By Politicising Issues For His Self-interest: BJP
A day after the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, the BJP said Bhartiya kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has defamed farmers by politicising the issue for his self-interest. ....
Afghanistan: Women Stage Protest In Kabul Against Taliban Policies
A number of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul against Taliban policies, demanding equal rights to education and work, according to a media report.....
Invite Farmers For Talks Without Precondition: Sukhbir To PM Modi
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene immediately and invite farmers for talks without any preconditions to revoke the three farm laws. ....
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, Shivpal Yadav Arrested In Lucknow
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, party MP Prof Ram Gopal Yadav and former UP minister Shivpal Yadav have been arrested for violation of Section 144 in Lucknow. ....
Protesting Farmers Sit On Railway Tracks In Punjab, Haryana; Commuters Hit
Acting on the call of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) for a six-hour nationwide 'rail roko' protest, all railway tracks in Punjab and Haryana were blocked on Monday by farmers, thus affecting the rail services. ....
Police Remove Barricades At Ghazipur Border, Farmers' Protest To Continue
After Delhi Police started removing the barricades from the Ghazipur border, farmers protesting at the site for nearly a year against the three contentious farm laws have expressed apprehension that they also might be removed. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has issued a statement appealing to the farmers to reach the site as soon as possible to strengthen the agitation. ....
