Tag: protest
One More Killed In TN, Death Toll Is 12
One more person was killed in fresh police firing here on Wednesday as the killing of 11 people protesting against the Sterlite Copper Smelting plant a day earlier sparked calls for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's resignation.....
MHA Seeks Report On TN Violence
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government over the Thoothukudi protests against the Sterlite Industries which led to the death of nine persons, including a girl, in police firing.....
Karnataka Theatres Avoid Screening 'Kaala' Amid Protests
Single screen theatres and multiplexes across Karnataka on Thursday avoided screening the multi-lingual "Kaala" film of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth amid vociferous protests by pro-Kannada activists against his remarks on the Cauvery river water issue.....
Kejriwal's Protest At LG's Office Continues
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his three cabinet colleagues spent the night at Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office as they continued their sit-in protest on Tuesday. ....
AAP Holds March In Support Of Kejriwal, Four CMs Urge PM To Resolve Crisis
Delhi's ruling AAP on Sunday held a march to support Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three of his cabinet colleagues, who have been holding a sit-in at the LG office for the last one week, even as the four non-BJP Chief Ministers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to immediately resolve the crisis.....
No Blanket Ban On Protests At Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Boat Club: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said there cannot be any "blanket ban" on holding protests at Delhi's historic Jantar Mantar located at the periphery of Parliament Street and the Boat Club on Rajpath.....
Maharashtra Government Work Hit As Lakhs Of Staff Begin 3-day Strike
The functioning of government offices across Maharashtra was hit on Tuesday as around 17 lakh state employees launched a three-day strike over their pending demands, including implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report.....
Sporadic Violence Mars Bharat Bandh, Road & Rail Traffic Hit
Sporadic violence and partial disruption of road and rail traffic on Thursday marred the Bharat bandh called to protest against the changes made in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.....
Farmers' Protest Turns Violent; Police Use Water Canons, Tear Gas
The protest by thousands of farmers at the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border turned violent on Tuesday as they tried to break barricades and run them over with tractors to enter the national capital, forcing police to use water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse them.....
Women Skip Sabarimala Temple After Huge Protests
Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine.....
