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UP BJP pushes ahead with ‘Kisan Samvaad’ programmes
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is pushing ahead with its 'Kisan Samvad' programmes even as agitating famers have planned to intensify their ongoing protests against the three farm laws.BJP leaders have reached out to…
Bharat Bandh: JAP, RJD supporters protest in Patna
Supporters of the Jan Adhikari Party (JAP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday blocked Patna's busiest Dak Bunglow Chowk in response to the Bharat Bandh call given by the agitating farmers against the farm laws.The protesters carried…
Bharat Bandh takes off in Andhra with govt support
The Bharat Bandh called by the agitating farmers on Friday took off in Andhra Pradesh with most political parties coming in support including the state government.Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP),…
Protests evoke good response in Punjab, Haryana
Cutting across party lines and trade unions, the 12-hour long statewide protests on Friday by farmers evoked a good response in Punjab and Haryana as normal life was disrupted, but in Chandigarh it was almost normal.Rail traffic across…
Tejashwi, Tej Pratap taken into custody after Bihar Assembly gherao
The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Bihar Assembly as they gheraoed the building here. The police took into custody Leader of Opposition RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and his elder brother Tej Pratap following…
Violence, lathicharge during RJD’s Bihar Assembly gherao in Patna
The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday created a ruckus in the state capital Patna during the Bihar Assembly gherao programme. Amid this RJD protest march, there was heavy stone pelting by the RJD workers forcing the police…
Tent burnt in fire at farmers’ protest site after gas cylinder leak
One of the tents installed at the farmers protest site at Singhu border on Delhi's outskirts caught fire around 10 a.m. on Saturday. It was doused quickly with the help of the fire brigade and no casualties were reported in the…
Threat to 1984 riot witness Abhishek Verma to blow up his car, house
The main witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Abhishek Verma has filed a complaint about facing threats.The complaint was filed in the Maidangarhi police station in South Delhi which says that he received a threat on email to withdraw…
Fuel price hike: Youth Cong workers protest in Delhi
Hundreds of protesting Youth Congress activists were stopped by the Delhi Police from marching to the residences of Union Ministers of Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar on Friday here.They were…
Congress slams Centre, AAP for amendments of NCTD Act
The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday protested at Jantar Mantar against the Centre's proposed amendment of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) Act, 1991.The DPCC slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led…