Tag: protest
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Mamata continues sit-in, SP leader joins protest
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday continued her sit-in protest here over the CBI’s attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection with a ponzi scheme scam, as Samajwadi Party leader Kiranmoy Nanda joined her. The Trinamool Congress supremo, surrounded by her ministers and top party leaders, stayed up the…
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Over 250 detained in Paris ahead of anti-government protests
Paris : At least 278 people have been detained in the French capital ahead of anti-government protests called by the so-called “Yellow Vest” movement in opposition to a rise in fuel tax, the police said on Saturday. France was bracing for the renewed demonstrations with nearly 90,000 security personnel on the streets. Some 8,000 officers…
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Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response, opposition rallies against BJP
New Delhi : The Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left on Monday against rising fuel prices and tumbling rupee evoked mixed response in the country as the opposition closed its ranks against the Modi government. The BJP dubbed the protest a failure. The day-long shutdown affected normal life in Odisha, Karnataka, Bihar, Kerala…
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Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Rahul leads midnight protest at India Gate
New Delhi : Congress President Rahul Gandhi led a midnight protest by the party workers at India Gate here against the “slumber” of Narendra Modi government over the rape incidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua and Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao and to seek justice for the victims. The candle-light protest on Thursday midnight was called at…
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Protests against age limit reduction for railway recruitments continue in Bihar
Patna : Hundreds of youths on Monday staged protests at Rajendra Nagar railway station here against reduction of age limit for recruitment in the railways, leading to disruption of train services for some time, police said. This is first time that youths staged protest at a railway station in the state capital, after reports of…
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Rajasthan government employees plan massive protest over 7th Pay Commission implementation
Jaipur : Angry Rajasthan state government employees have planned massive protests in district headquarters across the state on December 13, when the Vasundhara Raje government celebrates four years in office, to press their demands, including implementing recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission from January 1, 2016 instead of January 2017. The state government had on…
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Opposition to observe November 8 as Black Day to protest note ban
New Delhi : Opposition parties on Tuesday said they would observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the “ill-conceived” decision of the government to spike Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, a year ago. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters that the opposition parties have…
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Turkish protesters rally against coup attempt in major cities
Ankara (IANS): Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir to protest the coup attempt which killed at least 194 people and led to chaos in major cities in Turkey, Hurriyet News reported. Protesters waving flags gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Saturday night. The group also staged a march toward the central…
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National Herald’s ex-employees to protest in Lucknow
Lucknow:(IANS) Former employees of Associated Journals Ltd., publishers of the now defunct National Herald, Navjivan and Qaumi Awaz, on Saturday said they would stage a sit-in demonstration at the office gate here from January 18 to 21 against the “step-motherly treatment” meted out to them by the management. Before the sit-in, a general body meeting…