The ongoing crisis that has paralysed the hill-station Darjeeling doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. The simple protest has now turned into a massive demonstration by the entire Gorkha Community with demands of a separate state, Gorkhaland taking the front. It’s already been 13 days of the dispute with huge[Read More…]
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Hotels in South India to observe bandh to protest against GST rates
The hotels in South India have decided to observe a day’s bandh on May 30 in a protest as the GST rates declared by the Union Government will cripple the hotel industry and place an unbearable burden on the common man said T Satyanarayana, the general secretary of the AP[Read More…]
A 24-hour bandh called by Congress disrupts normal life in Tripura
On Thursday, Tripura observed a 24-hour bandh called by opposition congress demanding CBI investigation into the chit fund scam. This bandh also affected the normal life of Tripura for the day. Markets remained closed with barely any vehicles on the road. Notably, banks, financial institutions, schools and colleges remained shut[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: State observes bandh today to support drought-hit farmers
The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) will be observing a state-wide shutdown in favor of drought-hit farmers on Tuesday. The DMK, the Congress, horde of trade unions, farmer bodies and even the film community have pledged support to the shutdown. But the E Palaniswamy government said[Read More…]
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Fourth Cauvery bandh likely to cripple Bengaluru on it’s 45th day
Karnataka is witnessing the fourth bandh in the state on Friday in the recent 45 days. Likely to be the most disruptive one, the state government has extended its support to all areas specially, Bengaluru. Around 25,000 police personnel are deployed in Bengaluru to ensure that situation remains peaceful. But[Read More…]
Roads blocked, state in chaos as Karnataka protests Cauvery verdict: 10 points
Karnataka is witnessing protests and standstill after the Supreme Court Cauvery verdict, as pro-Kannada organisations and farmer unions have called for Karnataka bandh on Friday, September 9. The Karnataka government has received a directive from the Supreme Court to release Cauvery water into Tamil Nadu. Activist, Vatal Nagaraj said, “The water situation[Read More…]