The farmers’ group, Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), is protesting against a 2009 government notification that brings 68 villages of Mehsana, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad district under Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The farmers are citing a number of practical problems that will put their farming in jeopardy. Due to this, when[Read More…]
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Kiran Bedi nominated three MLAs, Congress protests
Congress party members staged a protest against state Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi outside Raj Bhavan in Puducherry on Saturday. The DMK, VCK and two other communist parties had called for a shutdown protest against Bedi’s style of functioning. The protestors were shouting slogans against the nomination of three Bharatiya Janata[Read More…]
Why are zombies sweeping the streets of Hamburg?
While the forthcoming G20 summit is to be held in Hamburg, Germany from July 7-8, it triggered one of the most striking forms of protest. These demonstrations were rather a cultural events which turned the entire city into a scene straight out of a zombie horror film. The streets of[Read More…]
J&K clears resolution for implementation of GST amid protest
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) assembly passed a resolution for implementing the Goods and Service Tax (GST) amidst protest by opposition parties on Wednesday. J&K Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu on Saturday had said that the state may clear the legislation on the indirect tax regime by 6 July. Traders in Srinagar[Read More…]
Karnataka to protest against imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states
Karnataka will protest against Centre on imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. While talking about the mounting protests against “imposition” of Hindi in Bengaluru, he said, “The Karnataka government will not tolerate imposition of Hindi. Hindi is being used in Metro rail citing the three-language[Read More…]
#NotInMyName: Breaking the culture of silence against the lynching of the minority
The #NotInMyName protest is a demonstration scheduled in Delhi and several other cities across the country on June 28 (Wednesday) by citizens against incidents of the lynching of Muslims and Dalits. With the politics of mob-lynching claiming lives one after the other across our country, it is about time we[Read More…]
Timeline: Darjeeling unrest even after 13 days of protest; here’s what happened so far!
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…]
Darjeeling: No normalcy even on the 11th day of unrest
On the eleventh day of an indefinite strike in the hills of North Bengal, there is no sign of relief. Ajit Yadav, the police superintendent of the district of Kalimpong, said that at a rally in the village of Marung protesters “severely” beat up the driver of a police car,[Read More…]
I don’t differentiate between hill people and others: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to people in the northern West Bengal hills to maintain peace instead of “playing with fire.” The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has called for an indefinite shutdown and strike over the demand of a separate state. “I would like to appeal[Read More…]
Another farmer hangs himself in Madhya Pradesh, suicide toll reaches 13
A 60-year old farmer allegedly hanged himself on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh. Pyare Lal Oud of Pipiliya Vyas village hanged himself from the branch of a tree in his field in Neemuch district. The recent death took the death toll of agriculture-related suicides in Madhya Pradesh to 13 since the[Read More…]
[Watch]: Cops beat people raising slogans against Yogi Adityanath
In what is seen as a strong protest and agitation against Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, a group of people are seen shouting slogans against UP Chief Minister in the state, while he was travelling in his convoy. The video shows Yogi Adityanath travelling in his car, where a[Read More…]
Haryana traders to protest against GST on clothes
Over 450 retail and wholesale cloth merchants in Haryana are against the GST proposed on clothes by the government. According to the merchants, the new tax slab on clothes will escalate the cost of clothes for customers and they fear a slowdown in the cloth trade after the imposition of[Read More…]
Bihar: Students continue to protest against being failed
In Bihar, hundreds of Class 12 students, who have failed in their board exams continue to protest for the fourth day in Patna on Saturday demanding re-checking of their answer sheets and action against top officials. Out of 12 lakh students who appeared for Class 12 exam conducted by the[Read More…]
Thousands of women protests against against Adani power plant in Godda
Protest against proposed Adani power plant in Godda district of Jharkhand is intensifying with every passing day. In the latest development, the mass movement was fueled by thousands of poor women who gathered from diverse villages and protested on the streets of Godda with raising slogans against Adani. The locals[Read More…]
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Congress’ women’s wing bangle protest
Following the Congress’ women’s wing protest on Friday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in Delhi with bangles over a recent attack that claimed lives of security personnel in Kashmir, Twitterati are debating about the significance of using bangles in the protest. While a section of people called it[Read More…]
Protest in Delhi seeking ban on cow vigilantes
Jharkhand land acquisition row: Pradeep Yadav, locals refuse to end fast; police arrest MLA
Jharkhand land acquisition row: Pradeep Yadav, locals refuse to end fast; police arrest MLA The protest against Adani power plant in Godda district of Jharkhand led by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Pradeep Yadav is intensifying with every passing day with locals unwilling to sacrifice their land at any cost.[Read More…]
TN farmers wear torn clothes in a protest in Delhi
ASAN holds ‘first protest in space’ against Donald Trump
The Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) launched a “protest in space” against US President Donald Trump in solidarity with the upcoming March for Science. The group sent a weather balloon to space with a printed-out anti-Trump tweet attached to it. The group said that their protest was inspired by the[Read More…]
Law University Ranchi: Over 600 students on hunger strike
Protests and student activism take a storm in Indian universities, it also continues to widen and polarise public opinion on the state of education in our country. In another such incident, over 600 agitated students of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) Ranchi are on an[Read More…]
Srinagar: Lowest turnout in 3 decades with 6.5 % voting; 8 killed in clashes
Nearly 8 people were killed in Srinagar in a dispute with security forces during the by-poll for Lok Sabha seat on Sunday. Notably, the constituency witnessed a record low with 6.5 per cent voter turnout. It is the lowest in last 30 years. Annoyed crowds took to streets in huge[Read More…]
Madras HC directs TN govt to waive all farm loans
Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive farm loans of all farmers in the state irrespective of their land holdings. The court also ordered the government to ensure that no penal action is taken against farmers by officials. Earlier, the Centre had sanctioned a drought-relief[Read More…]
Independent MLA holds protest in Srinagar
On Sunday, Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid along with his supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a sit-in here to push Centre government to take active steps to resolve the Kashmir conflict. Protesters gathered near Press Enclave, shouting slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state[Read More…]
A unique way of protest: Locals clean officers’ shoe as a reminder
Eastern Coalfields Limited in Jharkhand on Saturday witnessed a unique way of protest as agitators started cleaning officer’s shoes to remind them that the land belong to the poor and they were the one, who actually stepped on it illegally. Scores of activists under the banner of Congress party reached[Read More…]
Kashmir unrest: Extra forces deployed after clash
The government has got extra forces into action in the sensitive areas of Kashmir Valley. Normalcy of the valley was disrupted as over sixty people were injured and 3 persons were killed in clash stone-pelters trying to disrupt an anti-militancy operation in Budgam. A strike has been called by separatists[Read More…]