Bandh Against Petrol Price Hike

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  Congress Worker On Bullock Cart Questions People About Fuel Price Hike

  A Congress worker in Odisha on Monday resorted to a unique way of protest against fuel price rise by going around on a bullock cart asking people whether petrol prices have come down or not.

• Bharat bandh: Tech firms in Bangalore log out for the day

  Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike on Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with the leading IT firms, including Infosys Limited and multinationals logging out, even as normal life remained paralysed across Karnataka.

• Bharat Bandh: 10 most-affected places

  The Left and the Right today joined hands during the Bharat bandh that was called in protest against the recent hike in petrol price. But the response to the nationwide bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was mixed as most cities remained largely peaceful barring a few pockets which witnessed stray incidents of violence.

• Bharat Bandh: Uddhav to be missing in action today

  While his party makes grand preparations to wage a fierce protest against the recent petrol price hike, Uddhav Thackeray, executive president of the Shiv Sena, will not be at the helm of affairs. According to reports, Mr Thackeray isn't expected to be in the city today to lead the protest.

• Bharat Bandh: Jharkhand hit by shutdown

  Bharat Bandh: Normal life in Jharkhand came to a grinding halt today during the 12-hour bandh called by the NDA in protest against last week's petrol price hike.

• Bharat Bandh: Goa remains shut, tourists stranded

  Goa remained completely shut except for few buses of state-owned Kadamba Transport Corporation plying on roads along with emergency services, in response to NDA's bandh call against the petrol price hike, sources said.

• Bharat Bandh: Shops shut in major cities of Rajasthan

  Bharat bandh called by the NDA against the petrol price hike affected major cities of Rajasthan.

• Bharat Bandh: Train traffic disrupted, shops closed in Bihar

  Bharat bandh called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties in Bihar against the hike in petrol prices on Thursday impacted life across the state with sporadic violence reported from some areas, police said.

• Bharat Bandh: Tamil Nadu shows partial response

  The nation-wide Bharat Bandh called by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties on Thursday against the recent hike in petrol prices evoked a partial response in Tamil Nadu, police said.Public transport buses and auto-rickshaws were plying as usual and shops remained open in most parts of the state.

• Advani skips meet at Gadkari home, blogs people are disappointed in BJP

  LK Advani did not attend a meeting of senior BJP leaders at party president Nitin Gadkari's home in Delhi on Thursday evening. The session was organised partly to assess the impact of the countrywide "Bharat Bandh" called by the BJP, its allies and the Left to protest against last week's hike in petrol prices, the steepest in the country's history.

• Bharat bandh: Metro trains in Delhi run over-crowded

  Bharat Bandh: It was a harrowing morning for Delhiites on Thursday as the shutdown against the petrol price hike hit vehicular movement in many parts of the national capital. Fewer autos and packed metro trains added to the problems of the commuters.

• Bharat Bandh over petrol price hike: Areas to avoid in Delhi

  Bharat Bandh over petrol price hike: The BJP is observing day-long Bharat Bandh today to protest against the recent hike in petrol prices. As part of the agitation, BJP workers are blocking traffic and staging demonstration at many places across the capital.

• Bharat Bandh: Shutdown hits train traffic in Odisha

  The movement of trains and commercial vehicles was hit in several parts of Odisha on Thursday as the shutdown against the hike in petrol prices, called by various parties, including the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), came into effect.

• Bharat Bandh: Nationwide protests against petrol price hike; JD(U)'s Sharad Yadav arrested in Bihar

  The Opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties will observe a nationwide bandh today in protest against the recent hike in petrol price - the steepest ever in recent times. The unprecedented increase - of nearly Rs 7.50 including taxes - met with major political uproar and public anger.

• Bharat Bandh: BJP asks other parties to join in

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a call to all parties opposed to the Rs 7.54 hike in petrol price to join hands with it in holding an all-India strike today against the measure by organising rallies, marches, processions and public meetings in different parts of the country.