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  Sabarimala On Edge A Day After Violence, Women Stopped By Protesters

  A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

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  Schools Shut, Tight Security As Left Calls For Andhra Pradesh Bandh Today

  Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have tightened the security in view of the shutdown called by the Left parties today to protest the injustice meted out to the state in the Union Budget 2018-19.

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  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Appeals to Left, BJP to Call Off Bandh

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the Left and the BJP to call off their separate statewide bandh on Thursday to protest "rigging and murder of democracy" in the just-concluded civic elections.

• Bharat bandh: Normal life affected in Manipur

  Normal life was affected in Manipur due to the 12-hour general strike called by BJP and Left parties against the diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and ceiling on subsidised LPG.

• Bharat bandh: BJP, Left share stage at Jantar Mantar

  After calling for a nation-wide strike, leaders of eight opposition parties came together at Jantar Mantar in Delhi today to slam the government over the hike in diesel prices and the introduction of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. "The government is lying when it says FDI will create more jobs. It will affect the farmers and the aam a...

• 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: 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: Highways blocked in Punjab, life affected in Haryana

  Following the nationwide Bharat Bandh, hundreds of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Thursday blocked traffic on highways across Punjab following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties' calls for a nationwide shutdown to protest the recent petrol price hike.

• Bharat Bandh: Nationwide protests on petrol price hike evoke mixed response

  The main Opposition parties, the BJP and the Left, have called for a Bharat bandh today to protest last week's hike in petrol prices. The hike was the steepest ever at Rs 6.28 plus local taxes, and the demand for a rollback has been universal.

• CNG price hike: Delhi Autorickshaws to go on strike on May 31 in protest

  Protesting against the hike in CNG price in Delhi, autorickshaws in the city will go on strike on Mat 31 in protest. The strike coincides with the bandh called by the Left and BJP against petrol hike.

• Bandh costs India nearly 2,000 crores: Early estimate

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has described today's Bharat Bandh as "unprecedented".  Early estimates suggest the bandh has cost India more than a thousand crores.  Bihar: 50 crores in losses from bandh, say industry sourcesLucknow: Industry losses estimated at 250-300 crores; additional losses of 120 crores for shops and small busines...

• Delhi: Bandh supporters block road, rail, metro services

  The nation-wide Bharat Bandh called by opposition parties to protest fuel price rise did not seem to have hit normal life in the capital today though BJP workers blocked road, rail and metro services in some areas.Buses, autos and private vehicles were plying on the streets from the morning, while offices registered more than an average attendance....

• Bharat bandh: BJP, allies call nationwide strike against price hike today

  The BJP and its allies have called for a Bharat bandh on Monday to protest against escalating prices.Inflation is in double digits and fuel prices have risen since the government deregulated oil prices, and now the Opposition is taking what it says is the aam aadmi's protest on the streets.If that's not all, the Left is also protestin...