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Delhi-Meerut Highway Partially Blocked Amid Farmers' Bharat Bandh Call- 10 Points
The Delhi-Meerut highway was blocked today for over four hours amid "Bharat bandh" - a nationwide shutdown call against new farm laws. Transport services and shops - particularly those selling fruits and vegetables - were affected in some states. Police in Delhi and Haryana, where large numbers of farmers have set up camp amid police barricades, is...
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Massive Farmer Protests In Punjab, Haryana, Parts Of UP Over 3 Bills
Over 265 farmers' groups took to the streets today to block roads and carry out rallies and marches in a nationwide agitation against the controversial farm bills. The protests will intensify, the farmers said, unless the bills are repealed. Opposition parties like the Congress, the RJD and the Trinamool, as well as 10 central trade unions, have vo...
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Three Congressmen Arrested For Allegedly Blackening PM Modi's Image
Three Congress workers were today arrested for allegedly blackening the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mhow town in Madhya Pradesh,during the 'Bharat bandh' called by the party on Monday, police said.
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Congress Protests In Jammu And Kashmir Amid Nationwide Bandh Call
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar, as part of the party's call for 'Bharat Bandh' against rising fuel prices. The call did not affect normal life in Kashmir
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Governments Have Fallen Because Price Rise, UP Minster Cautions
UP Cabinet Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned the ruling BJP, saying the in the history of the country, governments have fallen because of price rise.
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Bharat Bandh Gets Mixed Response In Gujarat, 300 Congressmen Detained
The Congress' Bharat bandh move today to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices evoked a mixed response in Gujarat with the party calling the shutdown successful while the police claimed it had no major impact.
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Bharat Bandh: Protest March In Chandigarh, Shops Shut In Punjab, Haryana
Congress workers today held demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in protest against rising fuel prices as part of its 'Bharat bandh' call.
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Karnataka Bandh: Cabs, Bus Services Hit, Bengaluru Schools Closed
Normal life in the JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka today came to a standstill as Opposition parties in the state actively participated in the Bharat bandh move called upon by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against the rising fuel prices and depreciation of rupee.
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Bharat Bandh: Rail, Road Traffic Hit In Bihar; Long Route Trains Halted
Rail and road traffic has been hit across Bihar today due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.
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No Role In Fuel Prices, Says BJP Amid Nationwide Bandh Protests: 10 Facts
A united opposition led by the Congress went toe-to-toe with the BJP today over fuel price hike, calling a nationwide strike that was enforced in at least five states. Sporadic violence was reported from some areas -- triggering BJP accusations of the strike being enforced through a "dance of violence and game of death". Union minister Ravi Shankar...
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Congress Appeals To Workers To Ensure Violence-Free Bharat Bandh Today
The opposition Congress, which has called for a nation-wide shut down on Monday over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee, has appealed party workers to maintain peace and not to associate with any violent protests.
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Bengaluru Schools To Be Closed Today For Congress' Bharat Bandh
Schools and colleges in Bengaluru will be closed and daily life is likely to be affected in JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka on Monday by the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee.
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Congress Joins Chorus Against Green Court NGT Chairman's Appointment
The Congress today joined the chorus against the NGT's new chairperson AK Goel, saying the former Supreme Court judge's appointment to the post showed the BJP's support for his judgement as part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs and STs.
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"We Salute Them": Rahul Gandhi On Dalit Protests
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today slammed the RSS and the BJP for the plight of Dalits and said he saluted "brothers and sisters" from the community who have hit the streets to demand protection of their rights from the Modi government.
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"Comprehensive" Petition Filed On Dalit Issue, Says Law Minister
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to reassure the Dalits today, saying the government has filed a "comprehensive" petition in the Supreme Court regarding an order that is at the heart of the protests sweeping the country that have led to five deaths. The Dalits have pushed ahead with the day-long Bharat Bandh as government filed the petition,...
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Delhi-Meerut Highway Partially Blocked Amid Farmers' Bharat Bandh Call- 10 Points
The Delhi-Meerut highway was blocked today for over four hours amid "Bharat bandh" - a nationwide shutdown call against new farm laws. Transport services and shops - particularly those selling fruits and vegetables - were affected in some states. Police in Delhi and Haryana, where large numbers of farmers have set up camp amid police barricades, is...
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Massive Farmer Protests In Punjab, Haryana, Parts Of UP Over 3 Bills
Over 265 farmers' groups took to the streets today to block roads and carry out rallies and marches in a nationwide agitation against the controversial farm bills. The protests will intensify, the farmers said, unless the bills are repealed. Opposition parties like the Congress, the RJD and the Trinamool, as well as 10 central trade unions, have vo...
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Three Congressmen Arrested For Allegedly Blackening PM Modi's Image
Three Congress workers were today arrested for allegedly blackening the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mhow town in Madhya Pradesh,during the 'Bharat bandh' called by the party on Monday, police said.
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Congress Protests In Jammu And Kashmir Amid Nationwide Bandh Call
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar, as part of the party's call for 'Bharat Bandh' against rising fuel prices. The call did not affect normal life in Kashmir
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Governments Have Fallen Because Price Rise, UP Minster Cautions
UP Cabinet Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned the ruling BJP, saying the in the history of the country, governments have fallen because of price rise.
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Bharat Bandh Gets Mixed Response In Gujarat, 300 Congressmen Detained
The Congress' Bharat bandh move today to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices evoked a mixed response in Gujarat with the party calling the shutdown successful while the police claimed it had no major impact.
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Bharat Bandh: Protest March In Chandigarh, Shops Shut In Punjab, Haryana
Congress workers today held demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in protest against rising fuel prices as part of its 'Bharat bandh' call.
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Karnataka Bandh: Cabs, Bus Services Hit, Bengaluru Schools Closed
Normal life in the JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka today came to a standstill as Opposition parties in the state actively participated in the Bharat bandh move called upon by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against the rising fuel prices and depreciation of rupee.
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Bharat Bandh: Rail, Road Traffic Hit In Bihar; Long Route Trains Halted
Rail and road traffic has been hit across Bihar today due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.
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No Role In Fuel Prices, Says BJP Amid Nationwide Bandh Protests: 10 Facts
A united opposition led by the Congress went toe-to-toe with the BJP today over fuel price hike, calling a nationwide strike that was enforced in at least five states. Sporadic violence was reported from some areas -- triggering BJP accusations of the strike being enforced through a "dance of violence and game of death". Union minister Ravi Shankar...
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Congress Appeals To Workers To Ensure Violence-Free Bharat Bandh Today
The opposition Congress, which has called for a nation-wide shut down on Monday over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee, has appealed party workers to maintain peace and not to associate with any violent protests.
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Bengaluru Schools To Be Closed Today For Congress' Bharat Bandh
Schools and colleges in Bengaluru will be closed and daily life is likely to be affected in JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka on Monday by the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee.
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Congress Joins Chorus Against Green Court NGT Chairman's Appointment
The Congress today joined the chorus against the NGT's new chairperson AK Goel, saying the former Supreme Court judge's appointment to the post showed the BJP's support for his judgement as part of a bench that had "diluted" a law on atrocities against SCs and STs.
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"We Salute Them": Rahul Gandhi On Dalit Protests
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today slammed the RSS and the BJP for the plight of Dalits and said he saluted "brothers and sisters" from the community who have hit the streets to demand protection of their rights from the Modi government.
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"Comprehensive" Petition Filed On Dalit Issue, Says Law Minister
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to reassure the Dalits today, saying the government has filed a "comprehensive" petition in the Supreme Court regarding an order that is at the heart of the protests sweeping the country that have led to five deaths. The Dalits have pushed ahead with the day-long Bharat Bandh as government filed the petition,...
