Petrol Price Hike Bandh

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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.

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  Mayawati Stumps Congress As Opposition Looks To Corner BJP On Fuel Prices

  BSP president Mayawati's remarks holding the previous UPA government and the BJP equally responsible for the steep hike in fuel prices has caught Congress completely by surprise. Congress leaders now feel Mayawati's comments will raise a question mark on attempts at striking an opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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  Petrol @ 89.97 In Maharashtra Town, Highest In India, Amid Fuel Protests

  As petrol prices on Monday shot up to Rs 89.97 in Maharashtra's Parbhani - the highest in India - the Opposition Congress staged a 'rail-roko' agitation in Mumbai as part of the party-sponsored nationwide shutdown to protest rising fuel prices.

• Petrol price cut by Rs 2/litre effective from Sunday

  State-run oil refiners have agreed to a partial rollback of last month's petrol price increase, sources said.

• Bharat Bandh: BJP claims huge success in Maharashtra

  The Maharashtra BJP unit on Thursday claimed that the nationwide bandh call to protest the steep hike in petrol prices has received an "overwhelming" response in the state, while denying role in damaging public property.

• 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 evokes mixed response in Gujarat

  The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest the steep petrol price hike evoked mixed response in Gujarat.

• Bharat Bandh: Tourists worst affected in Meghalaya

  Tourists are the worst affected in Meghalaya as the bandh called by NDA and Left parties on Thursday to protest hike in petrol prices partially hit the state.

• 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 evokes good response in Uttar Pradesh

  The bandh called by NDA, Left and Samajwadi Party (SP) to protest the petrol price hike by the Centre today evoked a good response in the initial hours in Uttar Pradesh with business establishments remaining closed in most parts of the state.

• 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.