The farmers in Sundargarh district have demanded that the district be declared as "drought hit" and urged the state government to extend all help to the poor farmers. The farmers under the banner of "Orissa Farmers As
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to keep schools, colleges and hospitals out of the purview of the curfew clamped in the violence-hit Valley. The p
A rally of the denotified nomadic tribes demanding early implementation of the Renke Commission report giving facilities and concessions to the community nationwide will be held here today. There are 15 crore denotified nomads in th
With opposition mounting against the proposed first municipal polls in Meghalaya, a group of organisations have announced a two-day `non-cooperation` movement from tomorrow against holing civic polls. Joint Action Committee, a congl
The judicial system in Rajasthan has virtually come to a standstill in the wake of the ongoing lawyers` strike over the alleged irregularities in the selection of additional district and sessions judges. Alleging grave lapses in the
Workers of the Ladlow Jute Mill at Chengail in Howrah district supporting the industrial strike called by the Central Trade unions clashed with the workers who reported for duty today, police sources said. Workers supporting the str
The 24-hour nationwide strike, called by central trade unions against price rise and other issues, affected normal life in Manipur today with markets, shops and business establishments remaining closed and private transport off the roads.
The process of BEd evaluation at the Osmania University (OU) was again stalled today after Telangana invigilators boycotted the `Spot Valuation`, even as the varsity authorities said a Committee was constituted to look into the demands of the Tela
City police today lathicharged students protesting against the rules of fee reimbursement at the Collectorate here, police said. Students from various institutions had staged a dharna in front of the district Collectorate office p
Public sector bank employees will go on a nation-wide strike on September 7 to protest the issue of new bank licences to private sector banks. "Around 10 lakh bank employee from 27 public sector banks, 18 foreign banks, 26 priv
The Delhi University Teacher`s Association`s (DUTA) Executive Committee in its meeting on Monday decided to make the university non-functional from 31st August onwards - if the vice chancellor Deepak Pental`s term is extended after he retires this
Slum dwellers in the capital have joined hands to press for not only a budget the size of the Commonwelath Games spending for their housing but also the implementation speed to match. While the campaign initiated by the United Volunteer As
The indefinite "Chakka-Jam" called by Bihar Motor Transport Federation (BMTF) entered its third day today with around 2.5 lakh trucks and 70,000 buses going off the roads in the state. "Around 2.5 lakh trucks and 70,0
Functioning of state government offices across Bihar was affected as the indefinite strike by over three lakh non-gazetted employees entered its fourth day today showing no signs of settlement. Bihar State Non-Gazetted Employees Fed
Opposition AIADMK, Left parties, MDMK have called for a bandh here tomorrow in protest against the `delay` of the Congress government here in getting Medical Council of India approval for the first State medical college. A Anbalagan
Functioning of the state government`s offices across Bihar was paralysed with around three lakh non-gazetted employees under the banner of their two federations proceeding on an indefinite strike from today to press for removal of alleged discrepa
A group of members from the Blueline Bus Association is expected to meet Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday regarding the government’s decision for phasing out about 1300 blueline buses off the roads during the Commonwealth Gam
Non-teaching staff at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here staged a demonstration today amid high police security at the campus premises to press for various demands, including permanent status to daily wage workers. The protester
Railway Trade Union Aikyavedi, consisting of six various unions in the railways, Palakkad Division, has announced a convention to discuss on their future action plan to achieve their demands. Speaking to mediapersons here today, E K
Seeking to step up pressure on the BJP government, the Congress in Karnataka today said it would adopt an agitational path for three months on illegal mining issue through rallies in district and revenue division headquarters. "
