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As Karnataka bandh has been declared by various organizations, a holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru city in the interest of students, said KA Dayananda, Bengaluru City District Deputy Commissioner

Normal life was affected in Imphal Valley districts on Tuesday as Meira Paibi, a collective of Meitei women, and five local clubs called for a 48-hour bandh

Normal life was affected in parts of the Jammu division on Saturday following a bandh called by a traders' body against the installation of smart electricity meters

Vishva Hindu Parishad activists staged a dharna in front of Jagtial TSRTC bus depot early in the morning preventing buses from coming out of the depot

Leaders of various tribal associations who formed a joint action committee on the issue, assembled on the highways from morning

Nirmal: Student Governing Council, a joint action committee of students belonging to Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar called for a bandh of universities across Telangana in the wake of suicide by a student of the varsity, on Wednesday. Terming the suicide as an unfortunate incident, the members of the SGC expressed condolences […]

Bengaluru: Several Hindu organisations have announced a massive rally and given a bandh call on July 12 in support of their demand to allow Hindu festivals in the Idgah Maidan. The Hindu organisations have already held a meeting in this regard in Jangama Mutt of Bengaluru. The activists demand that the Idgah Maidan be designated […]

Warangal: TRS MLA from Narsampet constituency Peddi Sudarshan Reddy has called for a one-day bandh in the Assembly constituency in the district on Saturday (June 18) to register a protest over the killing of Damera Rakesh of Dabeerpura village of the constituency in the police firing at Secunderabad railway station on Friday. Holding the BJP […]

Hyderabad: Auto-rickshaws, cabs and trucks went off the roads in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana on Thursday in response to a day-long bandh call given by various unions in support of their demands. Owners and drivers of auto trolleys, DCM vans and private buses are also participating in the 24-hour long bandh, which began […]

Visakhapatnam: The struggle committee for protection of Visakhapatnam steel plant has given a call for Visakhapatnam city bandh on March 28 to oppose privatisation of the plant. Announcing this at a media conference here on Thursday on the occasion of completing 400 days of relay fasts demanding protection of the steel plant, the committee leaders […]

Bengaluru: Muslim organisations in Karnataka have given a call for a ‘bandh’ in the state on Thursday (March 17) opposing the verdict of the Karnataka High Court on the hijab row. The high court had on Tuesday dismissed all the petitions seeking direction to the government for allowing hijab inside classrooms. The court had also […]

The members of the Left parties also participated in the Bandh at Maddilapalem junction against the Centre over agriculture laws and privatisation of the Vizag steel plant.

The farmers have gathered at several highways and roads in the two states including in Bathinda, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Mohali, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Bhiwani districts.

The Delhi Police has said adequate security arrangements have been put in place in view of the bandh.

G Mukesh Goud, honorary president of district auto-rickshaw drivers and owners union, said drivers and owners of the auto-rickshaws were running in losses due to the rise in fuel prices

The YSRCP-led state government has also expressed solidarity with the bandh and announced that RTC buses will not run today till 1 pm.

Hotels, petrol bunks, cinema halls and other business establishments remained closed in the constituency. Inspector General of Police, North Zone, Y Nagireddy visited the murder spot and enquired about incident.

Congress activists blocked national highways in various parts of the state, including in the capital Bhubaneswar, leading to huge traffic jams.

Left cadre blocked railway tracks and roads in Malda, Barddhaman, Raiganj, Asansol, Dankuni and parts of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts during the bandh that began at 6 am.

Burning tyres were placed on National Highway 110 and 83, resulting in the disruption of traffic, leading to long queues of vehicles.