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The Bandh call comes in the wake of Haryana police using tear gas at the State border near Ambala in order to disperse the protesting farmers marching from Punjab to the national capital, Delhi.
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Costumes Krishna, who played character actor in many Tollywood movies, breathed his last at his residence in Chennai.
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Amaravati/Hyderabad: Police and railway authorities remain on high alert in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in view of the ‘Bharat bandh’ call given by some organisations to protest against recently announced scheme Agnipath for Army recruitment. Security was tightened at all major railway stations, offices of the Central government and Army recruitments authorities in both the […]
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Khammam: Protests by Left and other political parties continued in erstwhile Khammam district on the second on Tuesday as part of the two-day nationwide strike. A massive protest rally was taken out by trade unions of the Left, TRS, Congress and other parties and a human chain was formed at ZP centre in Khammam. Municipal […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s firm stand to fight it out with the BJP-led Central government’s anti-farmer policies appears to have had its impact, forcing the latter to withdraw the contentious farm laws. While the farmers’ protests in north India had a major impact on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Friday, the TRS’ […]
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Khammam: Bharat bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, passed off peacefully in erstwhile Khammam. The bandh coupled with heavy downpour has affected normal life. Business establishments, shops, schools and colleges remained closed for the day as the public extended solidarity to the bandh. Public transportation […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy and leaders from various political parties were taken into preventive custody for unlawful assembly here on Monday. The MP along with his supporters , as part of a Bharat Bandh protest, had allegedly gathered on the National Highway, causing traffic congestion at Uppal, Medipally and […]
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Karimnagar: The Bharat Bandh call given by 40 farmers’ associations against the three farm laws was peaceful in erstwhile Karimnagar district on Monday. Petrol bunks, hotels, and other business establishments remained closed while managements of schools, colleges and other educational institutions had announced holiday well in advance in the wake of the bandh call, which […]
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New Delhi: To mark a year of the Centre’s three farm laws, farmers early on Monday began a “Bharat Bandh”, following a nationwide call by farmer unions demanding scrapping of the legislations. Hundreds of farmers gathered at various places across the country blocking national highways, including those connecting Delhi to Punjab and Haryana, squatting on […]
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Hyderabad: Activists of the Congress, Left parties, TDP and others on Monday held protests at various places in Telangana in support of the Bharat Bandh called by farmers unions to protest against the Centre’s three agri laws. Raising slogans against the NDA government at the Centre and TRS government in Telangana, the opposition activists organised […]
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Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers on Monday blocked major highways, including National Highway 1 linking Delhi with parts of Haryana and Punjab, following a nationwide call by farmers’ unions to demand scrapping of three Central farm laws. Traffic across Punjab and Haryana is likely to hit badly and see traffic disruptions for several hours as farmers, […]
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The naxals appealed to para-military, Chhattisgarh police and Indian jawans not to take part in the anti-naxal operation, 'Prahar' but to quit their jobs, join and support the people's movement to defeat the operation 'Samadan-Prahar'
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A massive dharna was staged at Khammam RTC bus stand by the parties, disrupting the bus services
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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.
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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.
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The Delhi Police has said adequate security arrangements have been put in place in view of the bandh.
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According to the Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, the nationwide shutdown will start at 6 am and it will be in force up to 6 pm across the country on March 26.
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Earlier on Sunday, Tikait had suggested that farmers in Karnataka should organise a protest in the state similar to that of Delhi.
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The party's Telangana State Committee official Spokesperson Jagan, in a statement released to the media here on Wednesday, said CPI (Maoist) Party was supporting the nation-wide strike called by the farmers' unions.
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A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of its joint action committee with trade union and people's organisations' leaders here on Wednesday