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Hundreds of ANMs and Multipurpose Health Assistants staged a protest outside the Health Commissioner's office in Hyderabad, demanding recruitment to fill vacancies, reduced workload, job security and improved working conditions, alleging excessive administrative pressure and unrealistic performance targets

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee staged a dharna in Kolkata protesting alleged attacks on party workers after recent elections. She accused the BJP of post-poll violence, announced plans for a nationwide opposition strategy and reiterated support for affected TMC cadres

Contract sanitation, security, and patient care workers in Telangana government hospitals staged a protest in Hyderabad demanding a minimum wage hike to Rs 26,000 and better benefits. Led by AITUC, they submitted memorandums to health department officials.

ASHA workers in Telangana staged a dharna at the Commissioner of Health office, demanding a fixed monthly salary of Rs 18,000, pending PF and ESI benefits, and improved working conditions. They warned of boycotting ongoing healthcare programmes.

Thousands of ASHA workers staged a dharna in Hyderabad, demanding fixed wages, PF, ESI, job security, and paid leave, accusing the state government of failing to deliver on election promises.

A scuffle broke out between students and the police, who were deployed in large numbers and had barricaded the East Campus, where excavators were clearing the forested land. As students attempted to move past the barricades, they chanted slogans such as "Police go back," "Awaaz Do, Hum Ek Hain," and "Ladenge, Jeetenge."

The decision comes in response to disruptions caused by such activities, which have adversely impacted the smooth functioning of the university

The union leaders said as the SPDCL management had responded positively to their demands, the union had decided to postpone the protest.

The class 3 employees, a majority of them employed on contract and outsourcing basis at maternity hospitals across Telangana, joined the protest called by Telangana United Medical and Health Employees Union.

Irked at the shortage of teachers, the students boycotted classes and staged a flash protest along with their parents.

The Bar Association president T Chaitanya speaking to the media said that it was very unfair for the Central government to bring new laws- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)-2023 that curtail people's civil rights.

The teachers staged a sit-in in front of the office of the district educational officer and expressed displeasure over the delay in issuance of orders relating to promotions and transfers.

Suryapet municipal staff continued their protest until the owners gave an assurance to pay the tax arrears

Mild tension prevailed during a dharna staged by the Congress after party activists thrashed a person in Jagtial town on Monday.

Knowing about the incident, parents rushed to the school, where the school staff allegedly misbehaved with them.

Warangal: Demanding the District Collector Dr B Gopi to ensure revocation of the showcause notice issued a scribe of a vernacular newspaper about the cancellation of his accreditation card, scores of journalists have staged a dharna in front of the Collectorate at Kaloji centre in Hanamkonda on Monday. They also demanded that a probe should […]

Karimnagar: A woman along with her 11-month-old daughter staged a dharna in front of the home of her in-laws, protesting against her husband’s refusal to accept her back into their home after delivery. The incident, which happened in Machanapalli of Jammikunta mandal on Wednesday, saw Spandana, a native of Kanagarthi of Illandakunta mandal, staging the […]

Around 2,000 students took out a protest rally from the local Government Junior College to the collector's office staged a dharna shouting slogans.

Hanamkonda: BJP district president Rao Padma said that they would protest against the unprecedented and steep hike in the electricity tariff by staging dharna in front of the NPDLC headquarters at Nakkalagutta in Hanamkonda on June 15. She said that the power distribution company had imposed a huge burden on the common people with a […]

Hyderabad: The ‘Maha Dharna’ organised by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Delhi for farmers, garnered nation-wide attention as well as support from various parts of the country on Monday. While the streets of Delhi in the surroundings of Telangana Bhavan where the dharna was held, were filled with flex boards and pink flags, the ‘#OneNationOneProcurement’ […]