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Language row: Non-tribal outfits call for Jharkhand bandh today
The Jharkhand government has withdrawn Bhojpuri and Magahi from the list of regional languages of Dhanbad and Bokaro through an order on February 18 amid protests.
‘Bihar Bandh’ declared today in protest of new Railways recruitment process: What the row is all about
The All India Students Association (AISA) called for a Bihar bandh on Friday to protest against alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board's examination process
Pulwama terror attack: Traders body observes nationwide market bandh today
CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said during the bandh, traders would observe a day long fast and take out a tribute march in their respective states.
Trade body calls for nationwide bandh on Monday to express solidarity with kin of jawans killed in Pulwama
CAIT national president BC Bhartia and secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said that during the bandh, traders will keep a day-long fast and will take out tribute march and candlelight march in their respective states
Day two of all-India strike: Kolkata students injured after agitators pelt car with stones, amid sporadic violence all over Bengal
Day two of the trade union strike saw agitators pelt stones at a car of school students in Kolkata, amid reports of violence across West Bengal.
All-India strike against govt's labour policies evokes mixed response on day 2; banking, transport services hit partially
The two-day strike by central trade unions evoked mixed response across the country Wednesday, as it entered its second day, with banking and transport services being affected partially and few incidents of violence seen in West Bengal.
Bharat Bandh Day 2 updates: Traffic disrupted in Bengaluru as hundreds gather outside Town Hall; massive rally held in Madikeri
Bharat Bandh day 2 LIVE updates: The workers participating in the strike will go on a protest march from Mandi House to Parliament Wednesday at noon, and similarly protests would be seen in other parts of the country as well.
Trade unions protest Centre's 'anti-labour' policies across India as North East sees shutdown over citizenship Bill
The 11-hour bandh was called by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and was supported by the Asom Gana Parishad, which withdrew support to the BJP-led government in the state.
North East observes total bandh against citizenship Bill; trade unionists' strike evokes mixed response, Kerala worst hit
The call for a 48-hours-long nation-wide shutdown evoked mixed response from most parts of India, with protests marred by violence in parts of West Bengal and North East India.
Bharat Bandh 2019 Updates: French tourists stranded in Kerala's Alappuzha amid protests; shikaras, hotels bear deserted look in tourist town
Bharat Bandh LIVE Updates: The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Right has sent a show cause notice CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty and other party office bearers. The commission is aggrieved over the attack on school bus in Barasat. The commission said that "such dangerous and unconstitutional move by a political party is a violation of child rights under the juvenile justice Act.
Assam bandh: Citizenship Amendment bill becomes flashpoint for BJP, ally AGP; shutdown halts road, rail traffic in key districts
Forty-six organisations called for a 12-hour strike in Assam to protest against the Centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Winter Session of Parliament.
Assam Bandh updates: Citizenship bill Centre's conspiracy to settle Hindu Bangladeshis in state, says protesting group
Assam bandh LIVE updates: The state police has arrested at least 100 protesters from across the state for trying to enforce the bandh.
Manipur University bandh: CM N Biren Singh urges varsity students to withdraw 48-hr shutdown call, says govt ready to hold talks
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh appealed to several student organisations to withdraw their call for a 48-hour state-wide bandh beginning from Wednesday midnight, demanding release of the arrested teachers and students of the Manipur University.
West Bengal bandh: 1,600 arrested during 12-hr BJP-led shutdown; saffron party workers clashed with TMC activists in North Dinajpur district
Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes were witnessed across West Bengal on Wednesday and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district.
Maharashtra bandh: Protesters storm Pune's IT hub at Hinjewadi, stone pelting reported across state
A day-long bandh called by pro-Maratha groups across Maharashtra saw sporadic incidents of violence from across the state on Thursday morning, with most shops and commercial establishments, private schools and colleges shut.
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar as separatists organise statewide shutdown to protest civilian killings
Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city on Thursday due to a valley-wide protest shutdown called by Separatists.
Manipur Muslim organisations call 32-hour strike to protest shifting of hospital, normal life disrupted
A 32-hour general strike called by a Muslim body in Manipur on Tuesday disrupted normal life in the state, officials said.
Shutdown called against caste-based reservation: Rajasthan hikes security arrangements, Section 144 imposed in Jaipur
Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in Rajasthan ahead of the country-wide shutdown on Tuesday called by groups opposed to caste-based reservations.
As AAP protests sealing drive in Delhi to hide internal crisis, issue set to be an important one in state's mini Assembly election
While it is still too early to predict which party would gain the most out of the sealing issue, it will certainly be an important issue in a possible Delhi bypoll.
Mahadayi river row: Karnataka bandh on 25 January and Bengaluru bandh on 4 February
Kannada organisations and farmers have decided to hold two bandhs in Karnataka over the next two weeks over Mahadayi river water sharing row