मणिपुर सरकार ने शनिवार को गृह मंत्रालय को लिखे एक पत्र में राज्य के छह पुलिस स्टेशनों के अधिकार क्षेत्र के तहत सशस्त्र बल (विशेष शक्तियां) अधिनियम (AFSPA), 1958 को हटाने का अनुरोध किया. यह फैसला शुक्रवार को हुई राज्य कैबिनेट की बैठक के बाद आया. कैबिनेट ने केंद्र सरकार से सेमकाई, लमसांग, लमलाई, जिरीबाम, … Read more
MARK MARLOW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock This is the first time pharmacists have voted to take action in their history Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of cutting opening hours and stopping home deliveries for the first time, in a protest over government funding. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which ran the ballot, … Read more
Leaders and workers of the BJP staged a protest over wakf property row in Shivamogga on November 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Leaders and workers of the BJP staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Shivamogga over the wakf property issue on November 4. The police took several leaders … Read more
Members of the SEWA-Union taking out a march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate on Friday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association Union (SEWA-Union) took out a protest march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate demanding the immediate arrest of a man who was booked on charge of raping a 22-year-old Dalit … Read more
The Hyderabad Police has arrested 21 personnel from the Telangana Special Police (TGSP) who were participating in a protest at Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad. “This protest, which took place despite repeated warnings from authorities, was in direct defiance of Section 163 BNSS orders, designed to maintain public safety and prevent disruptions within city limits,” said the … Read more
Rakesh Tikait. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar After Punjab farmers announced a one-day protest today, farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait said that the protest has been declared by the farmers in Punjab only. Questioning the government’s action against stubble burning, Mr. Tikait said the government should tell the … Read more
Over 300 administrative staff of the Bharathidasan University (BDU) are on a sit-in protest on the varsity campus in Tiruchi since Thursday condemning non-issuance of audit certificates to retired employees. According to a statement on Friday by Bharathidasan University Staff Welfare Association (BUSWA) since 2022, 33 outgoing administrative workers of the institution had not been … Read more
Leaders of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant employees and workers’ unions with Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, at his camp office on Sunday. A delegation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) employees, workers and trade unions called on Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan at his camp office here on Sunday (October 6, 2024), and appealed to … Read more
The Dhangar community in Maharashtra on Monday staged a ‘rasta roko’ demanding that the State government issue a Government Resolution (GR) for their inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. The six community leaders, sitting on an indefinite hunger strike for the past 15 days, have also demanded that the GR should mention that there … Read more
Issa, a notable participant in the Punnol Pettipalam anti-garbage protest in Kannur, Kerala, was tragically killed by a train on Thursday (September 19, 2024) morning. She was 17. Issa, a student at Wadihuda Higher Secondary School and Ibn Al Haytham Academy in Vilayancode, was found dead after being struck by a passing train. Daughter of … Read more