Bharat bandh: At Rs 300 cr, Mumbai is the biggest loser

Bharat bandh: At Rs 300 cr, Mumbai is the biggest loser Mumbai: The nation-wide bandh called by the NDA on Thursday crippled the commercial capital of the country, causing it to incur losses worth Rs 270-300 crore. MiD-DAY spoke to economists, who revealed that the city has a population of approximately 20 million, of which about eight million account for the workforce. On an average, each member of this workforce has an income of Rs 1 lakh per annum, while the...
03:47 PM, Jun 01, 2012

Maharashtra to claim bandh loss from organisers

Maharashtra to claim bandh loss from organisers Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will fix responsibility on those political parties who called the Bharat bandh on Thursday and recover from them losses caused to public and private property, Home Minister RR Patil said. "The process of registering the panchnamas of the loss has been initiated. The police department has been asked to assess the loss of the public and private properties due to attacks on the buses, disrupting public...
09:08 PM, May 31, 2012

Bharat bandh: Left leaders court arrest

Bharat bandh: Left leaders court arrest New Delhi: Left leaders Prakash Karat, AB Bardhan and Sitaram Yechury on Thursday courted arrest along with a number of their supporters in central Delhi as part of their protest against petrol price hike. The protest was organised at Delhi Gate on Thursday morning and a number of demonstrators blocked traffic. Holding placards and shouting slogans against the government, the Left activists marches towards the Daryaganj Police Station where they...
12:50 PM, May 31, 2012

Bandh a success in NDA states, tepid in others

Bandh a success in NDA states, tepid in others New Delhi: The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and the Left Front evoked a mixed response from across the country on Thursday. While the NDA states were hit by the Bharat bandh, there was a lukewarm response in the Congress-ruled states as they remained partially affected. Most of the protests have been peaceful till now, but sporadic violence has been reported from Maharashtra and Karnataka. In the BJP-ruled Karnataka,...
11:44 AM, May 31, 2012

Bharat bandh: Sharad Yadav detained in Bihar

Bharat bandh: Sharad Yadav detained in Bihar New Delhi: JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav was detained on Thursday in Bihar while he tried to enforce the Bharat bandh. JD(U)'s women's wing also stalled traffic on rail route in Patna. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also courted arrest in Delhi. He tweeted, "I am arrested, While taking part in protest program against Petrol price rise, @ akshardham." (sic). In Allahabad, Samajwadi Party workers, too, jammed the Delhi-Howrah rail route...
10:30 AM, May 31, 2012
Bharat bandh: Shops closed, roads empty in Mumbai

Bharat bandh: Shops closed, roads empty in Mumbai

Shiv Sena workers are expected to come out on the streets to hold rallies while the dabbawalas too have joined the strike. ...
10:06 AM, May 31, 2012

Bharat bandh: protests turn violent, traffic hit

Bharat bandh: protests turn violent, traffic hit New Delhi: The Bharat bandh against petrol price hike started affecting normal life across the country on Thursday. The protests even turned violent at some places with public transport being damaged. In Karnataka, three state-run buses were burnt and 11 others were damaged early on Thursday morning. Following this, the BMTC has suspended operations for now and will review the situation after a meeting. There were similar scenes in Pune...
09:30 AM, May 31, 2012

Bharat bandh halts normal life, rail traffic hit

Bharat bandh halts normal life, rail traffic hit New Delhi: The Bharat bandh call by the NDA and the Left parties started affecting normal life on Thursday with the other parties joining the the protests. Rail traffic was hit as Samajwadi Party and JD(U) workers blocked rail routes in Allahabad and Patna. The Saket Express and Ganga Gomti Express were stopped in Allahabad. The bandh turned violent in Karnataka as protestors burnt three state-run buses and damaged 11...
07:40 AM, May 31, 2012

Tata Motors shares plunge on JLR worries

Tata Motors shares plunge on JLR worries Mumbai: Shares in Tata Motors dropped as much as 11.8 percent on Wednesday, wiping more than $1.5 billion off the value o f the Indian car maker, following deep disappointment about the fall in operating margins at its Jaguar Land Rover unit. The steep decline came even after Tata Motors said on Tuesday fiscal fourth quarter net profit had more than doubled, as it had been driven by a one-off...
03:53 PM, May 30, 2012

Mumbai: Trio show wedding invite, loot family

Mumbai: Trio show wedding invite, loot family Mumbai: The next time you find strangers at your doorsteps, claiming that they have come to invite you for a wedding at your hometown, think twice before you welcome them. On Monday, a group of three unidentified men, under the pretext of giving a wedding invite, robbed a housewife and her daughter at gunpoint. According to the Chembur police, the unidentified trio had introduced themselves to Sohani Naval, 48, a...
12:36 PM, May 30, 2012

Your milk packet may contain sewage water

Your milk packet may contain sewage water Mumbai: If you thought adulterating milk meant diluting it with water, heres a disgusting reality check. Cops caught four milk vendors red-handed selling milk packets mixed with sewage water to customers in Vile Parle (East) in Mumbai on Monday. The milk vendors were engaged in this act since the past six months and were using empty milk packets that they collected from garbage bins. Acting on a tip-off, Vile Parle...
12:45 PM, May 29, 2012

Adarsh scam: Order on bail plea of 7 accused today

Adarsh scam: Order on bail plea of 7 accused today New Delhi: A special court on Tuesday is expected to pronounce its order on the bail applications of 7 accused in the Adarsh housing scam. They are former defence officials, AR Kumar, MM Wanchu, RC Thakur and TK Kaul, former senior IAS officers PV Deshmukh and Pradeep Vyas and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani. All the accused have sought bail on the ground that CBI had not filed a chargesheet...
06:50 AM, May 29, 2012

13/7 blasts: Two accused arrested in theft case

13/7 blasts: Two accused arrested in theft case Mumbai: Two of the five alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives behind bars in connection with 13/7 bomb blasts case were on Monday arrested in a motorcycle theft case, a senior ATS official said. Terror suspects Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Shaikh were on Monday arrested for stealing two motorcycles from VP Road and Dongri areas days before the 13/7 bomb blasts, the official said. Both of them were in judicial custody in...
10:50 PM, May 28, 2012

13/7 accused had eye surgery to dodge ATS

13/7 accused had eye surgery to dodge ATS Mumbai: Do you think you can elude the cops by getting rid of your glasses? Twenty six-year-old Wakas Ibrahim Shaikh, an accused in the 13/7 terror blasts case, definitely thinks so. He allegedly underwent a laser operation to get rid of his glasses, in a bid to disguise his look three months after the terror attack which occurred at the Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar, and Dadar (west). The 4,000-page chargesheet,...
07:22 PM, May 28, 2012

A new Kannada star rises in Bollywood

A new Kannada star rises in Bollywood After her foray into Bollywood with yet-to-be-released 'Oh My God', Sandalwood actress Nidhi Subbaiah is striving to gain a foothold in the Hindi film industry with her second film to be directed by Sanjay Gadhvi of 'Dhoom' fame. As she shoots for 'Ajab Gazabb Love' opposite Jackky Bhagnani, Nidhi is loving every moment in Mumbai. This is my fourth month in the city. I am enjoying the fast-paced life of...
10:53 AM, May 28, 2012
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