New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday appeared to endorse the joint agitation by Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday saying both were aware of the "economic terror unleashed on the common man" by UPA government led by Congress. "I am sure whether it is Anna Hazare or whether it is Ramdev, they are fully aware of the economic situation in this country and the economic terror unleashed on...
01:12 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Privatisation could be the only way to save Air India, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he hinted at looking at that option once the airline becomes viable. "We have to put Air India on the right track, make it viable and then if you look around you will note that the days of national carriers are gone. Any country...
07:49 AM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: It's day six of the stand-off between the pilots and the management of Air India. 10 flights from Delhi and 4 from Mumbai were cancelled on Sunday. The DGCA on Saturday night issued notices to 11 office bearers of Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) after the airline management sought cancellation of their flying licences. The 11 pilots have been given a week's time to file their reply, sources in...
07:39 AM, May 13, 2012
Kudankulam: It is been over a week since a group of anti-nuclear activists began an indefinite hunger strike demanding the scrapping of the Kudankulam nuclear plant. Over the last several months the Kudankulam nuclear plant has been in news for all the wrong reasons with massive protests demanding the closure of the plant. CNN-IBN visits the Kudankulam nuclear plant to try and find answers for some of the concerns raised...
06:39 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Supporting the fare hike, five Railway employee unions on Saturday threatened to launch an agitation against any possible rollback. In a letter to Prime Minister, they have sought his intervention to ensure that the fare proposal in the railway budget is not withdrawn. "We request you to kindly intervene and take steps that the fares hike proposal is not rolled back without providing matching support to the Indian...
04:44 AM, Mar 18, 2012
Hisar (Haryana): The 23-day old agitation by Jat community in Haryana seeking quota in government jobs was finally called off on Monday. The Jat leadership has set September 13 as deadline for the Haryana government to implement the quota. The agitators removed the blockade of roads in Hisar district, including National Highway No 10 (NH-10) and other roads and railways tracks. Most of these blockades were near Mayyar village in...
10:57 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Rajahmundry: Andhra Pradesh Minister of Minor Irrigation TG Venkatash on Sunday said Seemandhra region has witnessed a gradual rise in investment despite the recent Telangana agitation in the state. "There is every chance for development in Seemandhra...Due to the agitation, investment in the Telangana region has decreased while investment in Seemandhra region has increasing vastly. After taking all these aspects in coming years, Seemandhra will be developed in all aspects...
08:36 AM, Mar 12, 2012
Jeetu, a Jat leader, said on Sunday that first, a funeral ceremony will be organised for one of the men who was killed during the agitation, and then a core group meet will be held to decide on future strategy. ...
08:53 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Hisar: The Jat stir was called off on Sunday after the protesters reached a compromise with the Haryana government late on Saturday night, with the latter assuring the release of its leaders arrested during the three-week agitation in Hisar over their demand for reservation in government jobs under the OBC quota. The compromise was reached following marathon talks late on Saturday night between the two sides. Dharamveer, along with Chief...
08:18 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Commuters had a rough time as rail and road services were hit due to a bandh called by Jat protesters demanding OBC quotas. ...
05:52 PM, Mar 10, 2012
Hisar: Tension prevailed in the district on Saturday as the standoff continued between the protesting Jats and the state government over release of those arrested during the agitation to press for reservation under OBC category. "We are not going to hold any talk with the state government till the time our demand (of releasing those arrested) is met. There will also be no talks with the Khap leaders, who are...
03:29 PM, Mar 10, 2012
Hissar: Tension remains in Hissar over the demand of the Jat community for reservation of jobs in Other Backward Class quota. The Jat community has called for a Haryana bandh on Saturday following the killing of one youth during the clashes between the police and the agitators. According to reports, the body of the youth remains laid on railway track, thereby, blocking the rail route to Delhi. The Jat protestors...
08:30 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Chennai: The people's struggle against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu entered its 200th day on Friday with villagers raising Rs 100,000 for the chief minister's relief fund for the victims of Cyclone Thane that struck on Dec 30 last year, an activist said. The struggle against the two 1,000 MW reactors being built by India's nuclear power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)...
03:17 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised both yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown on Ramdev's agitation at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi last June that led to the death of one person. The court called the police action an abuse of power and also held the yoga guru guilty of negligence. The court also ruled that Rs 5 lakh be paid as compensation, 25...
10:27 PM, Feb 23, 2012
HYDERABAD: Osmania University, once the epicentre of the Telangana movement, is now seeing students ditch the agitating mode to prepare for various competitive examinations. The campus, the scene of many pitched battles between the police and students even a few months back, has completely changed in nature. Says V Srinivas, an MA student of journalism and communication, These days we are busy attending coaching classes. No student wants to let...
07:53 AM, Jan 20, 2012
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