On this episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha takes a look at the two-day Bharat Bandh. ...
10:45 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Bharat Bandh takes a violent turn in Noida and hits normal life across India. Shinde expresses regret over his Hindu terror remark. ...
11:58 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The Bharat Bandh on Wednesday took a violent turn in Noida, even as it affected normal life across the country. ...
11:56 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The TMC government had warned state employees with disciplinary action if they don't turn up. But economic activity in the state were brought to its knees as shops remained closed. ...
11:31 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The trade unions began a two-day nationwide strike on Wednesday, which in many places became a forced bandh. ...
10:34 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The All India Bandh took a violent turn in Noida as trade union workers torched cars and trucks. The police arrested 14 people. ...
09:49 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Normal life was disrupted all across the country as the trade union strike affected banking and transport services. ...
09:23 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Factory workers targeted vehicles, setting many on fire and injuring policemen. As many as 14 people were arrested. ...
09:19 PM, Feb 20, 2013
India's financial sector was crippled and transport hit as large parts of the country ground to a halt on Wednesday in response to trade unions calling for a two-day strike to demand concrete measures to check inflation, ensure jobs and enforce labour laws. ...
06:58 PM, Feb 20, 2013
There were reports of violence in Noida Phase-II during the trade unions' strike on Wednesday. Over 1,000 trade union workers protested and vandalised cars, setting vehicles on fire. The protesters even set a fire engine ablaze. The situation was, however, brought under control after a few hours. ...
06:27 PM, Feb 20, 2013
There was violence in Noida after Bharat bandh protests went wrong. The violence has ended and the situation is now under control. However, an uneasy calm prevailed in the area. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta called the trade unions' strike unprecedented and said the government had not tried to reach out to unions. "The strike across the country is unprecedented. Autos and taxis are off the roads. Bank, insurance, telecom is closed. All oil supply is being stopped in Delhi. Unfortunately, violence is being used. The treasurer of union of Haryana Roadways has been brutally murdered in Ambala," Dasgupta said. ...
12:00 PM, Feb 20, 2013
The 48-hour bandh call given by 11 trade unions has affected Odisha. Train services and public transport system are the worst hit due to the strike. In Kerala, it seemed like a complete shutdown with no buses, taxis plying on roads. Mumbai remained normal and was unaffected by the bandh. ...
11:44 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Over 50 state buses were plying in Bangalore and even autorickshaws were plying. Meanwhile, life hasn't been hit in Assam as public transport was plying and schools, colleges were open. ...
10:43 AM, Feb 20, 2013
People at the railway station in Delhi faced problems as some of them said that private taxis were not plying too. In Kolkata, there were insufficient public vehicles on the roads. ...
09:20 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Bharat Bandh to protest diesel price hike, FDI evokes mixed response. Diesel gets cheaper in Bihar by 85 paise as state govt reduces VAT. ...
11:54 PM, Sep 20, 2012
The Bharat Bandh called by the NDA and the Left had maximum impact in the BJP-ruled states. ...
11:12 PM, Sep 20, 2012
The worst hit in the Bharat Bandh on Thursday were the urban poor and the daily wage labourers. ...
11:01 PM, Sep 20, 2012
The Bharat Bandh called by the opposition parties over FDI reforms and fuel price hike evoked mixed response on Thursday. ...
10:14 PM, Sep 20, 2012
CNN-IBN viewers from across the country share their views on should bandhs be allowed. ...
08:33 PM, Sep 20, 2012
