Bangalore: Though the Bharat Bandh was successful in bringing the citys businesses to a halt, a few restaurants and street hawkers continued with their routine business. According to K Shiva Shanmugam, president, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), there was a loss of over Rs 1,200 crore on the turnover and the state Exchequer incurred a loss of Rs 200 crore on Thursday. The loss estimate springs...
01:27 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday's nation-wide strike has caused a huge damage to the Indian economy and the common people. "In a democracy you have the right to protest against the government's policies. But it's rather ironic that the form of protests you are doing will cause great economic losses," Chidambaram told reporters here, referring to the strike supported by a broad spectrum of political parties....
03:41 AM, Sep 21, 2012
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
New Delhi: The bandh called by the BJP, Left parties and the UPA's outside supporter the Samajwadi Party (SP) to protest diesel price hike and FDI in multi-brand retail on Thursday evoked mixed response with life being disrupted in some states and their top leaders courting arrest. Protesters blocked trains and road traffic in many areas in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other places...
06:33 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hit out at the UPA government again over its policies, calling it anti-poor. The Trinamool Congress chief, however, said that she was not in favour of a bandh. "We are opposed to the UPA politically, but cannot support bandh. Bandhs have ruined the state of West Bengal," said Banerjee, addressing a press conference. Banerjee pointed that Bandh causes severe economic distress...
05:01 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday estimated the loss caused by Bharat Bandh at Rs 12,500 crore. The industry body said that the strike was disruptive for business and trade in many parts of the country. The NDA and Left Front called nationwide strike draw a huge response with shops remaining closed in most parts of the country. Schools and colleges also remained shut. Public transport...
04:22 PM, Sep 20, 2012
While schools and colleges remain shut in Hyderabad during Bharat Bandh, public transport was plying on the roads. The BJP held rallies in the city and the TDP leaders protested by cooking on the streets. ...
04:00 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Left leaders Prakash Karat and AB Bardhan on Thursday courted arrest in New Delhi during the nationwide bandh against FDI in retail and diesel price hike. After holding a joint demonstration at Jantar Mantar, the leaders of SP, four Left parties, JD(S), TDP and BJD marched to Parliament Street Police Station along with supporters and courted arrest. Besides Yadav, Karat (CPI-M)and...
03:36 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Bangalore: The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG affected normal life in Karnataka. Shops and offices chose to remain shut and only essential commodities like milk and medical services are available. All schools and colleges were closed. Vidhan Souda, the Secretariat of Karnataka, wore a deserted look. However, Karnataka High Court and lower...
02:57 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: On a day when the entire Opposition along with some parties close to the Congress was busy enforcing the Bharat bandh, the United Progressive Government sent a strong message, saying it has many friends while ruling out putting on hold foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday claimed that there was no threat to the UPA Government despite Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress...
02:38 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Ahmedabad: The NDA-led nationwide bandh against diesel price hike, cap on LPG cylinders and FDI in retail threw normal life out of gear in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state with the protest evoking a good response. Life in the major cities was affected due to the bandh. Educational institutions, retail shops, malls, industrial units, banking operations and even transport almost came to a standstill in Ahmedabad. The commercial business hubs...
02:37 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Guwahati: The Bharat bandh called by the BJP and other opposition parties to protest the diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap in subsidised LPG affected normal life in Assam. Markets, shops, educational institutions, banks and private offices remained closed, while long distance private buses and other vehicles were off the roads, officials said. Though privately operated city buses did not ply, the government-run ones were seen on...
02:25 PM, Sep 20, 2012
The traders in Ahmedabad are supporting the protest against FDI in retail saying it will ruin small traders and only benefit foreigners. ...
02:19 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Supporting the bandh against FDI in retail, the businessmen in Bangalore said the proposal will hit the small traders and the self-employed people the most. Traditional sellers will lose their work after malls enter the market. The self-employed people are left to fend for themselves. ...
02:14 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Rail traffic was affected in some states and protestors burned effigies, shouted slogans against the UPA. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Ranchi: Normal life in Jharkhand was affected with the nationwide strike called by various political parties, including ruling partners BJP and JMM in the state, in protest against FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel price. Slogan-shouting bandh supporters squatted on railway tracks in Koderma, Dhanbad and other places disrupting train services for over a couple of hours, railways sources said. BJP activists also put up blockades on national...
12:17 PM, Sep 20, 2012
