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
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has dared the UPA government that he will think of a political alternative if the government does not roll back the diesel price hike and FDI in retail decision. Speaking during the Bharat Bandh on Thursday, Mulayam said, "If the government does not roll back its decisions, then we will have work to announce an alternative." CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury also hinted...
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
Rail traffic was affected in some states and protestors burned effigies, shouted slogans against the UPA. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Bangalore: Normal life was affected in Karnataka on Thursday following the call for nation-wide shutdown to oppose the diesel price hike, cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders and allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. Many IT firms declared a holiday. Buses were off the roads, majority of schools, colleges and market places were shut, many IT firms declared a holiday due to the shutdown. Attendance in government offices, banks...
12:04 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Kolkata: Life in the city and elsewhere in West Bengal was disrupted by a 12-hour bandh called by Left parties to protest diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG. Though airport services were normal, train services in Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway were disrupted, officials said. Running of trains in South Eastern Railway to and from Howrah were disrupted since 8:30 AM due to...
12:03 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Mumbai: The nation-wide bandh called by the BJP-led NDA and other Opposition parties to protest fuel hike and FDI in retail evoked little response in the metropolis on Thursday owing to Ganesh festivities across Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have kept away from the day-long bandh due to the festival. BJP leaders including Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra...
12:00 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Patna: The opposition-sponsored Bharat bandh against FDI in multi-brand retail and diesel price hike began on Thursday morning with protesters disrupting road and train services across Bihar. A group of BJP workers blocked rail traffic at Patna junction and stopped movement of a number of long distance express and passenger trains, official sources said. The protesters shouted slogans against the UPA government at the Centre demanding roll back of FDI...
11:48 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Normal life was disrupted in Odisha, barring the western region, due to disruption in train and road traffic during a bandh called by BJP and Left parties to protest diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and ceiling on subsidised LPG. State government offices, banks and insurance offices remained closed on the occasion of Nuakhai festival. Schools, colleges and other educational institutions remained closed due to the festival celebrated...
11:29 AM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: The bandh called by NDA, Left parties and UPA supporters Samajwadi Party and JD(S) on Thursday evoked a mixed response in the capital with most markets remaining closed while vehicular movement was normal though protesters blocked traffic at some places. Small shops were seen open in the morning hours though big markets like Khan Market, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash, Karol Bagh, Chandni Chowk and Kashmere Gate were shut....
11:20 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party and BJP workers on Thursday staged demonstrations and stopped trains at a number of places in Uttar Pradesh in support of the bandh called by them against FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel prices. Protestors stopped trains in Mathura, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad and Lucknow as part of their stir while BJP workers and traders blocked the Agra-Gwalior Highway by burning tyres. Major markets remained closed...
11:15 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Protestors also blocked trains at the Bhubaneswar railway stations since 6 am in the morning. ...
10:52 AM, Sep 20, 2012
As part of the nationwide bandh by the NDA and Left parties, shops remained shut in Chandugarh. ...
10:44 AM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: 5:42 pm: The Trinamool Congress organised a rally in Kolkata against foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail and diesel price hike. The rally was led by Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy. Speaking to mediapersons, Roy said that ministers from the party would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and resign on Friday afternoon. He further said that the ministers had also sought an appointment with President Pranab Mukherjee. 4:27...
08:17 AM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: The nationwide protests on Wednesday against fuel price hike and FDI in retail are likely to bring life to a stand-still in major cities. The strike call has been given by both the NDA and the Third front parties. Shiv Sena, though, has opted out of it. BJP leaders have fanned out to all major cities to lead the protest. Sushma Swaraj will be in Bhopal, Nitin Gadkari...
07:32 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Lucknow: The BSP, a key outside supporter of the UPA, will keep away from Thursday's nationwide bandh against diesel price hike and FDI in retail, party sources said on Wednesday. BSP supremo Mayawati has already announced that the issue of continuing support to the UPA government would be discussed after the party's 'maha rally' on October 9, the sources said. They said a final decision on continuing outside support to...
10:19 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has backed the UPA government over the reform measures announced by it recently, saying they were "vitally needed at this point of time". A statement released by the ASSOCHAM after the withdrawal of support by Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to the UPA has said that it fully supports the Union government on the move. Though the body admitted...
07:03 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: A day after the Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw support to the UPA, key ally DMK chose to rally behind the government saying the question of withdrawing support does not arise. When asked if the DMK will go the TMC way, senior party leader TKS Elangovan said, "We have our own way, we will decide as and when required." Referring to the decision of the party to join...
05:23 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Left on Wednesday upped the ante over FDI in multi-brand retail and diesel price hike and said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must either roll back the measures or resign. "Congress's major allies are against FDI in retail and almost all the Opposition parties are opposing it. Still Congress has gone ahead with it. The PM has done this to appease the West," CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat...
03:43 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a renewed offensive against the UPA government saying that its policies were anti-poor and exploitative. "Who says the poor can survive on six LPG cylinders? The poor are dieting then, not eating," Mamata said, in reference to the cap introduced by the government on subsidised LPG cylinders. "Superhumans don't need anything. They can survive on six cylinders. We need at least...
03:10 PM, Sep 19, 2012
