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Was the ending of Qatar's blockade a victory, or does it signal the end of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 11 (ANI): Last Tuesday, during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced that they were ending the air, land and sea boycott of the state of Qatar. The summit issued a solidarity statement in which all s
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Quetta: Pakistani Shia community ends blockades, hundreds attend burial of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], January 9 (ANI): Ending a week of protests, hundreds of Shia Pakistanis gathered on Saturday here to bury 11 coal miners from the Hazara community, who were killed in the Islamic State attack.
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Taiwan building submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese threat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): In order to bolster its defensive capabilities, Taiwan is building a submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese nefarious designs to invade the island or install a naval blockade.
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Industry underlines serious impact of farmers' agitation on economy: FICCI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing farmers' agitation that resulted in the blockades in different borders of the national capital, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)- Confederation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) raised concern o
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Bharat Bandh: No political leaders to be allowed on stage, road blockade t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): As the farmer agitation entered its twelfth day, their representatives reiterated on Monday that the 'Bharat Bandh' scheduled for December 8 will be observed the whole day while 'chakka jam' (road blockade) would only be till 3 pm, adding that no politica
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Commuters moving towards Delhi face road blockade as farmers' protest cont
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Commuters headed towards the national capital from other states on Sunday said they are facing problems due to road blockade at the Singhu border (Delhi-Haryana border).
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Groom along with wedding party walks on road in Meerut due to road blockag
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 27 (ANI): A groom, along with his wedding party was seen walking on the road in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh due to road blockade amidst ongoing farmers' protest on Friday.
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'Delhi chalo': Commuters heading towards national capital face problems du
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panipat (Haryana) [India], November 27 (ANI): Commuters heading to the national capital from various parts of the country are facing problems after getting stuck on the Delhi-Panipat Highway due to road blockade amid the ongoing 'Delhi chalo' protest march by farmers.
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Rail services to resume in Punjab, says Piyush Goyal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Indian Railways is going to commence services from and through Punjab as the farmer unions have announced suspension of blockades for over two weeks.
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Tripura govt orders probe into highway violence leading to 1 death
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala/Dolubari (Tripura) [India], November 22 (ANI): Tripura government has announced a magisterial inquiry into an incident of mob violence and blockade of a National Highways in North Tripura district on Saturday, during which one person was killed in police firing.
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As farmers suspend stir, Punjab CM urges Centre to resume rail services
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 21 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced that striking farmers' unions have decided to suspend blockades for 15 days and urged the Centre to resume rail services to the state.
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Let soldiers come home for Diwali, vacate rail tracks: Punjab CM to farmer
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 9 (ANI): Urging the agitating farmers to allow "Punjabis, including soldiers," to come back home for Diwali, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the state kisan unions to lift their rail blockade completely, thus allowing the movem
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