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It has been 100 days of citizens' protest, yet no action on the ground by
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], March 3 (ANI): Slamming the BJP-led Goa government over the alleged illegal construction in the Old Goa heritage zone, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Taleigao candidate for Goa Assembly polls, Cecille Rodrigues said that it has been 100 days since the citizens have been protesti
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Anna Hazare suspends his proposed hunger strike against Maharashtra govt's
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], February 14 (ANI): Social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare has decided to suspend his proposed hunger strike against Maharashtra Government's wine policy.
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Delhi University to open from Feb 17; protesting students call off hunger
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Delhi University students on Wednesday called off their indefinite hunger strike after the announcement of the reopening of the varsity from February 17.
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Andhra Pradesh: CPI(M) holds hunger strike demanding Budget allocations fo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 9 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held a one-day hunder strike demanding the central government to allocate a budget for the development of the Amaravati capital city in Andhra Pradesh.
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Anna Hazare announces hunger strike against Maharashtra's liberalized exci
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare announced an indefinite hunger strike from February 14 over the Maharashtra government's decision to sell wine in supermarkets and walk-in stores.
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Tibetan activists hold hunger strike to boycott Beijing winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Five major Tibetan NGOs jointly organised a daylong hunger strike in Dharamshala to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 which is beginning from Friday.
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Goa: AAP's Pratima Coutinho threatens to go on hunder strike if healthcare
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 10 (ANI): Criticising Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led Goa government for failing to prioritize the COVID-19 warriors when providing jobs, Aam Aadmi Party's Pratima Coutinho on Monday threatened to go on hunger strike with 50 MTS staff members if their demands a
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TN fishermen on strike demanding release of 68 fishermen held by Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 23 (ANI): Fishermen went on a hunger strike on Wednesday at Thangachimadam and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu demanding the government to take steps on ensuring the release of 68 fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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Amit Palekar's fast unto death marks start of new revolution in Goa, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 5 (ANI): AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday praised party leader Amit Palekar for "his courage" to sit on an indefinite hunger strike to save old Goa's heritage site, and said that is marked the "beginning of Goa's politi
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Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper case: Alleged middlemen Michel on hunger stri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The alleged middlemen in connection with the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper case Christian James Michel started a hunger strike on Thursday urging the UK government to interfere in the matter.
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Will sit on hunger strike if files relating to sacrilege of Guru Granth Sa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], November 25 (ANI): Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that he would sit on a hunger strike if chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi does not open files relating to sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and the sale of intoxican
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Kerala minister R Bindu reaches out to Dalit student protesting against ca
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 7 (ANI): Kerala Higher Education and Social Justice Minister R Bindu on Saturday reached out to the Dalit PhD student of Mahatma Gandhi University, who is sitting on a hunger strike against the alleged casteism faced by her, and assured to loo
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