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Family members of Goan seafarers protest in front of Goa CM's residence
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 15 (ANI): Family members of Goan seafarers, who are stranded on various ships abroad due to COVID-19 lockdown, sat on indefinite hunger strike in front of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's residence on Wednesday seeking immediate steps from the government to brin
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TDP leaders hold hunger strike, demand compensation for those who lost emp
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party MLA Gadde Rammohan and his wife and party leader Gadde Anuradha went on a 12-hour hunger strike demanding that the government should pay Rs 5,000 to those families that have lost employment due to the lockdown, here on M
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Janata Rajyam Movement holds protest against CAA, NPR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Members of Janata Rajyam Movement staged a dharna here and held hunger strike against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Thursday.
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IIMC Delhi students call off hunger strike
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The students of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) on Friday called off their four-day long hunger strike after the administration accepted their demands.
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Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mental status not well, his lawyer tells D
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Nirbhaya convict Vinay Kumar Sharma is on hunger strike and his mental status is also not well, his lawyer AP Singh told the Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday.
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Moradabad fruit-vegetable market traders protest against poor hygiene
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Fruit and vegetable traders of Navin Mandi (New Vegetable Market) on Monday resorted to indefinite hunger strike against poor sanitation in the market area and shortage of shops.
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Pankaja Munde to hold day-long hunger strike over Marathwada water crisis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pankaja Munde will be leading a day-long hunger strike and protest here on Tuesday to outline the issue of water crisis in the region.
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Delhi Congress President Subhash Chopra meets man on hunger strike at Shah
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Delhi Congress President Subhash Chopra on Saturday met Zainul Abdin, who was on a hunger strike for the past 42 days at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Over 50 organisations stage day-long hunger strike against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): More than 50 organisations came together here on Saturday to hold one-day long hunger strike against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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4 FTII students on indefinite hunger strike against fee hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Four students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Tuesday are an indefinite hunger strike in a protest against the "incessant" hike in both academic and the entrance exam fees.
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal faints during hunger strike, hospitalised
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal, who was on an indefinite hunger strike demanding capital punishment for rapists within six months of their conviction, was taken to a hospital after she lost consciousness in the morning.
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal rushed to hospital after she falls unconscious
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, Swati Maliwal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 10 days now protesting against rape incidents and demanding death penalty for convicts in rape cases within 6 months, was rushed to LNJP hospital on Sunday morning
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