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"Where were you earlier?" Sandeshkhali protesters to police as unrest cont
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"We are saying this in pain. Why are they (Shah Jahan Sheikh's aides) breaking into our houses? They are threatening my in-laws. Why are they doing this?" an aggrieved woman protester said as the police tried to pacify the situation.
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Farmers Protest: 12 cops injured as protesters attack security personnel,
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Taking to their social media handle, Haryana police in a video message said on X, "The protesters surrounded the police personnel from all sides at the Data Singh-Khanauri border and burned stubble with chilli powder in it. The protesters also attacked the policemen using sticks and pelted s
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'Wronged, distressed women will get justice': Suvendu Adhikari after visit
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Addressing an accompanying media crew on a visit to battleground Sandeshkhali on Tuesday, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari said the people in the area expressed satisfaction with the order of the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, grantin
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Balochistan's call for transparency: Protesters refuse to call off protest
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Protesters have announced to hold a 'wheel jam' strike across Balochistan on Sunday.
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"Will be back at Sandeshkhali": BJP delegation after visiting Bengal Gover
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The BJP delegation, which met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose after being stopped from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday, said they will personally interact with the women protesters in the area after securing permission from the Supreme Court.
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"We are not from Pakistan": Farmer leaders express concern over forces' ac
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Three Union ministers held talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions for more than five hours on Thursday night, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two points on the Punjab-Haryana border.
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Farmers protest: Protesters block railway track at Rajpura in Patiala
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Protesting farmers from Rajpura in Punjab's Patiala are sitting on rail tracks and blocking trains at Rajpura Railway Station as the farmer's protest enters its third day on Thursday, which has escalated into a full-blown crisis ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Farmers' protest: Police use tear gas, traffic jams result on roads, talks
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of the farmers' stir even as the local people suffered due to traffic jams near the borders, and the farmers' organisations said they would hold a meeting with the Central government on Thursday to discuss their demands.
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"We request government to stop all this": Farmer leader Pandher on use of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Police used SLR bullets, tear gas, plastic and rubber to disperse our farmers. These kinds of actions are not acceptable. The way they are making our perception in the media is not right. They are putting the tag of Khalistani, calling us pro LEFT and the supporter of Congress and Punjab go
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PoK: Students' federation protests inflated power bills, flour shortage
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The protesters said despite producing around 4,000 megawatts of electricity, they are not given any benefits, instead they have to face prolonged power cuts and hefty bills.
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Protesters should continue agitation in peaceful way, not take law in own
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"We do not support taking law into one's hands. What is happening in the last 12 years there? It seems that democracy is over there. The right to vote and the right to voice one's opinions are over. Whatever is happening is a normal turn of events. People were angry for a long time and that
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Worldwide protest held to decry Pakistan's Kashmir Solidarity Day
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In Bradford, the protesters outside the Consulate of Pakistan raised slogans against Islamabad, demanding rights for the people of PoK. They demanded free electricity, employment, and better education facilities for those living in the occupied territory.
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