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Pakistan: 'Gwadar's security to be entrusted to police' in wake of large-s
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The top military commander in Pakistan's Balochistan province has said that Gwadar's security would be completely entrusted to the police in the next four months, in the wake of massive protests in the region.
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Jaya Mrityunjaya Swami protests in front of K'taka CM's residence, detaine
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Police on Friday detained Seer Jaya Mrityunjaya Swami of the Panchamasali Lingyat community for staging a protest outside Karnataka Chief Minister's residence. The Swamiji and his supporters were protesting over the long-standing demands of reservation for the community in education and Gove
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Joshimath land subsidence: Demolition of damaged Hotel Malari Inn underway
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In the wake of the land-subsidence crisis in Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, the dismantling of Hotel Malari Inn began on Friday, as per the official sources.
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China: Workers stage protests after layoffs by COVID test kit manufacturer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Online videos show workers demolishing boxes of COVID test kits, vandalizing the company's offices, and clashing with police in riot gear. They threw water bottles, plastic boxes and cones at police officers who ran away from the protestors.
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China faces protests by EV owners missing out on price cuts
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Owners of electronic vehicles manufactured by Tesla have erupted in protest against the automobile giant after missing out on availing price cuts by the company to boost sales, Malaysian news outlet, The Star, reported, adding that the car owners have claimed that they had to pay more for
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Traders, shopkeepers hold protests against price hike, flour shortage in K
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Due to a surge in price and shortage of wheat flour, a large number of people, including traders and shopkeepers staged protests here, The News reported on Wednesday.
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Buxar farmers' agitation: 3 arrested for "attacking the police"
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Three persons were arrested for allegedly "creating an obstruction in government work" and "attacking the police" in Bihar's Buxar after their protests turned violent as villagers attacked the power plant and also torched the police vehicles, after the 'police crackdown' on their stir.
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Pakistan: Over surge in prices of flour, Tandoor owners go on strike in Sw
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Due to an increase in the prices of flour, the nanbais (bakers) in the Swabi city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday closed down their Tandoors and staged a strike, according to Dawn.
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Pakistan: Protesters block roads in South Waziristan after talks with admi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Protesters who had staged a sit-in blocked roads in South Waziristan on Tuesday after talks between their leaders and local administration failed to yield positive results, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported.
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Peru imposes nightly curfew in Puno region after protests
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Alberto Otarola said the three-day nighttime curfew will last three days and run from 8 pm to 4 am (local time) in Puno.
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Joshimath land subsidence case: Locals protest against NTPC, seek their wi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The protesters demonstrated against the NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was being constructed in the area. The construction has been stopped with immediate effect, till further orders.
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Protests in Gilgit Baltistan PoK rage over myriad issues
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The locals and traders of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) are holding protests against heavy taxation laws, illegal land occupation, and load shedding imposed by the regime in the province, Pakistan's vernacular media outlet Baad-e-Shimal reported.
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