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Central govt cares only about industrialists: Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar. 06 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government for ignoring the plight of farmers in the country and only caring about the industrialists.
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Lokpal act would have prevented PNB scam: Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said that the scam at the Punjab National Bank (PNB) would not have occurred had the anti-corruption Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act been implemented in 2011.
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Anna says not in contact with Kejriwal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Satara (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 20 (ANI): Reacting on the 'office of profit' case, social activist Anna Hazare said on Friday that he has not been in contact with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, since the day he formed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
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Anna Hazare questions government on Kisan Pension Bill
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday asserted that the Kisan Pension Bill has been hanging in the Parliament for far too long.
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Will ensure anyone joining my movement has no political inclination: Anna
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday stated that those joining his movement need to assure him that they won't join any political party or fight elections.
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Kamala Mills fire: Activist holds illegal structures, BMC negligence respo
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 29 (ANI): Social activist Mangesh Kalaskar on Friday held "illegal construction" at Kamala Mills premises and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) negligence responsible for the mishap which claimed 14 lives in Mumbai earlier today.
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Anna Hazare to start campaign for farmers from March 23
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Social activist and anti-Corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday announced he would be starting a "peaceful protest" from March 23, 2018 for bringing an improvement in the conditions of farmers in the nation.
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No one to judge court's verdict: Anna Hazare on 2G scam
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Thursday refused to comment on the 2G spectrum allocation scam case verdict and said the Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's decision was "correct and rightly done".
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Social activist goes 'missing' in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A social activist has gone missing from Pakistan's Lahore city following a discussion session on the topic of extremism in context of a recent sit-in staged by religious parties in Faizabad and state's subsequent capitulation to it.
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RTI reveals several Gurugram police stations don't have ladies toilets
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): A reply to Right to Information (RTI) application filed by social activist Harinder Dhingra has revealed that out of the 35 police stations in Haryana's Gurugram, six police stations do not have ladies washrooms.
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People's mindset not changing: Activist after suspending Versova cleanup d
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 22 (ANI): After suspending largest beach clean-up drive at Versova, Lawyer and social activist Afroz Shah here on Wednesday said that people's mindsets were not changing.
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Versova beach clean-up 'suspended' as campaigner Afroz Shah allege abuse b
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Lawyer and social activist Afroz Shah who started the biggest clean up at Versova beach two years ago, suspended the drive after he alleged that a few goons thrashed him for cleaning up a pile of garbage.
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