The Globe & Mail
Video Video Video It will be a total shutdown across the country. It will be the biggest democratic protest the country has seen in a long time, said Prakash Javdekar, a leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won nearly 19...
NewKerala
The government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already issued notice to all the departments barring the staff from taking leave Thursday and said the traffic will ply normally. On the other hand the state BJP unit is taking efforts to make...
NewKerala
But the same party announced measures to oppose the BJP-sponsored bandh called on the same issue," state BJP Secretary Ritesh Tiwari said in a statement. He also criticised the state Government's circular to its employees against absence from duty...
Daily News & Analysis
On the eve of nationwide bandh against the hike in petrol prices, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil on Wednesday warned political parties from taking law into their hands. "Observing bandh in a peaceful manner is everybody's right. However, those...
The Hindustan Times
The West Bengal government ton Wednesday put in place several measures to prevent Thursday's NDA-sponsored 12-hour 'Bharat Bandh' against petrol price hike while issuing a circular warning government employees against any leave on Thursday. "All...
Daily News & Analysis
The unprecedented hike in petrol prices has helped the Left and the Right to make common cause tomorrow for a nationwide protest, described by BJP and its allies as Bharat Bandh and by Left as All India Protest Day. This is the second time that the...