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Bharat Bandh Today Highlights: Traders Protest Against GST, Fuel Price Hike, E-Way Bill

India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma | Saturday February 27, 2021

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods. Around 40,000 trade associations have extended their support to the shutdown call, protesters have said.

Bharat Bandh: Nationwide Shutdown Against Fuel Price Hike, Goods And Services Tax

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday February 26, 2021

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods.

Latest News Live Updates: Election Commission Announces Poll Dates For 5 States

India News | NDTV | Saturday February 27, 2021

Election Commission will announce poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry later today. The states are due for elections in April-May. This is the first major set of elections to be held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after the Bihar election.

Congress Workers Detained During Half-Day Bandh Over Fuel Price

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 20, 2021

Former Madhya Pradesh minister PC Sharma said he and several other Congress leaders and workers were detained in Bhopal by the police on Saturday during the state-wide half-day ''bandh'' called by his party to protest against the rising fuel prices.

Madhya Pradesh Congress Calls For Bandh Tomorrow Against Fuel Price Rise

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 19, 2021

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday gave a call for a half-day ''bandh'' in the state on February 20 against the rising fuel prices.

Congress Worker On Bullock Cart Questions People About Fuel Price Hike

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 15, 2021

A Congress worker in Odisha on Monday resorted to a unique way of protest against fuel price rise by going around on a bullock cart asking people whether petrol prices have come down or not.

Odisha: Educational Institutes To Remain Closed On Monday

Education | Reported by PTI | Monday February 15, 2021

Odisha Bandh: All the schools, colleges and universities across Odisha will remain closed on Monday for the safety of students during a six-hour statewide shutdown.

Left Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh To Protest Crackdown On Kolkata March

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday February 12, 2021

Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.

Congress Calls 12-Hour Shutdown In Tripura To Protest Attack On State Chief

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 18, 2021

The Congress in Tripura has called a 12-hour shutdown in the state to protest the attack on top opposition leaders allegedly by BJP supporters in the state. The protest call comes just hours after state Congress chief Pijush Biswas suffered minor injuries after his vehicle was attacked while he was on his way to attend a party meeting.

Markets Shut In Maharashta District Over Bandh Call After Hospital Fire

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday January 11, 2021

Markets and other commercial establishments in most parts of Bhandara remained closed on Monday in response to a bandh called the BJP to express anguish over the death of 10 infants in a fire at the district hospital.

BJP Calls For Shutdown In Bhandara After Maharashtra Hospital Fire

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 11, 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a bandh in Bhandara district of Maharashtra today over the death of ten newborn babies in a fire at the district hospital, a party MP said on Sunday.

Bharat Bandh Befitting Reply To ''State-Backed Anarchy", Says Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 9, 2020

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the ''Bharat Bandh'' observed by farmers' organisations against the Centre's new agri laws was a befitting reply to the "state-sponsored anarchy".

Amid Protests On Farm Laws, Congress Says "Not Against Reforms, But..."

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 8, 2020

The Congress Tuesday said it was not against farm sector reforms, but the ones brought in through the three recent laws did not reflect those changes, and demanded that these legislations be scrapped by convening a special session of Parliament.

Bharat Bandh Protesters Allow Ambulance, Highways Blocked: Watch

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday December 8, 2020

The nationwide call for a Bharat Bandh against the government's new farm laws has seen protesters blocking roads in a number of states.

Amit Shah's Talks With Farmer Leaders Fail, Today's Meeting Cancelled

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday December 9, 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with protesting farmers on Tuesday evening - indicating the involvement of the government's highest level to resolve the deadlock over the contentious farm laws - failed, with both sides remaining firm on their positions. The farmers refused to accept the government's offer of amendment in the laws, sticking ...