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High Court Roadblock For Kurmi Agitation In Bengal
The Calcutta High Court has declared the Kurmi community's plan for rail and road blockade on September 20 unconstitutional and illegal. The agitation was called to press the community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
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Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav Gets 1-Year Jail In 2006 Road Blockade Case
An MP-MLA court on Monday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav to one year rigorous imprisonment in a case registered against him in 2006 for blocking a road during a protest.
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Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Ex-Union Minister, 13 Others Jailed For 2 Years In 2013 Road Blockade Case
A court on Friday sentenced senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state Pradeep Jain Aditya and 13 others to two years' imprisonment in connection with a 2013 road blockade held to protest power cuts, a case lawyer said.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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Over 150 Booked During Protests Demanding Arrests In Rape Case In UP
Police booked 150 people for blocking a road here in the Shahpur area, who were sitting on a dharna demanding the arrest of two men in a recent rape case of a minor, officials said on Thursday.
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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Israel Eases Gaza Blockade, But Aid Still Fails To Reach Starving People
Israel had blocked food entirely from entering Gaza for 2.5 months starting in March. Since it eased the blockade in late May, it allowed in a trickle of aid trucks for the UN, about 70 a day on average, according to official Israeli figures.
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Netanyahu Claims No One In Gaza Is Starving. Trump, UN, Witnesses Disagree
Israel asserts that Hamas is the reason aid isn't reaching Palestinians in Gaza and accuses its militants of siphoning off aid to support its rule in the territory.
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"Body Sacrifices Own Tissue": Gaza Doctor On The Impact Of Starvation
Gaza is now effectively starving. A doctor inside the besieged enclave has now delivered a chilling breakdown of how starvation shuts down the human body, from initial hunger pangs to the collapse of vital organs.
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Keir Starmer Outlines UK's Efforts For Gaza Aid Airdrops, Child Evacuations
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday spoke to his French and German counterparts and outlined UK plans to get aid to people in Gaza and evacuate sick and injured children, his office said.
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Israel To Allow Foreign Countries To Parachute Aid Into Gaza
Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.
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Rights Groups Warn Of Starvation In Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes That Killed 29
More than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel's blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 29 people overnight.
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"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
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3 Killed After Clashes In Sheikh Hasina's Hometown In Bangladesh
At least three people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday after clashes broke out between police and supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said.
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High Court Roadblock For Kurmi Agitation In Bengal
The Calcutta High Court has declared the Kurmi community's plan for rail and road blockade on September 20 unconstitutional and illegal. The agitation was called to press the community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
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Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav Gets 1-Year Jail In 2006 Road Blockade Case
An MP-MLA court on Monday sentenced Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav to one year rigorous imprisonment in a case registered against him in 2006 for blocking a road during a protest.
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Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Ex-Union Minister, 13 Others Jailed For 2 Years In 2013 Road Blockade Case
A court on Friday sentenced senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state Pradeep Jain Aditya and 13 others to two years' imprisonment in connection with a 2013 road blockade held to protest power cuts, a case lawyer said.
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Naga Body Blocks Manipur Highways, Asks Centre To Stop Border Fencing
The United Naga Council that represents the Naga tribes of Manipur has launched what it calls a "trade embargo" in protest against the Centre's decision to end the free movement regime (FMR) and build a fence along the 1,643-km India-Myanmar border.
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Over 150 Booked During Protests Demanding Arrests In Rape Case In UP
Police booked 150 people for blocking a road here in the Shahpur area, who were sitting on a dharna demanding the arrest of two men in a recent rape case of a minor, officials said on Thursday.
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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Israel Eases Gaza Blockade, But Aid Still Fails To Reach Starving People
Israel had blocked food entirely from entering Gaza for 2.5 months starting in March. Since it eased the blockade in late May, it allowed in a trickle of aid trucks for the UN, about 70 a day on average, according to official Israeli figures.
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Netanyahu Claims No One In Gaza Is Starving. Trump, UN, Witnesses Disagree
Israel asserts that Hamas is the reason aid isn't reaching Palestinians in Gaza and accuses its militants of siphoning off aid to support its rule in the territory.
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"Body Sacrifices Own Tissue": Gaza Doctor On The Impact Of Starvation
Gaza is now effectively starving. A doctor inside the besieged enclave has now delivered a chilling breakdown of how starvation shuts down the human body, from initial hunger pangs to the collapse of vital organs.
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Keir Starmer Outlines UK's Efforts For Gaza Aid Airdrops, Child Evacuations
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday spoke to his French and German counterparts and outlined UK plans to get aid to people in Gaza and evacuate sick and injured children, his office said.
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Israel To Allow Foreign Countries To Parachute Aid Into Gaza
Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.
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Rights Groups Warn Of Starvation In Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes That Killed 29
More than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel's blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 29 people overnight.
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"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
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3 Killed After Clashes In Sheikh Hasina's Hometown In Bangladesh
At least three people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday after clashes broke out between police and supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said.
