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CEO Of Iran's 2nd Largest Telecom Firm Fired For Failing To Block Internet
In an unprecedented move, Iran cut off all communications on January 8 without warning, as calls intensified for anti-government protests, initially sparked by the economic crisis.
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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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Manipur Highway Blockade Triggers Price Hike, Shortages
Prolonged highway blockades and disrupted transport routes have led to spiralling prices and critical shortages in Manipur, particularly in Churachandpur and the capital Imphal as residents continue to struggle with the aftermath of ethnic clashes.
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Why Hamas Is Executing Palestinians Amid Food Crisis Under Israeli Blockade
At least six Palestinians were executed by Hamas in Gaza, and 13 others were shot in the legs for allegedly looting food stores and community kitchens, the Palestinian group said in a statement.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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Vehicles Stranded As Kolkata-Mumbai Highway Blocked By Protesters
Several vehicles were stuck on the old National Highway 6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai, after an organisation of the Kudmi community started a blockade in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday.
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SMS, Voice Calls Restored On Prepaid Mobiles In Jammu and Kashmir
After nearly six months, prepaid mobile phone service will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said voice calls and SMS are being restored for prepaid mobile connections, in the latest measure to relax some of the severe restrictions enforced since August 5 last year.
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Jammu And Kashmir: Kashmiris Charged For Blocked Phones, Services Stopped For Unpaid Bills
Postpaid cell phones started buzzing in Kashmir from noon on Monday as promised by the administration. But outgoing calls were another matter.
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Life Of Kashmiris More Important, Says Governor On Telephone Restrictions
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday defended the communication blockade in the valley saying safety of Kashmiris was more important than mobile services which the terrorists use for their activities and mobilisation.
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CEO Of Iran's 2nd Largest Telecom Firm Fired For Failing To Block Internet
In an unprecedented move, Iran cut off all communications on January 8 without warning, as calls intensified for anti-government protests, initially sparked by the economic crisis.
-
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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Manipur Highway Blockade Triggers Price Hike, Shortages
Prolonged highway blockades and disrupted transport routes have led to spiralling prices and critical shortages in Manipur, particularly in Churachandpur and the capital Imphal as residents continue to struggle with the aftermath of ethnic clashes.
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Why Hamas Is Executing Palestinians Amid Food Crisis Under Israeli Blockade
At least six Palestinians were executed by Hamas in Gaza, and 13 others were shot in the legs for allegedly looting food stores and community kitchens, the Palestinian group said in a statement.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
-
Vehicles Stranded As Kolkata-Mumbai Highway Blocked By Protesters
Several vehicles were stuck on the old National Highway 6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai, after an organisation of the Kudmi community started a blockade in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday.
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SMS, Voice Calls Restored On Prepaid Mobiles In Jammu and Kashmir
After nearly six months, prepaid mobile phone service will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said voice calls and SMS are being restored for prepaid mobile connections, in the latest measure to relax some of the severe restrictions enforced since August 5 last year.
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Jammu And Kashmir: Kashmiris Charged For Blocked Phones, Services Stopped For Unpaid Bills
Postpaid cell phones started buzzing in Kashmir from noon on Monday as promised by the administration. But outgoing calls were another matter.
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Life Of Kashmiris More Important, Says Governor On Telephone Restrictions
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday defended the communication blockade in the valley saying safety of Kashmiris was more important than mobile services which the terrorists use for their activities and mobilisation.
