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Man Protesting For Sister's Job Shoots Himself Dead At Delhi's Jantar Mantar
A man allegedly shot himself dead at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday, where he had been protesting for a job for his sister in the Madhya Pradesh education department, police said.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Opposition Charge At Mega Farmers' Rally: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers, some barechested in the November cold and others carrying skulls of loved ones who committed suicide, gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today to demand loan waivers and better prices for their produce. The protest paved the way for two political leaders -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Ar...
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'Have We Earned It?' Says Varun Gandhi On Lawmakers' Pay Hike Demand
BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi today strongly criticised his colleagues' demand for a salary hike in view of the continuous disruptions that hobble law-making. He also demanded that the government form an independent body to decide how much salary lawmakers should get.
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Losing parents to suicide, 40 Kids in Delhi highlight farmers' plight
They know their voices aren't as loud as some of the other protesting farmer groups. But the bunch of 40 children who reached Jantar Mantar this week hope their feeble voices too would be heard. By lawmakers sitting in the national capital's parliament just a kilometre away, bureaucrats in government buildings that dot Lutyens' Delhi and farmers ba...
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Tamil Nadu Lawmakers Get 100% Hike As State's Farmers Protest In Delhi
Five months after taking over as Chief Minister, E Palaniswami has doubled the salary of the Tamil Nadu's 234 legislators. The hike - under which the legislators will get more than Rs 1 lakh from the current Rs 55,000 -- comes amid a stark agrarian crisis in the state. Over the last six months at least 19 farmers have committed suicide, many of the...
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In The Heart of Delhi, A Protest With 12 Skulls
Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...
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Rahul Gandhi Detained By Police From OROP Protest Site At Jantar Mantar
Rahul Gandhi was whisked away by the police for the third time in two days as he arrived on Thursday evening at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi to lead a protest march of his Congress party over the suicide of an army veteran.
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Arvind Kejriwal Released, Says PM Modi 'Lied' About OROP Implementation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained by the police after he tried to meet the relatives of army veteran RK Grewal, who had committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension, was released close to midnight on Wednesday.
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Woman Climbs Tree At Delhi's Jantar Mantar Threatening Suicide
A high drama was witnessed at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday when a 50-year-old woman climbed a tree and threatened to commit suicide if her son's killers were not arrested, police said.
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Farmer From Drought-Hit Amravati Attempts Suicide In Delhi
A 32-year-old distraught farmer from Maharashtra's drought-hit Amravati district allegedly attempted suicide at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Case Of Attempt To Suicide
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a case of allegedly trying to commit suicide while undertaking fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in 2006 demanding scrapping of AFSPA.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Attempt To Suicide Case
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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'Don't Mess With Students, Modiji!' Says Arvind Kejriwal, Joining Protest
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who joined students' protests at Jantar Mantar this afternoon over Hyderabad Central University Rohith Vemula's suicide last month and the ongoing JNU crisis said, "This government seems to be at war with the students of this country."
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Confronted by Farmer Gajendra Singh's Daughter, AAP Leader Ashutosh Breaks Down on TV
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh broke down on national television when deceased farmer Gajendra Singh's daughter posed questions to him about her father's death at a rally which the AAP had organised.
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Opinion: 'I Apologise.' Ashutosh Tells AAP's Side of the Story on Farmer's Death at Rally
Yes, I did say that "if something like this happened in the future I would ask Arvind to climb the trees and save the person". This became a big controversy and it ran as a headline on TV channels.
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Man Protesting For Sister's Job Shoots Himself Dead At Delhi's Jantar Mantar
A man allegedly shot himself dead at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday, where he had been protesting for a job for his sister in the Madhya Pradesh education department, police said.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Opposition Charge At Mega Farmers' Rally: 10 Points
Thousands of farmers, some barechested in the November cold and others carrying skulls of loved ones who committed suicide, gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today to demand loan waivers and better prices for their produce. The protest paved the way for two political leaders -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Ar...
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'Have We Earned It?' Says Varun Gandhi On Lawmakers' Pay Hike Demand
BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi today strongly criticised his colleagues' demand for a salary hike in view of the continuous disruptions that hobble law-making. He also demanded that the government form an independent body to decide how much salary lawmakers should get.
-
Losing parents to suicide, 40 Kids in Delhi highlight farmers' plight
They know their voices aren't as loud as some of the other protesting farmer groups. But the bunch of 40 children who reached Jantar Mantar this week hope their feeble voices too would be heard. By lawmakers sitting in the national capital's parliament just a kilometre away, bureaucrats in government buildings that dot Lutyens' Delhi and farmers ba...
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Tamil Nadu Lawmakers Get 100% Hike As State's Farmers Protest In Delhi
Five months after taking over as Chief Minister, E Palaniswami has doubled the salary of the Tamil Nadu's 234 legislators. The hike - under which the legislators will get more than Rs 1 lakh from the current Rs 55,000 -- comes amid a stark agrarian crisis in the state. Over the last six months at least 19 farmers have committed suicide, many of the...
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In The Heart of Delhi, A Protest With 12 Skulls
Around a dozen human skulls are on display at Jantar Mantar -- the protest zone in Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi. The 150-odd men who have been camping with the bizarre relics since March 14, say they are the remains of Tamil farmers who have committed suicide. If the Centre only gave them a loan waiver and a drought relief package, these...
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Rahul Gandhi Detained By Police From OROP Protest Site At Jantar Mantar
Rahul Gandhi was whisked away by the police for the third time in two days as he arrived on Thursday evening at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi to lead a protest march of his Congress party over the suicide of an army veteran.
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Arvind Kejriwal Released, Says PM Modi 'Lied' About OROP Implementation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained by the police after he tried to meet the relatives of army veteran RK Grewal, who had committed suicide allegedly over an insufficient pension, was released close to midnight on Wednesday.
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Woman Climbs Tree At Delhi's Jantar Mantar Threatening Suicide
A high drama was witnessed at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday when a 50-year-old woman climbed a tree and threatened to commit suicide if her son's killers were not arrested, police said.
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Farmer From Drought-Hit Amravati Attempts Suicide In Delhi
A 32-year-old distraught farmer from Maharashtra's drought-hit Amravati district allegedly attempted suicide at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Case Of Attempt To Suicide
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a case of allegedly trying to commit suicide while undertaking fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in 2006 demanding scrapping of AFSPA.
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Irom Sharmila Acquitted In 2006 Attempt To Suicide Case
Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was today acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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'Don't Mess With Students, Modiji!' Says Arvind Kejriwal, Joining Protest
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who joined students' protests at Jantar Mantar this afternoon over Hyderabad Central University Rohith Vemula's suicide last month and the ongoing JNU crisis said, "This government seems to be at war with the students of this country."
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Confronted by Farmer Gajendra Singh's Daughter, AAP Leader Ashutosh Breaks Down on TV
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh broke down on national television when deceased farmer Gajendra Singh's daughter posed questions to him about her father's death at a rally which the AAP had organised.
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Opinion: 'I Apologise.' Ashutosh Tells AAP's Side of the Story on Farmer's Death at Rally
Yes, I did say that "if something like this happened in the future I would ask Arvind to climb the trees and save the person". This became a big controversy and it ran as a headline on TV channels.
