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Marathas Take To Streets With Demand For Quota, Say Persecuted By Dalits
After the huge Patel protests in Gujarat, the BJP is facing an upsurge by Marathas in Maharashtra. Rallies -- held by lakhs of people in absolute silence, have been on across the state for more than a month, said to have been triggered by the rape of a girl by Dalits in Kopardi in July.
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Free Hardik Patel First, Then Talk: Protesting Patels To Government
With fresh violence over the demand for reservation for the Patidars, the Anandiben Patel government in Gujarat is making desperate efforts to find a solution. But, despite talks with some Patel groups, the government has made little headway because the main demand of the protestors is the release of their 23-year-old leader Hardik Patel, who has b...
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Gujarat Holds Talks With Patels, 'Not Invited' Claims Hardik's Group
The Gujarat government held talks with leaders of some Patel groups in Gandhinagar today, a day after members of the community clashed with the police in Mehsana during a protest demanding the release from jail of 23-year-old Hardik Patel, the face of their campaign for reservation. But Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) stayed a...
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Rajnath Singh Speaks To Gujarat Chief Minister On Mehsana Clashes
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called up Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel who apprised him on the situation after clashes in Mehsana town.
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500 Held, Curfew Imposed After Patel Protesters, Police Clash In Gujarat
At least two dozen people were injured in Gujarat's Mehsana town as clashes broke out between protesters and police and around 500 were detained in Surat today, sparking fears of a revival of the Patel community's quota agitation.
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Hardik Patel Sent To One-Day Police Remand By Surat Court
A local court today remanded Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to one-day police custody in a case in which he had allegedly instructed his fellow activists to block a national highway passing from Surat two months back.
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Hardik Moves High Court Against Interception of Phone Calls by Cops
Hardik Patel, the leader of an agitation demanding quota for Patels in education and government jobs, today moved the Gujarat High Court challenging the interception of his associates' and his phone calls by the police and seeking an independent inquiry into it.
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Hardik Patel Detained Near Rajkot Cricket Stadium Ahead of Protest Meet
Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patel stir for quotas, was detained 5 kilometers from the stadium in Rajkot on Sunday where the third one-day international match between India and South Africa was held. There were no reports of his release even hours after the match was over.
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As Hardik Warns Of Protest At Rajkot Match, Stadium Fortified, Mobile Internet Blocked
Mobile internet services have been blocked in Rajkot in the wake of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel threatening to stage a protest at the venue of the third one-day international or ODI match between India and South Africa in the district today. The services were blocked on Saturday night and will remain suspended till Monday morning.
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Patel Quota Row: Man Allegedly Commits Suicide in Support of Agitation
A man belonging to the Patel community, which has been agitating for reservation in government colleges and jobs, allegedly committed suicide here today saying he had taken the extreme step for supporting the ongoing stir, police said.
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Resolve Patel Agitation Through Talks or Face Consequences, Shiv Sena to BJP
Linking the call for review of the reservation policy by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat after the agitation by Patel community, the Shiv Sena today said the issue needs to be relooked for a solution otherwise both Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the BJP government in Gujarat, would have to face "consequences".
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Hardik Patel, Declared Missing by Police, 'Found' Hours After Court Order
Hardik Patel, who is spearheading an agitation for reservation for the powerful Patel community in Gujarat, must be produced before it by Thursday, the Gujarat High Court told the state government in a late night order after his lawyers claimed that he had been detained by the police illegally.
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Cellphone Internet Ban Leaves Gujarat's E-tailers Shaken
The suspension of mobile internet services by the Gujarat government for almost 10 of last 20 days has come as a shock to the fledgling e-commerce companies in the state.
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Patels in Gujarat Are Emptying Bank Accounts to Rattle Government
Babubhai Patel, a retired government servant arrived early at the bank in his village of Kherol in North Gujarat today, ready to make a withdrawal.
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Hardik Patel meets Keshubhai Patel, Seeks Blessings for Quota Stir
Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patel agitation in Gujarat, today met former chief minister Keshubhai Patel to seek his blessings, as his organisation, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) is demanding reservation for the Patel community colleges and jobs in the state.
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Marathas Take To Streets With Demand For Quota, Say Persecuted By Dalits
After the huge Patel protests in Gujarat, the BJP is facing an upsurge by Marathas in Maharashtra. Rallies -- held by lakhs of people in absolute silence, have been on across the state for more than a month, said to have been triggered by the rape of a girl by Dalits in Kopardi in July.
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Free Hardik Patel First, Then Talk: Protesting Patels To Government
With fresh violence over the demand for reservation for the Patidars, the Anandiben Patel government in Gujarat is making desperate efforts to find a solution. But, despite talks with some Patel groups, the government has made little headway because the main demand of the protestors is the release of their 23-year-old leader Hardik Patel, who has b...
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Gujarat Holds Talks With Patels, 'Not Invited' Claims Hardik's Group
The Gujarat government held talks with leaders of some Patel groups in Gandhinagar today, a day after members of the community clashed with the police in Mehsana during a protest demanding the release from jail of 23-year-old Hardik Patel, the face of their campaign for reservation. But Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) stayed a...
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Rajnath Singh Speaks To Gujarat Chief Minister On Mehsana Clashes
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called up Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel who apprised him on the situation after clashes in Mehsana town.
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500 Held, Curfew Imposed After Patel Protesters, Police Clash In Gujarat
At least two dozen people were injured in Gujarat's Mehsana town as clashes broke out between protesters and police and around 500 were detained in Surat today, sparking fears of a revival of the Patel community's quota agitation.
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Hardik Patel Sent To One-Day Police Remand By Surat Court
A local court today remanded Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to one-day police custody in a case in which he had allegedly instructed his fellow activists to block a national highway passing from Surat two months back.
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Hardik Moves High Court Against Interception of Phone Calls by Cops
Hardik Patel, the leader of an agitation demanding quota for Patels in education and government jobs, today moved the Gujarat High Court challenging the interception of his associates' and his phone calls by the police and seeking an independent inquiry into it.
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Hardik Patel Detained Near Rajkot Cricket Stadium Ahead of Protest Meet
Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patel stir for quotas, was detained 5 kilometers from the stadium in Rajkot on Sunday where the third one-day international match between India and South Africa was held. There were no reports of his release even hours after the match was over.
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As Hardik Warns Of Protest At Rajkot Match, Stadium Fortified, Mobile Internet Blocked
Mobile internet services have been blocked in Rajkot in the wake of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel threatening to stage a protest at the venue of the third one-day international or ODI match between India and South Africa in the district today. The services were blocked on Saturday night and will remain suspended till Monday morning.
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Patel Quota Row: Man Allegedly Commits Suicide in Support of Agitation
A man belonging to the Patel community, which has been agitating for reservation in government colleges and jobs, allegedly committed suicide here today saying he had taken the extreme step for supporting the ongoing stir, police said.
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Resolve Patel Agitation Through Talks or Face Consequences, Shiv Sena to BJP
Linking the call for review of the reservation policy by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat after the agitation by Patel community, the Shiv Sena today said the issue needs to be relooked for a solution otherwise both Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the BJP government in Gujarat, would have to face "consequences".
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Hardik Patel, Declared Missing by Police, 'Found' Hours After Court Order
Hardik Patel, who is spearheading an agitation for reservation for the powerful Patel community in Gujarat, must be produced before it by Thursday, the Gujarat High Court told the state government in a late night order after his lawyers claimed that he had been detained by the police illegally.
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Cellphone Internet Ban Leaves Gujarat's E-tailers Shaken
The suspension of mobile internet services by the Gujarat government for almost 10 of last 20 days has come as a shock to the fledgling e-commerce companies in the state.
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Patels in Gujarat Are Emptying Bank Accounts to Rattle Government
Babubhai Patel, a retired government servant arrived early at the bank in his village of Kherol in North Gujarat today, ready to make a withdrawal.
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Hardik Patel meets Keshubhai Patel, Seeks Blessings for Quota Stir
Hardik Patel, the leader of the Patel agitation in Gujarat, today met former chief minister Keshubhai Patel to seek his blessings, as his organisation, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) is demanding reservation for the Patel community colleges and jobs in the state.
