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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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'Block Everything' Protest Rocks France, 200 Arrested, Vehicles Set On Fire
Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire.
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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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Medical Student Dies By Suicide In Udaipur, Teachers Accused Of Harassment
A medical student was found hanging in her hostel room in a private medical college in Udaipur, officials said on Friday.
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Trade Unions Block Roads, Railway Tracks In West Bengal During Nationwide Protest
The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing.
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Schools Shut, Deserted Roads In Kerala As Trade Unions Strike Over Anti-Labour Policies
Shops, offices and schools remained closed, public vehicles kept off streets and roads wore a deserted look in Kerala with the 24-hour nationwide general strike called by trade unions
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Violence In Assam District After Eviction Drive Leaves Thousands Homeless
Violence was reported during an eviction drive in Assam's Dhubri district, prompting the government to send in more security reinforcements in the area.
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Cars On Fire, US National Guard On Roads: Los Angeles Protests Intensify
Tensions in LA escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to Trump's deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas.
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Ghaziabad Society Basement Flooded Due To Damaged Drain, Residents Hold Protest
Enraged by the builder's alleged inaction following the collapse on Thursday, the residents of the Prateek Grand City blocked a road in the area.
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"Don't Incite Riots For Politics, Won't Enforce Waqf Act": Mamata Banerjee
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked during protests over Waqf Act on Friday.
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Pappu Yadav's Supporters Block Roads, Burn Tyres In Bihar Amid BPSC Row
Supporters of Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav on Sunday held a protest in Patna's Ashok Rajpath demanding cancellation and re-examination of the BPSC exam.
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Punjab Bandh: Farmers Block Roads At Many Places, Traffic Hit
Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic.
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Greta Thunberg Detained In Brussels For Blocking Road During Protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of protesters detained Saturday for blocking a road in the Belgian capital at a demonstration against fossil fuel subsidies.
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Tiger Scare Grips Kerala Village, Farmers Protest With Dead Cow Carcasses
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in Kerala's mountainous Wayanad district, who have been living in fear of a tiger, blocked a busy road on Sunday in protest, displaying carcasses of cows that had been killed by the big cat.
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Manipur's Only Remaining Lifeline Blocked, Huge Challenge For Top Cop
Nearly 60 trucks carrying fuel, medicine, baby food and other essentials are stranded on Manipur's second lifeline (National Highway 37) that connects the state capital Imphal with Cachar in Assam, after protesters from the Kuki tribes.
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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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'Block Everything' Protest Rocks France, 200 Arrested, Vehicles Set On Fire
Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, seeking to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire.
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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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Medical Student Dies By Suicide In Udaipur, Teachers Accused Of Harassment
A medical student was found hanging in her hostel room in a private medical college in Udaipur, officials said on Friday.
-
Trade Unions Block Roads, Railway Tracks In West Bengal During Nationwide Protest
The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing.
-
Schools Shut, Deserted Roads In Kerala As Trade Unions Strike Over Anti-Labour Policies
Shops, offices and schools remained closed, public vehicles kept off streets and roads wore a deserted look in Kerala with the 24-hour nationwide general strike called by trade unions
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Violence In Assam District After Eviction Drive Leaves Thousands Homeless
Violence was reported during an eviction drive in Assam's Dhubri district, prompting the government to send in more security reinforcements in the area.
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Cars On Fire, US National Guard On Roads: Los Angeles Protests Intensify
Tensions in LA escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to Trump's deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas.
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Ghaziabad Society Basement Flooded Due To Damaged Drain, Residents Hold Protest
Enraged by the builder's alleged inaction following the collapse on Thursday, the residents of the Prateek Grand City blocked a road in the area.
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"Don't Incite Riots For Politics, Won't Enforce Waqf Act": Mamata Banerjee
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked during protests over Waqf Act on Friday.
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Pappu Yadav's Supporters Block Roads, Burn Tyres In Bihar Amid BPSC Row
Supporters of Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav on Sunday held a protest in Patna's Ashok Rajpath demanding cancellation and re-examination of the BPSC exam.
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Punjab Bandh: Farmers Block Roads At Many Places, Traffic Hit
Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic.
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Greta Thunberg Detained In Brussels For Blocking Road During Protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of protesters detained Saturday for blocking a road in the Belgian capital at a demonstration against fossil fuel subsidies.
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Tiger Scare Grips Kerala Village, Farmers Protest With Dead Cow Carcasses
Farmers and local residents of a forest fringe village in Kerala's mountainous Wayanad district, who have been living in fear of a tiger, blocked a busy road on Sunday in protest, displaying carcasses of cows that had been killed by the big cat.
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Manipur's Only Remaining Lifeline Blocked, Huge Challenge For Top Cop
Nearly 60 trucks carrying fuel, medicine, baby food and other essentials are stranded on Manipur's second lifeline (National Highway 37) that connects the state capital Imphal with Cachar in Assam, after protesters from the Kuki tribes.
