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Mumbai Police Warns Of Traffic Delays Amid Maratha Quota Stir At Azad Maidan
With Maratha protesters led by Manoj Jarange occupying Azad Maidan and various areas in south Mumbai, police have cautioned motorists about occasional disruptions in traffic movement towards south Mumbai on Monday morning.
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Maratha Quota Protesters Claim Poor Facilities At Mumbai Protest Site
Protesters gathered for the Manoj Jarange-led Maratha quota agitation at Mumbai's Azad Maidan complained about a lack of basic amenities, and non-availability of water and food at the venue.
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Arvind Kejriwal's "Massive Agitation" Warning Over Scheme For Water Bills
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday saidthe one-time settlement scheme to rectify water bills is being "obstructed" by some officers.
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Such Initiatives Can Be Disastrous: "Waterman Of India" On Odisha Project
Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh has expressed solidarity with agitators protesting a water project in Odisha, saying such initiatives could "prove disastrous in future".
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50,000 Personnel, Drones, Water Cannons Ensure Chakka Jam-Free Delhi
Farmers Chakka Jam: A thoroughly fortified national capital largely remained peaceful on a day agitating farmers had called for a nationwide chakka jam protest for three hours, even though they did leave Delhi out of it in the first place along with Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Today's protest came 10 days after the unprecedented vi...
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Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: No Breakthrough In Talks Between Centre, Farmers; Next Meeting Tomorrow
Talks between three union ministers and a representative group of thousands of agitating farmers failed to yield any resolution on Thursday, as the union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of new farm laws and even refused the lunch, tea, and water offered to them during almost eight-hour-long hectic parleys.
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"Won't Let Our Brothers Go Without Food, Water": Khaps Providing Free Supplies To Protesters
Even as thousands of farmers from states around Delhi look to converge on the national capital - or choke it - in protest against the Centre's contentious new farm laws, they are being supported by a variety of people and groups in practical ways. One such set of people from Jhajjhar, a khap collective, has been providing free provisions for...
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Farmers Stay Back On Highways, Few Takers For Protest Site In Delhi
A large number of farmers are still camping around the Delhi border despite a ground being allocated to them in the capital's outskirts to hold their protest against the farm laws that they want repealed. The protesters - who have braved tear gas, water cannons and lathi-charge during their agitation - have said they have enough essentials to conti...
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"Absolutely Wrong" To Stop Farmers From Peaceful Protests: Arvind Kejriwal
It is absolutely wrong that farmers are being prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations against the Centre's new farm laws and water cannons are being used on them, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.
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Farmers Brave Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Push Into Haryana For Delhi March
Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, fling barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons were used, the farmers managed to cross the border into Haryana. H...
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No Chemicals Used In Water Cannons: Bengal BJP On "Nabbano Cholo" Agitation
West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on Thursday refuted rumours that water cannons that were used on protestors Howrah by West Bengal police personnel had some chemicals in it.
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Mob Hampered Restoration Work In Amphan-Hit Areas Of Bengal: Telecom Bodies
Telecom restoration work was hampered in the areas hit by super cyclone Amphan in West Bengal on Saturday as people continued agitation due to disruption in electricity and water supplies for the last three days, according to industry bodies.
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Bhim Army Chief In Police Custody, 8 Minors Among 40 Detained In Delhi
A number of protesters gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters in the national capital on Friday night to demand the release of around 40 people who were detained in clashes that broke out during an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Daryaganj area that afternoon.
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BJP Behaving Like "Fish Out Of Water": NCP MLA Over Aid To Farmers
NCP MLA Jitendra Ahwad today hit out at the BJP over ruckus in the Maharashtra Assembly on the issue of financial aid to farmers hit by untimely rains, saying the saffron party was behaving "like a fish out of water".
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BJP March Over Sabarimala Issue Turns Violent, Cops Use Tear Gas, Cannons
The BJP's "secretariat march" over the Sabarimala issue turned violent, prompting police to use water cannon and tear gas to disperse the protesters. The day also saw the Congress-led UDF take out a march to the state Assembly over the same. The BJP and the UDF marched separately, demanding the LDF government's intervention to end the agitation by ...
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Mumbai Police Warns Of Traffic Delays Amid Maratha Quota Stir At Azad Maidan
With Maratha protesters led by Manoj Jarange occupying Azad Maidan and various areas in south Mumbai, police have cautioned motorists about occasional disruptions in traffic movement towards south Mumbai on Monday morning.
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Maratha Quota Protesters Claim Poor Facilities At Mumbai Protest Site
Protesters gathered for the Manoj Jarange-led Maratha quota agitation at Mumbai's Azad Maidan complained about a lack of basic amenities, and non-availability of water and food at the venue.
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Arvind Kejriwal's "Massive Agitation" Warning Over Scheme For Water Bills
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday saidthe one-time settlement scheme to rectify water bills is being "obstructed" by some officers.
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Such Initiatives Can Be Disastrous: "Waterman Of India" On Odisha Project
Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh has expressed solidarity with agitators protesting a water project in Odisha, saying such initiatives could "prove disastrous in future".
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50,000 Personnel, Drones, Water Cannons Ensure Chakka Jam-Free Delhi
Farmers Chakka Jam: A thoroughly fortified national capital largely remained peaceful on a day agitating farmers had called for a nationwide chakka jam protest for three hours, even though they did leave Delhi out of it in the first place along with Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Today's protest came 10 days after the unprecedented vi...
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Farmers Protest LIVE Updates: No Breakthrough In Talks Between Centre, Farmers; Next Meeting Tomorrow
Talks between three union ministers and a representative group of thousands of agitating farmers failed to yield any resolution on Thursday, as the union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of new farm laws and even refused the lunch, tea, and water offered to them during almost eight-hour-long hectic parleys.
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"Won't Let Our Brothers Go Without Food, Water": Khaps Providing Free Supplies To Protesters
Even as thousands of farmers from states around Delhi look to converge on the national capital - or choke it - in protest against the Centre's contentious new farm laws, they are being supported by a variety of people and groups in practical ways. One such set of people from Jhajjhar, a khap collective, has been providing free provisions for...
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Farmers Stay Back On Highways, Few Takers For Protest Site In Delhi
A large number of farmers are still camping around the Delhi border despite a ground being allocated to them in the capital's outskirts to hold their protest against the farm laws that they want repealed. The protesters - who have braved tear gas, water cannons and lathi-charge during their agitation - have said they have enough essentials to conti...
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"Absolutely Wrong" To Stop Farmers From Peaceful Protests: Arvind Kejriwal
It is absolutely wrong that farmers are being prevented from holding peaceful demonstrations against the Centre's new farm laws and water cannons are being used on them, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.
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Farmers Brave Tear Gas, Water Cannons, Push Into Haryana For Delhi March
Thousands of farmers, some armed with sticks and swords, fling barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons were used, the farmers managed to cross the border into Haryana. H...
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No Chemicals Used In Water Cannons: Bengal BJP On "Nabbano Cholo" Agitation
West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on Thursday refuted rumours that water cannons that were used on protestors Howrah by West Bengal police personnel had some chemicals in it.
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Mob Hampered Restoration Work In Amphan-Hit Areas Of Bengal: Telecom Bodies
Telecom restoration work was hampered in the areas hit by super cyclone Amphan in West Bengal on Saturday as people continued agitation due to disruption in electricity and water supplies for the last three days, according to industry bodies.
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Bhim Army Chief In Police Custody, 8 Minors Among 40 Detained In Delhi
A number of protesters gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters in the national capital on Friday night to demand the release of around 40 people who were detained in clashes that broke out during an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Daryaganj area that afternoon.
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BJP Behaving Like "Fish Out Of Water": NCP MLA Over Aid To Farmers
NCP MLA Jitendra Ahwad today hit out at the BJP over ruckus in the Maharashtra Assembly on the issue of financial aid to farmers hit by untimely rains, saying the saffron party was behaving "like a fish out of water".
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BJP March Over Sabarimala Issue Turns Violent, Cops Use Tear Gas, Cannons
The BJP's "secretariat march" over the Sabarimala issue turned violent, prompting police to use water cannon and tear gas to disperse the protesters. The day also saw the Congress-led UDF take out a march to the state Assembly over the same. The BJP and the UDF marched separately, demanding the LDF government's intervention to end the agitation by ...
