Water Protest

In a bold act of protest against the pollution of the Shipra River, Congress' Ujjain Lok Sabha seat candidate Mahesh Parmar on Tuesday took a dip in the river and sat in the overflowing drain water entering the river.

Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.

Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis.

After surviving on salt and water for 21 days, noted climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has ended his hunger strike to press for statehood for Ladakh, but insisted that his fight will continue.

Shocking scenes are playing out at several places in Haryana as thousands of protesting farmers march towards Delhi and cops go all out to stop them.

Tear gas has been fired at farmers massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana - a key meeting point for farmers from each state heading to Delhi as part of a massive 'Delhi Chalo' call.

Police on Wednesday used a water cannon and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse members of the Congress' student wing NSUI marching towards the BJP office to protest against the alleged rigging of the recent Chandigarh mayoral polls.

Massive protests have erupted in Assam after a massive landslide hit an under-construction dam in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, affecting a 2,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric project and reducing water flow in Assam's Subansiri river.

Karnataka Bandh News Live Updates: The Karnataka Police have detained over 50 members of pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery River water dispute near Bengaluru to maintain law and order amid the state-wide Bandh call.

As pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations have called for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the administration in Bengaluru has declared a holiday in all educational institutions

Farmers and Kannada organisations, backed by the opposition BJP and JD(S), have called for a bandh in Bengaluru today to protest the release of Cauvery water to neighboring Tamil Nadu.

In a shocking incident, a dead rat was found in the breakfast served to police assigned on security duty in Bengaluru amid bandh and protests called by farmers over the Cauvery water dispute in the state capital, said officials.

The Supreme Court's refusal to interfere with an order telling Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days has sparked protests in the former state.

Farmer bodies in Karnataka have called for a Bengaluru bandh today to protest against an order by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. Another, state-wide, bandh has been called on Friday.

Farmers in Trichy engaged in an unexpected way as a token of protest against Karnataka and the central government demanding Cauvery water release from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.

In a bold act of protest against the pollution of the Shipra River, Congress' Ujjain Lok Sabha seat candidate Mahesh Parmar on Tuesday took a dip in the river and sat in the overflowing drain water entering the river.

Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.

Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis.

After surviving on salt and water for 21 days, noted climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has ended his hunger strike to press for statehood for Ladakh, but insisted that his fight will continue.

Shocking scenes are playing out at several places in Haryana as thousands of protesting farmers march towards Delhi and cops go all out to stop them.

Tear gas has been fired at farmers massing at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana - a key meeting point for farmers from each state heading to Delhi as part of a massive 'Delhi Chalo' call.

Police on Wednesday used a water cannon and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse members of the Congress' student wing NSUI marching towards the BJP office to protest against the alleged rigging of the recent Chandigarh mayoral polls.

Massive protests have erupted in Assam after a massive landslide hit an under-construction dam in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, affecting a 2,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric project and reducing water flow in Assam's Subansiri river.

Karnataka Bandh News Live Updates: The Karnataka Police have detained over 50 members of pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery River water dispute near Bengaluru to maintain law and order amid the state-wide Bandh call.

As pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations have called for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the administration in Bengaluru has declared a holiday in all educational institutions

Farmers and Kannada organisations, backed by the opposition BJP and JD(S), have called for a bandh in Bengaluru today to protest the release of Cauvery water to neighboring Tamil Nadu.

In a shocking incident, a dead rat was found in the breakfast served to police assigned on security duty in Bengaluru amid bandh and protests called by farmers over the Cauvery water dispute in the state capital, said officials.

The Supreme Court's refusal to interfere with an order telling Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days has sparked protests in the former state.

Farmer bodies in Karnataka have called for a Bengaluru bandh today to protest against an order by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. Another, state-wide, bandh has been called on Friday.

Farmers in Trichy engaged in an unexpected way as a token of protest against Karnataka and the central government demanding Cauvery water release from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.