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Manipur: Tribal’s protest over alleged ‘educational negligence’ by govt

Imphal: Thousands of students including those who are pursuing professional courses on Saturday organised a protest rally in Manipur’s Churachandpur to protest against “educational negligence” by the state government. The Joint Student Body (JSB) organised the rally against the discrimination of students belonging to the Kuki-Zo community allegedly by the Manipur government. Also Read Mobile internet ban lifted in 4 Manipur districts: Officials The rally was attended by thousands of

Hamas leader took part in Kerala protest: State BJP chief

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala BJP chief K Surendran on Saturday alleged that Hamas leader Khaled Mashal had participated virtually in a protest programme organised by an Islamist group in the state against Israel’s war with the militant outfit. In a Facebook post, Surendran claimed Mashal’s participation in the event organised by the Solidarity Youth Movement, the youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, on Friday. Also Read India abstains on UNGA resolution for humanitarian truce

Hyderabad: EFLU students resume protest donning masks, hoodies

Hyderabad: The students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) resumed their protest on Thursday, October 26. This comes despite the extended vacations announced by the university, in what the students have termed as an effort to suppress their agitation. Also Read Hyderabad: EFLU Women’s Collective says campus ‘unsafe’ for students The EFLU students are protesting the university’s inaction over a complaint of sexual assault of a student amid protests

Madras HC lawyers stage protest against Karnataka govt over release of Cauvery water

Chennai: Lawyers in the Madras High Court, under the banner of Madras High Court Advocates’ Association (MHAA), staged a demonstration outside the court complex on Wednesday in protest against the Karnataka government not releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The advocates condemned the Karnataka government for being reluctant to release water even after the Supreme Court order dated September 21 directing Karnataka to continue the release of 5,000 cubic feet

Deoria killings: Section 144 in Fatehpur village after locals protest revenue dept visit

Deoria: Locals in Fatehpur village on Monday opposed the measurement of a gram sabha land by a Revenue department team which had been visiting the place where six persons were killed in a fight for land, a senior official said. The Revenue department team visited Fatehpur village, six days after the gruesome incident, and was met with resistance from villagers as it reached the land of Prem Chand Yadav who

Hindu organisations stage protest, demand Monu Manesar’s release

Gurugram: Various Hindu organisations on Friday held protests and demanded the release of Monu Manesar and other jailed cow vigilantes. A memorandum addressed to the president, prime minister and home minister was submitted to Gurugram district collector, said a senior leader of a Hindu organisation. Also Read VHP, Bajrang Dal members hold panchayat in support of Monu Manesar in Gurugram The protesters raised slogans and demanded Manesar’s release, strict action

Congress holds protest across country over portraying Rahul as Ravan by BJP

New Delhi: Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday said that the party leaders staged protest across the country over the BJP’s post portraying him as Ravan. He said that the saffron party is gradually realising the power of sky rocketing popularity of its former party chief. Also Read Congress protests against BJP in Jaipur over Rahul Gandhi poster He said that BJP must know that there is a price to

Journalists protest over Police action on NewsClick

New Delhi: Author Arundhati Roy and journalists during a protest over Police actions on news portal NewsClick, at Press Club of India in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) New Delhi: Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta during a protest organised by journalists over Police actions on news portal NewsClick, at Press Club of India in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI10_04_2023_000303B) New Delhi: Senior

TMC protest over MGNREGA funds in Delhi

New Delhi: Police personnel stand guard outside the Krishi Bhawan after All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) delegation led by National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee who were waiting for Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti at the Union Rural Development Ministry office were allegedly detained, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) New Delhi: Police personnel stand guard outside the Krishi Bhawan after

TMC MPs Abhishek Banerjee & Derek O’Brien detained amid protest in Delhi

New Delhi: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several other party leaders were detained on Tuesday night after they held a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office here demanding a meeting with the minister. The development came as the tug-of-war between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the release of funds to the state intensified with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) holding protests in the national capital