Day: December 8, 2020

Lukewarm response for Bharat Bandh in BJP-ruled Gujarat

3:24 pm December 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions and supported by the Congress failed to have much impact till noon in BJP-ruled Gujarat even as protesters tried to block highways at some places by placing burning tyres on roads. Barring a few places in the state, all the markets, shops, banks, government and private offices, […]

‘Bharat Bandh’ fails to evoke any response in Tripura

3:18 pm December 8, 2020

Agartala: The nationwide shutdown called by farmers’ unions against the Centre’s farm laws failed to evoke any response in BJP-ruled Tripura on Tuesday. Vehicles plied on the roads as usual, markets and shops were open in the state. Attendance in government offices, banks and financial institutions were normal. Police said no report of any violence […]

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Bharat Bandh: Normal life unaffected in Meghalaya

3:10 pm December 8, 2020

Shillong: Normal life remained unaffected in Meghalaya on Tuesday amid the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by the farmers’ unions against the Centre’s farms laws. Shops and markets were open in the state and both private and public vehicles plied in the streets as usual. Governments offices, banks and post offices were open and attendance was normal, […]

Security forces recover 9 landmines in Latehar district

2:56 pm December 8, 2020

Medininagar: A joint team of police and CRPF recovered nine landmines planted by Maoists in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, an officer said on Tuesday. The security forces during a search operation on Monday detected wires on the Medininagar-Ranchi road near Dumuhan, about 40 km from here, the officer said. The wires were connected to nine landmines […]

Bharat Bandh: Protesters block three highways in Gujarat

2:40 pm December 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: Protesters blocked three highways in rural Gujarat by placing burning tyres on roads on Tuesday morning as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws, affecting vehicular traffic for some time. A highway connecting Ahmedabad to Viramgam was blocked near Sanand by protesters […]