The farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Rail Roko’ agitation across the country on March 10. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher shared the details of the agitation. He said, "As part of the agitation that started at the Punjab-Haryana border on 13th February, we have called for 'Rail Roko' across the country today. We urge all farmers, labourers and common people of the country to support us in the 'Rail Roko' today in large numbers. We also urge those, who want to undertake train travel between 12 noon-4 pm today, to not do the same for four hours today. People might face a little inconvenience today. This is partial 'Rail Roko'."
10 March,2024 01:31 PM IST
General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Sarwan Singh Pandher on March 05 called for a nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ protest on March 10. He appealed to the citizens of Punjab and all over India to stop trains only in stations and railway crossings in the presence of railway staff in the context of the ‘Rail roko’ protest. Taking a dig at BJP, he further said, “The BJP’s hands are stained with the blood of farmers". The Modi government doesn’t care about the farmers. They are not interested in even giving answers about whether they will grant MSP Legal Guarantee law or not. They are busy in their work", he added.
05 March,2024 12:46 PM IST
Several protests are being carried out in different parts of India, ranging from Agra to Jammu and Kashmir to ban the movie, Adipurush for hurting Hindu religious sentiments through its dialogues. Political parties, actors, filmmakers, critics and audience slammed the makers for using “pedestrian language” for Gods. The mega-budget spectacle released on Friday and almost immediately started getting trolled its dialogues written by Manoj Muntashir Shukla. The makers of Adipurush on Sunday decided to change certain controversial dialogues of the film, as per Manoj Muntashir Shukla’s tweet.
19 June,2023 05:29 PM IST | Mumbai
Opposition parties have given a call for a nationwide bandh today to protest the government's reform measures announced last week. The government, taking some politically tough decisions had hiked the price of diesel by Rs. 5 per litre, capped the supply of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to six per household and cleared 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail - reforms, which saw its biggest ally, Mamata Banerjee, pull out of the UPA. Video courtesy: NDTV
20 September,2012 10:21 AM IST
The countrywide Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which will allow customers to keep their existing mobile phone numbers while shifting between states and circles, will become operational from today. At present, users can change their operator while retaining the same number only in the same state or telecom circle.
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