Tribals block tracks in Bengal to protest Assam killings, 14 trains delayed
10 years, 3 months ago

Tribals block tracks in Bengal to protest Assam killings, 14 trains delayed

Firstpost  

The movement of over a dozen trains was disrupted for nearly six hours on Thursday. Guwahati: The movement of over a dozen trains was disrupted for nearly six hours on Thursday due to blockade of railway tracks at Eklakhi in West Bengal by tribal people in protest of serial attacks by NDFB terrorists in Assam. “Agitation by the local tribal people at Eklakhi under the Katihar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway has badly affected train services today,” an official release said. “At about 11 AM, hundreds of people assembled at Eklakhi with traditional arms and blocked both the Up and Down lines thereby stopping train movement. The agitation was finally withdrawn at 4:30 PM after which train services resumed,” NFR Chief Public Relations Officer said in the statement.

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Unable to board train to Maha Kumbh, angry passengers attack an express in Bihar’s Madhubani station
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unable to board train to Maha Kumbh, angry passengers attack an express in Bihar’s Madhubani station

The Hindu  

A group of angry people trying to reach the Maha Kumbh mela attacked the Swatantrata Senani Express in Bihar’s Madhubani railway station on Monday night, pelting stones and breaking windows, because they were unable to board the train. There was hardly any room to even stand on the platform when the Swatantrata Senani Express, headed from from Jaynagar in Bihar …

Bangladesh comes to a halt as railway union strike stops trains in their tracks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh comes to a halt as railway union strike stops trains in their tracks

Firstpost  

Train drivers and staffers of Bangladesh Railways have begun an indefinite strike, causing nationwide disruption in rail services. Bangladesh comes to a halt as railway union strike stops trains in their tracks Train drivers and staffers of Bangladesh Railways went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday, leading to nationwide disruption in rail communication in the country, The Daily Star reported. …

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab bandh call by farmer unions evoked a total response in seven districts of the south Malwa region, namely Faridkot, Fazilka, Moga, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Mansa and Bathinda on Monday. Farm protesters blocking Kanahiya Chowk in Bathinda that intersects national highways leading towards Amritsar and Chandigarh. In Bathinda, bus services were hit and farmers blocked Kanhaiya Chowk, which intersects national …

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab bandh begins over farmers' protest: Roads blocked, trains cancelled, buses off roads

Hindustan Times  

Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, affecting the commuter traffic in several areas. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands of protesting farmers. Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s hunger strike continues amid Punjab …

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protesting farmers' shutdown call in Punjab today, traffic disrupted, trains hit

India Today  

Farmers across Punjab are staging widespread road and rail blockades on Monday as part of a state-wide bandh, paralysing commuter and freight movement. Punjab Bandh call by farmers: 10 points Over 200 locations across the state witnessed roadblocks, causing significant disruptions. Railway services were hit as the farmers’ ‘Rail Roko Andolan’ led to the cancellation of 163 trains, with 19 …

Farmers block trains in Punjab for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, 31 trains affected
3 months, 1 week ago

Farmers block trains in Punjab for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, 31 trains affected

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Today, farmers across Punjab blocked rail tracks for three hours as part of their 'Rail Roko' protest, demanding that the Union Government address their concerns. The farmers held protests and blocked railway tracks at seventeen places in the state Moga, Faridkot, Kadian and Batala in Gurdaspur; Phillaur in Jalandhar; Tanda, Dasuya, Mahilpur in Hoshiarpur; Makhu, Talwandi Bhai in Ferozepur; …

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks
5 months, 1 week ago

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks

Hindustan Times  

Several trains were either cancelled, diverted or rescheduled as Punjab farmers on Sunday blocked roads and squatted on rail tracks across the state as part of their protest against the alleged ‘tardy’ paddy procurement operations during the ongoing kharif marketing season. In Punjab, procurement officially began on October 1 but various factors including paucity of space with Food Corporation of …

2 killed, 20 injured as police open fire during Assam eviction drive
6 months, 2 weeks ago

2 killed, 20 injured as police open fire during Assam eviction drive

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Two men were killed and at least 20 others, including a Magistrate, were injured in Assam on Thursday after the police opened fire on people resisting an eviction drive. Trouble started around noon on Thursday after the evicted people reoccupied the cleared spaces and confronted the officials and police personnel. The clash between the alleged encroachers and the police …

India-Bangladesh train services disrupted amid violent protests in Dhaka
8 months, 1 week ago

India-Bangladesh train services disrupted amid violent protests in Dhaka

India TV News  

Amid the tumultuous situation in Bangladesh triggered by ongoing protests against government job quotas, railway services between India and Bangladesh have been significantly disrupted, with special passenger trains being canceled. "There is no information yet as to when the train services between India and Bangladesh will resume," Mitra stated, noting that passenger train services remain canceled for the next two …

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers protest: Farmers set to block trains under 'Rail roko' campaign in Punjab

Op India  

As the farmers’ protests enter the third day, the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan is planning to block trains in Punjab today. When asked about Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait’s announcement of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said, “PM Modi is continuously working towards helping the farmers and improving their situations. Speaking about the scheduled meeting with …

Punjab: Rail Roko protest hit train services; 150 passenger, 90 mail cancelled
1 year, 5 months ago

Punjab: Rail Roko protest hit train services; 150 passenger, 90 mail cancelled

Live Mint  

The ‘rail roko’ protest by the farmers in Punjab entered its third day today i.e. The three-day protest called by farmers in Punjab's Amritsar led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee began on 28 September and will continue till today. Government seems to forget their promises.” Northern Railway General Manager, Shobhan Chaudhuri spoke to news agency ANI about the ongoing …

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway
1 year, 5 months ago

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in large numbers blocked the busy Chandigarh-Ambala national highway near Sarsini village in Lalru on Friday, throwing inter-state traffic out of gear. Farmers blocked the busy Chandigarh-Ambala national highway on Friday, throwing traffic out of gear. Rajesh Khullar, who was visiting Ambala from Zirakpur, dropped his travel plan after witnessing the chaos: “Instead of taking alternative route, I decided …

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru
1 year, 5 months ago

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in large numbers protested on rail tracks in Punjab on Friday, while another group of cultivators blocked the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway as part of their agitation to demand a financial package for losses incurred in the recent floods, a legal guarantee to MSP and a sweeping debt waiver. As part of the three-day rail roko, the farmers squatted on …

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru
1 year, 5 months ago

Rail traffic hit on second day of farmers’ stir in Punjab; Chandigarh-Ambala NH blocked near Lalru

Hindustan Times  

Farmers in large numbers protested on rail tracks in Punjab on Friday, while another group of cultivators blocked the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway as part of their agitation to demand a financial package for losses incurred in the recent floods, a legal guarantee to MSP and a sweeping debt waiver. As part of the three-day rail roko, the farmers squatted on …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 5 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. Sukhwinder Singh, state president of KMSC, said they are demanding guaranteed 200 days employment …

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab
1 year, 5 months ago

51 trains cancelled; commuters suffer as farmers lay siege on tracks in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Members of various farmers’ bodies on Thursday squatted on train tracks at several places in Punjab as they began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation over their various demands, including financial package for losses caused by recent floods, legal guarantee to minimum support price and debt waiver. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The movement of several trains was affected and according to …

Train services disrupted as fresh violence erupts in Bengal's Hooghly; BJP, TMC cross swords
1 year, 11 months ago

Train services disrupted as fresh violence erupts in Bengal's Hooghly; BJP, TMC cross swords

India Today  

All local and mail express train services on Eastern Railway's Howrah–Bardhaman main line were suspended for three hours on the intervening night between Monday and Tuesday after an incident of stone pelting occurred at the Rishra railway station in Hooghly district. For the security of common people, all local and mail express train services have been suspended on Howrah-Bardhaman Main …

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS
2 years, 1 month ago

Punjab: Farmers stage protest on railway track at Batala station, trains stranded | DETAILS

India TV News  

Farmers protest: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the farm laws stir, among other things. In Amritsar district, hundreds of agitating farmers led by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher squatted on the Amritsar-New …

Agnipath scheme: Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s Sealdah-Barrackpore route
2 years, 9 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s Sealdah-Barrackpore route

The Hindu  

Train services on the Sealdah-Barrackpore route in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district were disrupted for around one hour on June 18 as a group of anti-Agnipath agitators blocked railway tracks and did push-ups to register protest against the new scheme for recruitment in armed forces. Around 20 protesters blocked both up and down lines at a level crossing from …

Farmers to hold 'Rail Roko' on October 18 to demand dismissal, arrest of Union minister over Lakhimpur incident
3 years, 5 months ago

Farmers to hold 'Rail Roko' on October 18 to demand dismissal, arrest of Union minister over Lakhimpur incident

India Today  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Sunday said 'Rail Roko' protests will be held across the country on October 18 to demand the dismissal and arrest Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. In a statement, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the farmers' agitation against the Centre's three agri laws, said "protests will only be …

Rail blockade, rally, mahapanchayat to protest Lakhimpur Kheri incident
3 years, 5 months ago

Rail blockade, rally, mahapanchayat to protest Lakhimpur Kheri incident

India Today  

Social activist and Samyukt Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav said on Saturday that the Samyukta Kisan Morcha will start the Shaheed Kisan Kalash Yatra from Lakhimpur on October 12. ARREST AJAY MISRA, ASHISH Meanwhile, farmer leaders on Saturday demanded that Union minister Ajay Misra and his son, Ashish Misra, be arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and said the …

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day
3 years, 7 months ago

Farmers' Protest in Punjab's Jalandhar Hits Train Movement, Road Traffic for Second Day

News 18  

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab’s Jalandhar for the second consecutive day on Saturday, affecting trains and vehicular traffic. Farmers sitting on the Jalandhar-Chaheru section have blocked the Ludhiana-Amritsar and the Ludhiana-Jammu rail tracks in Jalandhar, affecting several trains, including the Amritsar-New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi EXP SPL, Amritsar-Dehradun EXP SPL, …

Indian farmers block railways, roads to mark 4 months of protests
4 years ago

Indian farmers block railways, roads to mark 4 months of protests

Al Jazeera  

Farmers squat on railway tracks and roads across India to mark months of protests against new farm laws. Hundreds of farmers have blocked roads and railway tracks across India, disrupting traffic to mark four months of protests against a set of farm laws they say will leave them at the mercy of big corporations. The farmers’ unions called for a …

Farmers' rail roko protest: Turnout shows agitation not limited to Haryana, Punjab, say protesters
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' rail roko protest: Turnout shows agitation not limited to Haryana, Punjab, say protesters

Firstpost  

However, a Railways spokesperson maintained that there was negligible impact on train services and added that majority of the zonal offices reported no incidents Farmers in states such as Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi blocked railway tracks as part of their agitation against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws. Farmers of nearby villages of Panchkula sitting …

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations
4 years, 1 month ago

Rail Roko: Protesting Farmers Sit on Tracks in Punjab and Haryana; Officials Stop Trains at Stations

News 18  

Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab and Haryana as part of the ’rail roko’ protest against the Centre’s new agri laws, with officials stopping trains at stations as a precautionary measure. In Haryana, protesting farmers, including women, squatted on rail tracks at many places, including in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Panchkula and Fatehabad districts, the …

Security Tightened, Police Deployed as Farmers Block Rail Tracks Across States; Here are Latest Updates
4 years, 1 month ago

Security Tightened, Police Deployed as Farmers Block Rail Tracks Across States; Here are Latest Updates

News 18  

Farmers on Thursday sat on railway tracks at many places in Punjab, Haryana and other states as part of the ‘rail roko’ protest against the farm laws. Here are the latest updates regarding the rail roko agitation: • Utkal Express that connects Odisha’s Puri to Uttarakhand’s Haridwar stopped at Ghaziabad railway station as farmers have blocked railways tracks at Modinagar …

Farmers’ protest | We will block highways on February 6, say farmer leaders
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers’ protest | We will block highways on February 6, say farmer leaders

The Hindu  

Farmer leaders heading the agitation against the three farm laws on Monday announced to block the national and State highways across the country on February 6 in support of their demands. Making the announcement, Balbir Singh Rajewal, who heads a faction of the Bharatiya Kisan Union in Punjab, accused the government of repression by blocking roads around the protest sites, …

'Agitation May Give Opportunities to Non-farming Entities': Rly Alerts Zone Offices as Farmers Protest
4 years, 3 months ago

'Agitation May Give Opportunities to Non-farming Entities': Rly Alerts Zone Offices as Farmers Protest

News 18  

After farmers’ leaders threatened to intensify the protests with blocking railway tracks if their demands are not met by the government, the Railway Ministry in a confidential letter to different zones cautioned them to protect railway property amid the agitation. “Protesting farmer unions are united and emboldened by the claimed success of their “Bharat Bandh”, political support from different political …

Farmers threaten to intensify protest, block railway tracks; govt says let's talk | 10 points
4 years, 3 months ago

Farmers threaten to intensify protest, block railway tracks; govt says let's talk | 10 points

India Today  

The deadlock between the protesting farmers and the central government continued on Thursday, with no solution in sight despite several rounds of talks and overtures over the past weeks. While the farmers said their protest will continue until the government repeals the laws completely, the Centre said "no law is completely bad" and that it is ready to discuss specific …

Punjab govt 'misguiding' people on rail track blockade by protesters in state: Railways
4 years, 4 months ago

Punjab govt 'misguiding' people on rail track blockade by protesters in state: Railways

India TV News  

The Railways on Friday accused the Punjab government of “misguiding” people over the extent of blockade of rail tracks in the state by the protesting farmers, hours after the state government issued a statement claiming that all tracks have been cleared for train movement. Earlier, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav had said 22 blockades still remained to be cleared by …

Suspension of Trains: Tracks Blocked at 22 Locations in Punjab, Unable to Resume Service Says Rly Board
4 years, 4 months ago

Suspension of Trains: Tracks Blocked at 22 Locations in Punjab, Unable to Resume Service Says Rly Board

News 18  

The Railways could not resume train services in Punjab on Friday as 22 of the 31 locations were still blocked by farmers. The CEO said, “We will soon start all the train services once the blockade is removed and once we get the security clearance from the state government.” Yadav also emphasised mail or express trains announced earlier already have …

Gurjar body begins agitation over reservations in Rajasthan; seven trains diverted, says North-Western Railways
4 years, 4 months ago

Gurjar body begins agitation over reservations in Rajasthan; seven trains diverted, says North-Western Railways

Firstpost  

The Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti has demanded that the Gurjar reservations be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution and the benefit of five percent reservation be given to the MBCs in the pending recruitment process in the state Jaipur: A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservations, a day after community leaders held talks with …

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
4 years, 4 months ago

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur

News 18  

A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservation, a day after community leaders held talks with the Rajasthan government and reached a consensus on 14 points. Seven trains have been diverted due to the Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan, said Western Railway. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports …

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track

India TV News  

A major Gurjar organisation started an agitation in Rajasthan over reservation on Sunday and blocked a rail track in Bharatpur’s Bayana. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports and Youth Minister Ashok Chandna to come to Bayana from Jaipur. The organization is demanding that the Rajasthan government should get the Gurjar …

Punjab BJP's Tarun Chugh Faces Farmers' Protest, Seeks to Explain Benefits of Farm Laws to Them
4 years, 5 months ago

Punjab BJP's Tarun Chugh Faces Farmers' Protest, Seeks to Explain Benefits of Farm Laws to Them

News 18  

A group of agitating farmers stopped the vehicle of BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday and confronted him over the recently enacted farm laws, but the leader sat down with the protesters and sought to explain the benefits of the legislations. BJP leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, who accompanied Chug in Amritsar, said the agitating farmers …

Farmers in Punjab Continue to Block Rail Tracks Against Contentious Agri Bills, Demand Withdrawal
4 years, 6 months ago

Farmers in Punjab Continue to Block Rail Tracks Against Contentious Agri Bills, Demand Withdrawal

News 18  

Chandigarh: Farmers in Punjab continued their ‘rail’ roko agitation on Saturday at several places in the state in protest against the three farm Bills passed by Parliament recently. The call for the ‘rail roko’ agitation was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee and later, different farmers’ outfits had extended their support to it. Squatting on rails tracks, agitating farmers …

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places
5 years, 3 months ago

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places

India TV News  

Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday by people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act. The National Highway 34, one of the arterial roads that connect north and south Bengal, was blocked in Murshidabad. In Howarh district's Domjur area, the National Highway 6 was blocked as protester set tyres ablaze and ransacked several vehicles, …

CAB protests: Violence in Bengal as curfew relaxed in parts of Assam, Meghalaya
5 years, 3 months ago

CAB protests: Violence in Bengal as curfew relaxed in parts of Assam, Meghalaya

India Today  

Protesters torched about five trains, three railway stations and tracks, and at least 25 buses on Saturday amid spiralling violence in West Bengal during the agitation against the amended Citizenship Act, while an oil tanker driver was killed in Assam's Sonitpur district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has resolutely opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, appealed for peace, while the opposition …

Trains to and fro Assam cancelled, short terminated following protests against amended Citizenship Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Trains to and fro Assam cancelled, short terminated following protests against amended Citizenship Act

India TV News  

At least 106 passenger trains were either cancelled or short terminated by Northeast Frontier Railway in view of disruptions in train movement following protests against amended Citizenship Act since Wednesday, the NFR said in a statement said on Friday. Some trains such as Guwahati-Jorhat Janshatabdi Express, up and down Tinsukia-Naharlagun Intercity Express, Rajendranagar - New Tinsukia Express, Sealdah - Silchar …

Trains to and fro Assam cancelled following protests against amended Citizenship Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Trains to and fro Assam cancelled following protests against amended Citizenship Act

India Today  

At least 106 passenger trains were either cancelled or short terminated by Northeast Frontier Railway in view of disruptions in train movement following protests against amended Citizenship Act since Wednesday, the NFR said in a statement said on Friday. Some trains such as Guwahati-Jorhat Janshatabdi Express, up and down Tinsukia-Naharlagun Intercity Express, Rajendranagar - New Tinsukia Express, Sealdah - Silchar …

Citizenship Bill Protests: Reports of deaths as Assam remains on boil
5 years, 3 months ago

Citizenship Bill Protests: Reports of deaths as Assam remains on boil

India TV News  

Amidst reports of two protestors dying in police firing, thousands of people defied curfew to hit the streets as the raging agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill saw the house of an MLA and a circle office being set ablaze, while the government removed two key police officers on Thursday. The army conducted a flag march in Guwahati and three …

Anti-CAB protests in Assam: Curfew imposed in Guwahati; mobile internet services suspended in 10 districts after thousands take to streets
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAB protests in Assam: Curfew imposed in Guwahati; mobile internet services suspended in 10 districts after thousands take to streets

Firstpost  

A day after a total shutdown in Assam to protest against the CAB, fresh protests erupted in the state on Wednesday while the legislation was being debated in the Rajya Sabha. Curfew has been imposed in Guwahati for an indefinite period, while mobile internet and data services have been suspended in ten districts including Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Lakhinpur, till 7 …

Goods train derails, services affected between lower and upper Assam
5 years, 3 months ago

Goods train derails, services affected between lower and upper Assam

India TV News  

Train services between lower and upper Assam were disrupted on Sunday after 13 wagons of a goods train derailed between Naharkatiya and Duliajan stations under Tinsukia division of N F Railway, officials said. The train services between lower and upper Assam have been suspended four four days following Sunday morning's derailment, they said. According to N F Railway officials 13 …

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands
6 years ago

8 trains cancelled, 24 diverted as farmers block Amritsar-Delhi line; loan waiver, payment of sugarcane crop among key demands

Firstpost  

Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar Amritsar: Eight trains were cancelled and 24 were diverted on Tuesday as farmers continued their protest on the Amritsar-Delhi rail track in Jandiala in Amritsar. A large number of farmers, under the banner of Kisaan Majdoor …

Pulwama attack aftermath: Protesters block railway tracks at Nallasopara in Maharashtra, raise anti-Pakistan slogans
6 years, 1 month ago

Pulwama attack aftermath: Protesters block railway tracks at Nallasopara in Maharashtra, raise anti-Pakistan slogans

Firstpost  

A group of protesters on Saturday blocked the railway tracks at Nalasopara station in Palghar to protest against the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF personnel, officials said. Mumbai: A group of protesters on Saturday blocked the railway tracks at Nalasopara station in Palghar district of Maharashtra to protest against the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 …

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day

Firstpost  

Gujjar agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters began their sit-in on railway tracks in Malarna Dungar of Sawai Madhopur on Friday. Jaipur: Gujjar community members blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes. As of now, …

Gujjar quota agitation: Seven trains cancelled, nine diverted in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota agitation: Seven trains cancelled, nine diverted in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district

Firstpost  

The Gujjar agitation has affected the train movement in North Western Railway and West Central Railway zones of the Indian Railways causing inconvenience to common people. Jaipur: Seven trains were cancelled and two partially cancelled whereas nine trains were diverted on Sunday due to the ongoing Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, officials said. According to a North Western …

Gujjar protests for quota: 14 trains cancelled in Rajasthan's Kota as community stages dharna on railway tracks
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar protests for quota: 14 trains cancelled in Rajasthan's Kota as community stages dharna on railway tracks

Firstpost  

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters on Friday began a sit-in on the rail tracks in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, forcing authorities to divert trains. Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters on Friday began a sit-in protest on rail tracks in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, forcing authorities to divert trains. ANI tweeted that the diversions and …

Gujjars block Delhi-Mumbai route, say it’s a do-or-die battle for 5% quota
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjars block Delhi-Mumbai route, say it’s a do-or-die battle for 5% quota

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Gujjars sat on the tracks near Malarna Dungar railway station, blocking the Delhi-Mumbai railway route on Friday evening to demand 5% reservation in education and jobs. The stir affected rail traffic: seven trains were diverted, four partially cancelled and two trains were kept on hold at Sawai Madhopur railway station, said an official of the Kota rail division. …

Protest against citizenship bill hits movement of trains in Assam; youth bodies demand introduction of inner line permit as well
6 years, 1 month ago

Protest against citizenship bill hits movement of trains in Assam; youth bodies demand introduction of inner line permit as well

Firstpost  

Movement of trains was affected in Assam on Thursday morning as members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad blocked rail tracks, demanding immediate revocation of the Citizenship Bill and introduction of inner line permit in the state Guwahati: Movement of trains was affected in Assam on Thursday morning as members of a youth organisation blocked rail tracks, demanding immediate revocation …

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