Protests over sexual assault of minor disrupt traffic on highway
1 month ago

Protests over sexual assault of minor disrupt traffic on highway

The Hindu  

Scores of school students, Congress leaders and members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association hit the streets on Monday to register protest over a recent incident of sexual assault of a six-year-old girl. The protest by over 70 students and teachers of the school demanding a CBI probe into the case threw traffic near Thavalakuppam on the Cuddalore road out of gear for hours. The Congress staged a demonstration over the issue with V. Vaithilingam, MP and PCC president, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, M. Vaithianathan, MLA and A. Shahjahan and M. Kandasamy, former Ministers addressing protestors. Meanwhile, R. Ranjith Kumar, Puducherry coordinator of the Revolutionary Social Party called upon the government to constitute a committee headed by an IPS officer and the Child Welfare Commission to investigate the incident and take immediate action.

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AIADMK students’ wing protest
1 month ago

AIADMK students’ wing protest

The Hindu  

The AIADMK’s student wing staged a protest on Tuesday against the ruling DMK government’s alleged failure to prevent recent incidents of sexual offences against women and children in Tamil Nadu. At Valluvarkottam, Former Minister B. Valarmathi and the party’s student wing leader Singai G. Ramachandran led the protest of the partymen who wore black dress and blindfolded. They said the …

7 Tamil Nadu students arrested for minor's sexual assault, Opposition slams DMK
1 month ago

7 Tamil Nadu students arrested for minor's sexual assault, Opposition slams DMK

India Today  

Seven college students were arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act charges for the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. The DMK government has not moved a single finger to prevent drug trafficking or ensure the safety of women.” கàï‹à®µàïˆà®ïிலàï, 17 வà®ïà®äàï à®šà®¿à®ñàïà®®à®¿, 7 மாணவரàïà®•à®³à®¾à®²àï à®•àï‚டàïà®Ÿàïà®ªàï à®ªà®¾à®²à®¿à®ïலàï à®µà®éàïà®®àïà®ñàïˆà®•àïà®•àï à®Æளாகàïà®•à®ªàïà®ªà®Ÿàïà®Ÿàïà®³àïà®³ சàïÆà®ïàïà®äி மிகàïà®èàïà®ä à® …

Students protest after men enter women's washroom at Andhra Pradesh university
1 month ago

Students protest after men enter women's washroom at Andhra Pradesh university

India Today  

Students of a central university in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district staged a late-night protest on Sunday after unidentified men allegedly entered the women’s washroom on campus, sparking safety concerns. The incident occurred around 9 pm, when students spotted the men inside the washroom, triggering panic. Demanding swift action, the students blocked the road outside the university, calling for improved security …

Telangana: School principal inappropriately touches students, parents protest after video goes viral
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana: School principal inappropriately touches students, parents protest after video goes viral

India TV News  

Parents and students are up in arms at Sri Brilliant Techno High School in Boduppal, near Hyderabad, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour against the school's principal, Ravinder Rao. Following the accusations, students, parents, and student organizations gathered outside the school to protest and demand strict action against the principal. Earlier on February 7, a private school principal was arrested, following …

Protest At Delhi School After Foreign National Student 'Molests' 5-Year-Old Girl, Parents Allege Inaction
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Protest At Delhi School After Foreign National Student 'Molests' 5-Year-Old Girl, Parents Allege Inaction

ABP News  

A protest erupted outside a private school in the national capital on Friday after a five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a foreign national student. The parents of the girl alleged that their daughter was sexually assaulted by her senior who is a foreign national, but the police did not apprehend him even after five months of the incident. …

Sexual assault of nine-year-old girl at Manapparai private school triggers tension
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sexual assault of nine-year-old girl at Manapparai private school triggers tension

The Hindu  

An alleged sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl studying in a private CBSE school near Manapparai in Tiruchi district sparked protests in the late hours on Thursday with a group of people vandalising a nearby matriculation school belonging to the same management and staging a road roko on the Tiruchi - Dindigul national highway. The school trustee who is alleged …

HT Year Ender 2024: Significant student protests that shook the education sector
2 months, 3 weeks ago

HT Year Ender 2024: Significant student protests that shook the education sector

Hindustan Times  

This year, the education sector saw some tumultuous moments, as students took to the streets, raising their voices and demanding fair decision-making from the authorities. Due to various controversies regarding the alleged question paper leak of competitive exams, student safety and delayed exams, the education sector saw unrest among students, parents, and stakeholders, demanding action on various issues. Here's a …

Anna University Student Sexual Assault: AIADMK, BJP Workers Detained Over Protest In Chennai
Trending News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University Student Sexual Assault: AIADMK, BJP Workers Detained Over Protest In Chennai

ABP News  

A day after the sexual assault of a woman student on Anna University campus in Chennai came to light, AIADMK and BJP workers staged a protest demanding justice on Thursday. Earlier, Student Federation of India, a wing of CPM, staged a protest in front of Anna University. They want to crush our voice," says BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan as …

Sexual assault inside Chennai's Anna University campus sparks outrage
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual assault inside Chennai's Anna University campus sparks outrage

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the campus of Anna University in Chennai, police officers familiar with the matter said, adding that one man was arrested over the incident, which triggered widespread outrage and fanned a political tussle in Tamil Nadu. According to police, the 37-year-old accused entered the university campus on Monday evening and sexually assaulted the …

Protest in Lko against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh
3 months, 1 week ago

Protest in Lko against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of youths, including men and women, took part in a large-scale protest in the state capital on Tuesday, condemning the atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh. The rally, organised by the Bangladesh Hindu Raksha Sangharsh Samiti, saw participants carrying saffron flags, posters, and banners as they marched from Lucknow University to the General Post Office. However, the demonstration caused severe …

Badlapur assault case: No Maharashtra bandh today; opposition leaders stage street protests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur assault case: No Maharashtra bandh today; opposition leaders stage street protests

New Indian Express  

In the midst of a steady drizzle on Saturday, leaders and supporters from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes the Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena, and Congress, took to the streets across Maharashtra to express their outrage over the tragic incident in Badlapur. The alleged sexual assault of two minor girls has stirred a deep sense of alarm and a …

Badlapur Sexual Assault: MVA Calls for Maharashtra Bandh On August 24
7 months ago

Badlapur Sexual Assault: MVA Calls for Maharashtra Bandh On August 24

News 18  

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday called for a “Maharashtra bandh” on August 24 to protest against the alleged sexual assault on two young girls at a school in Badlapur of Thane district. MVA allies – Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and NCP headed by Sharad Pawar – took the decision after a meeting here, said Vijay Wadettiwar, leader …

'Outsiders Involved': Shinde Says Badlapur Protests Politically Motivated, Oppn Calls For Maharashtra Bandh
7 months ago

'Outsiders Involved': Shinde Says Badlapur Protests Politically Motivated, Oppn Calls For Maharashtra Bandh

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that the massive rail roko protest at Thane’s Badlapur over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the sweeper in the washroom of a school in the town, was “politically motivated” and aimed at maligning the state government. The people of Maharashtra are agitated and… pic.twitter.com/4LoFpEZoly— ANI August 21, 2024 …

Badlapur School Case: Internet Shut Down, 40 Arrested After Intense Protests Against Sexual Assault Of 2 Girls
7 months ago

Badlapur School Case: Internet Shut Down, 40 Arrested After Intense Protests Against Sexual Assault Of 2 Girls

ABP News  

Badlapur School Case: Thane Police arrested 40 people in the case pertaining to the alleged sexual assault of two nursery class kids by a male attendant at a local school in Maharashtra's Badlapur. Alleged sexual assault with a girl child at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra | FIR has been registered against around 300 people protesting against the incident yesterday. …

What happened in Badlapur? Sexual abuse case, protest explained
7 months ago

What happened in Badlapur? Sexual abuse case, protest explained

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday ordered the police to impose the attempt to rape charge against the accused arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girl students at a school in Thane's Badlapur. Thane: Police personnel try to disperse people blocking railway tracks in protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school, at Badlapur railway …

What to know as thousands protest sexual violence in India
7 months ago

What to know as thousands protest sexual violence in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India's medical workers began a …

Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
7 months ago

Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital, demanding justice and better security at medical campuses and hospitals. Similar protests were held in the eastern city of Kolkata — the capital of West Bengal state where the killing took place — and …

Protest erupts at IIT-BHU as student molested, stripped by bike-borne men
1 year, 4 months ago

Protest erupts at IIT-BHU as student molested, stripped by bike-borne men

Hindustan Times  

A female student was allegedly molested and stripped by motorcycle-borne men while she was walking with a male friend during the late Wednesday hours on the IIT-BHU campus. Hundreds of students at the IIT-BHU staged a protest near Rajputana Hostel on Thursday following the alleged incident, demanding enhanced security measures and an entry ban on outsiders. UP CM Yogi trumpets …

Manipur news: Why are school students hitting streets to protest?
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur news: Why are school students hitting streets to protest?

Live Mint  

A day after a violent clash broke out between locals and security forces in Manipur, several students were injured during a protest rally in Imphal on Wednesday. In retaliation, the security forces fired several round of tearg gas shells to disperse a stone-pelting mob in Imphal's Moirangkhom. While raising the slogans of “we want justice”, students started heading towards the …

Manipur violence | Protests in Imphal for second consecutive day against students’ killings
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence | Protests in Imphal for second consecutive day against students’ killings

The Hindu  

Protest rallies erupted in Imphal with thousands of students marching towards the centre of the city for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, protesting the kidnapping and killing of two youths. On the other hand, the women’s wing of Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum, the apex Kuki body, staged a demonstration in Churachandpur against the delay in ordering a CBI inquiry …

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state
1 year, 8 months ago

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people, mostly women, …

Rethink approaches to women students’ safety
1 year, 11 months ago

Rethink approaches to women students’ safety

Hindustan Times  

In response to protests demanding accountability for a major security lapse at the festival of Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University, which reportedly triggered a stampede and sexual harassment of women students, a high-powered DU committee this week released an advisory. Instances of security lapses in college festivals and sexual harassment of women at these events have often been reported …

'Crackdown on Women Protesters After IP College Incident Unforgivable': DU Prof
1 year, 11 months ago

'Crackdown on Women Protesters After IP College Incident Unforgivable': DU Prof

The Quint  

When an incident like this takes place, who looks into the matter within the college? If there is a stampede and someone loses their lives, then the college authorities will be held accountable. We are yet to figure out how to hold our annual college fest. What is happening at IP College since the incident, however, is a cause for …

Suspected rape and killing of Indian girl triggers protests
3 years, 7 months ago

Suspected rape and killing of Indian girl triggers protests

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Angry villagers in the Indian capital held a protest Thursday outside a crematorium where they say a 9-year-old girl was raped and killed earlier this week. Four men suspected in the crime, all of them workers at the crematorium, have been arrested but have yet to be charged, said police officer Ingit Pratap Singh. Police said the …

Bangladesh rocked by fresh protests over sexual assaults
4 years, 5 months ago

Bangladesh rocked by fresh protests over sexual assaults

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds protest for a second day after a video emerges showing men attacking a woman from a disadvantaged community. The protests in Dhaka and elsewhere erupted after video emerged showing several men stripping and attacking a woman from a disadvantaged community in the southern district of Noakhali. The protests come after a week of growing outrage in neighbouring India against …

Delhi Police urges protesters at Shaheen Bagh to clear road after parents of school students complain about inconvenience amid board exams
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police urges protesters at Shaheen Bagh to clear road after parents of school students complain about inconvenience amid board exams

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday appealed to protesters at Shaheen Bagh to unblock the road after parents of school children expressed “deep anxiety” in view of forthcoming board examinations. Thousands of people, including women and children, are protesting for over a month at Shaheen Bagh and nearby Jamia Millia Islamia to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act protests and …

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community
5 years, 2 months ago

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community

Firstpost  

Attacks at three university campuses – Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and Jawaharlal Nehru University – within a span of three weeks resulted in injuries to students and raised questions on the role of the police in containing such violence and the safety of varsities in the country Attacks at three university campuses — Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim …

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
5 years, 2 months ago

Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam

Firstpost  

The Opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, Raj Ghat in Delhi, and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstrations were held against the contentious law in several states by students and other citizens. The Opposition on Monday stepped …

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested
5 years, 2 months ago

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested

Firstpost  

The opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstration were held against the contentious law in several states by students and others New Delhi/Chennai/Guwahati: The opposition on Monday stepped up …

Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: 15 held in connection with Daryaganj violence sent to 2-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

Thousands of people have been agitating in various parts of the country since December 11, when the contentious citizenship bill was passed in Parliament. — PTI New Delhi Jamia students protest outside university campus Jamia Millia Islamia students staged a demonstration yet again outside the varsity campus against amendments in the citizenship law, days after violent clashes between police and …

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: Thousands take to streets across country; two dead in violence at Mangaluru, clashes reported in UP
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: Thousands take to streets across country; two dead in violence at Mangaluru, clashes reported in UP

Firstpost  

During the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, authorities resorted to barricading and clampdown on mobile services, including an unprecedented one in Delhi, while protesters also faced tear gas shelling and police batons at some places including in Uttar Pradesh, where incidents of arson and stone pelting gave the protests a violent colour. Authorities resorted to barricading and clampdown on mobile services, …

Peaceful Protest Outside Jamia Varsity Against Citizenship Amendment Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Peaceful Protest Outside Jamia Varsity Against Citizenship Amendment Act

ABP News  

New Delhi: Protesters, including students and local residents, converged outside Jamia Millia Islamia University here with tricolour and placards on Tuesday to continue their demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. A few students said though many of their classmates have gone back home, they have decided to stay put and fight till the amendments in …

Anti-CAA protest: No students among 10 people arrested in Jamia violence, say Delhi Police
5 years, 3 months ago

Anti-CAA protest: No students among 10 people arrested in Jamia violence, say Delhi Police

India TV News  

Ten people with criminal backgrounds have been arrested in connection with the violence that broke out Sunday during a showdown between the police and students protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act near the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi. The violence broke out on Sunday evening after a protest march by the Jamia students ended in a pitched battle with the …

If you assault Delhi, Mumbai will rise: TISS students slam Jamia police action
5 years, 3 months ago

If you assault Delhi, Mumbai will rise: TISS students slam Jamia police action

India Today  

Students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai on Monday said that the police action cannot silence those protesting against the amended Citizenship Act. "If the government thought that lathi-charge assault on students of Jamia and AMU will stop other such protests from happening then it’s a wrong assumption. From now on, if they assault students in Delhi …

Anger, protests continue seeking justice for Disha
5 years, 3 months ago

Anger, protests continue seeking justice for Disha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: More than 2,500 students protested on Monday demanding stringent action against the four accused in the Disha rape and burning case. Female students were present in visibly large numbers in the procession that started from Indira Park, taking the police by surprise. National secretary general of ABVP Nidhi Tripathi criticised the police, Telangana State home minister Mahmood Ali and …

Outrage over rape bid on schoolgirl: 152 booked for damaging school property in protest
5 years, 6 months ago

Outrage over rape bid on schoolgirl: 152 booked for damaging school property in protest

Hindustan Times  

A day after the van driver of a private school was arrested for allegedly molesting a four-year-old student following a protest by people at the school, the Haibowal police booked 152 protesters for damaging the school property. Haibowal station house officer sub-inspector Mohan Lal said the case under Sections 451, 323, 506, 342, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal …

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt
6 years, 2 months ago

Sabarimala row: CPM on the back foot as violent protests erupt

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Violent protests erupted in Kerala on Thursday, with people pelting stones and blocking vehicles following the entry of two women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. The protests were a part of a dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar outfits, including Sabarimala Karma Samithi, an umbrella organization of various pro-Hindutva groups. …

Bangladesh student protests: Activists go into hiding, delete social media posts after police arrest 100 for incitement to violence
6 years, 7 months ago

Bangladesh student protests: Activists go into hiding, delete social media posts after police arrest 100 for incitement to violence

Firstpost  

The moves have sparked fear among activists in Bangladesh. Bangladesh police said on Thursday they have arrested nearly 100 people as they step up a crackdown after student protests that paralysed the capital. Police in Dhaka said they have detained 97 people “for violence and incitement in the social media” during the demonstrations that began on 29 July. “Almost all …

Students end protests on road safety in Bangladesh after nine days; education ministry to hold meet tomorrow
6 years, 7 months ago

Students end protests on road safety in Bangladesh after nine days; education ministry to hold meet tomorrow

Firstpost  

The unprecedented protests by the students in Bangladesh demanding better road safety end after nine-day-long stir that left over 150 people injured in clashes with riots police Dhaka: The unprecedented protests by the students in Bangladesh demanding better road safety laws virtually came to an end on Tuesday, with agitators returning to their classes after a nine-day-long stir that left …

Students' protest in Bangladesh nears end after series of violent events sees several journalists injured
6 years, 7 months ago

Students' protest in Bangladesh nears end after series of violent events sees several journalists injured

Firstpost  

The students’ non-violent movement in Bangladesh that erupted on 29 July following the death of two students in a road accident in Dhaka seems to have come to an end after a series of violent incidents Dhaka: Bangladeshi students’ non-violent movement that erupted on 29 July following the death of two students in a road accident in Dhaka seems to …

Over 100 students injured in Dhaka clashes as protests over poor road safety in Bangladesh turn violent
6 years, 7 months ago

Over 100 students injured in Dhaka clashes as protests over poor road safety in Bangladesh turn violent

Firstpost  

For the last week, students have brought parts of Dhaka to a standstill with a protest against poor road safety after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. Dhaka: More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh on Saturday after police fired rubber bullets at students protesters, a doctor and witnesses said, a major escalation in a stand-off between …

Dozens of students injured in Bangladesh road safety protests
6 years, 7 months ago

Dozens of students injured in Bangladesh road safety protests

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrations sparked by the deaths of two teenagers turn violent on their seventh day. Dozens of people have been injured in Bangladesh‘s capital after student protests over road safety turned violent, marking a major escalation on the seventh day of unrest. Police on Saturday fired rubber bullets at student protesters in Dhaka, AFP news agency reported, citing witnesses and a …

Student protests continue in Kashmir over Kathua case
6 years, 11 months ago

Student protests continue in Kashmir over Kathua case

Hindustan Times  

Protests by students continued in Kashmir on Wednesday against the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua that has triggered widespread outrage across the country. Law students stage protest demanding justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl, in Srinagar. A police official in Awantipora said the student protests turned violent at the Islamic University …

Countrywide protests demanding justice in Kathua and Unnao rape cases
6 years, 11 months ago

Countrywide protests demanding justice in Kathua and Unnao rape cases

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of people protested across the country on Sunday as outrage grew over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu’s Kathua and the sexual assault of a teenager in Unnao, a day after another case of the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl was reported in Surat. People attend a protest against the rape of …

Kolkata child sex assault case: Parents hold sit-in protest at GD Birla School, demand principal's arrest, better security for children
7 years, 3 months ago

Kolkata child sex assault case: Parents hold sit-in protest at GD Birla School, demand principal's arrest, better security for children

Firstpost  

four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two PT teachers inside a washroom in in the high-profile GD Birla Centre For Education Kolkata: Three days after a minor girl was allegedly sexually abused inside a south Kolkata school by two physical training teachers, parents and guardians of students on Sunday held a sit-in protest demanding their children’s security and arrest …

BHU students' protest against eve-teasing turns violent, several girls injured in police crackdown
7 years, 5 months ago

BHU students' protest against eve-teasing turns violent, several girls injured in police crackdown

Firstpost  

Students’ protest at Banaras Hindu University against the increasing incidents of eve-teasing inside the campus turned violent on Saturday night Varanasi: Students’ protest at Banaras Hindu University against the increasing incidents of eve-teasing inside the campus turned violent on Saturday night as a group of protesting students trying to enter the vice-chancellor’s residence clashed with the police, according to media …

Kashmir unrest: Meet the girl students who have become the Valley's new face of protest
7 years, 10 months ago

Kashmir unrest: Meet the girl students who have become the Valley's new face of protest

Firstpost  

Outside the Women’s Degree College on Maulana Azad Road in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, as the college closed, after a relatively peaceful day on Thursday, students gathered outside the main gate chatting mostly about the events of the week gone by — events that have shaped the new fault lines in the Valley. “We came on the …

Maratha Protests Turn Violent in Nashik Following Rape of a Minor
8 years, 5 months ago

Maratha Protests Turn Violent in Nashik Following Rape of a Minor

The Quint  

Maratha protesters lost their patience when another incident of an attempted rape came to light near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district. As the news spread through social media, protests were staged at various places in Nashik district including the Mumbai-Agra highway. Members of Maratha community, which is 32 per cent of the state population, have been protesting for a couple of …

Police attack on students: Left-backed unions to escalate stir; AAP video adds fuel to fire
9 years, 1 month ago

Police attack on students: Left-backed unions to escalate stir; AAP video adds fuel to fire

Firstpost  

After the Delhi Police’s attack against students seeking justice for Rohith Vemula, students’ unions have decided to intensify their protest. Two days after the Delhi Police used brute force against students seeking justice for Rohith Vemula near the RSS office at Jhandewalan, students’ unions have decided to intensify their protest. According to the Joint Action Committee on Justice for Rohith …

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