Mumbai-Bengaluru highway blocked, trains halted as Maratha quota stir intensifies
1 year, 2 months ago

Mumbai-Bengaluru highway blocked, trains halted as Maratha quota stir intensifies

India Today  

Members of the Maratha community in Maharashtra continued to stage protests in different parts of the state on Tuesday, seeking Maratha reservations in government jobs and education under the OBC category. Visuals of the agitation showed protestors burning tires on the railway tracks, holding saffron flags, demanding reservation for the Maratha community. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has been continuing his indefinite fast in support of the reservation demand at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district since October 25. On Tuesday, he said that the Maratha community will not accept an "incomplete reservation" and the Maharashtra government should call a special session of the state legislature on the issue. Reacting to the ongoing situation in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "The state government is positively working to solve Maratha quota issue."

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Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa
1 week ago

Farmers’ Punjab bandh call gets total response in Malwa

Hindustan Times  

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Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna
10 months, 1 week ago

Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna

Live Mint  

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Mumbai news: Maratha quota protest march to cause traffic snarls on Republic Day
11 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai news: Maratha quota protest march to cause traffic snarls on Republic Day

Live Mint  

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Maratha quota stir: Dy CM Ajit Pawar skips Baramati visit as protests escalate
1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha quota stir: Dy CM Ajit Pawar skips Baramati visit as protests escalate

Hindustan Times  

As the stir over the Maratha reservation continues to rise, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar cancelled his Saturday visit to Baramati– his hometown in Pune district. Maratha reservation activists across the state have threatened to ban the entry of political leaders till the state government fulfils their demand of bringing in the Other Backward Classes quota for the community. To …

Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway
1 year, 3 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 …

Maratha Quota Activists Burn Tyres in Maharashtra's Solapur to Protest Police Action in Jalna; Two Detained
1 year, 3 months ago

Maratha Quota Activists Burn Tyres in Maharashtra's Solapur to Protest Police Action in Jalna; Two Detained

News 18  

Some Maratha community members burned tyres in Solapur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday to protest against the recent police lathi-charge on quota protesters in Jalna, following which two persons were detained, an official said. The issue of the Maratha reservation returned to the centre stage last week after the police baton-charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent …

Jalna Violence: 'Are We Pakistanis?' Maratha Activist Asks After Police Lathicharge; Fresh Stir in Mumbai
1 year, 4 months ago

Jalna Violence: 'Are We Pakistanis?' Maratha Activist Asks After Police Lathicharge; Fresh Stir in Mumbai

News 18  

At least a dozen police officers were injured after a protest for the Maratha reservation in the Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday as protestors resorted to stone-pelting. – NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar Meets Injured Persons; Condemns Police Action National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Maratha quota agitators injured in police action a day …

Karnataka bus set on fire as Maratha quota protest turns violent in Jalna
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka bus set on fire as Maratha quota protest turns violent in Jalna

India Today  

Agitators set a Karnataka passenger bus on fire after protests for the Maratha reservation in the Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday, leading to several people, including at least 12 police personnel, getting injured. As the police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the agitating protesters, they hurled stones at the police and set buses on fire, including …

Cops, protesters hurt in clashes at Bengal rally
2 years, 3 months ago

Cops, protesters hurt in clashes at Bengal rally

Hindustan Times  

Parts of Kolkata and its outskirts resembled a battlefield on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party workers fought pitched street battles with the police after the party’s procession was blocked by state authorities, sparking violent clashes and a political war of words. Over the next four hours, chaos descended on large parts of the Bengal capital and its sister city, Howrah, …

Agnipath scheme: Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s Sealdah-Barrackpore route
2 years, 6 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 threaten to intensify protest, block railway tracks; govt says let's talk | 10 points
4 years 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 …

Delhi: Anti-CAA protestors now block road near Jafrabad Metro station
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Anti-CAA protestors now block road near Jafrabad Metro station

Op India  

On Saturday, a group of over 500 Muslim women gathered near the Jafrabad Metro Station and blocked road No. Read: Confusion whether all Islamists of Shaheen Bagh agree to open a tiny stretch of road, partially ending their illegal occupation Clad in Burkha, the women had also raised slogans of “Jai Bhim.” The sudden protests had forced the Delhi Metro …

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

Anti-CAA Protest In Bengal: Protesters Torch Railway Stations, Block Roads; In Points
5 years ago

Anti-CAA Protest In Bengal: Protesters Torch Railway Stations, Block Roads; In Points

ABP News  

Kolkata: Anti-CAA protests in West Bengal intensified on Friday. The protesters vandalised and set fire to railway stations, and squatted on the tracks and highways, disrupting train services and vehicular movement. • The protesters carried posters against the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens • They vandalised the Beldanga railway station of Eastern Railway, forcing the railway employees …

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