Tag: Protest

A 35-year-old carpenter tragically lost his life on Sunday after attempting to flee from a routine traffic check in Balanagar, Hyderabad. The incident occurred when the man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was stopped by traffic police for a routine check.

A 72-hour blockade in Katra, Jammu, began on December 25, with local business owners, including shopkeepers and pony wallas, organizing a protest against the proposed Mata Vaishno Devi ropeway project. The bandh, led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti, aimed to suspend all activities in the town, voicing concerns over the potential impact of the ₹250-crore project on their livelihoods.

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, BY Vijayendra, announced that the party will stage a protest on December 27 in Bengaluru against the Congress Working Committee (CWC) convention taking place in Belagavi. The BJP claims the event is being funded by taxpayers' money from Karnataka and has raised concerns about the allocation of public resources for the Congress gathering.

In anticipation of a planned protest by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, authorities in Islamabad have significantly increased security measures, sealing off the capital on Friday. The protest, aimed at demonstrating solidarity with the judiciary and pressuring for the release of the former Prime Minister, comes as Khan remains incarcerated at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

The state of Karnataka witnessed a tragic event on Monday as senior BJP leader and former MLC, MB Bhanuprakash, passed away due to a cardiac arrest during a protest against the surge in petrol and diesel prices.

The 44-year-old woman, employed with an arm of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development, was allotted the flat in a low-income group housing complex back in 2017. However, even before she could move in, more than 30 residents of the housing complex raised objections to the district collector and other authorities. They expressed concerns about the allotment to a 'Muslim' individual and cited potential "threat and nuisance."

The tragic demise of Shubh Karan Singh, a 21-year-old native of Bathinda, in a clash last Wednesday has sparked intense demands from farm leaders and the deceased's family for justice. With apprehensions looming over the possibility of the Punjab government conducting a post-mortem without registering a First Information Report (FIR) against the responsible Haryana Police officials, farmers have initiated a round-the-clock vigil at the Government Rajindra Hospital mortuary where Shubh Karan's body is currently kept.

Karnataka farmers stage an unusual protest, bringing a crocodile to an electricity company office to draw attention to power cuts disrupting their agricultural activities and highlighting the risks they face due to irregular power supply.