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Shimla, April 6 Traffic was disrupted in several locations in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, as private bus, taxi, truck, and auto drivers went on strike, demanding the establishment of a vehicle fitness certificate center in all tehsils of the district.The protesters, who were...

Islamabad, April 6 – People blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) at various locations in the Diamer district of Gilgit Baltistan, which is under Pakistani control, to demand the rights of people affected by the Diamer-Bhasha Dam. They warned that they would hold a long march towards the dam...

Kolkata, April 6 – The Kolkata police have registered an FIR against a female member of the Trinamool Congress-backed Booth Level Officer (BLO) Rights Protection Committee for staging a protest outside the office of the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), officials said on Monday.A senior...

Washington/Ottawa, April 6 – Officials of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and members of the Uyghur community staged protests across the United States and Canada, calling for global accountability and urgent international action over what they described as China's "ongoing...

Tokyo, April 6: Senior figures from several Japanese opposition parties joined thousands of citizens outside the busy Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to protest the government's aggressive push to ease restrictions on arms exports and advance sweeping military expansion, expressing concerns about the...

Noida (UP), April 5 Several vehicle owners staged a protest at a fuel station in Greater Noida after their cars and two-wheelers broke down, allegedly after being refuelled with petrol contaminated with water, police said on Sunday.Preliminary investigations suggest that rainwater had seeped...

Amaravati, April 5 – Tension gripped the town of Akividu in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on Sunday as police took the leaders of some organizations into custody while they were heading to the town to demand the construction of a temple at a structure that houses a local deity.Police...

Kathmandu, April 5 Former Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for another five days as a district court here approved an extension of their detention after the police sought more time to investigate their alleged involvement in...

Islamabad, April 5 – Ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's planned protest against rising fuel prices and inflation, two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were closed on Sunday, with the police citing "security" reasons for the closure.In a statement, the Karachi Traffic Police...

Shimla, April 4 Traffic was disrupted as people arriving from Punjab staged a protest by blocking the road in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Saturday against a hike in entry tax levied on vehicles registered outside the state.The BJP MLA, Janak Raj, who arrived at the scene while the...

Amritsar, April 4 – The BJP staged a state-level protest here on Saturday, demanding justice for the family of state Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Randhawa and a CBI investigation into the case.Speaking on the occasion, state BJP President Sunil Jakhar said the party would...

Kolkata, April 4 A team of NIA officials, investigating the siege of seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise, filmed the incident at the Mothabari office in Malda on the second day of their visit on Saturday, a senior district official said.The NIA has been tasked by the Election...

Bhopal, April 4 – A group of members from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest on Saturday by putting up posters outside the offices of Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, the Directorate of Health Services (Ayushman), and the Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO)...

New Delhi, April 4 Several students of Hansraj College staged a protest on Saturday, alleging arbitrary restrictions and denial of institutional support for activities by the administration.Protesters, including the elected students' union, Students' Federation of India, and various societies...

Patna, April 4 – Tension gripped parts of the Katihar district on Saturday after the custodial death of a man triggered violent protests in the Phalka police station area.The incident revolves around 24-year-old Rakesh Kumar Yadav, whose death in police custody has sparked serious allegations...

Chandigarh, April 4 The Punjab BJP held a state-level protest against the AAP government over the recent suicide of a warehousing corporation official, demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national general...

Katihar (Bihar), April 4 A man arrested in a robbery case allegedly hanged himself to death inside the police lockup in Katihar district, Bihar, following which the SHO and the investigating officer were suspended, an official said on Saturday.Rakesh Kumar Yadav (24) was arrested on Friday...

Kolkata, April 4 – Intelligence agencies, both central and state, including members of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, are investigating the incident of harassment of judicial officers in Kaliachak, Malda district of West Bengal. They are trying to trace the overseas connections of...

Kolkata, April 3 A former candidate from the AIMIM was arrested on Friday for surrounding the seven judicial officers in Malda district, adding a new political dimension to the case. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Asaduddin Owasi-led party, the BJP, and the ISF for "orchestrating" the...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), April 3 The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a protest outside the DSP office in Garhshankar on Friday against the alleged desecration of a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in Noorpur Jattan village.BSP's Punjab unit president Avtar Singh Karimpuri said the party would intensify its...