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Jat mayhem: Quota system out of sync in open economy

Rohtak: People from Jat community stage a demonstration to press for Special Backward Class (SBC) status in Rohtak on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Amulya Ganguli Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi described MNREGA…




Rewari traders protest against Jat violence

Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Traders in Haryana’s Rewari district on Friday observed a shutdown seeking stringent action against those who looted and set fire to businesses of non-Jats during the Jat job quota protests. Traders…




Irom Sharmila to continue fast unto death

Imphal, Feb 25 (IANS) Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the abrogation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has said she would continue her fast…


Lawyers march to seek action over court violence

Patna: Lawyers stage a demonstration to press for removal sedition charges against JNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, on Feb 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) More than 200 lawyers marched silently…


Strike continues at Tata Nano plant

Ahmedabad, Feb 24 (IANS) A strike by a section of workers at the Tata Motors’ Nano plant at Sanand near here entered the second day on Wednesday. Assistant Labour Commissioner M.S. Patel said the striking…



Farmers demand hike in MSP for agriculture produce

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Representatives of various organisations of farmers on Wednesday staged a protest here against what they termed anti-agriculture policies of the central government, and demanded a reasonable hike in Minimum Support…


Two more members join JNU inquiry panel

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A high-level committee set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to inquire into an event organised on the campus, which has triggered international headlines, has been broad based…


Haryana calm, people count losses

Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana remained calm on Wednesday, with people pouring out of their homes in violence-hit districts and supplies of essential commodities restored. Shops and business establishments, which survived the wrath of the…






Shoes hurled at Hooda during Rohtak visit

Rohtak, Feb 23 (IANS) Angry traders on Tuesday hurled shoes towards former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda when he arrived in this Haryana town to meet with people who had suffered heavy losses during the…