Telangana: Shutdown cripples life in coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 09:34

Normal life came to a grinding halt in all 13 districts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions on Friday to protest the Union Cabinet`s approval to a draft bill for formation of separate Telangana state.

Students enforce bandh in Bhagalpur to protest death of a mate

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:34

Protesting the death of a college student after being hit by a police jeep two days ago, following yesterday`s police lathicharge on them, various students` bodies today enforced bandh here, official sources said.

Good response to TRS bandh against Rayala-Telangana

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 10:09

The bandh called by TRS in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, to oppose move to create Rayala-Telangana, evoked good response on Thursday in the city while the shutdown was near-total and peaceful in Telangana districts, police said.

NPF criticises Dimapur bandh called by Congress

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 16:40

The ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) on Wednesday criticised the bandh called by the Congress in Dimapur district and said that it disrupted the Hornbill Festival, while businesses lost a day.

Pro-Tamil outfits demand bandh on Nov 12

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 13:47

Twenty one pro-Tamil outfits pressing for India`s non-participation in the November 15 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet in Sri Lanka over the Lankan Tamils issue have demanded that the state government declare a bandh on Nov 12 to mount pressure on the Centre over taking part.

Normal life hit by 12-hour BTAD bandh in Assam

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 15:37

Normal life was hit by a 12-hour BTAD bandh called by the militant NDFB (Songbijit) faction on Tuesday demanding release of an arrested person. No untoward incident has been reported so far.

Assam Bandh evokes mixed response

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 16:39

The 12-hour Assam bandh called by various wings of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday evoked mixed response with sporadic incidents of violence in different parts of the state.

Mamata Banerjee makes GJM eschew shutdowns in Darjeeling

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 21:04

With Gorkhland movement mothballed in Darjeeling, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee scored yet another success in making GJM eschew politics of bandhs which shut down the hills for three months.

Violence erupts in Goalpara district of Assam

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 16:21

Violence has erupted in Goalpara district following announcement of election to the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council with a school and two vehicles set ablaze in different places on Sunday, while an indefinite bandh has affected normal life.

Bandh affects normal life in Meghalaya

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 14:34

Normal life was crippled in Meghalaya on Thursday in response to a 12-hour bandh called by pro-Inner Line Permit activists, who demanded introduction of ILP to regulate entry of outsiders into the state.

Minorities observes bandh over torture of teenager in Kishtwar

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 20:20

Minorities on Friday observed a shut down in protest against the torture of a teenager by Special Investigation Team (SIT) in police custody in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.