M Phil students to intensify stir at AMU

Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2012, 18:35

Students of M Phil have been sitting on `dharna` for last ten days seeking exemption from admission test for different PhD courses at Aligarh Muslim University.

Dalit MPs hold dharna for SC/ST quota in promotion

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 15:00

Cutting across party lines, dalit MPs staged a dharna inside Parliament demanding reservation in promotion for SC/ST.

Journalists stage protest in Arunachal Pradesh

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 16:40

Media persons in AP staged dharna to protest the state govt`s failure to arrest the culprits involved in the attack of a journalist on July 15.

Kejriwal to protest in Bhopal on Tuesday

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 21:43

Kejriwal said he will sit on a dharna outside the residence of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal to protest the police action against his supporters there.

Woman threatens dharna to demand justice for daughter

Last Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 22:38

A woman threatened to sit on dharna to demand justice for her daughter who lost vision in one eye after allegedly being beaten up by a school teacher.

Suspended Andhra MPs stage `silent` dharna

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 15:38

With black ribbon taped on their lips, the suspended MPs, carrying placards in support of separate Telangana state, stood near the Gandhi statue.

Liquor mafia: Chandrababu stages dharna

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 23:54

Chandrababu Naidu staged a dharna in front of the District Collectorate here seeking crackdown on the liquor mafia even as the ruling Congress workers and the police tried to prevent him.

Bihar legislator again goes on dharna in assembly

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 17:22

Jyoti Rashmi who was twice earlier suspended during the budget session renewed her demand for a CBI probe into alleged illegal mining.

Bhopal gas survivors to sit on `dharna` from today

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 08:30

The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy will hold an indefinite `dharna` (sit-in) starting Tuesday, demanding correction in figures of those killed.

Anna to stage dharna outside homes of Sonia, Rahul

Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011, 00:22

Anna Hazare today said he would stage dharna outside residences of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi after his three-day fast in Mumbai.

Traders down shutters in Karnataka

Last Updated: Thursday, December 1, 2011, 11:21

Large number of traders in Karnataka on Thursday downed their shutters and joined the protest against the Centre`s decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in retail trade.