Tag: Shutdown call

Mamata Banerjee says Bengal Bandh failed, thanks people for ‘not supporting’ BJP’s shutdown call

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed the Bengal bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday unsuccessful and "congratulated" the people of her state for "not supporting" the shutdown call.

September 26, 2018

Bengal Bandh: BJP leaders take out protest marches | Train services disrupted

West Bengal BJP leaders took out marches following their call for a 12-hour Bengal bandh to protest the killing of two students in a clash in North Dinajpur district’s Islampur on 21 September.

September 26, 2018

Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended as separatists call shutdown in Valley

The separatists have called a complete shutdown in the Valley to support Article 35A that gives special powers to the state legislature.

August 5, 2018

Yasin Malik detained by police in J-K

Separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested by the police on Thursday before he could participate in the protest shutdown call in Srinagar.

June 21, 2018

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar following shutdown call by separatists

The police said restrictions were imposed in Srinagar's old city and also in the uptown areas falling under the jurisdiction of Maisuma and Kralkhud police stations.

April 12, 2018

Shutdown call in Karnataka for Mahadayi water on Thursday

A call for 12-hour shutdown on Thursday in Karnataka has been given by several Kannada organisations and regional outfits for the Mahadayi river water from the neighbouring Goa state in the northwest. “We are forced to shut down across the state from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday for the Prime Minister’s intervention in...

January 25, 2018