Tag: Bharat Bandh

Chennai:  Banking operations across the country was affected on Thursday with about 4.5 lakh bank employees joining the nationwide strike called by the central trade unions, said a top official of the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA). He also said about 20 lakh cheques worth about Rs 18,000 crore could not be sent for […]

New Delhi: Odisha, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and Telangana witnessed complete shut down on Thursday and normal life was partially affected in many other states as more than 25 crore workers participated in the nationwide strike, according to central trade unions. The day-long countrywide strike has been called by a joint platform of ten central trade […]

Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a State-based outfit fighting for the rights of farmers, will extend support to the central farm leaders’ call for a countrywide shutdown on December 8 against the new farm laws, if discussion on farmers’ demands are not fulfilled by the Centre. NNKS convenor Akshya Kumar on Friday informed […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Congress on Saturday extended support to the Bharat Bandh called by the farmers protesting at Singhu Border against the new farm reform laws. “We urge people to come out in large numbers and support the Bharat Bandh call given by the farmers, as they are our Annadatas,” said Odisha Pradesh […]

New Delhi: The fifth round of parleys between the government and farmer leaders remained inconclusive on Saturday with both sides adamant on their stand over the three contentious farm laws. The next meet is scheduled on December 9 with farmers giving a ‘Bharat Bandh’ call on December 8. Heated arguments and written placards in “Yes […]

New Delhi: With protesting farmer unions calling for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8 even as several rounds of their talks with the Centre remain inconclusive, the opposition Congress on Sunday said that the party supported the proposed nationwide shutdown to protest against the three central farm laws. The Congress also said that its leader […]

New Delhi: Trade Unions and farmers from more than 12 states, including whole northern India, have so far extended their support for the ‘Bharat Bandh’ call of farmer organisations on December 8 to raise their voice against the Centre’s three contentious farm laws. Odisha, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, […]

New Delhi: Farmer representatives from around 40 unions on Sunday requested a “peaceful Bharat Bandh” on December 8 and announced that weddings would be exempted from the nationwide protest. Baldev Singh Nihal, Ashok Dhanvle, Tenjinder Virk, Comrade B.V. and Yogendra Yadav announced the move after a day-long meeting held to chalk out plan for the […]

New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) and All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) on Monday said that their members will not participate in the December 8 ‘Bharat Bandh’, adding that the government should though look into the farmers’ demands and resolve the issues at the earliest. Both associations said in a joint […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party in Odisha will support the Bharat Bandh call given by various farmers’ organisations across the country on Tuesday. Congress party will lend full support to the protesting farmers, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik said. “The Congress party has decided to extend its full support to the Bharat Bandh […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) postponed the Odisha Civil Services -2019 (Main) examination scheduled to be held tomorrow (December 8) in view of the Bharat Bandh. In a notification, the OPSC wrote, “Taking into cognizance of the difficulties to be faced by the candidates in approaching the examination centres due to Bharat Bandh, […]

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has said the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on December 8 would start at 11 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. as they don’t want to cause inconvenience to the public. BKU Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said,”The ‘Bharat Bandh’ will begin at 11 a.m. and continue till 3 pm on Tuesday.” The […]

Bhubaneswar: The State government has decided to close all government offices on Tuesday on account of country-wide shutdown to be observed by various farmers’ organisations in protest against the new Farm Laws. A release issued by the Information and Public Relation Department has informed that all the emergency services will continue as usual during the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party in Odisha on Monday raised questions on the silence of the state’s ruling BJD on the Bharat Bandh call given by farmer unions against the Centres new agri-marketing laws on December 8, and described the regional party as part of the BJP. “The BJD’s silence (on the issue) has exposed its […]

Lucknow: Amid the row over laws meant to bring a major change in the agri-marketing sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said reforms are needed for development and some laws from the past century have become a burden now. Launching the Agra metro rail project through video conference, Modi said the reforms carried out […]