Bandh News
Reportedly, tribals are calling for Bhandh as no action has been taken by the authorities after Sarna flag was burnt at Lower Karam Toli area in Ranchi on March 25.
There will be no bandh in West Bengal on November 26
All state government offices will remain open on November 26
Violators will face action, the WB govt has warned
BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha on Sunday said that his party will be observing a "black day" in West Bengal on Monday in the wake of the killings of BJP workers. Will the BJP's 'black day' stop 'violence' in West Bengal? Watch this debate to know more.
The strike has been called by ten major trade unions.
There were attempts to attack BJP offices in Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Golaghat, but those were foiled by the security forces.
Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes, occurred and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh.
The students were agitating over the demand for recruitment of teachers for subjects like English, Bengali, History and Science after two teachers were appointed to teach Urdu.
As a mark of protest, the farmers also stopped the supply of farm products such as vegetables, grains and milk to cities across the country for 10 days since June 1.
The dawn-to-dusk bandh has received the backing of a wide range of groups.
Eleven persons belonging to the minority community were killed at Naroda Gam in 2002 riots during a bandh called to protest the Godhra train burning incident.
These naxalites have been indulging in various naxal activities, Kamlesh Singh Bhokta had been in jail for his involvement in naxal activities but at present he was on bail.
Pro-Gorkhaland activists took out rallies in Darjeeling on Tuesday during the day but no incident of violence or arson was reported by the police.
Separatists call for Bandh
Separatists in Kashmir have called for a bandh on Tuesday to protest against the arrest of seven persons, including the son-in-law of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with its terror funding probe.
The angry protestors left one policeman injured and torched a police vehicle as Darjeeling continued to boil under indefinite strike for the sixth day in a row now.
The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has decided to intensify the ongoing bandh for an indefinite period from Monday since Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang refused to step down as demanded.
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