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Bharat Bandh: Kerala government warns of salary cut for employees joining strike
India | February 12, 2026 8:31 ISTKerala bandh: In its order issued on Wednesday night, the Kerala government stated that action will be taken against those government employees who will be participating in the nationwide strike on Thursday.
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Bharat Bandh: Are schools and colleges closed today? All you need to know
Education | February 12, 2026 6:23 ISTBharat Bandh on February 12: Several services are expected to remain affected across the country on Thursday. However, there is no clarity on whether educational institutions will remain affected.
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Bharat bandh today: Who will join nationwide strike and what are key demands of trade unions?
India | February 12, 2026 0:00 ISTBharat bandh on February 12: Central trade unions have announced a Bharat Bandh on February 12 against labour reforms and economic policies, with nearly 30 crore workers expected to participate. Key sectors may face disruptions, while essential services will continue.
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Bharat Bandh begins: From banks, schools to train services, check what's open, what's closed today
India | July 09, 2025 10:38 ISTBharat Bandh: The trade unions' demands include doing away with the four labour codes, contractualisation, privatisation of PSUs, and increasing minimum wages to Rs 26,000 per month.
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Bharat Bandh today: Will schools, banks and other services in Mumbai be affected?
Maharashtra | July 09, 2025 8:43 ISTBharat Bandh Today: Mumbai’s local trains and BEST bus services will run as usual, even as the situation may change if transport unions extend their support to the bandh. However, till now, no official announcement has been made regarding a halt in public transport.
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Bharat Bandh Highlights: Public transport disrupted, shops shut in several regions across country
India | July 09, 2025 15:21 ISTBharat Bandh updates: A nationwide protest, backed by 21 organisations, was called against the Supreme Court’s August 1 verdict permitting states to sub-categorise Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for internal quota allocation.
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Bharat Bandh on July 9: Over 25 crore workers may go on strike; what's open, what's closed tomorrow?
India | July 08, 2025 12:27 ISTA nationwide Bharat Bandh is scheduled for July 9, 2025, with over 25 crore workers from key sectors, including banking, insurance, postal services, coal mining, construction, and state transport, going on strike. Check the list of essential services to be affected here.
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Nationwide strike: Over 27 lakh power sector employees call for protest on July 9, check demands
Business | July 02, 2025 15:47 ISTShailendra Dubey, Chairman of All India Power Engineers' Federation, said it has been decided to hold a massive protest on July 9 by 27 lakh power employees against the privatisation of two UP discoms.
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The largest Bharat Bandh in history: A nationwide standstill on April 2, 2018
India | August 21, 2024 13:30 ISTThe Bharat Bandh on April 2, 2018, marked the largest nationwide shutdown in India's history, triggered by a Supreme Court ruling that amended the SC/ST Act. The bandh, driven by anger among Dalit and Adivasi communities, led to widespread protests, violence, and the deaths of at least 11 people.
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Rajasthan sees mix impact of Bharat Bandh, normal life largely unaffected
Rajasthan | August 21, 2024 13:30 ISTDuring the bandh call, the district administration of Bharatpur suspended mobile internet services in the district. The Home Department also issued an advisory to maintain law and order in the state.
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Bharat Bandh Today: Protesters disrupt traffic movement in multiple districts of Bihar
Bihar | August 21, 2024 12:50 ISTApart from vehicular traffic, train movement was also affected in Bihar. In Darbhanga, the protesters blocked the Bihar Sampark Kranti train running between Darbhanga and Delhi.
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Bharat Bandh today: Akhilesh extends support, says, 'Public movements put check on unbridled govt'
India | August 21, 2024 11:00 ISTBesides Akhilesh Yadav Mayawati has also extended support to the nationwide bandh call. The Bharat Bandh was called by several organisations against the Supreme Court's order allowing creamy layer sub-categorisation in SC and ST categories.
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Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court order on quota most effective in Bihar, Jharkhand
India | August 21, 2024 21:36 ISTBharat Bandh: The protesters put up rail and road blockades in several districts of Bihar, and police used batons and water cannons to disperse them. Darbhanga and Buxar witnessed disruption in train services while traffic was blocked in Patna, Hajipur, Darbhanga and Jehanabad.
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Markets remain open in Delhi as Bharat Bandh call fails to impact
India | February 26, 2021 20:27 ISTAll markets remained open in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar and other areas despite the Confederation of All India Traders' (CAIT) call for a 'Bharat Vyapar Bandh' on Friday.
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With mood to corner govt, Congress to organise Bharat Bandh on Sept 10 over rising fuel prices
India | September 06, 2018 23:18 ISTThe common man was bearing the brunt of the escalating prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said.
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Clash between two groups in Bihar's Arrah during protests against caste-based reservations
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Bharat Bandh: Curfew imposed in Bhind, Morena: protesters stop trains in Bihar's Arrah
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Bharat Bandh: After Home Ministry's advisory, security tightened in UP, MP, Rajasthan
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Bharat Bandh: Over dozen injured in violent clashes, 127 people arrested in Bihar
India | April 10, 2018 17:54 ISTIn order to avoid any untoward incident, security has been tightened in various states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bhopal.
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Bharat Bandh against caste-based reservations today
News | April 10, 2018 7:36 IST
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