Bharat Bandh Today
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Bharat Bandh begins: From banks, schools to train services, check what's open, what's closed today
India | Jul 09, 2025, 10:38 AM 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 Highlights: Public transport disrupted, shops shut in several regions across country
India | Jul 09, 2025, 03:21 PM 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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Muqabla : Something big will happen in Kolkata: Why is 'Bangladesh' on Mamata didi's mind?
News | Aug 28, 2024, 08:14 PM ISTChief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized the BJP's Bengal bandh, labelling the party as arrogant and corrupt. She also pointed out that central agencies have not been deployed in BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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The largest Bharat Bandh in history: A nationwide standstill on April 2, 2018
India | Aug 21, 2024, 01:30 PM 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 | Aug 21, 2024, 01:30 PM 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 | Aug 21, 2024, 12:50 PM 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 | Aug 21, 2024, 11:00 AM 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: Which key groups, political parties to join protest against SC's reservation ruling
India | Aug 21, 2024, 10:15 AM ISTDalit and Adivasi organisations, led by NACDAOR, have called a nationwide bandh today to protest the Supreme Court's ruling on sub-categorisation within SC/ST reservations. The ruling, which allows states to create sub-quotas, has sparked concern over potential impacts on social justice.
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Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court order on quota most effective in Bihar, Jharkhand
India | Aug 21, 2024, 09:36 PM 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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Bharat Bandh called for today, tomorrow; banking services likely to be hit | 10 key points
India | Mar 28, 2022, 12:06 AM ISTThe strike notices were given by workers' unions of various sectors such as coal, steel, oil, telecom, postal, income tax, copper, banks and insurance. Read ahead to know what is open, what is closed today and tomorrow amid the bandh.
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Watch Ground Report of Bharat Bandh by Samyukt Kisan Morcha
News | Sep 27, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws. Watch Ground report on India Tv for latest update.
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Bharat Bandh: Security tightened at Delhi borders
News | Sep 27, 2021, 11:00 AM ISTCentral Trade Unions will organise a protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi at 11 am today. Several bar associations and local units of the All India Lawyers' Union have extended their support.
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Farmers call for Bharat Bandh today from 6am to 4pm
News | Sep 27, 2021, 06:43 AM ISTThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers' union, has called a 10-hour Bharat Bandh on Monday, September 27, to protest against the Centre's three farm laws that were passed by Parliament in September last year.
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Amit Shah's meeting with farmer leaders fails to break deadlock
News | Dec 09, 2020, 09:00 AM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called farmers for talks, a day ahead of the government's sixth round of negotiations to end the deadlock over the farm laws.
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Bharat Bandh traffic update: Haryana, Delhi issue advisories; Check list of roads to avoid
India | Dec 08, 2020, 12:50 PM ISTIn view of the call for 'Bharat Bandh' today given by various farmers' organizations protesting the Central agricultural laws, Haryana Police and Delhi Police have issued separate travel advisory stating that people may face traffic blockages on various roads and highways of the state. Today is the 13th day of the farmers stir, The farmers are demanding from the government to repeal the three laws which they believe are against the interest of the community.
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2-year-old girl dies as ambulance gets stuck in jam due to bharat bandh protest in Bihar
News | Sep 11, 2018, 08:15 AM ISTIn states like Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha and Arunachal Pradesh life was hit by the shutdown, but Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Mizoram remained largely unaffected.
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Normal lives take a toll in many states; violence reported in Mumbai, Patna, Ahmedabad, Ranchi
Politics | Sep 10, 2018, 02:39 PM ISTBharat Bandh: The opposition Congress, which has called for a nation-wide shut down on Monday over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee, has appealed party workers to maintain peace and not to associate with any violent protests.
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Bharat Bandh: 2-yr-old dies in Jehanabad as ambulance could not reach hospital in time
News | Sep 10, 2018, 01:36 PM ISTBharat Bandh: A two-year-old child passed away after the protestors blocked the passage of the ambulance for hours in Jehanabad of Bihar.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses press conference on Bharat Bandh, slams 'politics violence'
Politics | Sep 10, 2018, 02:02 PM ISTBharat Bandh: A two-year-old child passed away after the protestors blocked the passage of the ambulance for hours in Bihar's Jehanabad.
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Bharat Bandh: 'Opposition stands united against BJP here', says Rahul Gandhi
Politics | Sep 10, 2018, 01:07 PM ISTBharat Bandh: East Coast Railway Zone has cancelled 12 trains including Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express and Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express.