Hunger Strike
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Atishi, who is on indefinite hunger strike, hospitalised after her health deteriorates
Delhi | Jun 25, 2024, 08:59 AM ISTDelhi Minister Atishi, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 21, was advised by the doctors to be admitted to a hospital in view of her deteriorating health but she refused asserting Haryana should first accept her demand for releasing water for Delhi.
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Delhi: Protesters raise slogans at Atishi's hunger strike site in Bhogal, AAP blames BJP
Delhi | Jun 22, 2024, 09:01 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: The Water Minister said that Delhi depends on neighbouring states for water. It receives 1,005 MGD water from neighbouring states through rivers and canals, out of which Haryana provides 613 MGD.
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Atishi begins indefinite hunger strike, seeks 'rightful share of water' from Haryana for Delhi
Delhi | Jun 21, 2024, 01:28 PM ISTDelhi Minister Atishi, along with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and others visited Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. In an X post, AAP leader said she would visit Rajghat as Gandhiji taught that the path of 'Satyagraha' must be adopted to struggle against injustice.
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'Govt has gone deaf': Indian workers facing deportation in Canada to go on full hunger strike
World | May 29, 2024, 07:23 AM ISTIndian workers have been protesting since May 9 after Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced a 25 per cent cut in the number of permanent residency numbers. The new rules have reduced annual permits from 2,100 to 1,600 in 2024, causing workers in low-skill jobs to face deportation.
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JNU student on indefinite strike against administration's inaction over sexual harassment complaint
Delhi | Apr 02, 2024, 08:26 AM ISTThe student demanded the immediate restraintment of one of the accused from Sabarmati Hostel, cancellation of the registration of the accused, out-of-bound order for the former students and steps to ensure safety her safety, as well as that of her friends.
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Sonam Wangchuk ends 21-day-long hunger strike for statehood of Ladakh
India | Mar 26, 2024, 09:48 PM ISTThe renowned education reformist said the end of the hunger strike is the beginning of a new phase of the ongoing agitation.
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Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi begins hunger strike in Iran
World | Nov 07, 2023, 06:43 AM ISTMohammadi has been targeted by the Iranian authorities for a decade for her activism and she is now reportedly suffering from heart and lung issues. However, her family alleges that prison authorities have refused to take her to a hospital for refusing to wear a hijab.
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Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil ends hunger strike, sets Jan 2 deadline for quota
Maharashtra | Nov 03, 2023, 12:10 AM ISTJarange, who had earlier sat on an indefinite fast in the last week of August, called off his protest on September 14 after CM Eknath Shinde assured that he would take steps to fulfil his demand. At that time, Jarange had set a 30-day deadline for the government, but later extended it by 10 days.
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Maratha quota row: CM Eknath Shinde dials activist Manoj Jarange, urges him to end hunger strike
Maharashtra | Sep 13, 2023, 10:03 AM ISTAccording to sources, the Chief Minister also also the Maratha quota activist to reconsider his demands.
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Maratha reservation row: Manoj Jarange agrees to break hunger strike in CM, Deputy CMs presence
Maharashtra | Sep 12, 2023, 04:01 PM ISTJarange further said that he would break the hunger strike but not move away from the place of agitation.
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Maratha reservation row: Manoj Jarange gives four-day deadline, threatens to continue with fast
Maharashtra | Sep 06, 2023, 06:21 AM ISTA brutal clash between police personnel and activists took place on Friday when officials tried to take Patil, who led a sit-in hunger strike to the hospital in Jalna.
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'If India has to be developed...'- Kavitha makes strong pitch for Women's Reservation Bill
India | Mar 10, 2023, 02:01 PM ISTWomen's Reservation Bill protest: The passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament in long-standing demand. For the first time, It was introduced in 2008, since the bill has been facing political apathy. Interestingly, no party openly opposes the bill still it is waiting for being materialized.
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Telangana: Police break YS Sharmila's indefinite fast, shift her to hospital
India | Dec 11, 2022, 12:09 PM ISTPolice forced media personnel, party leaders and cadres, to move away from the location and foiled Sharmila's fast before she was "forcefully" shifted to the hospital at around 1.00 AM, the party said.
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Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail calls off hunger strike
India | Aug 02, 2022, 07:13 AM ISTYasin Malik news: Yasin Malik was admitted to Delhi's RML Hospital on July 26, following a fluctuation in blood pressure due to the hunger strike. He was discharged on July 29
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Hunger-striking husband says 'no hope' after UK-Iran talks
World | Nov 12, 2021, 12:47 PM ISTRichard Ratcliffe was speaking after he met with James Cleverly, a British foreign minister, to hear details of his talks with Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani.
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Commercial vehicle operators threaten to go on hunger strike
Business | Feb 14, 2021, 11:14 AM ISTCommercial vehicle operators in Meghalaya have threatened that they would go for an indefinite hunger strike if the state government chose to turn a deaf ear on their demand for reducing the prices of petrol and diesel.
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Anna Hazare cancels indefinite hunger strike against farm laws after Centre's assurance
India | Jan 30, 2021, 08:37 AM ISTIn a statement earlier in the day, Hazare (84) had announced that he will be starting the hunger strike from his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra on Saturday.
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Congress' Jagdish Sharma urges govt to safeguard farmers as they observe 'amaran anshan'
News | Dec 23, 2020, 08:05 PM ISTMembers of All India Shaheed Pheruman Dal began relay hunger strike at Singhu Border (Delhi-Haryana Border).
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DMK, allies begin hunger strike in support of protesting farmers
India | Dec 18, 2020, 10:20 AM ISTThe DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu on Friday embarked on a day-long hunger strike in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently.
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Farmer leaders begin hunger strike at Delhi borders
News | Dec 14, 2020, 12:14 PM ISTFarmers' leaders sit on hunger strike at Tikri border as their protest against Centre's farm laws enters 19th day.