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  JNU student on indefinite strike against administration's inaction over sexual harassment complaint

  Delhi | April 02, 2024 8:26 IST

  The 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 | March 26, 2024 21:48 IST

  The 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 | November 07, 2023 6:43 IST

  Mohammadi 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 | November 03, 2023 0:10 IST

  Jarange, 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 | September 13, 2023 10:03 IST

  According 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 | September 12, 2023 16:01 IST

  Jarange 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 | September 06, 2023 6:21 IST

  A 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 | March 10, 2023 14:01 IST

  Women'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 | December 11, 2022 12:09 IST

  Police 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 | August 02, 2022 7:13 IST

  Yasin 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 | November 12, 2021 12:47 IST

  Richard 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 | February 14, 2021 11:14 IST

  Commercial 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 | January 30, 2021 8:37 IST

  In 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 | December 23, 2020 20:05 IST

  Members 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 | December 18, 2020 10:20 IST

  The 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 | December 14, 2020 12:14 IST

  Farmers' leaders sit on hunger strike at Tikri border as their protest against Centre's farm laws enters 19th day.

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  Farmers to observe hunger strike on Monday amid plans to intensify agitation | Key points

  India | December 13, 2020 19:54 IST

  ​Vowing to intensify their agitation from December 14, the heads of all farmer unions protesting against the Centre's new agri laws will observe a one-day hunger strike on Monday. The hunger strike will go on from 8 am to 5 pm, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni announced on Sunday.

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  UPSC aspirant from Patna on hunger strike, demands postponement of exams

  India | September 13, 2020 20:51 IST

  A UPSC aspirant from Patna, Priya Kumari, is on a hunger strike for the last three days. The hunger strike is an attempt to draw the attention of the authorities towards the plight of the students who were not ready for the exams considering the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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  Pakistani doctor who helped CIA in Osama bin Laden killing begins hunger strike in prison

  World | March 02, 2020 14:13 IST

  The Pakistani doctor, who helped the CIA in tracking down and kill the Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, has begun a hunger strike in his prison cell.

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  BSNL employees plan hunger strike on Monday

  India | February 23, 2020 6:57 IST

  The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) has decided to organize a country-wide hunger strike on February 24 for early implementation of the cabinet decisions on the Bharat Sanchar Nigam's revival.