Hunger Strike
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Hazare's Fast Should Be Preceded By Agitation, Advises Digvijay
India | Jun 30, 2011, 06:28 PM ISTGuna (MP), Jun 30 : Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today said that anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's decision to go on hunger strike from August 16 must be preceded by an “agitation”.“Anna's decision to go
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Nigmanand Brother Alleges Threat To Family.
India | Jun 19, 2011, 10:32 AM ISTDarbhanga, Jun 18 : The elder brother of Swami Nigamanand, who died on June 13 after a four-month-long fast to protest illegal quarrying and mining, has lodged a complaint with police here apprehending threat to
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Ramdev Pays Tribute To Swami Nigmanand
India | Jun 14, 2011, 07:02 PM ISTDehra Dun, Jun 14: Yoga guru Ramdev today paid tributes to the seer of Haridwar-based Matri Sadan Ashram, Swami Nigamanand, who died after a record 114-day long hunger strike demanding immediate stopping of quarrying in
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Ramdev Discharged From Hospital, Vows To Carry On Campaign
India | Jun 14, 2011, 12:08 PM ISTDehradun, June 14 : Two days after he ended his fast, yoga guru Ramdev was today discharged from a city hospital and said he did not commit any “sin” by demanding action against corruption and
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Swami Ramdev To Be Discharged On Tuesday
India | Jun 13, 2011, 12:00 PM ISTDehradun, June 13: The condition of yoga guru Swami Ramdev is stable and he will be discharged on Tuesday provided all his parameters record improvement, doctors attending on him said today. “He has taken fruits and
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Ramdev Stable, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Requests Him To End Fast
India | Jun 12, 2011, 10:54 AM ISTDehra Dun, Jun 11: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today met Swami Ramdev and appealed to him to end his eight-day fast even as the health condition of the yoga guru showed signs of
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Centre Will Not Be Able To Bear Consequence, Says Ramdev
India | Jun 06, 2011, 04:19 PM ISTHaridwar, Jun 6 : Claiming the support of all major parties barring the Congress to his agitation, yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said the Centre would not be able to bear the consequence of the
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Congress Sidesteps Police Crackdown
India | Jun 05, 2011, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 5 : Congress today steered clear of the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, but decided to meet the challenge posed by communal forces which have been repeatedly defeated in the
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Ramdev Supporters In US Condemn Police Action
India | Jun 05, 2011, 10:41 PM ISTWashington, Jun 5 : Supporters of Baba Ramdev in the US today condemned the police crackdown on his fast against corruption in New Delhi, claiming that it was an act of treachery against the yoga
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Ramdev Stopped In UP And Sent Back To Haridwar
India | Jun 05, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar, June 5 : After his hunger strike was broken up in Delhi, Baba Ramdev's bid to return to Delhi was thwarted tonight by Uttar Pradesh police who intercepted his car and sent him back
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Police Action Shocking, Says Badal
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:28 PM ISTChandigarh, June 5 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today strongly condemned what he described as the “shocking” police crackdown against peaceful gathering in the early hours at New Delhi's Ram Lila ground.“It is
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Panthers Party Demands Dismissal Of Chidambaram, Sibal
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:25 PM ISTJammu, June 5 : Demanding that Union ministers P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal be dismissed over police action against Yoga Guru Baba Ram Dev and his followers, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today
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Nishank Meets Baba Ramdev At Patanjali Yogpeeth
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:23 PM ISTHaridwar, Jun 5 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today met Baba Ramdev and termed as “very unfortunate and shameful” the police crackdown against yoga guru and his supporters.Nishank flew in Patanjali Yogpeeth, one
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Dismayed Over Crackdown On Ramdev: Sri Sri Ravishankar
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:20 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 5 : Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar today expressed dismay over the crackdown on Baba Ramdev at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan and said he was heading back to the country mid-way through
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Mumbai BJP To Protest Action Against Ramdev
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:17 PM ISTMumbai, June 5 : Local BJP workers and leaders would join in the nationwide protest called by the party against the police action against Baba Ramdev and his followers.City BJP acitivists, including BJP Mumbai president
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Protests In Support Of Baba Ramdev In Nagpur, 30 Detained
National | Jun 05, 2011, 10:07 PM ISTNagpur, Jun 5 : As many as 30 members of Bharat Swabhiman Sanghatana and Yuwa Swambhiman Manch were today detained during their protests in support of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev.The activists held demonstrations at a
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BJP Launches Nation-Wide Agitation Against Crackdown On Ramdev
India | Jun 05, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : BJP today launched a nation-wide 24-hour-long agitation against police crackdown on Ramdev supporters and corruption even as it asked the government to bring back black money parked abroad.Several BJP leaders
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Delhi Mayor Turned Away From Ramlila Maidan
India | Jun 05, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 5 : Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi today went to inspect the Ramlila ground, which saw a police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's supporters, but was not allowed to enter.The Mayor also claimed that
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Action Against Ramdev Unpardonable Crime, Says Yeddyurappa
India | Jun 05, 2011, 09:55 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 5 : Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today described police action against Baba Ramdev as an “unpardonable crime” even as widespread protests were reported from across the state over the incident.He said
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Police Impose Prohibitory Orders In New Delhi District
India | Jun 05, 2011, 09:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 5 : In an effort to pre-empt any protest by supporters of Baba Ramdev, Delhi Police today imposed prohibitory orders for a week in New Delhi district where such agitations are apprehended.“We