Jantar Mantar
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No blanket ban on protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Boat Club: SC
India | Jul 23, 2018, 12:02 PM ISTThe Supreme Court today said there cannot be a "complete ban" on holding protests and sit-ins at Jantar Mantar here and asked the Centre to frame guidelines for according sanctions to such events
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Jignesh Mevani reaches Jantar Mantar
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OROP protest: Delhi Police evicts ex-servicemen from Jantar Mantar
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After NGT ban, tents used by veterans for OROP protest at Jantar Mantar uprooted
India | Oct 30, 2017, 12:44 PM ISTThe NGT had on October 5 banned all protests and dharnas around the historic Jantar Mantar, which has been site of OROP protest for over two years.
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Stop all dharnas, protests, public speeches at Jantar Mantar: NGT to Delhi government
India | Oct 05, 2017, 06:32 PM ISTThe National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Delhi government to immediately stop all protests and assembly of people at the Jantar Mantar area in the heart of the capital city
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Saharanpur violence: Absconding Bhim Army chief appears at Dalit protest, says will surrender
India | May 22, 2017, 08:34 AM ISTChandrashekhar is named in one of the 24 FIRs registered by UP Police for his alleged role in instigating violent protests by Dalits in Saharanpur on May 9
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Will block Delhi borders on March 20 if demands not met: Jat leader
India | Mar 02, 2017, 04:46 PM ISTThe Jat agitation for quota in jobs and education reached Delhi today with thousands of community members from the northern states descending at Jantar Mantar here to extend support to the movement in Haryana.
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Ex-serviceman suicide: Rahul Gandhi 'detained' by police again, released two hours later
National | Nov 04, 2016, 12:09 AM ISTRahul Gandhi was today detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday when he was at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest over the suicide of ex-soldier Ram Kishan Grewal.
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Ex-Army jawan commits suicide at Jantar Mantar over delay in OROP
India | Nov 02, 2016, 01:12 PM ISTA retired Armyman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension shceme (OROP) in the capital today.
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OROP: Paramilitary veterans announce stir from next year
India | Dec 14, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retired personnel of various paramilitary forces of the country today declared they will intensify their protests in support of their demands of getting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) and special pay and
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Defence veterans to start returning medals tomorrow
India | Nov 09, 2015, 11:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: War veterans will start returning their medals from tomorrow to protest government notification on implementation of 'one rank-one pension', which they have rejected, even as they today hit back at Defence Minister Manohar
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Ex-servicemen hold 'Sainik Ekta' rally at Delhi's jantar mantar
India | Sep 12, 2015, 04:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hundreds of army veterans today held a 'Sainik Ekta' rally to press for "honest and truthful justice" as they rejected the 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) scheme announced by the government even as
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OROP protest continues, another veteran hospitalised
India | Sep 02, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: As talks between the government and ex-servicemen over the 'One Rank One Pension' issue remained stuck, one more veteran was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, on the 79th day of the agitation.Hav. Ram
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OROP: Delhi Police regrets Aug 14 crackdown on protesting ex-servicemen
India | Aug 18, 2015, 08:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police today expressed regret to agitating ex-servicemen for trying to forcefully remove them from protest site near Jantar Mantar on August 14.Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police MK Meena today visited the protest
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OROP row: Congress VP greeted with 'go back Rahul' slogans
National | Aug 14, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today visited Jantar Mantar to support ex-servicemen protesting for their demand to implement one rank one pension (OROP) and was booed down for politicising the issue.The protesters raised the
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OROP row: Govt allows ex-servicemen to continue protest
India | Aug 14, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today allowed ex-servicemen to continue their protest at Jantar Mantar over One Rank One Pension (OROP).Earlier, the government tried to evict them from the site this morning in view of tomorrow's Independence
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Yogendra Yadav arrested, alleges manhandling by police
National | Aug 11, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police arrested activist Yogendra Yadav late on Monday night after he was detained from the farmers' protest site at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital.The former Aam Aadmi Party leader, tweeted
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BJP sends emissary as TMC, CPI-M support One Rank One Pension protest
National | Jul 15, 2015, 08:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Political support poured in on Wednesday for ex-servicemen demanding the implementation of the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, even as the BJP sent party leader Vijay Goel to assure the veterans on their
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RSS-affiliated outfit holds protest against land bill
National | May 06, 2015, 08:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that could embarrass the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government, the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate, on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against the “anti-farmer”
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Relatives of IS-captured workers seek answers from govt, stage Dharna
India | May 05, 2015, 10:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Relatives of 39 Indian workers abducted by ISIS in north Iraq in June 2014 are staging a Dharna at Jantar Mantar since last week in order to seek answers about the whereabouts of