US consulate denies closure rumours
Jolted by violent demonstrations by Muslim outfits over the last few days, the US consulate general here denied reports popping up all through Wednesday that the American government was contemplating
Tankers stop supplying water
Private water tankers have gone off the roads, demanding regularisation in tapping groundwater. About 1,000 loads of water are supplied in the city and supply has been suspended since Monday night.
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One year on, about 150 held in Occupy protests
Protesters from Occupy Wall Street hit New York City streets again on Monday to mark their one-year anniversary, disrupting access to the stock exchange and prompting police to detain about 150 people
Anti-KNPP protests spread to Chennai
The protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project on Tuesday spread to Chennai with members of various parties and outfits being arrested for staging road blockade in various parts of the city.
Agitators use clever ruse to get near nuclear plant
The protest march and siege planned by the anti-KKNPP agitators on Sunday caught the security personnel unawares as the activists changed their plan at the last minute and reached the backyard of the
300 students protest to restore power
When students across the country observed Teacher’s Day to mark the birth anniversary of former President S. Radhakrishnan, about 300 students living in Kakkanji Nagar near ICF bus terminus staged a n
20 injured as Cong demonstrators clash with police in Odisha
Around 20 persons were injured as Congress workers protesting against the BJD government on Thursday tried to gherao the Odisha Assembly and fought a pitched battle with police.
When water cannon an
Many injured as Cong demonstrators clash with police in Odisha
Around 100 people including policemen were injured, as Congress workers protesting against the BJD government on Thursday tried to gherao the Odisha Assembly.
The police resorted to batons when a wa
MTC drivers go on strike over pairing
MTC’s recent decision to allow the same driver and conductor team to work together for more days, as against the system of changing the teams every day, has not gone down well with the bus crews.
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ATMs crowded as 7,000 bank branches strike work
Serpentine queues in most ATM locations marked the start of the two-day nationwide strike by the banking community.
Banking services were hit in the state on Wednesday with over 70,000 employees fro