News Topic:Strikes

66-day hunger strike for Ladakh’s statehood ends

After a marathon 66-day hunger strike demanding statehood and constitutional protection for Ladakh, environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk announced the end of the strike.

Jammu comes to standstill on the strike call of transporters

Since the transporters’ association had given a call for a strike, the city came to a complete standstill as no commercial vehicle was plying on the road anywhere.

All J&K Patwar Association calls off strike

The All Jammu and Kashmir Patwar Association called off its strike after 11 days on Saturday.

People suffer as Patwari strike continues in J-K

People seeking Revenue extracts are facing a plethora of issues due to the indefinite strike called by Patwaris throughout all districts of Jammu & Kashmir.

After suspension, Patwaris observe pen-down strike in Pulwama

PULWAMA — Revenue officials in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district observed ‘pen-down’ strike against the suspension of six Patwaris in the district.Pertinently, Deputy Commissioner (DC)...

Alleging misbehaviour by DC Bandipora, docs go on strike in Hajin

HAJIN — As COVID-19 spreads rapidly throughout Kashmir, doctors in Hajin block have gone on a strike after DC Bandipora allegedly misbehaved with their...

Strikes may go off Hurriyat protest calendar soon

Srinagar: Kashmiri separatists are all set to release a new brand of protests in place of the routine shutdowns and call for marches via...

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Properties damaged as cloudburst hits Chhatroo area in Kishtwar

Damage was reported to two houses and two shops after a cloudburst triggered flash flood-like conditions in the Chhatroo area of Kishtwar district.

₹3.11 Crore Embezzlement: Crime Branch chargesheets two in Baramulla bank fraud

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a decade-old bank fraud case.

31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal

Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

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