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Ayodhya verdict time: Citizen groups, community leaders campaign for peace

November 7, 2019 News Desk

Karnataka’s Dalit organisations, Farmer groups, Women’s rights organisations, Human rights organisations and several groups have come together under one forum, called ‘People for Peace and Justice” , “Shanthi Mattu Nyaayakkaagi Naavu” in order to work

Casa Ansal joins hundreds of other apartment buildings in protest against Sewage Rules

December 2, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Today, the 2nd of Dec, 2017, saw the residents of several apartment buildings which are part of the Bangalore Apartment Federation (BAF) taking to a silent protest in the streets. The protest was against the

Renewed hope after #SaveWhitefield protest

December 1, 2015 Whitefield Rising

What a day! It was a treat to see people pouring out of streets and alleys to join the human chain, merge in seamlessly, bringing their own posters, chanting their own slogans, and through small

One man’s fast is another man’s food

June 6, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

On an overcast Sunday afternoon, I headed to Freedom Park to cover the anti corruption fast and protest over midnight raid by the UPA Government at Ramlila Grounds in Delhi. As I parked my bike,

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Protest against heavy truck movement

February 15, 2011 Satheesh A

Last Sunday, residents of apartments in Bellandur demonstrated against construction trucks using their road. The tipper trucks that run from behind the RMZ Ecospace (on Outer Ring Road) to Sarjapur Road via Oceanus Triton and

A demand for smarter roads

December 13, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

“Bangalore is not a garden city any more!” is a common refrain that I have been hearing for over 3 years. It is definitely not the cool town that we had visited a few times