Udupi : Members of the district unit of Congress staged a dharna near the Town Hall here on Thursday against, what they termed, the anti-people policies of the Union government. Addressing the protesters, Vinay Kumar Sorake, former Minister, said that the Union government had recklessly merged public sector banks. The undivided Dakshina Kannada which was […]

Karkala: In the backdrop of reports suggesting that work on the stalled Belman tollgate has resumed and the same would be functional from October 15 onwards, the public with support from political leaders and Kemaru seer will stage a protest against the proposed move on October 7 it is gathered. At a meeting, held on […]

Mangaluru: Residents of Mahakalipadpu area staged a demonstration on September 26, Wednesday demanding construction of a railway underpass at Jeppu Mahakalipadpu. The protestors alleged that the MCC has shown apathy towards their appeal since the past several years by not releasing funds for the project. Railway Underpass Construction Action Committee leader Mohammad, Railway Users Advisory […]

Mangaluru: Members of the Udupi district unit of Sahakara Bharati staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Tuesday stating that the loan waiver scheme of the State government was unlikely to benefit farmers of Udupi district. Addressing the protestors, Raviraj Hegde, vice-president of the State unit of Sahakara Bharati, said […]

Hubballi: The farmers plan to begin a dharna at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru from today. It has been gathered that over 100 farmers from Nargund and Navalgund have left Hubballi by train to take part in the dharna. Freedom fighter, H S Doreswamy will be a part of it on the first day of […]

Mangaluru : The State Legislative Council will stage an indefinite dharna in front of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru from September 6 pressing the government to fulfil various demands of teachers, according to Ganesh Karnik, MLC. The participating MLCs are from the teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies, he told presspersons here on Monday. Mr. Karnik, the […]

Udupi : The Udupi district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower here on Monday demanding the resignation of the Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj, for the assault and attempt to murder on Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis and Assistant […]

Mangaluru: Newly elected Mayor Kavitha Sanil’s first general session of the Mangaluru City Corporation witnessed chaos as one of the members staged a dharna on Thursday. Nagaveni, Chairperson of the standing Committee on Health, Education and Social Justice was angry that she was not invited for a programme organized by the MCC on Friday. Nagaveni […]

Mangaluru : Activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) pitched a tent in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation office at 10 a.m. on Monday and began a 24-hour dharna demanding house sites for the poor. G.V.Srirama Reddy, secretary of the State unit of the party who addressed a gathering, urged those who were […]

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who faced flak for his protest in the heart of the capital, on Saturday, said the Constitution does not prevent the Chief Minister from holding a dharna. “I read the Constitution, couldn’t find anywhere that a Chief Minister cannot hold dharna,” he said. He also charged that […]