Cockroach Janta Party
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CJP flags detentions, asks Centre to honour assurance
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday, July 27, expressed concern over reports that students and other protesters were being detained or arrested in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar despite…
- India
NEET protests can’t justify lathi-charge: SC on police brutality
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 27, orally observed that the right to peaceful and lawful protest is protected under the Constitution and that agitation by itself cannot be used to…
- India
Arrested for his support to CJP protest, Junaid’s family let off
New Delhi: The family of Muhammad Junaid, who had alleged that he was targeted by the Uttar Pradesh Police for providing meals to NEET paper leak protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has been…
- Opinions
You cannot delete Bluetooth: India’s war on Bitchat’s code
Hyderabad: Late on July 23, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an arm of the Union Home Ministry, sent GitHub an ultimatum: remove three repositories of the messaging app Bitchat within…
- India
Agitation has entered new phase, time for reforms now: Wangchuk
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday, July 25, welcomed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as “a victory of democracy”, but stressed that “accountability” must now be followed by reforms in…
- Videos
Make us police for a day: Hindutva groups on Delhi police brutality
New Delhi: Amid inspiring videos of youth protesting at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak were videos depicting the other side of demonstrations — Hindutva outfits calling for violence, gundagardi against…
- Videos
Ask them to arrest me: Sonam fumes after being stopped at hospital
New Delhi: A video of social activist Sonam Wangchuk being prevented from leaving Safdarjung Hospital has come to light. He and his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, got furious when a police officer and…
- India
27,000 kg waste cleared from Jantar Mantar amid protests
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council cleared around 27 metric tonnes of mixed waste from the Jantar Mantar protest site and surrounding areas on July 24, up from around 15 metric…
- India
Dharmendra Pradhan says ‘took responsibility since Day 1’
Hyderabad: Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday, July 25, resigned as the Union Education Minister after mounting pressure from students led by the Cockroach Janta Party over the NEET paper leak. Announcing his decision…
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Want him to come home: Dipke’s parents as relief replaces anxiety
Mumbai: Relief and joy replaced months of anxiety for the parents of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday, July 25, after the extraordinary campaign led by him culminated in Union minister Dharmendra…
- Bollywood
Priyanka Chopra reacts to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
Mumbai: In a major political development following weeks of relentless student-led protests, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation on Saturday. The move comes in the wake of mounting public outrage…
- India
President accepts Pradhan’s resignation, Pralhad Joshi succeeds him
New Delhi: After 36 days of sit-ins, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has formally called off its protests at Jantar Mantar. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka told the media that the government has assured them…
- India
CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke diagnosed with Typhoid, vows protest will go on
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday, July 25, said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement seeking Union…
- India
Delhi orders 8 PM closure for liquor shops amid NEET protest
New Delhi: Liquor shops across Delhi will shut two hours earlier than usual, at 8 pm instead of 10 pm, until the weekend ends in view of the the ongoing student protests…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk denies deal with Centre behind ending hunger Strike
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk said he decided to end his 26-day hunger strike after receiving the Centre’s written assurances because he feared an imminent crackdown on protesters and wanted to prevent…