HUNGER STRIKE
- India
Jharkhand students accuse govt of hiding Mahto’s health info
Ranchi: Students protesting against alleged recruitment exam irregularities in Jharkhand on Thursday, August 13, accused the Ranchi district administration of deliberately withholding the health details of Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been…
- India
Jharkhand protest: Health of 4 students on hunger strike stable
Ranchi: The health condition of four student protesters who were on hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations and are undergoing treatment at Sadar Hospital here is stable, officials said on…
- India
Student on Jharkhand hunger strike rushed to hospital
Ranchi: One of the six protesters, who have been on a hunger strike as part of a demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, was taken to a hospital…
- Videos
‘Denied’ meeting with CJP, youth protest outside Dipke’s home
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Two youth, claiming to be a part of last month’s student agitation in Delhi, staged a protest outside Abhijeet Dipke’s house in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday, August 6, alleging…
- India
Five more join hunger strike as Jharkhand protest grows
Ranchi: Five people, including two women, have begun an indefinite hunger strike here as the protest against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations intensified ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Assembly, set…
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana: Satavahana students launch hunger strike over NEET row
Hyderabad: Protests over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and the police action against demonstrators at Jantar Mantar intensified in Telangana on Friday, July 24, with student groups observing a statewide education bandh,…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk ends 26-day fast, CJP says protest will continue
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SFI activists held during NEET hunger strike
Hyderabad: Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who were holding a 24-hour hunger strike in Hyderabad against the alleged NEET UG paper leak were detained by the Chikkadpally Police on Monday,…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves HC, appeals against Sunday’s order
New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo on Monday, July 20, moved the Delhi High Court to appeal against an order refusing to interfere with the fasting activist’s ongoing treatment at…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk to end hunger strike today if 3 demands met
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for more than three weeks, said he would end his fast on Monday, July 20, only if the three…
- India
Wife moves HC to shift Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife has said she has moved the Delhi High Court seeking permission to shift him from Safdarjung Hospital to a private facility, and will seek an urgent…
- India
Wangchuk being given medical intervention: Safdarjung Hospital
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is being given the “required medical intervention” at the Safdarjung Hospital here and a team of experts is closely monitoring his condition as his blood parameters remain…
- India
Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…
- India
On day 20 of fast, Sonam Wangchuk vows to stay alive till July 20
New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, July 17, asserted that he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its…
