HUNGER STRIKE
- India
Wangchuk and supporters enter day 6 of hunger strike; routine checkup held
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and supporters continued their indefinite hunger strike for the sixth day on Friday, October 11 at Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan. A routine medical examination of the activists,…
- Kolkata
RG Kar protest: One of 7 doctors sitting on hunger strike hospitalised
Kolkata: One of the seven junior doctors who are sitting on a fast-unto-death demonstration here at Esplanade against the ghastly rape and murder of a fellow medic of R.G Kar Medical College…
- Delhi
JNU agrees to students’ demands to hold caste census, 5 others
New Delhi: The ongoing stalemate between the JNU administration and its students’ union, which has been staging a hunger strike for the past 15 days over various unresolved issues, may soon come…
- India
2 JNU students fall ill during hunger strike, refuse treatment on hospitalisation
New Delhi: Two Jawaharlal Nehru University students participating in an ongoing indefinite hunger strike on the campus were admitted to AIIMS on Monday after falling ill but they refused treatment to continue…
- India
JNU teachers’ body begins 24-hour hunger strike over ‘delayed promotions’
New Delhi: Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association began a 24-hour hunger strike on campus on Monday to protest against alleged delays in promotions. There was no immediate response from…
- Telangana
Singareni workers call for relay hunger strike against coal blocks auction
By Mehboob Ali The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) workers declared a five-day relay hunger strike against the auction of coal blocks in Telangana by the Central government on Monday, July 8.…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan threatens hunger strike over lack of confidence in Pakistan SC
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday threatened to go on hunger strike if the Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa failed to deliver justice in his cases…
- Telangana
Telangana: CPI calls bandh, hunger strike against auction of SCCL coal blocks
Hyderabad: CPI state secretary and Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao announced that CPI would hold a bandh on July 5 to protest against the auction of coal mines by the Centre, which…
- India
Delhi water crisis: Atishi to begin indefinite hunger strike at noon
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi will begin her indefinite hunger strike in south Delhi’s Bhogal at noon to press on her demand for getting 100 million gallons of water per day…
- India
Mathura: Social worker on hunger strike against ‘corruption’ since Feb dies
Mathura: A 66-year-old social worker on hunger strike for the last four months in protest against alleged corruption in rural development works here has died at the district hospital, officials said on…
- Photos
In pics: Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike
Leh: Education reformist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk breaks his hunger strike, in Leh, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Sonam was on the hunger strike for the statehood of Ladakh and the protection…
- Middle East
Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi begins new hunger strike
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will go on a new hunger strike to show solidarity towards the Baha’i religious minority in Iran. Her strike coincides with the ceremony of awarding the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 17 booked in new FIR as EFLU students call off hunger strike
Hyderabad: After more than a week on an indefinite hunger strike, the students of English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) ended their strike on Tuesday, November 14 following which 17 students were…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU Proctor replaced, appointed Dean amid students’ protest
Hyderabad: Amid ongoing protests by English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) students, the administration removed Proctor T Samson and appointed him Dean of Planning, in an order dated Tuesday, November 7. This…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU students detained as cops attempt to foil hunger strike
Hyderabad: At least 7 students of English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) were reportedly detained by the police as they began their indefinite hunger strike on Monday, November 6, over the administration’s disregard…
