Hunger Strike

Protests over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations have intensified in Jharkhand, with students and job aspirants continuing their sit-in at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium and expanding their indefinite hunger strike.…
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he is prepared to end his 25-day hunger strike over the NEET paper leak issue if the Centre assures that no punitive or retaliatory action will be taken against students and protesters who…
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United Nations human rights experts have called for the immediate release of detained Algerian journalist and rights activist Hassan Bouras, warning that his health is at serious risk after weeks on a hunger strike. Bouras was arrested on…
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The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee regarding the ongoing hunger strike of junior doctors in the wake of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder, saying the protestors…
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Despite the Congress’s Monday night warning, Sachin Pilot seems to be firm on holding a fast on Tuesday against his own party-led government in Rajasthan, under chief minister Ashok Gehlot, to press for action against corruption in the…
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Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik discontinued his hunger strike on Monday about 10 days after it was launched. The head of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had announced the hunger strike when he was refused the…
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Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said he will go on a hunger strike against the state government if the Congress government does not make public the reports on drug menace and the sacrilege incident. Accusing his own…
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