Jharkhand exam row: Hunger strike, Assembly uproar and political sparring mark day of high drama
Ranchi/New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The political and administrative pressure on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress government in Jharkhand intensified on Friday as the statewide agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment examinations gathered momentum. Even as one fasting student was shifted to the Intensive […]
Turkish police break up protest by miners on hunger strike
ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish police fired tear gas on Monday to break up a protest by scores of miners who have been on hunger strike for a week demanding unpaid wages. The 110 lignite miners made a nine-day, 180-kilometer (112-mile) trek on foot from the central province of Eskisehir to the capital, Ankara, and have been staging […]
