OROP protest continues, another veteran hospitalised

- September 1, 2015

As talks between the government and ex-servicemen over the 'One Rank One Pension' issue remained stuck, one more veteran was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, on the 79th day of the agitation.      Hav. Ram Niwas Yadav (retd) was on Tuesday taken to hospital after his condition deteriorated.    Sources said there was some

Mamata government vows to foil strike, Left threatens to return fire

- September 1, 2015

Wednesday's countrywide general strike called by trade unions has turned into a prestige battle in West Bengal with the Mamata Banerjee government vowing to foil any disruption and the opposition Left Front threatening to return fire with fire to make the shutdown successful.      If the Trinamool Congress government issued a circular mandating government