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Minister gheraoed: opposition parties obstruct meeting

Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, Dec 26 (UNI) Demanding the Andhra Pradesh Government to supply uninterrupted nine hour power to agriculture sector, the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) and Communist party of India(CPI), CPI(M) leaders and activists today gheraod the state Major irrigation minister P Laxmaiah at Zilla Parishad (ZP) office in this district.

The TRS leaders entered the premises of ZP office and obstructed the meeting, presided over by Mr Laxmaiah. The TDP and CPI(M) ZP members also demanded a discussion on power shortage between the minister and the officials concerned.

Mild tension prevailed at the ZP office when the TRS leaders and activists were arrested while having an argument with the police for denying them entry to the premises.

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Agitated engineers call off six-day strike

Ranchi, Dec 26 (UNI) The six-day-long engineers' strike in Jharkhand was called off today after the Water Resources Minister and departmental secretary apologised for the alleged misbehaviour following which the agitation started. President of Jharkhand Engineering Services Association Suresh Prasad Sinha here said the decision was taken after the minister and the departmental secretary apologised, adding that the engineers would join their offices tommorrw. The engineers of different departments had gone on strike on December 20 against.....

Protesting farmers lathicharged in Punjab

Tarn Taran, Dec 26 (UNI) As many as 30 persons, including policemen, were injured in police lathicharge on farmers, agitating against setting up of SEZ, on the Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway near Chabba village today. The police canecharged the farmers and even lobbed teargas shells to control the protestors, who had blocked the highway and turned violent. The agitators in turn hurled stones at the policemen, leading to injuries to a number of personnel. The policemen.....
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