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  Will block Delhi borders on March 20 if demands not met: Jat leader

  India | March 02, 2017 16:46 IST

  The Jat agitation for quota in jobs and education reached Delhi today with thousands of community members from the northern states descending at Jantar Mantar here to extend support to the movement in Haryana.

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  Ex-serviceman suicide: Rahul Gandhi 'detained' by police again, released two hours later

  Politics | November 04, 2016 0:09 IST

  Rahul Gandhi was today detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday when he was at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest over the suicide of ex-soldier Ram Kishan Grewal.

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  Ex-Army jawan commits suicide at Jantar Mantar over delay in OROP

  India | November 02, 2016 13:12 IST

  A retired Armyman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension shceme (OROP) in the capital today.

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  OROP: Paramilitary veterans announce stir from next year

  India | December 14, 2015 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Retired personnel of various paramilitary forces of the country today declared they will intensify their protests in support of their demands of getting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) and special pay and

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  Defence veterans to start returning medals tomorrow

  India | November 09, 2015 23:02 IST

  New Delhi: War veterans will start returning their medals from tomorrow to protest government notification on implementation of 'one rank-one pension', which they have rejected, even as they today hit back at Defence Minister Manohar

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  Ex-servicemen hold 'Sainik Ekta' rally at Delhi's jantar mantar

  India | September 12, 2015 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: Hundreds of army veterans today held a 'Sainik Ekta' rally to press for "honest and truthful justice" as they rejected the 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) scheme announced by the government even as

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  OROP protest continues, another veteran hospitalised

  India | September 02, 2015 7:07 IST

  New Delhi:? 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

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  OROP: Delhi Police regrets Aug 14 crackdown on protesting ex-servicemen

  India | August 18, 2015 20:12 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police today expressed regret to agitating ex-servicemen for trying to forcefully remove them from protest site near Jantar Mantar on August 14.Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police MK Meena today visited the protest

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  OROP row: Congress VP greeted with 'go back Rahul' slogans

  Politics | August 14, 2015 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today visited Jantar Mantar to? support ex-servicemen protesting for their demand to implement one rank one pension (OROP) and was booed down for politicising the issue.The protesters raised the

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  OROP row: Govt allows ex-servicemen to continue protest

  India | August 14, 2015 15:55 IST

  New Delhi: Government today allowed ex-servicemen to continue their protest at Jantar Mantar over One Rank One Pension (OROP).Earlier, the government tried to evict them from the site this morning in view of tomorrow's Independence

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  Yogendra Yadav arrested, alleges manhandling by police

  Politics | August 11, 2015 10:14 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested activist Yogendra Yadav late on Monday night after he was detained from the farmers' protest site at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital.The former Aam Aadmi Party leader, tweeted

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  BJP sends emissary as TMC, CPI-M support One Rank One Pension protest

  Politics | July 15, 2015 20:03 IST

  New Delhi: Political support poured in on Wednesday for ex-servicemen demanding the implementation of the 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, even as the BJP sent party leader Vijay Goel to assure the veterans on their

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  RSS-affiliated outfit holds protest against land bill

  Politics | May 06, 2015 8:15 IST

  New Delhi: In a move that could embarrass the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government, the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate, on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against the “anti-farmer”

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  Relatives of IS-captured workers seek answers from govt, stage Dharna

  India | May 05, 2015 10:48 IST

  New Delhi: Relatives of 39 Indian workers abducted by ISIS in north Iraq in June 2014 are staging a Dharna at Jantar Mantar since last week in order to seek answers about the whereabouts of

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  Did not give written permission to AAP rally, says Delhi Police

  Politics | April 23, 2015 13:46 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police have said that no written permission was given to the rally till the end and they had appealed to the organisers to change the venue from Jantar Mantar to a spacious

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  #AAPKilledFarmer: Twitteratis blame Arvind Kejriwal for farmer's death at AAP rally

  Mouthful | April 23, 2015 0:10 IST

  The unfortunate incident of a farmer committing suicide during AAP's Kisan rally at Jantar Mantar has brought the common man's blood to boil.While political parties have started the blame game, people on social media are

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  Kejriwal to address AAP rally against land bill on April 22

  Politics | April 03, 2015 13:43 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an AAP rally against the land Bill at Jantar Mantar and might also lead a march to Parliament on April 22.“It has been decided that he

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  Hazare's association with parties has shattered his activist image: V K Singh

  India | March 01, 2015 23:17 IST

  Ghaziabad: Union Minister General (Retd.) V K Singh has criticised social activist Anna Hazare for sharing dais with Congress leader Raj Babbar and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during his protest against the land bill at Delhi's

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  Govt trying to 'mislead' people on Land Act: Hazare

  Politics | February 25, 2015 22:45 IST

  ?New Delhi:Social activist Anna Hazare, who is spearheading agitation against amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, today rubbished Government's claim that these were more “effective”The Gandhian activist threatened to go ahead with a nation-and “farmer-friendly”,

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  Won't allow forcible takeover of land in Delhi: Kejriwal

  Politics | February 24, 2015 17:01 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he will not allow the central government to forcibly take land away from anyone in the national capital under the amended land acquisition law.Addressing a