Strike

New-generation private sector banks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and IndusInd Bank are expected to remain open and function normally.

Section 144 restrictions will remain in place until September 17 as authorities deploy thousands of police ahead of September 27 march.

Banking services at public sector banks were disrupted nationwide as unions struck for a five-day work week and warned of further action.

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange vowed to lead a Mumbai march as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 14th day on Friday.

Manoj Jarange agreed to the treatment following phone calls from Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant and MLA Prasad Lad.

The Maratha reservation activist has demanded a government resolution by September 12 on issuing Kunbi certificates to eligible Marathas.

Workers have been on strike since August 6 over demands including permanent employment, with the government warning of legal and departmental action.

Markets, schools and businesses remained closed as protesters blocked roads in Imphal East and Imphal West.

The morcha has been campaigning for the release of Sikh prisoners since January 2023.

The state government also suspended the fertiliser e-token system and extended the moong procurement deadline following talks with farmer leaders.

In his latest X post, Wangchuk assured he will halt the ongoing fast if the government fulfills the demands put forward.

The hospital said Wangchuk remains under continuous medical management and under the close supervision of a multidisciplinary team of experts.

As the educator and climate activist gets weaker by the hour, he has asserted that he will “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, the day the CJP has planned a protest march to Parliament.