13th February 2009 : TVM switched on to hartal mood

Setting up a High Court Bench in Thiruvananthapuram has been a long standing reason for many hartals and here it is once again raising its ugly head. Now it is on the the first anniversary of its agitation by the Action Council.Action Council chairman C.K. Sitaram said that they had already organised marches to the Secretariat, Parliament, High Court and Raj Bhavan. They had also met the Prime Minister, State Governor, Union Law Minister, Defence Minister, Expatriate Affairs Minister, High Court Chief Justice and the Chief Justice-designate in this regard. But there has been no positive outcome so far.Advocates will boycott the courts on Friday in protest against the delay in granting the Bench.

12th February 2009 – Bandh in North Bengal

The Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachao Committee(now that’s something beyond absurdity) has convened a 24-hour north Bengal bandh on 12 February to protest against the ‘acts of vandalism’ being indulged into by the GJMM and also against the Centre and the state government's ‘appeasement policy’ vis-à-vis the growing graph of the GJMM-instigated subversion in the Darjeeling hills and in the plains.
These demands, reported by The Telegraph, is more than what can be chewed. But brace up for a bandh whatsoever.
BOBBBC president Dr Mukunda Majumder said today that his organisation would spare no effort to mobilise public opinion against the GJMM-sponsored hooliganism. “The hill party activists, having intentionally brought the separatist momentum down in the plains, have been attacking the tribals and the people of other ethnic communities, including journalists, police and petty traders, with impunity”.

9th February 2009 : Maoists call for Jharkhand bandh

The bandh was called by CPI(Maoists) in the state to protest against police atrocities evoked mixed reaction in East Singhbhum and the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district.
At Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum, where Maoists have considerable influence, schools were open but classes were not held as a few teachers could reach the schools due to the absence of public transport. Shops and business units remained closed. At Chandil in Seraikela-Kharsawan, life was normal. The industrial hub of Chowka was affected though. Shops and factories were closed.

9th February 2009 – In West Khasi? Brace for a bandh

Enjoy a two day bandh called by a West Khasi Hills Students Union in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya demanding repair of all roads in the district.
Accusing the government of going back on its promise, the students' body also criticized the local MLA and other ministers of the government for turning a blind eye to the problems after getting elected.

7th February 2009 - Meghalaya chakka bandh starts today

Peeved by the Meghalaya government's failure to abolish various unauthorized gates from National Highway-62, the Goalpara District Truck Owners' Association (GDTOA) has called for an indefinite chakka bandh.According to the GDTOA, despite repeated request made by them to the Meghalaya government to abolish the unauthorized gates no initiative has been taken by the government.

4th February 2009 - Jharkhand under the spell of bandh again

A 24-hour bandh was called by the CPI (Maoist) in six districts of Jharkhand. It did have its impact in rural areas, but did not affect life in urban areas.Long distance surface transport remained off the roads and loading and unloading was affected in some mineral rich areas with truck owners deciding against running their vehicles for reasons of safety.

4th February 2009 - TN bandh for Lankan Tamils

The struggle of Sri Lankan Tamils will be the focus for a bandh in Tamil Nadu today but the state government termed the bandh called by a few political parties as illegal and warned that it would have to take all steps to uphold law and order on that day.
In a stern statement, it said it would do everything needed to maintain normal life came in the wake of protests against the Centre for its “inaction” in saving civilians in the island nation from the ongoing war. It came in the backdrop of ongoing protests assuming a strident pro-LTTE colour. However, the bandh’s organisers said they would go ahead with the protest.

2nd February 2009 - Binpur in WB observes bandh

The CPI(M) has called a 12-hour bandh in the Binpur block today condemning the murder of a zonal committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who was shot dead by suspected Maoists in the Lalgarh area of West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur.
The Maoists have a presence in the Lalgarh area — scene of a month-long agitation by a section of the tribal population in November-December 2008 in protest against alleged police atrocities in the region.
The ultras, it is suspected, were behind the agitation that resulted in large parts of the area being virtually cut off from the rest of the district during the agitation.