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Live updates: Maharashtra bandh called off after a day of disruption

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 03, 2018, 19:47:56 IST

Live updates: Maharashtra bandh called off after a day of disruption

Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar decided to withdraw the state-wide bandh after bus and train services were hit in Mumbai while incidents of violence, stone-pelting were reported from different parts of Maharashtra during the protests. Stay tuned with TOI for live updates.

11:26 (IST) Jan 03

Most of the shopkeepers in Kalyan, Dombivli and Ulhasnagar have shut their shops.

11:15 (IST) Jan 03

Maharashtra shutdown: Rail blockade in Palghar, Thane

Groups of Dalit activists jumped on the railway tracks, shouting slogans and waving flags to attempt a rail-blockade at Thane and Virar stations in Palghar, but were prevented by the security forces.

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11:08 (IST) Jan 03

Aurangabad: AIMIM, Sambhaji Brigade join the groups and parties supporting Maharashtra Bandh called against the Bhima Koregaon incident.

11:05 (IST) Jan 03

Thin traffic in various parts of Thane, most of the busy streets in the main market area wore a deserted look.

11:03 (IST) Jan 03

We appeal to all citizens to carry on with their daily routine. There will be peace in the city. Don't trust rumours being spread on the social media.

DCP Pravin Mundhe, Pune

10:55 (IST) Jan 03

Bandh in Maharashtra: Heavy police deployment across Mumbai

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10:43 (IST) Jan 03

Auto rickshaws go off road, commuters stranded

Commuters stranded due to less number of auto-rickshaws & other transport in Mumbai, rickshaw driver in Mulund says, 'we are supporting this bandh only because we are scared of our loss. They can vandalize anything here' #BhimaKoregaon pic.twitter.com/uEfLsIwpJR
& mdash; ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2018

10:40 (IST) Jan 03

BEST operations hit

The BEST said it plans to ply with police escorts and install grilles on windscreens to prevent damage due to stone pelting as on Tuesday. Its operations have been hit at the following places:

Dindoshi depot

P L Lokhande Marg

Jija Mata Nagar Worli

Tulshetpada Bhandup West

Bandra colony

Sangharsh Nagar Chandivli

Khairani road Sakinaka

Akurdi road Kandivli

10:32 (IST) Jan 03

Mofussils more affected than urban pockets

The shutdown evoked greater response in mofussil areas compared to urban pockets of Thane, Nagpur, Pune and other cities.

The coastal Konkan region reported a near-total shutdown, as also Dalit strongholds of Marathwada like Beed, Latur, Solapur, Jalgaon, Dhule, Ahmednagar, Nashik and Palghar.

10:29 (IST) Jan 03

Protesters halt buses, auto rickshaws at Lal Bahadur Shastri Road in Thane, also deflate bus tyres.

10:26 (IST) Jan 03

In Mumbai, colleges and schools opened as usual but schoolbuses stayed off roads as a precaution. One private school bus was stoned in Chembur but there were no injuries.

10:22 (IST) Jan 03

CPI leader D Raja gives Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha over increasing atrocities against dalits.

10:18 (IST) Jan 03

Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services temporarily suspended

Inter state bus services from Karnataka-Maharashtra temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure: Visuals from Belgaum #BhimaKoregaonViolence pic.twitter.com/krTK8dL6ym
& mdash; ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2018

10:11 (IST) Jan 03

Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agrawal gives adjournment motion notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha on Bhima Koregaon violence.

10:06 (IST) Jan 03

Several schools have stayed shut as a precaution. School buses aren't running too. Principals' association members said that in schools which are open today, attendance is only about 40%.

10:01 (IST) Jan 03

Fearing damage, Thane municipal transport suspends operations of AC Volvo buses to Borivli, BKC and Andheri.

10:00 (IST) Jan 03

All trains services running normal in Pune division, security in place to maintain the situation.

Divisional Security Commissioner D Vikas

09:57 (IST) Jan 03

Aurangabad: Liquor shops closed

Aurangabad: All the liquor shops in the district to remain closed till further orders from the district collector. Last evening, Aurangabad district collector had issued directive to keep all the foreign as well as country-made liquor shops closed in the district.

09:54 (IST) Jan 03

Bus services of Kolhapur Municipal Transport has been stopped in the backdrop of the bandh called by Ambedkarite outfits. Regular commutters to face inconvenience.

09:52 (IST) Jan 03

Photos of the protests from Goregaon and Andheri

Dalit protest photos from Goregaon and Andheri #BhimaKoregaon #MaharashtraBandh pic.twitter.com/G72yatkD2P
& mdash; TOI Cities (@TOICitiesNews) January 3, 2018

09:50 (IST) Jan 03

Mobile internet services in Aurangabad city have been suspended since midnight.

09:47 (IST) Jan 03

Protesters have forced shutdown of operations at the MSRTC depot outside Thane (west) station. Services for Bhiwandi, Borivali among others that operate from here have been suspended since last one hour.

09:45 (IST) Jan 03

No practicals, lectures today at Abasaheb Garware College in Pune.

09:41 (IST) Jan 03

The bandh has affected public transport in Pune city. Not much activity at bus stops like Swargate and Shivaji Nagar that see large crowds on normal days. No bus arrived from Baramati and Satara.

09:38 (IST) Jan 03

Train services resume from Virar station: DCP, GRP, Western Railway.

09:36 (IST) Jan 03

Situation normal in Ghatkopar and Goregaon.

Mumbai Police PRO

09:31 (IST) Jan 03

Bus services towards Pune's Baramati and Satara suspended till further orders.

09:28 (IST) Jan 03

Trains running uninterrupted on Central Railway from Thane

Following call for a state-wide bandh by RPI Bahujan Mahasangh, few protesters blocked the path of a slow train heading towards CSMT at Thane railway station around 7.50am. The path was cleared and services resumed within three minutes after the RPF and GRP staff pulled away the protestors from the tracks. Services are running uninterrupted on Central Railway from Thane, confirmed officials.

09:26 (IST) Jan 03

Update: No trains between Virar and Nalasopara as protesters block tracks

No trains between Virar and Nalasopara as protesters block rail tracks #BhimaKoregaon #MaharashtraBandh pic.twitter.com/npvVH8UFhc
& mdash; TOI Cities (@TOICitiesNews) January 3, 2018

09:22 (IST) Jan 03

Seeing the protest at Mulund toll naka, many Thaneites who were heading towards office in their private vehicles returned home as they couldn't cross the naka.

09:12 (IST) Jan 03

Mumbai Dabbawallas' Association decides not to run its delivery service today. Head of the association, Subhash Talekar, said means of transportation is too difficult to ensure timely delivery.

09:06 (IST) Jan 03

Cops look to connect dots behind violence

The Pune rural police said they do not know who started the stone pelting or who instigated the local villagers to indulge in violence that led to clashes leaving one person dead and three others on Monday. They are investigating how trouble broke out in the otherwise peaceful villages of Koregaon Bhima, Vadhu and neighbouring areas. On Tuesday, the situation was tense and an uneasy calm prevailed in these villages.

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09:04 (IST) Jan 03

200-year-old battle is the centre of conflict

08:57 (IST) Jan 03

Mumbai Police: Don't believe or spread rumors, continue with your routine activities. Police administration is geared up to deal with any untoward situation.

08:54 (IST) Jan 03

Few protesters tried to disrupt railway services at Thane but were immediately cleared by RPF and GRP officials. Services are running uninterrupted on Central Railway as of now.

CPRO Central Railway

08:42 (IST) Jan 03

Section 144 imposed in Thane till January 4 midnight.

08:39 (IST) Jan 03

Protesters halt a train at Thane railway station over Bhima Koregaon violence.

08:27 (IST) Jan 03

Stone pelting incidents reported from Chembur and Thane today morning.

08:24 (IST) Jan 03

Won't run school buses in Mumbai today, can't risk students' safety and security. Will take a second decision at 11AM if we can run them in the second half, depending on the situation.

Anil Garg, School Bus Owners' Association

08:23 (IST) Jan 03

Grandson of BR Ambedkar, Prakash Ambedkar, gave a call for Maharashtra bandh today

Activist and grandson of BR Ambedkar, Prakash Ambedkar gave a call for Maharashtra bandh today: Visuals from Chembur #BhimaKoregaonViolence pic.twitter.com/MUBpKgTVX7
& mdash; ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2018

08:21 (IST) Jan 03

Parents get early morning messages that schools would remain closed today as buses have refused to ply. Even school vans are not working.

08:13 (IST) Jan 03

Alert for bandh in state today, top officers in Koregaon Bhima

Law and order situation in Maharashtra is peaceful, but stone pelting, rasta and rail roko andolans and damage to vehicles were reported in Pune, Aurangabad, Thane, Parbhani, Washim and Buldhana, additional director general of police (law and order) Bipin Bihari said on Tuesday.
Bihari told TOI, " On Tuesday, the law and order situation was fine.

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08:11 (IST) Jan 03

The 200-year-old battle

Ten lakh Dalits had turned up at Koregaon Bhima, near Pune, on Monday to mark 200 years of the clash in which the Mahar regiment, which signed up on the Raj's side against the "casteist" Peshwas, had put up a valiant fight. Top Dalit leaders from Maharashtra were present, as were Gujarat's new Dalit face Jignesh Mewani, AIMPLB member Maulana Azhari and activist Umar Khalid.

08:10 (IST) Jan 03

Dalit protests over Pune clashes paralyse parts of city and state

A day after the bicentenary of a British battle with the Peshwas— marked by Dalits as a momentous episode in their history— was marred by clashes between the commemorating group and right-wingers opposed to the event, violent protests by the Dalit community erupted across the state on Tuesday.

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