Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 : The 12-hour shutdown called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad affected normal life in Orissa, but, remained by and large peaceful.
Enforcing the statewide shutdown in protest against the killing of VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda and four of his disciples, activists of the VHP, the Bajrang Dal and other Hindu outfits took to the streets blocking all national and state highways in almost all parts of the state since morning bringing vehicular traffic to a halt.
New Delhi, Aug 21 : Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia and some Delhi BJP lawmakers were among hundreds of activists, arrested temporarily today for demanding the transfer of land to the Amarnath shrine.
Togadia led over 1,000 activists in a protest march at Rajouri Garden in West Delhi today, a senior police official said.
About 7,000 activists reportedly took part in the ''Jail Bharao'' agitation, claimed VHP leader, Vinod Bansal.
New Delhi, Aug 13 : Road and railway traffic in several parts of the country was affected on Wednesday after Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists blocked them as part of their protest against the Amarnath land row.
The protest that lasted for two hours from 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m., left many office goers stranded and also affected vehicular movement across the country.
Coimbatore, July 28 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has rubbished the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government’s assertion before the Supreme Court that the Ram Sethu or Adam’s bridge had been destroyed by Lord Ram himself.
The VHP’s International President Ashok Singhal told media persons, the fact that Lord Ram destroyed the bridge is not mentioned anywhere in the Kamba Ramayan.
New Delhi, July 3 : A nationwide shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest against the revocation of the order transferring land to the Amar
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 : The 12-hour shutdown called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad affected normal life in Orissa, but, remained by and large peaceful. 
New Delhi, Aug 21 : Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia and some Delhi BJP lawmakers were among hundreds of activists, arrested temporarily today for demanding the transfer of land to the Amarnath shrine. 
New Delhi, Aug 13 : Road and railway traffic in several parts of the country was affected on Wednesday after Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists blocked them as part of their protest against the Amarnath land row.
Coimbatore, July 28 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has rubbished the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government’s assertion before the Supreme Court that the Ram Sethu or Adam’s bridge had been destroyed by Lord Ram himself.
