Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Orpiment.
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- noun India The
closure ofshops andoffices , typically as astrike
Etymologies
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Examples
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"BNP has created issues for calling the hartal by manipulating the share prices and hoarding essential commodities," the Prime Minister told her cabinet, according to a local English newspaper the Read about rising food prices that have sparked riots and hoarding across the world.
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On Monday morning, bicycle rickshaws, motorbikes and the occasional bus had the run of the road in the frenetic capital of Bangladesh as the opposition party called another hartal, or strike.
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State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku said the opposition called the hartal to hinder the trial process of war criminals.
The Daily Star 2010
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"We are planning to call a hartal as an extreme step to register our protest against the blatant misuse of political and administrative authority to subvert laws," a top UDF leader said.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a major confrontation with the Left Democratic Front government over the SNC Lavalin corruption case, with the Opposition coalition planning to call a hartal on Thursday if the Cabinet approves the Advocate-General's legal opinion against giving permission to prosecute Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
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"It's more important to dialogue with the government than calling a hartal on the streets of the capital," Khan told reporters after attending a discussion yesterday at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on budget presentation in parliament.
The New Nation 2009
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Thiruvananthapuram: The United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a major confrontation with the Left Democratic Front government over the SNC Lavalin corruption case, with the Opposition coalition planning to call a hartal on Thursday if the Cabinet approves the Advocate-General's legal opinion against giving permission to prosecute Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
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"We are planning to call a hartal as an extreme step to register our protest against the blatant misuse of political and administrative authority to subvert laws," a top UDF leader said.
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'' What is the rationale behind using a deadly weapon such as hartal aimed at the Centre? '' he asked.
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'' What is the rationale behind using a deadly weapon such as hartal aimed at the Centre? '' he asked.
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