Lucknow: Violence and communal clashes have been reported from many parts of Uttar Pradesh during the idol immersion procession of Goddess Durga, police said on Saturday. A minor girl and a teenage boy died while a woman sustained bullet injuries during the Vijaya Dashmi festivities late on Friday. At least[Read More…]
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Jharkhand Minister on dharna against arrest of Hindus over communal clashes
Jharkhand Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh on Wednesday launched an indefinite fast at Kotwali Police Station here to protest against the arrest of five persons of the majority community over communal clashes. “This protest is against the police who always take action against the majority community, while the criminals from[Read More…]
Meghalaya CM assures safety of Sikhs after communal clashes
Chandigarh: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called up Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to assure him of the safety of the Sikh community and their religious institutions in the state following communal clashes, an official said here on Saturday. Sangma called up the Punjab Chief Minister to apprise him of[Read More…]
Tejashwi seeks arrest of Union Minister’s son over communal clashes
Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Union Minister Ashwani Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat for taking out a procession without prior permission in Bhagalpur district which resulted in communal clashes there. “More than four days after Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat led a[Read More…]
3 killed in Bijnor violence: Another Muzaffarnagar in making?
In a seemingly similar incident to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots where communal clashes erupted after a “harassment” incident between the Jat and Muslim communities, another city in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing similar situation. Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh saw tension brewing on Friday, after three male members of a Muslim family were shot[Read More…]