Tag: violence
CRPF Refuses To Give Details On Pellet Guns' Use In Kashmir
In the wake of death of over 90 persons and injuries to over 12,000 from use of pellet guns during the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the CRPF has refused to give, in response to an RTI query, details of the number of such weapons and ammunition used.....
Situation Tense In Bengal's Bhangar After Arrest Of CPI-ML Red Star Leader
The situation in West Bengal's Bhangar, which was on the boil last week due to violent protests over the "forcible land acquisition" for a power grid project, became tense again on Thursday as villagers protested the arrest of a woman CPI-ML Red Star leader.....
Protesters Set Ablaze Government Property In Nagaland
Violence continued in the Nagaland capital on Thursday as a mob went on rampage, burning down several government properties and vandalised government vehicles in protest against Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang's refusal to meet their demand on local body polls.....
Kashmiri Youth Not Afraid Of Death, Says Farooq Abdullah
Kashmiri youth picked up arms "for a cause" and they can not be intimidated with death threats, former Union Minister and state Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday.....
Two Killed, 10 Injured In Communal Violence In Gujarat
Two persons were killed, one of them in police firing, and 10 others injured while around 50 houses were ransacked and set ablaze along with many vehicles following a communal clash in a village in Gujarat's Patan district on Saturday evening, police said. ....
Three Killed In Kashmir Poll Violence
Three people were killed when security forces opened fire on mobs attacking polling stations and poll personnel in Budgam district where by-election for the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat is being held on Sunday.....
Heavy Security In Kashmir As Separatists Call Shutdown
Authorities on Monday made heavy deployment of police and Central Reserve Police Force to maintain law and order as the separatists called protest shutdown affected life across the Kashmir Valley.....
Poll Violence Shows Failure Of BJP-PDP Alliance, Centre's Kashmir Policy: Rahul
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the government over the poor turnout in the Srinagar parliamentary by-poll, saying it reflects the "total failure" of the state's ruling BJP-PDP alliance and the Centre's Kashmir policy.....
BJP Leader Files Plaint Against Online Abusers
BJP leader Shazia Ilmi on Tuesday filed a police complaint against persons who, she said, followed AAP leadership online and had posted obscene remarks against her on social media.....
Situation Remains Tense In Violence-hit UP Town
Three days after the clashes between two communities which left one dead and many injured, the situation in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh remains tense but under control, an official said on Monday. ....
