Tag: Alwar
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Ajmer, Alwar, Mandalgarh votes for Rajasthan bypolls
The bypolls in Lok Sabha constituencies of Alwar and Ajmer, and for Mandalgarh assembly seat in Rajasthan began at 8 a.m. on Monday. The by-elections assume significance as they come a year ahead of the assembly polls in 2019. Around 40 lakh voters would cast their votes in the closely fought battle between the Bharatiya …
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January 29, 2018 -
Two cow vigilantes arrested for lynching Muslim in Alwar
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Muslim man by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar district and sent to three-day police custody, a police officer said on Tuesday. The two — Bhagwan Singh and Ramveer Gurjar — were arrested late on Monday and have been sent to police custody for …
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November 14, 2017 -
Rajasthan’s Falahari ‘baba’ arrested for ‘raping’ law student
Swami Kaushlendra Prapannachari Falahari Maharaj was arrested on Saturday after a 21-year-old law student accused him of rape. According to media reports, the self-styled godman based in Rajasthan had earlier checked into a hospital after complaining of ‘high blood pressure’. “We have arrested the Baba under Section 376 (rape) and section 506 (criminal intimidation),” Rahul …
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September 23, 2017 -
Pehlu Khan’s lynching case: Probe closed, clean chit given to 6 of 15 accused
Rajasthan Police has closed the investigation against the six accused in Pehlu Khan’s lynching case after Crime Investigation Department-Crime Branch (CB-CID) team cleared them of all charges, according to media reports on Thursday. Pehlu Khan, 55, and his two sons were allegedly attacked by cow vigilantes (gau rakshaks) in Alwar on 1 April on the …
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September 14, 2017 -
Rajasthan village becomes water-sufficient
Battling water woes, a nondescript village in Rajasthan has scripted a success story from becoming parched to water sufficient, with tillers here expecting to double their income from summer crops. Two years ago, Kolila Joga in the desert state's Alwar district was dependent on trickling government water supply and tankers to quench the thirst of …
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June 11, 2017 -
Congress demands CBI probe into Alwar lynching
A Congress delegation met Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh and demanded a CBI probe into the lynching of Pehlu Khan in Alwar district, allegedly by cow vigilantes. The delegation, led by Rajasthan PCC chief Sachin Pilot, met the governor and handed over a memorandum. "Pehlu Khan (55) was beaten to death on April 1 in Alwar …
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April 22, 2017 -
They beat us and stole our money, cattle: Alwar victim
Had he known transportation of cows for diary business was also a crime, he would have avoided doing so, said one of the Alwar attack victims, Shafiq, nephew of Pehlu Khan, who was allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes. At a press conference at the Jamaat-e-Islami (JIH) headquarters on Saturday, Shafiq narrated how the mob beat …
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April 9, 2017 -
Cow protectors could harm BJP
Should cow vigilante groups be banned? This question has surfaced once again with the opposition criticising the ruling BJP for promoting such vigilantism after the recent killing of a Muslim farmer Pehlu Khan who was attacked with four others in Alwar, Rajasthan on 1 April by an alleged right wing group. The 55-year-old Khan who …
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April 8, 2017 -
Shocking breakdown of law in Alwar, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned the killing of a Muslim man in Alwar and said the government should take strict action against those responsible for the brutal and senseless attack. "We expect the government to take strict action against those responsible for the brutal and senseless attack," Rahul said in a series …
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April 6, 2017 -
Before the sun sets
What happens when you watch a horror movie? Sometimes, the heartbeat goes faster, palms sweat and you turn your face away. An eerie location, strange sounds, slow but firm footsteps and anticipation of something paranormal. A rush of the adrenaline and chills down the spine, a mixed feeling of fear and excitement and heart beating …
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November 29, 2016