Tag: Riot
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Riot-hit Kasganj tense
Even as the police claimed to have arrested nine persons, the situation in the riot-hit town of Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh remained tense with two state roadways buses and about half a dozen shops and kiosks torched by miscreants on Saturday. Communal violence erupted in the central UP town on the Republic Day on Friday …
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January 27, 2018 -
Seven ethnic Rakhine killed as Myanmar police open fire at riot
Myanmar police opened fire on a crowd of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists as they tried to seize a government office, in unrest that left seven dead and injured around a dozen more, police said. Several thousand Buddhist protesters had gathered yesterday for a ceremony in Mrauk U, an ancient temple complex that has so far remained …
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January 17, 2018 -
Compromise initiative in Muzaffarnagar riot
Facing the aftermath of the terrible riot since past four years leaders of both affected communities of Muzzaffarnagar have now taken initiative to revive the relations amongst them followed by an amicable compromise. A committee of 20 members comprising social leaders and riot victims has been formed to work out a compromise between the affected …
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January 2, 2018 -
Clashes as riot police crack down on banned Catalan vote
Spanish riot police firing rubber bullets forced their way into activist-held polling stations in Catalonia today as thousands turned out to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid. At least 92 people were confirmed injured in clashes out of a total of 465 who went to hospital, emergency services said, as police cracked down …
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October 2, 2017 -
Kodnani was in state assembly during Naroda Gam riot: Shah tells court
BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday told a special sessions court in Ahmedabad that former Minister in the then Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani was in the Gujarat assembly when the 2002 Naroda Gam riots occurred in which 11 people were killed. Shah was summoned by the court after the Kodnani claimed to have failed …
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September 18, 2017 -
West Bengal: Calm prevails in riot-hit Baduria
Peace prevailed in riot-hit Baduria town and adjacent areas of North 24 Parganas district for the second day on Monday even though Internet services remained suspended. A week after communal violence erupted over a Facebook post, shops, markets and business centres reopened today and people came out on the streets to resume normal life. However, Internet services …
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July 10, 2017 -
Riot-hit Baduria returning back to normal life, say police
Reeling from communal violence that broke out on July 3 over a Facebook post, West Bengal's riot-hit Baduria town on Sunday saw life returning back to normalcy, the state police said. The adjacent areas of North 24-Parganas district were also peaceful. "It is peaceful now. Baduria, Basirhat, Swarupnagar and Deganga areas have not seen further …
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July 9, 2017 -
Riots break out in Gurdaspur prison, forces rushed
Rioting broke out in the Gurdaspur jail in north Punjab on Friday after two groups of inmates clashed which left some inmates injured, the police said. Senior police and civil officers rushed to the jail, where additional forces too were rushed to control the situation. Informed sources said the police and prison security fired shots to control …
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March 24, 2017