Page 25 - Violence

UP police issues state-wide alert after Jahangirpuri violence on Saturday

"The officials, especially in districts adjoining Delhi, have been asked to stay prepared to avert any kind of untoward incident anywhere in the state," the officer said

Violence during Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

Violence broke out in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday as stones were pelted at a procession taken out on Hanuman Jayanti, officials said.

Bhopal police on high alert on Hanuman Jayanti after Ram Navami clashes

After the Khargone Ram Navami violence, the Bhopal police is on high alert for the Hanuman Jayanti processions on Saturday and will monitor it with drones in order to ensure a peaceful celebration.

Cong starts social media campaign against hate amid cases of violence

As many states reported violence recently, the Congress has started a social media campaign to counter the atmosphere, with a hashtag #IndiaAgainstHate.

Khargone violence: Khurshid expresses worries over demolition of houses

Amid the communal violence in some parts of the country, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said that a divided nation will never rule the world

Two Sikh men attacked, robbed in NY in second assault in the last 10 days

In the second such assault in less than 10 days, two Sikh men were attacked and robbed in Queens here, the same neighbourhood in the city where an elderly Sikh man was assaulted early this month

Politics heats up over Khargone violence, FIR against Digvijaya lodged

Amid the tensions following the clashes during the Ram Navami procession in MP's Khargone district, the politics in the state has heated up with registering of an FIR against Digvijaya Singh

Police tightens security at JNU to maintain peace a day after clashes

Security has been tightened at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to maintain peace and ensure no untoward incident takes place again, a day after a clash in the campus over non-vegetarian food

Delhi Police registers FIR against unidentified people in JNU violence case

"We received a complaint from a group of students who are members of JNUSU, SFI, DSF and AISA against unknown ABVP students," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Manoj C. said

Birbhum toll rises to 9 as woman dies in hospital; suspensions in assembly

A woman who had suffered burns in the petrol bomb attack in Bogtui village in Birbhum district last week died in a hospital on Monday, raising the toll to nine, a police officer said.

NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on Birbhum violence case

The NHRC has taken the suo motu cognizance of incidents of violence in West Bengal's Birbhum where 8 persons including women and children were allegedly burnt to death

Birbhum victims badly beaten up before being burnt alive: Autopsy report

The eight people who were burnt alive in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were badly beaten up before the carnage, their post-mortem examination has revealed.

MHA seeks report from West Bengal govt on killing of 8 people in Birbhum

The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal government after eight people were found burnt to death in Birbhum district, officials said. The move came after a nine-member delegation of BJP MPs from West Bengal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought his intervention and action against the perpetrators of the crime. Sources said a fact-finding central team may be sent to the state soon to assess the situation, but there was no official confirmation about it yet. In a communication, the ministry asked the West Bengal government to maintain law and order and ensure security of common people in view of the killings, officials said. The state government has been asked to send a detailed factual report on the killings as early as possible, they said. Eight persons, including two children, died in the early hours of Tuesday after their houses were gutted in a fire in Rampurhat in Birbhum district, police said. The incident took place hours after the murd

Poll violence drastically down in 2022 compared to 2017 in UP: Police

Uttar Pradesh has registered a sharp decline in the cases of poll violence during the just-concluded assembly elections compared to the one held in 2017, police said on Tuesday.

Northeast Delhi violence: Delhi Police files fresh status report

Delhi Police said that the police authorities acted promptly, vigilantly, and effectively without any fear or favor as a result of which violence could be contained in few days and to a limited area

Violence in the name of law

The government is increasingly devolving its authority over force, legitimising mob violence by non-state actors

2020 Delhi riots: Man gets 5 years in jail for putting house on fire

A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 riots, to five years in jail.

Protesters, cops die in Kazakhstan unrest; Russia sends troops

After breaking into the presidential residence and the mayor's office in the country's largest city Wednesday, demonstrators continued to try to storm more buildings overnight

Lakhimpur violence: Union minister's son named main accused in charge sheet

It did not have the name of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, said sources

What's ailing Kitex, the world's second-largest infant garments brand?

A Christmas bash at Kitex Garments in Kochi took a violent turn. The company owner alleged that it was a ploy to shut down the factory. Take a peek into the crisis as it acquires political overtone