Number of police vehicles were damaged in violent clash in Dublin following knife attack. Dublin: Protesters in Dublin on Thursday torched a car and fought police, an AFP journalist reported, after three children were injured in a suspected school stabbing that social media rumours attributed to a foreign national. A five-year-old girl sustained serious injuries […]
Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7. (Representational) Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said Wednesday, a vote opposition parties have threatened to boycott fearing that it will be rigged. “The 12th parliamentary election will be held on January 7 in 300 seats,” chief […]
The statement said they have not been allotted postings so far. Patna: The Bihar government has warned of strict disciplinary action, including cancellation of appointment of newly recruited teachers if they form any ‘association’, or become part of it, and indulge in any form of protest against the policies of the Education department. In a […]
Maharashtra’s top cop said the police have clear instructions to take strict action. Mumbai: Maharashtra Police has so far registered 141 cases in connection with the violence during the Maratha quota agitation and arrested 168 persons, state Director General of Police Rajnish Seth said on Wednesday. Speaking about the violence in Beed district, he said […]
The authorities imposed a curfew in parts of Beed district on Monday. Mumbai: A day after pro-Maratha quota protesters targeted the homes or offices of some politicians in parts of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, the police on Tuesday stepped up security at the Mantralaya, the residences of the chief minister, ministers and other politicians […]
On Sunday, police charged BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Dhaka: Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder. Police said violence broke out in multiple cities and towns as members of […]
Eknath Shinde was at Raj Bhavan for 45 minutes Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Governor Ramesh Bais late Monday evening to apprise him of the developments related to the Maratha quota stir, which descended into violence and arson in several places during the day. A CMO official said the meeting was a “routine […]
The landslide blocked a diversion tunnel in the river, leading to a reduction in the water flow. Guwahati: Massive protests have erupted in Assam after a massive landslide hit an under-construction dam in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, affecting a 2,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric project and reducing water flow in Assam’s Subansiri river. “We have already […]
Jaipur: Protests by disgruntled BJP leaders and their supporters over denial of party ticket for the Rajasthan assembly polls erupted on Monday in several districts of the state. After the party released its second list of candidates last week, dissident leaders and their supporters held protests in Rajsamand, Sriganganagar, Udaipur, and Bikaner. Similar protests were […]
The organisation said it could not accept such a politician sitting in the state assembly. Aizawl: Supporters of students’ organisation Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) on Friday held a demonstration in Aizawl, protesting against the Congress for fielding Meriam L Hrangchal in the Lunglei South constituency as she is a Mizo woman who married a person […]
