Clashes, low turnout mar Raipur South by-election
The outcome of this by-election is seen as a critical prelude to the upcoming municipal elections, with both parties keen to maintain their influence.
The outcome of this by-election is seen as a critical prelude to the upcoming municipal elections, with both parties keen to maintain their influence.
The armed confrontation between the two groups alongside the border further exacerbated the tensions arising from an ongoing border dispute between the two neighboring states.
According to CNN, the clash began on Monday after the commander of the 444 Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, was detained as he attempted to travel through Tripoli’s main Mitiga airport.
At least 17 people were injured on Thursday during clashes with security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts ahead of a mass burial of victims killed in the ethnic violence, officials said.
Additional forces were deployed in the area to prevent another flare up in the wake of the situation being still tense.
Reports said the holed-up militants managed to escape while the security forces were dealing with the protesters in Kulgam district.
West Bengal is the only state where violence has been reported in every phase of the elections.
The incident adds a new chapter to the ongoing political violence that gripped the state since the start of the Lok Sabha elections on 11 April.
Eid celebrations in Srinagar and various other places in the Valley were marred by clashes between security forces and stone-pelters, who waved flags of Pakistan and ISIS
The youth has been identified as Sheraz Ahmad, a resident of Brakpora, who reportedly died of injuries caused by a grenade blast
