A police operation targeting the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) in Manipur’s Thoubal district resulted in the death of an 18-year-old cadre, and the arrest of six individuals allegedly involved in the extortion activities.
The incident in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, where a Muslim couple was forced to give up their newly purchased home following protests from neighbours, serves as a sobering reminder of the fragility of communal harmony in India.
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways
Protesters belonging to different political parties and service organisations staged demonstrations in different parts of the state demanding strict action against P P Divya, CPI-M leader and president, Kannur district panchayat.
An official said that the meeting will be conducted at 12.30 p.m, on Monday at Swasthya Bhavan, the state Health Department headquarters at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.
Rajnath Singh, who arrived at Srinagar on Thursday on two days tour of Jammu and Kashmir, described the scheme a ‘golden opportunity’ to join the nation’s defence services and to serve the country. Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing one time age relaxation for the first batch to be recruited through the scheme.
The agitators set afire the trains at Telangana station in the twin city of Secunderabad while people in Patna disrupted rail and road traffic. The protesters also set the Bhagalpur-New Delhi Vikramshila Express and Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express trains on fire.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, CLP leader Siddaramaiah and other leaders and workers of the party were detained by police during their protest in Bengaluru.
Trouble began in Atala in Prayagraj after the prayers when protesters started shouting slogans. The police tried to prevent the protesters from moving in different directions. However, some of the protesters pelted stones at the police that retaliated with tear gas shells.
Dr Shahzavar Baloch, Vice president of the Free Balochistan Movement and Muhammad Asif Baloch - a member of FBM said that 27 March was a day never to be forgotten as it keeps us reminding the Balochs of their lost independence.
