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Jahangirpuri violence: Even women were carrying stones, says injured cop
While the older persons and youth were carrying arms, the women were seen possesing stones during Saturday's violence, he added. "Two processions passed peacefully, it was the third procession which was suddenly attacked and the situation went out of the hands," he said. Eight police personnel and one civilian had got injured in clashes. They were rushed to BJRM hospital.
Ukrainian filmmakers renew call for boycott of Russian films
The panel was made up of producer Illia Gladshtein and director Nadia Parfan, whose film 'Heat Singers' screened at the festival in 2019, Maksim Nakonechnyi, whose debut film 'Butterfly Vision' will be in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes next month, and photographer and director Artem Iurchenko.
Punjab, Haryana back to sparring over Chandigarh, river water sharing
The latest cause of provocation is the BJP-led Union government decision that the city employees will get salaries and emoluments on a par with the central government. Cutting across the party lines, the legislative Assemblies of AAP-ruled Punjab and BJP-ruled Haryana this month adopted unanimous resolutions separately to stake its legitimate claim over the Union Territory of Chandigarh, a five-decade-old political tussle over the capital.
Jahangirpuri violence: Ansar held among 14 said to be mastermind
According to the sources, Ansar, a local bad character, allegedly plotted the crime. "We are grilling Ansar. He was held among others. We are checking his call details record. As of now he is the prime suspect." Two processions had passed and it was the third procession which was stopped allegedly by Ansar and his aides, they said.
N-E states fear making Hindi a must till Class 10 will undermine local culture
Various political and apolitical bodies have strongly advocated promoting and protecting the indigenous and local languages for the all-round integration. India's Northeastern region is home to 45.58 million people (2011 census) and the indigenous tribes constitute around 28 per cent people and they mostly speak in their mother tongue or their indigenous language.
Civil society divided on impact of Mamata's 'love angle' twist to minor girl's rape, murder
Even two popular MPs of her own party, Mahua Moitra and Saugata Roy, have subtly contradicted the chief minister's stand on the issue. Now, two questions are being asked in political circles in the state. The first question is whether the chief minister's love-angle theory will ultimately affect her immense popularity among the women voters in the state. The second question is whether this development will aggravate inner-party contradictions in the days to come.
From the capital of Hindi, cautionary notes for the Home Minister
Many people also believe that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is raking up the issue of Hindi as the country's official language in north and south India for immediate political dividends. Amid the debate, former Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Assembly and senior BJP leader, Hriday Narayan Dixit said what the Union Home Minister actually said was that the states must use Hindi instead of English for communication and continue to speak in their respective local languages.
Delhi's Jahangirpuri under heavy security cover
The communal clashes occurred at the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening in the wake of the 'Shobha Yatra' that was being organised on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Delhi Police personnel were seen patrolling throughout Saturday evening in north-west Delhi's sensitive areas to prevent any untoward incident.
FIR lodged in NW Delhi violence
"We have lodged an FIR into the incident and an investigation has been initiated," Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, New Delhi, Dependra Pathak told IANS. He said the situation is now peaceful and under control.
Jahangirpuri Violence: Shah speaks to Delhi Police chief
Sources said the Delhi Police chief has also briefed the officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the present situation in the violence-hit area. A Fire Department official told IANS that they received several calls in the evening regarding arson in the area.
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