Mumbai violence: 22 injured cops still in hospitals
August 12th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) As many as 23 policemen, who were injured during Saturday's mob violence in south Mumbai, continue to be under treatment at various city hospitals while 22 ... Read more...
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Resolve differences through dialogue: Dalai Lama
July 14th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is visiting Jammu and Kashmir, said Saturday that differences must always be resolved through dialogue."Mob violence will lead ... Read more...
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Shrine blaze triggers tension in Srinagar (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Tension gripped this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Monday following a blaze that gutted the revered Peer Dastageer Sahib shrine, police said.Stone pelting mobs clashed with ... Read more...
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Re-investigate Modi role in 2002 riots: CPI-M
May 11th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday sought a fresh investigation into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 riots, saying the Special Investigation Team (SIT) ... Read more...
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Keep calm, Jayalalithaa appeals to Kerala’s people
December 7th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Tuesday made a fervent appeal to the people of Kerala, urging them not succumb to the machinations of unscrupulous mischief-mongers and ... Read more...
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Six cops injured in mob attack in Uttar Pradesh village
August 29th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) At least six policemen were injured in mob violence at Rataul village, in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, following the murder of a local farmer, officials said.Faiz ... Read more...
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British police hunt for 30,000 rioters
August 21st, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) About 30,000 people are suspected to have been involved in the looting, arson and violence during the riots which were witnessed in Britain recently, Scotland Yard ... Read more...
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London riots: Facebook plotters jailed for four years
August 17th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Two Facebook users, who allegedly tried to incite mob violence during last week's London riots, have been sentenced to four years in prison.Perry Sutcliffe, 22, ... Read more...
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Probe ordered in Assam’s violent protests
June 23rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday ordered an investigation into violent demonstrations over a government eviction drive which saw three people shot dead by police."We have ... Read more...
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Three died in mob violence in Guwahati (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Three people, including a child, were killed and about 50 injured Wednesday as police fired at and teargassed a mob opposing an eviction drive in Assam's ... Read more...
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Stratfor warns of ‘mob fury against Americans’ in Pak if Davis is released from detention
February 18th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18(ANI): There is a "very real possibility" that double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis's release from detention in Lahore can spark mob violence in Pakistan, a US-based Global Intelligence Forecast ... Read more...
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Mob torches police station after youth dies in custody
February 14th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hansi (Haryana), Feb 14 (IANS) The death of a 22-year-old youth inside the lock-up of the city police station here triggered mob violence Monday, during which a police outpost was set ... Read more...
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Violence breaks out in West Bengal after two persons die in road accident
November 11th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Rik Sundar SasmalBardhman (West Bengal), Nov.11 (ANI): Mob violence broke out in West Bengal's Bardhaman district after two persons were killed in a road accident on Thursday.Agitated residents blocked the road ... Read more...
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Protests over removal of Mistry’s novel from syllabus
October 19th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Expressing shock over the removal of author Rohinton Mistry's novel 'Such a Long Journey' from the syllabus of the University of Bombay, a group activists Tuesday ... Read more...
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Police refutes Kashmir daily’s report on 504 civilians, over 4000 security personnel injured
September 24th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar,Sept.24 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday expressed surprise over a report in the Greater Kashmir daily that alleged that "2000 people have been injured in police, CRPF action" during the ... Read more...
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Widespread violence in different parts of Kashmir
September 13th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep.13 (ANI): While the Cabinet Committee on Security met in the national capital to discuss turbulent situation in Kashmir, various incidents of stone pelting and torching of public and private property ... Read more...
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Geelani arrested, dozens injured in Valley clashes (Night Lead)
September 8th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) More than 30 people were injured as protestors and security forces clashed across the Kashmir Valley Wednesday after hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was arrested earlier in ... Read more...
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Residents stage protest over arrest of local youth by J-K police
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug 23 (ANI): Scores of protestors took to the streets here on Monday to protest against the arrest of local youth by the Jammu and Kashmir police during raids.Shouting anti-India slogans, ... Read more...
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Police arrest 17 stone pelters in Srinagar
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug. (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police here on Sunday arrested 17 stone pelters, wanted in different cases of mob violence from different parts of the Srinagar city.City South police arrested a ... Read more...
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Teenager killed in Kashmir, toll 61
August 20th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Thousands of people defied curfew in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Friday morning after an 18-year-old succumbed to his injuries sustained in firing by security forces, taking the ... Read more...
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Curfew re-imposed in Kashmir towns
July 24th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 24 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters defied security restrictions to march through the streets in north Kashmir's Palhallan town even as authorities reimposed curfew in Kupwara and Pulwama towns Saturday morning ... Read more...
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Indefinite curfew in south Kashmir after mob violence
June 30th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed Wednesday in south Kashmir towns of Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama while it continued without any relaxation for the fifth day in north Kashmir's ... Read more...
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SMS services blocked across Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
June 30th, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) The SMS services were blocked in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday to prevent "anti-national" people from spreading trouble in the state, an official said.
The SMS services have been blocked ... Read more...
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SMS services blocked in Jammu and Kashmir
June 30th, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) SMS services were blocked in entire Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, a day after it was stopped in north Kashmir, an official said.
"We received a communique from the home ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Kashmir’s Sopore, Baramulla
June 29th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore and Baramulla towns and vehicular traffic was restricted in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar Tuesday, a day after ... Read more...
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Kashmir police file murder case in stone pelting death (Lead)
April 30th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, April 30 (IANS) A 40-year-old government employee was killed Friday in stone pelting by supporters of hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in Batamalloo area of Srinagar. The state police ... Read more...
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Four MNS MLAs suspended for roughing-up Azmi
November 9th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov. 9 (ANI): The first day of the new Maharashtra assembly went pretty chaotic, with four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena legislators being suspended for assaulting Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Asim Azmi, ... Read more...
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Abu Azmi roughed up in Maharashtra Assembly for taking oath in Hindi
November 9th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Nov 9 (ANI): There was pandemonium on the first day of the new Maharashtra assembly today when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators roughed up Samajwadi Party MLA, Abu Azmi ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir mulls using electroshock guns to quell protests
November 2nd, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 2 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to get electroshock guns, also known as Taser weapons, to control mob violence and street protests in the troubled state, ... Read more...
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Assam Police leadership collapsed during Oct 30 blasts: Report
October 26th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, Oct 26 (IANS) The top brass of the Assam police collapsed and failed to control the mob violence in the aftermath of the Oct 30 serial bombings ... Read more...
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Mob violence after truck mows down boy in West Bengal
October 13th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) An agitated mob damaged and set fire to a few vehicles, including a truck which had mowed down an 11-year-old boy in Kolkata's twin district Howrah Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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Haitian kills Dominican for selling him dog meat
September 3rd, 2009 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Santiago (Dominican Republic), Sep 3 (EFE) An illegal Haitian immigrant beat a Dominican man to death with a pick for supposedly selling him dog meat instead of goat meat, police said.
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Gojra riots highlights insecurity of Pak Christian minority
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 3 (ANI): The attack on Christian families in Gojra in central Pakistan, the culmination of several days of rioting over a claim that a Koran had been defiled, shows ... Read more...
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Kanwarias damage vehicles after an accident in New Delhi
July 19th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 19(ANI): Scores of Kanwaria pilgrims on their way to the holy city of Haridwar went on the rampage, damaging several vehicles and obstructed normal traffic at Madhipura in the ... Read more...
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Death toll in Baramulla violence rises to four
July 1st, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) With a youth succumbing o injuries sustained in firing by security forces, the death toll in the violence in Baramulla town of north Kashmir rose to four Wednesday, ... Read more...
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