Haldwani to Bareilly, Seven Decades of Pseudo-Secularism Has Come Home to Roost
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani to Bareilly, Seven Decades of Pseudo-Secularism Has Come Home to Roost

News 18  

Haldwani, a small but bustling town in Uttarakhand, is the gateway to the Himalayas and ascent to tourist spots like Nainital and Bhimtal. On February 9, the town with an 18.55 per cent Muslim population erupted with violence which left two dead and 250 injured. The very next day, 100 km away in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, another Islamist mob attacked the police with stones after Muslim cleric Tauqeer Raza was detained for giving a ‘jail bharo’ over the Gyanvapi mosque issue. For seven decades since Independence, a perverted secularism actively supported by political parties has signalled to Muslims that they should never peacefully coexist with the majority, must always be in victimhood mode, and heed the law of the land only if it suits them. And right before the 2024 general elections, street mobs springing alive could point to a concerted attempt at polarisation, and to provoke the Modi government and BJP state government into making a mistake.

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Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know
10 months, 1 week ago

Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know

The Hindu  

Watch | Uttarakhand Haldwani violence | All you need to know These deserted lanes of Banbhoolpura area in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, is the aftermath of a violence that broke out between the residents and the police. On February 8, municipal authorities in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, demolished a mosque and a madrasa claiming they were illegal structures. The municipal authorities proceeded towards the …

‘Killed by police bullets’: Deadly clash scars Muslims in India’s Haldwani
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Killed by police bullets’: Deadly clash scars Muslims in India’s Haldwani

Al Jazeera  

Violence that erupted after a mosque and school were demolished has killed six people and deepened religious divisions. ‘Demolition politically motivated’ When municipal authorities, accompanied by the police and bulldozers, came to demolish the mosque and school, only 25-30 women were inside the compound, said 20-year-old Samreen Khanum, from behind her burqa. “My father went to buy milk and my …

Situation normal in violence-hit Haldwani; additional paramilitary forces deployed, say officials
10 months, 1 week ago

Situation normal in violence-hit Haldwani; additional paramilitary forces deployed, say officials

New Indian Express  

HALDWANI: The situation in the Banbhoolpura area here, the epicentre of the mob violence last week, was normal on Monday as additional troops of paramilitary forces were deployed to maintain law and order, officials said. Nainital District Magistrate Vandana Singh said 120 arms licences have been cancelled in Banbhoolpura and the police are trying to trace people who took part …

Haldwani Violence: Arrested in Delhi, Main Accused Brought Back to Uttarakhand, is ‘Being Questioned’
10 months, 1 week ago

Haldwani Violence: Arrested in Delhi, Main Accused Brought Back to Uttarakhand, is ‘Being Questioned’

News 18  

Three days after violence broke out in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani over the demolition of an illegally built madrassa, the main accused has been arrested. State government officials told CNN-News18 that Abdul Malik was arrested in Delhi and brought back to Haldwani. At least six rioters were killed and 100 injured as violence broke out in Haldwani on Thursday after local authorities …

Five arrested over Haldwani clashes; officials under fire for ignoring alerts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Five arrested over Haldwani clashes; officials under fire for ignoring alerts

The Hindu  

The police arrested five persons on February 10 for their alleged involvement in the violent clashes at Haldwani in Uttarakhand that left five dead. Meanwhile, the district authorities came under criticism for reportedly ignoring the threat alerts in the daily reports of the police’s Local Intelligence Unit, which pointed to the possibility of aggressive protests by the locals that might …

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Loss of lives, damage to property in Haldwani violence very worrying: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on February 10 that the loss of lives and damage to property in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani is very worrying. In a post in Hindi on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: "The violence in Uttarakhand's Haldwani and the loss of lives …

Haldwani violence: Curfew partially lifted; 6 rioters killed, 5 arrested | Top updates
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani violence: Curfew partially lifted; 6 rioters killed, 5 arrested | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Haldwani violence: Authorities on Saturday lifted the curfew from the outer areas of violence-hit Haldwani in Uttarakhand, two days after restrictions were imposed as communal tensions and violence gripped the town over a demolition drive. The internet services also remain suspended in violence-hit Haldwani, the police said. Here are the top updates: According to the police, five people have been …

Haldwani violence | Government orders probe into demolition of madrasa
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani violence | Government orders probe into demolition of madrasa

The Hindu  

The Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial probe into the violence in Haldwani that witnessed arson and vandalism by a mob over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa on February 9. "Patrolling is continuously being done in the affected area and the situation is under control," Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, A. P. Anshuman, who is camping …

5 dead in violence after demolition of ‘illegal’ structures in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani
10 months, 2 weeks ago

5 dead in violence after demolition of ‘illegal’ structures in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani

The Hindu  

Five people were killed and 14 critically injured in violent clashes that broke out in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on February 8 after the demolition of a madrasa and masjid as part of a district anti-encroachment drive. A local religious leader, however, alleged that there was provocation by the police, adding that as the community had gone to court against the anti-encroachment …

Haldwani violence: What led to the ‘communal’ flareup?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani violence: What led to the ‘communal’ flareup?

Hindustan Times  

Communal tensions gripped Uttarakhand's Haldwani on Thursday evening after a mob clashed with the police over a demolition drive. According to the police, the rioters pelted stones at the municipal corporation officials and set vehicles on fire outside the Banbhulpura police station. Haldwani: Vehicles set on fire by miscreants over the demolition of an "illegally built" madrasa at Banbhoolpura area, …

Haldwani violence was pre-planned, mob did not try to save structure, they just attacked us: District magistrate
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani violence was pre-planned, mob did not try to save structure, they just attacked us: District magistrate

Hindustan Times  

As Haldwani communal violence rages, Nainital district magistrate Vandana Singh on Friday said it was “pre-planned and unprovoked”. A protest against the demolition of a madrasa in Banbhulpura area of Haldwani turned violent, police said Singh said the accused had collected stones on rooftops before the attack began. They collected stones on the rooftops before the attack…the violence was pre-planned…The …

Haldwani communal violence: State clamps down with curfew, shoot at sight orders | Latest updates
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani communal violence: State clamps down with curfew, shoot at sight orders | Latest updates

Hindustan Times  

Communal tension gripped the Haldwani area of Nainital district on Thursday evening after violence broke out in Banbhoolpura over the demolition of an “illegally built” madrasa, officials familiar with the matter said. Key updates on Haldwani communal violence: Curfew was imposed in Halwani after residents reportedly set vehicles on fire and hurled stones, injuring at least 100 people, over the …

Violence over madrasa demolition claims six lives in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, over 200 injured
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence over madrasa demolition claims six lives in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, over 200 injured

New Indian Express  

HALDWANI: Six people are reported to be dead in the widespread violence over the demolition of an allegedly "illegal" madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Uttarakhand's Haldwani. A curfew was imposed after local residents set vehicles and a police station on fire and hurled stones, over the demolition of an "illegally built" madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Malik ka …

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence

India TV News  

Haldwani Violence: At least six people died and several policemen were injured as tension prevailed in the city after several establishments, including a mosque and a madarsa, which were illegally constructed on government land, were demolished. The situation, however, turned violent after the mosque and the madarsa were razed in the Vanbhulpura area, as enraged locals pelted stones on the …

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa

Hindustan Times  

HALDWANI/DEHRADUN: Curfew was imposed and an order to shoot rioters was issued on Thursday in the Banbhulpura area of Haldwani town in Uttarakhand following communal tension that erupted over the demolition of a madrasa and an “underground mosque-like structure”, people familiar with the matter said. A protest against the demolition of a madrasa in Banbhulpura area of Haldwani turned violent, …

Haldwani news: Shoot-at-sight ordered after razing of illegal madrasa sparks violence
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haldwani news: Shoot-at-sight ordered after razing of illegal madrasa sparks violence

Hindustan Times  

Communal tension gripped the Haldwani area of Nainital district on Thursday evening following the demolition of a madrasa and an underground mosque-like structure that were illegally constructed on government land in the Banbhulpura area. According to officials, a joint team from the Nainital district administration and local civic authorities undertook the demolition on Nazool land, leading to a violent backlash …

Violence erupts in Uttarakhand's Haldwani after madrasa demolition; shoot-at-sight ordered; curfew imposed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence erupts in Uttarakhand's Haldwani after madrasa demolition; shoot-at-sight ordered; curfew imposed

New Indian Express  

HALDWANI: Communal tension clutched the Haldwani area of Nainital district on Thursday evening following the demolition of a madrasa and an underground mosque-like structure that were illegally constructed on government land in the Banbhulpura area. Police said most of the around 60 people hospitalised after the violence in the city's Banbhoolpura area were police personnel and municipal workers involved in …

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