CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur
5 years ago

CAA protests: Toll rises to 15 in Uttar Pradesh as stir turns violent for second consecutive day; police post torched in Kanpur

Firstpost  

A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15 Lucknow: A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of anti-citizenship protests in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15. ‘Five protesters hospitalised, one suffers bullet injury; police maintains no shots fired’ Clashes broke out in Rampur between anti-CAA protesters and police on Saturday, resulting in injuries to several people, including policemen, officials said. The DM suspected the involvement of non-locals in the protest and said, “Police did not open fire anywhere, yet one protester had a gunshot injury.” A bandh call was given by the protesters in Rampur on Saturday even as Section 144 of the CrPC, which bars assembly of people, is in force in the region and internet remains suspended. AMU staff take to streets against CAA After a lull of four days, AMU campus again witnessed protests on Saturday with hundreds of AMU non-teaching staff joining hands with AMU teachers’ association, protesting against the CAA and “police atrocities” against the agitators in various parts of the state on Friday.

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Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action
10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action

Live Mint  

Anti-CAA protest Assam: On March 11, the Centre initiated the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. The Guwahati Police has cautioned against damages during protests, stating legal actions will be taken against violators. CAA India LIVE Updates Assam has a history with the CAA, marked by violent protests in 2019 resulting in casualties. Assam CM’s warning Assam Chief Minister …

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1

India TV News  

Mobile internet services were banned in Punjab's Patiala and Sangrur from February 28 to March 1 amid the ongoing farmers protest. Image Source : INDIA TVAn official statement on the internet ban in Punjab Internet suspended in Haryana Earlier, the government of Harayana imposed a ban on internet services and bulk SMS in Ambala Sadar, Panjokhra and Naggal regions of …

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Yogi Aditynath-led Uttar Pradesh government for acting on recovery notices issued to citizens who were allegedly involved in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019. The court's observations came on a plea filed by Parwaiz Arif Titu seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by the district administration for recovering …

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide

The Hindu  

The capital wears the look of a city fortified and battle-ready. The three-hour chakka jam on February 6 announced by a section of protesting farmers on all State and national highways around and beyond Delhi — the first “big event” since a proposed march to Parliament on February 1 was postponed — will be a test of self-discipline for the …

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The recent riots in Delhi were the latest in a series of the police failures to uphold the law during the demonstrations against the Citizenship Act, or the CAA. Writing about the Delhi riots, distinguished retired police officer Prakash Singh, now chairman of The India Police Foundation, said, “Police response invariably reflects the bias of the ruling party”. The most …

Jaffrabad anti-CAA protesters shift their sit-in dharna to Seelampur
4 years, 10 months ago

Jaffrabad anti-CAA protesters shift their sit-in dharna to Seelampur

Op India  

After the riots in North-East Delhi which were finally brought to a halt by security forces today, the Anti-CAA women protestors have moved to Seelampur to continue their protest against Citizenship Amendment Ac. Earlier they were protesting in front of the Jaffrabad metro station, blocking access to the station, but the sit-in protest there were cleared by police due to …

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa has been shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Moreover, Delhi head constable Ratan Lal and a Hindu activist named Vinod had also died in the clashes that broke out in Delhi taking the total death count to seven. The national capital …

Northeast Delhi violence: Flag march in Maujpur area after clashes between pro and anti CAA protestors
4 years, 10 months ago

Northeast Delhi violence: Flag march in Maujpur area after clashes between pro and anti CAA protestors

India TV News  

Stones, pieces of bricks and glass shards lay strewn on road and plumes of smoke billowed from houses, shops and vehicles which were torched by mobs in northeast Delhi's Maujpur. Security personnel conducted flag marches to disperse the mobs and maintain peace after the area witnessed heavy stone pelting and arson during clashes between pro and anti-CAA groups for the …

Anti-CAA violence in Aligarh: 22-yr-old shot by miscreant as protesters clash with police; internet suspended till midnight
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA violence in Aligarh: 22-yr-old shot by miscreant as protesters clash with police; internet suspended till midnight

Firstpost  

A 22-year-old man was shot and seriously injured by a “miscreant” during violent clashes between the police and anti-CAA protesters in Aligarh’s old city area on Sunday. He added, “Even as efforts were underway to convince women to leave the area with prominent Muslim citizens of the area, including the Sahar Mufti Abdul Khalid trying to defuse the situation, mayhem …

Anti-CAA protests: 28 in Lucknow told to pay ₹64 lakh for damage to property
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: 28 in Lucknow told to pay ₹64 lakh for damage to property

The Hindu  

Twenty-eight persons in Lucknow have been asked to pay around ₹64 lakh as recovery for damage to private and public property during the protests against the Citizenship Act at the Parivartan Chowk on December 19. Those served notices include retired IPS officer S.R Darapuri, lawyer and activist Mohammad Shoaib, Congress member Sadaf Jafar, teacher Robin Verma and cultural activist Deepak …

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters

India TV News  

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests. "Agar koi marne ke liye aa hi raha hai to woh zinda kahan se ho jaayega," he said while referring to the 22 deaths that took place during …

CAA stir: Anger across Tamil Nadu against cops brutality
4 years, 10 months ago

CAA stir: Anger across Tamil Nadu against cops brutality

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The lathicharge on peaceful protestors in Chennai on Friday has evoked widespread anger among several sections of the people and leaders of the Muslim community are demanding 'immediate and proper action' against the police personnel responsible for it. 'Action means not a transfer to another police station but severe disciplinary proceedings that would ensure that such things do not …

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai
4 years, 11 months ago

4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai

India TV News  

An anti-CAA protest by Muslims turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police here, leaving four personnel injured. The incident on Friday led to sporadic protests across Tamil Nadu, including at Washermanpet in the city, where the violence erupted, but protesters subsequently called off the agitation, following talks with City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan. Four police personnel -- …

Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report
4 years, 11 months ago

Allegations Of Police Atrocities Against Anti-CAA Protestors: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt. To Submit Report

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the state government to submit a report on allegations of police atrocities against anti-CAA protesters by February 17, the next date of hearing.A two-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Verma passed the order hearing a number of public interest litigations.The court asked the state government to mention how. The …

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children
4 years, 11 months ago

Yogi Adityanath slams anti-CAA protests for using women and children

Op India  

In a fiery speech at a rally in support of CAA in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at opposition saying they are not left with enough courage to destruct public property as they know it can lead to seizure of their property, so they have started to make their women and children join the protests. Yogi …

33 booked for provoking children to pelt stones during anti-CAA riots
4 years, 11 months ago

33 booked for provoking children to pelt stones during anti-CAA riots

Op India  

The SIT probing the anti-CAA violences in Uttar Pradesh has charged 33 arrested people for provoking children to pelt stones during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act last month. Uttar Pradesh was one of the worst-hit by the anti-CAA riots in which Muslim mobs ran amok damaging public property and injuring police personnel and innocent civilians. Read- Anti-CAA riots: …

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: UP Dy CM Backs Cop Accused of Pushing Priyanka, Says 'She Lost Her Kin Yet Fulfilled Duty'
5 years ago

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: UP Dy CM Backs Cop Accused of Pushing Priyanka, Says 'She Lost Her Kin Yet Fulfilled Duty'

News 18  

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE Updates: Accusing Yogi government of taking ‘illegal steps’ during anti-CAA protests, Congress General Secretary for East UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she will move the High Court over administration’s move that has led to ‘anarchy’. Railway property worth Rs 80 crore was damaged during protests across the country against the amended citizenship law and recovery …

Hindus, Muslims unite for communal harmony amid anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh
5 years ago

Hindus, Muslims unite for communal harmony amid anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

A display of communal harmony amid the ongoing protests in Uttar Pradesh can turn out to be a relief to the eyes. A similar scene was witnessed in Kanpur city of the state, where some Hindu boys formed a human chain around a Muslim man's 'baraat', so that the same can be safely escorted to its destination. Chapadiya and his …

Internet banned in India’s Uttar Pradesh amid anger over killings
5 years ago

Internet banned in India’s Uttar Pradesh amid anger over killings

Al Jazeera  

As citizenship law protests enter third week, curbs imposed across BJP-governed state which witnessed 19 of 27 deaths. Violence peaked last Friday as police clashed with protesters in several cities, especially in Uttar Pradesh, where Muslims form nearly 20 percent of its 204 million people. 191225033648847 In Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut town, 70 kilometres from New Delhi, Zaheer Ahmed had just …

Citizenship Act protests: 498 identified as offenders in UP, property to be seized
5 years ago

Citizenship Act protests: 498 identified as offenders in UP, property to be seized

India Today  

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has notified as many as 498 people for causing damage to public property during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests which turned violent last week. According to a circular, the state government has identified these people as anti-socials who caused damage to public and private property while taking part in anti-CAA protests in different …

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets
5 years ago

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets

Firstpost  

A home department spokesperson in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday put the death toll at 19 in the violence, which left 288 policemen injured. “Police investigation has revealed that violence during the protests against CAA on two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday in Kanpur was happened in an organised manner,” Senior Superintendent of Police Anand Deo Tiwari said. “Preliminary probe …

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Activists, lawyers write to Karnataka human rights panel seeking action against Mangaluru Police for two deaths on 19 Dec

Firstpost  

A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights commission on Thursday, demanding action against Mangaluru City commissioner of police and other officials for police action that led to the deaths of two people during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the city on 19 December. A group of activists and lawyers wrote to the Karnataka human rights …

Anti-CAA protests: Internet suspended in major cities of Uttar Pradesh in view of Friday prayers
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: Internet suspended in major cities of Uttar Pradesh in view of Friday prayers

India TV News  

The authorities in Uttar Pradesh have suspended internet services in multiple cities in view of the protests against the new citizenship law and Friday prayers. Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Sambhal, Mathura, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Sitapur, Bulandshahr, Firozabad and Ghaziabad are some of the regions where the services won't work till late evening Friday. "To prevent spreading of rumours we have decided to …

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP

The Hindu  

Nineteen persons have died in Uttar Pradesh since December 10 during the violence in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the State police said on Thursday. The police have also arrested 1,113 persons and detained another 5,558 others under preventive custody over the protests. The UP police also claims to have found 647 shells of.315 bore and.12 bore weapons, …

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests
5 years ago

Uttar Pradesh anti-CAA stir: Sambhal district administration issues notice to 26 people for damaging property during protests

Firstpost  

The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law Sambhal: The district administration of Sambhal has issued notices to 26 people for their alleged involvement in damaging properties during protests against the amended citizenship law, asking them to explain their position or pay for …

National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP over police action during anti-CAA protests in state
5 years ago

National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP over police action during anti-CAA protests in state

Firstpost  

‘Youth have been killed, the Internet has been suspended, and the police themselves are destroying public property’, according to complaint submitted to NHRC New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the police chief of Uttar Pradesh after receiving various complaints that allege “violation of human rights” in police action undertaken during the ongoing anti-CAA protests in the state, …

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests: 1,113 arrests, 5,558 preventive detentions, 19 dead in UP

India Today  

More than 1,100 people are under arrest and 5,558 kept in preventive detention following violence related to the anti-citizenship amendment act protests, officials said on Thursday, putting the death toll in police clashes across the state at 19. Giving details of the protests that have rocked the country's most populous state since last week, police officials said five people were …

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property
5 years ago

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property

Firstpost  

The Rampur administration has issued notices to 28 people ‘identified for violence’ during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur, asking them to explain their position or pay for damage caused to public and private property Rampur/Gorakhpur: Over 60 people have been “identified for violence” during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur and Gorakhpur and issued notices, asking them …

Protests continue to rage against CAA, NRC
5 years ago

Protests continue to rage against CAA, NRC

Live Mint  

Protests against the Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens raged across the country on Tuesday, including in the national capital where students defied prohibitory orders to stage a demonstration at Jantar Mantar. Protests continued in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and other states, even as police in Uttar Pradesh stopped senior Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka …

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators
5 years ago

CAA protests: UP Police stops Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased agitators

Firstpost  

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act Meerut: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families …

CAA protests: Internet services in Lucknow to remain suspended till December 25
5 years ago

CAA protests: Internet services in Lucknow to remain suspended till December 25

India TV News  

Internet services in Lucknow are set to remain suspended till 8 pm on December 25. Meanwhile, the state police on Monday said 31 people, including the state head of Popular Front of India and 16 other workers of the Islamist outfit, have been arrested in connection with the violence in the state capital during the protests against the amended Citizenship …

Two more succumb to bullet injuries in U.P.
5 years ago

Two more succumb to bullet injuries in U.P.

The Hindu  

Two more persons, who were injured in firing during protests on Friday against the Citizenship Act in Meerut, died on Sunday. Internet services remained suspended in large parts of the State, with the police claiming that 108 persons had been arrested for “objectionable posts, rumours and messages” on social media. This comes after a statement by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …

15 dead, 879 arrested, 5,000 ‘bound down’ over anti-citizenship law protests in Uttar Pradesh, says UP DGP OP Singh
5 years ago

15 dead, 879 arrested, 5,000 ‘bound down’ over anti-citizenship law protests in Uttar Pradesh, says UP DGP OP Singh

Firstpost  

As many as 879 people have been arrested while 5,000 were ‘bound down’ as a preventive measure in Uttar Pradesh, in the wake of the violent protests against Citizenship Act and proposed NRC Lucknow: As many as 879 people have been arrested while 5000 were ‘bound down’ as a preventive measure in Uttar Pradesh, in the wake of the violent …

As protests against CAA, NRC continue to simmer, PM Modi says we never discussed all-India NRC
5 years ago

As protests against CAA, NRC continue to simmer, PM Modi says we never discussed all-India NRC

India Today  

As Delhi and other parts of the country continued to see massive protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in the heart of the city on Sunday and attempted to quell the anger over Citizenship Amendment Act. MODI RALLY IN DELHI Accusing the opposition of pursuing "divide and rule politics" and stoking violence over the amended citizenship law, …

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Death toll in Meerut violence rises to 5
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Death toll in Meerut violence rises to 5

India Today  

The death toll in the violence that occurred during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut two days ago rose to five, a senior police official said on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Mohsin, Aasif, Zahir, Aalim, all residents of Meerut, and Asif from Delhi, Inspector General Alok Singh said. During the protests on Friday, …

Unabated protests in UP leave 16 dead
5 years ago

Unabated protests in UP leave 16 dead

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Even as the death toll in Uttar Pradesh protests against the CAA and the NRC rose to 16 on Saturday, protests intensified in the BJP-rules state and continued in other parts of the country. The 17 districts without net connectivity include Lucknow whose inspector general of police Praveen Kumar was quoted by media as saying 705 people have …

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody

Firstpost  

The Congress, Left and other Opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act be scrapped. Protesters set ablaze Yatimkhana police post in Kanpur and indulged in heavy brick-batting, leading to injuries to many people including policemen, a senior official said. Police and paramilitary personnel carried out …

Death toll touches 16 in U.P. as protests continue
5 years ago

Death toll touches 16 in U.P. as protests continue

The Hindu  

Protests against the contentious Citizenship Act continued in many parts of the country on Saturday, as the death toll from widespread violence in Uttar Pradesh rose to 16. Chennai continued to witness protests, with activists from several students’ organisations, including the Students Federation of India and the Untouchablity Eradication Front, clashing with the police at the Dr. Puratchi Thalaivar MGR …

Anti-CAA violence: Section 144 extended till 31st January in entire UP
5 years ago

Anti-CAA violence: Section 144 extended till 31st January in entire UP

Op India  

As the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act intensified across the country, the situation has turned violent in many places in Uttar Pradesh, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory orders in the entire state. After large scale rioting and arson took place in several places in UP in the name of anti-CAA protests, section 144 of the CRPC has been …

BJP-ruled state tops death toll in India citizenship law protests
5 years ago

BJP-ruled state tops death toll in India citizenship law protests

Al Jazeera  

At least 15 dead in Uttar Pradesh state as demonstrators defy curbs to protest against new law seen as anti-Muslim. The death toll in protests in India against a contentious citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim has reached 23, as nine more people were killed on Saturday in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Fifteen people have died in the state …

Anti-CAA protests singe UP, leave 15 dead; internet suspended in Jaipur, Prayagraj
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protests singe UP, leave 15 dead; internet suspended in Jaipur, Prayagraj

India Today  

The death toll in Uttar Pradesh touched 15 as protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act continued to singe the state on Saturday. The latest death was reported from Rampur where one person died and several people, including policemen, injured as clashes broke out between anti-CAA protesters and the police. ANTI-CAA PROTESTS: HERE IS ALL THAT HAPPENED Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar …

7 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent
5 years ago

7 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent

The Hindu  

At least seven people were killed in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the controversial Citizenship Act turned violent in many parts of the State on Friday. As protests against the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens continued across the country, the Home Ministry said there would be no discrimination against Muslims and undocumented people as feared. Internet …

Six dead across Uttar Pradesh in anti-CAA protests; over 50 cops injured
5 years ago

Six dead across Uttar Pradesh in anti-CAA protests; over 50 cops injured

Live Mint  

Lucknow: At least six people died as large-scale protests over Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh turned violent on Friday afternoon with protesters went on a rampage in over half a dozen districts, pelting stones at police, setting vehicles on fire and ransacking a number of police outposts. The stir across Uttar Pradesh are a part of several such protests …

Anti-CAA riots turning extremely violent in cities of Uttar Pradesh
5 years ago

Anti-CAA riots turning extremely violent in cities of Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

The protests against the Citizenship Act have turned violent in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, Firozabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha and various other cities. | #NRCKaSach pic.twitter.com/cV8B3RjIAc — TIMES NOW December 20, 2019 According to News18, the violent mob attacked the police personnel in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. #CAAshowdown pic.twitter.com/9TrnXReJZr — News18 December 20, 2019 According to ANI, rioters threw stones at police forces …

Protests turn violent in Gorakhpur, Kanpur; Internet shut down in Bulandshahr
5 years ago

Protests turn violent in Gorakhpur, Kanpur; Internet shut down in Bulandshahr

India TV News  

The large-scale protests over Citizenship Act in and around Uttar Pradesh turned violent on Friday afternoon as protesters went on a rampage in six districts, pelting stones at the police, setting vehicles on fire and ransacking a number of police outposts. 5: 59 pm: 7 bikes, 1 police post set ablaze in UP's Firozabad At least seven bikes and one …

Anti-CAA protest: Police denies Bhim Army permission to protest at Jantar Mantar
5 years ago

Anti-CAA protest: Police denies Bhim Army permission to protest at Jantar Mantar

India TV News  

Delhi Police has denied permission to Bhim Army to take out a protest march on Friday from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar against the amended citizenship law. Prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 are in place near the Red Fort area since Thursday, prohibiting assembly of four or more people. Thousands of students, activists and opposition leaders hit the streets …

CAA Protests: Section 144 imposed, internet services suspended in entire Lucknow
5 years ago

CAA Protests: Section 144 imposed, internet services suspended in entire Lucknow

India TV News  

In wake of the violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act, section 144 has been imposed in the entire Lucknow city. Mobile internet services and SMS of all mobile service providers have also been suspended in Lucknow till December 21 noon, a government order on Thursday had stated. Internet services were also suspended in Sambhal, Aligarh, Mau, Ghaziabad and Azamgarh …

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release
5 years ago

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release

News 18  

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Six people have been killed in anti-Citizenship Act protests across Uttar Pradesh today as protesters clashed with the police in several cities, taking the death toll in the last 24 hours to seven. BJP ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has, meanwhile, refused to implement the contentious National Register of Citizens in his state amid …

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places
5 years ago

3 dead as violent CAA protests rock country; prohibitory orders at several places

India TV News  

Massive protests were witnessed across the country on Thursday as demonstrators took to the streets against the amended Citizenship Act. Almost all the country's major cities - Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram, and Hyderabad - saw protesters on the streets despite substantial police presence and the imposition of prohibitory orders at several places. Police fired teargas shells and …

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