Violence after attack on Ram Navami procession in Bihar Sharif
2 years ago

Violence after attack on Ram Navami procession in Bihar Sharif

Op India  

On 30th March 2023 during Ram Navami celebrations, violence erupted in Bihar Sharif in the Nalanda district of Bihar. According to reports, miscreants attacked his store in Bihar Sharif during the violence and looted mobile phones, laptops and other items. On 30th March 2023, Ram Navami processions were attacked and violence erupted in various places across the country. But Islamists have attacked these Ram Navami processions at many places in the country, as part of growing attacks on Hindu festivals.

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On Ram Navami, Amitabh Bachchan to narrate stories from Ram Katha
17 hours, 18 minutes ago

On Ram Navami, Amitabh Bachchan to narrate stories from Ram Katha

Live Mint  

Mumbai, April 1 : This Ram Navami, megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to give the audience a devotional experience with his special narration of evocative stories of the Ram Katha. From a special pooja performed at Ayodhya and sacred rituals across temples to soul-stirring live aartis from Bhadrachalam, Panchvati, Chitrakoot, and Ayodhya, devotional bhajans, and mesmerizing cultural performances by …

Ram Navami posters with pictures of Modi, Suvendu Adhikari surface in Kolkata on Id
1 day, 11 hours ago

Ram Navami posters with pictures of Modi, Suvendu Adhikari surface in Kolkata on Id

The Hindu  

Ram Navami posters with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari surfaced in key spots across Kolkata on Monday, days before the occasion slated for April 6. Alongside Mr. Modi and Mr. Adhikari’s photographs, the posters carry a picture of Ayodhya’s Ramjanmabhoomi Temple and of Lord Ram, with the line ‘Ram Navami palan korun’ …

West Bengal BJP president stopped from visiting strife-torn Mothabari
2 days, 2 hours ago

West Bengal BJP president stopped from visiting strife-torn Mothabari

The Hindu  

A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party leadership led by State president Sukanta Majumdar was on Sunday stopped by the police from entering Mothabari in West Bengal’s Malda district, which witnessed a communal flare-up on March 27. The West Bengal police on Saturday said the situation at Mothabari was under control and 16 cases have been registered. Additional Director General of …

Attempts to incite communal strife during Eid and Ram Navami, says WB police
3 days, 11 hours ago

Attempts to incite communal strife during Eid and Ram Navami, says WB police

The Hindu  

The West Bengal Police on Saturday said an FIR has been lodged against two individuals allegedly attempting to incite communal strife, and that objectionable posters have been seized from Shyampur in Howrah. Senior police officials said they are keeping a close watch on possible disruptions during upcoming festivals like Ram Navami and Eid-ul-Fitr and urged the people not to believe …

Additional police deployed in Ayodhya ahead of Chaitra Navratri, Ram Navami
6 days, 1 hour ago

Additional police deployed in Ayodhya ahead of Chaitra Navratri, Ram Navami

Deccan Chronicle  

Additional police forces have been deployed in Ayodhya ahead of Chaitra Navratri and Ram Navami to ensure the safety and security of devotees, an official said.Speaking to ANI, Ayodhya SSP Raj Karan Nayyar said, "In view of the upcoming Chaitra Navratri and especially Ram Navami, we had sought additional police force from the headquarters, which has been allotted to us. …

Ram Vivah procession attacked by Islamists in Darbhanga, Bihar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram Vivah procession attacked by Islamists in Darbhanga, Bihar

Op India  

On 6th December, a Ram Vivah procession was attacked in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. According to media reports, Islamists attacked the procession with stones and sticks as it passed by a mosque in Bajitpur on the occasion of Vivah Panchami. The participants of the procession saw this and rushed to save him, which led to a clash between them.” …

No lathis, arms in Ram Navami rallies in Bengal
6 months ago

No lathis, arms in Ram Navami rallies in Bengal

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Police will not allow weapons to be carried during the Ram Navami rally scheduled next Thursday. Senior officials of the state government said that the panel had sent a directive to all district magistrates to prohibit children and minors from participating in armed rallies during Ram Navami as it would have an adverse impact on their …

‘Listening to Hanuman Chalisa a crime’: PM Modi brings up Karnataka assault to shred Congress
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Listening to Hanuman Chalisa a crime’: PM Modi brings up Karnataka assault to shred Congress

Hindustan Times  

Invoking the alleged recent assault on a shopkeeper listening to a recital of the Hanuman Chalisa in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said chanting to the glory of the Hindu deity was a 'crime' in the Congress-ruled state. READ | Amit Shah holds massive roadshow in Bengaluru Addressing a massive rally at the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency …

Yogi Adityanath's ‘appeasement politics’ barb at Mamata over Ram Navami clashes in Bengal
11 months, 1 week ago

Yogi Adityanath's ‘appeasement politics’ barb at Mamata over Ram Navami clashes in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday slammed his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over the clashes that took place during Ram Navami in Murshidabad last week. On the occasion of Ram Navami, there were attacks on Ram Navami processions again in West Bengal," ANI quoted Adityanath as saying. At least four people were injured after a Ram Navami …

How a few activists ensured a peaceful Ram Navami in Mumbai
11 months, 1 week ago

How a few activists ensured a peaceful Ram Navami in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Meetings with mohalla committees, stern warnings against provocative behaviour, heavy police bandobast at the entrance of sensitive roads and outside mosques, and the presence of senior police officers – all these measures ensured that Ram Navami went off peacefully in the city this year. “The police worked really hard; senior officers were in the area days in advance of …

Didi Says BJP Pre-planned Murshidabad Ram Navami Clash
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Didi Says BJP Pre-planned Murshidabad Ram Navami Clash

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata/Berhampore: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of orchestrating the violence, that broke out over the Ram Navami celebration at Rejinagar in Murshidabad a day before, and described the clash between two communities as “pre-planned.” To justify her claim, the Trinamul Congress supremo, while addressing a Lok Sabha Election campaign rally at Raiganj in North …

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 18 blamed each other for the violence during the Ram Navami celebration at Murshidabad district in West Bengal a day earlier. The DIG of Murshidabad was removed a day ahead of Ram Navami so that you can carry out the violence,” Ms. Banerjee said at an election rally in Raiganj …

Jharkhand: Stone pelting on Ram Navami procession in Bokaro by Islamists, 12 injured
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand: Stone pelting on Ram Navami procession in Bokaro by Islamists, 12 injured

Op India  

On Wednesday, a Hindu procession carried out on the occasion of Ram Navami was stopped by the Islamists in the Jalagaon region of Jharkhand’s Bokaro district as it passed by a Masjid. pic.twitter.com/4Lw20SUrdL — Anshul Saxena April 18, 2024 The incident reportedly happened at around 6:30 pm in the evening when the Hindu procession reached the local Shiv Mandir passing …

Ram Navami: Peaceful Celebrations in West Bengal Amid Tight Security
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Navami: Peaceful Celebrations in West Bengal Amid Tight Security

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Ram Navami celebration remained peaceful by and large in West Bengal this time unlike last year. Leaders of both the sides, ruling Trinamul Congress and opposition BJP, attended the rallies of the Hindu festival with participants shouting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan on Wednesday under tight security arrangements by the police in the city and districts. In Howrah, TMC MP …

PM Modi's Ram Navami post asserts the glorious occasion that has arrived after 500 years
11 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi's Ram Navami post asserts the glorious occasion that has arrived after 500 years

Op India  

Hindus across Bharat and the world over are celebrating the first Ram Navami after the establishment of Bhavya Ram Mandir and Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram Lalla. Ram Navami 2024 is a particularly special occasion for Hindus as it is being celebrated for the first time in 500 years in Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, the birthplace of Shri Ram. Sharing a …

Ram Navami 2024: Interesting and lesser-known facts about Lord Rama we should know about
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Navami 2024: Interesting and lesser-known facts about Lord Rama we should know about

Hindustan Times  

Ram Navami 2024: The grand festival is here. One of the largest festivals celebrated across India, Ram Navami commemorates the birth anniversary of Lord Rama. As we celebrate the auspicious day of Ram Navami, here are a few interesting facts about Lord Rama that we should know about. Lesser-known facts about Lord Rama Lord Rama is believed to be the …

West Bengal: Hindu Jagran Manch to take out 5000 Shobha Yatras on Ram Navami, police on high alert
11 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: Hindu Jagran Manch to take out 5000 Shobha Yatras on Ram Navami, police on high alert

Op India  

On the occasion of Ram Navami on 17th April, the Hindu Jagran Manch is set to take out 5,000 processions in West Bengal at ward or panchayat level in all the districts. The district administrations of Hooghly, Howrah, Uttar and Dakshin Dinajpur, Asansol, and Barrackpore, which have earlier witnessed communal clashes during the Ram Navami celebrations, are on high alert. …

Ram Navami Highlights: Amit Shah offers prayers at Ram temple in Madhya Pradesh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Navami Highlights: Amit Shah offers prayers at Ram temple in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Ram Navami Live Updates: Idol of Ram Lalla at the Ram Temple on the occasion of 'Ram Navami' festival, in Ayodhya, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Ram Navami Highlights: The celebrations of Lord Ram's birth anniversary – Ram Navami – at Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi on Wednesday marked the first after the grand “pran prathishtha” event conducted in January this year. A …

Ram Navami: Bengal police on 'high alert' ahead of Hindu Jagran Manch's 5,000 religious processions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Navami: Bengal police on 'high alert' ahead of Hindu Jagran Manch's 5,000 religious processions

Hindustan Times  

Several police stations across West Bengal are on high alert to avert any communal tension ahead of Ram Navami celebrations in the state, The Indian Express has reported. Even their processions will be videographed.” Ram Navami celebrations have turned into a political battleground in recent years with rallies escalating into major political face-offs and even communal riots. Meanwhile, the Hindu …

Ram Navami organisers asked to change routes outside mosques: How courts are legitimising ‘Muslim area’ argument instead of fighting street veto
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Navami organisers asked to change routes outside mosques: How courts are legitimising ‘Muslim area’ argument instead of fighting street veto

Op India  

The Bombay HC on April 15 seemingly legitimised the existence of minority ghettos in the nation, where the mere existence of Hindus exercising their right to worship is a potential trigger for violence and an affront to the Muslim community. The Calcutta HC also granted ‘conditional permission’ for the Ram Navami procession in the ‘sensitive’ Howrah region, which saw large-scale …

Politics erupts over Ram Navami in Bengal as PM Modi, CM Mamata cross swords
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Politics erupts over Ram Navami in Bengal as PM Modi, CM Mamata cross swords

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: On the eve of Ram Navami, politics erupted over the celebration of the festival in West Bengal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee crossed swords with each other. At a rally in Balurghat, Modi targeted the ruling Trinamool Congress, saying the party had “tried its best to stop Ram Navami celebrations” in Bengal and thanked …

Bombay HC directs organisers to change Ram Navami rallies route outside mosques
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC directs organisers to change Ram Navami rallies route outside mosques

Op India  

The Bombay High Court on April 15 emphasised to the police the importance of maintaining law and order during the upcoming Ram Navami rally in the Malad-Malwani area, which is home to a significant Muslim population. The bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande noted this concern after it was raised that the organizers of the Ram Navami …

Hindu devotees prepare for upcoming Ram Navami festivities
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hindu devotees prepare for upcoming Ram Navami festivities

Hindustan Times  

Hindu devotees prepare for upcoming Ram Navami festivities Ram Navami is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion, especially in Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama.. Ram Navami is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion, especially in Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama. 1 / 8 Hindu devotees across India are gearing up for the upcoming Ram Navami festivities, which mark …

Ayodhya gears up for Ram Lala’s 1st Ram Navami
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayodhya gears up for Ram Lala’s 1st Ram Navami

Hindustan Times  

Ayodhya gears up for Ram Lala’s 1st Ram Navami Preparations are in full swing at Ram Mandir ahead of Ram Navami.. Preparations are in full swing at Ram Mandir ahead of Ram Navami. 1 / 6 Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, is gearing up for a grand celebration of Ram Navami, marking the first birth anniversary of Ram Lalla's …

Morning briefing: Ram Navami declared holiday in Bengal; Hardeep Nijjar's killing video out, all latest news
1 year ago

Morning briefing: Ram Navami declared holiday in Bengal; Hardeep Nijjar's killing video out, all latest news

Hindustan Times  

In a significant move, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has declared Ram Navami on April 17 as a public holiday. Dig deeper Devotees observe Ram Navami at Girish Park in Kolkata on March 30. Dig deeper Latest News Farmers' 4-hour ‘rail roko’ protest today, trains to face disruptions Dig deeper Adult film star Sophia Leone dead at 26, found …

NBSA directs AajTak to remove video of Sudhir Chaudhary's show on 2023 Ram Navami violence
1 year, 1 month ago

NBSA directs AajTak to remove video of Sudhir Chaudhary's show on 2023 Ram Navami violence

Op India  

On Thursday, February 29, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority directed Hindi news channel AajTak to delete a video of a show anchored by its news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary on the violence that had swept different parts of the country on March 30 last year on the occasion of Ram Navami. Commenting on how Islamists, leftist-liberals, and several opposition …

NIA arrests 16 person for attack on Ram Navami procession in West Bengal
1 year, 1 month ago

NIA arrests 16 person for attack on Ram Navami procession in West Bengal

Op India  

On 26th February, the National Investigation Agency issued a press release announcing the arrest of 16 persons for conspiring and carrying out an attack on Hindus during Ram Navami in Dalkhola of district Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. NIA Arrests 16 in West Bengal Ram Navami Violence Case pic.twitter.com/gQ1FQNwxXL — NIA India February 26, 2024 As per the press release, NIA …

NIA arrests 16 accused in West Bengal Ram Navami violence case
1 year, 1 month ago

NIA arrests 16 accused in West Bengal Ram Navami violence case

The Hindu  

In a major development, the National Investigation Agency has arrested 16 persons accused of being involved in the West Bengal Ram Navami violence about a year ago. The incident took place on March 30, 2023 during a procession to celebrate Ram Navami in Dalkhola area of Uttar Dinajpur district. Subsequently, on April 27 last year, the Calcutta High Court ordered …

FACT CHECK: Fake image circulates claiming Burj Khalifa lit up for Ram Navami | Here's the truth
1 year, 2 months ago

FACT CHECK: Fake image circulates claiming Burj Khalifa lit up for Ram Navami | Here's the truth

India TV News  

In a recent wave of misinformation, a digitally manipulated image purportedly showcasing a Ram Navami celebration on Dubai's Burj Khalifa has been circulating on social media. Deceptive image dissected The manipulated image portrayed a laser projection of Hindu deity Rama onto the Burj Khalifa, adorned with the text "Jai Shri Ram." Image Source : INDIA TVA manipulated image portrayed a …

From ladoos to bhajans, it’s Lord Ram all the way
1 year, 2 months ago

From ladoos to bhajans, it’s Lord Ram all the way

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: From processions chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to hotels distributing sweets to customers, from people distributing Prasada, children dressed up as Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman and other deities from Ramayana, from vehicles decked up with saffron flags, huge cutouts and buntings to women lighting lamps at their homes, the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on Monday painted the …

SC declines, for now, stay on Calcutta HC's order transferring Ram Navami violence cases to NIA
1 year, 10 months ago

SC declines, for now, stay on Calcutta HC's order transferring Ram Navami violence cases to NIA

Op India  

On Friday, May 19th, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the request to suspend the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer the investigation of the Ram Navami violence cases to the National Investigation Agency. Representing the State Government, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued that the National Investigation Agency Act should not be applied to regular cases of violence unless …

Ex-BJP MLA arrested over Ram Navami violence in Bihar’s Sasaram
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-BJP MLA arrested over Ram Navami violence in Bihar’s Sasaram

The Hindu  

Former Bhartiya Janata Party legislator from Bihar’s Sasaram, district headquarter of Rohtas, Jawahar Prasad was arrested late on April 28 night and forwarded to judicial custody on Saturday for two weeks in connection with a case related to communal violence which had rocked Sasaram town after Ram Navami procession on March 31. “A local court in Rohtas had issued non-bailable …

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the violence that broke out in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations. Earlier this month, the Calcutta High Court sought an action taken report from the West Bengal government on the clashes during the Ram Navami …

SC dismisses pleas filed against Ram Navami violence
1 year, 11 months ago

SC dismisses pleas filed against Ram Navami violence

Op India  

On Monday, April 17, the Supreme Court refused to hear petitions seeking the registration of FIRs in recent incidents of violence witnessed during Ram Navami processions in different parts of the country. BREAKING: #SupremeCourt REFUSES to entertain plea seeking probe into Ram Navami Violence incidents across India — LawBeat April 17, 2023 The petition was filed by Hindu Front for …

A list of incidents where Hindu processions on Ram Navami or Hanuman Janmotsav were attacked this year: police action, statements and plight of victims
1 year, 11 months ago

A list of incidents where Hindu processions on Ram Navami or Hanuman Janmotsav were attacked this year: police action, statements and plight of victims

Op India  

Every year, Hindus come under attack when they take their religious processions out and this year was no different. West Bengal Government’s version: Following the Shibpur violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had insinuated that violence occurs when Hindus take out Ram Navami processions through ‘Muslim areas’ and also attempted to give a clean chit to the Islamists by …

No one will dare attack Ram Navami rallies in Bengal after BJP's win in 2024: Amit Shah
1 year, 11 months ago

No one will dare attack Ram Navami rallies in Bengal after BJP's win in 2024: Amit Shah

India Today  

Give us 35 seats in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and we will make sure you are able to take out the Ram Navami processions peacefully, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah said on Friday as he arrived in West Bengal for a two-day visit. While addressing a rally in Birbhum, Amit Shah asked, "Can't Ram Navami processions …

Ram Navami violence | The teens who held aloft swords and iron rods
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami violence | The teens who held aloft swords and iron rods

The Hindu  

On the afternoon of March 31, a day after Ram Navami, a crowd of over 2,000 people gathered at the Shram Kalyan Maidan in Nalanda’s Biharsharif. In the violence that ensued, at least 250 petrol bombs went off in the mosque complex, the Azizia madrasa’s 100-year-old library with over 4,500 rare books of Islamic literature was destroyed by the fire, …

Ram Navami violence, music in front of mosques, Hindu processions and Muslim violence: A history of such intolerance, as detailed by RC Majumdar
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami violence, music in front of mosques, Hindu processions and Muslim violence: A history of such intolerance, as detailed by RC Majumdar

Op India  

Every year, Hindus come under attack when they take their religious processions out and this year was no different. While the Muslims committed violence when Hindus passed through “Muslim areas” so to speak, they also created violence on their festivals, forcing their way into Hindu areas and displaying how they were slaughtering a cow. Essentially, then and now, it would …

Ram Navami violence in WB prima facie 'pre-planned': Calcutta HC
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami violence in WB prima facie 'pre-planned': Calcutta HC

Op India  

On Monday, the Calcutta High Court noted that the violence orchestrated on the occasion of Ram Navami was prima-facie ‘pre-planned.’ It made the observations while listening to a plea by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to transfer the probe in the case to the National Investigation Agency. The court also noted that violence, which took place during Ram Navami, happened on …

Ram Navami clashes were ‘pre-planned’, says police report to Calcutta high court
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami clashes were ‘pre-planned’, says police report to Calcutta high court

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Monday said reports filed by state police suggest that the Ram Navami clashes were pre-planned, even as the TMC and the BJP continued to blame each other for the violence. Violent clashes broke out in three West Bengal districts, Howrah; Hooghly; and Uttar Dinajpur, during Ram Navami celebrations. Following the clashes, the Calcutta high …

In West Bengal, politics over Ram Navami processions a new phenomenon
1 year, 11 months ago

In West Bengal, politics over Ram Navami processions a new phenomenon

The Hindu  

Celebrating festivals comes easily to the people of West Bengal and the State is often referred to as the land of “Baro mashe tero parbon ”. Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions are a new phenomenon, not only in the political arena, but also in the religious setting of West Bengal. The Trinamool leadership also sensed an opportunity and its …

Ram Navami violence: Read 2021 Madras HC order on Hindu processions in so-called 'Muslim areas'
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami violence: Read 2021 Madras HC order on Hindu processions in so-called 'Muslim areas'

Op India  

On 30th March 2023, the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that Hindus should not take the Ram Navami processions from what she referred to as the ‘Muslim areas’ and asked Hindu communities to be ‘peaceful’. As the term ‘Muslim areas’ caught attention against this background, it becomes necessary to know remarks by the Madras High Court in 2021 …

India slams OIC for its statement on Ram Navami violence
1 year, 11 months ago

India slams OIC for its statement on Ram Navami violence

Op India  

India has strongly rebutted the Organisation of Islamic Countries for its declaration regarding India in which the group criticised the alleged acts of violence against minorities in India. “We strongly condemn the statement issued by OIC Secretariat regarding India. Our response to media queries on the statement issued by OIC Secretariat regarding India:https://t.co/CYtJely0hO pic.twitter.com/VnGUVyqXpf — Arindam Bagchi April 4, 2023 …

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt

News 18  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on violence that broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in Howrah city in the state last week, ANI reported. In light of recent incidents of violence in West Bengal’s Hooghly and Rishra, CM Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP …

Ram Navami violence: Hindu victims of Bihar Sharif share their ordeal with media
1 year, 11 months ago

Ram Navami violence: Hindu victims of Bihar Sharif share their ordeal with media

Op India  

While people celebrated the birth anniversary of Lord Ram, communal violence convulsed many parts of the country. According to reports from the victims, a religious mob in Nalanda’s Bihar Sharif set fire to Hindu shops and their warehouses, causing extensive damage. During an interview with TV9, a man named Umesh Prasad Goswami stated that ten of his shops were damaged, …

Months before Ram Navami violence, SC dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being ‘weaponised’
1 year, 11 months ago

Months before Ram Navami violence, SC dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being ‘weaponised’

The Hindu  

Months before violence broke out during Ram Navami celebrations, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition highlighting how religious processions are being “weaponised” with participants brandishing arms in public and often unleashing mayhem. Mr. Singh responded during the brief hearing that the court cannot “close its eyes to the reality of how these processions are weaponised at these crucial times in …

Politics over communal flare-ups continues in West Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

Politics over communal flare-ups continues in West Bengal

The Hindu  

While the situation was limping back to normalcy in areas affected by violence in Howrah and Hooghly, the political war of words over the communal flare-up during Ram Navami processions continued on April 3 with leaders of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party blaming each other. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that BJP leaders were deliberately …

Calcutta HC seeks report from West Bengal government on Ram Navami violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta HC seeks report from West Bengal government on Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Monday sought a detailed report and video footage from the West Bengal government on clashes in three districts during Ram Navami celebration since March 30, lawyers who attended the hearing said. In a parallel development, chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a government event in East Midnapore district, targeted the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and …

Learn from Ram Navami clashes
1 year, 11 months ago

Learn from Ram Navami clashes

Hindustan Times  

A string of clashes over the past week has marred the celebrations of Ram Navami across the country and ratcheted up political temperatures, especially in West Bengal and Bihar. In the former, 10 people were hurt after two groups attacked each other during a Ram Navami procession at Shibpur in the Howrah district. On Ram Navami, clashes were also reported …

One dead as violence rocks eastern India during Hindu festival
1 year, 11 months ago

One dead as violence rocks eastern India during Hindu festival

Al Jazeera  

Riot police deployed and mobile internet services cut in parts of Bihar state after one person is shot dead in Bihar Sharif town. Authorities have deployed hundreds of riot police and cut mobile internet services in parts of eastern India after violence erupted in several states during a Hindu religious festival. Police said at least one person, a minor according …

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