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‘Blatant lies’: Srinagar MP on Centre’s response to query over stopping of ambulances on highways
3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Blatant lies’: Srinagar MP on Centre’s response to query over stopping of ambulances on highways

Hindustan Times  

Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi has accused the Union defence ministry of lying in the Parliament in a response stating that no ambulances are stopped during the army and paramilitary convoy movement on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Kashmir. Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi Mehdi, who had asked the ministry about traffic stoppages on the highways, wrote on X, “I asked GoI …

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At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 month ago

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, …

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Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district
1 month, 1 week ago

Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district

Al Jazeera  

Authorities struggle to control months of tit-for-tat attacks by Shia and Sunni tribes in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – The main highway connecting Pakistan’s Kurram has remained closed for over four weeks as sectarian tensions sparked by land disputes continue to simmer in this tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Last week, thousands gathered for a “peace march” in …

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US sanctions Israeli group for attacking Gaza aid convoys
6 months, 1 week ago

US sanctions Israeli group for attacking Gaza aid convoys

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration says the Israeli government has a ‘responsibility’ to protect humanitarian trucks heading to Gaza. Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on a “violent extremist” Israeli group for blocking and damaging humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza as the risk of famine increases in the besieged Palestinian territory. We will not tolerate acts of sabotage and violence …

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California’s scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around-the-clock travel as slide repair advances
7 months, 1 week ago

California’s scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around-the-clock travel as slide repair advances

Associated Press  

BIG SUR, Calif. — A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped a chunk of one lane into the ocean and hampered tourism. “Highway 1 is the jewel of the California highway system and our crews have been working non-stop for …

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Officials urge residents near latest Big Sur landslide to evacuate as more rain approaches
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Officials urge residents near latest Big Sur landslide to evacuate as more rain approaches

LA Times  

Vehicles are led through a closed section of Highway 1 in Big Sur on Tuesday. Officials are urging residents who live near the latest Big Sur landslide — where a chunk of cliffside road crashed into the ocean — to evacuate as more rain approaches, warning that many emergency services will not be able to access homes and businesses along …

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Convoys helping to move stranded travelers after Highway 1 landslide near Big Sur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Convoys helping to move stranded travelers after Highway 1 landslide near Big Sur

LA Times  

A damaged section of Highway 1 can be seen Sunday south of Rocky Creek Bridge in Big Sur. Monterey County officials on Sunday began organizing convoys to lead scores of stuck tourists and residents along a stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur that crumbled into the sea in a landslide. In a news release, Caltrans officials said that, after …

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WFP halts food deliveries to north Gaza amid ‘complete chaos, violence’
10 months ago

WFP halts food deliveries to north Gaza amid ‘complete chaos, violence’

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations food agency has paused delivering aid to northern Gaza, citing Israeli gunfire as well as “complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order” in the area. The WFP – which has previously warned of famine-like conditions affecting 2.3 million people in Gaza – said its teams “witnessed unprecedented levels of desperation” in the north …

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TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari following Thursday’s incident in which a man died after allegedly being knocked down by a car of Adhikari’s convoy at Chandipur in East Medinipur district. People took to street to protest the death of villager who was allegedly killed after being hit by a convoy …

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'1776 Restoration Movement' vows indefinite sit-in on National Mall after collapse of Trucker convoys: report
2 years, 5 months ago

'1776 Restoration Movement' vows indefinite sit-in on National Mall after collapse of Trucker convoys: report

Raw Story  

There is a new anti-government movement occupying part of the National Mall with no plans to disband, WUSA-TV reported Monday evening. "Right now, they are back in D.C., on the National Mall, you can see there, and they say they are not going anywhere, anytime soon," Hall reported. Correspondent Eric Flack reported from the scene in front of a sign …

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Ukraine's Air Force claims launch several successful drone strikes obliterating Russian convoys
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine's Air Force claims launch several successful drone strikes obliterating Russian convoys

Daily Mail  

The Ukrainian Air Force has carried out two drone strikes on Russian targets using Turkish-made drones, officials said. Ukraine's Air Force claims to have conducted successful drone attacks against Russian forces In one image shot by a Turkish drone, a purported convoy of Russian trucks is shown driving Seconds later, the entire group are blown to bits having been the …

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Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Biden speech
2 years, 9 months ago

Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Biden speech

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the nation’s capital. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement Sunday that the fence will …

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National Guard to help DC control traffic for truck convoys
2 years, 10 months ago

National Guard to help DC control traffic for truck convoys

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. The convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protest which shut down the busiest U.S. Canadian border crossing and besieged the streets of the capital, Ottawa, for …

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US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC
2 years, 10 months ago

US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC

Al Jazeera  

The US convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protests which shut down Ottawa and the busiest US Canadian border crossing. Separate truck convoys have been planned through online forums with names like the People’s Convoy and the American Truckers Freedom Fund – all with different starting points, departure dates and routes. The convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protest which …

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Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
2 years, 10 months ago

Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys

The Independent  

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Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key US-Canada border bridge, though access remained blocked, while other demonstrations continued in cities across Canada. The tense standoff at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit in the United States with Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early on Saturday when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the …

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Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris
2 years, 10 months ago

Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris

Al Jazeera  

Convoys of motorists approach the capital for a protest over pandemic restrictions inspired by blockades in Canada. Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks Friday in an effort to blockade the French capital, despite a police ban. They threatened heavy fines and other punishments for those who defy the protest …

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Convoys protesting COVID-19 rules move toward Paris
2 years, 10 months ago

Convoys protesting COVID-19 rules move toward Paris

LA Times  

Authorities in France and Belgium have banned road blockades threatened by groups organizing online against COVID-19 restrictions. From all across France, protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris on Friday in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks in an effort to defy a police ban and blockade the French capital. Waving French flags and shouting “freedom,” the …

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Paris bans Canada-style Covid 'freedom convoys'
2 years, 10 months ago

Paris bans Canada-style Covid 'freedom convoys'

India Today  

French police warned Thursday that they would prevent so-called "freedom convoys" from blocking roads in Paris, ahead of a possible standoff with protesters inspired by truckers who have paralysed the Canadian capital Ottawa. A repeat of the "yellow vests" would be highly unwelcome for President Emmanuel Macron as he prepares for April 2022 elections he remains favourite to win. Vaccine …

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BJP leaders JP Nadda, Kailash Vijayvargiya's convoys attacked in Bengal, stones hurled at car
4 years ago

BJP leaders JP Nadda, Kailash Vijayvargiya's convoys attacked in Bengal, stones hurled at car

India Today  

Vehicles of BJP leaders JP Nadda and Kailash Vijayvargiya’s convoys were attacked in Bengal as the two leaders were on their way to Diamond Harbour on Thursday to meet party workers for the Bengal elections in 2021. Stones were hurled at BJP national president JP Nadda's convoy on way to Diamond Harbour in West Bengal, alleged Bengal BJP chief Dilip …

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