Muzaffarnagar Violence
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Congress steers clear of questions on Rahul-EC issue
National | Nov 13, 2013, 08:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress on Wednesday steered clear of questions whether Rahul Gandhi will apologise in the wake of Election Commission ticking him off over the "tone, tenor and content" of certain remarks made by him
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Muzaffarnagar violence: Eight arrested, cases against 15
India | Oct 31, 2013, 10:43 AM ISTMuzaffarnagar (UP): Eight persons have been arrested and cases registered against 15 people in connection with fresh communal violence in Budhana area of Muzaffarnagar district where paramilitary forces are patrolling tense areas. Three persons were
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Tension in Muzaffarnagar after fresh communal clash
India | Oct 31, 2013, 03:29 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar: The situation in Muzaffarnagar continued to be tense today following group clash in which three people were killed on Wednesday. Officials admitted that the killings had once again endangered the fragile peace in the
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BJP MLA Sangeet Som denied bail by Muzaffarnagar court
National | Sep 23, 2013, 04:55 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar: BJP MLA Sangeet Som, arrested in connection with Muzaffarnagar violence, was today denied bail by a local court.Chief Judicial Magistrate K P Singh rejected the bail plea of Som, who was arrested on Saturday
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Muzaffarnagar violence to be raised at NIC meeting, says Nitish
National | Sep 21, 2013, 04:01 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that the communal violence at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh would be raised at the upcoming National Integration Council Meeting.Stating that his government was proactive in quelling communal
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BJP leaders discuss Muzaffarnagar violence
National | Sep 17, 2013, 11:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh today met to discuss the situation in the state in the aftermath of the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar district."I have called leaders from Uttar Pradesh to discuss the
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Taking steps to curb Muzaffarnagar violence, UP tells Supreme Court
India | Sep 16, 2013, 03:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: All efforts are being made to curtail the violence and provide relief to families affected by the Muzaffarnagar riots, the UP government told the Supreme Court on Monday.The Centre also told the bench
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Muzaffarnagar: Miscreants fire at farmers near Shamli, cattle smugglers fire near Meerut
India | Sep 15, 2013, 08:51 AM ISTShamli, UP: A group of miscreants belonging to a particular community on Saturday began firing indiscriminately at farmers working in a field near Phugana, but the situation was defused with the prompt intervention of army
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Muzaffarnagar calm, 5 bodies found, death toll goes up to 47
India | Sep 11, 2013, 07:48 AM ISTMuzaffarnagar/Shamli/Baghpat: Normal life in three districts engulfed in communal passions is at last returning to normal, with no untoward incidents in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday.Five more bodies were found from Mirapur, Shahpur, Kakrauli and Bhaurakalan localities
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Muzaffarnagar violence: PM announces Rs 2 lakh for deceased
India | Sep 10, 2013, 06:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for the seriously injured in communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar district of
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Muzaffarnagar: toll goes up to 38, curfew relaxed for two hours
India | Sep 10, 2013, 06:05 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar/Lucknow: Curfew was today relaxed for two hours in three areas of trouble-hit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh even as the death toll in the clashes in the district and adjoining towns climbed to 38.With no
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Mulayam meets Akhilesh, officers on Muzaffarnagar violence
National | Sep 09, 2013, 06:12 PM ISTLucknow: With the situation still tense in Muzaffarnagar, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today held a meeting with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and senior officers and took stock of the situation.Yadav sought to know from
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SP, BJP behind Muzaffarnagar violence: Tiwari
National | Sep 09, 2013, 02:33 PM ISTMathura: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari has accused the ruling Samajwadi Party and BJP of fanning communal tensions in Muzaffarnagar that has left 28 persons dead."Both the parties are deliberately trying to fan communal tensions to
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Muzaffarnagar violence: Saharanpur DIG transferred
India | Sep 09, 2013, 12:07 PM ISTLucknow: In the wake of the violence in Muzaffarnagar, the Uttar Pradesh government today transferred Saharanpur DIG DD Mishra.Mishra has been replaced by A M Jain, who was posted in police recruitment board as DIG,
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BJP's fact-finding team to visit Muzaffarnagar today
National | Sep 09, 2013, 07:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP has constituted a fact-finding committee headed by party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Muzaffarnagar riots, which will visit the riot-hit district today.The three-member committee has been tasked by party president Rajnath Singh
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Muzaffarnagar violence: High alert sounded in Uttarakhand
India | Sep 08, 2013, 03:08 PM ISTDehradun: In the wake of communal tension in Muzaffarnagar in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, a high alert has been sounded across Uttarakhand.Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar has asked the administration and the police force to be vigilant
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Flag march in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, death toll goes up to 26, snipers fire at jawans
India | Sep 08, 2013, 11:16 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar/Lucknow: Fifteen more people were killed Sunday on the second day of rioting in Muzaffarnagar, taking the toll to 26. At one place, miscreants fired upon army jawans who retaliated. Indefinite curfew is in force