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  Muzaffarnagar riots: PM asks people to challenge communal forces

  India | September 20, 2013 22:56 IST

  New Delhi: Describing the Muzaffarnagar communal violence as "very sad developments", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday urged people to challenge communal forces."We as a people have an overall secular outlook. It is only a small

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  BJP legislator Suresh Rana arrested for Muzaffarnagar riots

  Politics | September 20, 2013 22:06 IST

  Lucknow: BJP legislator Suresh Rana, one of the politicians accused in the Muzaffarnagar communal violence in Uttar Pradesh, was finally arrested here Friday, police said.Rana was taken into custody while going to Gomtinagar locality from

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  UP CM was 'masterly inactive' during riots: Jairam Ramesh

  Politics | September 20, 2013 14:59 IST

  New Delhi:  In a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader and Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today accused him of being “masterly inactive” over Muzaffarnagar riots and adopting a “cynical strategy”

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  Muzaffarnagar riots worse than in Gujarat, says Rashid Alvi

  Politics | September 19, 2013 19:38 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress leader Rashid Alvi today said the Muzaffarnagar communal violence was worse than the 2002 Gujarat riots and blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for it."The Muzaffarnagar riots are worse than the 2002 Gujarat

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  UP did not handle riots well, says Congress

  Politics | September 19, 2013 11:43 IST

  New Delhi:  The Congress on Wednesday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government, saying it did not handle properly the recent communal violence in Muzaffarnagar district.Over 40 people lost their lives in the communal violence."The Samajwadi Party

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  Muzaffarnagar riots: ADG Arun Kumar seeks transfer

  India | September 19, 2013 13:32 IST

  New Delhi: Additional director general (law and order) Arun Kumar has sent an application to the state government seeking permission to go on deputation to the centre.Kumar was appointed to his current post after installation

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  Muzaffarnagar riots: Arrest warrants against BJP, BSP leaders

  Politics | September 18, 2013 16:54 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Arrest warrants were today issued against 16 politicians and community leaders including a BSP MP and MLAs from BJP, BSP by a local court for allegedly inciting violence here through inflammatory speeches.The warrants were

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  Muzaffarnagar riots: Arrest warrants against BJP, BSP MLAs

  India | September 18, 2013 17:47 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: A local court today issued arrest warrants against a BSP MP, BJP and BSP MLAs, besides several politicians and senior community leaders for allegedly inciting violence through inflammatory speeches here.  The arrest warrants have

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  Ready for arrest, want CBI inquiry into riots, says BJP MLA

  Politics | September 18, 2013 15:52 IST

  Lucknow: BJP MLA Sangeet Som, against whom arrest warrant has been issued in connection with the Muzaffarnagar riots, today said he was ready for arrest and demanded a CBI inquiry into the entire issue.  He

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  BJP demands President's Rule in UP

  Politics | September 18, 2013 14:02 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP today demanded President's Rule in Uttar Pradesh which has witnessed communal riots.”The Centre should intervene and take strict action against the Uttar Pradesh government,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh

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  UP Assembly adjourned for 30 minutes

  Politics | September 18, 2013 13:12 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for half an hour today amid uproar by the opposition parties demanding a debate on Muzaffarnagar riots.As soon as the house assembled at 11 am, BSP leader Swami

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  JD(U) MP detained by UP police, prevented from entering Muzaffarnagar

  India | September 17, 2013 13:24 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Janatal Dal (United) MP Ali Anwar Ansari was today prevented from visiting the riot-hit areas here and detained at the railway station by the UP police.Circle Officer, Sanjeev Bajpai said Ansari was detained as

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  Don't issue hollow statements on Muzaffarnagar, says BJP

  Politics | September 17, 2013 12:47 IST

  Lucknow: The BJP today asked the union and the Uttar Pradesh governments to stop "issuing hollow statements" on the Muzaffarnagar riots and instead work to nail the guilty.The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party

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  UP assembly adjourned till Wednesday

  Politics | September 16, 2013 18:02 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh assembly was adjourned till Wednesday after the opposition slammed the Samajwadi Party government over the Muzaffarnagar communal riots.As soon as the first day of the monsoon session began, angry legislators of

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  PM calls for punishing guilty in Muzaffarnagar riots

  India | September 16, 2013 12:01 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: The "guilty should be punished", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday during a visit to violence-hit Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, along with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi."It was

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  Muzaffarnagar killers must be punished: PM

  Politics | September 16, 2013 20:50 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: Calling the communal violence here in Uttar Pradesh "a big incident", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh consoled families of some of the victims and sought "strictest action" against the killers.A week after the worst communal

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  Akhilesh Yadav braces for showdown in UP assembly

  Politics | September 16, 2013 11:38 IST

  Lucknow: The opposition will demand answers from the Akhilesh Yadav government to a host of issues, including the Muzaffarnagar riots, when the monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly begins today, said leaders of

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  BJP criticises minister over blame for Muzaffarnagar riots

  Politics | September 16, 2013 12:40 IST

  Lucknow: The BJP today criticised a Uttar Pradesh minister for alleging that their party was behind the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar that left 48 people dead.State Public Works Department (PWD) minister Shivpal Singh Yadav made

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  PM, Sonia, Rahul visit riot-hit Muzaffaranagar

  Politics | September 16, 2013 12:26 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Muzaffarnagar district on Monday.“Perpetrators of riots will be given strict punishment,” Dr. Singh said after visiting riot-affected Bassi Kalan

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  UP cancels permission for BJP rally in Fatehpur Sikri

  Politics | September 13, 2013 16:44 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government late on Thursday ordered the cancellation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally scheduled for Sep 15 in Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.Officials said that the district administration cancelled permission for