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  Congress steers clear of questions on Rahul-EC issue

  Politics | November 13, 2013 20:57 IST

  New 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 | October 31, 2013 10:43 IST

  Muzaffarnagar (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 | October 31, 2013 15:29 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: 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

  Politics | September 23, 2013 16:55 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: 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

  Politics | September 21, 2013 16:01 IST

  Patna: 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

  Politics | September 17, 2013 11:45 IST

  New 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 | September 16, 2013 15:08 IST

  New 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 | September 15, 2013 8:51 IST

  Shamli, 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 | September 11, 2013 7:48 IST

  Muzaffarnagar/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 | September 10, 2013 18:01 IST

  New 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 | September 10, 2013 18:05 IST

  Muzaffarnagar/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

  Politics | September 09, 2013 18:12 IST

  Lucknow: 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

  Politics | September 09, 2013 14:33 IST

  Mathura: 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 | September 09, 2013 12:07 IST

  Lucknow: 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

  Politics | September 09, 2013 7:44 IST

  New 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 | September 08, 2013 15:08 IST

  Dehradun: 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 | September 08, 2013 23:16 IST

  Muzaffarnagar/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