Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a special investigation cell (SIC) to probe the riots in Muzaffarnagar earlier this month, which claimed 49 lives. “An SP-level officer would head the cell,” Principal Secretary,
Muzaffarnagar: A court here will hear tomorrow the bail pleas of three MLAs, who had been arrested for allegedly provoking violence in Muzaffarnagar district.The court will hear the bail pleas of the three legislators tomorrow,
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
Lucknow: With normalcy returning to the violence-ravaged Muzaffarnagar town in Uttar Pradesh, the district administration Monday lifted curfew completely, officials said.A home department official told IANS that following a ground report suggesting calm and no
New Delhi: BJP has termed the visits of PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi , Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to riot hit Muzaffarnagar as ‘secular tourism'.BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi blasted the leaders of Congress
Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday visited the riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar and met the families of some of the victims, a week after communal violence broke out in the region claiming
Muzaffarnagar: Black flags and slogan shouting by angry villagers today greeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav during his visit to the district rocked by communal violence that claimed 47 lives and displaced over 40,000
Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flew into Muzaffarnagar Sunday to meet victims of communal violence in the region that claimed 47 lives.The chief minister's first halt was village Kawaal, the origin of the
Muzaffarnagar: Tension prevailed in a village here today after an 18-year-old youth was stoned to death by unidentified persons, police said.The incident was reported in the district's Kitas village in the Ratanpuri police station area,
Muzaffarnagar: Barring an incident of firing in which two persons suffered pellet injuries, the situation today remained by and large peaceful in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is slated to visit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Monday for an on-the-spot assessment in the district that witnessed deadly communal riots about a week ago.The Prime Minister will take stock
Muzaffarnagar: While residents of the violence-affected areas of Muzaffarnagar district were leaving their homes and neighbourhoods to avoid the bloodshed, members of two Hindu families, the only two in the mainly Muslim Laddawala Colony here,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on two petitions seeking a CBI probe into the communal flare-up in Muzaffarnagar that has claimed 38 lives
Muzaffarnagar: The riot-ravaged Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh was calm for a third day Thursday, with authorities relaxing curfew for seven hours.As the strict curfew was lifted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., thousands of
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs.1 million to the next of kin of each to the 38 people killed in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar.Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today directed the commissioner and district magistrate of Muzaffarnagar to make prompt arrangements for free medical treatment of those injured in the violence.The Chief Minister asked the officials
Muzaffarnagar: With the situation limping back to normalcy, the district administration on Wednesday decided to relax curfew for four hours from noon in three areas of riot-hit Muzaffarnagar.District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said curfew would
Muzaffarnagar: As the victims of communal violence narrate their harrowing tales at District Hospital here, nature of their injuries indicate that rioters mostly used household objects like sickles, heavy sticks and country-made pistols in the
New Delhi: Since ages Muzaffarnagar has been known for its bountiful sugarcane fields. But today the sweetness of the crop is left with a bitter aftertaste as communal violence has left many dead, scores injured
Bangalore: Religious leaders from across the country Tuesday appealed to the people of riot-hit Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh to maintain calm and restrain from getting swaying by feelings of revenge."We appeal to the people
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