Teargas
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Farmers Protest: Fourth round of talks between agitators, Union Ministers held in Chandigarh
India | Feb 18, 2024, 11:35 PM ISTThe farmers are also demanding the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, no hike in electricity tariff among other demands.
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Delhi Police gears up for farmers' protest march with 30,000 tear gas shells
Delhi | Feb 15, 2024, 11:52 AM ISTFarmers protest update: Strict security measures are enforced at Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur borders, with personnel instructed to prevent any farmer or vehicle from breaching Delhi's jurisdiction.
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George Floyd death: Trump denies tear gas use against protesters despite evidence
World | Jun 04, 2020, 07:38 AM ISTPresident Donald Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week. There’s evidence they did.
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Locals remove barricades near containment zone in Rourkela, clash with police
News | May 26, 2020, 05:00 PM ISTA clash broke out between police and locals after they removed barricades in area which was recently de-contained in Odisha's Rourkela on May 26.
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Hong Kong protests: 180 people arrested, police fires tear gas
World | May 25, 2020, 10:05 AM ISTPolice fired multiple rounds of tears gas and attested some 180 people as thousands took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against China's planned national security law for the city, it was reported on Monday.
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands rally
World | Jan 19, 2020, 03:22 PM ISTHong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday at a public park that was overflowing with thousands of protesters calling for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party.
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450 tear gas shells fired: Indira Jaising to Delhi HC in Jamia hearing
India | Dec 19, 2019, 06:17 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court was on Thursday appraised that "450 tear gas shells were fired" at the protesters who were staging a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15.
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Thousands protest mask ban as Hong Kong leader toughens stance
World | Oct 04, 2019, 09:39 PM ISTViolence erupted across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas Friday, hours after the city’s embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies in a hardening of her stance after four months of anti-government demonstrations.
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Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent
World | Jul 21, 2019, 11:43 PM ISTThe action was the latest confrontation between police and demonstrators who have taken to the streets for over a month to protest a proposed extradition bill and call for electoral reforms in the Chinese territory.
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UP: Cops fail to control mob as a part of mock drill in Kannauj
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Situation worsens in Paris as police fire tear gas at protesters
World | May 26, 2016, 08:58 PM ISTKinshasa: Police in Congo's capital Kinshasa fired tear gas to break up an opposition march today. The city was tense with many schools closed, as around five thousand opposition supporters took to the streets demanding
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At least 18 die in Ukraine clashes
World | Feb 19, 2014, 09:33 AM ISTKiev: Amid cries of ‘‘Glory to Ukraine!'' and with flaming tires lighting up the night sky, thousands of riot police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the sprawling protest camp in the center
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Police fire tear gas at protesters in Bangkok
World | Dec 01, 2013, 12:00 PM ISTBangkok: Riot police fired tear gas at protesters trying to force their way into the prime minister's office compound and Bangkok's police headquarters on Sunday.Reporters saw anti-government protesters trying to rip down concrete barriers outside
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Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters
World | Oct 04, 2013, 07:48 PM ISTCairo: Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square and several other main streets as clashes broke out during a march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.Troops sealed
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Police fire teargas shells at Osmania University campus
India | Jan 27, 2013, 12:47 PM ISTHyderabad, Jan 27: Police fired teargas shells on the campus of Osmania University here Sunday to stop pro-Telangana students from taking out a rally, an official said.Tension prevailed on the campus as the police and
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SAfrican police fire gas, force people into shacks
World | Sep 15, 2012, 06:26 PM ISTMarikana, (South Africa), Sep 15: Police firing tear gas and wielding batons sent men, women and children running back into their shacks in a crackdown on striking miners at a platinum mine.Saturday's show of force
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Teargas, lathicharge after Delhi mob sets fire to police vehicles over mosque dispute
India | Jul 22, 2012, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 22: In overnight violence, mobs near Delhi's Jama Masjid on Saturday night set fire to police vehicles and stones DTC buses after which police resorted to lathicharge and teargas to disperse the
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Sudan police uses tear gas to disperse protest
World | Jun 29, 2012, 09:14 PM ISTCairo, Jun 29: An activist says Sudanese police have used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets in a city near the capital, demanding the ouster of the country's autocratic regime.Siddique Tawer,
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Gunfire, tear gas at Venezuelan prison
World | May 18, 2012, 01:07 PM ISTCaracas (Venezuela), May 18: More than 100 prisoners filed out of a Venezuelan prison among National Guard troops on Thursday night after heavy gunfire erupted amid a nearly three-week standoff pitting armed inmates against security
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SC Comes Down Heavily On Crackdown On Ramdev, Followers
India | Feb 24, 2012, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 24: In a huge embarrassment to the Government, the Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the State and the Delhi police for the midnight crackdown on Ramdev and his followers