Kolkata: Bengal’s stringent, new anti-gang law made its debut on Saturday, with the administration using it to register seven FIRs at Hare Street and Entally Police Stations as it doubled down on Friday’s protest march in the city against the Centre for repeated paper leaks and other grievances.Seventy people — none of them students —…
Police security at the entrance of the mosque in Malda on Saturday. —- TOI Malda: The mandir-masjid controversy has resurfaced in Malda, this time around the 14th century Adina Mosque, with the Hindu Suraksha Samity vowing to worship Lord Adinath, identified with Shiva, at the site on Monday as part of its campaign to “reclaim”…
Kanpur: Tension gripped Bithoor on Friday morning after Shivling and Nandi idols were found vandalised in two ancient Shiva temples located about 10 metres apart.The matter came to light when area councillor Surav Savita visited one of the temples for regular prayers and found the idols damaged. He immediately informed the police, following which inspector…
Kanavi Hosur villagers intended to protest by performing last rites of a deceased woman, demanding a grave yard for the village. Gadag: Residents of Kanavi Hosur in Gadag taluk protested demanding a graveyard, by intending to perform the last rites of a woman.Shivayya Mathapati, a four-time GP member, told TOI that some villagers were burying…
Ghaziabad: Proceedings inside a courtroom were thrown into disarray on Monday after a group of men dressed in lawyers’ attire allegedly attacked a litigant moments after he entered for a hearing, triggering panic before police and advocates restored order.The incident occurred in court no. 3 of additional chief judicial magistrate Sharjit Khan. According to court…
Margao: A delegation of Congress, led by state party president Girish Chodankar and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, met governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Lok Bhavan on Thursday and submitted a memorandum flagging what it called a serious deterioration in the law and order situation in the state.The memorandum urged the governor to call…
Imphal: CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh said Saturdays were declared working days to make up for time lost during unrest, as several govt employees took mass casual leave on Monday to protest the decision to cancel Saturday holidays and raise various other grievances.The CM made the statement on Monday at the inaugural event of a three-day…
The trench allegedly dug up by villagers from West Bengal Dhubri: Quarry operations on the Gangadhar river in Assam’s Jangbadha inter-state border area in Dhubri district were halted on Saturday after villagers from West Bengal allegedly dug a deep drain across the road leading to the site.Villagers in Jangbadha alleged that people from Coochbehar district…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after dramatic scenes at Vattiyoorkavu, where police fired warning shots during the arrest of BJP councillor R Sugathan, city police commissioner K Karthik on Wednesday defended the operation, saying officers were compelled to act after supporters attacked personnel and obstructed police action. “The police fired into the air after Sugathan’s supporters and…
Imphal: With tensions running high over the recent hostage incidents involving members of both the Naga and Kuki communities, new Manipur director general of police (DGP) Mukesh Singh on Sunday visited Kangpokpi and Senapati districts to assess the security situation and engage with community leaders in the hill areas.The visit, Singh’s first field tour since…
