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Several hurt in lathicharge on protesters
Kangra: Police today resorted to lathicharge on the members of the Gaddi community at Dal Lake this evening leaving a dozen protesters injured. The protesters were protesting against Chief Minister Virbhdra Singh for his alleged remarks against the Gaddi community.
Stalking issue ‘divides’ BJP on caste lines
Chandigarh: Voted to power on a non-Jat card in Haryana, the recent stalking incident involving two boys, including state BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas, and the “setback” to the party image since the incident has divided the party along caste lines.
200 farmers court arrest in K’shetra
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra,: More than 200 farmers courted arrest at Pipli today to press the Centre for the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report. The protest remained peaceful and vehicular traffic on various roads remained unaffected. Sources said the protesters were taken to the Yamunanagar district prison.
Chandigarh Stalking case puts a dent on BJP's image in Haryana
Chandigarh: Though state BJP president Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala was arrested today for stalking senior bureaucrat Virender Kundu’s daughter Varnika Kundu, the four-day-long drama has dented the BJP government’s image badly.
16-yr-old boy dies of pellet wounds in clashes in JK
Srinagar: A 16-year-old boy died today after suffering pellet injuries during clashes between protesters and security forces that broke near the site of an encounter in Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir where three militants were killed.
16-yr-old boy dies of pellet wounds in clashes in JK
Srinagar: A 16-year-old boy died today after suffering pellet injuries during clashes between protesters and security forces that broke near the site of an encounter in Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir where three militants were killed.
#QuitIndiaMovement trend on Twitter shows ire of people against RSS
Munish Nagar: A trend on twitter #QuitIndiaMovement showed the ire of people against the RSS for siding with British when Mahatma Gandhi started ‘Quit India Movement’ in 1942.
In JD(U), all is in the well, Sharad Yadav praises Ahmed Patel
All is not well in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U). Senior party leader from Bihar and Member of Parliament Sharad Yadav on Wednesday congratulated Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s drammatic victory against BJP in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election on Tuesday.
Marathas take out massive march in Mumbai to press for quota
Mumbai: Thousands of people belonging to the Maratha community from different parts of Maharashtra converged here today as part of their campaign to press for reservation in jobs and education among other demands. Amid tight security, the massive silent march began from the Jijamata Udyan in Byculla this morning with participants carrying saffron swallowtail flags. People had started arriving in the city since early morning in private vehicles as well as public modes of transport.
Dalai Lama invokes Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai slogan, says Doklam standoff not very serious
New Delhi: The India-China standoff at Doklam is "not a very serious" issue, the Dalai Lama today said stressing that the two countries have to live side by side. The Tibetan spiritual leader said there are periods when the two neighbours use "harsh words", but the spirit of "Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai" is the only way forward.