Curfew relaxed in riot-hit old Hyderabad

Curfew relaxed in riot-hit old Hyderabad Hyderabad: The situation remained peaceful in the riot-hit areas of old city of Hyderabad on Wednesday as police relaxed curfew for the first time in four days. No untoward incident was reported during the curfew relaxation for four hours in Madannapet and Saeedabad police station limits. After remaining indoors for three days, people came out to buy essential commodities as police and paramilitary forces kept a strict vigil. Meanwhile, police...
12:13 PM, Apr 12, 2012

Hyd clashes: Curfew to continue in old city

Hyd clashes: Curfew to continue in old city Hyderabad: Curfew in communally sensitive areas of Saidabad and Madannapet in the old city of Hyderabad continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, even as police indicated that prohibitory orders may be relaxed from Wednesday, if the situation remains peaceful. No untoward incidents were reported from trouble-hit areas and the situation is peaceful. Security check-ups and patrolling have been intensified there and efforts are on to nab those responsible...
03:40 PM, Apr 10, 2012

Curfew continues in riot-hit old Hyderabad

Curfew continues in riot-hit old Hyderabad Hyderabad: Curfew continued in the riot-hit areas of the old city of Hyderabad for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with the situation remaining tense but under control. People in curfew bound areas under Madannapet and Saeedabad police station limits are reeling under the shortage of essential commodities. Daily wage earners are the worst hit. Though police Monday night announced that there would be relaxation in curfew between 12 noon...
10:25 AM, Apr 10, 2012

Curfew imposed in Andhra town

Curfew imposed in Andhra town Hyderabad: Communal violence broke out in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh, forcing the police to clamp indefinite curfew. Twenty people were injured and several shops were set afire in the large scale violence late on Thursday night in Sangareddy town of Medak district, about 70 km from here. The violence broke out on Thursday night when a youth allegedly posted on Facebook a provocative photograph of a place of worship....
10:21 AM, Mar 30, 2012

Rajoana clemency: Gurdaspur remains under curfew

Rajoana clemency: Gurdaspur remains under curfew New Delhi: Gurdaspur will continue to remain under curfew on Friday after communal clashes that broke out in the city on Thursday over the issue of Rajoana execution that left one dead and one injured in police firing. Two groups clashed on Thursday over clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. Curfew was clamped following tensions between Shiv Sena...
08:00 AM, Mar 30, 2012

Death toll in Bharatpur violence rises to ten

Death toll in Bharatpur violence rises to ten Jaipur: With one more person succumbing to injuries on Monday, the toll in last week's violence in Bharatpur has risen to 10, police said. "40-year-old Shabbir, a resident of Pathravli village of Gopalgarh, was admitted to Sawai Man Singh government hospital in Jaipur and died at around 1 am today," the police said. He was injured during the violent clashes between Mev Muslims and Gujjars following a land-related dispute on...
03:07 PM, Sep 26, 2011

Bharatpur: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe

Bharatpur: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Friday night announced a CBI probe into the community clash in Bharatpur's Gopalgarh village which left eight people dead. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided to hand over the case to the CBI. At the same time, a judicial inquiry by a retired high court judge will be conducted into the incident, officials said. Bharatpur district collector Krishna Kunal and SP...
07:44 AM, Sep 17, 2011

Bharatpur land clash: death toll rises to 7

Bharatpur land clash: death toll rises to 7 New Delhi: Bharatpur district in Rajasthan remains tense after clashes on Wednesday. Three more bodies were found in a well in Gopalgarh taking the toll to seven in 48 hours. Curfew was imposed in Pahadi, Jurera, Kaman, Sikri and Nagar areas on Thursday and will be lifted for three hours beginning at noon on Friday. The clash erupted on Wednesday morning when two communities confronted each other over a land-related...
11:28 AM, Sep 16, 2011

Bharatpur: 5 killed in clash, curfew imposed

Bharatpur: 5 killed in clash, curfew imposed New Delhi: Five people were killed in clashes between two communities over a land dispute on Wednesday in Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Curfew was imposed on Wednesday and still remains in some sensitive areas. The clash erupted on Wednesday morning when two communities confronted each other over a land-related dispute. The situation was tense but under control on Thursday in the district which witnessed violent clashes between two communities over a...
10:09 AM, Sep 15, 2011

Cat curfew: Purrfect remedy for wildlife attacks

Cat curfew: Purrfect remedy for wildlife attacks Sydney: Cats in several suburbs of Sydney will be ordered to curl up inside from dusk to dawn under a curfew that hopes to curb overnight attacks on native wildlife. The move in by the Leichhardt local government area, on the inner west side of Sydney, was inspired after deputy mayor Michele McKenzie's son rescued a brushtail possum and its baby when they were attacked by a cat. There are...
02:39 PM, Jun 08, 2011

Tunisia declares curfew after renewed protests

Tunisia declares curfew after renewed protests Tunis: Tunisia's government ordered an overnight curfew on Saturday after three days of forcefully suppressed protests and sacked an influential figure whose comments on a possible coup sparked the demonstrations. The new troubles in the North African country, where the Arab world's tide of unrest began, are rooted in fears the interim administration will renege on its commitment to democracy after the ousting of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in...
08:50 AM, May 08, 2011

Meghalaya: day curfew lifted in riot-hit areas

Meghalaya: day curfew lifted in riot-hit areas Mendipathar, Meghalaya: After more than a week of tension, people in the riot-hit areas of Meghalaya's Resulbelpara breathed easier on Friday as curfew was relaxed during day time. Amid massive security arrangements, life returned to near normalcy in the sub-division, which was rocked by ethnic violence between the Garo and Rabha tribes that was sparked off on New Year's Day. More than 2,000 internally displaced people have been repatriated to...
05:04 PM, Jan 14, 2011

Curfew relaxed on Assam-Meghalaya border

Curfew relaxed on Assam-Meghalaya border Shillong: With the situation limping back to normal in the ethnic violence-hit Assam-Meghalaya border areas, curfew was relaxed on Thursday for six hours in Resubelpara subdivision of East Garo Hills district. "No incident has been reported in the last two days. Curfew has been relaxed for six hours from 10:00 am. From tomorrow, only night curfew will be in place," Meghalaya's East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi told reporters....
04:17 PM, Jan 13, 2011

Assam: Shoot-at-sight orders issued, strike on

Assam: Shoot-at-sight orders issued, strike on Shillong: Shoot-at-sight orders were issued on the Assam side and curfew remained clamped on the inter-state border with Meghalaya as the toll in the ethnic strife at Goalpara-East Garo Hills rose to 10. Official sources said shoot-at-sight orders were issued by the Assam government after a high-level security meeting at Dispur on Sunday night. Goalpara Deputy Commissioner P K Goswami said over phone that two bodies were recovered on the...
12:39 PM, Jan 10, 2011

Toll in ethnic violence mounts to 5 in Assam

Toll in ethnic violence mounts to 5 in Assam Shillong/Guwahati: Army will be deployed soon along the Assam-Meghalaya border, as fresh cases of arson were reported from the interior villages of the two states, raising the toll in ethnic clashes to five on Thursday. Army would move in shortly as indefinite curfew was continuing in the affected areas of Resubelpara subdivision in the East Garo Hills in Meghalaya, its Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi said. The Goalpara district administration in...
05:00 PM, Jan 06, 2011
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