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Congress blocked release of compensatory funds to anti-Sikh riots victims:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday accused the Congress of blocking the release of compensatory funds meant for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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2002 Godhra riots: Convict Yakkub Patadiya awarded life imprisonment
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Mar 20 (ANI): A Special SIT court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to convict Yakkub Patadiya in connection with 2002 Godhra train carnage incident.
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Hindus forced to migrate in previous regime but no riots since BJP govt ca
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that there has not been a single riot in last two years since the BJP government came to power in the state whereas Hindus were forced to migrate in the previous regime.
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CBI to conclude investigation against Jagdish Tytler in two months
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 8 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday informed a Delhi Court that the probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots would be completed in the next two months.
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1984 riots: Cross-examination of witness completed in Sultanpuri case
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The cross-examination of witness Cham Kaur was completed on Thursday in connection with the Sultanpuri riots case in a special CBI court. The incident had allegedly happened during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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SC judge recuses himself from hearing Sajjan Kumar bail application
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb 25, (ANI): Supreme Court Judge Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing the bail application of convict Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress leader, in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
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2002 Gujarat riots: SC adjourns Zakia Jafri's plea till July
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till July a plea of Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several others in 2002 Gujarat riots.
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2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Life imprisonment to all 7 convicts
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): A local court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the seven convicts, accused of killing two people in Kawal village in an attack which is believed to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
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Court convicts 7 for killing 2 youths that led to Muzaffarnagar 2013 riots
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): A local court on Wednesday convicted seven persons, accused of killing two people in Kawal village in an attack which is believed to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
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UP govt forms SIT to investigate 1984 riots in Kanpur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 6 (ANI): A four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh to investigate the circumstances that led to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur following the assassination of former prime mi
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BJP to instigate riots in UP on Feb 21: OP Rajbhar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Suheldev Bahujan Samaj Party (SBSP) president OP Rajbhar on Friday said that an American intelligence agency has reported that the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will incite riots in Uttar Pradesh on February 21.
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1984 Sikh riots: Delhi court directs CBI to expedite probe in Tytler case
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Noting the sensitive nature of the matter, a Delhi court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to expedite investigations into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was given clean chit for his alleged r
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