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Darjeeling unrest leaves 36 policemen injured: Police
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 17(ANI): Thirty-six policemen were injured, five received gunshot wounds and two were injured by sharp weapons in clashes with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists as call for a separate Gorkha state turned violent in Darjeeling on Saturday.
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Rajnath speaks to Mamata over Darjeeling protest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over law and order situation in Darjeeling where the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) is leading a violent protest.
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Human Rights Watch raps India for '20 Internet Shutdowns in 2017'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June. 17 (ANI): India has received an earful from the Human Rights Watch, who in its recent report stated the nation has shut down the internet in various regions 20 times in the first five months of this year, and that four of those blackouts have taken place this month,
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Army deployed in Darjeeling following GJM's violent protest
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India] June 8 (ANI): Army was deployed on Thursday in Darjeeling following the violent protest by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and its 12-hour strike against proposal to make Bengali language compulsory in government schools.
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Innocent farmers being used for political motive: Chhattisgarh CM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur/New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Expressing grief over the deaths of five farmers in violent protests in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said innocent farmers are being used for political motives.
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Mandsaur farmers protest: Death toll rises to five
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): The death toll in the violent Mandsaur farmers protest has climbed to five.
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JD (U), Left irked with Centre over laurels for Major Gogoi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Asserting that Major Gogoi's `non-violent` measures against stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir will only aggravate the situation in the valley, Communist Party of India (CPI) on Wednesday said that the need of the hour is to build the confidence of Kashm
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Defence experts applaud Major Gogoi for adopting `non-violent` measure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 23 (ANI): Defence experts on Tuesday applauded the move of the Indian Army to award Major Gogoi, adding that no security personnel would have adopted such non-violent measure in order to save so many lives.
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WB: Left protestors clash with police, demand food security
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): The clashes between the Left-wing protestors with the West Bengal Police, during the 'Nabanno Abhijan' march, turned violent on Monday.
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Delhi: Youth killed amid quarrel between Dhaba workers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): A youth was killed in a violent scuffle that broke out between two workers of a Dhaba in Delhi's Daryaganj's Kucha Parmanand.
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Riyadh: Pak PM arrives to attend Arab-Islamic American Summit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Sunday to attend the first ever Arab-Islamic -American -Summit that aims to develop a security partnership against the growing threat of violent extremism.
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Odisha Govt. became violent after poll defeat: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 1 (ANI): The Odisha government has become 'violent' after suffering defeat in the recently held Panchayat elections, said Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday.
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