Clash erupted between the Nepal police and pro-monarchy protestors after which the police had to use water cannons and teargas to disperse supporters of businessman Durga Prasai, Kathmandu Post reported on Thursday.
After facing backlash from the opposition, Bihar police again retorted lathi-charge and used water cannons to disperse the Anganwadi protestors on Thursday.
On the second day of the Bihar assembly winter session, Bhartiya Janata Party workers staged a protest outside Vidhan Sabha against the Bihar Government over the use of water cannons on Anganvadi workers and the caste-based census report.
According to Al Jazeera, the Philippines accused China's coastguard on Saturday of deploying water cannons to stop its ships from delivering food, water, fuel, and other supplies to its military soldiers stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
"The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of dangerous actions by the Coast Guard and maritime militia of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to obstruct an August 5 Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea," Mathew Miller, US
The protesting farmers claimed that the government was not buying sunflower seeds at the minimum support price, and as a result, they were forced to sell their produce to private buyers at around Rs 4,000 per quintal against Rs 6,400 MSP.
"I have everything thing by the grace of God, I am fighting a war for you. I have fought all my life and keep fighting. But if I'm put into jail or I'm killed, then you have to prove that this kaum will struggle without Imran khan also," he said further.
Heavy police presence was seen outside Khan's Zaman Park residence with a senior Islamabad police official being cited by the Dawn as saying that police intended to arrest the ex-premier. Supporters of Khan could also be seen pelting stones at the policemen even as police attempted to dis
As soon as the march arrived in front of the Kannur Collectorate, the activists climbed in front of the barricade, prompting police to fire water cannons at them.