Media should create awareness among people that violence has no place in democracy: Rajnath Singh
Sep 28, 2018, at 07:46 am
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the media should play a role in creating awareness among people against the use of violence in the country.
Cow vigilantism: Lynching a crime, states must take measures, says SC
Jul 03, 2018, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi, Jul 3 (IBNS) : In a sternm message against violence in the name of cow vigilantism, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said such crimes can not happen by the remotest chance and it is obligatory on the states to prevent such incidents.
Development key to snuffing out violence: PM Modi in Bhilai
Jun 14, 2018, at 05:24 pm
Bhilai, Jun 14 (IBNS): Raising the slogan of development in a state plagued long by Maoist extremism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it is the only answer to every form of violence.
Over 100 police personnel injured in Shillong violence
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:34 pm
Shillong, June 8 (IBNS): Over 100 police personnel were injured in recently held violence in Shillong city.
Jun 02, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Guwahati, June 2 (IBNS): The situation in Meghalaya's capital city Shillong still remained tense as several fresh violence incidents have been reported on Saturday.
Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin leaves nine dead
May 23, 2018, at 04:55 am
Chennai, May 22 (IBNS): At least nine people died as protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant turned violent in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin on Monday, media reports.
Tuticorin : Agitation over Sterlite factory turns violent, at least 20 injured
May 22, 2018, at 08:25 pm
Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, May 22 (IBNS) : At least 20 people, including eleven policemen, were injured in an orgy of violence over protests against Sterlite's industrial copper plant on Monday, media reports said.
Apr 12, 2018, at 03:01 am
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged statewide attack of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on oppositions during the nomination filing for upcoming Panchayat polls, the Left Front has called for a 6-hour general strike in West Bengal on Apr 13 (Friday).
Bharat Bandh: Mayawati condemns violence during Dalit protest
Apr 02, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Lucknow, Apr 2 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati condemned the widespread violence which left five people during the Bharat Bandh called by several Dalit organisations on Monday.
Another incident of rape triggers violence in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 22, 2018, at 05:21 am
Itanagar, Feb 21 (IBNS): Just two days after two rape accused persons were lynched in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tezu town, another rape incident triggered violence in the China bordering state.
BHU eve-teasing row: Campus remains tense, 7 injured in lathicharge
Sep 25, 2017, at 04:53 pm
Varanasi, Sep 25 (IBNS): The Benaras Hindu University campus remained tensed on Sunday night following a scuffle between agitators and police, reports said.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim conviction: Violence singes Panchkula, claims 30 lives
Aug 26, 2017, at 05:00 am
Panchkula, Aug 25 (IBNS): Massive violence and large-scale clashes, which erupted in the Panchkula city in Haryana on Friday following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women, left at least 30 people dead and over 200 injured with the area witnessing prohibitory orders, media reports said.
Violence hits Panchkula over Dera Sacha Sauda chief conviction, 29 dead
Aug 26, 2017, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/Panchkula, Aug 25 (IBNS): Conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI court in a rape case triggered a wave of violence in Panchkula and in some others parts of north India, leaving at least 29 people dead on Friday.
Panchkula violence: 28 killed after Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction
Aug 26, 2017, at 02:10 am
Panchkula, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least 28 people were killed as violence hit Panchkula city in Haryana on Friday following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Aug 26, 2017, at 12:50 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condemned the violence that hit Panchkula in Haryana over the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Panchkula violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction : 15 killed
Aug 26, 2017, at 12:23 am
Panchkula/Chandigarh/New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): More than 15 people were reported to have been killed as violence hit Haryana's Panchkula city on Friday after the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Stay calm and maintain peace: Arvind Kejriwal urges people after Panchkula violence
Aug 25, 2017, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged people to stay 'calm and maintain peace' after Haryana witnessed violence following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Several dead as largescale violence erupts after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted in 2002 rape case
Aug 25, 2017, at 11:15 pm
Panchkdead ula, Aug 25 (IBNS): Several people died and many injured as minutes after Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted by a CBI court here for the rape of two women, his followers went on a rampage, attacking police, journalists and even setting on fire a railway station on Friday.
Aug 25, 2017, at 10:00 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IBNS): Amid violence which erupted in different parts of Punjab and Haryana following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged people to maintain peace.
Maintain peace and harmony, urges Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh
Aug 25, 2017, at 09:53 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged people of Punjab to maintain peace and harmony after violence erupted in different parts of the state following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Violence erupts in Haryana's Panchkula after Gurmeet Ram Rahim's conviction in rape case
Aug 25, 2017, at 09:43 pm
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IBNS) : Police lathicharged a violent mob, fired tear gas shells and used water cannons as followers of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh went berserk at Panchkula after the self-declared spiritual leader was convicted by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
1 killed, 2 critical in group clash over land dispute in West Bengal
Jun 03, 2017, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata, Jun 3 (IBNS): A deadly clash between two local groups over land dispute killed at least one person and left two others injured at Jelekhali area under Sandeshkhali Police Station limits in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday, reports said.
BJP rally created chaos in planned way, over 21 cops injured: Kolkata Police
May 26, 2017, at 03:16 am
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): Hours after Kolkata witnessed massive violence as clashes erupted between police and the opposition BJP with the saffron party taking out a march to city police headquarters Lalbazar on Thursday to protest several issues, Supratim Sarkar- Joint CP (Headquarters), Kolkata Police said that that rally created a chaos in "planned way" which left over 21 policemen, including few female cops and over 50 protesters injured.
Kashmir: Anantnag by-polls postponed to May 25 over violence
Apr 11, 2017, at 04:58 am
Srinagar, Apr 10 (IBNS): Anantnag by-polls in Kashmir which was about to take place on April 12 has been postponed to May 25, following the violence that erupted during elections in Srinagar a day back, media reports said on Monday.
President expressed dissent for violence, disharmony and calls for cultural assimilation
Jan 20, 2017, at 03:03 am
Dantan, WB, Jan 19 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee while inaugurating a rural fair at Dantan in West Midnapore district of Bengal on Thursday expressed dissent for violence and disharmony "which seems to have penetrated deeply into human lives as is being reported very often in media."
Jan 04, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday condemned the alleged TMC attack at party's West Bengal headquarter in Kolkata following Trinamool's Parliamentary leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest.
Babul Supriyo claims TMC workers attacked his residence in Kolkata
Jan 04, 2017, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo on Wednesday alleged that his residence in Kolkata has been attacked by Trinamool Congress workers.
Mamata Banerjee says nothing happened in Dhulagarh
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:30 am
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that no untoward incident had been reported from Dhulagarh.
WB: Police stop CPI-M's 'Peace March' in violence hit Dhulagarh
Dec 28, 2016, at 04:22 am
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): After BJP and Congress, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s 'rally for peace' at communal violence affected Dhulagarh was stopped by the police force on Tuesday.
Traffic paralysed as protesters torch buses in Nashik
Oct 10, 2016, at 04:51 pm
Nashik, Oct 10 (IBNS): Angry protesters took to streets and torched several bus as traffic was paralysed for nearly eight hours in Vilholi near Nashik on Sunday evening, following an incident of rape of a five-year old on Saturday, reports said.