Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) None of the 14 individuals arrested so far in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during a protest rally in Kolkata on July 24 against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals was a student, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday.According to him, those arrested after being identified as perpetrators through CCTV footage and videos were actually fundamentalists whose main intention on Friday was to create a m…
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Patna, July 25 (IANS) The situation turned tense in Patna on Saturday during the Bihar Bandh called by student organisations, as violent clashes erupted between protesters and police at several locations. Stone-pelting, police lathi-charge, and incidents of vandalism were reported, while similar protests were held in several other districts across the state.Large numbers of students and protesters gathered near Gandhi Maidan from Saturday morning in support of the shutdown, raising slogans over …
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday criticised the Central government’s handling of student protests over examination paper leaks, alleging that the education system was facing a deep crisis. The veteran leader, in an article in The Hindu, shared by the Congress party on its X handle, said, “The Modi government routinely uses violence in preference to dialogue. The pattern is clear, from farmers to activists.”The party said, “Th…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday said that the outfit, which is leading an agitation demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, has conveyed to Union Minister JP Nadda that if the government is “genuinely concerned” then he should come to their protest site at Jantar Mantar to hold talks with the agitators.Das, along with another CJP member, Ashutosh Ranka, had met Nadda at his residenc…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) A protest march organised by the All India Students’ Association (AISA) turned violent in Patna on Wednesday after demonstrators clashed with police while attempting to march towards Raj Bhavan.The protest, held against alleged paper leaks, corruption, and privatisation in education, witnessed the use of tear gas shells and water cannons by police after some protesters allegedly pelted stones.Thousands of students, youth, and workers participated in the march, which started…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) One more person was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the lynching of a youth on July 5 at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district after the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl.The arrested person has been identified as Sakim Lashkar. He will be presented at a district court in South 24 Parganas later in the day, and the public prosecutor will seek his police custody.With the arrest of Lashkar, the total number of arrests in the case had incr…
Imphal, July 13 (IANS) Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), the apex body of the Kuki-Zo tribal community in Manipur, on Monday reiterated its demand for a Separate Administration in the form of a Union Territory with a Legislature, saying it remains the only viable foundation for lasting peace, justice, security, and the protection of the community’s rights and identity. The KZC said the government of India must recognise the gravity of the situation and address not only the immediate security concerns but a…
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Thursday recorded the statement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the Gosaba Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, Bikarna Naskar, in connection with the case registered against Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, who has been accused of making hate speeches ahead of the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The 26-year-old youth who was lynched by an angry mob in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, after being suspected of involvement in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, was innocent, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday.The youth, identified as Indrajit Tanti, was beaten to death on July 5 after tension erupted in the area following the recovery of the minor girl’s body from a pond. A mob, enraged over the incident, attacked Tanti, s…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday alleged that the Karnataka government was misusing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and conducting the exercise from mosques instead of following the Election Commission’s (EC) prescribed procedures.Addressing a Press conference at the BJP headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, B.Y. Vijayendra alleged that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were being misused during the ongoing SIR process…