Shillong, March 18 (IANS) Authorities in Meghalaya have extended the night curfew in West Garo Hills district for an additional day amid concerns over a possible escalation of tension following recent violence, officials said on Wednesday.As per an order issued by the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner, the curfew will be enforced from 6 p.m. on March 19 until 6 a.m. on March 20.However, a 12-hour relaxation has been allowed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to enable residents to carry out essenti…
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has strongly condemned acts of violence by members of the Bar in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district and ordered the immediate release on bail of toll plaza employees who had approached the apex court alleging denial of legal representation and threats from local lawyers.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while allowing a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, observed that the “custodians of justice” had themselves t…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government tabled the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya Patil, by her…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A public interest litigation had been filed at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday seeking free and fair and violence-free polls in West Bengal in the crucial Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year.The petition had been admitted by the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, and the matter is expected to come up for hearing in the second half of Wednesday.The publication i…
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) A Christian worker was fatally shot in Pakistan’s Punjab province inside a legislator’s room, a leading minority rights group said on Monday. According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), Naveed Masih, a Christian sanitation worker, was found dead on Friday night within the Punjab Assembly premises, igniting “grief, outrage, and an urgent demand for justice”.The rights body said that Naveed was reportedly found fatally shot in a room associated with Member of …
Quetta, Feb 23 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to escalate in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Monday brought to light two separate incidents—the extrajudicial killings of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of another two across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the mutilated body of 20-year-old Janzaib Baloch was recovered in Panjgur district on Febr…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The twin menaces of corruption and violence are spreading like cancer in West Bengal politics in the current scenario, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose told mediapersons on Wednesday.The Governor on Wednesday afternoon attended the convocation programme of a private university in Barasat in the North 24 Parganas district. While interacting with media persons on the sidelines of the programme, the Governor made this observation regarding the prevailing trend of politics in West Be…
Amaravati, Feb 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, seeking a probe into attacks on the houses of its leaders and the killing of a Dalit activist.A delegation of YSRCP leaders called on the NHRC in New Delhi on Wednesday and alleged that there was a serious breakdown of law and order and widespread human rights violations in Andhra Pradesh.The leaders met NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian and submitted a formal com…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A plot has been engineered in Bangladesh to incite violence against the minority Hindus ahead of the February elections. Many leaders who are contesting the elections are planning on using the anti-Hindu rhetoric as an election plank.An Intelligence Bureau official said that a plot was hatched last week by several leaders to incite violence against the Hindus in Bangladesh. During this meeting, several radical elements were roped in to help further this plan. An official…
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The death toll from suicide bombing at a wedding in Dera Ismail Khan area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has increased to seven while seven others were injured, local media reported on Sunday, citing police and Rescue 1122 officials. The blast targeted the residence of Noor Alam Mehsud, head of the Peace Committee in Dera Ismail Khan district, late on Friday. Mehsud himself was also injured in the incident. Police said guests were performing traditional drum dancing wh…