Kolkata protest LIVE updates: BJP calls for Bengal Bandh after ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ protest march turns violent

Kolkata protest LIVE updates: BJP calls for Bengal Bandh after ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ protest march turns violent

BJP leader Agnimitra Paul lashed out at the Bengal government as she took part in the 12-hour ‘Bengal Bandh’ called by her party on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, she said that the police and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government have become spineless. Ms. Paul also mentioned that the police have invalidated the orders of the … Read more

Police say prime accused arrested in alleged rape of teenage girl as violent protests rock Bengal’s Kaliaganj

Police say prime accused arrested in alleged rape of teenage girl as violent protests rock Bengal’s Kaliaganj

Security personnel try to control the situation after violent protests by locals over the death of a minor girl, in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI A 20-year-old man was arrested on April 22 in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur … Read more

Tension at Assam-Mizoram border as many injured in violent clash, Sarbananda Sonowal dials PMO, CM Zoramthanga

Tension at Assam-Mizoram border as many injured in violent clash, Sarbananda Sonowal dials PMO, CM Zoramthanga

Tension prevailed on the Assam-Mizoram border and several people were injured after violent clashes broke out between two groups from both states. According to reports, several people were injured during the clash between the two groups from Assam and Mizoram at Lailapur area in Assam’s Cachar district on Saturday evening. Miscreants torched several houses near … Read more

Hathras case: Stone-pelting, violent clashes between Valmiki community and police in Agra

Hathras case: Stone-pelting, violent clashes between Valmiki community and police in Agra

Violent clashes involving stone-pelting broke out between members of the Valmiki community and the police in Agra and Firozabad on Saturday over the alleged gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras by four upper caste men. The Hathras victim, who died on Tuesday at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, was from the Valmiki community. … Read more