Srinagar, Apr 23: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday led a protest march in Srinagar against the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. Accompanied by senior party leaders and workers, Mufti assembled at the PDP headquarters near Sher-e-Kashmir Park before marching towards Lal Chowk, … Read more
Srinagar, April 23: Several prominent newspapers in Kashmir on Wednesday printed their front pages black to protest the brutal terrorist attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead in the Pahalgam hill resort the previous day. The striking act of protest by the newspapers, each bearing powerful headlines in white or red, was a powerful … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 22 (IANS) The Waqf Amendment Bill has triggered widespread discontent among sections of the Muslim community in Bihar, with visible anger erupting in Bhabhua, the district headquarters of Kaimur, the native district of State Minority Welfare Minister Md. Zama Khan. On Tuesday, during a protest march organised by … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) For over 24 hours, the chairman of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), Siddhartha Majumdar, has been stuck in his office at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata, where ‘genuine’ losers of school jobs are continuing with their sit-in demonstration on Tuesday. Majumdar arrived … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) School teachers, who were sacked following an order of the Supreme Court, have staged a protest outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in Kolkata on Monday, while demanding the immediate release of ‘segregated’ list. The state government and WBSSC had earlier this month promised … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jamshedpur, April 21 (IANS) Vinay Kumar Singh, the national vice president of Karni Sena and Jharkhand state president, was shot dead in Jamshedpur late Sunday night, triggering widespread outrage among his supporters, police officials said on Monday. Singh, 46, was a resident of Aastha Space Township in Mango, Jamshedpur. According … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Deoghar (Jharkhand), April 20 (IANS) Tension gripped Bariyarpur village under the Devipur police station area of Deoghar district of Jharkhand after miscreants vandalised a statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, triggering widespread public outrage. Hundreds of local residents took to the streets in protest, demanding the immediate identification and arrest of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) The demolition of an ancient 90-year-old Jain temple at Vile Parle in Mumbai suburbs has evoked an angry reaction across the political parties, particularly among the members of the Jain community. The ruling and opposition parties, apart from the Jain community, have strongly condemned the demolition, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mangaluru (Karnataka), April 18 (IANS) The protest organised on Friday against the Waqf (Amendment) Act witnessed a massive turnout here in this coastal Karnataka city. The Karnataka Police Department made elaborate security arrangements in the communally sensitive city of Mangaluru to maintain law and order. The protest meeting was held … Read more