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BJP’s ‘Double Engine’ govt fails to prevent communal violence in Manipur and Haryana

August 3, 2023 Editor

The violence in Haryana has cast a shadow on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s assertion of good governance through a “double engine” government, as it comes at a time when the BJP leadership is already battling accusations of administrative deficiencies and lapses by its state government in Manipur. The double engine model of governance — a reference to the party being in power at the Centre and in the state — has been a key campaign plank for the BJP in state elections, with the party asserting that double engine…

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey: Allahabad High Court allows ASI to conduct survey, sets deadline of 3 months

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Editor

The Allahabad high court on Thursday ruled that the ASI survey on the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi will continue. The Muslim side’s plea that the survey may damage the structure has been dismissed by the high court. The survey will be done in the terms of the ASI’s affidavit, Vishnu Shankar Jain, the lawyer for the Hindu side said after the Allahabad high court’s major verdict. The nod has come for a ‘scientific’ survey of the barricaded area barring the sealed area of the ‘wazukhana’. “Issue of commission is…

Delhi on High Alert as Gurugram Violence Spreads to NCR

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 Editor

The situation remained tense in Haryana after clashes erupted during a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession in Nuh district, which claimed over five lives and left over 50 injured. Fresh violence was witnessed in Gurugram as several meat shops, scrap shops and furniture repairing shops were attacked at Pataudi Chowk in Khandsa Road, while multiple shanties were set on fire in Sector-70 on Tuesday. However, the fire officials claimed that no casualties were reported in any of the incidents. Earlier, at least four eateries and scrap shops were set ablaze…

Violence erupts in Gurugram’s Badshahpur: 14 Shops Vandalised, 7 Set Ablaze; Alert Issued in 11 West UP Districts

August 1, 2023 Editor

Fresh violence erupted in Gurugram’s Badshahpur on Tuesday, a day after communal clashes broke out in Haryana’s Nuh. Fourteen shops were vandalised in the main market as nearly 200 men on motorbikes and SUVs targeted outlets, mostly selling biryani, and other food stalls. In Sector 66, seven stores were set ablaze. The mob ransacked shops belonging to a particular community and chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in front of a mosque in Badshahpur, news agency PTI reported. The Badshahpur market was also shut down, police told PTI. On Monday, a mob…

Imam burnt alive, Three others killed in communal violence in Haryana

August 1, 2023 Editor

At least four people were killed and several others injured in communal clashes in Haryana, reported Siasat.in. Violence broke out on Monday (July 31) during a procession organised by right-wing group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Haryana’s Nuh district. The violence quickly escalated to other parts of the state, including Gurugram, where a right-wing mob allegedly set a mosque afire and fired gunshots. As per reports, the Imam of the mosque, identified as Maulana Saad, was killed in the incident and two others were injured. The other deceased include two home guards,…

Tragic Incident: 17 Workers Killed as Samruddhi Expressway Crane Collapses in Maharashtra’s Thane

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Editor

At least 17 workers were killed as a girder machine fell on them during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday late night, police said. The machine is a special-purpose mobile gantry crane used in bridge construction. Two National Disaster Response Force or NDRF teams are working at the site after the crane fell on the slab of a bridge in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district, news agency ANI reported. At least five are feared to be trapped inside the collapsed structure, the…

Nuh Yatra marred by communal violence, 2 Dead, Internet suspended

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Editor

Two Home Guards were killed, over 200 people were injured and dozens of vehicles were torched as communal violence engulfed Haryana’s Nuh on Monday after clashes erupted between Hindu and Muslim groups during a religious procession by the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, said police. The administration issued prohibitory orders in Nuh and Gurugram districts, and snapped mobile internet services across Nuh, though tensions simmered well into the evening. Additional forces were parachuted in, while chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged residents to refrain from violence. The Gurugram administration…

Dengue Cases in Delhi Reach 5-Year High, Government Issues Advisory

July 31, 2023 Editor

The dengue tally in Delhi reached a five-year high this year after a total of 187 cases were reported till July 22 – the highest for the period since 2018. In view of the situation, health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Sunday the Delhi government has instructed officials to run campaigns regarding dengue in schools and among the common man to put a check on the spread of the virus. “Hospitals will be made ready for dengue cases. I also had a discussion with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)…

Manipur Violence: 21 MPs of I.N.D.I.A. Bloc Head to Violence-Hit State for On-Site Visit

July 29, 2023 Editor

A 21-MP delegation of the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will be beginning on Saturday for a two-day visit to Manipur to assess the ground situation and make recommendations to the government and Parliament. This comes as a part of efforts to help resolve the ethnic conflict — primarily between the Kukis and the Meiteis — that has roiled the state since May 3. At least 150 people have been killed and over 50,000 have been displaced so far. The delegation, from at least 21 political parties, will…

Amit Shah alleges conspiracy behind viral video leak ahead of monsoon session

July 28, 2023 Editor

The Union home ministry has told the Supreme Court that seven cases connected to the ethnic violence in Manipur — including the May 4 assault of two women by a mob, a viral video of which sparked an outcry — have been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and requested the top court to shift these trials outside the strife-torn state, home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Briefing the media in details about the genesis of Kuki-Meitei conflict since the 1990s to the present situation in…