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Coal block protest turns violent in Chhattisgarh’s Tamnar; Several cops injured as villagers torch vehicles | Raipur News

RAIPUR: A simmering villagers’ sit-in against a coal block project exploded into violence in Raigarh’s Tamnar region in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, leaving a police officer and several cops badly injured as protesters clashed with security forces, torched vehicles and forced authorities to deploy reserve units to contain the spiralling tension. The situation remained highly volatile…

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Rajasthan: Lawyers vandalise event to inaugurate Ajmer court building; torch décor, blocked Jaipur-Ajmer road | Jaipur News

AJMER: Angry over the absence of adequate facilities at a new court building, lawyers in Ajmer set fire to decorations put up for its inauguration Wednesday even as acting Rajasthan HC Chief Justice (CJ) Sanjeev Prakash Sharma was on the premises. They damaged decorations for the inauguration and blocked Jaipur-Ajmer Road, resulting in long traffic…

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