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At least 31 inmates were killed in an armed clash at Machala Prison in Ecuador’s El Oro province, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Officials said 27 prisoners died by apparent asphyxiation “among themselves,” describing the deaths as immediate and caused by suspension.According to the initial reports, at least 33 inmates and one police officer were injured…
Vehicles parked on a road closed with barbed wire, a day after violence erupted over statehood and other demands, in Leh, Ladakh. (PTI) SRINAGAR: A judicial commission set up by Union home ministry to probe the September 24 violence in Leh Thursday said it was not getting a “good response” from the public, and appealed…
PATNA: Guns had fallen silent in Bihar’s Mokama, notorious for election violence from late 1980s to 2005, for the last 20 years. But the first political murder on Thursday has opened old wounds in this assembly constituency of the poll-bound state.Dularchand Yadav (76), a local strongman, was first shot and then ran over by an…
Nothing Was Found On Them After Their Arrest In Nov 2024 Clashes: Lawyer Bareilly: Supreme Court (SC) on Monday granted bail to three men — Mohd Rashid, Mohd Faizan and Mohd Danish — accused of rioting in Sambhal during a court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid on Nov 24 last year.Advocate Tauseef Ahmed told TOI:…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh UT administration stated Friday that the judicial probe into the Sept 24 violence in Leh, which claimed four lives, would be held at the Alternate Dispute Redressal Centre, Melongthang, in Leh from Oct 25-28.In an order issued Friday, the UT law and justice department instructed the Directorate of Information and Public Relations to…
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Friday ordered a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Ladakh that led to the death of 4 people. The judicial inquiry would be conducted by retired SC judge B S Chauhan.The move comes a day ahead of protest march and blackout, which is set to…
Violence in Ladakh (AP file photo) SRINAGAR: A court in Leh granted bail Tuesday evening to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council’s (LAHDC-Leh) Congress councillor Stanzin Tsepag and six others, including Ladakh Buddhist Association president Dolma, who had been arrested over alleged involvement in the Sept 24 violence that left four people dead.BJP has accused Tsepag…
NEW DELHI: Violence broke out outside Baksa District Jail in Assam on Wednesday after five people accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death were shifted there following a court order sending them to judicial custody.The accused North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin and suspended police officer Sandipan…
Unrest in Pakistan (PTI photo) Pakistan faces unrest as police clash with thousands of protesters supporting Palestinians on Monday, leaving at least one officer dead and dozens injured, officials and witnesses said. Punjab police spokesperson Mubashir Hussain confirmed that a police station house officer (SHO) was killed, along with three TLP members.Authorities closed roads and…
