Day: December 19, 2019

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP may declare new HP party chief in January: Satti

8:46 pm December 19, 2019

Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may declare its new Himachal Pradesh president in January, the party’s incumbent state president Satpal Satti said. BJP’s national general secretaries Muralidhar Rao and Sunil V. Deodhar held a meeting on Wednesday with the 11-member core committee to take their feedback before selecting the state leader, he said. The […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Two arrested for hurling bombs at protesters

8:44 pm December 19, 2019

Raiganj (West Bengal): Two persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident of attack on a group of people protesting against the Citizenship Act in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district, police said. The protesters were attacked at College Para area near National Highway-34 on Wednesday when they were returning after submitting a deputation […]

Protests continue in Delhi, Police maintain tight vigil

Anti-citizenship law protests: Major trouble spots

8:41 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Protests broke out in several parts of the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Here are the major trouble spots: DELHI: Red Fort – Scores of protestors were dragged into buses by police in a bid to clear the area where Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed which restricts gathering of more […]

Anti-CAA protest: SP workers detained in Gorakhpur

8:37 pm December 19, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): Hundreds of protesters, including Samajwadi Party workers and leaders, were detained in Gorakhpur and other cities of eastern Uttar Pradesh during anti-citizenship law protests on Thursday after they defied prohibitory orders, police said. In Gorakhpur, a large number of SP workers demonstrated at Laxmibai Park and many of them were shirtless. Police detained […]

Sand boa snake worth Rs one crore seized, man held

8:33 pm December 19, 2019

Palghar: Police have seized one sand boa snake, worth Rs one crore, from a man near Vasai in the district, an official said on Thursday. The arrest was made on Wednesday, the official said. “Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Vasai unit of the crime branch laid a trap at Valiv village on Mumbai- […]