Security was mounted and patrolling intensified in sensitive areas across Uttar Pradesh to ensure peace during Friday prayers in view of widespread violence by those protesting against the amended Citizenship Act which has so far claimed 19 lives.
A Norwegian woman tourist has been asked to leave the country after she was found to have participated in an anti-CAA protest here early this week, violating visa norms, a senior official said here on Friday.
CPI (M) leader Prakash Karat on Thursday said if ten more chief ministers stick to their promises and put work on National Population Register on hold like those of Kerala and West Bengal did, the Centre's plan to have an NPR would be "buried".
A Kazakhstan plane with 100 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 14 people while at least 35 others survived with injuries, officials in Almaty said.
Bantwal: Bantwal city police have registered a case against the leaders of PFI, CFI and SDPI organizations on charges of staging protest without permission.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand): A front of national trade unions on Thursday called for a countrywide strike on January 8 in protest against "anti-labour" and "anti-industry" policies of the BJP-led central government, a trade union leader said.
Moodabidri: A youth's dead body was found in a well near Puthige's Yeni Kripala on Thursday.
Bantwal: An unidentified gang of thieves broke open the door of the Sri Veerabhadra Mahammayi temple and have got away with cash from the two donation box kept in the temple in Siddakatte Sangabettu on Thursday morning at around 2:30 am.
Bantwal: A quarrel of two brothers regarding financial matter ended in tragic murder of one of them on Thursday morning at Bolangady near Melkar.
Mangaluru: It has been alleged that the police barged into the hospital room where former Mayor K Ashraf, who was injured in the violence that took place in the City in connection with the CAA on December 19, was getting treatment and shot videos.
