Bharat Bandh: Normal life hit in MP
Bhopal, Sep 6: Normal life was partially affected in several parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday as several organisations staged protests as part of a countrywide agitation against the SC/ST Amendment Act.
Shops and business establishments remained shut in several areas. Vehicular movement was also affected. Petrol pumps were also closed in the state capital and other areas. Security has been beefed up and 35 areas are put on high alert, police said.
The administration has imposed prohibitive orders under section 144 of Crpc in Chhatarpur, Shivpuri, Bhind, Ashoknagar, Guna, Gwalior and Katni, sources said.
Several organisations have given a call for a 'Bharat Bandh' against the amendment of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The Gwalior-Chambal region had witnessed large-scale violence on April 2 during the Bharat Bandh called by scheduled caste groups in which four people were killed.
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Vatican City (AP): Pope Francis was rolled into St Peter's Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.
The pontiff lifted his hands to wave at the crowd, who stood and applauded, as he was rolled to the front of the altar in the square.
“Good Sunday to everyone,'' the pope told the crowd. “Thank you very much.”
The pontiff's voice sounded stronger than when he addressed well-wishers outside of Gemelli hospital on the day of his release March 23, after battling life-threatening pneumonia during a five-week hospital stay.
