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Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning
A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.
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Curfew imposed in Kamjong District after arson attack destroys Kuki homes in Gampal and Haiyang
Arson attack in Sahamphung sub-division leaves Kuki families displaced; the Kamjong administration enforces a curfew under the BNSS to prevent further violence and safeguard public order
A Tranquil Paradise Shattered: The Pahalgam terror attack
As 28 lives were lost in a brutal terror attack on Kashmir’s beloved tourist haven, the Valley mourns the dead, honours a local hero’s courage, condemns the terror attack and unites in grief and defiance against violence
SC leads the nation’s legal fraternity as it unites in grief & outrage over Pahalgam terror attack
Supreme Court leads with solemn condemnation; bar associations across India suspend work, demand justice, and stand in solidarity with victims of the brutal assault on tourists in Kashmir
Muslims in Kashmir & across India strongly condemn Pahalgam terror attack
Even as the country grappled to come to terms with the numbing news of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack—another date that will mark the dark terror calendar—news of candlelight vigils in the Kashmir Valley and locals pitching in in every way to assist distraught tourists late Tuesday were matched by strong condemnations against the targeted gun violence by Indian Muslims on Wednesday
Indian Muslims, others, condemn the heinous massacre of tourists near Pahalgam, Kashmir
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD), along with the Bebaak Collective, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) and Wisdom Foundation strongly have condemned the heinous terrorist targeting of tourists near Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley, killing 26 innocents and injuring several others on April 22.
Fresh Unrest in Bengal: Violent clashes erupt over Waqf (Amendment) Act in South 24 Parganas
ISF supporters clash with police enroute to protest; vehicles torched, multiple injured, and over 200 arrested in earlier Murshidabad violence amid rising communal tensions.
Protests over Waqf (Amendment) Act escalate into violence in West Bengal; Calcutta HC intervenes
Three reported dead in Murshidabad clashes; court steps in, directs authorities to maintain peace and investigate violence. As political parties trade blame, locals allege involvement of unidentified outsiders, adding new layers to the unfolding crisis. None of the deceased – Ijaz Ahmed, a student, and a father and son of one Das family, Haragovinda and Chandan – were actively instigating violence or part of any political outfit, as their friends and neighbours claimed, and yet they were killed.
22 arrested, internet suspended as Murshidabad recovers from Waqf Act protest violence
Clashes leave nine injured, vehicles torched, and highways blocked as tensions flare over new legislation; prohibitory orders imposed and political blame game begins
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