Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:42:14
Eight journalists and camera crew of Kerala-based TV channels, who had interviewed relatives of those killed in the December 19 police firing during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, were released seven hours after being detained by police in front of the Government Wenlock hospital on Friday, sources said. The scribes were taken to Thalappady bordering Kerala from Mangaluru south po
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:36:39
Mangaluru: Situation in violence-hit Mangaluru, where two people were killed during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19, is "absolutely peaceful" and "under control," a senior police official said on Friday.
With curfew in place, movement of people has been scarce.
Educational institutions were closed on Friday.
"Situation in Mangaluru city is absolutely peaceful, no
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:26:45
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police has been directed to maintain high vigil in northern districts of the state in the wake of the killing of two people in police firing in Mangaluru in neighbouring Karnataka during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act.
In a Thursday night alert, state DGP D Loknath Behera instructed the force to be on high alert especially in the districts of Wayanad,
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:24:49
Mangaluru: The Karnataka government has suspended mobile Internet services in Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday night for the next 48 hours after two persons were killed in police firing during violent protests in Mangaluru against the controversial citizenship law.
The decision to suspend the Internet from 10 pm was taken in order to prevent misuse of social media platforms to disturb peac
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:22:39
Mangaluru, Dec 20 (PTI) Entry of those coming from Kerala to this city was restricted at Thalappady border as police were checking identity cards before allowing them in emergency cases.
Mangaluru is on high alert after Thursday's violence and public are advised not to move out of their houses, sources said.
At least 50 men and women who had arrived by a trainfrom Kerala were taken into cust
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:18:01
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday demanded a high-level probe by a sitting High Court judge into the police firing in which two persons died during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Mangaluru.
Terming the killing as "inhuman", Siddaramaiah alleged that the Mangaluru incident indicates that police themselves incited violence.
The former Chief Mini
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Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:08:34
Violence made its presence felt in some places as Thursday witnessed concerted efforts by the anti-CAA camp to bring national and international attention to their fight against the controversial law. Protesters from a wide social and political spectrum joined forces as protest marches and meets were organised at many places across the country on Thursday. Reuters has reported that 2 people died of
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Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:45:29
Mangaluru: Two victims from Bunder and Kandathpalli, who suffered bullet injuries when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) near Bunder police station, succumbed in a private hospital on Thursday.
Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Dr P S Harsha did not confirm the death when DH made attempts to contact him.
Earlier, the Commissi
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Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:41:27
MANGALURU: The Central Business District of the Coastal city turned into a war zone with police resorting to multiple tactics of crowd control including firing, preceded by caning and use of tear gas after a mob that gathered to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) turned violent, defying Section 144 that was in place for 48 hours from Thursd
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