YSR Cong leaders held for sit-in at CM office
Hyderabad: Police on Friday arrested more than a dozen YSR Congress party legislators as they staged a sit-in in front of the Chief Minister’s office at the State Secretariat here, demanding convening of an immediate Assembly session to pass a resolution opposing the State’s proposed bifurcation. The legislators were arrested as they sat in front of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s office holding placards and raising slogans in support of their demand.
One killed, two hurt in Assam police firing
Morigaon (Assam): A man was killed and two others were injured when police opened fire at a mob attacking a police outpost at Boribazar in Morigaon district, police said on Friday. The trouble started when police arrested six people after supporters of the winning and losing teams of a local football match clashed with each other on Thursday.
‘Muslims must work for community’
lucknow: Governor of Uttarakhand, Aziz Qureshi said Muslims in India are lagging behind in comparison to other minorities of the country and they should work in collective manner for their development. He was addressing the commemorative meeting on 196th birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University at AMU.
UP CM warns opp for stoking communalism
Kanpur: Issuing a subtle warning to the Opposition parties for trying to stoke communal passions, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party would effectively counter the move and, if necessary, take tough decisions. “The SP has emerged as a harbinger of populist schemes and welfare measures for the uplift of the people and the State and Governments of other States are trying to act in a similar manner,” he said.