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Muslim student leader shot dead in broad daylight; CM calls for peace

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August 2, 2017

Guwahati, Aug 2: Miscreants shot dead president of All Bodoland Territorial Council Muslim Student's Union Lafiqul Islam Ahmed at Kokrajhar town in broad daylight on Tuesday. The ethnically volatile Bodo heartland witnessed spontaneous protests across the minority-dominated pockets of the state, within hours the incident.

Eyewitnesses said that the student leader was sitting at his shop at Titaguri market at Kokrajhar when two motorcycle-borne gunmen shot him dead from a close range.

As protestors set up blockades on national highways at several places in four Bodo-dominated districts, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal convened an emergency security meeting and asked the police to launch a manhunt to nab the culprit.

CM Sonowal, while condemning the dastardly act, called upon the people at large to maintain peace and harmony and stay away from the rumour mongers for the benefit of all sections of the people in the state.

Lafikul was scheduled to address a public rally at neighbouring Chirang district convened to address the problems of the state's minority community.

A source said that Lafikul has been vocal against the illegal trading of cows to Bangladesh across the international border close to Dhubri-Kokrajhar districts.

The incident occurred when the state is on high alert due to Independence Day and specially on the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the state for a day-long review of the flood situation.

Police said that they were examining all angles to ascertain the identity of the killers.

Kokrajhar has a history of several ethnic clashes between Bengali-speaking Muslim and Bodo militants as well as between Bodos and Adivasis in the past, the worst being in 2012.

Assam CM asked Assam police director general Mukesh Sahay to rush to Kokrajhar to review the situation and initiate an inquiry to nab the culprit within 24 hours. He also asked Kokrajhar deputy commissioner to keep a vigil on the situation and maintain peace and order in the district. CM Sonowal also asked special DGP Kula Saika to rush to Udalguri and assess the situation.

 

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HANNI
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Wednesday, 2 Aug 2017

Musslims have to start reacting by killing the culprits the at spot, epidemic is not a crime

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: India on Tuesday reported 8,171 more COVID-19 cases and 204 deaths in the last 24 hours as the country's virus count inches closer to two lakh, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total number of cases in the country now stands at 1,98,706 including 97,581 active cases, 95,527 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,598 deaths.

Cases in Maharashtra have crossed 70,000 including over 30,000 recovered while Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 tally jumped to 23,495.

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March 21,2020

New Delhi, Mar 21: A couple was deboarded from a Delhi-bound Rajdhani train on Saturday after co-passengers observed a home quarantine seal on the husband's hand, the Railways said Saturday.

Officials said the Delhi-based couple boarded the Bangalore City-New Delhi Rajdhani at Secunderabad on Saturday morning.

When the train reached Kazipet in Telangana at 9:45 am, a co-passenger noticed the quarantine mark authorities are putting on suspected coronavirus cases —on the husband's hand when he was washing his hands. Other co-passengers then informed the TTE onboard.

The train was briefly detained and the couple was taken to a hospital. The coach was completely sanitised in Kazipet and was locked, officials said.

The air conditioning was also switched off.

The train left for its destination at 11.30 am.

People fleeing quarantine has been a common problem reported from different parts of the country.

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January 18,2020

New Delhi, Jan 18: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal has granted the power of detaining authority to the Delhi Police Commissioner under the National Security Act (NSA), according to a notification. The NSA allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order, sources said.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3, read with clause (c) of Section 2 of the National Security Act, 1980, the Lt Governor is pleased to direct that during the period January 19 to April 18, the Delhi Police Commissioner may also exercise the powers of detaining authority under sub-section (2) of the section 3 of the aforesaid Act, the notification stated.

The notification has been issued on January 10 following the approval of the LG.

It comes at a time when the national capital has been witnessing a number of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

However, the Delhi Police said it is a routine order that has been issued in every quarter and has nothing to do with the current situation.

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