Haryana's Nuh violence highlights: Muslims decide to offer Friday namaz at home

Haryana's Nuh violence highlights: The death toll reached six in the communal clashes that broke out in Haryana's Nuh Monday and later spilled to other parts.

A damaged hand-cart after the violent clash between two groups, in Nuh District, Haryana. (Ishant )

Haryana's Nuh violence highlights: Three days after communal violence broke out in parts of Haryana on Monday, the government said internet services will remain suspended in Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts as well as Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar sub-divisions of Gurugram district till August 5 to maintain public order. ...Read More

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• 3 Aug 2023, 08:16:50 PM IST

  Gurugram-Nuh violence: Muslims decide to offer Friday namaz at home

  Muslims here will not offer Friday namaz at any mosque or open space in view of violence that flared up in Nuh, Sohna, and Gurugram earlier in the week, a community leader has announced.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:19:51 PM IST

  On Manohar Khattar’s offer to help in Monu Manesar case, Ashok Gehlot responds

  Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday tweeted his rebuttal to his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar’s claim that the Rajasthan police were free to arrest Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, saying it was an effort to divert attention from Khattar’s failure to check violence in Haryana.

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• 3 Aug 2023, 06:01:59 PM IST

  On Nuh violence, Haryana govt's additional chief secretary says ‘situation turning normal’

  The Additional Chief Secretary Home of Haryana, TVSN Prasad, announced that the situation in the state is rapidly returning to normalcy. He asserted that authorities are effectively handling sporadic activities and assured the public that adequate force has been deployed to maintain peace and security.

• 3 Aug 2023, 05:37:33 PM IST

  176 arrested, 78 preventive detentions over clashes

  Haryana Govt, Additional Chief Secretary Home, TVSN Prasad says, "93 FIRs have been registered in five districts. 46 FIRs have been registered in Nuh, 3 FIRs in Faridabad & 23 FIRs in Gurugram...176 people arrested as of now & 78 preventive detentions have been made...National interest is paramount for us. Peace should be maintained & provocative posts should not be done."

• 3 Aug 2023, 05:32:24 PM IST

  Former Haryana CM Hooda blames govt's delayed action for violence, warns of ‘economic Impact on industrial hubs’

  On recent violence in Haryana, former Haryana CM and Congress leader BS Hooda says, "...Had correct steps been taken at the right time, this incident could have been averted. When a riot breaks out, no side benefits but people suffer a lot, State and the country suffer losses. Gurugram and Faridabad are industrial towns, and there are several MNCs' offices in Gurugram. Schools and colleges are shut and these MNCs' offices are closed. So, who is going to suffer? Country and State."

• 3 Aug 2023, 05:25:03 PM IST

  93 FIRs registered in five districts, says state govt

  In the aftermath of the violence that erupted in Haryana,  T V S N Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) said: “93 FIRs registered in 5 districts, including 46 in Nuh, 23 in Gurugram and 18 in Palwal.”

• 3 Aug 2023, 04:54:30 PM IST

  Haryana govt constitutes committee to monitor social media and maintain communal harmony

  In a proactive step towards ensuring law and order and promoting communal harmony, the Home Department of the Government of Haryana has issued a crucial order today. A specialized committee comprising esteemed officers and officials has been constituted to closely monitor social media platforms and prevent the dissemination of provocative materials, videos, photographs, hate speech, and other inflammatory content.

• 3 Aug 2023, 04:46:16 PM IST

  Ashok Gehlot questions Haryana CM's offer to help arrest Monu Manesar

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his Haryana counterpart was trying to divert attention from communal clashes taking place there by offering to give Rajasthan Police a free hand in acting against Monu Manesar – a Bajrang Dal activist and cow vigilante.

• 3 Aug 2023, 03:57:59 PM IST

  Nuh violence: Haryana home minister Anil Vij urges peace

  In the wake of unrest and violence in Nuh,  Haryana home minister Anil Vij has called for calm and peace among citizens. Addressing the escalating situation, he urged people to refrain from posting or forwarding provocative content on social media platforms that could exacerbate tensions further.

• 3 Aug 2023, 03:36:16 PM IST

  Watch | Accused arrested in connection with violence in Nuh,  being taken to court

  The police have arrested one of the key accused believed to be involved in the disturbing incidents in Haryana.

• 3 Aug 2023, 02:30:39 PM IST

  BJP says Haryana violence 'part of larger conspiracy', questions Congress' role

  The BJP on Thursday raised questions on the Congress' role in the communal violence in Haryana, saying the clashes that took place between the two communities were "part of a larger conspiracy" and the truth will come out during the investigation.

  Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Congress MLA Mamman Khan’s “provocative statement” on the floor of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and his social media posts raise suspicion about the party's role in the violence.

• 3 Aug 2023, 01:49:29 PM IST

  Haryana violence: Deepender S Hooda demands CM Khattar's resignation

  Congress MP Deepender S Hooda on Nuh violence: "The government should have taken preventive measures. Such a situation was created in Haryana due to the administrative failure of the government in the state. We demand from the government to take all measures to ensure peace in the state and also to not spare the guilty. The government should take moral responsibility for the incident and make public the facts about it.....Haryana CM should resign and give the command to us. We will show how to give security to all in the state," he says.

• 3 Aug 2023, 01:33:46 PM IST

  Nuh violence: 165 arrested in three districts; 83 cases lodged in four

  Days into the communal clashes that first broke out during a Hindu religious procession in Nuh district on Monday, the police have so far registered a total of 83 cases in four districts and arrested 165 accused in three of them.

• 3 Aug 2023, 01:00:47 PM IST

  Monu Manesar denies his role in Bhiwani double murder, Nuh clashes

  Monu Munesar, head of Bajrang Dal’s cow vigilante wing, has claimed that he was not present in the religious procession on Monday in Nuh Mewat of Haryana and certainly did not give any “hate speech” that may have led to the violent communal clashes

• 3 Aug 2023, 12:34:40 PM IST

  Haryana govt partially lifts internet ban

  Haryana government will partially lift mobile internet suspension from 1300 hours to 1600 hours today in Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts and territorial jurisdiction of sub division Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar of district Gurugram.

• 3 Aug 2023, 12:20:08 PM IST

  Who is Bajrang Dal's Monu Manesar whose name cropped up amid Nuh violence?

  At the centre of the Nuh communal violence that broke out during a religious procession on Monday is Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, who was booked in connection with the killing of two Muslim men in Bhiwani in February.

• 3 Aug 2023, 11:55:24 AM IST

  Nuh violence: CM Khattar says 'can’t protect everyone'; Mamata Banerjee agrees, but…

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday welcomed her Haryana counterpart and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar's statement that not everyone could be protected, but she said that the government should not promote casteism or communal tension.

• 3 Aug 2023, 11:28:28 AM IST

  Nuh violence: Social media played significant role in fuelling tensions

  Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said social media has played a significant role in fuelling the violence in Nuh and the state government has formed a three-member committee tasked with monitoring social media activities from July 21 onwards.

  "Social media has played a significant role in fuelling the violence in Nuh. In response to this concern, the state government has formed a three-member committee tasked with monitoring social media activities July 21 to onwards. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and others will be closely examined/scanned for any provocative posts," an official statement quoted Vij as saying.

• 3 Aug 2023, 11:01:34 AM IST

  Recap | Nuh to Gurugram: Tracing the spread of violence

  Violent mobs roamed the streets of some parts of Gurugram on Tuesday afternoon, vandalising and torching shops and restaurants in Badshahpur, Pataudi Chowk and Sector 67, hours after a man was killed in Sector 57 and a mosque was burned down. Read more.

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:45:25 AM IST

  AAP MP gives notice in Rajya Sabha to raise Nuh violence issue

  AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta gives notice in Rajya Sabha to raise the issue of violence in Haryana's Nuh. 

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:41:45 AM IST

  Everywhere divisive politics is being sponsored by BJP: Congress leader KC Venugopal

  Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Delhi Services Bill, situation in Manipur and Haryana violence, "Yesterday BJP only made ruckus in Lok Sabha. They don't believe in democracy and are making a mockery of Parliament...Everywhere divisive politics is being sponsored by BJP".

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:20:57 AM IST

  Haryana violence: State govt clears way for RAF camp in Nuh

  The move comes five years after the home ministry approved a permanent RAF camp in the conflict-prone area in 2018. RAF is the specialised riot-control wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

• 3 Aug 2023, 10:15:02 AM IST

  Caught in frenzy, narrow escape for judge, 3-year-old daughter, 2 others in Nuh

  A judge, her three-year-old daughter, a guard, and a district court official had a narrow escape on Monday as they managed to evade a mob and hide before the car they were travelling in was burnt in Haryana’s Nuh.

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:49:42 AM IST

  Manipur, Haryana violence casts shadow on BJP’s claim of ‘double engine’ government

  The violence in Haryana has cast a shadow on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s assertion of good governance through a “double engine” government, as it comes at a time when the BJP leadership is already battling accusations of administrative deficiencies and lapses by its state government in Manipur.

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:13:23 AM IST

  Nuh violence: Bittu Bajrangi says swords were for worship

  Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi said culprits should face bulldozer action; they should also be ‘killed in encounters’.

• 3 Aug 2023, 09:00:25 AM IST

  Nuh violence: Judge, her 3-year-old daughter escaped narrowly after car set on fire by mob, says FIR

  An additional chief judicial magistrate of Nuh and her three-year-old daughter had a narrow escape when their car was attacked and set on fire by a mob during the attack on a religious procession in the district, an FIR has revealed.

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:42:56 AM IST

  Haryana violence: Police remains deployed in violence-hit areas

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:26:14 AM IST

  TMC's Saket Gokhale writes to Gurugram police over safety of Muslim migrants

• 3 Aug 2023, 08:06:26 AM IST

  Nuh violence: Locals distressed after curfew remain in place following clashes

  Locals feel distressed after curfew in Haryana's Nuh district following clashes between two groups. A local said to news agency ANI "We are facing trouble when it comes to procuring ration items...There is an atmosphere of fear around. We are not sending the children outside...We are very scared at night as well, don't know what will happen..."

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:39:38 AM IST

  1,000 IRB personnel to be stationed in Nuh: Khattar

  Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced to deploy a battalion (around 1,000 personnel) of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) permanently in Muslim majority Nuh where at least 100 police personnel will also be exclusively stationed for the safety of cows.

• 3 Aug 2023, 07:14:32 AM IST

  Nuh violence would have never happened had govt acted on time: Former CM Hooda

  Former Haryana chief minister and leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said the government failed in providing security to people of the state, and to maintain law and order.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:50:12 AM IST

  Haryana violence: 'If you can't protect everyone,' AAP targets Khattar. Updates

  As Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for peace following two days of violence, he said the police can't protect everyone -- a statement that came under scrutiny, with Delhi's AAP government questioning whether in BJP-ruled states the public has to take care of their own security.

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:33:07 AM IST

  US reacts to Haryana violence; ‘urge parties to refrain from violence’

  US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller on Haryana violence: "With respect to the clashes, that obviously, we would, as always, urge calm and urge parties to refrain from violent actions. With respect to whether we've heard from any Americans, I'm not aware of that. I'm happy to follow up with the Embassy."

• 3 Aug 2023, 06:12:38 AM IST

  Haryana violence: Internet services to remain suspended in Nuh, other places till Aug 5

  The Haryana government said that mobile internet services will remain suspended in parts of Haryana, which remained gripped in tensions. Besides Nuh, the services will remain snapped in Faridabad, Palwal and the territorial jurisdiction of sub-division Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar of Gurugram district.