Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday described the Republic Day violence especially at the Red Fort in Delhi as an "insult to the nation". Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, had clashed with the police and had entered the city from various points to lay siege to the Red
In a press conference, the Delhi Police Commissioner said that protesters violated the rules and conditions set for the farmers' tractor rally on Republic Day.
The deceased has been identified as Navreet Singh Hundal, 27, was a native of Bilapsur area of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh and came to Ghazipur border around a week ago to participate in the parade.
The atmosphere at the ITO in Delhi was extremely tense during the Kisan Tractor March on 26 January. Farmers broke police barricades on ITO, damaging buses. Not only this, but the protesters also ran uncontrollable tractors on the road. Watch video on Zee News
More than 50% of those surveyed in Delhi have developed antibodies against COVID-19, suggested the fifth sero-survey results. While this doesn't exactly confirm that half of Delhi has achieved herd immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the latest serological survey comprises a sizeable sample size of 28,840 individuals. The findings indicate that the general population of Delhi is close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19.
Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas. For more, see pictures.
A Writ Petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of 'people squatting' under the garb of Kisan Agitation, putting adequate para...
Farmer leader Kurubur Shanthakumar has blamed anti-social elements for the violence in Delhi on January 26 and called it an attempt to discredit the farmers’ movement. He said that the storming of the
Tower installation rates, recently revised by two of the Delhi municipalities, have effectively jumped almost 150% to ?5 lakh per tower for a five-year span.
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 27
Strict legal action will be taken against those found guilty of involvement in the Republic Day violence in the capital and no one will be spared, Delhi Po