Maharashtra: Stone-pelting reported during protests against Tripura violence in three cities, govt appeals for calm
The Hindu
Stone-pelting took place at Malegaon, a communally sensitive town in Nashik district, during a protest march in the afternoon, said a police official
Incidents of stone-pelting during protests against recent were reported in Nashik, Amravati and Nanded districts of Maharashtra on November 12, following which State Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil appealed people to maintain peace.
Some Muslim organization had given call for a Bandh (shut-down) to protest against the incidents targeting the minority community in the north-eastern State.
Stone-pelting took place at Malegaon, a communally sensitive town in Nashik district, during a protest march in the afternoon, said a police official.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.