Showing posts with label Uttarakhand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uttarakhand. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 September 2013

India: Muzaffarnagar riots - On the ground, Muslims take stock of 'a new situation'

From: Indian Express, 13 September 2013

Muzaffarnagar riots: On the ground, Muslims take stock of 'a new situation'
by Seema Chishti
New Delhi :

Amid the violence of a scale these areas of UP have never seen before, there is restlessness in the Muslim community about “adjusting to a new situation” — and it is not just about displacement, disposession of assets, or attacks .

Express Editorial:

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

India: Tax payers' money used by Govt of Uttarakhand state to pay for big advertisement in media which seeks divine blessings for rebuilding state infrastructure


Full page advertisement in India's newspapers by Uttrakhand Govt. seeking devine blessings for rebuilding the flood ravaged state.

The ad. announces the resumption of prayers at Kedarnath temple.

Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, was also scheduled to attend the prayers along with some of his ministerial colleagues, could not take off from Dehradun due to inclement weather.

Sunday, 8 September 2013

India: Muzaffarnagar violence - Media reports put death toll to 26 (Update: 8 Sept 2013 23hrs)

[Various media reports are posted or listed on this page]

[NDTV Video] Muzaffarnagar: Is politics fuelling violence?
Published On: September 8, 2013 | Duration: 27 min, 44 sec
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/muzaffarnagar-is-politics-fuelling-violence/289851?h_also_see

[2 screen shots from the NDTV report on the night of 8 Sept 2013]
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Source from below report: Times