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March 14 Hindus and Sikhs battled in New Delhi's streets today as a wave of violence over proposals for a Punjabi-speaking state spread. Following violence in Delhi stoning and casual violence also erupted in Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar and in Panipat 3 congressmen were burnt alive including close associate of Bhagat Singh generally believed ...
Hindus consider Sambhal as sacred as many puranas and other texts consider the city to be the birthplace of Kalki, the tenth avatar/incarnation of Lord Vishnu.The Shahi Jama Masjid, located in Sambhal, has been at the center of dispute following claims that it was constructed on the ruins of a Shri Hari temple allegedly demolished by the Mughal ruler Babur in the early 16th century. [12]
The pattern of illegal immigration has caused tension with the state before. In December 2022, the Supreme Court of India stopped the removal of over 4,000 illegal structures, housing over 5,000 illegal immigrants from railway land in Haldwani station after protests broke out in the state. [13]
The 2023 Haryana riots commonly referred to as the Nuh violence were a series of clashes in northern India that originated in the state of Haryana and have subsequently spread to nearby regions. On 31 July 2023, communal violence erupted in the Nuh district of Haryana between Muslims and Hindus during an annual Brajmandal Yatra pilgrimage ...
8,000 - 17,000 Sikhs all over India Series of riots after Assassination of Indira Gandhi. Hondh-Chillar massacre (part of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots) 2 November 1984 Hondh-Chillar, Haryana: 32 Sikhs Rioting by Indian National Congress Party members after Assassination of Indira Gandhi. Desri Ground massacre (part of the terrorist incidents in Punjab)
By Shivam Patel. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Suhel Mansuri, who carries scars from Hindu-Muslim riots that killed dozens in his district of India's capital in 2020, says his vote on Saturday in national ...
The 1961 Jabalpur Riots were the first major-scale riots between Hindus and Muslims in post-Partition India, which erupted in the city of Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This riot was linked to the emergence of a small class of successful Muslim entrepreneurs who created a new economic rivalry between Hindu and Muslim communities.
1947 – Partition riots, India and modern-day Pakistan and Bangladesh, the hardest hit region was the densely populated state of Punjab (today divided between India and Pakistan), death toll estimates between 500,000 and 2,000,000, the deadliest riots known to humankind. [43] [44] 1948 – Accra Riots (Gold Coast, now renamed Ghana)