CAA Protests: Mumbaikars march to August Kranti Maidan
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CAA Protests: Mumbaikars march to August Kranti Maidan

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, became an act after receiving assent from President Ram Nath Kovind. Since then, protests have erupted in various parts of the country against the amended law. The Act grants Indian citizenship to Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who had entered India on or before December 31, 2014.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 05:57 PM IST
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19 December 2019 10:02 AM IST

All schools, colleges to remain closed in K'taka's Kalaburagi today

All schools and colleges in Karnataka's Kalaburagi will remain closed on Thursday as Section 144 will be imposed from the morning, District Commissioner Sharath said.

DCP Kalaburagi stated that Section 144, which prohibits the gathering of four or more people, will be imposed in the city from Thursday morning till December 21 late night.

Police Commissioner MN Nagaraj on Wednesday said that no 'bandh' will be allowed in Kalaburagi city today in view of the recruitment exams of different departments and to maintain law and order in the region.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Gates of seven Delhi metro stations closed amid protests

Entry and exit gates of seven metro stations were closed on Thursday due to a protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

"Entry & exit gates of Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk and Vishwavidyalaya are closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations," the DMRC tweeted.

Gates of Jamia Millia Islamia, Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh and Munirka were also closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations, it said.

(Source: PTI)

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

144 imposed in Bengaluru for 3 days 

Starting Thursday, even in Bengaluru a three-day ban on assembly of more than 5 persons has been imposed in the city in the wake of all-India shutdown call against the Cititzenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), according to a top police officer here on Wednesday.

"The ban has been imposed under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) from 6 a.m. on Thursday to Saturday midnight in view of the shutdown call by social and student organisations," Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said.

The ban order also prevents citizens from staging protests or sit-in demonstrations across the city against the CAA to prevent any untoward incident and maintain law and order.

(Source: Agencies)

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

144 imposed in four areas in Delhi

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Muslim organisations in Chandigarh hold protest against

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Chennai Police have revoked permission for today’s rally to be held against #CitizenshipAct in Valluvar Kottam

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Karnataka CM blames Congress for nation-wide anti-CAA protests

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Consortium of Left wing & Muslim organisation hold protest in Kalaburagi against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct. Police have detained more than 20 protesters

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Police detain protesters near Red Fort. Section-144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area) has been imposed near Red Fort.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Large number of protesters in Red Fort area where Section 144 has been imposed.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Historian Ramachandra Guha detained by police in Bengaluru on Thursday, 19 December, during an anti-CAA protest.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

People who don't want to see peace in India try to use country's border with Nepal, Bhutan to enter India: HM Amit Shah at SSB event

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

'The paranoid rulers in Delhi are scared': Ramachandra Guha at a peaceful protest in Bengaluru

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

BJP working president JP Nadda has called a meeting of party General Secretaries tomorrow, over the programs being organised by the party on Citizenship Amendment Act.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Delhi police requests organizers to protest at designated places only

Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said, "We request protest organizers to hold protests at designated places only. I appeal to all to cooperate with the police."

Protestors gathered at the Red Fort in Delhi despite Section 144 has been imposed in the area.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Hyderabad: Police detain protestors who were holding demonstration against Citizenship Amendment Act near Charminar.

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Petition filed in Karnataka High court challenging imposition of Section 144 in the state

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Protests organized in Delhi by mobilizing people on WhatsApp

According to sources, there were few protests in Delhi in past 24 hrs which were organised by mobilising people through WhatsApp groups but no organization has come up to take responsibility of protest.

Few locations identified where officers have asked to provide local intelligence frequently.

(Source: ANI)

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Social activist Yogendra Yadav detained from Red Fort, says 'It's an honour!'

19 December 2019 12:25 PM IST

Airtel confirms suspension of voice, internet and SMS services in Delhi

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

Congress leader Sandip Dikshit arrested from Red Fort for protesting CAA in 144 imposed area

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

Students, activists and writers being arrested in Bangalore, says Yogendra Yadav

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Nilotpal Basu and Brinda Karat detained in Delhi

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

'Don't bring CAA, give employment instead': Kejriwal to centre

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

Congress leaders Harish Rawat and Ripun Bora take part in CAA protest

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

By shutting down internet, metros, arresting people.. you are just being an ostrich: Anurag Kashyap on CAA

19 December 2019 01:45 PM IST

Jamia petitioners demand judicial inquiry under a committee on campus violence led by police 

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

BJP General Secretaries meeting over CAA protests postponed

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Security tightened in Mumbai ahead of CAA protest at August Kranti Maidan

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Appeal that protests should not be violent: Sukhbir Singh Badal

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Aparna Sen takes part in CAA protests in West Bengal

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Protesters again begin gathering at Bengaluru's Town Hall

Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad has been detained by the Police.

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Entry and exit gates of Janpath station in Delhi closed. Trains will not be halting at this station

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

UP State Transport bus set ablaze, allegedly during protest against CAA

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Protests continue at Town Hall in Bengaluru

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Bus torched, stone pelting on cops, lathi charges in UP

Violence breaks out in Sambhal where a public bus is torched, stone pelting on cops in Mau, lathicharge in Lucknow and Prayagraj, reports Kanchan Srivastava

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Police lathi charge anti-CAA protestors in Ahmedabad

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Karnataka Police detains over 20 people for protesting against CAA

A consortium of Left-wing and Muslim organisations held a protest following the imposition of Section 144 in Karnataka.

(ANI)

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Entry & exit gates of Rajiv Chowk metro station closed. Interchange facility is available at this station

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Hearing resumes at Delhi High Court for Jamia Millia Islamia incident

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has directed Police to not lathi charge protesters: Sources

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Internet services suspended in UP's Sambhal district

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Watch: Policemen in Lucknow beat back protesters

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Shabana Azmi expresses solidarity with protesters over CAA and NRC

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

I condemn the detention of Ram Guha, extend full solidarity to all those detained: Mamata Banerjee

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Delhi Police offer refreshments at Surajmal stadium to detained protesters

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Students and other people of Muslim community offered Namaz outside Jamia gates

19 December 2019 03:05 PM IST

Congress’ UP chief Ajay Kumar Lallu detained in Lucknow

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

HC declines interim protection from coercive action including arrest to students

HC notice to Centre, Delhi government and police on PILs to set up a judicial commission to look into violence at Jamia university.

Lawyers in court chanted "shame, shame" after the HC declined interim protection to students.

(PTI)

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

Mobile operators resume services in the parts of Delhi that had been shut down on police orders

Mobile operators resume mobile, SMS and internet services in the parts of Delhi that had been shut down on police orders

Mobile operators Jio, Airtel, VodafoneIdea, BSNL/MTNL, have resumed mobile, SMS and internet services in those parts of the capital which they were specifically shut down on police orders on Thursday after the period of restriction (1 pm) got over.

(IANS)

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

No need of CAA at this time, priority should be to give jobs to the youth: Arvind Kejriwal

"Nothing will be achieved out of this law (CAA). I urge the Centre that there is no need of this law at this time. The priority should be that the youth are given jobs," Kejriwal told the media.

"People are in fear, not just Muslims but Hindu, Sikhs and Christians are also scared. People are scared how will they prove their citizenship."

He said he is worried about the deteriorating law and order situation.

(IANS)

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

5,000 paramilitary personnel deployed in city to assist the Delhi Police

A total of 47 companies of paramilitary forces, especially from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising 5,000 personnel, have been deployed across the city to assist the Delhi Police to manage demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens on Thursday.

(IANS)

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

16 flights have been delayed due to traffic jam at NH-8 in Delhi. IndiGo cancels 19 flights

16 flights have been delayed due to traffic jam at NH-8. IndiGo has cancelled 19 flights, after its crew members got stuck in traffic jam in the city and, also due to other issues reports ANI.

Due to traffic restrictions, and to accommodate passengers reaching late to airport, we've rescheduled and curtailed our schedule in and out of Delhi by approximately 20 departures (approx 10% of our Delhi departures). We'll take proactive measures if further cancellations required, the airline said.

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

Protesters hold march against CAA in Nagpur

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

Bus drops detained Bengaluru protesters off Shantinagar, people walk back to Town Hall to rejoin protests

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

'Cops not only arrest but come close to punching him': William Dalrymple says detainment of Ramachandra Guha 'outrageous'

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

Situation in some parts of Lucknow turns violent, DGP takes to the streets to maintain law and order

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

Entry & exit gates of Delhi Gate metro station closed. Trains will not be halting at this station

19 December 2019 04:32 PM IST

People gather in protest against CAA at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

Situation under control in UP's Husainabad. Mob dispersed forcefully

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

8 Air India flights delayed by 20-100 minutes at Delhi airport

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

Ahmed Patel, Jyotiraditya Scindia, RPN Singh, Deepender Singh Hooda arrive at Sonia Gandhi's residence for party's core group meeting over CAA protests

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

Mumbaikars march to August Kranti Maidan

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

20 motorcycles, 10 cars, 3 buses and 4 media OB vans set ablaze in Lucknow during CAA protests today

19 December 2019 05:57 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee demands nationwide referendum on NRC-CAA, asks UN to 'supervise'

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