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Clashes During Hanuman Jayanti Procession In Delhi
Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, leaving several Police personnel injured.
Police said there was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched in the violence that occurred at around 6 pm. Additional police forces have been rushed to Jahangirpuri and other communally sensitive areas.
Delhi Police PRO Anyesh Roy told news agency PTI that it was a traditional procession taken out on Hanuman Jayanti every year.
Delhi Records 461 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths
Meanwhile, Delhi on Saturday recorded nearly 26 per cent jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 5.33 per cent, according to the data provided by the city health department.
The city saw 461 fresh cases and two deaths. It had on Friday recorded 366 COVID-19 cases and zero death, and the positivity rate stood at 3.95 per cent.
Prashant Kishor To Join Congress, Briefs Party On Strategy For 2024
With the Congress reeling from a string of defeats, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday gave a detailed presentation to its top brass at a meeting chaired by Sonia Gandhi on the way forward for 2024 general elections, while expressing readiness to join the party.
AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said a decision on Kishor's suggestions, including on whether he will join the party, will be known in a week. There had been intense speculation in the past too on the possibility of Kishor joining the Congress including before the recent assembly polls.
Breaking News LIVE: One More Accused Arrested In Jahangirpuri Violence
One more accused has been arrested in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence case. He is found to be previously involved in a robbery and an attempt to murder case under Jahangirpuri PS. So far, 21 accused have been arrested & 2 juveniles have been apprehended: DCP North-West
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: Major Fire Breaks Out In A Chemical Factory In Kundli Area Of Sonipat, Haryana
A fire has broken out in a chemical factory in the Kundli area of Sonipat, Haryana. On the special request of Haryana, the Delhi fire service also sent its firefighters for the operation. The cause of the fire is not yet known: Delhi Fire Service pic.twitter.com/ml5PRPqpEu
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2022
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