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Chandigarh, Feb 23: The Centre’s promise to set up a committee on reservation for Jats has failed to pacify the agitators as several parts of Haryana remained in the grip of violence with at least three more protesters killed in clashes with security forces on Monday. The toll has gone up to 16. Though protests largely subsided in many parts of Haryana, tension prevailed in many areas. People

New Delhi, Feb 22: JNU students and teachers today appealed to the Vice Chancellor to take a stand in favour of the five students who were being looked for by the police in a sedition case and have now surfaced on the campus after being on the run for over 10 days. "The students were in hiding because they feared mob- lynching and have returned when (they) believed that some normalcy returned on

New Delhi, Feb 21: Buckling under pressure from agitating Jats, BJP today announced that a Bill for giving OBC status to Jats will be brought in the coming Haryana Assembly session and a high-powered committee will be set up to examine the quota demand for the community in central jobs. BJP general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jail also appealed to the Jats who have been protesting in

Chandigarh, Feb 21: Ten persons have been killed and about 150 injured during the ongoing Jat stir, Haryana DGP Yashpal Singhal said today even as he underlined that his priority was to restore water supply to Delhi and clear road and rail blockades. "According to the information we have so far, in entire state 10 people have been killed and about 150 injured," he said. According to police sources

Chandigarh, Feb 21: Incidents of violence and arson continued overnight in Haryana with Jat protesters setting on fire an ATM and records of a cooperative bank in Bhiwani district even as the Army staged flag marches in tense areas. Despite various leaders including Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealing to the Jats to maintain peace, there was no let up in the protests which have

New Delhi, Feb 21: Coming out in support of JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, students and teachers of several international universities, including those from University of California and Yale, are narrating his "seditious" speech in English and uploading their videos online. Eleanor Newbigin, University of London, says in a video, "I have never been a

New Delhi, Feb 21: Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conceded Opposition demand to debate the JNU controversy, but also asserted that "we want the entire nation to hear the debate." The move is seen as ruling BJP's attempt to brazen out and turn tables on the Opposition by initiating a debate on nationalism. Government's willingness to debate JNU

Sonipat (Haryana), Feb 20: As violence spread to more areas in Haryana over the Jat quota row, the district administration today clamped curfew in Sonipat city and Gohana town of the district. Curfew has now been imposed in five towns in Haryana including Sonipat city in the wake of incidents of violence during the Jat agitation. "Sonipat city and Gohana town have been brought under curfew today,"

New Delhi, Feb 20: Delhi Police has issued look-out notice for three youths in connection with the controversial event at JNU last week in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised. The police communicated the matter to the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO), asking them to alert airport authorities so that the three suspects, believed to be JNU students, do not leave the country

Chandigarh, Feb 20: Situation in Haryana continues to remain tense on Saturday a day after violence erupted in several parts of the BJP-ruled state after the Jat community continued its agitation for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. At least three people have been killed and over 25 injured in the violence so far prompting the government to issue shoot-at-sight orders