Sri Lankans cast their vote to choose their next president on Saturday in the first election since the country's worst-ever economic crisis in 2022. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking re-election for a five-year term as an Independent candidate.
The conflict erupted on Monday when a group protested against animal sacrifice, leading to stone-pelting by another group. Authorities, including Additional Director General of Police Sanjay Kumar, are on-site, with around 30 arrests made. All commercial establishments remain closed.
On Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the Extraordinary Gazette declaring a state of public emergency in Sri Lanka with immediate effect.
The corona curfew will last for two weeks from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Aside from the capital Kabul and two other provinces, no movement will be allowed between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Efforts are underway to curb the violence that escalated due to clashes between the Afghan forces and Taliban fighters.
Uttarakhand govt on Sunday announced that a curfew will be imposed in the state from June 22 to June 29.
Looking at perpetually increasing coronavirus cases in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced a weekend curfew and other guidelines.
Trouble broke out in the communally sensitive town, in Nirmal district, after a person, allegedly in an inebriated condition, entered a place of worship and attacked 4-5 persons offering prayers. One of them sustained bleeding injuries.
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have imposed restrictions in several districts as the Valley remained on edge due to the ongoing security situation.
The apex body of six insurgent groups in Manipur, the Coordinating Committee (Corcom) has imposed a curfew from 6 a.m. on Saturday.
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Srinagar, Mar 14: An indefinite curfew was imposed in Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley Thursday following the killing of a 28-year-old youth in the city's old quarters.Early in the morning, thousands
Imphal,Dec 23: A journalist was killed in police firing on the second day of the indefinite strike in Manipur called by a film body demanding the arrest of a Naga militant for allegedly molesting a
Guwahati/Kajalpur, Aug 25: Five persons were killed in fresh violence in lower Assam's Chirang district today taking the toll to 85 since ethnic trouble erupted last month. The five were stabbed to death at around
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