As farmers protest at the Singhu border continues even after Republic Day chaos in the national capital, the Delhi Police has deployed a JCB machine to dig a road at Singhu border that connects Delhi to Haryana.
Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava has written a letter to fellow policemen in the wake of Republic Day violence, thanking them for maintaining maximum restrain during the chaos.
A special new composition 'Swarnim Vijay' would be played to commemorate the 50 years of India's 1971 victory over Pakistan in the Beating Retreat ceremony to be held on January 29 to mark the end of the four-day-long 72nd Republic Day festivities.
The Red Fort will remain closed for visitors from January 27 to January 31, according to an order issued by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Congress party attacking former party chief Rahul Gandhi for instigating violence during farmers tractor parade on Republic Day.
A day after Republic Day violence in the national capital during farmers tractor parade, police barricading has been removed from Chilla Border in Noida connecting it with Delhi.
Thousands of protesting farmers clashed with police in several areas of Delhi and stormed the historic Red Fort after breaking through barricades at different border points of the national capital on Tuesday. The farmers deviated from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathi-charge and using tear gas.
On the occasion of Republic Day, monuments such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) building in Maharashtra’s Mumbai lightened up.
In a major development, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee and farmer leader Sardar VM Singh have withdrawn support from the ongoing farmers protests against the 3 new farm laws.
Farmer who died at ITO protest after his tractor overturned had returned from Australia recently to celebrate his wedding.
So far, many policemen have reported injured and several public and private properties have been damaged in this act of vandalism during the tractor parade by farmers, according to reports.
Following a chaotic day after farmers tractor parade turned violent leading to damage of public, private property, injuring over 80 cops, several protestors, the Delhi Police has so far lodged 7 FIRs in various sections regarding violence on Republic Day.
Some groups of farmers started going back to their respective sit-in sites on Tuesday evening after hours of chaos during their tractor parade against the farm laws, but thousands of other protesters were still in several areas, including ITO, Nangloi, and Mukarba Chowk, of the national capital.
As the Nation is celebrating its 72nd republic day today, tricolour sarees have become a big hit among women's at Khadi Mall in Patna.
The Indian diaspora in China, Singapore, Australia and several other countries on Tuesday celebrated the 72nd Republic Day in a restricted manner and watched the cultural events virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Protesting farmers on Tuesday swarmed the Red Fort during a 'tractor rally' on Republic Day amid police attempts to block them from proceeding towards central Delhi, barged into the 17th-century monument, climbed up the ramparts, and waved farmer union flags and banners and even hoisted a pennant. All this happened after thousands of farmers riding tractors and motorcycles thronged the otherwise busy ITO intersection. Police and other security personnel deployed at the Red Fort were seen lathi-charging the protesters at the monument even as the former were clearly outnumbered by the farmers. Here's a look at the protest through pictures.
After farmers tractor rally turned violent in the national capital on Republic Day today, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory informing about the latest routes to be avoided by the commuters.
As the day progressed, the unruliness and disorder gathered momentum. And it reached its crescendo when thousands of 'farmers' barged into the highly guarded Red Fort (Lal Quila) in old Delhi. Tractors were driven straight inside the iconic monument.
Bollywood actor and yoga enthusiast Shilpa Shetty Kundra made a goof-up while wishing her fans on the 72nd Republic Day today. The actress got trolled by netizens after she confused the word 'Gantantra' (republic) with 'Swatantra' (freedom).
Protests against the Central agri laws intensified in the national capital on Tuesday as groups of farmers were seen indulging in vandalism of public property and targeting police personnel deployed for Republic Day security.
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