| | The communal violence that erupted in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday spread to parts of Gurugram on Tuesday as mobs set fire to and vandalised dozens of establishments in at least three of the city’s neighbourhoods in the afternoon, hours after a mosque in Sector 57 was vandalised and a cleric killed, taking the toll in the clashes that began Monday to five. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who chaired a high-level meeting to assess the situation, said the attacks were “pre-planned” and that a “conspiracy” was at the heart of the violence that has rocked the region. | THE BIG STORY Five killed as Nuh riots spill over to Gurugram The communal violence that erupted in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday spread to parts of Gurugram on Tuesday as mobs set fire to and vandalised dozens of establishments in at least three of the city’s neighbourhoods in the afternoon, hours after a mosque in Sector 57 was vandalised and a cleric killed, taking the toll in the clashes that began Monday to five. Security forces fanned across Nuh, Palwal, Gurugram and Faridabad districts to snuff out further outbreaks and rein in tensions, with 45 first information reports (FIRs) registered, 70 suspects detained, and 100 more identified. Mobile internet services remained suspended in Nuh, Manesar and Pataudi, while prohibitory orders were under effect in Faridabad, Palwal and Gurugram districts. Read more. | | | THE BIG QUESTION Which party has tilted the balance as the Delhi bill is introduced in LS? The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, and with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) indicating its support for the legislation on the floor of the house, its passage in the Rajya Sabha, never really in doubt, is now a certainty. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | FROM THE FIELD Manipur probe ‘lethargic, tardy’: Supreme Court summons DGP An anguished Supreme Court lashed out at the “lethargic” and “tardy” probe into the loss of human lives, dignity and properties during the ethic violence in Manipur, lamenting that the state has seen an “absolute breakdown of constitutional machinery for two months”, and summoning the state’s director general of police (DGP) on August 7 to furnish an explanation. Read more. | --> | | Photo of the Day In search of Ghalib’s kin | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
