Ram Navami Processions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went head-to-head today over Ram Navami celebrations to take place in Howrah on Wednesday - a year after large-scale violence in the district.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 16 persons for "conspiring and carrying out a communal attack" during a Ram Navami procession in West Bengal last year, an official said on Monday.

Former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad has been arrested by Bihar Police in connection with its investigation into communal clashes that erupted during a Ram Navami procession in Sasaram district in March this year.

The ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal has stepped up the attack on BJP after the arrest of a man identified as Sumit Shaw, who has been accused of brandishing a gun during the Ram Navami procession in Howrah.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of organising violence during Ram Navami processions and asserted that she would not let any rioter go scot-free and warned that strict action would be taken against "dangabaaz".

Those who have fled Vadodara and gone into hiding after pelting stones at Ram Navami processions last week will be eventually traced and brought to justice, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday.

Prohibitory orders are in force in West Bengal's Hooghly district, where clashes broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, police said on Monday.

Three policemen were injured after being allegedly attacked for stopping loud music during a Ram Navami procession in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, a senior officer said on Sunday.

A BJP MLA was injured in violence that broke out today in West Bengal's Hooghly while the party was taking out a procession themed on Ram Navami.

Over 20 people were arrested after a clash broke out in Nalanda district of Bihar between two groups following a Ram Navami procession on March 31, in which eight persons were injured, a police official said on Saturday.

"People were carrying guns and swords in the Ram Navami procession. Shops and materials of small vendors were vandalised. What form of a procession is this?," Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said.

Home Minister Amit Shah dialled Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar this evening to assess the law and order situation in the state after a clash broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in Howrah.

Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against nearly 300 persons and arrested 21 so far in connection with a clash between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in Mumbai's Malvani area, an official said today.

Fresh violence has been reported in West Bengal's Howrah which saw communal clashes during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday. The incident was reported despite heavy police deployment - including riot control force - in the area.

While some vehicles got damaged, no one was injured and the procession passed ahead along its planned route under police protection, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Yashpal Jaganiya.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went head-to-head today over Ram Navami celebrations to take place in Howrah on Wednesday - a year after large-scale violence in the district.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 16 persons for "conspiring and carrying out a communal attack" during a Ram Navami procession in West Bengal last year, an official said on Monday.

Former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad has been arrested by Bihar Police in connection with its investigation into communal clashes that erupted during a Ram Navami procession in Sasaram district in March this year.

The ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal has stepped up the attack on BJP after the arrest of a man identified as Sumit Shaw, who has been accused of brandishing a gun during the Ram Navami procession in Howrah.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of organising violence during Ram Navami processions and asserted that she would not let any rioter go scot-free and warned that strict action would be taken against "dangabaaz".

Those who have fled Vadodara and gone into hiding after pelting stones at Ram Navami processions last week will be eventually traced and brought to justice, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday.

Prohibitory orders are in force in West Bengal's Hooghly district, where clashes broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, police said on Monday.

Three policemen were injured after being allegedly attacked for stopping loud music during a Ram Navami procession in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, a senior officer said on Sunday.

A BJP MLA was injured in violence that broke out today in West Bengal's Hooghly while the party was taking out a procession themed on Ram Navami.

Over 20 people were arrested after a clash broke out in Nalanda district of Bihar between two groups following a Ram Navami procession on March 31, in which eight persons were injured, a police official said on Saturday.

"People were carrying guns and swords in the Ram Navami procession. Shops and materials of small vendors were vandalised. What form of a procession is this?," Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said.

Home Minister Amit Shah dialled Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar this evening to assess the law and order situation in the state after a clash broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in Howrah.

Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against nearly 300 persons and arrested 21 so far in connection with a clash between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in Mumbai's Malvani area, an official said today.

Fresh violence has been reported in West Bengal's Howrah which saw communal clashes during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday. The incident was reported despite heavy police deployment - including riot control force - in the area.

While some vehicles got damaged, no one was injured and the procession passed ahead along its planned route under police protection, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Yashpal Jaganiya.