11-21-2007, 05:18 PM
Large scale violence in central Kolkatta by muslims over Nandigram issue and asking for progressive writer Taslima Nasreen to be thrown out of India.
The muslims has set on fire many vehicles and damaged private and public propery.
The violence started at around 11:00 in the morning and is still continuing.
Children have been trapped in schools.
A SMS is circulating from one of the trapped teacher in one of the schools asking for outside help to rescue the children.
The Kolkatta police have lost control of the situation.
A RAF personnel was showing a Kolkatta policemen how to fire a teargas shell during the violence . Such is the ineffeinecy of the Kolkatta police that they dont even know how to fire a simple tear gas shell.
RAF is trying to control the situation.
The Army has been called out.
Night Curfew may be imposed.
Tune in to TimesNow, NDTV or HeadlinesToday channels for the latest happenings on the issue.
The muslims has set on fire many vehicles and damaged private and public propery.
The violence started at around 11:00 in the morning and is still continuing.
Children have been trapped in schools.
A SMS is circulating from one of the trapped teacher in one of the schools asking for outside help to rescue the children.
The Kolkatta police have lost control of the situation.
A RAF personnel was showing a Kolkatta policemen how to fire a teargas shell during the violence . Such is the ineffeinecy of the Kolkatta police that they dont even know how to fire a simple tear gas shell.
RAF is trying to control the situation.
The Army has been called out.
Night Curfew may be imposed.
Tune in to TimesNow, NDTV or HeadlinesToday channels for the latest happenings on the issue.