30 arrested over violence in Haldwani

On Sunday, police apprehended 25 individuals in relation to the violence that erupted in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, following the demolition of an "illegally built" madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Banbhoolpura. This brings the total number of arrests in the case to 30, with five already detained by law enforcement. Simultaneously, the Uttarakhand government has requested additional central forces for deployment in Haldwani, as conveyed by officials to the PTI news agency. Authorities are seeking the deployment of four companies, each comprising approximately 100 personnel, of the Central Paramilitary Forces in Banbhoolpura.

West UP truck drivers protest against new hit-and-run law

Drivers across the country have launched a protest against the increase in jail terms in 'hit-and-run' cases under the new Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023. The drivers have claimed that no one causes accidents intentionally and they are forced to flee the spot as the enraged mob threatens to kill them.

They also added that the new provisions would discourage the drivers and put them in fear about their jobs. While explaining the conditions around an accident, the drivers added that a lot of factors are at play and some of them are beyond the driver's control. In case an accident happens due to poor visibility during fog, the drivers will have to “rot in jail without any fault". The protests left the transport system in chaos as many passengers were left stranded at the bus stations in several cities. The drivers participating in the strike include truckers, private bus drivers, and even government bus drivers in some cases. On social media people have claimed that the cab drivers have also joined the protest in some states.

Japan Earthquake Updates: 48 dead

Western Japan struck by a succession of potent earthquakes, resulting in a minimum of 48 fatalities and causing destruction to structures, vehicles, and vessels. Authorities advise residents in specific regions to avoid their homes on Tuesday due to the potential for additional powerful tremors. Ishikawa prefecture and adjacent areas continue to experience aftershocks, persisting even a day after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the region on Monday afternoon. A 3,000-strong rescue crew of army personnel, firefighters and police officers from across the country have been sent to the quake site on the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.

South Korea has protested to Japan over a tsunami advisory issued by its neighbour following the powerful New Year's Day earthquake that featured a map displaying a group of its islands also claimed by Tokyo, officials in Seoul said on Tuesday. In Suzu, a coastal town of just over 5,000 households near the quake's epicentre, there may have been up to 1,000 houses destroyed, according to its mayor Masuhiro Izumiya. Kishida said rescuers were finding it very difficult to reach the northern tip of the Noto peninsula due to wrecked roads, and that helicopter surveys had discovered many fires and widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. Thousands of army personnel, firefighters and police officers from across the country have been dispatched to the worst-hit area in the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.