Kairana

In UP’s Kairana, Hindus Say will Pack Bags, Run For Life If Govt Changes

KAIRANA: Sitting inside the corner of his grocery shop in the Chowk Bazaar in UP’s Kairana, Varun Singhal, looks taut at the memory of a gory incident that turned his family’s life upside down. His brother Vinod Kumar Singhal was shot dead in full public glare with bullets pumped inside him, a brutal crime that triggered […]

UP POLLS: Islam Conversion A Threat? BJP Kairana Candidate Says Her Opponent Nahid’s Family Was Hindu From Same Gotra

KAIRANA(SHAMLI): The battle-lines have been drawn.  Ahead of first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on February 10, the poll plot has shifted to Kairana, the hotbed of communal violence since 2014 that saw the exodus  of several Hindus families.  But was the tension always simmering between Hindus vs Muslims here? No.  BJP’s candidate Mriganka Singh […]