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#NewsInTweets: 24 Killed In Violence In Mathura; Over 300 Arrested

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Indian police carry a colleague injured during clashes with members of a sect said to have been living illegally at the Jawahar Bagh park in Mathura on June 2, 2016. Clashes between Indian police and followers of a revolutionary sect have left at least 23 people dead after an operation to evict thousands of people from parkland erupted into violence, officials said June 3. Two police officers were among those killed in the overnight clashes during a move to expel around 3,000 sect followers who had illegally occupied public land in the city of Mathura for the last two years. / AFP / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1.[envoke_twitter_link] 24 die as police attempt to evict squatters occupying Mathura’s largest public park [/envoke_twitter_link]for the past two years. Over 3000 protesters had gathered to thwart the attempts of the police to clear the area. Two senior police officers also died as the protesters shot at them without prior warning.

https://twitter.com/tufailelif/status/738928358650568704

2. Delhi [envoke_twitter_link]Police arrested 5 and detained 1 in connection with an illegal organ donation racket in Delhi[/envoke_twitter_link]’s Apollo Hospital.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali dies at 74[/envoke_twitter_link] after he was hospitalised for respiratory problems.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Train stationed at Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh stop catches fire.[/envoke_twitter_link] The spark started at the food preparing coach.

5. The [envoke_twitter_link]Art of Living Foundation directed to pay Rs. 4.75 cr as environmental compensation by NGT.[/envoke_twitter_link] The amount is to make up for the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains during preparations for the World Culture Festival held in March.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]Nita Ambani might be the first Indian woman to be elected to the International Olympic Committee.[/envoke_twitter_link]

7. Pakistani nationals Fidra Mehtab and Mohammed Umar Anjum to get their son Aayan treated for hearing loss in Delhi. The couple had not received positive response from other hospitals.

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