Haldwani violence: Authorities on Saturday lifted the curfew from the outer areas of violence-hit Haldwani in Uttarakhand, two days after restrictions were imposed as communal tensions and violence gripped the town over a demolition drive. Six rioters were killed in Thursday’s violence, officials said. However, the curfew will remain in place in the Banbhoolpura area where massive violence took place. The internet services also remain suspended in violence-hit Haldwani, the police said. Security personnel walk past bricks and stones scattered on a road, a day after the religious clashes sparked following the destruction of a madrassa (an Islamic school) in Haldwani district of the northern state of Uttarakhand on February 9, 2024. (AFP) The violence in Haldwani began on Thursday after the district administration conducted the demolition of an “illegally built” madrasa. According to the police, a notice was served earlier on the madrasa constructed illegally on government land, however, it triggered the mob who then attacked the officials to stop the demolition. The rioters pelted stones and set vehicles on fire outside the Banbhoolpura …