Citizens for Justice and Peace
At Kalayat, Jats identified, targeted non-Jat properties as police looked on
25-Feb-2016
Protests left one dead, 17 injured; 25 FIRs registered, three arrested in Kaithal Written by Sanjeev Verma | Kalayat (kaithal) | Updated: February 25, 2016 10:17 am THE KILLING of a man and the widespread looting of shops and businesses have left this town bitterly opposed to the Jat community, and angry that the police…
Dalit women paraded nude in Orissa
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25, 2016 | Age Correspondent| Bhubaneswar Arujnagoda village under Pipili block in Orissa’s Puri district, which was in news in 2012 for the alleged gangrape and murder of a dalit girl, has once again hit the headlines for wrong reasons. Two women belonging to the Scheduled Caste community were recently paraded naked and made…
BSP members force RS adjournment twice over Vemula suicide
24-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 24, 2016 (PTI) BSP members today forced two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha till noon, creating an uproar over the suicide of Dalit student, Rohith Vemula, and demanding resignation of Union Ministers alleging they were linked with the incident. Even though a discussion on the issue was listed for today, Mayawati (BSP)…
BSP members force RS adjournment twice over Vemula suicide
24-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 24, 2016 (PTI) BSP members today forced two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha till noon, creating an uproar over the suicide of Dalit student, Rohith Vemula, and demanding resignation of Union Ministers alleging they were linked with the incident. Even though a discussion on the issue was listed for today, Mayawati (BSP)…
Rohith Vemula protest rally: Protests via ink smear, T-shirts
24-Feb-2016
On a day when thousands raised the volume for the cause of justice, artists did not bother with subtlety. Written by Dipanita Nath | New Delhi | Published:February 24, 2016 2:50 am Performance artist Inder Salim’s message to the government was in his clothes. He turned up wearing a fluffy red heart pinned to his…
Rohith Vemula protest rally: Protests via ink smear, T-shirts
24-Feb-2016
On a day when thousands raised the volume for the cause of justice, artists did not bother with subtlety. Written by Dipanita Nath | New Delhi | Published:February 24, 2016 2:50 am Performance artist Inder Salim’s message to the government was in his clothes. He turned up wearing a fluffy red heart pinned to his…
Modi can’t feel my pain: Rohith mom
24-Feb-2016
Our Special Correspondent New Delhi, Feb. 24: Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could never feel her pain as he does not have any children and threatened to end her life if students protesting against caste-based discrimination are harassed. “Modi has no child nor wife. How can he realise the pain…
Modi can’t feel my pain: Rohith mom
24-Feb-2016
Our Special Correspondent New Delhi, Feb. 24: Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could never feel her pain as he does not have any children and threatened to end her life if students protesting against caste-based discrimination are harassed. “Modi has no child nor wife. How can he realise the pain…
Rohith wasn’t taken to a doctor, his body used as a political tool: Irani in LS
24-Feb-2016
Feb 24, 2016 | • : Age Correspondent | • New Delhi Will retire if any varsity VC accuses me of saffronising education, said Smriti Irani. New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that she would retire from active politics if any vice-chancellor of a University accuses her of “saffronising education”, while debating…
Rohith wasn’t taken to a doctor, his body used as a political tool: Irani in LS
24-Feb-2016
Feb 24, 2016 | • : Age Correspondent | • New Delhi Will retire if any varsity VC accuses me of saffronising education, said Smriti Irani. New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that she would retire from active politics if any vice-chancellor of a University accuses her of “saffronising education”, while debating…