Citizens for Justice and Peace
Bhojshala row: Prayer schedules clash at disputed site
07-Jan-2016
With the festival falling on a Friday (February 12), the administration is on its toes with both communities insisting on exercising their right to pray. Written by Milind Ghatwai Bhopal Published:Jan 7, 2016, 2:24 Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar town, which is home to the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid that both Hindus and Muslims claim as their own,…
Bajrang Dal leader Vivek Premi, who beat up & paraded Muslim, is out of NSA net
07-Jan-2016
The order, marked “urgent”, also said the Centre has to be informed about the follow-up action taken by the district administration. Written by Manish Sahu Lucknow Published:Jan 7, 2016, 2:54 The Centre has decided to revoke the National Security Act (NSA) against Bajrang Dal leader Vivek Premi, lodged in jail since June, 2015 for allegedly…
Mob attacks police station in Malda
04-Jan-2016
Special Correspondent Kolkata, January 4, 2016 Violence spreads from rally organised to condemn derogatory statement of Hindu outfit leader More than a dozen policemen, including an inspector in-charge of a police station, were injured in mob fury in West Bengal’s Malda district on Sunday. Gopal Tiwari, 22, sustained a gunshot while about 30 vehicles were…
West Bengal: Malda tense as anti-Tiwari rally turns violent
04-Jan-2016
Protesting alleged remarks against Prophet, mob burns down vehicles, attacks police station; 2 sustain gunshot injuries Written by Arshad Ali Kolkata Updated: Jan 4, 2016, 8:05 A massive Muslim protest rally against Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari for his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed turned violent in Malda district on Sunday, leading…
2 murders take communal colour
01-Jan-2016
Jan 01, 2016 | Age Correspondent| mumbai Trouble began when a man murdered his neighbour over an affair Two deaths in the Khar area triggered by personal animosity have now spiralled into a communal issue. Shiv Sena workers led by their leader MLA Srikant Sarmalkar on Thursday protested outside the Nirmal Nagar police station in…
Muzaffarnagar riots case: BJP MP surrenders in court
03-Nov-2015
Nov 02, 2015 | PTI| BJP MP is accused of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension Muzaffarnagar: BJP MP Bhartendu Singh on Monday surrendered in a local court here in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension and riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013. Appearing before the court, Singh sought…
FIR lodged after mob vandalises Jaipur’s lone Baha’i burial ground
01-Nov-2015
Shocked Baha’i community leaders have termed it the “first” such incident in India against their community. Written by Mohammad Hamza Khan | Jaipur | Published:November 1, 2015 4:23 am An FIR has been registered at Jaipur’s Sanganer Sadar police station on Friday following an attack by a mob of about 40-50 persons, allegedly led by…
Holy book desecration: Protest by Sikh preachers reaches Chandigarh border
31-Oct-2015
March towards CM’s house started from Fatehgarh Sahib, stopped at Mohali Written by Divya Goyal 2 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Published:October 31, 2015 2:10 am A stand-off took place on Friday on the outskirts of Chandigarh as the UT Police prevented Sikh preachers, protesting the police firing that killed two people and the incidents of…
Couple killing in 1993 riots: HC upholds life sentence for 4
31-Oct-2015
Oct 31 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Shibu Thomas Mumbai: Twenty-two years after the death by stabbing of a Chembur couple in the 1993 riots that followed the Babri Masjid demolition, the Bombay high court upheld the life sentence given to four people for the crime. A division bench of Justice Vijaya Kapse-Tahilramani…
Riots after barber refuses to close shop on Tuesdays
29-Oct-2015
• 29 Oct 2015 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Sudipto Mondal letters@hindustantimes.com BANGALORE: A riot broke out in the village of Nelliyadi, 70km from Mangalore, on Tuesday after a Muslim barber refused to shut shop as per Hindu customs. The violence injured dozens of people and destroyed property worth lakhs. Bajrang Dal leader Ravi Ballya,…