Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘Speeches, video by Sangeet Som and Rana fuelled communal riots in
14-Oct-2015
uraghuvanshi@hindustantimes.com Muzaffarnagar’ LUCKNOW: The Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission has indicted former BSP MP Kadir Rana and BJP MLA Sangeet Som for making provocative speeches and circulating a fake video clip respectively that led to the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar. Besides Som, 229 others have also been indicted for sharing a ‘video clip’ that claimed to…
60 held for trying to enter UP town
13-Oct-2015
Those detained were part of a BJP delegation that was headed to sectarian violence-hit Karhal These [Dadri] incidents damage the image of the NDA as well as the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It cannot be said to be the intention of the government. MANOHAR PARRIKAR, defence minister When the prime minister can speak…
Harassed Muslim fodder seller sets himself ablaze in Punjab
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bathinda TIMES NEWS NETWORK A Muslim man, who had been selling fodder outside a cow shelter, set himself on fire on Monday afternoon after being harassed by an employee of the gaushala. Having suffered nearly 40% burns, Eid Mohammad (35) recorded his statement before a magistrate…
Beef ban unrest in Jammu
12-Oct-2015
PETROL BOMBS Three injured in attack allegedly carried out by right-wing activists; issue raised in Assembly SOURCES SAID THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, WERE SLEEPING IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS SET ON FIRE ON FRIDAY. WHILE THE DRIVER MANAGED TO ESCAPE UNHURT, 2 OTHERS WERE INJURED SRINAGAR: Ruling coalition and opposition members were locked…
Becharaji tense after 2 die in group clash
12-Oct-2015
Oct 12 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Palanpur: TIMES NEWS NETWORK 15 Injured; Several Bikes, Restaurant Set Ablaze Tension was simmering in temple town Becharaji in Mehsana district on Sunday when clashes between two communities left two persons dead and at least 15 others injured. The violence was the fallout of a verbal…
Udhampur truck attack part of larger plan to engineer communal tension: Police
12-Oct-2015
Kushwaha has denied the allegations and said he would file a defamation suit against those who conducted the sting operation. Written by Arun Sharma Jammu Published:Oct 12, 2015, 3:45 Taking the lid off a conspiracy to engineer communal tension in Jammu and Kashmir, four youth — arrested in connection with a petrol bomb attack on…
Jammu shut over ‘beef party’ and 3 dead cows
11-Oct-2015
• Srinagar A partial to complete shutdown was observed in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, and some other towns of the region against an Independent MLA’s hosting a “beef party” in the summer capital earlier this week and death of three cows due to poisoning in the State’s Udhampur district. Shops and…
21 arrested after clashes in UP
11-Oct-2015
Oct 11, 2015 | Age Corespondent| Lucknow Twenty one persons have been arrested following communal clashes in Karhal in Mainpuri, that erupted after reports of cow slaughter.As soon as the rumour spread on Friday evening, people in Nagaria village pelted stones, set police jeeps on fire and damaged several other vehicles and shops. Additional forces…
20 held for Mainpuri violence, 2 who skinned cow among them
11-Oct-2015
Oct 11 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ishita Mishra Karhal (Manpuri): Twenty people have been arrested for the violence that erupted on Friday in Mainpuri after an angry mob went on the rampage allegedly over rumours of cow slaughter. Even as the situation in the village remained tense and heavy security was deployed…
Tension in Gujarat town after dead cow calf recovered from hotel premises
11-Oct-2015
Battalion of the Special Operations Group (SOG) was called in from Bharuch to ensure that the tension does not escalate into a communal clash. By: Express News Service Vadodara Updated: Oct 11, 2015, 5:48 Tension gripped Jambusar town in Bharuch district, situated some 50 kilometers from Vadodara, after a dead cow calf was found in…