Citizens for Justice and Peace
Umar Khalid’s sisters get threats, youngest unable to attend school
22-Feb-2016
“She is only 12. She does not fully comprehend what is happening and yet has to face messages of hate and violence,” said Umar’s eldest sister. Written by Pritha Chatterjee | New Delhi | Published:February 22, 2016 2:32 am With police on the lookout for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, one of the…
Drug addict arrested for molesting girl in subway
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmed Ali Mumbai Low Security At Metro Cinema Underpass In one of the better-managed pedestrian subways of the city , a college girl was molested in the underpass at the Metro Cinema junction by a drug addict around noon on January 30.The incident came to light…
FIR filed against head of foreign bank unit for harassing senior executive
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK An executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Plc has accused the country executive of the UK-headquartered bank’s offshore unit of sexual harassment in an FIR filed with the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police station. In the police report, the complainant claimed…
AAP leader Soni Sori attacked, hospitalised
21-Feb-2016
The incident took place near Bastanar at 10.30 pm, as the tribal activist was returning home after visiting the Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group. By: Express News Service | Raipur | Published:February 21, 2016 5:22 am A “semi liquid” substance was thrown on AAP leader Soni Sori late on Saturday night, causing intense burning and injuries…
AAP leader Soni Sori attacked, hospitalised
21-Feb-2016
The incident took place near Bastanar at 10.30 pm, as the tribal activist was returning home after visiting the Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group. By: Express News Service | Raipur | Published:February 21, 2016 5:22 am A “semi liquid” substance was thrown on AAP leader Soni Sori late on Saturday night, causing intense burning and injuries…
Girl hit for asking more of mid-day meal, father killed for protesting
19-Feb-2016
Bihar schools finding it hard to meet demand at Rs 3.86 per child per day; education official says poor parents also send along siblings to school for free meals. Written by Santosh Singh | Gokhlapur (araria) | Published:February 19, 2016 3:08 am With just Rs 3.86 allocated per day per child at government primary schools…
Political activist held for abusing women journos
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: A political activist, Arvind Sawant, and a bouncer with a private security company, Kiran Kumar, were arrested by the Sion police after they allegedly abused, manhandled and passed lewd comments at two women journalists at the Sion hospital on Thursday. The police said the journalists…
Man arrested for raping minor cousin, getting her pregnant
19-Feb-2016
• 19 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: The Cuffe Parade police on Thursday arrested a 22-yearold man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his 16-yearold cousin after promising to marry her. The police said the accused has been assaulting the girl for more than three months. She found out she…
Demand for extra helping of ‘khichdi’ gets girl thrashed, father killed
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • Gokhlapur (Araria) Few months ago, her brother was pushed off the school’s terrace when he asked for an extra helping of food. Though Bihar government has bestowed state-run primary and secondary schools with mid-day meal services, the scenario isn’t all that rosy – children for whom…
Girl, 3, raped by youth in Chhattisgarh village
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • Raipur A three-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by a youth in a Chhattisgarh village, the police said on Thursday. The incident took place in Buta Kosa village under Ambagarh police station in Rajnandgaon district on Thursday, the investigating officer said. According to the FIR lodged…