Citizens for Justice and Peace
Deaf-mute rape accused moves HC for bail to marry survivor
14-Feb-2016
Feb 14 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad TNN The deaf and mute youth from Pachchham village near Dholera, Nagarbhai Anjara, who is accused of raping a similarly disabled girl, has moved Gujarat high court seeking bail on the ground so that he could marry the rape survivor and look after their child,…
Judge pronounces `triple talaq’, wife writes to CJI
13-Feb-2016
Feb 13 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Eram Agha Aligarh:Decades after the Shah Bano case stirred a nationwide debate on sharia law in the context of Muslim women’s rights, a 47-year-old woman was orally divorced through “triple talaq“ by none other than a sitting judge of a district court here. An angry Afsha…
Shani row: Activist Trupti gets death threat
13-Feb-2016
Feb 13 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Pune: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Activist Trupti Desai, who has been spearheading the campaign for women’s entry into the sanctum of Shani Shingnapur temple, has received a threat to her life. An anonymous letter sent to Desai has warned her to stay away from the agitation or…
Snapdeal staffer back, says abducted & let off
13-Feb-2016
Feb 13 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ayaskant Das Ghaziabad Dipti Sarna, a 24-year-old legal executive with Snapdeal, returned home on Fridaymorning, almost 36 hours after she had gone missing. She told police she had been kidnapped by four men in a shared auto who said they “wanted her to meet someone (tumhe…
Supreme Court to examine ban on women’s entry at Sabarimala
13-Feb-2016
The bench also took note of Kerala government’s recent stand and termed it as “somersault” saying, “You have filed an affidavit by taking an opposite stand. We will test it also as to whether a can take a somersault or u-turn”. By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: February 13, 2016 4:54 am…
Snapdeal female employee, feared abducted in Ghaziabad, found in Panipat
12-Feb-2016
Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna, who was feared abducted on Wednesday night, has contacted her parents and is expected to return soon. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 12, 2016 9:17 am By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 12, 2016 9:17 am – See more at: #sthash.dpl2dPXM.dpuf According…
Advocate gets life for wife murder
12-Feb-2016
Feb 12 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) George Mendonca Navi Mumbai: The Bombay high court has upheld the Thane district sessions court order sentencing an advocate from Vashi to life imprisonment for murdering his wife 12 years ago. The HC passed the order on February 5 on an appeal filed by the advocate.…
Allow women in Haji Ali: Maha to HC
10-Feb-2016
Rosy Sequeira Feb 10 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: The state government on Tuesday batted for allowing women inside the inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah, saying they cannot be banned unless the practice of prohibiting women is integral to Islam. Advocate general Shreehari Aney told a bench of Justice V M…
STATE FAVOURS LIFTING BAN ON WOMEN INSIDE HAJI ALI SHRINE
10-Feb-2016
• 10 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Ayesha Arvind ayesha.arvind@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: Women have an “unfettered” right to worship and no trust or organisation must attempt to infringe upon such a right, the Maharashtra government announced on Tuesday. The statement was made by Maharashtra advocate general Shrihari Aney before the Bombay high court (HC)…
Rajasthan: Religious leaders refuse to accept 2 women qazis
10-Feb-2016
Feb 10, 2016 – Sanjay Bohra | Jaipur Muslim religious leaders and women rights groups are at loggerheads in Rajasthan over equal rights for women. The bone of contention is whether a woman qazi can conduct marriages or not. The matter is being debated after two women from Jaipur claimed to have become qazis. Jahan…