Citizens for Justice and Peace
Bajrang Dal attacks K’taka cattle trader
09-Oct-2015
POLICE ARRIVED IN THE NICK OF TIME TO RESCUE IBRAHIM PADUBIDRI FROM A DADRI-STYLE LYNCHING BENGALURU: A cattle trader in Karnataka had a narrow escape after Bajrang Dal activists attacked him with metal rods and chains on a rumour about a stolen cow even as protests erupt across the country against the lynching of a…
In Jodhpur, Dalit family lives in fear after boy touches non-Dalit’s plate
09-Oct-2015
The teacher at the Rajkiya Ucch Madhyamik Vidyalaya here was arrested two days after the beating and is out on bail but now, Class 4 student Dinesh’s elder brother Narpat, 17, has allegedly received a death threat from local Jat youths. One week after a 12-year-old Dalit student was severely beaten by a teacher for…
Bisada’s Hindus, Muslims unite in prayer for peace
09-Oct-2015
Oct 09 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Dadri:In the aftermath of the Bisada lynching episode, people from the Hindu and Muslim communities in the village are praying in the temple and the mosque for restoration of peace and harmony in the area. The administration too held a peace meeting in Dadri.Villagers have demanded…
Meat in Akhlaq fridge was mutton, not beef
09-Oct-2015
Oct 09 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Purusharth Aradhak Dadri (UP): Mohammed Akhlaq’s family had insisted all along that there was no beef in the house. And now a forensic test has proved precisely that: the meat that the mob found in Akhlaq’s fridge, and which they claimed was the proof they needed…
VHP vows to fight Love Jihad with Ayudha Puja
09-Oct-2015
Outfit to also push Ayodhya cause, calls for nation-wide Ram nama japa on Nov 25 Dhaval Kulkarni @dhavalkulkarni Mumbai: While Hindu right-wing groups in Gujarat have sought to bar the entry of Muslims at garba events to prevent ‘Love Jihad’ incidents, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has turned aggressive and is planning a worship of…
In Jodhpur, Dalit family lives in fear after boy touches non-Dalit’s plate
09-Oct-2015
The teacher at the Rajkiya Ucch Madhyamik Vidyalaya here was arrested two days after the beating and is out on bail but now, Class 4 student Dinesh’s elder brother Narpat, 17, has allegedly received a death threat from local Jat youths. Written by Mohammad Hamza Khan Jodhpur Published:Oct 9, 2015, 3:22 One week after a…
‘Muslims, please leave my rally, for we don’t want your votes’: Meet this challenger to the BJP
09-Oct-2015
“It’s good that Modiji has come to this battlefield. The ground for this Mahabharata is ready. People will tell him about me,” he said. Written by Muzamil Jaleel | Dehri-on-sone (rohtas) | Updated: Oct 9, 2015, 7:55 When Narendra Modi touches down at the Suara airstrip in Rohtas Friday, Pradeep Joshi will be listening carefully.…
J&K: MLA Engineer Rashid’s supporters detained during march to Assembly
09-Oct-2015
Srinagar Updated: Oct 9, 2015, 12:06 Supporters of independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid were today detained as he led a march towards Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to protest against the alleged “sabotaging” of the bill against beef ban. Rashid along with his supporters assembled near Exhibition Crossing, near the civil secretariat here, and shouted…
`Bans taking toll on Mumbai’s cultural life’
09-Oct-2015
Artistes, Filmmakers Decry Rise In Attempts At Censorship Goino Banks re members wat ching in a daze as Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage at the Mumbai Press Club less than a year ago. Banks was there to talk about his upcoming collaboration with Pakistani band Mekaal Hasan, and Sena was predictably outraged by yet…
Orphanages run by Mother Teresa foundation to close down?
09-Oct-2015
Oct 09, 2015 | • PTI • New Delhi Missionaries of Charity was not complying with the adoption guidelines, says Maneka Gandhi New Delhi: Government will soon conduct a comprehensive survey to create a database of all registered child homes in the country, aiming to trace such institutions not complying with the law. The survey…