Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
UP riots: Sahai panel indicts BJP MLA, suggests no action
08-Oct-2015
Lucknow: Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission’s report on Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 has put the BJP’s Sangeet Singh Som on top of the list of those it has found responsible for the flare-up, but has not recommended any action against the Sardhana MLA. While elaborating that police officials informed him that Som uploaded a video that…
Ghulam Ali Concert Called Off After Shiv Sena Threat
08-Oct-2015
Oct 08 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Mumbai: Our Political Bureau THE SENA WAY BJP ally cites border skirmishes, soldier killings for anti-Pak rhetoric Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai to pay tribute to late singer Jagjit Singh was cancelled on Wednesday night after Shiv Sena raised objections to the show, citing…
Uttar Pradesh on boil: 330 communal incidents since July 2014 over ‘cow slaughter’
08-Oct-2015
Of the 330 incidents recorded by the state police, 216 were reported from western UP, which includes Gautam Budh Nagar and Muzaffarnagar. Written by Appu Esthose Suresh New Delhi Updated: Oct 8, 2015, 7:40 At least 330 incidents of communal violence over alleged cow slaughter have been reported in Uttar Pradesh since June 2014, according…
Why is govt hiding contracts with social media giants: HC
08-Oct-2015
Days after PM Narendra Modi’s return from the Facebook headquarters in the US, a contract between the Indian government and the social media giant has come under the scanner of the Delhi high court. Abench of Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for “hiding the contracts“ from the…
Teesta’s NGO slams licence suspension
08-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI, Oct 08, 2015, DHNS Says ‘mala fide’ action aimed to nail it Teesta Setalvad-led Sabrang Trust has challenged the grounds on which the Union Home Ministry has suspended its licence to collect foreign funds, saying the “mala fide” action was the continuation of the measures taken by the Gujarat Police to nail them.…
Valley’s top counter-insurgency cop killed in LeT attack
08-Oct-2015
Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar, October 8, 2015 Altaf Ahmad or ‘Altaf Laptop’ was the brain behind several online surveillance operations against militants since 2006. He earned the sobriquet ‘Altaf Laptop’ within the police for his unmatched success in online surveillance of militant activities since 2006. On Wednesday, sub-inspector Altaf Ahmad fell to bullets, while chasing Kashmir’s…