Citizens for Justice and Peace
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.…
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…
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…
Govt. can’t punish us for lack of education: Women on Haryana new poll law
08-Oct-2015
Legal Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 8, 2015 Women candidates affected by Haryana’s new poll law imposing minimum educational qualifications to contest panchayat elections told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that “people do not choose to be illiterate.” “In fact, it is the State’s failure to have not provided us with education. We should not be…
Hindus And Sikhs Help Repair And Rebuild An Old Mosque In Punjab
08-Oct-2015
Hindus And Sikhs Help Repair And Rebuild An Old Mosque In Punjab October 8, 2015 Inspirational, News When we can see the sharp lines drawn between Hindus and Muslims after the case of Dadri lynching. There are many people who have reached their boiling point because of that case. But that incident has not stopped…