Citizens for Justice and Peace
Give complaint to district law officers, Punjab and Haryana HC tells rape victims
26-Feb-2016
On reports of alleged rape of nearly 10 women passengers in Murthal, the court asked Haryana’s Home Secretary and Director General of Police to submit separate detailed reports within three days. By: Express News Service Chandigarh Published:Feb 26, 2016, 2:41 Providing relief to victims of the Jat quota agitation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court…
Raped for days, girl burnt alive in Ludhiana
26-Feb-2016
The girl’s younger sister was playing outside while her parents were away at a relative’s place when the incident occurred, according to police. Written by Divya Goyal Ludhiana Updated: Feb 26, 2016, 1:31 A 12-year-old girl died Thursday morning, a day after she was allegedly set on fire by a 19-year-old man who had raped…
Police grills JNUSU prez Kanhaiya, Khalid and Anirban together
26-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 26, 2016 (PTI) Delhi Police today interrogated JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya together for the first time at a south Delhi police station in connection with the sedition case. The questioning started in the wee hours today and lasted for around five hours, before it resumed around 10.30…
BJP nationalism like Brahmin who turns Muslim, eats more onions: Ghulam Azad
26-Feb-2016
Ghulam Azad demanded that a House Committee be set up, with a member of the Opposition as its leader, to probe the matter. Written by Sagnik Chowdhury New Delhi Published:Feb 26, 2016, 5:09 Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday accused the government of destroying educational institutions and creating rifts in…
Study: 50% of girls sexually harassed on way to school
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Himanshi Dhawan New Delhi:Half of girls are subject to various forms of sexual harassment like leering, pinching and groping while travelling to and from school, while nearly 32% were followed on their way to school or college. A 2014 study by NGO Breakthrough on 900 young…
28 dead, 200 injured during Jat agitation: Haryana DGP
25-Feb-2016
The government has decided that applicants can claim up to 25 per cent of their loss, judged on the basis of self-assessment, as interim relief. By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Published:February 25, 2016 10:27 am The government has decided that applicants can claim up to 25 per cent of their loss, judged on…
Man gets life term for raping daughter
25-Feb-2016
The crime took place on March 8, 2013 when the girl, 11 then, was alone at home. Written by ENS | Mumbai | Published:February 25, 2016 1:01 am A special court Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping his daughter in their home in Bandra East in 2013. The court relied on the…
At Kalayat, Jats identified, targeted non-Jat properties as police looked on
25-Feb-2016
Protests left one dead, 17 injured; 25 FIRs registered, three arrested in Kaithal Written by Sanjeev Verma | Kalayat (kaithal) | Updated: February 25, 2016 10:17 am THE KILLING of a man and the widespread looting of shops and businesses have left this town bitterly opposed to the Jat community, and angry that the police…
I challenge you to tell my caste: Smriti
25-Feb-2016
HRD minister gets emotional in Lok Sabha debate with fiery speech | Oppn demand for discussion on Rohith and JNU issues stirs House Govt says that it has not branded JNU as an anti-national institution and urges all parties to keep aside differences dna correspondent @dna New Delhi: After a face-off with the BSP supremo…
Gujarat HC allows another rape victim to abort foetus
25-Feb-2016
On Wednesday, the report was placed before the court which stated that the victim’s pregnancy can be terminated under MTP Act which “may not pose any injury to the mother or the foetus.” Written by Satish Jha | Ahmedabad | Updated: February 25, 2016 11:58 am Pleading for abortion she has cited the section-3 of…