Citizens for Justice and Peace
ANOTHER BOMB HOAX – Six letters threaten blasts in temple towns, schools
02-Oct-2015
Oct 02 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Vadodara: TIMES NEWS NETWORK There is no respite for city police and bomb disposal squad. The Raopura police on Thursday received an envelope containing six letters threatening of blasts at temple towns of Ambaji, Shyamlaji and Shirdi, besides three citybased schools. The letters that carried the…
Honour killing ‘ glare on parents
02-Oct-2015
RAKHEE ROYTALUKDAR Jaipur, Oct. 1: A young engineering graduate from Alwar claims his wife’s family murdered her because the couple were from different castes and had married against their parents’ wishes. Devasheesh Meena, 22, alleges that police are turning a blind eye because of the politically explosive nature of the Meena- Gujjar rivalry in Rajasthan.…
OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS BY BJP MINISTERS & RIGHT-WING GROUPS KEEP POT BOILING IN UTTAR PRADESH AFTER LYNCHING OF A MAN OVER MEAT
02-Oct-2015
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, minister of state for agriculture and Muzaffarnagar MP , has said the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri allegedly for consuming beef is “wrong“ but alleged the ruling Samajwadi Party is encouraging cow slaughter to appease a “particular community“, causing tension between communities. “The murder (of Akhlaq) is wrong. But I would…
Some Contract Diarrhoea if They Don’t Abuse Hindus’
02-Oct-2015
Amid mounting criticism of right-wing outfits over the lynching incident, VHP said it has become “fashion“ for “some people“ to abuse Hindus or else they contract “diarrhoea“. “Several people have levelled allegations against Hindus and those working for awakening of Hindus. My view is clear, some people contract diarrhoea if they don’t abuse Hindus,“ VHP…
90-year-old Dalit man axed, burnt alive for entering temple in Uttar Pradesh village
02-Oct-2015
• By Mugdha Variyar Updated: October 2, 2015 13:02 IST A Dalit man who tried to enter a temple with his family in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district was axed and burnt alive on Wednesday. The man, said to be 90 years of age, was stopped at the entrance of the Maidani Baba temple by a…
UNEASY CALM IN BISADA VILLAGE OF GAUTAMBUDH NAGAR DISTRICT – Many Muslims Contemplating Leaving Area; Such Things Happen: BJP Leader
02-Oct-2015
Oct 02 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) ManMohan Rai Lucknow: An uneasy calm prevailed in Bisada village of Gautam Budh Nagar district on Thursday , three days after a resident Mohammed Ikhlaq was killed and his son grievously injured on the suspicion of cow slaughter, and the possibility of similar communal friction elsewhere in…
Muslim woman bridges divide with delicacies
01-Oct-2015
Oct 01 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ankur Tewari Ahmedabad: Amid a growing veg and non-veg divide in the country , a 27-year-old Muslim woman is connecting communities through her lip-smacking non-vegetarian delicacies in Ahmedabad. Tanzin Makwada comes from a conservative Muslim family where not many women get a chance to realize their…
Adityanath wants a population control policy
01-Oct-2015
Nistula Hebbar NEW DELHI, September 30, 2015 The BJP MP from Gorakhpur ran a poll on his website on whether or not the Modi govt should come out with a policy to control the population of Muslims. A day before the NDA government is set to release a commemorative stamp on Mahant Avaidyanath of the…
Sanskrit is voice of India’s soul: Smriti
01-Oct-2015
Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, October 1, 2015 The Union HRD Minister calls for popularising the language and improving the standard of teaching it. Describing Sanskrit as the “voice of India’s soul and wisdom,” Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday called for popularising the language and improving the standard of teaching it. “Contemporary…
‘Won’t ban Sanstha on demand’
01-Oct-2015
Finance minister says action would be taken as per constitutional provisions, not based on public perception dna correspondent @dna Stating that government would not ban Sanatan Sanstha or any other organization just because there is a demand for the same, state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday said if the organization in question is found…