Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘Police officer was heavily drunk… He pulled our clothes and abused us’
02-Oct-2015
Priyanka and nine others landed in a hospital after a “brutal” cane charge by the station house officer of the local station, who they alleged was “intoxicated.” Written by Mohammad Hamza Khan | Tonk | Published:October 2, 2015 2:40 am After two months without three subject teachers and futile assurances from the principal, Priyanka Swami…
VHP again pushes for Ram temple
02-Oct-2015
National Bureau NEW DELHI, October 2, 2015 Supporters of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) once again pushed for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya in the presence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday. “I would like to send a request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through…
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…
`Can’t live in fear, may leave village’
01-Oct-2015
Oct 01 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Purusharth Aradhak Greater Noida Fearing for their lives, many Muslims families on Wednesday planned to leave Bisada village in the Dadri area of Greater Noida. The family of 58-yearold Iqlakh, who was lynched late on Monday night following rumours that he had slaughtered a cow 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…