Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘Baba’ rapes teenage girl, gropes her mum
30-Sep-2015
Arvind Walmiki @airwind05 A 15-year-old girl was raped and her mother molested by a carpenter, who goes under the name ‘Carpenter Baba’. The incident took place at Ovala, Ghodbunder Road, in Kasarwadavli area at Thane on the day of ‘Ananth Chaturdashi’. The accused ‘Carpenter Baba’ was called from Dharavi to cure the mother, who was…
Kashmiris help Pandit neighbour rest in peace with a smile
30-Sep-2015
Ishfaq-ul-Hassan @ishfaq72 Srinangar: When the entire Kashmir was drenched in Eid fervour, a south Kashmir Muslim village was mourning the death of 80-year-old Kashmiri Pandit, who stuck to his roots despite his community migrating to Jammu at the onset of militancy. Trademark Kashmiryat (pluralistic culture) was in full flow when the local Muslim youth left…
Yet another communal clash in Belagavi
30-Sep-2015
BELAGAVI, September 30, 2015 Tension gripped Belagavi city following eruption of violence in communally-sensitive areas of the city late on Monday night. In what appeared to be a planned attack, a car was damaged and an autorickshaw set ablaze near the Traffic Police Station in Kacheri galli. Window panes of several houses were shattered in…
Sikh youth removes turban, saves four from drowning
30-Sep-2015
Sangrur (Punjab), Sep 29, 2015 (PTI) A 24-year-old Sikh set aside religious code by removing his turban to save four youth from drowning in a canal here. Four youths, aged between 18-25 years, of Sarafa Bazaar Market had gone to a canal to immerse Ganesha idol on Friday last when a gush of water made…
On Eid, a Village in Kashmir Mourns the Death of a Pandit
30-Sep-2015
All India | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Updated: September 30, 2015 08:38 IST Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir: Eid was a day of mourning, not celebration, at a village in Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Muslims were mourning the death of a Hindu neighbour, Ramchand Koul, a Kashmiri Pandit who had refused to leave the Valley during…
No evidence to ban Sanatan Sanstha: Eknath Khadse
29-Sep-2015
Sep 29, 2015 – FAISAL MALIK | mumbai Revenue minister and senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse on Monday clearly said that ban on right wing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha would not be possible owing to non-availability of concrete evidence. He further added that if Sanatan Sanstha was banned, then Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen…
Kanpur: Man lynched to death on suspicion of being Pakistani terrorist
29-Sep-2015
In a shocking case of mob outrage, a 42-year-old Muslim man was killed in Kanpur on Sunday, reports The Indian Express. His fault being that people ‘identified’ him as suspected Pakistani terrorist, according to the police. Nine individuals have been arrested so far. However police is yet to identify the person who was beaten to…
Anti-nationals must be killed: Sanstha group Hindu Jagruti Samiti
29-Sep-2015
The HJS has sought action against people who it said supported Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon in the debate on capital punishment before his hanging. Written by Harsha Raj Gatty | Panaji | Published:September 29, 2015 2:48 am The Hindu Jagruti Samiti (HJS), a sister concern of the Sanatan Sanstha,which is at the centre…
Ranchi: Meat found outside 2 more places of worship, firing overnight
29-Sep-2015
Written by Deepu Sebastian Edmond | Ranchi | Published:September 29, 2015 11:22 am The erosion of law and order in Jharkhand’s capital city, ahead of assembly elections in Bihar and festival season across the country, continued with meat being found outside two more places of worship in Ranchi on Monday. The situation worsened overnight, with…
J&K lifts Internet ban after 82 hours
29-Sep-2015
Sep 28, 2015 – YUSUF JAMEEL | Srinagar The 82-hour blanket ban on Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir was fully lifted at 10 am Monday. However, the police has warned that “misuse” of data services and messaging services like WhatsApp and SMS (to stoke communal tension in the state) would invite legal action. The…