Citizens for Justice and Peace
Sikh youth removes turban, saves four from drowning
29-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…
Centre to release stamp on Ram Janmabhoomi movement leader
29-Sep-2015
The postal department confirmed that it had received a formal proposal in this regard a few months ago. By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 29, 2015 10:35 am Following the demand of the Gorakhnath Math, led by its head BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, the Centre is releasing a stamp on his…
Is raising a question at gram sabha an offence, ask Dalit couple
28-Sep-2015
Special Correspondent Madurai, September 28, 2015 For seven months, they have been living in an unsafe place When the Dalit couple raised a question at the gram sabha meeting, they would never have imagined that they would be ostracised by the community. Narrating their woes at a public hearing organised here by an NGO, Evidence,…
Saffron must be made national colour: Batra
28-Sep-2015
Sep 28, 2015 | AGE CORRESPONDENT With agency inputs| New Delhi Asserting that even the Unesco has advocated routing education through culture, convenor of the RSS-backed Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti, Dinanath Batra on Sunday dismissed criticism against Manohar Lal Khattar government for deciding to include his books on “moral science” in the school curriculum. Mr…
Going back to Mirchpur: Displaced Dalit victims live in tents on a farmhouse
28-Sep-2015
Of the 130 families at the farm, houses of 18 were burnt down in the riots. The state government gave the 18 Rs 25.11 lakh as compensation and built homes for them under the Indira Awas Yojana. Written by Khushboo Sandhu | Mirchpur | Published:September 27, 2015 1:08 am Five years after his 70-year-old father…
Gujarat: Internet services in Godhra suspended for 24 hours
28-Sep-2015
Godhra police said that keeping in mind the sensitivity of the issue on the occasion of Ganesh visarjans in some parts of the district, the internet services were suspended. By: Express News Service | Vadodara | Updated: September 28, 2015 2:57 am Mobile internet services were suspended in Godhra for a period of 24 hours,…
Meat found outside 4 temples in Jharkhand, police order probe
28-Sep-2015
“Three people – all Muslims – were arrested after they were named in the FIR, but we prima facie think they were not involved. Investigation is ongoing,” said SP. Written by Deepu Sebastian Edmond | Ranchi | Updated: September 28, 2015 3:57 am Police are looking into the possibility of deliberate and organised attempts being…
VHP demands ban on beef in Jharkhand
27-Sep-2015
The Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP) on Sunday criticised Jharkhand’s BJP-led government for failing to strictly implement the law against cow slaughter and demanded ban on beef in the state. The demand came a day after clashes between two communities here after a piece of beef was found in a temple situated in Doranda locality on…
Gujarat right wing groups set Mumbai-bound qurbani goats free
26-Sep-2015
Sep 25 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Eram Agha Aligarh: Aligarh Sellers Suffer `1.5cr Loss Shamim, who has been rearing goats for the past 30 years is teary-eyed this Bakri Eid -he has lost 22 of his goats and suffered a loss of Rs 7.5 lakh. He along with 19 others from Charra…
4 held for raping, murdering Vasai woman had no criminal records
26-Sep-2015
The four men confessed to raping the woman. They then strangulated her and dumped her body in the drain. We are awaiting the post-mortem reports to ascertain the cause of her death. POLICE OFFICER, Valiv police station MUMBAI: Preliminary investigations have revealed that the four men arrested for allegedly gang-raping and murdering a 45-year-old woman…