Citizens for Justice and Peace
Supreme Court effectively shelves Gujarati film, says homosexuality akin to social evil for some
19-Sep-2015
In February 2014, the Gujarat High Court snubbed the government, saying its decision deprived Devmani of his fundamental right to freedom of expression, and held that a movie cannot be stalled only because it is based on a controversial subject. Written by Utkarsh Anand New Delhi Updated: Sep 19, 2015, 4:39 Observing that a section…
Supreme Court: Can’t force meat ban down people’s throats
18-Sep-2015
Sep 18, 2015 – J. Venkatesan | New Delhi Observing that a meat ban cannot be forced down the throats of people, the Supreme Court on Thursday turned down the Jain Trust’s appeal to set aside the Bombay high court order restricting the ban on meat to two days. The dismissal of the appeal by…
ULFA chief’s mother rejects Assam CM’s aid
18-Sep-2015
GUWAHATI: Mother of elusive rebel commander Paresh Barua has rejected Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s offer of financial aid for treatment. Miliki Barua, 87, was one of two women for whom Gogoi had extended ` 1,00,000 from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund on Wednesday. The other is filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi. “I am old and won’t…
Targeted by Vasundhara Raje govt for acting against VHP, Bajrang Dal rioters: IPS officer
18-Sep-2015
Former Bundi SP Pankaj Chaudhary said that he was removed from the post for resisting pressure from the administration, including senior IAS and IPS officers, to let the rioters go and “register false cases” against Muslims instead. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh Jaipur Published:Sep 17, 2015, 5:20 An IPS officer has accused the Vasundhara Raje-led…
Stone pelting in Godhra after fight over right of way
18-Sep-2015
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Stone pelting took place at two locations in Godhra town in Panchmahal district after a tiff in the sensitive Pimputkar Chowk between members of different communities on Wednesday night. The altercation took place after each side insisted the other make way for their car on a congested street. The incident took place…
Govt accuses Greenpeace of ‘forum shopping’; HC favours NGO
18-Sep-2015
The move by the Greenpeace came a day after Madras High Court stayed for eight weeks the order cancelling its registration under FCRA. New Delhi Published:Sep 17, 2015, 19:48 Government today charged Greenpeace India with indulging in “forum shopping” to get relief, but did not succeed in Delhi High Court to stop the NGO from…
Rioting case against 140 for Raikhad violence
16-Sep-2015
Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Gaekwad Haveli police have registered a case for rioting against 140 unidentified persons for the incident at Raikhad on Monday night. Police are yet to make any arrests in the case. It is the third incident of late-night trouble in the past fortnight where police have registered rioting. The first incident…
One arrested in CPI leader Govind Pansare murder case; accused member of Sanatan Sanstha
16-Sep-2015
According to sources, the accused has been identified as Samir Gaikwad. Gaikwad hails from Sangali and was arrested from his home town on Tuesday. Mumbai Updated: Sep 16, 2015, 14:55 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare has arrested an ‘active member’ of Sanatan Sanstha in connection with…
Khap diktat: SP summoned for failure to protect Dalits
16-Sep-2015
Wednesday, 16 September 2015 | PNS | New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned two officials of the Uttar Pradesh Police, including the Superintendent of Police, Baghpat for their failure to protect a Dalit family facing an unholy diktat by a local khap Panchayat pronouncing rape on their two daughters. The order was passed…
Hamid Ansari spoke like a communal Muslim leader: RSS mouthpiece
16-Sep-2015
New Delhi, Sept 15, 2015, (PTI) In a critique of Vice President Hamid Ansari’s recent speech on the need for “affirmative action” for Muslim empowerment, an article in RSS mouthpiece ‘Panchjanya’ has accused him of speaking like a “communal Muslim leader”. It said instead of projecting Muslims as victims of discrimination, Ansari should “tell them…