Citizens for Justice and Peace
Study: 50% of girls sexually harassed on way to school
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Himanshi Dhawan New Delhi:Half of girls are subject to various forms of sexual harassment like leering, pinching and groping while travelling to and from school, while nearly 32% were followed on their way to school or college. A 2014 study by NGO Breakthrough on 900 young…
Group demands ban on VD Savarkar book on Jesus Christ
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25, 2016 | AGE CORRESPONDENT With agency inputs| mumbai A Christian organisation has demanded a ban on a controversial book penned by the brother of Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar, claiming Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu. The book, written by Ganesh ‘Babarao’ Savarkar in 1946, is being re-launched on February 26. “The present scenario…
47-yr-old gets life term for raping minor daughter
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Rebecca Samervel Mumbai `Accused Sexually Assaulted Girl When He Was In Inebriated State’ A special Protec tion of Children from Sexual Offences Act on Wednesday convicted a 47-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his minor daughter in 2013 The child, who was 11 years old…
Man gets life term for raping daughter
25-Feb-2016
The crime took place on March 8, 2013 when the girl, 11 then, was alone at home. Written by ENS | Mumbai | Published:February 25, 2016 1:01 am A special court Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping his daughter in their home in Bandra East in 2013. The court relied on the…
Over 3000 Muslim students spread anti-terrorism message
25-Feb-2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016 By Nitesh Poojari Within 3 days Anti-Terrorism Week has witnessed the participation of more than 1 lakh youth who united with police to help them in averting any terror On the third day of the Anti-Terrorism Week (ATW), the Nerul police organised a rally, wherein around 5,000 Muslim students from nine…
Gujarat HC allows another rape victim to abort foetus
25-Feb-2016
On Wednesday, the report was placed before the court which stated that the victim’s pregnancy can be terminated under MTP Act which “may not pose any injury to the mother or the foetus.” Written by Satish Jha | Ahmedabad | Updated: February 25, 2016 11:58 am Pleading for abortion she has cited the section-3 of…
Study: 50% of girls sexually harassed on way to school
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Himanshi Dhawan New Delhi:Half of girls are subject to various forms of sexual harassment like leering, pinching and groping while travelling to and from school, while nearly 32% were followed on their way to school or college. A 2014 study by NGO Breakthrough on 900 young…
28 dead, 200 injured during Jat agitation: Haryana DGP
25-Feb-2016
The government has decided that applicants can claim up to 25 per cent of their loss, judged on the basis of self-assessment, as interim relief. By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Published:February 25, 2016 10:27 am The government has decided that applicants can claim up to 25 per cent of their loss, judged on…
BSP members force RS adjournment twice over Vemula suicide
24-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 24, 2016 (PTI) BSP members today forced two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha till noon, creating an uproar over the suicide of Dalit student, Rohith Vemula, and demanding resignation of Union Ministers alleging they were linked with the incident. Even though a discussion on the issue was listed for today, Mayawati (BSP)…
Teenager raped by mother’s boyfriend
24-Feb-2016
Feb 24 2016 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad Mirror Bureau amfeedback@timesgroup in Tweets @ahmedabadmirror Accused was allegedly exploiting the class 12 student for past eight months A class 12 student has accused her motA her’s boyfriend of sexually exploiting her. According to her complaint to the police, she has claimed that the accu sed Sunny Shah,…