Citizens for Justice and Peace
Arrest Inspector Who Implicated 4 Dalits, Victim Urges TN CB-CID
13-Aug-2015
By Express News Service Published: 13th August 2015 05:49 AM CHENNAI: With no progress in the complaint against a police inspector who wrongly implicated him in a double murder case and detained and tortured him in custody, a Dalit youth from Thoothukudi came to Chennai to approach the ADGP to expedite the inquiry and take…
Gujarat withdraws books with ‘anti-Hindu’ Ambedkar remarks
12-Aug-2015
The book was distributed in schools as part of Dr Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations. Written by Kumar Anand , Parimal Dabhi | Vadodara/ahmedabad | Updated: August 12, 2015 9:03 am The Gujarat government has withdrawn a book on Dr B R Ambedkar that was distributed to students of Class VI-VIII in government primary schools…
9 injured in grenade blast at mosque in Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir
12-Aug-2015
Aug 13, 2015 | The blast occurred after the early morning prayer Srinagar: An explosion outside a mosque prayer hall early Thursday wounded in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The blast occurred after the early morning prayer in Trenz, a village 60 kilometers (40 miles) south of Srinagar, said police officer Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani.…
‘Missing’ manual scavengers
11-Aug-2015
HYDERABAD, August 11, 2015 Caste census data put their number at 356 in A.P., Telangana, while Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry shows a total of 45,822 people clean the night soil. The bulk of manual scavengers who are engaged in cleaning night soil in rural pockets of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are found missing in…
Quota sought for Dalit Christians
11-Aug-2015
WARANGAL, August 11, 2015 Special Correspondent Members of All India Christian Council led by Bishop Udumula Bala took out a rally and staged a demonstration at Ambedkar statue to observe ‘Black Day’. They demanded reservations for Dalit Christians which they say were denied by the 1950 Presidential Order. The Dalits, who were converted into other…
Muslim youth translates Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu
10-Aug-2015
The youth, who hails from Jaunpur, said he was planning more such works, including translation of Shiv Chalisa prayer. By: PTI | Lucknow | Published:August 10, 2015 12:28 pm A Muslim youth in Uttar Pradesh has now translated Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu after noted Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri came out with his rendition…
Jantar Mantar conversion: Dalit families will reconvert, claim VHP, Bajrang Dal
10-Aug-2015
The 100 Dalit families have been protesting against the alleged atrocities by upper caste Jats over the past three years and had raised several demands. By: Express News Service | Chandigarh | Updated: August 10, 2015 4:27 am A day after around 100 Dalit families from Bhagana village in Hisar district claimed to have embraced…
9 out of 10 Muslim women want ban on oral talaq, says survey
10-Aug-2015
Study covered 4,700 women, mainly from low-income families, in 10 states A survey of Muslim women across 10 states has revealed that 92.1% want oral divorce to be banned. Carried out by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), the survey covered 4,700 women, mainly from low-income families, in 10 states. A little over 88% said they…
In Najafgarh, idols outside a mosque lead to tension
10-Aug-2015
The police said the plot adjoining the masjid was government land. “Some people claimed the land belonged to them and placed the idols there,” a senior police officer said. Published:August 11, 2015 1:16 am A temple and a mosque, separated by two shops and a narrow road, have coexisted for over 30 years in Najafgarh’s…
Conversion at Jantar Mantar: Some families back home say they ‘had no other option’
10-Aug-2015
Around 100 Dalit families claim to have converted to Islam at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday, to protest alleged discrimination by dominant Jats at Bhagana village, around 15 km from Hisar city. Written by Srishti Choudhary | Bhagana | Updated: August 11, 2015 5:33 am The Dalit families of Bhagana village who returned…