Citizens for Justice and Peace
SCs to be allowed to sell small piece of land to non-Dalits
04-Aug-2015
Subhash Mishra, TNN | Aug 4, 2015, 02.20AM IST LUCKNOW: In a major change in the land law in the state, the UP government is likely to allow members of scheduled caste to sell their land to non-Dalits even if their holding is less than 3.5 acre. According to highly placed sources, the state cabinet…
Now, anybody can buy land from a Dalit in UP
04-Aug-2015
However, it can be predicted well in advance that Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will reverse this decision whenever it comes to power in the state. Piyush Srivastava | Mail Today | Lucknow, August 5, 2015 | UPDATED 12:59 IST Henceforth, anybody can buy a piece of land from a Dalit in Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh…
Breaking the norm, RSS chief Bhagwat visits Nitin Gadkari at his residence
04-Aug-2015
ACCORDING TO SOURCES, BHAGWAT SUGGESTED TO GADKARI THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR SUSHMA AND RAJE TO RESIGN NAGPUR: In a departure from tradition, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat visited Union minister of shipping and transport Nitin Gadkari at his Mahal residence in Nagpur and held talks with him. Usually, BJP leaders…
India ‘hundred per cent Hindu nation’, no reason for Hindus to spread terror: Shiv Sena’s Saamna
03-Aug-2015
The Sena further asked whether terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir could be attributed to Hindu organisations. By: PTI Mumbai Updated: Aug 3, 2015, 16:13 Adopting an aggressive tone over the debate on ‘Hindu terrorism’, the Shiv Sena on Monday said India is “one hundred per cent a Hindu nation” and the community has no…
Communal clashes in Guj kill 7 in 6 months this yr
03-Aug-2015
New Delhi: As many as seven people were killed and 79 wounded in 25 incidents of communal violence in Gujarat between January and June 2015, as per data from the Home Ministry. In 2014, there were 74 incidents of riots in Gujarat in which seven people lost their lives and 215 others were injured. Incidents…
Saffron hue to govt’s green drive, CM opens Janki Van to public
03-Aug-2015
State-wide drive of ‘Van Mahotsav’ kickstarts from Vansda in Navsari but opposition raises questions about govt’s sincerity towards the tribal people dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad Gandhinagar: BJP government in the state added saffron tint to the 15-day-long forestation drive which was inaugurated by chief minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday. The inauguration which was held at Janki…
Communal incidents up in first 6 months of 2015
03-Aug-2015
New Delhi: Incidents of communal violence in the country have gone up in the first six months of 2015 compared to the corresponding period last year, with 330 riots reported till June this year in which 51 people lost their lives. According to Home Ministry data, there were 330 incidents of communal violence between January…
Aug 03 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) In Rajasthan Class III texbooks, `rapist’ Asaram a saint like Vivekananda
03-Aug-2015
Jodhpur: Rape accused Asaram fea tures in a chapter on saints in a Class III textbook in the district, sharing space with Vivekananda, Mother Te resa and Ramakrishna Paramhans. Yoga guru Ramdev is also included in the list of saints in the moral educa tion and general knowledge textbook `Naya Ujala’ which is taught in…
Dowry still torments Gujarat women
03-Aug-2015
Vadodara: Sisters-in-law, Mothers-in-law Figure High In List of Accused When GVK-EMRI launched the service to help aggrieved women in Gujarat last year, little did it expect that it would receive maximum complaints against the same gender. The service while helping women in distress found that the cause of grievance in most cases are also women…
After expose by The Hindu, Collector, SP visit Pathapalli
02-Aug-2015
HYDERABAD, August 2, 2015 The Collector and Superintendent of Police of Mahbubnagar on Saturday visited Pathapalli village in Pebbair mandal which was the scene of clashes between members of dominant Boya community and minority Madiga community a few days ago to bring rapproachment between the two groups. The district bosses and other officials had lunch…