Citizens for Justice and Peace
CBI shows rare speed on Teesta Setalvad’s case but slow to act in 16 other similar cases
31-Jul-2015
Imran Ahmed Siddiqui Friday, 31 July 2015 10:39 AM New Delhi: The CBI has been quick to raid activist Teesta Setalvad’s house and seek her “custodial interrogation” within a week of registering a case, but tardy in 16 cases involving NGOs referred to it by the Union home ministry. Between 2012 and 2014, the Centre…
Acid attack survivors allege threat by accused
31-Jul-2015
Vithika Salomi, TNN | Jul 31, 2015, 03.36AM IST PATNA: It’s close to three years since the two Dalit sisters survived an acid attack. They have neither received the full compensation amount nor the accused have been punished yet. Rather, the four boys accused in the case are roaming free on bail and still threatening…
Madhya Pradesh: High Court pulls up judge for denying bail to Muslim youth
30-Jul-2015
The plea said the lower court judge invoked a communal reason that was not part of the original chargesheet. A lower court judge’s reasoning behind denial of bail to a Muslim youth, accused of molesting a Hindu woman, has earned the wrath of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which now wants the bail order placed…
Varanasi: Hindu Mahasabha calls for ‘jalabhishek’ at disputed site near Gyanvapi Masjid
29-Jul-2015
Outfit says August 3 event part of ‘Islam-free’ India campaign. Written by Lalmani Verma Lucknow Updated: Jul 29, 2015, 4:53 In a move that is likely to foment trouble in Varanasi, pro-Hindu outfit Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) has given a call to its workers from across the country to reach the temple town on…
Woman shot at, burnt alive by kin for `honour’
29-Jul-2015
In a suspected case of honour killing, family members of a 23-year-old woman, who worked as a teacher at a local school, first allegedly shot her and then burnt her to death at Siraundhi Angadpur village in Bareilly . According to the police, the woman was in a relationship with a man from a different…
Madrasas teaching incomplete history: RSS
28-Jul-2015
There are 614 madrasas under the Board across the state, imparting education to about five lakh students. Written by Arshad Ali | Kolkata | Published:July 28, 2015 12:53 am The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has initiated the process to move court against the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education accusing it of teaching “incomplete history…
Day after violence, tension in U.P. town
27-Jul-2015
LUCKNOW, July 27, 2015 Two dead in police firing as crowd went on rampage over girl’s self-immolation Tension prevailed in Binwar town area in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh following Saturday’s violence in which two persons were killed in police firing. The violence was a sequel to an incident of eve-teasing in which a 17-year-old…
Tension in UP after youth burns ‘sacred’ chadar
27-Jul-2015
RAMPUR: Tension gripped Swar in the district after a mentally-challenged youth allegedly burnt a ‘sacred’ chadar (cloth) at a religious place even as the situation is under control now, the police said on Sunday. The youth allegedly put on fire the chadar in Swar Tehsil town late on Saturday, SP Sadhna Goswami said. Passersby observed…
VHP enters, calls ‘Beti Bachao’ meet over Bareilly eve-teasing
27-Jul-2015
The Mahapanchayat is being purportedly held over incidents of “regular eve-teasing” of girls. Written by Maulshree Seth | Bareilly | Published:July 27, 2015 12:00 am VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi’s call for a “Beti Bachao Mahapanch-ayat” in Bareilly’s Paharpur village on July 27 has sparked tension in the area. The Mahapanchayat is being purportedly held over…
3 years on, slain dalit’s kin get `forced migrants’ status
27-Jul-2015
Three years after a 27year-old dalit man was burnt alive in Gir-Somnath district, the state government has officially accepted it would be unsafe for his family to return to their native Ankolali village where he was killed. The government has declared the family of the deceased Lalji Sarvaiya `hijarati’ or compelled migrants.This means while the…