Citizens for Justice and Peace
Sanitation workers stage novel protest
31-Jul-2015
Striking municipal workers performing mock hanging in Nizamabad on Thursday: (Right) Workers pleading with a policeman not to come in the way of their agitation in Gram panchayat sanitation workers staged a protest here on Thursday demanding hike in their salary and other benefits. They said that though their strike entered 30th day on Thursday,…
Why a Dalit basti in Mathura has been a ghost town for last three days
31-Jul-2015
It was here on July 28 that a mob lynched Lalua alias Shyam, a Dalit, for allegedly raping and killing a 12-year-old upper caste girl Lali. Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR | Parkham/ Agra | Updated: July 31, 2015 8:50 am Empty Dalit houses in Mathura’s Parkham village after the murder of a 12 year-old girl.…
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…
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…
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…
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…