Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ban on Muthalik extended
16-Jul-2015
PANAJI, July 16, 2015 The Additional District Magistrate, north Goa, on Wednesday extended the ban on the entry of Pramod Mutalik, leader of Sri Rama Sene, a rightwing Hindu outfit, his associates or members of the organisation within the jurisdiction of the north Goa district for a period of 60 days with effect from July…
A day after riots, fear and threat loom large in Harsul
16-Jul-2015
A day after riot, arson, stone pelting by adivasis and firing by police in Harsul, the situation continued to be tense on Wednesday, with looting and shop breaking increasing to the hilt. More than 35 cops were injured and police had opened a round of firing to disperse the mob in which one person was…
HC bench recuses itself from hearing Naroda Patiya case
16-Jul-2015
Earlier this week, a division bench had recused itself from hearing the matter A two-member Gujarat High Court bench on Wednesday recused it self from hearing appeals in Naroda Patiya postGodhra riot case, with the judges saying that some of the accused tried to approach them. Interestingly, this order comes after a division bench recused…
CBI raids Teesta Setalvad’s Juhu home – It’s political vendetta: Teesta
15-Jul-2015
Jul 15 2015 : Mirror (Mumbai) Divyesh Singh TWEETS @divyeshas Activist says when people are dying in Vyapam scam and Asaram case, CBI is busy hounding human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad, whose house and offices were searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, said that she was `outraged’ and called it a `political…
Modi government’s hounding of Teesta Setalvad is a message to all dissidents
13-Jul-2015
The numerous cases foisted on her have little substance but are intended to paralyse work to seek justice for the victims of the Gujarat riots. Kalpana Sharma • Today • 09:15 am Incredible as it might sound, the government of India is so irritated with the activities of one woman that it is finding all…
Intelligence agencies not in favour of involving Muslims, reveals WikiLeaks
13-Jul-2015
dhns:Do not bring Muslims for demonstrating a sophisticated spyware, an Indian firm dealing with Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the country’s premier foreign intelligence wing, told controversial Italian surveillance malware vendor Hacking Team in one of the emails during the negotiation stage.The string of emails were made public by whistleblower website WikiLeaks on Thursday. Vikas…
Reconsider move against women, high court tells Haji Ali trust
13-Jul-2015
Mustafa Plumber @plumbermushi The Bombay high court has orally suggested to the Haji Ali trust to reconsider its decision about not allowing women inside the inner sanctum of the dargah. A division bench of justice VM Kanade and justice BP Colabawala said: “Normally such matters should be resolved at the trust level. If it’s not…
Hindu cop slammed for bigotry fasts every Ramzan
12-Jul-2015
Sujata Patil’s Poem On Azad Maidan Rioters Was Panned Sujata Patil, senior police Inspector at Kherwadi police station, Bandra East, liberally uses terms like mureed (disciple), ziyarat (visits to holy shrines) and wazu (ablutions before prayers) when she interacts with a Muslim. But it is not only terms associated with Islam that she is familiar…
Dalit student beaten up by classmates in Dehgam
12-Jul-2015
The standard XI student has said in the FIR that he was humiliated and slapped in the presence of school teachers, including the principal. Written by Satish Jha | Ahmedabad | Published on:July 12, 2015 12:00 am Gandhinagar district police on Friday lodged an FIR against four students who allegedly hurled casteist remarks and beaten…
Bengal church broken into, vandalized
12-Jul-2015
Taherpur: Unidentified persons vandalized a church at Taherpur in West Bengal’s Nadia district, police said on Friday .Miscreants entered the St Thomas Catholic Church in an attempt to steal valuables, Nadia superintendent of police Bharatlal Meena said.The church’s caretaker found on Friday morning that the main door was ajar and a few belongings and the…