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…
‘Custody torture’: Youth dies in Kerala
12-Jul-2015
Sunday, 12 July 2015 | VR Jayaraj | Kochi | in Sunday Pioneer A 39-year-old man from Marangattupally near Pala in Kerala’s Kottayam district on Saturday succumbed to the injuries he allegedly suffered in torture in police custody. The Marangattupally police had taken him into custody 12 days ago. The Kerala Police Sub-Inspector said to…
Muslim cleric asks community to donate for secular education
12-Jul-2015
MUMBAI: At a time when the Muslim community is debating whether it is right to consider children studying only in madrassas as ‘out-of-school’, a senior cleric in the city has appealed to Muslims to offer their customary ‘zakat’ towards secular education. Maulana Syed Moinuddin Ashraf, popularly known as Moin Mian, who heads the Jamia Qadriya…
Violence erupts in Bhavnagar: Four policemen hurt, 31 people arrested
12-Jul-2015
Mob of over 3,000 people pelt stones at policemen; situation in control now dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad Bhavnagar: Violence broke out on the streets of Sandhiyavad area in Bhavnagar city on Friday night when a mob of 3,000 people attacked patrolling policemen and pelted stones at them. Seven policemen were injured in the attack and 31…