Citizens for Justice and Peace
Congress, Muslims join chorus against Jaipur temple demolitions
09-Jul-2015
Several Muslim residents of the Walled City too joined the Congress workers, protesting against the “inappropriate” demolition of age-old temples. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Updated: July 9, 2015 8:15 am The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, in a standoff with “its own” BJP government over demolition of temples in the Pink City, found…
Bangalore: Dalit boy killed for writing love letter to upper caste girl
08-Jul-2015
Anil and the girl were studying in the same school at the taluka level and were friends. Aravind Gowda | Mail Today | Bengaluru, July 8, 2015 | UPDATED 11:44 IST A Dalit boy was bludgeoned to death by three people after he was caught handing over a love letter to a girl belonging to…
Kannauj clash: BJP leaders booked for firing, inciting violence
08-Jul-2015
Sunday’s violence stemmed from a dispute between a landlord and a tenant. Imran Warsi’s shop was taken on rent by his neighbour Satish and had remained with the latter for over 50 years. Written by RAMENDRA SINGH | Kannauj | Updated: July 8, 2015 1:47 am Long before Hindus and Muslims clashed in Kannauj after…
Atali clashes may have sparked off Palwal violence, say police
08-Jul-2015
Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | New Delhi | Published on:July 8, 2015 2:52 am With the communal violence at Tikri Brahman village at Palwal in Haryana taking place close on the heels of rioting at Atali village less than 30 km away, police admit that the “charged atmosphere” in the Jat-dominated villages of the area…
NIA closes Modasa blast case in which Hindu extremists suspects
08-Jul-2015
The closure report comes at a time when reports have emerged of a slew of cases, allegedly involving Hindu extremists, falling apart. Written by Satish Jha | Modasa | Published on:July 8, 2015 3:40 am Gulam Mohammed Dholkawala, 51, remembers sitting on a scooter outside a mutton shop in Modasa’s Suka Bazaar when the locality…
Both Muslims and Jats leave Atali — for different reasons
07-Jul-2015
Violence erupted in the village on May 25 as 2,000 armed men allegedly set fire to the only mosque in the village as well as Muslim homes and shops. Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | Atali | Updated: July 7, 2015 3:04 am On Monday evening, Atali village was a pale shadow of its former self.…
Haryana: After clashes, Palwal tense, 17 held
07-Jul-2015
Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | Tikri Communal clashes that broke out between Hindus and Muslims at Tikri Brahman village at Palwal in Haryana on Sunday left 39 people injured. Police have arrested 17 people.Tikri Brahman village is a little over 30 km from Atali village in Ballabhgarh, which saw rioting in May and has been…
Students take mass oath against untouchability
07-Jul-2015
Kolar, July 7, 2015 Vishwa Kundapura Students took oath against untouchability in Kolar on Tuesday. The Government Pre-University College grounds in Kolar witnessed the gathering of thousands of students on Tuesday to take mass oath to end the social scourge of untouchability. The Dalitara Grihapravesha Rajya Samiti, which has been conducting awareness programmes against eradicating…
Students take mass oath against untouchability
07-Jul-2015
Kolar, July 7, 2015 Vishwa Kundapura Students took oath against untouchability in Kolar on Tuesday. The Government Pre-University College grounds in Kolar witnessed the gathering of thousands of students on Tuesday to take mass oath to end the social scourge of untouchability. The Dalitara Grihapravesha Rajya Samiti, which has been conducting awareness programmes against eradicating…
14 arrested day after violence in Pratapgarh
07-Jul-2015
At least 14 people have been arrested in connection with the arson in which nearly half-a-dozen shanties of Muslims were gutted in Gabi Mahuaban village under Lalganj police station area of Pratapgarh district on Sunday. The arson had occurred in the wake of a firing incident in the village Saturday evening, following a fight between…