Citizens for Justice and Peace
Kongu region, a hotbed of casteism?
09-Jul-2015
Writer Perumal Murugan, who was forced to leave his hometown after his novel Mathorubhagan evoked protests from some caste groups. Recent murder of Dalit youth and social boycott of writer Perumal Murugan provide ample evidence of the western belt in Tamil Nadu being more casteist than southern districts. Caste conflicts, it is generally believed, are…
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…
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…
He Has Four Degrees, But Works as a Garbage Collector in Mumbai
07-Jul-2015
Mumbai | Written by Nikita Niraj Arora | Updated: July 07, 2015 09:00 IST Between 2005 and 2014, Sunil Yadav completed four degrees Mumbai: 36-year-old Sunil Yadav works with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai as a garbage collector. That’s despite him having earned four degrees in the last nine years. “We were born…
Radical Hindutva leader chased, attacked
07-Jul-2015
A complaint was later registered at the Cantonment police station, after which police detained a few suspects and questioned them. By: Express News Service | Pune | Published on:July 7, 2015 1:55 am Unidentified persons armed with hockey sticks and sharp weapons allegedly chased and attacked Shiv Sena leader Milind Ekbote, who heads the radical…
Atrocities Against SC/ST Highest in Capital
07-Jul-2015
Published: 07th July 2015 03:49 AM Last Updated: 07th July 2015 03:49 AM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State capital Thiruvananthapuram tops the list for crimes committed against members of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities. The capital has been maintaining the position for the past four years. As many as 536 cases have been registered in the…
‘Case weakens’: One more Ajmer blast case witness now hostile
07-Jul-2015
Soon after the change of government at the Centre last year, it was decided that the hearings in the case would be fast-tracked and at least five hearings would be held every month. Written by Sweta Dutta | Jaipur | Updated: July 7, 2015 9:06 am Another key witness in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb…
Muslim bizman to roll out peace carpet
07-Jul-2015
Will Skip Eid To Welcome Rath Yatra When the Jagan nath Rath Yatra rolls out on July 18, Lalabhai Shyamwala won’t be at home prepar ing for Eid fes tivities. Instead, he will be standing on the yatra route to not just welcome the rath but also ensure that it passes from a communally sensitive…