Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘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…
Communal clash in UP, 1 dead, 20 hurt
07-Jul-2015
Kanpur: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 42-year-old man died and over 20 persons were injured -one of them critically -in a clash between members of two communities in UP’s Kannauj district. The police booked 12 persons for inciting the mob on Sunday . The clash was the fallout of an incident where a mob attacked a…
RSS calls Raje ‘Aurangzeb’ for temple demolition
07-Jul-2015
Jaipur: July6, 2015, DHNS: The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan is on a collision course with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the demolition of 86 big and small temples by local administration and Metro authorities in Jaipur. The RSS and other Hindu outfits have called a two-hour “Chakka Jam” on Thursday to register…
After months of development talk, Uddhav revives hardline Hindutva
07-Jul-2015
Unchecked Muslim population could break India’s unity, reads editorial in Sena mouthpiece MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena seems to have revived its aggressive Hindutva posturing over the past few months, trying to goad alliance partner BJP into reacting while reappropriating the political stance that its founder, the late Bal Thackeray, had adopted for political gains in…
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…