Citizens for Justice and Peace
Bajrang Dal workers in Shamli beat up Muslim man for ‘stealing calf’
30-Jun-2015
A case has been registered against six Bajrang Dal men, including its district convener, Vivek Premi. Bajrang Dal activists publicly beating up a Muslim man for allegedly stealing a calf from a cowshed on June 25 has led to tension in Shamli district. While the Muslim man — Riaz (42), a resident of Banat locality…
Perambalur Smiles as Dalit Trio Get Med Seats
29-Jun-2015
Published: 29th June 2015 06:08 AM TIRUCHY: A year of unrelenting hard work paid rich dividends to three Dalit students from government schools, helping them bag seats in medical colleges. The three students from Perambalur district were among the children chosen for special coaching at Plus Two level under the Super 30 initiative of the…
One killed in communal clash in UP
29-Jun-2015
Lucknow, June 28, 2015, DHNS: One person was killed and several others, including police personnel, injured as members of two communities clashed in Saharanpur district, about 500 km from here, on Saturday night. A police inspector was hit by a bullet while four cops sustained injuries in trying to control the situation, sources said. One youth…
Dalit woman gang-raped in Bhojpur, 3 held
29-Jun-2015
ARA: A newly married Mahadalit woman was gang-raped by four men on the outskirts of Karisath village in Bhojpur district around Saturday midnight. Taking swift action, police on Sunday arrested three persons in this connection. The three have been identified as Indu Dom and Jaiky Dom of Town police station area, and Bhola Ram of…
Dalit families in Damoh beaten up by upper caste men
28-Jun-2015
Bittu Pateriya, Hindustan Times, Sagar| Updated: Jun 28, 2015 17:56 IST Fear has gripped Dalit families living in Achalpura village under Gaisabad police station of Damoh district after the upper-caste community in the village allegedly beat them up, ransacked their houses and ordered them to leave the village. Senior administrative and police officials reached the…
Dalit activists protest against ‘honour killing’ in Namakkal
27-Jun-2015
TNN | Jun 27, 2015, 04.39 AM IST NAMAKKAL: Several dalit political parties and outfits, including VCK, BSP and CPI(ML), have condemned the “honour killing” of the dalit engineer V Gokulraj. They protested outside the mortuary at the Salem Government Super Specialty Hospital and also in front of the Salem collectorate’s office for the second…
Muslim pilot takes Hindu kids under wing
27-Jun-2015
Abhinav Garg | TNN | Jun 27, 2015, 01.34 AM IST NEW DELHI: In a city where police and judges often come across brutal crimes done in the name of property or inheritance, a Muslim couple’s bid to raise two Hindu orphans has earned praise from the Delhi high court. Moved by what it termed…
Safai karamcharis to oppose govt move to scrap posts
27-Jun-2015
Safai Karamchari Ayog vice-president Santosh Gautam (second from left) at a meeting in Mussoorie on Friday. a tribune photo Tribune News Service Mussoorie, June 26 State vice-president of the Safai Karamchari Ayog Santosh Gautam today said they would oppose the proposal of the state government to scrap posts of safai karamchari in local bodies. He…
BSP activists stage sit-in over Ambedkar statue desecration
27-Jun-2015
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 – 19:36 Phagwara: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists on Tuesday staged dharna infront of Phagwara Superintendent of Police’s office demanding immediate arrest of accused who had allegedly vandalised two statues of BR Ambedkar here in the last two and half months. Led by BSP leader Jarnail Nangal, the protesters…
Dalit Girl Murder: OSCPCR Head Visits
26-Jun-2015
By Express News Service Published: 26th June 2015 06:00 AM BALAGAVI: Chairman of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) Rajendra Meher visited Sargipali village on Thursday and met the family of the Dalit minor girl who was raped and murdered. Accompanied by Chairperson of Balangir Child Welfare Committee S Mishra, District Social…