Citizens for Justice and Peace
Catholic shrine at Tangasseri attacked Ignatius Pereira
23-Jun-2015
KOLLAM, June 23, 2015 One of the posters pasted inside the shrine said the Bishop Jerome Nagar commercial complex will be attacked with bombs. The roadside Pieta shrine attached to the Holy Cross parish church in the Anglo Indian enclave of Tangasseri in Kollam was found to be desecrated by vandals early Tuesday morning. One…
Muslim residents allege bias in private schools
23-Jun-2015
It is this growing disparity of the community that political parties like the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen are eyeing. Residents of Muslim localities in Bandra East have alleged that schools in the area are discriminating against their children by denying them admission in the current academic year. Locals from areas such as Bharat Nagar, Nagpada,…
Teacher’s dumb act ends Dalit girl’s education
23-Jun-2015
RAMANATHAPURAM, June 23, 2015 Children drop out of school for various reasons. For 15-year-old A. Muthulakshmi, a Dalit girl suffering from partial hearing loss, a malfunctioning hearing aid effectively ended her schooling. The teenager, hailing from a poor family in Peravoor, was in tears at the Collectorate here on Monday as she could not pursue…
Ranaghat nun rape case: CID submits first chargesheet, does not include ‘rapist’
23-Jun-2015
The incident had taken place on March 13, the CID submitted the chargesheet on the 86th day after being handed the case. By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Published on:June 23, 2015 12:29 am The CID on Monday submitted the chargesheet into the robbery at a convent school in Ranaghat and rape of a…
Tension in Kheda: Hindu woman, Muslim paramour ‘elope’, Patels threaten stir
22-Jun-2015
Fresh row days after VHP bandh in Nadiad against Hindu girl allegedly eloping with Muslim ‘bootlegger’. By: Express News Service | Vadodara | Published on:June 22, 2015 12:48 am A week after Nadiad town witnessed a bandh called by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) over the alleged “love jihad” after a Muslim bootlegger eloped with…
Dalit youth killed in police custody in Jammu
22-Jun-2015
Tarsem Lal was killed by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Indian police. National Panthers Party Chief Patron, Professor Bhim Singh while denounced the killing in a statement demanded registration of FIR against police under section 302. He said that the Dalit youth was killed right in front of Damana Police Station. The NPP chief…
Youth found dead in Haryana village
22-Jun-2015
22:34 HRS IST Rewari (Har), Jun 20 (PTI) A Dalit youth was found dead near Bhoorthala village here, police said today. The victim has been identified as Sandeep, they said. In a complaint, his father Mangat Ram alleged that Sandeep was murdered by the employees of a cowshed located at Kosli, who later dumped the…
MP journalist burnt to death by mining mafia, three arrested
21-Jun-2015
Written by Vivek Deshpande | Nagpur | Updated: June 22, 2015 9:40 am A charred body, found near the railway tracks close to the station at Sindhi in Wardha district of Maharashtra has been identified as that of a former journalist who had been abducted from Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.…
One killed, 12 injured in clash between Dalits, Rajputs
21-Jun-2015
Press Trust of India | Ballia (UP) June 21, 2015 A 48-year-old Dalit man was killed and 12 others were injured in a clash between Rajputs and Dalits in Ubhaon area in the district, police said today. “Shyam Narain was killed when the two groups clashed over supremacy in Pallia village last night,” Additional Superintendent…
Tribes denied right to collect forest produce
21-Jun-2015
Forest dept. has not renewed licence of tribal coop. societies : The Forest Department’s refusal to renew the annual licence of 27 cooperative societies under the Kerala State Development Corporation for SC/ST Communities (KSDCSSC) to collect minor forest produce (MFP) has put to difficulty a large number of tribal beneficiaries in areas such as Attappady,…