Citizens for Justice and Peace
Muslims Help Hindus To Organise Mata Kheer Bhawani Fair In Jammu And Kashmir.
15-Jun-2015
Now, That’s India For You! Mugdha Kapoor June 15, 2015 India is a country of many religions, it is culturally diverse and its strength lies in its diversity. The many traditions, customs, languages, scripts, dialects make one nation, that is – India. This unity in diversity was at display in J&K when at an annual…
Ex dalit sarpanch in Morena continues protest in hospital
15-Jun-2015
TNN | Jun 15, 2015, 12.44PM IST BHOPAL: Former woman dalit sarpanch of Purawas Kalan, a small village in Morena district, continued her agitation in government hospital at district headquarter on Sunday despite her arrest and forced feeding on June 12 following her three-day fast unto death. She has been demanding construction of a school…
Scars of Police Torture Haunt TN Dalit
14-Jun-2015
Youth as CB-CID Goes Slow on Probe By Express News Service Published: 14th June 2015 06:00 AM CHENNAI: Nearly nine months have passed but the scars of police torture continue to haunt Poovarasan as CB-CID is allegedly going slow on the case after filing an FIR directed by Madras High Court. Poovarasan, a Dalit youth,…
Kerala: Bishop accuses Hindu outfit of love jihad by abducting Catholic girls from Christian faith
14-Jun-2015
Idukki diocese Bishop Mathew Anikuzhikkattil said the Catholic believers should oppose the inter-caste marriage, although the government is promoting it. A Catholic bishop in Kerala on Saturday said Christian girls were being “abducted by love jihad” which, he claimed, was being carried out by Hindu outfit Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam. Addressing a meeting…
Ambedkar statue vandalised; Dalits protest
14-Jun-2015
Phagwara, June 15, 2015 A statue of B. R. Ambedkar was allegedly vandalised at village Palahi near here on Sunday, sparking protests by Dalits who blocked roads at many places in the district. The statue’s raised arm was found twisted and damaged in a park at village Palahi, the police said. Protesting against the incident,…
Beef ban hits Dharavi leather traders hard
14-Jun-2015
Over the past three months, Haji Farookh, a third-generation leather trader has seen his business endure noticeable shifts. His godown, crammed with animal hide not too long ago, is almost vacant, while his labour force has shrunk from six to one. Since the BJP-led government in Maharashtra banned the slaughter of bulls and bullocks, there…
Govt’s help for child labourers: Not a penny in 12 years
14-Jun-2015
Govt deposits Rs29.75 lakh in 18 years against Rs12.58 crore it should have Gandhinagar: While the Gujarat government has been making tall claims about its child welfare initiatives during the school enrollment drives and on other such occasions, it has not contributed even a single rupee for the welfare of child labourers freed from violators…
Two Dalits killed over Rs 4 in Allahabad
13-Jun-2015
Four persons have been arrested and security personnel have been deployed in Mohiuddipur village. By: Express News Service | Allahabad | Published on:June 13, 2015 2:38 am An argument over Rs 4 led to a clash in Allahabad’s Ghoorpur area Friday, leaving two Dalits dead and three injured, police said. The victims’ family retaliated by…
Ban on Godse movie
12-Jun-2015
Our Special Correspondent Mumbai, June 11: A Pune court today banned the release of a film on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse. The order came on a PIL #filed last year by a Pune-based activist, Hemant Patil. The order was passed ex parte by civil magistrate K.M. Pingle, as the defendants did not appear before…
Hand over Kashi, Mathura, Ayodhya to Hindus, says Ashok Singhal
11-Jun-2015
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal on Wednesday appealed to the Muslim community to “hand over” Kashi, Mathura and Ayodhya to Hindus for “love and amicable atmosphere” in the society. Addressing a programme where Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was also present, Mr. Singhal said: “I again appeal to the Muslim community to hand…