Citizens for Justice and Peace
IIT-Madras bans a students’ body that criticised Narendra Modi, his policies and saffronization
29-May-2015
APSC was created as an independent student body in April 2014 by a group of students to promote Ambedkar–Periyar thoughts and to initiate debates on socio-economic-political issues and culture within academic fraternity. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Updated: May 29, 2015 12:37 pm The Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a student association in…
Ballabhgarh Communal Tension: Homes torched, 150 Muslims seek shelter at a Haryana police station
29-May-2015
The violence in Atali began Monday evening, the flashpoint of a five-year dispute over the construction of a mosque. It’s almost midnight but sleep doesn’t come easy to 150 Muslims at the Ballabhgarh City police station. Their homes burnt, their neighbours now foes, they have nowhere to go. The police station is the only shelter…
Stop ambulance named after Ishrat: ‘Threat’ calls to driver
28-May-2015
Since Sunday, driver Wasim Qureshi (35) has not dared to take out the charitable ambulance he drives in Thane district’s Muslim-dominated Mumbra area. Qureshi and social worker Munna Sahim have reportedly received over 40 calls since Sunday asking why they named an ambulance after a “terrorist”. The first call reportedly came on Sunday. The callers…
Relief & rehabilitation elude Kalyannagar Muslim families
28-May-2015
Construction work for their relocation stalled over green nod, rental compensation yet to be cleared by civic body Vadodara | Published on:May 28, 2015 4:40 am For the displaced Muslim families of Kalyannagar, who have been promised in-situ relocation instead of Sayajipura and Kalali and monthly rental compensation of Rs 3,000, the prolonged wait seems…
Ballabhgarh Communal Tension: Fear rules village after axe attack on Muslim farmer
28-May-2015
Most Muslims in Atali homeless, still camping at police station Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | New Delhi | Published on:May 28, 2015 1:25 am A 60-year-old Muslim man was allegedly hacked with axes on Wednesday afternoon as sporadic episodes of communal violence at Atali village continued two days after the rioting that left at least…
Hindu woman wants to marry Muslim, sent to Nari Niketan
28-May-2015
The court said there was nothing in the police report to justify apprehension of a law and order situation, although people from two religions were involved. Written by Prashant Pandey | Allahabad | Published on:May 28, 2015 12:17 am The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of a woman from the Nari Niketan…
Muslim girl alleges she was denied flat for her religion in Mumbai
27-May-2015
She said that either the brokers did not show her the flats or asked her not to move in just because she is a Muslim. By: ANI | Mumbai | Updated: May 27, 2015 1:56 pm A girl named Misbah Qadri was allegedly denied occupation of a flat in Mumbai’s Sanghvi Heights society just for…
RSS unit moots all-India beef ban, tells Muslims to appeal for a law
27-May-2015
Dhaval Kulkarni @dhavalkulkarni While the Maharashtra government’s ban on the slaughter of bulls has led to controversy, the Sangh Parivar is mooting a nationwide law to proscribe cow slaughter. Speaking to dna during his visit to Mumbai, senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar, who is the chief Margadarshak (guide) of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) —…
`Ayodhya off-limits for Islam, build nothing for Babur’
27-May-2015
May 27 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Deeptiman Tiwary New Delhi: No Islamic structure should come up within the `cultural boundary’ of Ayodhya (involving six districts in UP) nor should any structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur be erected anywhere in India, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has said in a…
Ballabgarh Communal Tension: Their houses set on fire, Muslims flee village
27-May-2015
Evidence of the hasty exodus everywhere. Almost no house is locked and many still have fans running a day after the violence Written by Aniruddha Ghosal | Atali (ballabgarh) | Updated: May 27, 2015 8:30 am The violence may have lasted a little over an hour on Monday evening. But that was enough to make…