Citizens for Justice and Peace
500 people flee homes after riots in Faridabad
27-May-2015
Muslims take refuge in police station after being attacked by fellow villagers Azaan Javaid @AzaanJavaid New Delhi: More than 500 Muslim men, women and children have been taking refuge at Faridabad’s Balabgarh police station since Monday evening after being forced to flee from their homes in Attari village of the district in midst of violent…
Government ready to help in construction of Ram temple, says Union Minister Shripad Naik
26-May-2015
Naik’s statement came a day after the RSS and VHP pushed for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya By: Press Trust of India | Panaji | Published on:May 26, 2015 2:49 pm Union minister Shripad Naik today said the government is ready to aid the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. “The government is…
Hashimpura massacre: NHRC moves High Court for probe guidelines in custodial death cases
26-May-2015
Calling the 1987 massacre the “worst incident of targeted custodial killing by the police since Independence”, the NHRC application, sought the High Court’s permission to intervene in the appeal by the victims’ kin.
Bihar’s Muslims donate land for world’s largest Hindu temple
19-May-2015
IANS | May 19, 2015, 07.47 PM IST PATNA: Muslims in Bihar, in a stellar demonstration of communal harmony, have donated land to help build the world’s largest Hindu temple which will have the capacity to seat a staggering 20,000 people. “Muslims have not only donated land, they have also provided land at a nominal…
Minor girl, her Dalit lover lynched in Bihar
15-May-2015
Gaya: A minor girl and her Dalit married lover were lynched and their bodies set on fire allegedly by her family members at Ametha in this district, police said on Thursday. “The victims, identified as Parvati Devi (15) and Jairam Manjhi (25), were residents of the same village and were in love. Manjhi was already…
Road signs with Muslim names defaced, Hindu outfit says we did it
15-May-2015
Outfit president Rajinder Singh said around 17 members, in three teams, carried out the “operation” . Written by Sarah Hafeez | New Delhi | Published on:May 15, 2015 1:47 am Signages of roads named after Muslim personalities such as Emperor Akbar and Firozshah, among others, were found defaced late Wednesday. The names have been blackened…
Muslim families allege forced eviction
14-May-2015
BERHAMPUR, May 14, 2015 Staff Reporter Sixteen poor Muslim families in Berhampur have accused the authorities of forced displacement from the area where they have been living for 35 years without any rehabilitation measures. They have also approached the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), southern division, regarding this. Local unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has…
Dalit asks for wages, gets beaten up
14-May-2015
Special Correspondent Mumbai, May 14, 2015 A Dalit youth in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad district was beaten up in full public view by a dominant caste landowner after the former asked for wages due to his family. The incident took place on Monday in Sarola village. Raju Dhaktode (21), whose father worked as labourer in the fields…
Girl annuls child marriage; panchayat slaps fine
12-May-2015
Jodhpur, May 12, 2015 (PTI) A girl’s decision to annul her marriage which was solemnised in her infancy has invited the wrath of the village panchayat which has slapped a hefty fine of Rs 16 lakh and banished the family from the community. Santadevi Meghwal, belonging to Rohichan Khurd village in Luni tehsil here, decided…
Will build Ram temple in Ayodhya: Shankaracharya
12-May-2015
PTI New Delhi, | 13 May, 2015 Taking a dig at the BJP government, Hindu religious leaders on Tuesday said they will construct Ram temple at the “Lord’s birthplace” in Ayodhya without any political assistance if the Supreme Court gives order in their favour. The statement came in the wake of Union Home Minister Rajnath…