Citizens for Justice and Peace
RSS Man Inder Kapahy Joins UGC
05-Feb-2015
New Delhi:A founding member of NDTF, Kapahy fought against Delhi University’s 4-year undergrad course The human resource development ministry has appointed as a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Inder Mohan Kapahy , a long-time member of RSS and founding member of the National Democratic Teachers’ Front that led a successful fight against…
Debt-ridden Maharashtra farmer kills self
05-Feb-2015
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), 05 February, 2015 A debt-ridden farmer from a village in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region climbed on a lit pyre and committed suicide Wednesday, the second such incident since November last year, an activist said here Thursday. Anandrao S. Pandagle, 45, a resident of Bhambh village, is survived by his wife and three teenaged daughters,…
Karnataka High Court upholds ban on Praveen Togadia
05-Feb-2015
Bengaluru, Feb 06, 2015, DHNS: The Karnataka High Court today upheld Bangaluru police commissioner’s order on banning entry of VHP leader Praveen Togadia into Bengaluru. He was to take part in Virat Hindu Samajotsava, which will be held at National College grounds on February 8. Advocate General (AG) Ravivarma Kumar on Thursday had submitted to…
Only asked Hindu women to have 4 children, not 40 puppies, says BJP’s Sadhvi Prachi
02-Feb-2015
Express News Service | Posted: February 2, 2015 2:33 pm In what is likely to trigger fresh headache for the ruling BJP, its leader Sadhvi Prachi said at a public gathering that she only asked Hindu women to produce 4 children, not 40 puppies. Her statement, made reportedly at a gathering organised by the Vishwa…
Muzaffarnagar riots: Statement of DM recorded
02-Feb-2015
Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar, 02 February: The inquiry commission probing the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots has recorded the statement of the then District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma who asserted that authorities had effectively controlled the violence. The one-man inquiry commission of Justice (retd) Vishnu Sahai yesterday recorded the statement of Muzaffarnagar DM Kaushal Raj Sharma…
Hindu Rashtra: BJP chief refuses comment
02-Feb-2015
Varghese K. George & Gargi Parsai Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Sunday refused to comment on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement that India was a Hindu Rashtra. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu the BJP president said: “You can ask as many times as you want. But I will not…
VHP re-conversion drive in Odisha Staff Reporter
02-Feb-2015
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has planned up a ‘re-conversion’ drive in all parts of Odisha in the coming months along with efforts to increase its number of members, especially in rural areas. This came to fore during a VHP conference held in Berhampur on Sunday. The VHP and its youth wing Bajrang Dal have planned…
Adalaj clash: 22 injured, 119 held
02-Feb-2015
Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK 2 SRP Companies Deployed To Ensure Peace Police have deployed additional force in Adalaj after members of two communities came to blows over a petty issue on Saturday night. On Sunday , the police arrested 119 people, including members of both communities, and have deployed two companies of State Reserve Police…
Tension in Muzaffarnagar as 4 Muslim boys booked
02-Feb-2015
Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | Posted: February 2, 2015 1:03 am Tension flared up at Kasampur village in Muzaffarnagar after four Muslim boys allegedly harassed a minor Hindu Dalit girl while she was on way home from school. The miscreants allegedly also thrashed the victim’s cousin when he tried to intervene. Heavy police…
Church allegedly vandalised in South
02-Feb-2015
Delhi’s Vasant Kunj By: Press Trust of India | Posted: February 2, 2015 10:47 am | Updated: February 2, 2015 10:55 am A church was allegedly vandalised by some unidentified persons today in Vasant Kunj area of South Delhi. The incident took place around 1 am. Police said that prayer items kept in the church…