Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
Now, vendors held for selling Urdu daily with Prophet toon
05-Feb-2015
Feb 06 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) The JJ Marg police late Wednesday night arrested two vendors for selling copies of the Urdu daily Avadhnama which had reproduced the cover of French weekly Charlie Hebdo with a Prophet Muhammad cartoon, reports Mateen Hafeez. A Sewri court released the duo on bail on Thursday…
Beef traders allege harassment by right-wing groups, go on strike
05-Feb-2015
Alleging harassment at the hands of activists of various right-wing groups, particularly since the BJP-led government came to power, beef traders here and in the entire western Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike from Thursday . “Our business is completely legal but on the grounds of sentiments and animal cruelty , activists of various right-wing…
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…
Church vandalized in Delhi, 5th attack in 2 months
02-Feb-2015
New delhi, Feb 02, 2015, PTI In the midst of Assembly election campaign, a church was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons today in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area in fifth such incident since November, sparking outrage among the Christian community. Police said the incident at St Alphonsa’s church took place around 1 AM and a…
VHP files petition seeking lifting of ban on Praveen Togadia’s entry in Bengaluru
02-Feb-2015
By: Press Trust of India | Bengaluru | Posted: February 4, 2015 9:30 pm | Updated: February 4, 2015 9:50 pm Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday said it has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking lifting of the ban on entry of its leader Praveen Togadia to attend a convention here from…
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…