Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
NREGA set to hit new low in targets
01-Feb-2015
Written by Ruhi Tewari | New Delhi | Posted: February 1, 2015 1:46 am As the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) enters its 10th year on Monday, data shows households have been provided employment for just a little over one third of the mandated 100 days so far this financial year on…
Muslim couple marries off adopted Hindu daughter
19-Jan-2015
A Muslim couple performed the marriage of a Hindu girl on the premises of Ramjanki temple, situated on the banks of Narmada river at Budhni ghat in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh. Anup Dutta Bhopal, January 19, 2015 | UPDATED 10:53 IS At a time when the two main communities in the country lose no…
Communal riots in Somnath, six injured
26-Nov-2014
The usually bustling temple town of Somnath remained tense on Tuesday after heavy rioting broke out between members of two communities in Prabhas Patan, some two kilometres away . Rampaging mobs torched several vehicles and ransacked shops in the morning, forcing shopkeepers to down their shutters. At least six persons, including two police constables, were…
Muzaffarnagar riots: Victims refuse to return to villages
26-Nov-2014
Muzaffarnagar (UP), 26 November: More than 180 families, which were displaced in last year’s riots, have refused to return to their villages in neighbouring Shamli district. A team of the forest department had gone to the riot victim camps and appealed to the families to return to their native places as they had illegally established…
Bajrang Dal forces Victoria statues out of Agra park
18-Nov-2014
Bajrang Dal in Agra is keen to erase every trace of colonial rule from the city. Days after their protest on the “central location“ of three of the century-old Queen Victoria statues, the local administration quietly removed them from Paliwal Park, in the heart of the city, to the backyard of the Agra Municipal Corporation’s…
ABVP disrupts `love jihad’ event at Lucknow University
16-Nov-2014
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Saturday disrupted an All India Students’ Association (AISA) event here, against `Love Jihad’. They created a ruckus and manhandled female guests, including CPI-ML politburo member Kavita Krishnan. The AISA began its convention titled `Prem se darr kisko’ around noon at Lucknow University . Minutes after Krishnan started speaking,…
Clash between locals and cops in sensitive old Vadodara
14-Nov-2014
Express News Service | Vadodara | Posted: November 14, 2014 4:49 am The old city area of Vadodara witnessed a clash between some locals and cops on night patrol close to midnight on Thursday, resulting in police firing one round in the air and several tear gas shells. According to eye-witnesses, the clash began when…
Trilokpuri teen, who was shot, out of ICU
07-Nov-2014
Arjun, the 15-year-old boy who was shot in the jaw during crossfire between rioters and police in the Trilokpuri clashes, is out of danger after a successful surgery. However, his family said he is paralysed on one side. Doctors said he will be cured though the treatment will take some time. Arjun was critical when…