Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ram temple can only be built in Ayodhya, not Pak: Giriraj Singh
20-Feb-2016
Singh had courted controversy before 2014 polls by saying that critics of then PM candidate Narendra Modi should leave India and go to Pakistan. By: Express News Service | Patna | Published:February 20, 2016 4:09 am Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said that if Ram temple is constructed it will be only in “Ayodhya,…
Kanhaiya was badly beaten up, Supreme Court told
19-Feb-2016
Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, February 19, 2016 “We could have been beaten black and blue. We barely escaped with our lives,” senior advocate Rajeev Dhawan told the Supreme Court on Thursday. He was recounting the “atmosphere of terror” at the Patiala House court complex on Wednesday as a mob dressed in lawyer’s black robes unleashed…
Girl hit for asking more of mid-day meal, father killed for protesting
19-Feb-2016
Bihar schools finding it hard to meet demand at Rs 3.86 per child per day; education official says poor parents also send along siblings to school for free meals. Written by Santosh Singh | Gokhlapur (araria) | Published:February 19, 2016 3:08 am With just Rs 3.86 allocated per day per child at government primary schools…
Teachers, students stop ABVP rally from entering JU campus
19-Feb-2016
The rally was taken out a day after BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha had said that JU students should be “beaten up” for indulging in anti-national activities in the name of protests against the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Written by Arshad Ali , Premankur Biswas | Kolkata | Published:February 19, 2016 12:11 am…
Political activist held for abusing women journos
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: A political activist, Arvind Sawant, and a bouncer with a private security company, Kiran Kumar, were arrested by the Sion police after they allegedly abused, manhandled and passed lewd comments at two women journalists at the Sion hospital on Thursday. The police said the journalists…
Man arrested for raping minor cousin, getting her pregnant
19-Feb-2016
• 19 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: The Cuffe Parade police on Thursday arrested a 22-yearold man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his 16-yearold cousin after promising to marry her. The police said the accused has been assaulting the girl for more than three months. She found out she…
Demand for extra helping of ‘khichdi’ gets girl thrashed, father killed
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • Gokhlapur (Araria) Few months ago, her brother was pushed off the school’s terrace when he asked for an extra helping of food. Though Bihar government has bestowed state-run primary and secondary schools with mid-day meal services, the scenario isn’t all that rosy – children for whom…
Girl, 3, raped by youth in Chhattisgarh village
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • Raipur A three-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by a youth in a Chhattisgarh village, the police said on Thursday. The incident took place in Buta Kosa village under Ambagarh police station in Rajnandgaon district on Thursday, the investigating officer said. According to the FIR lodged…
JNU row: Teachers union warns of protest
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • mumbai The All India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (AIFUCTO) has warned the Cente of a nationwide protest by teachers, students and staff if the JNU issue is not resolved at the earliest. The union has also asked the government to justify its action…
Kanhaiya Kumar’s father refuses security, slams RSS, BJP
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19, 2016 | • PTI | • Begusarai (Bihar) JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar’s father on Thursday refused to accept security at his home here and alleged that his son was “punished” by BJP and RSS for defeating their candidate in the students’ union elections. “We politely urged the policemen to go back as we…