Citizens for Justice and Peace
Man booked for rape threat to journalist on Twitter in Mumbai
18-Feb-2016
The journalist alerted the police on their Twitter handle @MumbaiPolice and was directed to the Azad Maidan police station, where the FIR was registered. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:February 18, 2016 1:49 am Journalists took out a march to protest the violence against reporters on court premises in Delhi. The Mumbai Police…
Rape in hospital ICU: Accused identified, arrest in 24 hours, say police
18-Feb-2016
The FIR was registered under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation); no case of negligence was registered against hospital authorities. Written by Sarah Hafeez | Bahadurgarh | Updated: February 18, 2016 9:27 am The man who allegedly raped a 23-year-old in the ICU of a private hospital in Bahadurgarh last week has been…
Muzaffarnagar: Eyewitness in sister’s gangrape case killed
18-Feb-2016
Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | Updated: February 18, 2016 9:02 am A 25-year-old man, who was also an eyewitness to the gangrape of his sister last year, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Meerapur police station area of Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday, police said. His family lodged a police complaint against eight people,…
Kerala RSS worker’s killing: Police identify 20 suspects, but yet to establish ‘political rivalry’
18-Feb-2016
According to the Kannur SP, while the family had named only eight people, police investigation indicated the involvement of 20 people. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Kannur | Published:February 18, 2016 3:16 am Two days after an RSS worker was hacked to death at his house in Pappinissery, Kannur, police said they have identified 20…
Video of two naked teens getting beaten on local goes viral
18-Feb-2016
dna correspondent @dna A shocking video of two unknown and naked teenagers getting beaten mercilessly in a compartment of a local train went viral on social media on Wednesday, leaving the Government Railway Police (GRP) baffled. Immediately after the video went viral, the GRP launched an inquiry to ascertain the facts about the incident. In…
2-yr-old asking for food slapped by teacher in UP, loses hearing
18-Feb-2016
Feb 18 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Agra: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A two-and-a-half-yearold boy lost his hearing after he was allegedly slapped by a teacher for asking for food at his older siblings’ school during a midday meal service.Doctors have confirmed that the minor has suffered “at least partial loss of hearing“ after…
Students refuse to appear before JNU panel, teachers demand more members
18-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 18, 2016, (PTI) JNU teachers have questioned the “scope” of the university probe panel inquiring into the raising of alleged anti-national slogans on campus and demanded that more members should be included into the high-level committee. The members of the students council, who have been asked to appear before the committee, have…
http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/jnu-faculty-divided-over-boycott-classes-505
17-Feb-2016
JNU faculty divided over boycott of classes Feb 17, 2016 – SHASHI BHUSHAN | • New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University’s ongoing protest against the arrest of students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar has not only divided political parties, but also caused a rift among some 700 JNU faculty members. One group of teachers, led by the…
http://www.asianage.com/india/jnu-controversy-lawyer-disrupts-sc-proceedings-chants-vande-mataram-661
17-Feb-2016
JNU controversy: Lawyer disrupts SC proceedings, chants ‘Vande Mataram’ Feb 17, 2016 | • Age Correspondent | • New Delhi After the incident, SC limited the number of people to be allowed inside the courtroom for hearing. The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the number of people present in the courtroom as a lawyer tried…
NBA condemns Delhi assault on journos
17-Feb-2016
Feb 17 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai) The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) condemned the assault by lawyers and others on journalists and cameramen, especially women journalists, who were reporting from the Patiala House Court on Monday. The incident happened when the president of the JNU Students Union, Kanaiya Kumar, was being produced in the court on…