Citizens for Justice and Peace
JNU students on strike to press release of union president Kanhaiya
15-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI): Jawaharlal Nehru University’s students went on strike on Monday to demand the release of JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested Friday on sedition charges for hosting an event at which anti-national slogans were raised. Kanhaiya, who was remanded to police custody for three days, is to be…
‘Innocent safe but guilty must beware’
15-Feb-2016
Monday, 15 February 2016 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/ Allahabad/ Srinagar Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the event at JNU campus in Delhi commemorating the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had received “support” from terror outfit LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition camp…
Angry Hindu activists stone RSS office over Bhojshala namaz
14-Feb-2016
TNN | Feb 14, 2016, 01.11 PM IST Indore: Hindu activists on Saturday pelted stones at RSS office at Trimurti Nagar of Dhar, in a protest against what they alleged was ‘a sellout of Bhojshala on Friday’. They accused the sangh leaders of facilitating the secret namaz at Bhojshala rooftop during Basant Panchami celebrations. Stray…
Deaf-mute rape accused moves HC for bail to marry survivor
14-Feb-2016
Feb 14 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad TNN The deaf and mute youth from Pachchham village near Dholera, Nagarbhai Anjara, who is accused of raping a similarly disabled girl, has moved Gujarat high court seeking bail on the ground so that he could marry the rape survivor and look after their child,…
Sabarkantha Rape Case – Victim’s friend may undergo DNA test
14-Feb-2016
Feb 14 2016 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad Mirror Bureau amfeedback@timesgroup in Tweets @ahmedabadmirror Needle of suspicion in rape of 14-yr-old, who underwent abortion last year, points at friend with whom she exchanged letters on V-Day last year There is a twist in the Sabarkantha rape case where a 14-year-old had undergone medical termination of her…
SRK’s Raees on hold over permission issue
14-Feb-2016
Feb 14 2016 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad Mirror Bureau amfeedback@timesgroup.in TWEETS @ahmedabadmirror Production house reportedly failed to secure Archaeological Survey of India’s green signal to shoot at Sarkhej Roza at night; shooting likely to resume today Shooting for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees hit a rough patch on Saturday after authorities from the Archaeological Sur…
Rohith suicide: SC panel summons Guntur Collector
14-Feb-2016
P. Samuel Jonathan GUNTUR, February 14, 2016 Collector and District Magistrate of Guntur Kantilal Dande has been summoned by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes in the case relating to the suicide of Rohit Vemula, a Dalit research scholar of the University of Hyderabad, on January 17. Mr. Dande is leaving for New Delhi to…
Bhojshala on Basant Panchami, the day after locals attack RSS office, leaders’ houses
14-Feb-2016
No one was injured in the stone-pelting that broke a few window panes but the attack led to tension in the town. Written by Milind Ghatwai | Dhar | Updated: February 14, 2016 1:55 am A day after they claimed victory for praying inside the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque during the time meant for namaz, houses…
Namazis taken to Bhojshala rooftop via ‘secret’ ladder
14-Feb-2016
Arif Mansuri, a former BJP functionary whose nephew was among those who offered namaz on the rooftop, said the administration had stocked up water bottles and fruits inside the dargah for the namazis. Written by Milind Ghatwai | Dhar | Updated: February 14, 2016 2:04 am The administration had moved nearly two dozen Muslims in…
Senior Assam police officer suspended for anti-Muslim rants on social media
14-Feb-2016
• 14 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Digambar Patowary letters@hindustantimes.com GUWAHATI: A senior Assam police officer was suspended on Saturday after he posted messages against Muslims on Facebook. The suspension comes in the midst of increasing politics over the Bangladeshi migrants’ issue as elections approach in the state. Anjan Bora, the deputy superintendent…