Citizens for Justice and Peace
Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh accused of sexual harassment
03-Feb-2016
The woman claimed she has been engaged to Sardar for the past four years and alleged that he “mentally, physically and emotionally tortured” her. Written by Divya Goyal | Ludhiana | Updated: February 3, 2016 10:45 am An international hockey player of Indian origin has filed a police complaint against national team captain Sardar Singh…
IIMC student’s FB post against Dalits stirs disquiet
03-Feb-2016
Anuradha Raman NEW DELHI, February 3, 2016 The post comes in the wake of the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula and subsequent unrest in the University of Hyderabad. A Facebook post by a student of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) here targeting Dalits has led to disquiet on the campus, with administrative…
Hindu groups reject ASI’s staggered timing to pray at Bhojshala in Madhya Pradesh
03-Feb-2016
The district administration is now bracing for a tense Basant Panchmi. Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Published:February 3, 2016 3:51 am Hindu organisations have rejected the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) proposed arrangement of letting both Hindus and Muslims pray at Bhojshala in Dhar town of Madhya Pradesh on Basant Panchami on February…
Uproar over police assault: Two men who beat up protesters seen standing with police minutes before baton charge
03-Feb-2016
In an earlier video, the men were seen assaulting the student protesters even as police denied they were part of the force. Written by Mahender Singh Manral , Alok Singh | Delhi | Updated: February 3, 2016 7:53 am A new video of the Delhi Police beating students during a protest at the RSS headquarters…
12-year-old mentally unstable girl raped
03-Feb-2016
Arvind Walmiki @airwind05 The Shil Daighar police have launched a manhunt for the accused after it came to light that a 12-year-old mentally unstable girl was raped on Monday. The victim was returning home at Shil village in Shil Daighar in the afternoon when an unknown man allegedly raped her. When she did not return…
One arrested for killing Indore woman in Patna
03-Feb-2016
The man has admitted to his involvement and said he committed the crime in fit of rage following a heated argument. Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Published:February 3, 2016 2:49 am Eight days after a young woman from Indore was shot dead near Patna railway station, the city police on Tuesday claimed to…
Mehsana acid attack victim may lose vision
03-Feb-2016
Feb 03 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ashish Chauhan Ahmedabad: Kajal, the 17year-old victim of Monday’s acid attack in Mehsana, may fail to recover her vision. Dr M F Shaikh, head of plastic surgery in Civil Hospital expressed such concerns on Tuesday as the acid burns on the girl, currently in C-5 ward…
Kottayam: For ‘discriminating’ against Dalit woman scholar, professor removed
03-Feb-2016
The university also served a notice to Prof Nandakumar Kalarikkal to explain why severe action should not be taken against him. Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthpuram | Updated: February 3, 2016 2:36 am The Syndicate of Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam has decided to remove the head of a teaching department on charges of…
Abducted Jharkhand girls face porn-racket threat
03-Feb-2016
• 3 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Saurav Roy letters@hindustantimes.com RANCHI: Tribal girls trafficked from Jharkhand could be forced into pornography to cater to a global demand for their dark complexion, police and activists have said, highlighting the ordeal of thousands of women preyed upon by organised cartels in the state. Both police…
Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh accused of sexual harassment
03-Feb-2016
The woman claimed she has been engaged to Sardar for the past four years and alleged that he “mentally, physically and emotionally tortured” her. Written by Divya Goyal | Ludhiana | Updated: February 3, 2016 10:45 am An international hockey player of Indian origin has filed a police complaint against national team captain Sardar Singh…