Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rohith not a Dalit, says intel report
28-Jan-2016
Jan 28 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bharti Jain New Delhi: A secret intelligence report has claimed that both the grandmother and mother of Rohith Vemula, a Hyderabad Central University research scholar who recently committed suicide, have declared the family’s caste as Vaddera, which is a backward caste and not part of the…
Now, women seek entry into Haji Ali dargah
28-Jan-2016
Several activists belonging to Muslim women groups held placards demanding entry for females into the sanctum sanctorum of the historic dargah, which receives hundreds of devotees everyday. By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: January 28, 2016 10:17 pm Muslim women on Thursday staged a protest demanding entry into a restricted area of the Haji Ali…
Two villagers refused to eat mithai served by Dalit student, booked
28-Jan-2016
The duo refused to touch mithai after Sumant Ahirwar, a Dalit student brought it from a room as directed by a school teacher. Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Published:January 28, 2016 12:34 pm Two upper caste villagers refused to eat mithai (sweets) during a function at a school on the occasion of the…
BJP leader held for alleged cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh, gets expelled from party
28-Jan-2016
The BJP expelled Anwar Mev alias Anna, who was associated with its minority cell, from the party after the police recovered beef from his house Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | Updated: January 28, 2016 10:55 am A BJP leader and his four relatives were held for allegedly slaughtering a cow at his home…
Bihar: Cops sent to raze illegal temple attacked
28-Jan-2016
Local RJD leader S K Nirala, who reportedly built the Basudev temple that blocks a road, has been arrested. By: Express News Service | Patna | Published:January 28, 2016 2:40 am Bihar’s Hajipur town was tense on Tuesday evening after a crowd attacked a police party that had gone to demolish an illegally constructed temple…
3 BJP men involved in Dadri lynching, will reveal names if PM Modi asks: Mulayam Singh Yadav
28-Jan-2016
The SP chief, however, didn’t take the names of the Bisara village in Dadri area of Gautam Budh Nagar or the victim 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq who was killed by a mob on September 28. By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Published:January 28, 2016 1:46 am More than four months after a man was lynched…
Dalit sarpanch skips flag hoisting
28-Jan-2016
Jan 28 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ashish Chauhan Ahmedabad: The dalit sarpanch of Nortol village of Kheralu taluka in Mehsana who sought enhanced police protection for the flag hoisting ceremony on Republic Day af ter being threatened by mem bers of the Thakor communi ty, refrained from attending the event as he…
This businessman is wedded to a cause
28-Jan-2016
Jan 28 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Palanpur: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Jitubhai Invited 18,000 Widows To Bless His Son’s Marriage Inviting widows to auspicious functions is still conside red a taboo, more so in ru ral areas. But Mehsa na-based businessman, Jitendra Patel, trashes these parochial beliefs with contempt. On Wednesday, Patel, bet…
6 found guilty in Bengal gang-rape case, 2 acquitted
28-Jan-2016
Kolkata, Jan 28, 2016, DHNS: Mamata had accused victim’s family of having Maoist links Nearly three years after a 21-year-old college girl was gang-raped and murdered at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, a Sessions Court in Kolkata on Thursday pronounced six accused in the case guilty, setting the argument for quantum of punishment on Friday.…
Dalit scholar alleges harassment at JNU
28-Jan-2016
Staff Reporter NEW DELHI, January 28, 2016 : A Dalit research scholar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has alleged that he was discriminated against on the basis of his caste, forcing him to threaten suicide. The scholar, who wished to remain anonymous, was awarded a five-year fellowship in 2011 to complete his Ph.D from…