Citizens for Justice and Peace
Problem with campus politics
26-Jan-2016
Tuesday, 26 January 2016 | Meera Ramachandran | in Oped Rohith Vemula’s suicide should compel us to debate if universities and colleges should allow students to group themselves under labels that reflect political affiliations or caste, religious and community identities While there have been many suspensions, many suicides, irrespective of class and caste by students…
Muslim group backs Hindu women over Shani temple row
26-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 26, 2016 (IANS) A Muslim women’s group on Tuesday came out in support of women’s entry into the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra,charging “male-dominated bodies” which run shrines with bias. The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan said it supports demands by Hindu women to be allowed to enter the chabutra or sanctum sanctorum…
Dalit scholar suicide: More than 10 booked for rioting at rally
26-Jan-2016
• 26 Jan 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: Charges- of atrocity and rioting have been invoked by the Dharavi police against those allegedly involved in disrupting a rally organised on Sunday to condemn the death of Dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula. The complainant Ramesh Jaiswar, 38, alleged t he accused…
Day after clash, protesters and RSS activists file counter complaints at Dharavi police station
26-Jan-2016
According to the students, the police was initially reluctant to file a case. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:January 26, 2016 1:01 am An FIR has been registered against at least a dozen people, allegedly belonging to a Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) shakha in Dharavi, under sections of atrocities Act after they clashed…
Dalit scholar death: ‘Chalo HCU’ protest today
25-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 25, 2016, (PTI) An indefinite fast launched by a fresh batch seven students over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula continued in the Hyderabad Central University here for the second day even as agitators called for a ‘Chalo HCU’ protest march to press their demands. The stir resumed yesterday after the previous…
VHP meeting steers clear of temple in Ayodhya, focuses on Ram Mahotsav
25-Jan-2016
Written by Lalmani Verma | Lucknow | Published:January 25, 2016 12:25 am It decided to distribute posters of the proposed design of the Ram temple and saffron flags carrying its photographs during the event. DAYS AFTER Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) national working president Pravin Togadia had said that the organisation will not initiate any movement…
More to Rohith Vemula’s suicide note
25-Jan-2016
Suresh Krishnamoorthy HYDERABAD, January 25, 2016 If the suicide note was considered important, portions of the scratched-out content appear to be of more importance now. Rohith Vemula, who took the extreme step, probably got disillusioned, if one were to go by the words he had scratched out. “The Ambedkar Students Association, the Students Federation of…
Hyd scholar suicide: `RSS men’ thrash protesting students
25-Jan-2016
Jan 25 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: TNN College students protesting against the suicide of Hyderabad Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Dharavi claimed they were beaten up by RSS members on Sunday. A mob gheroed the local police station in the evening. According to a student, 200 of them had taken out…
Six youths arrested for 2 ‘rapes’ at Fort Kochi
25-Jan-2016
One accused allegedly recorded both assaults to blackmail victims Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Published:January 25, 2016 1:54 am Six youths and two minors were held over the weekend for alleged involvement in two different rape cases at a homestay in Fort Kochi. Six youths and two minors were held over the weekend…
3 girls commit suicide in Tamil Nadu, blaming college, high fees
25-Jan-2016
The bodies of the three were found in a well near the college. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Updated: January 25, 2016 6:39 am THREE girl students of SVS Yoga Medical College at Kallakurichi near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu committed suicide on Saturday evening accusing the administration of charging excess fees and “torture”,…