Citizens for Justice and Peace
Two held for ‘suicide’ of Chennai students
26-Jan-2016
• 26 Jan 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • KV Lakshmana klakshmana@hindustantimes.com CHENNAI: The district administration and police in Villupuram stuck to the suicide theory on Monday and arrested the chairman’s son and the administrator of the private medical college where three girl students allegedly committed suicide, even as the parents of the girls maintained…
Dalit sarpanch seeks police protection for flag hoisting
26-Jan-2016
Jan 26 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Dalit sarpanch seeks police protection for flag hoisting Ashish Chauhan Ahmedabad:Even as the country celebrates the spirit of equality and fraternity on Republic Day on Tuesday , Chandu Makwana, a Dalit sarpanch of Nortol village in Mehsana faces threat to his life if he attempts to…
Dalit sarpanch faces social boycott in village
26-Jan-2016
Jan 26 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK The dalit sarpanch of Nortol village in Kheralu taluka of Mehsana district, has allegedly been facing a social boycott by villagers after he refused to withdraw cases against members of the Thakor community , against whom he had lodged FIRs for attacking…
Akshay joins `no-intolerance’ brigade, Aamir does U-turn
26-Jan-2016
Jan 26 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) MumbaiJaipur Was Born Here, Will Die Here, Says Khan Bollywood star Aamir Khan came under fresh attack for his “intolerance“ comments on Monday with actor Akshay Kumar saying “ups and downs“ happen in every country and one should not start making “bold“ statements. Later, Aamir did…
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”,…
TN college sealed after furore over suicide of three medical students
25-Jan-2016
• 25 Jan 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • KV Lakshmana klakshmana@hindustantimes.com THE PARENTS ALLEGED THAT IT IS A CASE OF MURDER, BUT THE STATE POLICE HAVE REGISTERED A CASE OF SUICIDE AND STARTED INVESTIGATION CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday sealed a private medical college in Villupuram after huge protests by parents of…
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…