Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rohith Vemula’s suicide exposes caste fault lines in Hyderabad University
22-Jan-2016
Kuruma Sangham president Y Mallesh said that Dattatreya was being unnecessarily targeted over Rohith’s suicide. Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Published:January 22, 2016 2:17 am The suicide of Rohith Vemula is beginning to fuel caste hostilities on the campus. After contending that Rohith was not an SC — a claim refuted by his…
Uber cab driver arrested for allegedly molesting woman journalist in Noida
22-Jan-2016
Jan 22, 2016 | PTI|Noida The woman journalist suspected that the cab driver was taking her through a wrong route. Noida: A woman journalist has accused an Uber cab driver of molesting her while she was on her way from Delhi to Noida on Wednesday night. The cab driver has been arrested. According to the…
Food for children in beef packaging, probe ordered
22-Jan-2016
State Women and Child Development Minister Anita Bhadel said it was only a “packaging mistake”. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh | Jaipur | Published:January 22, 2016 1:31 am A mistake by a self-help group created a scare in some villages in Bharatpur, when nutrition supplement under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) was distributed in discarded…
Pune: Teenager’s father alleges his son was burnt alive after he said he was Hindu
22-Jan-2016
On Thursday, members of Rathod’s Banjara community and Hindutva groups met senior police officers and threatened to launch an agitation on January 27 over the death. Written by Chandan Haygunde | Pune | Updated: January 22, 2016 10:49 am The death of a teenager who was set on fire by three people, including two brothers,…
Couple arrested for trafficking kids of poor parents, single moms
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai) Mumbai Mirror Bureau mirrorfeedback TWEETS @MumbaiMirror They would allegedly put the children up for adoption for their better upbringing in return for `donations’ for their two charitable trusts The Thane crime branch, in a joint operation with the Anti-Human Trafficking wing and the district child welfare unit, nabbed a…
Man beaten in custody: HC orders probe
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) In yet another case of violence in police custody wherein a sub inspec tor allegedly thrashed a 30-year old, a single bench of high court on Wednesday ordered the Assistant Commissioner of Police to inquire into the matter. The order comes following a petition filed by the victim, Vijay…
Modi as CM failed to protect Muslims…his Buddha model held in suspicion by Dalits:
21-Jan-2016
Shripal Sabnis Sabnis also said Dalits in the country were looking with suspicion at Modi’s “Gandhi-Buddha” model which he is parading worldwide. Written by MANOJ MORE | Pune | Published:January 21, 2016 5:17 am Shripal Sabnis, president of the 89th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan whose remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a row…
One killed as villagers clash with security personnel during raid on militant hideout in J&K
21-Jan-2016
Police said that the civilian Parvaz Ahmad Guroo, who was killed, was part of the mob that was involved in stone-pelting on the security forces. Written by Mir Ehsan | Srinagar | Updated: January 21, 2016 3:05 am Police said that the civilian Parvaz Ahmad Guroo, who was killed, was part of the mob that…
Rape case: Rajkot court reserves order on builder Ramani’s bail application
21-Jan-2016
Ramani’s lawyers, including advocate Lalit Shahi urged to the court of additional sessions judge MN Gadkari to grant their client protection against arrest as, they argued, the case of sexual assault was an attempt to settle old scores. By: Express News Service | Rajkot | Published:January 20, 2016 9:38 pm THE DISTRICT and sessions court…
Four of a family killed to ‘avenge woman’s murder’
21-Jan-2016
The police said Basko Tudu (45) killed the four to avenge the murder of his wife, who was killed by the elder brother of the victims’ family over allegations of witchcraft on January 15. By: Express News Service | Ranchi | Published:January 21, 2016 3:02 am Four members of a family were Wednesday hacked to…