Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
Maha woman stripped, raped, beaten; cops book 14
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmednagar: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly stripped by a group of men, raped by one of them and beaten up by some women at a village in the district, police said on Wednesday . Police have booked 14 people after an FIR was lodged by the…
‘Consensual video’ shot by lovers fell into wrong hands
21-Jan-2016
Mohammad Ali Kalawda Kala (Muzaffarnagar), January 21, 2016 Muzaffarnagar village is tense and locals are scared of fresh communal violence. The video which BJP leaders in Muzaffarnagar alleged was the “rape video” of a Jat woman by a local Muslim man, is actually a consensual sex video, shot by the lovers — Irshad and the…
15 Dalit Christians ‘re-converted’ in ‘ghar wapsi’ ceremony
21-Jan-2016
Staff Reporter VELLORE, January 21, 2016 Fifteen Dalit Christians belonging to five families were ‘re-converted’ to Hinduism at a ‘ghar wapsi’ (homecoming) ceremony near Latheri, Katpadi on Tuesday evening. The ceremony, organised by Hindu Munnani, Vellore, was conducted at an Amman temple in Chengimottur. Residents of Adi Dravidar Colony The five families were residents of…
ABVP leader wants fair probe, denies he lied about assault
21-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (PTI): Nandanam Susheel Kumar, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad leader who has been accused of abetting the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, on Thursday demanded a “fair” inquiry and rejected claims that he had lied about being assaulted by Rohit and other members of Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) at Hyderabad…
Dalit student death:ABVP leader demands fair probe, denies he lied about assault
21-Jan-2016
Hyderabad, Jan 21, 2016, (PTI) ABVP leader Nandanam Susheel Kumar, who has been accused of abetting suicide of dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, today demanded a “fair” inquiry and rejected claims that he had lied about being assaulted by Rohith and other members Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) at Hyderabad University. “Reasons for Rohit Vemula’s suicide…
Journalist assaulted by Gujarat riot convict
21-Jan-2016
Jan 21, 2016 – Souvik Mitra | New Delhi A former TV journalist was allegedly assaulted by a convict of the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case in Gujarat when she had gone to interview him at his Ahmedabad house on Wednesday evening. Former NDTV journalist Revati Laul, who has been living in Ahmedabad for over…