Citizens for Justice and Peace
After 400 years, temple opens doors to Dalits
16-Jan-2016
Jan 16 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Kautilya Singh Dehradun: TNN For nearly 400 years, Dalits and women, all in the name of “tradition“, had been barred from entering the famous Parsuram temple in Garhwal’s Jaunsar Bawar region. All that is set to change now with the management of the Parsuram temple announcing…
`Gaurakshaks’ assault Muslim couple on train
16-Jan-2016
Jan 16 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bhopal: TIMES NEWS NETWORK GRP Cop Rescues Woman From Vigilantes In MP Several members of Gauraksha Samiti raided Go akhpur-Mumbai Kushinagar Express at Khirkiya railway tation in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday , suspect ng some passengers of carry ng beef, and assaulted a…
Ram Madhav takes a dig at Aamir Khan
15-Jan-2016
Jan 15 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) New Delhi: TIMES NEWS NETWORK BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday urged those who had returned awards to protest against the alleged rise in intolerance, to consider the impact of such acts on the country’s image. Madhav told reporters the BJP would honour the…
Muslim couple on train beaten in MP, bags searched over beef suspicion
15-Jan-2016
Police have arrested two members of the Gauraksha Samiti — identified as Hemant Rajput and Santosh — who claimed they acted on a tip-off about beef being transported by some passengers. Written by Milind Ghatwai Bhopal Updated: Jan 15, 2016, 8:26 A MUSLIM couple was among passengers assaulted by at least seven members of the…
Ram Madhav takes dig at Aamir Khan: Preach to wife about nation’s prestige
15-Jan-2016
Ram Madhav said, “It will not work that you preach to an autowallah how the country’s prestige has to be saved, but not tell the same to your own wife.” By: PTI New Delhi Updated: Jan 15, 2016, 11:11 BJP leader Ram Madhav Thursday denounced actor Aamir Khan’s remarks on “intolerance”, saying he should not…
After Bengal, Ghulam Ali to perform in Kerala; Shiv Sena burns effigy in protest
15-Jan-2016
Sena had demanded cancellation of the event against the backdrop of the terror strike at Pathankot IAF base. Written by Shaju Philip Thiruvananthapuram Updated: Jan 15, 2016, 3:32 Congress government in Kerala on Thursday accorded a reception for Pakistani ghazal mastreo Ustad Ghulam Ali who would stage concerts in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode in the next…
Malda violence: Four key suspects yet to be questioned
15-Jan-2016
While 11 people have been arrested for the January 3 violence, police said they have not got any significant information from the accused. Written by Arshad Ali Malda Published:Jan 15, 2016, 2:24 ELEVEN DAYS after the violence at Kaliachak police station in Malda district, police are yet to make any substantial progress in cracking the…
Fatehpur tense after clashes during Makar Sankranti procession
15-Jan-2016
Circle Officer (CO), Fatehpur city, Poornendu Singh said that the clash happened as members of the Hindu community were taking out their annual procession through the town. By: Express News Service Lucknow Updated: Jan 15, 2016, 2:25 Tension gripped Jahanabad town in Fatehpur district after members of two communities clashed during a procession on Makar…
Muzaffarnagar tense after rape victim commits suicide
15-Jan-2016
Mohammad Ali Meerut, January 15, 2016 Police fear issue may take a communal turn; security in village tightened. Muzaffarnagar is on the boil again and this time because of the alleged rape of an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker and the subsequent suicide after her rapist circulated the video of the act. The victim,…
30 injured, shops set on fire in UP communal clash
15-Jan-2016
• 15 Jan 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Haidar Naqvi haidernaqvi@hindustantimes.com KANPUR: More than 30 people were injured and a woman lost an eye in a communal clash that broke out in the famous Khichdi Mela of Jahanabad town, 35km from Kanpur and in the Fatehpur district of UP. The violence occurred just an…