Citizens for Justice and Peace
`Cow slaughter’ being used to target us, says Shami’s dad
16-Jan-2016
Jan 16 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Sandeep Rai Meerut: A day after cricketer Mohammad Shami’s brother Mohammad Haseeb was booked–he was later released on bail-for allegedly assaulting a cop and “pressuring cops“ to release a few men arrested on charges of cow slaughter, his father said his family was in “danger“ as…
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…
Communal clash in Fatehpur on Sankranti
15-Jan-2016
Jan 15 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Communal clash in Fatehpur on Sankranti Faiz Siddiqui Kanpur:More than a dozen people were injured in a clash between members of two communities after a model of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya was carried in a procession in Qazi Tola area of Fatehpur district on…
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,…