Citizens for Justice and Peace
India a tolerant nation, says Taslima
11-Jan-2016
IANS New Delhi, January 11, 2016 ‘We should focus not only on Hindu fundamentalists, but Muslim fundamentalists as well.’ India is a tolerant country with a few intolerant people and it is time to focus not just on Hindu fundamentalists but on Muslim fundamentalists as well, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has said. “I think India…
10 mths after beef ban, no cow shelters in sight yet
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Priyanka Kakodkar Mumbai Ten months after the controversial beef ban was enforced in Maharashtra, not a single state-run cattle shelter has been set up due to lack of central funds. The state government continues to rely entirely on private gaushalas to care for the ageing bovines,…
Dadar school to discuss security measures today after police blame it for sexual assault on 9-yr-old
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) S Ahmed Ali & Vinamrata Borwankar Mumbai: TNN Porn Found On Accused’s Phone: Police The cleaner, Somanth Yadav , arrested in connection with the sexual assault on a nine-year-old Dadar schoolgirl, was remanded by the Bhoiwada metropolitan magistrate in police custody till January 12. The police…
Swamy: Give us 3 temples, keep 39,997 mosques
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) New Delhi AGENCIES BJP member Subramanian Swamy on Sunday offered Muslims what he called the `Lord Krish na’ package, say ing the “can keep 39,997 mosques“ if they allow Hindus three temples. “I hope Muslim leaders don’t become Duryodhans (sic),“ Swamy tweeted. The offer was a…
11-yr-old girl gangraped, killed in UP
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Uday Rana Meerut: On Sunday , Saharanpur police were jolted by the confession of three men to a brutal crime involving the gangrape and murder of an 11year-old girl. The men said they had kidnapped the girl from Qutubsher around 8 pm on December 5.Two of…
‘Work on Ram temple may start before December’
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11, 2016 | PTI| New Delhi BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday claimed that work on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya could start before the end of this year. He expressed confidence that the final verdict by the Supreme Court will pave the way for the construction of a temple at the…
After rape, school tightens security
11-Jan-2016
Jan 11 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai) Ankita Bhatkhande, Gagandeep Dhillon mirrorfeedback TWEETS @MumbaiMirror CCTV cameras to be installed and extra security personnel deployed; parents say they fear for their kids Two days after a ten-year-old girl was raped in a Dadar school, CCTV cameras will be installed and security person nel will be deployed at…
Work on Ram temple could start before year end, claims Swamy
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2016 (PTI) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today claimed that work on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya could start before the end of this year. He expressed confidence that the final verdict by the Supreme Court will pave the way for cosntruction of a temple at the disputed site in…
Ram Temple to be built after consensus: Muslim Rashtriya Manch
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2015 (PTI) Ram temple will come up in Ayodhya once members of all communities are taken into confidence on the matter, RSS’ Muslim outreach wing Muslim Rashtriya Manch has said. Describing Lord Rama as “symbol of Indian-ness”, the Manch, patronised by senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, said it is making efforts…
Writers must have absolute freedom even if it offends: Taslima
10-Jan-2016
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2016 (PTI) Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, persecuted and forced out of her country for her work, today advocated absolute freedom of speech for writers even if it offended sentiments of “some” people. “I think, we should have our freedom of expression even if that might offend some people. If we do…