Citizens for Justice and Peace
Chennai floods: Saved by Muslim man, Hindu couple names newborn after rescuer
08-Dec-2015
December 08, 2015 18:23 IST Among tales of humanity emerging from rain-battered Chennai is a story of a Hindu couple who have named their newborn after a Muslim who came to their rescue when the crisis blew them over. Chitra and Mohan, hailing from Urapakkam which suffered one of the worst flooding in the city’s…
Muslims collect Rs 50k to bail out Hindu convicts
26-Nov-2015
Mrigank Tiwari | TNN | Nov 26, 2015, 08.46 PM IST BAREILLY: As the controversy rages over “intolerance” in the country, here is a group of Muslim men who have quietly done for 15 Hindu men what even their own kin could not. The Muslim men pooled in money to be able to pay a…
Kashmiri Pandit group stages protest
03-Nov-2015
PTI Jammu, November 3, 2015 A group of displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Monday held a protest here, accusing the PDP-BJP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir of ignoring the plight of the community. “Though the leaders of PDP and BJP had promised permanent rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit migrant community in Kashmir Valley during elections but…
In Kerala, a mosque where Hindu martyr was interred
03-Nov-2015
Nov 03 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) TP Nijeesh At a time when the country is witness ng cases of religious intolerance, a mosque here continues to be an epitome of communal harmony . Kunhelu, a Hindu martyr was buried at the Valiyangadi Juma Masjid here centuries ago. The mosque continues the tradition…
Dalit panel criticizes police clean chit to VK
03-Nov-2015
Nov 03 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Uttar Pradesh Police have concluded that no case is made out against Union minister V K Singh for his “dog“ remark uttered in the context of the burning of two infants in Faridabad while Delhi Police have washed their hands off the row by stating that…
Article in RSS monthly: ‘Deendayal Upadhyaya was against Hindu-Muslim unity’
03-Nov-2015
Written by Dr Mahesh Chandra Sharma, the article even claimed that Upadhyaya said that “a person turns an enemy of the nation after becoming a Muslim”. Written by Lalmani Verma | Lucknow | Published:November 3, 2015 2:05 am In the middle of a raging debate over the ‘climate of intolerance’ in the country, an article…
SC notice to Centre over improper implementation of MGNREGA
03-Nov-2015
Nov 02, 2015 | PTI| New Delhi The apex court was hearing a plea by RTI activist Aruna Roy New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly. “States…
Muzaffarnagar riots case: BJP MP surrenders in court
03-Nov-2015
Nov 02, 2015 | PTI| BJP MP is accused of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension Muzaffarnagar: BJP MP Bhartendu Singh on Monday surrendered in a local court here in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension and riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013. Appearing before the court, Singh sought…
Ram not born in present-day Ayodhya, claims Muslim leader’s book
03-Nov-2015
In his book, Abdul Rahim Quraishi argues that nowhere in the Vedas or the Puranas is the Gangetic plain mentioned as the birthplace or the kingdom of Ram. Written by Abantika Ghosh | New Delhi | Updated: November 3, 2015 7:36 am A book by a senior functionary of the All India Muslim Personal Law…
‘Conspiracy to instigate riots in 2010’: Pune court quashes govt plea to withdraw criminal case against Sena leaders
03-Nov-2015
On October 25, The Indian Express was the first to report about the application made by the state government. Written by Sushant Kulkarni | Pune | Published:November 3, 2015 12:48 am CITING several loopholes, a court in Pune on Monday rejected the state government’s application to withdraw a criminal case against Shiv Sena leader Neelam…