Citizens for Justice and Peace
Patidars defer conversion plans as VHP offers support
03-Nov-2015
VHP leaders promise to back Patidars’ reservation fight dna correspondent Surat: Patidars who were planning to convert their religion in Surat postponed their plans following a meeting with leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), on Monday. VHP leaders assured of every possible help to Patidars, and promised to apply pressure on state government for reservation.…
‘Muslims unfairly being blamed for cow slaughter’
03-Nov-2015
Nistula Hebbar NEW DELHI, November 2, 2015 K.N. Govindacharya, former BJP ideologue who now devotes his time to issues related to Ganga rejuvenation and cow protection, has decided to postpone, indefinitely, an agitation against cow slaughter that had been slated for November 7. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Govindacharya, whose association with the BJP practically…
Even after acquittal, tribal activist hounded by police
03-Nov-2015
Pavan Dahat RAIPUR, November 3, 2015 The Bastar police filed six cases of Maoist violence against him earlier this year and clapped him in jail. But courts in Sukma and Dantewada districts acquitted him, hardly eight months later. Ayata Mandavi, a popular tribal activist of Bade Gurbe village in Sukma district and a close aide…
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…
`Rejected’ film on beef wins 2 awards
02-Nov-2015
Nov 02 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: TNN A student film on caste politics and beef, pulled out of a Films Division festival at the last minute, has bagged two awards at the same festival. `Caste on the Menu’, by students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, was to be screened…
Court martial of 4 likely for J&K civilian deaths
02-Nov-2015
Soldiers face proceedings for ‘excessive use of force’ Four soldiers are likely to be tried by a military court for killing two teenagers and injuring their two friends in a case of mistaken identity in Kashmir’s Budgam last November that triggered a wave of protests and saw the Army issue a rare apology. An Army…
Dadri lynching a stray incident, says Jaitley
02-Nov-2015
NEW DELHI, November 2, 2015 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called the Dadri lynching a stray incident and said that though the Congress and Left thinkers and activists were projecting India as an intolerant society, the truth was otherwise. Mr. Jaitley said it was incumbent upon every well-wisher of India, including the present…
Accused in lynching of man in Rajasthan still remain free
01-Nov-2015
Kavita Upadhyay Birloka (Rajasthan), November 1, 2015 Routine disposal of cow carcasses by municipality contractor led to rumours A tin-shed that lies tumbled over the sand in village Birloka marks the spot where 60-year-old Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi was lynched by a mob on May 30 this year. Once a meat shop, the shed was ruined,…
FIR lodged after mob vandalises Jaipur’s lone Baha’i burial ground
01-Nov-2015
Shocked Baha’i community leaders have termed it the “first” such incident in India against their community. Written by Mohammad Hamza Khan | Jaipur | Published:November 1, 2015 4:23 am An FIR has been registered at Jaipur’s Sanganer Sadar police station on Friday following an attack by a mob of about 40-50 persons, allegedly led by…