Citizens for Justice and Peace
Saving temple is no crime, says Shiv Sena on attack by MP
01-Nov-2015
Shiv Sena on Saturday defended its Aurangabad MP Chandrakant Khaire, who allegedly roughed up and abused a civic official for demolishing a temple as per court orders. Civic official Ramesh Mundlod, who based on the high court orders, led a demolition drive including that of illegal temples in a suburb of Aurangabad, was allegedly abused…
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…
`Only one Pandit family returned to Valley in 25 years’
31-Oct-2015
Oct 31 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) AmitAnand Choudhary New Delhi An estimated 4.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits migrated from the Valley after militancy reared its ugly head in the state in the late 1980s. Various schemes were framed to bring them back to the Valley , including the Prime Minister Rehabilitation Plan of…
Cops in UP detain, question 15-year-old for cow slaughter
31-Oct-2015
Oct 31 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bijnor TNN A 15-year-old boy , allegedly involved in cow slaughter, was on Friday was detained following a raid at Jamiruddin Hathai village in Haldaur area here. Three other accused have managed to flee, the police said. The minor was allowed to go home after questioning…
Naked’ RSS outburst and promotion’
31-Oct-2015
‘Nanga naach’ tag on protest Our Special Correspondent New Delhi, Oct. 30: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today compared to a “naked dance” the protest by writers, historians and filmmakers who have returned their awards to condemn the growing intolerance in the country. Government and BJP leaders have so far attacked the protest as a “manufactured…
Sangh science festival at IIT
31-Oct-2015
Our Special Correspondent New Delhi, Oct. 30: The Centre has directed IIT Delhi to host a five-day science festival that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-linked body Vijnana Bharati will organise from December 4. The science and technology department has asked the IIT to provide the venue and other help for the India International Science Festival, likely…
HC rejects selection of counsel who argued Best Bakery case
31-Oct-2015
The petitioners had said that the government should not have appointed Raghuvir Pandya to the post of DGP for his controversial role in conducting the trial of 2002 Best Bakery riots case in Vadodara court as a public prosecutor. Written by Satish Jha | Ahmedabad | Updated: October 31, 2015 2:18 am The Gujarat High…
Beef documentary to be screened independently, first show at JNU
31-Oct-2015
Written by Dipti Nagpaul | Mumbai | Published:October 31, 2015 2:01 am A day after the government denied permission to screen a documentary on beef at the 12th Jeevika Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival 2015 in New Delhi, the makers of the documentary have said they would hold independent screenings of Caste on the Menu Card…
Clashes between mobs and police near Jamia Masjid in Srinagar
31-Oct-2015
Oct 30, 2015 | • PTI| • Srinagar A group of youth offered funeral prayers in absentia at Nowhatta for LeT’s top commander… Srinagar: Areas around the historic Jamia Masjid here on Friday saw clashes between stone-pelting mobs and police with even flags of Pakistan and terror groups like ISIS and LeT being displayed by…