Citizens for Justice and Peace
Women harassed in train, GRP cops turn victim away
27-Feb-2016
Feb 27 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Nitasha Natu Mumbai: Churchgate RPF Team Chased Down Accused In the second such incident at Churchgate this week, a man barged into the ladies compartment of a Western Railway local and harassed women commuters on Wednesday . The accused, Tarak Soni, 51, was nabbed soon after…
VHP leader murder: RSS, VHP say entire Dalit community will begin stir
27-Feb-2016
Arun Kumar Mahaur was returning to his furniture shop after offering prayers at a temple near Meer Hussaini crossing when he was shot around 10.30 am on Thursday. Written by Lalmani Verma Lucknow Published:Feb 27, 2016, 1:10 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its offshoot Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would hold a meeting in Agra on…
Rohith Vemula can be the face of legitimate change in India’s education system, says mother
27-Feb-2016
The movement was important to ensure such an incident does not happen again, said Radhika, mother of Rohith, a student of Hyderabad Central University who committed suicide in January. Written by Kedar Nagarajan New Delhi Published:Feb 27, 2016, 3:33 When they saw the hundreds of people who participated in the ‘Chalo Delhi’ march to seek…
Tribal activist Soni Sori threatened again
27-Feb-2016
PAVAN DAHAT RAIPUR, February 27, 2016 Tribal activist and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori, who is currently undergoing treatment in New Delhi after an attack on her last week, received “threats” on Thursday night. “Some unknown persons threw handwritten pamphlets at her residence in Geedam town of Dantewada on Thursday night. They said…
Pune student sexually assaulted, robbed
27-Feb-2016
Feb 27 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Pune: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 19-year-old student of a prominent city college was sexually assaulted and robbed while she was reading a book in Hanuman Tekdi hillock here on Wednesday evening. Vijay Vikas Kamble, 21, was arrested after the woman lodged a complaint on Thursday .…
VHP Leader’s Murder: Three held, cops say no cow slaughter angle
27-Feb-2016
Station Officer, Mantola police station, Lekhraj Singh said the murder was fallout of heated arguments between Shahrukh and Mahaur on two consecutive days. By: Express News Service Lucknow Published:Feb 27, 2016, 1:05 The Agra police Friday arrested three accused, including the alleged shooter, named in the murder of VHP leader Arun Kumar Mahaur who was…
Rohith Vemula’s mother has a request for Smriti Irani: Stop spreading lies
27-Feb-2016
Radhika Vemula, flanked by her other son Raja, said BJP will be decimated to the ground if PM does not take any action against Irani . Written by Kedar Nagarajan New Delhi Updated: Feb 27, 2016, 8:30 Mother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit student who committed suicide at Hyderabad University last month, has accused Union…
Sena neta beats up woman cop, arrested
27-Feb-2016
When she asked for his driver’s licence, Shashikant Kalgude became violent Arvind Walmiki@airwind05 A Shiv Sena shaka pramukh, identified as Shashikant Ganpat Kalgude, 44, has been arrested for allegedly beating up a woman traffic constable in Thane. Kalgude was produced in court and was remanded in police custody for a day. He was released on…
Police grills JNUSU prez Kanhaiya, Khalid and Anirban together
26-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 26, 2016 (PTI) Delhi Police today interrogated JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya together for the first time at a south Delhi police station in connection with the sedition case. The questioning started in the wee hours today and lasted for around five hours, before it resumed around 10.30…
BJP nationalism like Brahmin who turns Muslim, eats more onions: Ghulam Azad
26-Feb-2016
Ghulam Azad demanded that a House Committee be set up, with a member of the Opposition as its leader, to probe the matter. Written by Sagnik Chowdhury New Delhi Published:Feb 26, 2016, 5:09 Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday accused the government of destroying educational institutions and creating rifts in…