Citizens for Justice and Peace
VHP says it is not against making beef a part of menu
29-Oct-2015
Kochi, Oct 28, 2015, (PTI) Condemning the row over serving beef in Kerala House, Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today said Sangh Parivar organisations were not against making beef a part of the menu in Kerala government guest houses or hotels across the state. A day after the alleged Delhi police raid at Kerala House over…
Why I am returning my national film award: Anand Patwardhan
29-Oct-2015
Conscientious Objector India is at a crossroads, says the acclaimed documentary director. Anand Patwardhan National awards have always meant a lot to me. They were more precious than International awards and awards from private institutions precisely they represented those rare moments when the government of India became willing to uphold the spirit of our secular,…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi arrested for Model Code violation, gets bail
29-Oct-2015
The AIMIM leader was on a visit to Purnia district to campaign for Gulam Sarvar, his party’s candidate from Baisi assembly constituency. By: PTI | Purnia | Published:October 28, 2015 10:00 pm Asaduddin Owaisi was allegedly making an election speech at a religious place when a police team from Baisi police station arrested him. AIMIM…
Riots after barber refuses to close shop on Tuesdays
29-Oct-2015
• 29 Oct 2015 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Sudipto Mondal letters@hindustantimes.com BANGALORE: A riot broke out in the village of Nelliyadi, 70km from Mangalore, on Tuesday after a Muslim barber refused to shut shop as per Hindu customs. The violence injured dozens of people and destroyed property worth lakhs. Bajrang Dal leader Ravi Ballya,…
Haryana DGP orders police to visit villages after Dalit deaths
29-Oct-2015
Vikas Vasudeva New Delhi, October 29, 2015 As Haryana government came under fire following deaths of Dalits, including two young siblings in last few days, Haryana’s Director General of Police (DGP) Yash Pal Singal on Wednesday ordered all Deputy Superintendents of Police (who have been designated as nodal officer under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled…
Sangeet Som charge-sheeted for disturbing peace in Dadri
29-Oct-2015
Mohammad Ali Meerut, October 29, 2015 The Uttar Pradesh police filed a charge sheet on Wednesday in the case against controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som for allegedly violating prohibitory orders imposed in Bishahra village in Dadri in the aftermath of lynching of Akhlaq earlier this month. Mr. Som, MLA from Sardhana in Meerut, was booked…
Shutdown in Kashmir Valley, separatists in house arrest
28-Oct-2015
A strike called by separatists on the 68th anniversary of the arrival of Indian troops in Kashmir shut the Valley on Tuesday. The first batch of Indian troops from Sikh regiment’s first battalion was airlifted to Srinagar on October 27, 1947, after Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession. It was supported by Kashmir’s…
Transgender Urmi Jadhav forced to vacate rented home
28-Oct-2015
‘Housing For All’ by 2022 may be the new mantra of the government in the state and Centre. But the city seems to have no apartment that a transgender person can rent out. Urmi Jadhav, research associate at Humsafar Trust, which works for the LGBT community in the city, had to vacate her rented her…
Communal violence: Scientists write to President
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28, 2015 | Age Correspondent| chennai Eminent thinkers and researchers from Scientists for Ethical and Societal Values, including professors from IIT- Madras and the Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences, have submitted a petition to the President with regard to the recent rise in incidents of communal violence across the country. “We, as scientists, are…
Mystery custodial death at police stn sees crowd asking for reasons
28-Oct-2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 By Vrushali Purandare The custodial death of Purushottam Krushnamurthy Nadar in the Dharavi Police Station has sparked controversy with Tamilians led by MLA Captain R. Tamil Selvan storming the station and asking the cops the exact reason of death. On 16th October, drunken Nadar was allegedly arrested by cops after he…