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…
After writers, artists enter protest-against-intolerance canvas
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : Mirror (Mumbai) Sobhana K Nair in New Delhi mirrorfeedback Days after writers took to streets protesting the growing intoler ance, artists have now begun to raise questions. On Tuesday, over 400 artists, including Vivan Sundaram, Anjolie Ela Menon and Subodh Gupta, condemned recent attacks on rationalists and minorities. The creative bunch…
WOMAN UNDER ATTACK – Teen caught for raping 5-year-old
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 15-year-old boy has been apprehended by Amraiwadi police for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl at his neighbour’s terrace. The incident took place on Monday night.The girl and the boy were sent for medical examination on Tuesday . According to police, parents…
Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’, our agitation not manufactured
28-Oct-2015
IE EDIT 28OCT2015 Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’. Our agitation was not manufactured. by Keki N. Daruwalla | As dust settles over the anti-Sahitya Akademi protests, certain questions hang in the air, unanswered. Why did politicians see a hidden political knife somewhere in this unrest? Why did they feel insecure…
Meet Pratheesh Viswanath: The VHP man who allegedly ‘orchestrated’ police raid at Kerala House
28-Oct-2015
A Kerala High Court lawyer by profession, Viswanath is also the all-India joint coordinator of a helpline set up by the VHP to help “victims of love jihad”. Written by Liz Mathew | Delhi | Updated: October 28, 2015 9:14 am On a day when news websites and television channels flashed pictures of him with…