Citizens for Justice and Peace
Curfew continues in Rajasthan town, 60 held
26-Oct-2015
Jaipur, October 26, 2015 The restriction will be relaxed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today A day after communal tension gripped Sri Dungargarh town in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, curfew continues to be in force. District Collector Punam said on Sunday, “We will give a relaxation in the curfew for two hours between 9…
Manohar Lal Khattar claims Dalit boy, accused of pigeon theft, committed suicide
23-Oct-2015
On the Sunped incident, he said, “We have handed over investigation to CBI and we cannot take any bigger step at present.” By: PTI | Chandigarh | Published:October 23, 2015 4:46 pm Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday claimed the 15-year-old Dalit boy who died in Sonipat had committed suicide and announced that…
At Shiv Sena Dussehra rally Uddhav Thackeray says India should be declared Hindu Rashtra, needs uniform civil code
23-Oct-2015
The Sena president’s 45-minute speech was laced with criticism of Pakistan, Muslims and secularists. He also criticised the BJP on the issue of Ram Mandir and its “soft approach” towards Pakistan. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: October 23, 2015 9:58 am Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said Thursday that India should be…
Clashes in Srinagar over restrictions
23-Oct-2015
Oct 23, 2015 – YUSUF JAMEEL | • Srinagar The riot police swung bamboo sticks and fired teargas canisters to break up a Muharram tazia procession here on Thursday, leaving several Shia mourners injured. Dozens of mourners assembled in Srinagar’s Batamaloo and Jehangir Chowk areas and began marching towards the city centre, which with some…
16-yr-old ‘gangraped thrice in last 20 days’, one arrested, hunt on for two
23-Oct-2015
Victim has alleged that accused spiked her drink and took turns to rape her . By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:October 23, 2015 1:46 am A 16-year-old girl from Jogeshwari has alleged that she was gangraped by at least three persons, including a boy she had recently become friends with, at least three…
FCRA Changes May Help Parties Get Foreign Funds
23-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Rahul Tripathi New Delhi PARTY TIME! India-registered firms controlled by foreigners may be considered Indian; move may boost CSR kitty and political donations The central government is set to bring a notification under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) that’ll benefit both BJP and Congress. Officials familiar…
Odisha: Farmer suicides continue despite relief package
23-Oct-2015
Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy said he had asked for detailed reports from the collectors of both districts. Written by Debabrata Mohanty | Bhubaneswar | Published:October 23, 2015 2:10 am A week after the Odisha government announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for drought-hit farmers, another farmer took his own life after crop failure. Bhubaneswar Behera,…
Young Dalit writer attacked in Davanagere
23-Oct-2015
Mohit M. Rao Bengaluru, October 23, 2015 Attackers said his writings were anti-Hindu as he talked about the caste system A young Dalit writer was attacked by a group of men for his writings against the caste system perceived to be “anti-Hindu” at Davanagere in Central Karnataka on Thursday. The attack comes barely three months…
Faridabad Dalit killings: Villagers in fighting mood
23-Oct-2015
Sweta Goswami Sunperh (Faridabad), October 23, 2015 The move was clearly meant as a stern message to the majority Rajput community of Sunperh in case the situation worsens. Two days after a Dalit family was set ablaze killing two children and critically injuring their mother, members of the Dalit community in Sunperh and its adjoining…
Dalit boy found dead in Haryana allegedly in police custody
23-Oct-2015
Oct 23, 2015 | • Gohana • Haryana According to the police, the teen was found dead at his home Gohana, Haryana: Just three days after two Dalit children were burnt alive in a village in Haryana, a 15-year-old Dalit boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Gohana town on Thursday. According to the…