Citizens for Justice and Peace
Conversion: In search of equality, education, 90 Dalits embrace Buddhism
23-Oct-2015
The conversion took place at a significantly simple function during which the 90 persons, including nine women, were given “diksha”. Written by Parimal Dabhi | Ahmedabad | Updated: October 23, 2015 5:38 am Two years after 5,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism in Junagadh in Gujarat, 90 Dalits embraced Buddhism at a programme organised by the…
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…
Not govt’s fault if one stones a dog: VK Singh on dalit children’s killings
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22, 2015 | • PTI • Ghaziabad The comments of Singh drew sharp criticism from the opposition Ghaziabad: Union Minister V K Singh on Thursday kicked up a storm with his comments that the Centre cannot be blamed if somebody throws a stone at a dog to shield it from criticism for the Faridabad…
Dadri killing premeditated, says National Commission for Minorities
22-Oct-2015
Mehboob Jeelani NEW DELHI, October 22, 2015 “A sacred place like a temple was used to exhort people of one community to attack a hapless family”. Debunking the notion that the Dadri lynching was an “accident,” the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) says the assembly of a mob that killed Muhammad Akhlaq on September 28…
Tripura Muslims celebrate Durga Puja
22-Oct-2015
At Durgapur village in this sub-division where Muslims constitute 90 per cent of the population, the community actively participated in the puja in making idols. By: PTI | Agartala | Published:October 22, 2015 2:39 pm Setting an example of harmony amid the country’s communal tension, several Durga Pujas in Tripura are being organised by the…
Family of man who died in ‘prank’ alleges hate crime
22-Oct-2015
Yakub was killed on September 29 when his colleague Santosh Aherkar allegedly inserted a hose used to clean cars in his rectum. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published:October 22, 2015 2:15 am The family of Yakub Sheikh, a 48-year-old who died last month when a colleague inserted a high pressure air hose in…
Bhagwat: ‘small episodes’ (Dadri?) blown up, RSS has kept India unified
22-Oct-2015
Nagpur, Oct 22 (PTI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said “small episodes” that “get exaggerated” cannot damage Hindu culture and the country will always stand as one. ”Small episodes happen. They get exaggerated and presented in a big way… Small incidents keep happening but these cannot distort Indian culture, Hindu culture,” Bhagwat…