Citizens for Justice and Peace
`Without my consent, they took my kids for cremation’
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) DurgeshNandan Jha Sunped (Ballabgarh): The two Dalit children burnt alive at Sunped village in Haryana allegedly by upper caste men were cremated on Wednesday after several hours of protests. Jitender Kumar, their father, performed the last rites.His wife Rekha, who suffered serious burns in the arson…
HC scraps Gujarat ordinance delaying local body polls
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmedabad IMES NEWS NETWORK In a setback to the state government, the Gujarat high court on Wednesday quashed its ordinance to delay local body polls for three months. It also termed as “unconstitutional“ the three amendments the government had brought in on October 3 to panchayat…
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…
Muslim youth beaten up: My son had bought (ox) hide to repair dhol, says father
21-Oct-2015
Police have booked the men, both in their early 20s, under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. Written by RAMENDRA SINGH | Lucknow | Published:October 21, 2015 1:05 am The father of one of the youths beaten up by Shiv Sena activists before being arrested by the police for reportedly carrying “ox hide”…
Hashimpura massacre: Eyewitnesses seek protection, Delhi High Court issues notice
21-Oct-2015
The bench is in the process of hearing appeals against the acquittal of the PAC personnel, who were allegedly responsible for the murder of 42 Muslim men during communal tensions in Meerut in 1987. By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Published:October 21, 2015 2:34 am The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice…
Mangalore: Bajrang Dal activist who forced closure of abattoir hacked to death, 8 held
21-Oct-2015
Police said 29-year-old Prashant Poojary, a flower-seller, was hacked to death outside his shop, some 40 km from Mangalore. By: Express News Service | Bengaluru | Updated: October 21, 2015 7:08 am A Bajrang Dal activist who actively participated in a campaign that led to the closure of a slaughter house in the Moodabidri region…
ET Newsmaker – Communal Remarks Small Part of Long List of Crime
21-Oct-2015
SAKSHI MAHARAJ MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, BJP RakeshMohan Chaturvedi New Delhi The saffron-clad swami has faced serious charges including that of murdering BD Dwivedi, a cabinet minister in Kalyan govt Offensive communal remarks are perhaps the mildest of offences that BJP’s Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj has indulged in as a look at his past reveals that…
Hindu Sena Formed by ex-RSS Associate
21-Oct-2015
Oct 21 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Rahul Tripathi New Delhi:Hindu Sena, the outfit that claimed responsibility for the ink attack on Jammu and Kashmir MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed on Monday , came into existence in 2011. Its national president, Vishnu Gupta dabbles in property and operates from Sarita Vihar in New Delhi. Gupta…
Clashes in J&K’s Valley leave 6 injured
21-Oct-2015
Later, JKLF supporters clashed with the police in Maisuma locality when news of Malik’s arrest reached the city. | Srinagar | Published:October 21, 2015 1:10 am Youth Kashmir witnessed complete shutdown on Tuesday to protest against the death of Udhampur petrol bomb attack victim Zahid Ahmad Bhat. Meanwhile, CRPF personnel reportedly thrashed JKLF chief Yasin…
Kashmir: Militant killed, three soldiers injured in gunbattle
21-Oct-2015
The encounter in Tanmarg started at around 7:45 am this morning and is still in progress, police said. By: IANS | Srinagar | Published:October 21, 2015 11:14 am One separatist guerrilla was killed and three soldiers were injured on Wednesday in a gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police…