Citizens for Justice and Peace
Hindu-Muslim groups set example of harmony
21-Oct-2015
Oct 21, 2015 – Shahab Ansari | mumbai In a heart-warming show of communal harmony, residents of Kurla-Kajupada have decided not to play dandiya this year so that Muslims in the area can organise Muharram sermons for 10 days. As a return gesture, Muslims have decided to refrain from waaz (discourse) on Dussehra. According to…
HC extends stay on Maha Govt’s circular on sedition
21-Oct-2015
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Tuesday extended its stay on the implementation of the Maharashtra Government’s controversial circular vesting among other things powers with the police to invoke section 124-A (sedition) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against persons, for their “words/signs, or representations” spoken or made…
80% of over 23K adolescent girls claim lack of dignity: Survey
21-Oct-2015
New Delhi, Oct 20, 2015 (PTI) Nearly 80 per cent of 23,801 adolescent girls from 13 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, claim that they suffer from lack of privacy and dignity at home as well as relief camps after a disaster, according to a sample survey . According to ‘State…
Two Dalit babies died and parents burnt
21-Oct-2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Two babies aged two years and 11 months died and their parents were badly burnt when upper caste Hindus poured petrol through the windows and set the house on fire at Faridabad Two children of a Dalit family were on Tuesday burnt alive and their parents suffered injuries allegedly after some…
Shiv Sena targets Pakistani actors Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan
21-Oct-2015
By IANS |Posted 21-Oct-2015 Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan have been targeted by the Shiv Sena. They have vowed not to let the actors promote their upcoming films in Maharashtra. Fawad, who made his Bollywood debut with the 2014 film ‘Khoobsurat’, has more Hindi films in his kitty including Dharma Productions’ ‘Kapoor &…
Angry cop points revolver at lawyer during cross-examination
21-Oct-2015
Jamnagar (Guj), Oct 20, 2015, (PTI) High drama was witnessed in a local court here when a sub-inspector of police, peeved by the questions posed during cross-examination, whipped out his loaded service revolver and pointed it at the lawyer. Dharmendrasinh Sarvaiya, the police officer, was suspended from service following the incident which took place in…
25 arrested after a group clash in Surendranagar
21-Oct-2015
Clash took place between members of Koli and Bharwad communities in Morthala village Ahmedabad: A Violent clash broke out between members of two communities in a village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. Police fired at least 10 tear gas shells and arrested 25 persons. During the clash between members of Koli and Bharwad communities at…
Maharashtra constable stabbed to ‘avenge beef ban’, hunt on for maulana
21-Oct-2015
While stabbing him, an angry Malik allegedly shouted, “Tumhari government beef ban karti hai, toh yeh lo (Your government bans beef, so you suffer).” Written by Rashmi Rajput | Mumbai | Published:October 21, 2015 1:29 am The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is on the lookout for a local priest from Yavatmal district suspecting that he might…
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…