Citizens for Justice and Peace
Muslims put discourse on hold for smooth Navratri
20-Oct-2015
Oct 19, 2015 – Shahab Ansari | • mumbai Setting an example of communal harmony, a local social group at Hans Road in Byculla (west), which has been organising a 10-day discourse during Muharram since 1984, has postponed its programme till the conclusion of Navratri so that a dandiya programme is not disturbed. “For the…
Ban on women’s entry to Mumbai’s Haji Ali shrine: ‘Grievous sin for women to be near male Muslim saint’s grave’
20-Oct-2015
The “unanimous” stand of all trustees forms part of a resolution passed by the dargah’s trust. Written by Aamir Khan | Mumbai | Updated: October 20, 2015 9:10 am IT is a “grievous sin” as per Islam for women to be in close proximity of the grave of a male Muslim saint. The trust of…
2 children of Dalit family killed in attack by upper caste men
20-Oct-2015
Faridabad (Har), Oct 20, 2015 (PTI) Two children of a Dalit family were today burnt alive and their parents suffered injuries allegedly after some persons from an upper caste set their house afire while they were sleeping. The incident occurred at around 2 AM in Sonped village on the outskirts of Delhi, according to police.…
ATROCITY CASE – Dalit youth flung off 2nd floor, dies
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: Times News Network Mitesh Makwana, a 25-year-old man, was thrown from the second floor of the Garib Avaas Yojna flats in Vatva, following a tiff with one accused, Hitesh Solanki, 27, over talking to a girl. Mitesh died on the spot. The incident happened on…
Modi’s budget cuts hurt India’s fight against malnutrition: Gandhi
20-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI, Oct 19, 2015, (Reuters) – India’s main program to fight child malnutrition has been hit by budget cuts that make it difficult to pay wages of millions of health workers, a cabinet minister said on Monday in a rare public criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. Modi’s government in February slashed social…
Caste violence erupts in Surendranagar, 10 injured
20-Oct-2015
Rajkot: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Violent clashes erupted in villages of Surendranagar on Monday, leaving at least 10 persons injured. The caste violence was triggered by the murder of 55-year-old Rana Koli in Navagam village near Thangadh town, allegedly by members of Bharvad community. On Monday afternoon, a mob intercepted a jeep carrying members of Koli…
3 held for desecration of holy book in Punjab
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20, 2015 | Two granthis and a woman were arrested in connection with cases of desecration of the holy book of the Sikhs in Punjab where activists of various outfits blocked roads and highways at several places to protest the sacrilege. While a granthi in a gurudwara in Nijjapura village of Amritsar district was…
WOMEN UNDER ATTACK – Moulvi arrested for raping student
20-Oct-2015
Surat: A 32-year-old moulavi was arrested for allegedly raping a 15year-old girl student of his madrasa here during Ramzan. Moulavi Gazali Ansari had raped the student on August 3 with the help of his wife Gulistabanu. The two were arrested from their residence at Nehru Nagar in the city after a girl’s relative lodged a…
Engineer booked for molesting minor girl
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Surat: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 22-year-old engineer was booked on Monday by police under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) for sexually molesting a minor girl in Bardoli in Surat district. Dharmesh J Patel had molested the seven-year-old class III student during his visit…
Hindu outfit to serve pork meat to protest beef fests
20-Oct-2015
PTI Coimbatore, October 19, 2015 Government should take steps to reduce the rate of beef and also come forward to supply beef biriyani at Amma Canteens, where food items are sold at low prices. Protesting beef fests organised by political parties and organisations, a Hindu outfit here on Monday said it would stage a counter-agitation…