Citizens for Justice and Peace
Urdu poet Munawar Rana returns Sahitya Akademi Award, vows never to accept any govt award
19-Oct-2015
“Many areas in this country do not have an electricity connection but Muslims here are linked to Dawood Ibrahim,” the poet said. By: Express News Service New Delhi Updated: Oct 19, 2015, 3:52 PROTESTS OF writers against “rising intolerance” in the country continued with two more writers, Urdu poet Munawwar Rana and Telugu writer Katyayani…
Sixth incident: Holy book found ‘torn’ in village near Ludhiana
19-Oct-2015
Soon, villagers from Ghawaddi and nearby areas gathered at Dehlon-Sahnewal road and blocked the highway protesting against the incident. Written by Divya Goyal 2 Ludhianamoga Updated: Oct 19, 2015, 4:31 In the sixth incident of sacrilege reported over the past one week, 20 pages of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, were found…
Woman accuses Odisha IIS officer of sexual harassment
19-Oct-2015
A senior Indian Information Service officer working in All India Radio Cuttack faces arrest after a married woman accused him of sending lewd SMS and MMS. Written by Debabrata Mohanty Bhubaneswar Updated: Oct 19, 2015, 2:13 A senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer working with All India Radio, Cuttack, faces arrest over allegations of sending…
245 picked up by top companies at Muslim job fair in Mira Road
19-Oct-2015
dna correspondent @dna At least 1,000 job seekers got the opportunity to meet 45 well-known companies or employers at a mega-job fair held in a Church by a Muslim organisation in Mira Road on Saturday. The fair was successful in providing on-the-spot job offers to 245 aspirants. Organised by Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in…
Ink attack on J&K MLA Engineer Rashid
19-Oct-2015
New Delhi, October 19, 2015 Engineer Rashid, an independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir, was attacked with ink and oil by three men at Press Club of India premises on Monday afternoon. The attack took place minutes after Mr. Rashid addressed the media on the issue of death of one of the three persons attacked…
J&K trucker set ablaze over ‘cow killing’ dies; 3rd victim in 3 weeks
18-Oct-2015
Srinagar: Strife-torn Kashmir is on the edge after a trucker, who was set ablaze by a mob over the rumours of cow killing in Udhampur, succumbed to injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday. Zahid Ahmad Bhat had received 70 per cent burns after a petrol bomb was hurled on the Kashmir-bound truck near Shiv…
RSS mouthpiece justifies Dadri killing
18-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI: Oct 17, 2015,DHNS: RSS mouthpiece “Panchajanya” has said in its latest edition that the Vedas order killing of those who kill cows as it involves a question of life and death for many Hindus. The saying came three weeks after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of…
Banning cow slaughter against Constitution: Kerala Muslim cleric
18-Oct-2015
The influential Kerala Muslim leader said that none would prevent fire and rescue personnel when they rush to douse fire at a building for the reason that fire is being worshiped. Written by Shaju Philip Thiruvananthapuram Updated: Oct 18, 2015, 3:22 Joining the debate on cow slaughter, orthodox Muslim cleric Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musaliyar on Saturday…
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj for death to those who slaughter cows
18-Oct-2015
“Leaders need to change their mindset or get beaten up by the people in full public view,” the BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj said. By: PTI Bhubaneshwar Updated: Oct 18, 2015, 8:35 Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday pitched for a law that provides for death penalty for cow slaughter and defended his party MLAs…
Meat-eaters here lose meaty Ramlila roles
18-Oct-2015
Oct 19 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Arshad Afzal Khan Faizabad (UP) TNN For 50-odd years, Mumtaznagar Ramli la here has exemplified inter community goodwill. Held in a Muslim locality , this Ramli la has been managed and largely enacted by Muslims For two years, however, Mu slims have been barred from playing…