Citizens for Justice and Peace
Hindus, Muslims come together across India against a backdrop of religious intolerance
15-Oct-2015
In a spate of small but heart-warming incidents across the country, Muslims and Hindus are coming together to set examples of communal harmony. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published:October 15, 2015 2:05 pm There certainly is unity in diversity when it comes to India. At a time when the literary world is…
‘Voices not raised after Emergency, Muzaffarnagar’
15-Oct-2015
Thursday, 15 October 2015 | PNS | New Delhi After Mahesh Sharma, his Cabinet colleague Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday questioned eminent writers’ act of returning awards to protest against Kannada author Kalburgi’s murder and Dadri lynching reminding them that such voices were “not heard” after incidents like Emergency and Muzaffarnagar riots. His statement came…
Dowry case: Woman seeks collector’s help
15-Oct-2015
Tired with slow pace in dowry harassment investigation, Jigna Rathod, 32, on Wednesday approached Ahmedabad collector Rajkumar Beniwal after her repeated pleas before the cops fell on deaf ears. On May 7, Jigna had taken her five-year-old daughter and walked on the railway track in Maninagar in an attempt to commit suicide, owing to dowry…
Modi is known for Godhra, unfortunate he condemned Dadri lynching: Shiv Sena
15-Oct-2015
Things have not been smooth between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra By: Express Web Desk New Delhi Updated: Oct 15, 2015, 11:37 With each passing day, the unease between Maharashtra allies BJP and Shiv Sena is growing. Today, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Dadri lynching incident ‘sad’, senior Shiv…
Muslim youth at Lucknow University fast on first day of Navratri
15-Oct-2015
Isha Jain,TNN | Oct 15, 2015, 01.06 AM IST LUCKNOW: At a time when reports about religious intolerance are dominating the headlines, two Muslim youth of Lucknow University set a unique example of communal harmony. Sahaduddin Ahmed alias Sameer, a close relative of Pram Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid and his friend Abdul Kalim observed…
Sunshine story: Hindu merchant opens heart (and shop) to Muslim brothers
14-Oct-2015
By Saurabh Vaktania |Posted 14-Oct-2015 Forgoing Rs 1 lakh in rent for a 2,500-sq-ft space in Dharavi, Hindu trader offers it to Muslim namaazis after mosque in his neighbourhood is demolished for redevelopment While the lynching incident in Dadri brought simmering communal tension into national focus, closer home in Dharavi, a 53-year-old businessman has set…
Dadri lynching: Bajrang Dal to give legal, monetary aid to accused
14-Oct-2015
Oct 14, 2015 | Age Correspondent| Lucknow The Bajrang Dal has decided to offer legal and financial assistance to the accused in the Dadri lynching case. Sources in the Bajrang Dal confirmed that plans are afoot to provide assistance to the accused men but the outfit will not officially announce this since it would be…
‘Speeches, video by Sangeet Som and Rana fuelled communal riots in
14-Oct-2015
uraghuvanshi@hindustantimes.com Muzaffarnagar’ LUCKNOW: The Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission has indicted former BSP MP Kadir Rana and BJP MLA Sangeet Som for making provocative speeches and circulating a fake video clip respectively that led to the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar. Besides Som, 229 others have also been indicted for sharing a ‘video clip’ that claimed to…
Muslim woman collects Rs 2 from villagers, rebuilds a ruined temple
14-Oct-2015
Oct 14, 2015, Agencies: Three years ago, a Muslim woman named Sughra Bi discovered a temple near her house in Indra Colony of Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. The temple was in ruins and no one was aware of it. Sughra Bi decided to rebuild it and today, the temple has become a source of inter-religious…
VHP brings out banners to bar Muslims from entering garba venues
14-Oct-2015
The VHP members told mediapersons that they will be put up similar posters and banners at all the venues hosting garba dance events. By: Express News Service With the nine-day Navratri festival beginning Tuesday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal started a campaign to keep Muslims away from garba dance venues. About a…