Citizens for Justice and Peace
Two more farmers commit suicide in Odisha
14-Oct-2015
Staff Reporter BHUBANESWAR, October 14, 2015 Two more farmers ended their lives in western Odisha districts even as the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) directed the State government to furnish a report on spate in farmers’ suicides on Tuesday. Nuapada district registered its first farmer suicide this year when Dhanurdhar Ada (35) died in a…
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…
Rohini Salian names NIA officer who asked her to go soft in Malegaon blast case
13-Oct-2015
Mumbai, October 13, 2015 “His name is Shri Suhas Warke, SP, NIA, Mumbai branch.” Rohini Salian, former special public prosecutor in the Malegaon 2008 blast case has in an affidavit named the National Investigating Agency officer, who allegedly asked her to “go soft” in the case. In an affidavit dated July 28, 2015, which was…
No religion says block roads & break law for festivals: HC
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Shibu Thomas Mumbai:Govt Told To Pull Up Its Socks For Navratri, Diwali The Bombay high court on Monday rapped the state government and the municipal corporation for failing o crack down on noisy celebrations and illegal pandals during the recently concluded Ganeshotsav . A division bench…
4 die of hunger in Assam tea garden
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Silchar: TIMES NEWS NETWORK The INTUC-affiliated Barak Cha Shramik Union (BCSU) has alleged that four persons have died of starvation over the past week in Bhuvan Valley Tea Estate in Assam’s Cachar district. The garden is owned by Kolkata-based Bhuvan Valley Tea Company Limited. The dead…
Harassed Muslim fodder seller sets himself ablaze in Punjab
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bathinda TIMES NEWS NETWORK A Muslim man, who had been selling fodder outside a cow shelter, set himself on fire on Monday afternoon after being harassed by an employee of the gaushala. Having suffered nearly 40% burns, Eid Mohammad (35) recorded his statement before a magistrate…