Citizens for Justice and Peace
60 held for trying to enter UP town
13-Oct-2015
Those detained were part of a BJP delegation that was headed to sectarian violence-hit Karhal These [Dadri] incidents damage the image of the NDA as well as the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It cannot be said to be the intention of the government. MANOHAR PARRIKAR, defence minister When the prime minister can speak…
Maoist leader wanted for killing 50 people held in Andhra Pradesh
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13, 2015 | PTI|Hyderabad The Maoist is an expert in carrying out guerrilla ambushes Hyderabad: A senior Maoist leader, carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head and wanted in connection with killing of around 50 people in three states, has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police. Y Shiva Reddy alias Kiran,…
With rising Muslim population in Bengal, RSS predicts its branches will double
13-Oct-2015
The RSS says its membership is growing. RSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale predicted the number of RSS branches in West Bengal would rise to 1,200 next year from 650 in 2013. By: Reuters Kolkata Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 11:15 As a teenager, Uttam Shaha says he used to watch scornfully from his bedroom window…
Bajrang Dal to provide legal aid to Dadri accused
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) FREEDOM UNDER ATTACK – VHP, Uday Rana Meerut Groups Warn Of Another ‘ 1857 Uprising’ Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have offered to arrange legal help for the main accused in the Dadri lynching case, Bajrang Dal spokesperson Balraj Dungar told TOI on Monday .…
2 Dalits Hacked to Death; Another Injured
13-Oct-2015
Tamil Nadu | Press Trust of India | Updated: October 13, 2015 07:17 IST Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men were hacked to death and another seriously injured by a six-member armed gang in Tirunelveli on Monday night, police said. The gang followed the three men, who were travelling on a two-wheeler, waylaid and attacked…
Now, Gujarati poet returns Akademi award
13-Oct-2015
Anil Joshi Was Awarded For Collection Of Essays After tribal activist Ganesh Devy, another Gujarati litterateur poet Anil Joshi returned his Sahitya Akademi Award. Joshi on Monday wrote a letter to Sahitya Akdemi president professor Viswanath Pratap Tiwari informing him about his decision to return the award in protest of attacks on scholars and intellectuals…
Stripping of Dalit family at Dankaur in UP: A clear case of police atrocity on Dalits
13-Oct-2015
13 October, 2015 The UP administration and the SP megaphones were orchestrating that the Dalits’ stripping incident in Dankaur last week as a conspiracy hatched by the saffron brigade to shame the Akhilesh government. Is there any shame left with Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son? Though the UP government just cannot abdicate its responsibility…
After losing two cotton crops, farmer ends life
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13 2015 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad Mirror Bureau amfeedback@timesgroup in TWEETS @ahmedabadmirror 42-year-old Vikram Pithiya was depressed after he lost first cotton crop to scanty rainfall and the next to heavy rain; had consumed poison Disheartened by a weak mon soon and damaged crops, a 42 year-old farmer committed su icide in Nani Vavdi…
Godhra to bar Muslims, garba banners say: Daughter before my eyes
13-Oct-2015
The BJP and RSS affiliates are urging Godhra residents to organise the traditional or sheri garba to restrict entry and “maintain the purity of the event”. Written by Kumar Anand Vadodara Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 2:25 Outside a garba event in Godhra. Express ‘Maari dikri maari aankh saame’, ‘Maari dikri maari najar samaksh’ (My daughter…
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…