Citizens for Justice and Peace
‘3000 condoms, 2000 liquor bottles at JNU’: This BJP MLA is keeping count
23-Feb-2016
PTI Alwar, February 23, 2016 MLA Gyandev Ahuja alleged that those studying in JNU were indulging in all these “illicit” activities. Amidst the raging JNU row, a BJP MLA has stoked fresh controversy by alleging that the premier university is a hub of sex and drugs where over 3,000 used condoms and 2,000 liquor bottles…
Allow ‘rebuilding’ of Ram temple, Swamy urges SC
23-Feb-2016
Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, February 23, 2016 Observing that “a temple and a masjid cannot be considered on a par as far as sacredness is concerned,” BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court to allow the “rebuilding” of Ram temple in Ayodhya at the disputed site where Babri Masjid was demolished in…
Allow ‘rebuilding’ of Ram temple, Swamy urges SC
23-Feb-2016
Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI, February 23, 2016 Observing that “a temple and a masjid cannot be considered on a par as far as sacredness is concerned,” BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court to allow the “rebuilding” of Ram temple in Ayodhya at the disputed site where Babri Masjid was demolished in…
5 students won’t surrender, JNU rallies to their support
23-Feb-2016
Feb 23, 2016 – SANJAY KAW | • New Delhi Amid standoff, police waits outside campus The JNU campus stood firm on Monday behind all five students, charged in the sedition case, who had resurfaced at the campus on Sunday night. JNU students and teachers appealed to vice-chancellor M. Jagdish Kumar to take a firm…
5 students won’t surrender, JNU rallies to their support
23-Feb-2016
Feb 23, 2016 – SANJAY KAW | • New Delhi Amid standoff, police waits outside campus The JNU campus stood firm on Monday behind all five students, charged in the sedition case, who had resurfaced at the campus on Sunday night. JNU students and teachers appealed to vice-chancellor M. Jagdish Kumar to take a firm…
‘Beef biryani’ at AMU not cow meat, say police
22-Feb-2016
PTI ALIGARH, February 21, 2016 Varsity spokesman clarifies that it is a common practice in India and abroad to refer to buffalo meat also as beef. A preliminary probe has found “no evidence” to suggest that cow meat was served at the Aligarh Muslim University’s college canteen as was claimed by some right wing groups,…
I’m being targeted over Dalit identity, says JNU student
22-Feb-2016
Kritika Sharma Sebastian Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Rama Naga, who is among those named in a sedition case for allegedly shouting anti-national slogans in the university and is wanted by the Delhi Police, said he was also being targeted over his Dalit identity. “The issue of slogans on February 9 is merely a pretext.…
Aligarh mayor hardens her stand on AMU `beef’ row
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Eram Agha Aligarh: UP police says it has found “no evidence“ of cow meat on the Aligarh Muslim University campus in its initial probe. Investigations into the BJP allegations of beef being served at the AMU canteen are still on. The police’s initial findings drew a…
Cops find 1,500kg `beef’ at Kharghar toll plaza, 4 held
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) George Mendonca Navi Mumbai:Acting on a tip-off provided by activists of the VHP and Bajrang Dal about an alleged beef consignment being transported towards Mumbai along the Sion-Panvel highway , the police laid a trap at Kharghar toll plaza on Friday and waylaid three tempos. Slaughtered…
Latur: Cops try to stop locals from hoisting ‘saffron flag’, assaulted
22-Feb-2016
According to the police, around 1.30 am on February 19, on the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti, over two dozen locals belonging to the Shivaji Jayanti Mandal assembled near the Ambedkar Chowk in Pangaon to hoist a ‘saffron flag’. Written by Rashmi Rajput | Mumbai | Published:February 22, 2016 4:41 am Maharashtra Police has arrested 17…