Citizens for Justice and Peace
MHA refuses sanction to prosecute intelligence officials in Ishrat case
09-Jun-2015
Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI, June 9, 2015 The Union Home Ministry has turned down the Central Bureau of Investigation’s request for sanction to prosecute four intelligence officials, including former Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajendra Kumar, in the Ishrat Jahan “fake” encounter case. Refusing to divulge exact details of the grounds on which prosecution sanction…
Fake encounter cop Chudasama promoted Ahmedabad
09-Jun-2015
Gujarat government promoted 1999 batch IPS officer Abhay Chudasama, who is an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, to the rank of a deputy inspector general of police (DIG) on Monday. Chudasama currently serves as SP in the State Monitoring Cell in Gandhinagar. He was reinstated in service by the Gujarat government in…
Greenpeace staff denied entry into India, claims NGO
08-Jun-2015
Greenpeace claims that their colleague was denied entry, his passport was seized and he was later put on a flight to Kuala Lumpur inspite carrying a valid business visa. By: Press Trust of India | New Delhi | Published on:June 8, 2015 1:19 pm Months after one of its campaigners was “offloaded” from a flight,…
After Baba Ramdev meeting, Haryana panel wants Sanskrit compulsory from Class 6
05-Jun-2015
While SCERT oversees textbooks for Classes I to V, officials discussed how yoga, moral education and the teachings of the Gita could be incorporated in the syllabus for all classes. Written by Khushboo Sandhu | Chandigarh | Updated: June 5, 2015 7:57 am Following a meeting chaired by Baba Ramdev, the State Council of Educational…
IIT ban shows free speech in danger
02-Jun-2015
Bengaluru, June 2, 2015, DHNS: The ban on the activities of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a students’ group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, is alarming for the sheer intolerance that the action reflects. The group, made up of students studying at the prestigious institute, was critical of the Narendra Modi government’s policies including…
Riot victims asked to vacate police station premises
02-Jun-2015
The Haryana police on Monday asked the riot victims of Atali village to vacate the premises of the Ballabhgarh police station or face the consequences. Ever since a Hindu mob assaulted them over a disputed mosque last Monday, the victims of Atali’s Muslim community are encamped in the Ballabhgarh police station, seeking imprisonment of assailants…
Vegetarian Chief Minister blocks eggs in anganwadis
01-Jun-2015
June 1, 2015, agencies: In a startling revelation it has come to light that the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has blocked eggs in anganwadi meals just because he is a strict vegetarian. In the tribal areas of Alirajpur, Mandla and Hoshangabad districts, where children suffer from malnutrition, eggs would have been a…
`Cattle in gaushalas, men in jail!’
01-Jun-2015
Beef Ban Paralyzes Trade In Livestock He sits despondently with his array of unsold cow-bells and cattle ornaments at the Ghatanji cattle bazaar.Arun Nandeshwar’s livelihood is now collateral damage in the fallout of Maharashtra’s beef ban. With trade paralysed by the ban, Nandeshwar has barely any customers.
Juhapura relief houses no more liveable: 2002 Godhra riot victims
31-May-2015
Muslim families, which were provided relief houses by Islamic Relief Committee after the riots, complain that their homes are falling apart As many as 25 Muslim families which were rendered homeless in the 2002 Godhra riots that had ended up claiming the lives of 790 people from their community, were rehabilitated by Islamic Relief Committee…
Rajnath Singh endorses RSS’ ethos, says Ram temple ‘important’
30-May-2015
May 30, 2015 | Age Correspondent| New Delhi Backing “RSS ideology” and declaring that the “Ram temple” issue remained important for the Narendra Modi government, home minister Rajnath Singh broke his silence Friday on concerted attacks by the Congress and other Opposition critics who claimed that the RSS was meddling in the education system and…