Citizens for Justice and Peace
CBI seeks Teesta Setalvad, husband Javed Anand’s custody in violation of FCRA case
24-Sep-2015
By Samanwaya Rautray, ET Bureau | 24 Sep, 2015, 04.00AM IST CBI moved SC seeking custodial interrogation of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in connection with the alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act by two trusts run by them. NEW DELHI: The CBI moved the Supreme Court seeking custodial…
HC stays sedition circular, seeks details
23-Sep-2015
A PIL against circular states it is beyond govt’s legal power or authority and that it is an attempt to ‘silence citizens’ Mustafa Plumber @plumbermushi The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the state not to implement its circular issued by the home department defining guidelines for the police to book people under sedition charges.…
For Muslims in this UP village, qurbani on Bakri Eid is illegal
23-Sep-2015
Sep 23 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Pervez IqbalSiddiqui Musahra (Sant Kabir Nagar) Eid-ul-Zuha is a festival of qurbani (sacrifice)–but not for Muslims of Musahara, a nondescript village in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar. In the season of bans, the district administration here has issued an order forbidding sacrifice of animals for…
Supreme Court effectively shelves Gujarati film, says homosexuality akin to social evil for some
19-Sep-2015
In February 2014, the Gujarat High Court snubbed the government, saying its decision deprived Devmani of his fundamental right to freedom of expression, and held that a movie cannot be stalled only because it is based on a controversial subject. Written by Utkarsh Anand New Delhi Updated: Sep 19, 2015, 4:39 Observing that a section…
Shiv Sena defends Marathi mandatory clause for auto drivers
19-Sep-2015
The Shiv Sena has defended senior party leader and Transport Minister Diwakar Raote’s recent announcement that new autorickshaw permits will be issued only to drivers who speak Marathi, saying it was an old law which he had sought just to apply. The party also tried to link the issue with the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls…
Violence in Anantnag after prayers
19-Sep-2015
Srinagar, September 19, 2015 Protesters and security forces clashed in Anantnag, 60 km from here, on Friday over the beef ban in the State. After Friday prayers, hundreds of the faithful took to the streets and hurled stones at security forces. The stone-throwing continued till late in the afternoon in the south Kashmir town. The…
Clerics in Valley urge people to defy beef ban on Eid
19-Sep-2015
SRINAGAR: Religious scholars and clerics in the Kashmir valley on Friday urged people to defy beef ban on the occasion of Eid ul Azha on September 25. In sermons after the Friday prayers, cleric condemned the Jammu and Kashmir high court order, earlier this month, banning bovine slaughter and beef sale in the state and…
Dahod: Muslim delegation requests governor to prevent road construction through graveyard
19-Sep-2015
The graveyard is registered with the state wakf board. By: Express News Service Ahmedabad Published:Sep 18, 2015, 22:09 A Muslim delegation led by Congress MLA Gayasuddin Sheikh on Friday called on governor O P Kohli and submitted a memorandum demanding appropriate action against Dahod district officials involved in illegal demolition of the Chhab Dargah Kabrastan…
Targeted by Vasundhara Raje govt for acting against VHP, Bajrang Dal rioters: IPS officer
18-Sep-2015
Former Bundi SP Pankaj Chaudhary said that he was removed from the post for resisting pressure from the administration, including senior IAS and IPS officers, to let the rioters go and “register false cases” against Muslims instead. Written by Mahim Pratap Singh Jaipur Published:Sep 17, 2015, 5:20 An IPS officer has accused the Vasundhara Raje-led…
Govt accuses Greenpeace of ‘forum shopping’; HC favours NGO
18-Sep-2015
The move by the Greenpeace came a day after Madras High Court stayed for eight weeks the order cancelling its registration under FCRA. New Delhi Published:Sep 17, 2015, 19:48 Government today charged Greenpeace India with indulging in “forum shopping” to get relief, but did not succeed in Delhi High Court to stop the NGO from…