Citizens for Justice and Peace
Saffron hue to govt’s green drive, CM opens Janki Van to public
03-Aug-2015
State-wide drive of ‘Van Mahotsav’ kickstarts from Vansda in Navsari but opposition raises questions about govt’s sincerity towards the tribal people dna correspondent @dnaahmedabad Gandhinagar: BJP government in the state added saffron tint to the 15-day-long forestation drive which was inaugurated by chief minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday. The inauguration which was held at Janki…
Aug 03 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) In Rajasthan Class III texbooks, `rapist’ Asaram a saint like Vivekananda
03-Aug-2015
Jodhpur: Rape accused Asaram fea tures in a chapter on saints in a Class III textbook in the district, sharing space with Vivekananda, Mother Te resa and Ramakrishna Paramhans. Yoga guru Ramdev is also included in the list of saints in the moral educa tion and general knowledge textbook `Naya Ujala’ which is taught in…
CBI shows rare speed on Teesta Setalvad’s case but slow to act in 16 other similar cases
31-Jul-2015
Imran Ahmed Siddiqui Friday, 31 July 2015 10:39 AM New Delhi: The CBI has been quick to raid activist Teesta Setalvad’s house and seek her “custodial interrogation” within a week of registering a case, but tardy in 16 cases involving NGOs referred to it by the Union home ministry. Between 2012 and 2014, the Centre…
Madhya Pradesh: High Court pulls up judge for denying bail to Muslim youth
30-Jul-2015
The plea said the lower court judge invoked a communal reason that was not part of the original chargesheet. A lower court judge’s reasoning behind denial of bail to a Muslim youth, accused of molesting a Hindu woman, has earned the wrath of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which now wants the bail order placed…
Riots judge accuses Gujarat govt of ignoring her security
23-Jul-2015
Former judge Jyotsna Yagnik, who pronounced the verdict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case, convicting 31 people for killing 97 people from the minority community, has accused the Gujarat government of ignoring her request for enhanced security. “They [state government] have turned a deaf ear to my request. As it is said in court…
Am not a BJP leader, I belong to RSS, but it does not affect my functioning: Ram Naik
23-Jul-2015
Naik, who completed one year as UP Governor, was talking to reporters after releasing a book, ‘Raj Bhavan mein Ram Naik 2014-15’. Lucknow Published:Jul 23, 2015, 1:26 Amid allegations from a senior minister in Akhilesh Yadav government that he has converted Raj Bhavan into a BJP office, Governor Ram Naik said on Wednesday that he…
Govt may announce new education policy by November
19-Jul-2015
Several RSS-affiliated organisations have submitted proposals for a new policy, which will be discussed by officials of the HRD Ministry. Written by Shyamlal Yadav | New Delhi | Published:July 19, 2015 1:32 am The NDA government is likely to announce a new education policy by November this year. According to sources, several RSS-affiliated organisations have…
In three days, four farmers in Vidarbha commit suicide
19-Jul-2015
Nagpur TIMES NEWS NETWORK A prolonged dry spell has triggered at least four suicides in western Vidarbha in three days. Farmers from Wardha district have written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis that they want to sell their village owing to district administration’s failure in disbursing government aid. Ananda Kaniram Rathod, a 60-year-old farmer of Bothboden…
FTII students to continue protests
17-Jul-2015
PUNE: Defying the notice served by t he administration on Wednesday, students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Thursday announced their decision to continue with their ongoing strike to protest against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chief of the institute. “We will continue with our protests. We stand united…
HC bench recuses itself from hearing Naroda Patiya case
16-Jul-2015
Earlier this week, a division bench had recused itself from hearing the matter A two-member Gujarat High Court bench on Wednesday recused it self from hearing appeals in Naroda Patiya postGodhra riot case, with the judges saying that some of the accused tried to approach them. Interestingly, this order comes after a division bench recused…