Citizens for Justice and Peace
Tribes denied right to collect forest produce
21-Jun-2015
Forest dept. has not renewed licence of tribal coop. societies : The Forest Department’s refusal to renew the annual licence of 27 cooperative societies under the Kerala State Development Corporation for SC/ST Communities (KSDCSSC) to collect minor forest produce (MFP) has put to difficulty a large number of tribal beneficiaries in areas such as Attappady,…
SENA COMES UP WITH BIZARRE PROPOSAL – Only Hindu trees for the city, please
18-Jun-2015
The BMC should only plant trees that are holy and sacred to `our’ culture, demands the Shiv Sena’s nominated member in the Tree Authority The Shiv Sena has demanded that the BMC plant trees like peepal and banyan that are ho ly and sacred to Hindu culture across the city. A Sena-nominated member of the…
State drops probe against Sena MP who force-fed Muslim man
17-Jun-2015
Thane MP Rajan Vichare had allegedly forced a roti in the mouth of a fasting employee of New Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi last year The state government has dropped an inquiry against Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Rajan Vichare, who last year forced a chapatti in the mouth of a fasting Muslim employee at…
20 Mths On, No Action Against Tormentor Cop
16-Jun-2015
By R Prince Jebakumar Published: 15th June 2015 06:00 AM CHENNAI: Twenty months have gone by since four Dalits from Thoothukudi were detained, tortured and lodged behind bars for 90 days over a double-murder they were falsely accused of committing. They were let go after real culprits were later caught, and an internal inquiry has…
NHRC dissatisfied over Uttar Pradesh’s response to electrocution of two minor dalit girls
15-Jun-2015
The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary of the Department of Energy of the Uttar Pradesh government to enquire into the inaction and delay in the payment of an additional amount of Rs.2 lakh each to next of kin of two minor dalit girls here in Pradhanpur village, who…
Beef ban hits Dharavi leather traders hard
14-Jun-2015
Over the past three months, Haji Farookh, a third-generation leather trader has seen his business endure noticeable shifts. His godown, crammed with animal hide not too long ago, is almost vacant, while his labour force has shrunk from six to one. Since the BJP-led government in Maharashtra banned the slaughter of bulls and bullocks, there…
Scars of Police Torture Haunt TN Dalit
14-Jun-2015
Youth as CB-CID Goes Slow on Probe By Express News Service Published: 14th June 2015 06:00 AM CHENNAI: Nearly nine months have passed but the scars of police torture continue to haunt Poovarasan as CB-CID is allegedly going slow on the case after filing an FIR directed by Madras High Court. Poovarasan, a Dalit youth,…
Govt’s help for child labourers: Not a penny in 12 years
14-Jun-2015
Govt deposits Rs29.75 lakh in 18 years against Rs12.58 crore it should have Gandhinagar: While the Gujarat government has been making tall claims about its child welfare initiatives during the school enrollment drives and on other such occasions, it has not contributed even a single rupee for the welfare of child labourers freed from violators…
`Surya Namaskar’ mandatory in Raj
10-Jun-2015
Jun 10 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Jaipur: TNN While the Centre has dropped `Surya Namaskar’ from the countrywide drill planned for International Yoga Day on June 21, the BJP-led Rajasthan government has decided to continue with its policy of making the sun salutation compulsory in all schools daily despite various groups opposing…
Registration of 4,470 NGOs is cancelled
10-Jun-2015
Jun 10, 2015 | AGE CORRESPONDENT With agency inputs| New Delhi The Centre on Tuesday cancelled registration of 4,470 NGOs in a fresh crackdown. Prominent organisations whose Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences were cancelled include Panjab University (Chandigarh), Gujarat National Law University, Gargi College (Delhi), Lady Irwin College, Vikram Sarabhai Foundation, Kabir — floated…