Citizens for Justice and Peace
Church vandalized in Delhi, 5th attack in 2 months
02-Feb-2015
New delhi, Feb 02, 2015, PTI In the midst of Assembly election campaign, a church was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons today in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area in fifth such incident since November, sparking outrage among the Christian community. Police said the incident at St Alphonsa’s church took place around 1 AM and a…
Communal riots in Somnath, six injured
26-Nov-2014
The usually bustling temple town of Somnath remained tense on Tuesday after heavy rioting broke out between members of two communities in Prabhas Patan, some two kilometres away . Rampaging mobs torched several vehicles and ransacked shops in the morning, forcing shopkeepers to down their shutters. At least six persons, including two police constables, were…
Muzaffarnagar riots: Victims refuse to return to villages
26-Nov-2014
Muzaffarnagar (UP), 26 November: More than 180 families, which were displaced in last year’s riots, have refused to return to their villages in neighbouring Shamli district. A team of the forest department had gone to the riot victim camps and appealed to the families to return to their native places as they had illegally established…
Clash between locals and cops in sensitive old Vadodara
14-Nov-2014
Express News Service | Vadodara | Posted: November 14, 2014 4:49 am The old city area of Vadodara witnessed a clash between some locals and cops on night patrol close to midnight on Thursday, resulting in police firing one round in the air and several tear gas shells. According to eye-witnesses, the clash began when…
Trilokpuri teen, who was shot, out of ICU
07-Nov-2014
Arjun, the 15-year-old boy who was shot in the jaw during crossfire between rioters and police in the Trilokpuri clashes, is out of danger after a successful surgery. However, his family said he is paralysed on one side. Doctors said he will be cured though the treatment will take some time. Arjun was critical when…
Communal tension leaves 1 dead, three injured in Muzaffarnagar
07-Nov-2014
MUZAFFARNAGAR: One person was killed and three seriously injured in a clash between two communities on Thursday in this district of Uttar Pradesh. A dispute over the construction of a small conduit on the road in Tigari village triggered the flare-up. Police had to face strong resistance of villagers when they tried to seize the…
Siblings killed in clash among minorities
01-Nov-2014
TIMES NEWS NETWORK A quarrel over a petty issue snowballed into serious clashes between two groups of minority community, leaving two brothers dead, in Savarkundla town on Amreli district on Sunday night. Heavy police bandobast has been deployed in the town to prevent escalation of fight in wake of Muharram on Tuesday. The deceased have…
15-year-old boy shot during riots shifted to ICU
30-Oct-2014
New Delhi:The condition of the 15-year-old Arjun, who had received a bullet injury on his jaws during the riots in Trilokpuri, is stated to be serious. Doctors at Max hospital in Patparganj, where he is admitted, have told the family members that he might take months to recover. Arjun’s mother R Malhar said he had…
Two groups clash in northeast Delhi
30-Oct-2014
Two groups clashed over a minor issue in northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri on Wednesday evening. One person sustained head injuries and was admitted to hospital, police said. A large contingent of police force was rushed to the area to bring the situation under control. A team of central forces, which is already deployed in Trilokpuri,…
Curfew in parts of Malda as murders trigger communal tension
29-Oct-2014
Written by Subrata Nagchowdhury | Kolkata | Posted: October 29, 2014 10:19 am Curefew was imposed in three police stations areas of Malda district in West Bengal on Wednesday morning after two decapitated bodies were recovered from Katagarh near Englishbazar. The curfew was imposed in Englishbazar, Baishnabnagar and Kaliachak police station areas. The killing of…