-Down to Earth Disabled youth on wheelchair severely thrashed in Kolkata; Police arrest over 1,600 people for violating noise rules, unruly behaviour Pintu Biswas is the seventh person to die in West Bengal since 1997 for protesting against noisy firecrackers Last Saturday, the night of Kali Puja, was witness to the gruesome murder of a 40-year-old trader, Pintu Biswas, as he protested the bursting of noisy chocolate bombs outside his house. The incident...
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In India, Maharashtra tops list of women arrested for crime -V Narayan
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra has witnessed more women being arrested in criminal cases from 2010 to 2012 than any other Indian state. Statistics compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that 90,884 women were arrested for offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) during the three-year period. This was about 58% more than the 57,406 arrests in Andhra Pradesh and 84% more than the 49,333 arrests in Madhya...
More »UP: Jat-Muslim rift widens, both blame govt -Rajesh Ahuja
-The Hindustan Times Muzaffarnagar: Fresh battle lines are being drawn in Muzaffarnagar's rural areas as Muslims and Jats harden respective stances against the local administration's "inefficient and unfair action" in dealing with communal violence in the past two months. Three panchayats - one Muslim and two Jat - took place on Friday though the administration had banned these after Jats returning from a Mahapanchayat on September 7 were attacked at various villages....
More »Land grab bid behind fresh violence in Muzaffarnagar? -Avijit Ghosh
-The Times of India HUSSAINPUR (Muzaffarnagar, UP): Diwali was meant to be a happy day for many families in Hussainpur. It was decided, says village pradhan Shaista's husband, Shahnawaz Khan, that some Muslims who had taken shelter from the neighbouring Mohammadpur-Raisingh village during the recent riots would go back to their homes shortly after the festival of lights on coming Sunday. But the killings of three Muslim boys on Wednesday has again...
More »Rape cases double, molestation up 4 times in Delhi -J Venkatesan
-The Hindu New Delhi: Rape cases in Delhi have almost doubled in 2013 as compared to last year while molestation has gone up by nearly four times during the same period. These stark facts were revealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The capital recorded 1,330 rape incidents till October 15 this year as against 706 in 2012. Molestation cases have gone up from 727 in 2012 to 2,844. Additional Solicitor General...
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