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Assam communal violence: Toll rises to 12, army called in

-IANS   The death toll in the communal violence in Assam's Bodoland area rose to 12 on Sunday with police recovering three more bodies. The army has been pressed into service to assist the security forces. Apart from the 12 killed due to communal violence, another two people were killed and three other were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at the crowded Mongolian Bazaar market in Chirang district Sunday evening. Police, however, termed...

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Why Telangana's Muslims, Dalits prefer a united AP-Vicky Nanjappa

The minorities and Dalits, who constitute 40 per cent of the Telangana [ Images ] population, are now saying that they will prefer to remain in a united Andhra Pradesh rather than have a Telangana which is controlled by "communal forces", reports Vicky Nanjappa. There can be no two thoughts over the fact that the Telangana movement has been the biggest challenge for the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh. Till the...

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Saffron extremists desecrated temple to trigger riots: Cops

-The Times of India   The city police have launched a manhunt for four persons belonging to the Hindu community who they suspect triggered the communal disturbances in Old City last Sunday by hurling a piece of beef on the walls of the Hanuman Temple at Kurmaguda in Madannapet. All the four are residents of Kurmaguda and in their late twenties, police said, and claimed that the accused would be nabbed within...

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That Summer Of Their Discontent by Debarshi Dasgupta

Blood spilt in the Hashimpura massacre and riots in 1987 remain fresh for survivors Nearly 25 years old, the black-and-white photograph of his son’s body has begun to fade but Jamaluddin Ansari’s anger has not waned. Having lost his eldest son Qamaruddin in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre in Meerut, the 75-year-old still awaits closure. “All prosecution witnesses have said what they had to state at the court but it keeps...

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Mecca Masjid blast: report on cases booked sought

-The Hindu   MIM has appealed to the government for withdrawal of cases against innocent Muslim youth   Home Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy has directed the police officials to submit a detailed report in about 15 days about the cases registered in connection with the Mecca Masjid blast and the communal disturbances in March, 2010. The Home Minister held a review meeting with City Police Commissioner A.K. Khan, senior officials, Minister Mukesh Goud and...

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