An Indian court on Saturday sentenced a Muslim man in Gujrat to 10 years in jail for slaughtering a calf. Salim Makrani was sentenced under the Gujrat Animal Preservation Act, 2017, according to India Today. An FIR was registered against […]
The Coordination Committee (MCC), a Gujarat-based civil rights organization, has regretted that the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has “reduced” the total amount for minority welfare to Rs 2,508.78 crore for 2019-20compared to Rs 2,452.55 crore in […]
On Friday July 5, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of 12 people in the murder of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya. Pandya was shot dead in March 2003 while on his morning walk near the Law Garden in […]
The Supreme Court has reiterated that when a relaxed standard as regards age limit, experience, qualification is applied in selecting a candidate for SC/ST, SEBC category, then a candidate of such category selected in the said manner, shall have to […]
Sunil Anand, an Ahmedabad-based former state revenue officer explained to The Indian Express that he has closely observed the happenings in Jalila since the deceased Manji Solanki used to get his affidavits and application typed by him. Almost two weeks […]
This was the fourth such case in less than two months in Saurashtra where those accused of murder returned to attack the family members of their victims or against whom they had a grouse. LESS THAN a week ago, Piyush […]
President of Thangadh Municipality, Vijay Bhagat, admitted that anti-social activities in the town has become a menace. Enter Mafatiyapura locality of Thangadh in Surendranagar district and ask for the house of Bantu Parmar, a resident. People are wary of showing […]
In a plea filed on May 31 this year, one of the Dalit victims had submitted that much time had elapsed since he, his family members and relatives were assaulted by cow vigilantes, but they were still awaiting justice. Gujarat Court […]
Arjan was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2018 for allegedly murdering Sarvaiya’s elder brother, Lalji, in Ankolali village of Una taluka. Arshi’s father is also in jail for the same offense. man, convicted of murdering a Dalit in 2012, […]
Mevani said that caste as a phenomenon remains an “elephant in the room”, which nobody wishes to address. “The phenomenon of caste has distorted life in India. Yet, unfortunately, we as a nation are not ashamed.” “There are forces in […]
