2002 Gujarat riots


Probe Modi’s role in 2002 Gujarat riots: Amicus curiae

Monday, May 7th, 2012
Probe Modi's role in 2002 Gujarat riots: Amicus curiaeNew Delhi/Ahmedabad, May 7: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 riots in the state should be probed, Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court in the case, has said in his final report. According to the report dated July 25, 2011 which was released Monday, there ...

Gujarat riots: Court convicts nine, acquits 32 for Ode massacre

Friday, May 4th, 2012
Gujarat riots: Court convicts nine, acquits 32 for Ode massacreAnanad, May 4: The Anand district and sessions court Friday convicted nine people and acquitted 32 for the killing of three members of a Muslim family in Ode village of Gujarat during the 2002 communal riots. Judge R.M. Sharim gave the verdict in the case related to Malav Bhagol area of Ode ...

Gujarat riots: Life imprisonment for 18 in 2002 Ode village massacre

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Gujarat riots: Life imprisonment for 18 in 2002 Ode village massacreAnand, April 12: A designated court here on Thursday awarded life sentence to 18 people and handed out seven-year jail terms to five others in connection with the massacre of 23 people in Gujarat’s Ode village during the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots. District and Sessions judge Poonam Singh pronounced the sentence after ...

2002 riots: SC refuses to interfere on Nanavati Commission summoning Modi

Monday, March 26th, 2012
2002 riots: SC refuses to interfere on Nanavati Commission summoning ModiNew Delhi, March 26: In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Nanavati Commission to summon him to depose before the probe panel on his alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots. An apex court bench headed by Justice ...

2002 riots: SC recalls notice on Narendra Modi

Friday, March 23rd, 2012
2002 riots: SC recalls notice on Narendra ModiNew Delhi, March 23: The Supreme Court Friday recalled its notice to the Gujarat government and the Nanavati Commission on a plea to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for recording his statement on his alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots in the state. A bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice ...

2002 riots: SC issues notice to Gujarat govt, Nanavati Commission on summoning Modi

Monday, March 19th, 2012
2002 riots: SC issues notice to Gujarat govt, Nanavati Commission on summoning ModiNew Delhi, March 19: The Supreme Court today sought the stands of the Nanavati Commission and the Gujarat Government on a plea for direction to the Commission to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 riots. A bench of justices D.K. Jain and A.K. Dave issued notices ...

Gujarat riots: Indian-Americans hold demonstrations against Modi

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Gujarat riots: Indian-Americans hold demonstrations against ModiNew York, March 4: Hundreds of Indian Americans of diverse religious backgrounds held a rally and a candlelight vigil in front of the Gandhi statue in Union Square to remember the victims of the 2002 anti-Muslim Gujarat riots. "We want Gandhi's Gujarat not Modi's Gujarat," they chanted at the rally Saturday night ...

US House resolution asks Gujarat to restore religious freedom

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
US House resolution asks Gujarat to restore religious freedomWashington, March 3: To mark the 10th anniversary of Gujarat communal riots, a Democrat lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives urging the state government to restore religious freedom. The non-binding resolution "recognising the 10th anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat" introduced by Keith Ellison early this ...