Evening NEWS DIGEST
26 July 2016: 20 Shawal 37:Vol:7, No:123
Denied entry into temples,
250 Dalit families in TN threaten to convert to Islam
Nagapattinam/ Karur :
Alleging that they were denied entry into temples, around 250 Dalit families in
Vedaranyam and Karur on Monday threatened to convert to Islam.While around 200
Dalit families of Pazhangallimedu in Kallimedu near Vedaranyam, claim they are being
denied the right to conduct the temple festival, more than 35 Dalit families in
Nagampalli near Malaikovilur in Karur allege that they have been barred from
entering the Mahasakhthi Amman temple in their locality, which they claim was
built using their contributions.In Pazhangallimedu, the bone of contention is
the conduct of the annual Aadi festival of the HR&CE-run Bhadrakali Amman
temple for which Caste-Hindus reportedly enjoy Mandagapadi rights. The Dalits
claim that the temple was originally built in their locality and shifted to the
current spot after floods several years ago.“Though we don’t have evidence to
prove the earlier existence of the temple, we were told by our ancestors that
the temple was in our area. Now, we want the Mandagapadi rights during one of
the five days of the festival,” N Senthil, a functionary of a pro-Dalit
political party, demanded.Further, the Dalits claim that members of Tamil Nadu
Thowheed Jamath had met them as news spread about their decision to embrace
Islam. Some right wing organisations too have reportedly contacted them and
assured that they would find an amicable solution. newindianexpress
Banned From Temples, Dalits
Decide To Lose Their Religion And Convert To Islam
No Temple Entry: 250 Dalit
Families Threaten to Convert to Islam
Irom Sharmila’s to end fast
after 16 years says ‘movement will
continue with or without her’
In her 16 year of fasting,
in a struggle to repeal the AFSPA, Manipur’s Iron Lady, the 44-year-old Irom
Sharmila Chanu Tuesday announced that she will end her hunger strike on August
9. For sixteen long years Irom has lived under house arrest as an undertrial
prisoner in room number one, reserved for VIPs, in the special ward of the
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences. She has been force fed through
her nose the entire time. The Ryles tube through which she is force fed has
over the years become a symbol of Manipur’s fight against AFSPA. Today, Irom
startled Manipur and the rest of the world by announcing that she will give up
her fast, get married, fight in the upcoming state assembly elections which are
to be held early next year.Irom, who has been facing charges under section 309
IPC for attempting to commit suicide, addressed the media outside the Imphal
court premises, explaining her decision to quit her fast.“Govt has not been
listening to our voices and has been suppressing our movement,” she said. Irom
said that she will be joining the political fray and contesting elections to
“get our voices heard at the Centre”. She also indicated her desire to get married
after her release. Activists now say that she is likely to contest as an
independent candidate in the elections.indian express
Irom Sharmila to end fast
after 16 years
Zakir Naik's 'IRF'
converted many Christians, Hindus to Islam? Zee news
Mumbai: Zakir Naik's
Islamic Research Foundation has converted around 800 people to Islam by paying
them a hefty sum from the donations made to the organisation from across the
world, according to reports.This was revealed by IRF's guest relation officer
Rizwan Khan, who along with Arshid Qureshi was arrested by Maharashtra ATS and
Kerala Police during a joint operation last week.If the alleged conversions are
found to be done forcibly, Zakir Naik, who is already facing the heat over his
controversial speeches, may further land in deep trouble.It is being learnt that
the duo would persuade prisoners and criminals to convert to Islam after
providing them financial and legal help.They also used to target college
students, who were allegedly brainwashed for conversion.Several documents have
been seized from Rizwan, which reveal that many Christians and Hindus have also
been converted to Muslim. zee news
J&K HC slams govt over
use of pellet guns by forces
Srinagar: Jammu &
Kashmir High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the state government over
the use of pellet guns by forces to control mob saying the authorities cannot
“justify” their action and make people disabled just because they are angry and
protest. A division bench of the court asked the government to review the use
of pellet guns which has proven to be lethal. “Can’t you explore other methods
using water, using teargas shell or whatever you have instead of this (pellets)
because now by experience it has proven to be lethal,” the court told the
government. “These are your own people. They have anger. They are protesting.
(It) doesn’t mean they should be rendered disable.”The bench comprising Chief
Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Muzzafar Hussain Attar said that
maximum people have suffered injuries in eye and vital parts of their body.
“What we understand is that this pellet is a round ball loaded with lead. Eye
is primarily a water ball. When it (pellet) penetrates and hits it, damage is
done,” the bench said during hearing of a Public Interest Litigation.indian
express
Expert team formed to
explore alternatives to pellet guns
NEW DELHI: An expert team,
headed by a Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, was on Tuesday
constituted to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns, amidst strong
criticism against their frequent use in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd
control.Besides Home Ministry Joint Secretary TVSN. Prasad, who will head the
team, other members of the expert committee are Atul Karwal, IG, CRPF,
Srinagar; Rajeev Krishna, IG, BSF; Rajesh Kumar of J&K Police; Tushar
Tripathy of Indian Ordnance Factory Board; Manjit Singh of Terminal Ballistics
Research Laboratory, Chandigarh and Naresh Bhatnagar of IIT, Delhi.Many youths
have been injured in the last fortnight when CRPF personnel used pellet guns to
control violent protesters in the wake of killing of Burhan Wani, a top
militant of Hizbul Mujahideen.PTI
Use of pellet guns will
further alienate people in Jammu and Kashmir: Ghulam Nabi Azad
After 16 days, J&K Gov.
to lift ban on post-paid mobile phones
SRINAGAR: A police
spokesman said in Srinagar said, "All post-paid mobile services were being
restored tonight".The authorities on Tuesday evening said it is lifting
the blockade on mobile telephony for post-aid customers in Kashmir valley, 16
days after it was barred to contain situation in the wake of killing of
militant commander Burhan Wani.A police spokesman said in Srinagar said,
"All post-paid mobile services were being restored tonight". However,
it had no word on the internet services and pre-paid mobiles, which constitutes
the bulk of cellphone users. Internet services and mobile telephony was
suspended immediately after Wani was killed in an encounter on July 8. First,
mobile services were withdrawn and later internet connection was downed across
Kashmir Valley.The move comes in the backdrop of growing public pressure to
restore connectivity in Kashmir valley as many families remain cut-off from
each other for more than 2 weeks now.Meanwhile, barred internet services in
winter capital Jammu was restarted on Monday.the hindu
Kashmir : Home Ministry
needs to take call on AFSPA withdrawal in J&K, says Manohar Parrikar
New Delhi:Steering away
from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s comment that AFSPA
should be revoked from some areas on experimental basis, Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the issue comes under the Home Ministry and it
needs to take a call on the matter.He said the Army was involved in security on
the border and in counter-insurgency grid in the militancy-hit state. “I think
the Home Ministry needs to take a call on it. We only operate. As of now, we are
operating only in the border and counter-insurgency grid. We do not operate in
the normal sphere of the state’s law and order,” Parrikar said when asked about
Mehbooba’s comments.PTI
Kashmir : Barring Anantnag,
curfew lifted from all parts; schools remain shut
Srinagar:Curfew was Tuesday
lifted from all parts of Kashmir, except Anantnag town, after 17 days of unrest
in the Valley in which 47 persons were killed and 5500 others injured in
clashes following the killing of Burhan Wani.“Curfew has been lifted from all
parts of Kashmir except Anantnag town, today,” a police official said. The
official said there is no curfew or restrictions on the movement of the people
in the district.”However, in other parts of the Valley, restrictions on
assembly of four or more people will continue to maintain law and order,” he
added.PTI
Now, Pakistan wants
independent probe into Burhan Wani’s killing
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s
bail plea rejected
New Delhi: Saket court in
Delhi on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, who was
arrested for allegedly threatening a woman with rape and murder, and sent him
to judicial custody for 14 days. Khan is also accused of attempting to run over
the woman with his car.A 35-year-old woman had filed a case against Khan on
July 20 for allegedly threatening her with dire consequences. A case was
registered against the legislator under Sections 506 (punishment for criminal
intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a
woman) of the IPC at the Jamia Nagar police station in south Delhi. On July 10,
the complainant went to the residence of the AAP MLA in South Delhi’s Batla
House locality after a telephonic conversation with him to complain about poor
electricity supply in the area. One of Amanatullah Khan’s supporters present
there allegedly abused the woman and threatened her with dire consequences, the
woman said in her complaint. The complainant alleged that the supporter said he
was abusing her on the “orders of Khan”. indian express
AAP MLAs name figures in
FIR in dispute between 2 women
New Delhi:Cross FIRs have
been registered in connection with a dispute between two women, reportedly AAP
workers, with one accusing the other of tormenting her family on the
"behest" of a party MLA, who refuted the allegation.There was a fight
between the two women and one of them later tried to commit suicide. In her
"suicide note", she alleged that the other woman was harassing her
husband and herself on the "behest" of local MLA Rajesh Rishi, a
senior police officer said."His name is mentioned in one of the cross FIRs
filed on the complaints by two sides at Janakpuri Police Station," the
officer said.PTI
Embarrassment for Delhi
police as court acquits AAP MLA and admonishes cops for filing false cases
In a huge embarrassment for
Delhi police, a lower court in Delhi on Saturday acquitted AAP MLA, Akhilesh
Pati Tripathi while admonishing the police for filing trumped up charges
against the legislator.The Rohini court also warned Delhi police not to file
false cases against MLAs in future.Delhi police on 26 November had arrested
Tripathi, in a two-year-old rioting case.Tripathi, MLA from Model Town, was
sent to Tihar jail for a day before being released on bail a day later. jantakareporter
Now a non-cognisable
offence case against AAP's Amanatullah
AAP to petition Delhi HC
over ‘false’ cases used to ‘frame’ its MLAs
All roads lead to home of
Dalit family flogged in Gujarat
Not many outside Junagadh
had heard of Mota Samadhiyala. Until July 11. But now this village in Una
taluka is where everyone is headed — from Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi
to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, JD(U) veteran Sharad Yadav to NCP’s Praful
Patel. And all have been heading straight to the house of Balu Sarvaiya, the
head of the Dalit family flogged by gau rakshaks on July 11 for skinning a dead
cow.That single incident has put Mota Samadhiyala firmly on the map, triggering
Dalit protests across Gujarat, rattling the administration and finding an echo
in faraway Delhi where Parliament has been debating atrocities on Dalits, past
and present.Suresh Chandpa, a 29-year-old from Veraval, covered 100 km on his
motorcycle to Mota Samadhiyala Monday to inquire about Balu Sarvaiya.“When I
saw on TV what happened on July 11, I was shocked, deeply pained. It left me
wondering when will all this stop happening to our community. I met Balubhai
and told him not to lose hope for justice,” said Chandpa who works with NGO
Amardeep Foundation Trust as a supervisor of community toilets.
Over 6 lakh people die
every year due to cancer in India: Govt
New Delhi: With over 6 lakh
people succumbing to cancer every year and more than ten lakh new cases are
reported in the country, the government on Tuesday said air pollution and
unhealthy lifestyles are among the major risk factors for the disease.It said
that around seven per cent of all deaths in the country are due to various
types of cancers.“As reported by World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 1
million new cases are reported in India while about 6.8 lakh people die due to
cancer in India,” Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha.PTI
Beef ban prompted
Maharashtra youth to join IS: ATS
Mumbai:The ban on beef
trade imposed by the incumbent BJP-led Maharashtra government and the killing
of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, allegedly instigated the two arrested Parbhani
youth to join the IS, sources in the Maharashtra ATS told The Indian
Express.“The duo during interrogation revealed that the two incidents angered
them and therefore to avenge the alleged wrongdoings they decided to fight
alongside IS and serve the Caliphate,” a senior official from the ATS
said.Sources also add that the duo took the Baya (an oath of allegiance) to the
“Caliph of Islamic State” on the orders of their handler Farooque who the
agency suspects to be Shafi Armar, the Ansarul Tawhid (AuT) chief. indian
express
Akhlaq’s family to knock
Allahabad HC’s door, seeks quashing of FIR
Lucknow: The family of
Akhlaq Saifi, who was lynched by his neighbours in Bishahra in Dadri in
September last year over rumours of him and his family having eaten beef, will
move the Allahabad High Court, seeking stay on the arrest order and quashing of
a Surajpur court’s order to the Greater Noida police on Thursday to register a
case of cow slaughter against the victim and his family under the UP Cow
Protection Act 1955.Counsel for Akhlaq and his family Asad Hayat told ANI,
“Actually, we are moving to the high court for seeking stay on the arrest order
and quashing of FIR.”Counsel further said, “We have written to the
administration that further investigation should be done into the matter,
because so many things have emerged especially in the matter of ‘Fabrication of
False Evidence’.”ANI
ATS probes 800 conversions
linked to Kerala man arrested on radicalisation charges
Mumbai: Days after the
Kerala Police started a crackdown against those suspected to have been involved
in the alleged radicalisation of the 21 missing Kerala youths who have
allegedly joined the IS, Maharashtra ATS has started analysing the paperwork
related to the 800 conversions carried out by one of the accused, Rizwan
Khan.Sources claim that such an exercise was under way to find out if there were
similar cases in this state too and also those related to ‘love-jihad’.Khan,
who was arrested Friday night, is alleged to have posed as the guardian and
signed on the ‘nikahnama’ of Merin alias Mariyam, a Christian woman who
converted to Islam and left to join the IS along with husband Yahiya. Her
wedding ceremony took place last year. Sources claim that Khan, who is
associated with an ‘Islamic guidance centre’ run by controversial televangelist
Dr Zakir Naik in South Mumbai, has carried out over 800 conversions of Hindus
and Christians to Islam and in most cases has also facilitated their weddings.
Khan used to run a marriage bureau near his Bazarpeth residence in Kalyan on
the outskirts of Mumbai.indian express
Judicial custody of 7
Hyderabad's accused extended: PTI report
Hyderabad: A local court on
Tuesday extended till August 24 the judicial custody of 7 city-based persons,
who were arrested by NIA in connection with a suspected ISIS terror module
busted by the agency in Hyderabad.The 7 accused, including two key members
Naimathullah Hussaini alias Yasir and Mohammed Ataullah Rehman, who are
currently lodged in Chanchalguda Central Prison in Hyderabad, were produced
before Metropolitan Sessions Judge K Rajkumar through video linkage as their judicial
custody ended on Tuesday.The court further remanded all of them in judicial
custody till August 24.NIA had initially arrested 5 members of the module –
Mohammed Ibrahim Yazdani alias Ibbu, Habeeb Mohammed alias Sir, Mohammed Ilyas
Yazdani, Abdullah Bin Ahmed Al Amoodi and Muzaffar Hussain Rizwan – on June 29
after a series of searches at 10 locations in Old City Hyderabad.Subsequently,
Rehman, who was claimed to have played a key role in plotting terror strikes
and also involved in radicalising others, was arrested along with Yasir on July
12.PTI
54 ISIS supporters
arrested: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 54
supporters of ISIS have been arrested in the country, Lok Sabha was informed
today.Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the National Investigation
Agency and state police have registered various cases with respect of ISIS/
phenomenon in the country.PTI
Employing child below 14
can now land you in jail for 2 yrs
New Delhi: Employing a
child below 14 years of age in any occupation or processes except where the
child helps his family will now invite a imprisonment of up to two years as
Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill in this regard.‘The Child Labour
(Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill’ makes employment of children below
14 years as cognizable offence for employers and provides for penalty for
parents.The Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday, defines children
between 14-18 years as adolescents and lays down that they should not be
employed in any hazardous occupations and processes.This bill was passed by
Rajya Sabha on July 19.PTI
Tamil Nadu: Plea to close
down mosque
Tirupur: Residents
of Mahalaxmi Nagar, along with Hindu Munnani functionaries, met District
Collector S. Jayandhi on Monday demanding that a mosque functioning there be
closed.They alleged that the mosque was functioning there against a Madras High
Court order against it. Furnishing the copy of the judgment to the Collector,
the Hindu Munnani State secretary Kishore Kumar said that the court had clearly
stated that the building should be used only for the purpose for which it was
sanctioned.“In this case, the building itself has come up illegally. If at all
any building is constructed as residence or for commercial purpose, it should
be used only for the said purpose. Moreover, any religious place of worship can
be started only after obtaining the permission from the Collector. In this
case, no such permission been obtained as the mosque is functioning for the
last three years in an illegally constructed building,” said Mr. Kishore Kumar.
Impotency, love affairs top
reasons behind farmer suicides: Centre
Dowry, love affairs and
impotency were among the reasons for the deaths of over 1,400 farmers in India
this year, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Friday.
“According to the National Crime Records Bureau, causes of (farmer) suicides
include family problems, illness, drugs... dowry, love affairs and impotency,”
he told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question as to what caused the
death of so many farmers in the country. Minister’s reply, however, did not
rule out debt as one of the reasons.The remarks on suicide by over 1,400
farmers in the last one year, by the govt’s own admission, are bound to provide
fresh fodder to a belligerent opposition, which has been targeting the Modi
government on the controversial land bill, dubbed as “anti-farmer and
anti-poor”.A total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014, with maximum
deaths reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, official data
revealed.IANS
India betrayed people of
Kashmir: Wajahat Habibullah
Srinagar:Ex-bureaucrat and
the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Wajahat Habibullah
Monday lamented that India failed to win the hearts of people of Kashmir and
kept on repeating ‘blunders’ that always proved counterproductive.“I am deeply
disappointed the way India has been handling the situation in Kashmir. Innocent
civilians are being killed. We betrayed people of Kashmir from time to time and
it is an fact now Kashmiri people have lost all sorts of trust and faith in
India,” Wajahat Habibullah told Kashmir based news agency CNS and added that
Kashmir is a big blot on the Indian political system. Responding to a question,
he said that successive Central and State governments have miserably failed to
make Kashmiri people part of mainstream. “India didn’t learn lessons from its
mistakes. It didn’t learn anything from the situation that prevailed in Kashmir
in 1990’s. Once again, the elected representatives of India have let Kashmiri
people down,” he said. “It was the obligation and duty of India to make
Kashmiri people realize and understand that India is not only military power
but a great democracy too, but it is really sorry to state that India failed to
win the hearts of people and tried to suppressed and muzzle their voice through
military might. As an Indian I feel ashamed when a Kashmiri tells me that he
has no faith in India,” Wajahat Habibullah said.greater kashmir
Parsi Population Dips by
22% Between 2001-2011
The population of Parsi
community in the country has dipped by 22 per cent to 57,264 in 2011 from
69,601 in 2001.According to the census data released today, the total
Parsi/Zoroastrian population in 2011 stood at 57,264 of which 28,115 were males
and 29,149 females. In 2001, total Parsi population was 69,601.This is the
sharpest decline in the small but prosperous community's population after 1981
when the census reported about 27 per cent fall over the previous decade. The
population of Parsi community was 91,266 in 1971 and had fallen to 71,630 in
1981.PTI
Kejriwal named among
world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune
New York: Arvind Kejriwal
has been named among the world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with
the Delhi CM being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff
Bezos. Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list features men
and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government,
philanthropy and the arts who are "transforming the world and inspiring
others to do the same." AAP chief is ranked 42nd on the list and is the
sole leader from India. The list includes German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2),
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at (3), US astronaut Scott
Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko (22), IMF MD Christine Lagarde
(36), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-chair and CEO Melinda Gates and
Susan Desmond-Hellmann (41), Canadian PM Justin Trudeau (48) and Bhutanese
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay (50). Giving company to Kejriwal from South Asia
is Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the number 10 spot. Fortune said
the 68-year -old politician, the only female leader among the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation member states, has "deftly navigated the competing
demands of Islamic tradition and women's rights". PTI
7 things you may not have
known about Tipu Sultan, India’s first freedom fighter: Kate Brittlebank
A new book examines the
myths and realities of Tipu Sultan’s life and reign
WORLD
We are a national
resistance movement, not a terrorist organisation, says Hamas chief Khalid
Mashal in interview with Iftikhar Gilani
Doha: In the run up to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Palestinian territories and Israel,
Khaled Mashal, chief of the Hamas, which is in power in Gaza, had recently met
a select group of Indian journalists. In a free-wheeling tete-a-tete with
Iftikhar Gilani, the leader of the Hamas, which had been engaged in a pitched
armed battle against Tel Avivi, Mashal addresses the issue of terrorism and the
intricacies of West Asian politics in a candid fashion. Responding to a
question, Mishal said, 'It is a difficult situation for any resistance
movement. Refusing to distinguishing between resistance and terrorism reveals
more about people and super-powers who have double standards. Despite the
difficulties, people who are seeking to restore their freedoms will not submit
to these double standards and propaganda. We are a national resistance
movement, not a terrorist organisation. We have the right to resist occupation.
We have gained legitimacy because of our election victory. We are not random
killing machines like terrorists. We are confining our battle against the
occupier and within the borders of Palestine.This struggle against occupation
has legitimacy in international law, and it also has been recognised in all
faiths. If this is terrorism, how will you classify Vietnamese resistance, the
South African fight against apartheid, the French struggle against Nazis, and
the Indian resistance against British and so on..." He said, "Hamas
believes in moderate Islam. We are against extremist movements, whether they
are Islamic, Christian, Jewish or non-religious. We believe that terrorism has
no religion, no faith. Some super powers do classify Hamas with terrorist
groups, but we are steadfast in our belief. We firmly believe in in our rights.
Nelson Mandela was tagged as a terrorist. And then he was received all over the
world as freedom fighter. Yasser Arafat was also dubbed a terrorist. But then
he was received as a freedom fighter. These labels don’t bother us. Our history
shows that we had never engaged in random killing sprees of either occupiers or
settlers." Replying to a question on ISIS, Mishal said, "I declare
once again that Hamas doesn't have any link or truck with the ISIS, al Qaeda or
any extremist outfit. This is against our conviction, our strategy and
policies. The whole world should ask itself as to why there is no ISIS or al
Qaeda inside Palestine? Such a phenomenon doesn't exist inside Palestine. And
the reason is that Hamas and our brother resistance movements are national
freedom movements. We have not left any vacuum. We don’t receive any support or
arms from these movements. We don’t require their support. Our people have firm
belief in moderate thinking. We don’t take refuge in extremist ideology or
indulge in killing spree.As far as incident in Yarmook camp is concerned, let
me tell you this camp is inside Syria. The events there and presence of ISIS in
the camp were influenced by events of Syria. It is a Syrian problem. As far as
Sinai (Egypt) is concerned. Hamas has declared openly, it doesn't interfere in
the domestic policies of Egypt. We have nothing to do what is happening inside
Egyptian borders. All allegations of interference are baseless." On Iran
and Hizbullah relations, Mishal said, "We had firm relations with Iran and
Hizbullah. They supported our resistance. We are so grateful to them. But
eruption of crises in Syria did affect us. Our relations with Iran were
affected and people’s perception towards Iran in this region has also got
affected. This has more to do with how the region is now looking at Iran, more
than its new-found relations with US. Iran’s policies in the region affected
perceptions." He added, 'As far as Syria and Iran are concerned, truth is
they gave us all support we needed over the years. We will never forget that.
But that does not mean that whoever gave us support we will return that favours
and we will get involved in their internal affairs and fight against their own
people. That is what has happened in Syria. The government there was seeking
our support to fight Opposition, their own people. We stayed away from their
internal crises, and so had to shift from Damascus. Our differences with them
were not related to foreign aggression or foreign fighters. We are with them in
the battle against ISIS and foreign aggression." DNA
Jordan and Egypt join
Israel in imprisoning Gaza: Pam Bailey, writer, Washington
Bangladesh Jamaat concerned
over police denial of Shibir leader’s arrest
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam
on Tuesday voiced concern over the police denial of the arrest of Rajshahi
leader of its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir.In a press release, Jamaat
assistant secretary general Mia Golam Parwar alleged that police arrested
Rajshahi city unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir Jasimuddin Sarker on
Monday and then shot him in his leg. “The law enforcers have essentially
violated human rights and breached the Constitution of the Republic by shooting
him in the leg after arrest and subsequently by denying the arrest,” said the
Jamaat leader. Jamaat leader also protested at the arrest of its leaders at
places across the country and demanded their immediate release. prothom-alo
Air strikes pound Aleppo as
UN eyes new Syria talks
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/air-strikes-pound-aleppo-eyes-syria-talks-160726132856836.html
Air strikes in Syria's
divided city of Aleppo have killed dozens of people, according to a monitor, as
fighting intensifies across the country despite UN appeals for greater
humanitarian access and the resumption of peace talks. UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said on Tuesday that Syrian government helicopters targeted the al-Mashhad
neighbourhood in the rebel-held half of the city, killing at least 18 people.e
Observatory added that the number of casualties was likely to rise due to the
high number of people critically wounded. Zouhir Al Shimale, an Aleppo-based
journalist, said air strikes, including on a residential building, have killed
at least 32 people over the past two days."Residents say the building was
full of families [internally displaced] from other areas," he told Al
Jazeera by telephone. Separately, at least 42 civilians were killed on Monday
in Syrian government air strikes on al-Atareb, a city in the Aleppo province. aljazeera
Ex-employee stabs 19 people
to death in Japan care home
A knife-wielding former
employee has killed at least 19 people and injured 25 at a care centre for the
mentally disabled in Japan, in the country's worst mass killing in decades.The
26-year-old man, who reportedly threatened to kill hundreds of disabled people
earlier this year, later turned himself in at a police station, admitting to
officers: "I did it." He reportedly also said: "The disabled
should all disappear."Authorities identified the attacker as Satoshi
Uematsu and said he had worked at the facility in Sagamihara, a city of more
than 700,000 people west of Tokyo, until February. aljazeera
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