Evening NEWS DIGEST
3 Aug. 2016: 28 Shawal 37:Vol:7, No:129
No links between Zakir Naik,
terror outfits:govt tells House
New Delhi:No links between
the Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s IRF and terrorist organisations have come to
notice, the govt informed the Lok Sabha
on Tuesday.In a written reply, Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir, said
reports indicated that some known terrorists have reportedly been inspired by
Naik, the president of IRF.He said IRF was registered under the Foreign
Contributions Regulations Act, 2010, and foreign contributions and their
utilisation were checked. In case of violations, Ahir said, action will be
taken under the provisions of the Act.On Peace TV run by Naik, the minister
said the channel was not a permitted satellite channel for transmission on the
cable network and hence cannot be aired by cable operators. On July 28, the govt
had told the Rajya Sabha that complaints
were received recently that Peace TV was being shown by some cable operators in
Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and details were
provided to the district authorities for action. Deccan herald
No links with terror
outfits, but reports hint Zakir Naik's speeches inspired some terrorists: Govt
No link between terrorist
groups and Dr Zakir Naik, but some terrorists were 'inspired': Govt in LS
Naik objected to these
statements made byArnabGoswami
Court rejects Akhlaq’s
family's plea for inspection of meat sample
Meerut: Fast Track Court of
Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday rejected the Akhlaq family’s petition for further
investigation into his lynching. Yusuf Saifi, the counsel for Bishahra lynching
victim Akhlaq, had in his petition requested further investigation in view of
the, “fresh facts revealed by the villagers’ petition for a case of cow
slaughter” against Akhlaq’s family.Ram Sharan Nagar, counsel of the accused
said that, “Court rejected Saifi’s petition on grounds that there was nothing
new in the plea and, at this stage, the police had completed their probe,
arrested all the accused, and filed a charge sheet.”For instance, Saifi’s
petition had requested the court to seek registration of FIRs against 3 more
people who were allegedly involved in the killing. Akhlaq's family had also
demanded an inspection of rest of the meat sample taken from the spot to ensure
that it is not "tampered with". Court noted that the pieces of flesh
recovered from near the trijunction of Akhlaq's house in Dadri's Bisada village
are part of the "evidence" in the case of cow slaughter lodged
against Akhlaq and six of his relatives. Saifi said 3 more residents of Bisada,
who testified during the hearing of cow slaughter petition and had confessed to
having been present at the spot during the time of the incident, should be
included in the list of accused. “3 people, Sanjay Rana, Kancchi and Ompal, had
confessed during the proceedings that they were present at the spot. Kancchi
and Ompal testified in the court that they had caught hold of Akhlaq, while Sanjay
said he called the police,” said Mr Saifi. “We brought it to court’s notice
that it should direct the police to add their names in the FIR.” 18 persons,
including three juveniles, have been arrested on charges of murder and assault
in the case. “Interestingly, while trying to prove that Akhlaq slaughtered a
cow, the 3 above named people had actually confessed to their role in the crime
as well. Sanjay Rana is the father of Vishal Rana, who is an accused in the
case,” he added. the hindu/ TOI
Akhlaq kin plea on meat
test rejected
Karnataka: 13 more Sri Rama
Sene activists held for raid at school teaching Urdu, Arabic classes
Mangaluru: 13 more Sri Rama
Sene activists were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the 'raid' on a
school here over alleged forcible teaching of Urdu and Arabic languages, taking
the total of arrests in the case to 16, police said.The activists were arrested
on the charge of trespassing into the St Thomas Aided Higher Primary School in
Bondantila near here.The incident took place on July 30.Around 50 Sri Rama Sene
activists had raided the school for 'forcibly' teaching Arabic and Urdu to
students.On a complaint from the school headmaster, three activists were
arrested yesterday.Meanwhile, headmaster said that classes (in Urdu and Arabic)
were being conducted for 40 students every Saturday on the request of parents.
Chief Whip of the Congress in the state Legislative Council Ivan D' Souza
condemned the raid by the activists.In a statement, D'Souza said he had asked
the city police to be tough against groups trying to disturb peace and
tranquility.He also visited the school and spoke to students and teachers. zee
news
In Mangalore School, Hindu
Outfit 'Raid' Arabic Class To Stop 'Islamic Fundamentalism'
Arabic class targeted by
Hindu outfit Sri Ram Sene in Mangalore school
Activists ‘raid’ school
when Arabic classes were on
INDO-PAK
& KASHMIR ISSUE
UN backtracks on role in
Kashmir, says limited to LoC: PTI
UN: In an unusual move, the
UN has backtracked from its statement that it will continue to monitor the
situation in Kashmir through its military observer group in India and Pakistan,
clarifying that the mission does not have a mandate beyond the LoC. The
clarification was issued by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman
Stephane Dujarric yesterday, a day after UN chief’s deputy spokesperson Farhan
Haq told reporters that the UN will continue to monitor the situation in
Kashmir, including through “our monitoring group” UN Military Observer Group in
India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). Dujarric said regarding the situation in Kashmir,
“I just wanted to clarify something, which is that UNMOGIP, the UN observer
presence there, its mandate is to report on the ceasefire between India and
Pakistan along the LoC. UN Mission there does not have a mandate there beyond
the LoC.” When asked why he was making the clarification, Dujarric said,
“because I think it needed to be said”. The clarification seems to imply that
the situation and incidents in Kashmir are India’s internal matter and do not
come under the control of UNMOGIP that only observes and reports on ceasefire
violations along the LoC and does not monitor the situation in J&K Dujarric
was also asked why the Secretary General does not initiate efforts to settle
the Kashmir conflict, even as the world body is trying to resolve conflicts in
Cyprus and the Middle East. PTI
UN backtracks on role of
its observers in Kashmir, says mandate limited to LoC
UN to no longer monitor
situation in Kashmir through its military observer group in India, Pakistan
Kashmir witnessing ‘new
wave of freedom movement’ says Nawaz Sharif: indianexpress
Islamabad: Upping the ante,
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said Kashmir was witnessing a “new wave of
freedom movement” and asked the diplomats to apprise the world that Kashmir was
“not an internal matter” of India. Addressing concluding session of 3-day
Envoys Conference organised by foreign ministry here, Sharif said, “resolution
of the lingering dispute in accordance with the UN resolutions and the
aspirations of the Kashmiri people is the corner stone of Pakistan’s foreign
policy”.“Today Kashmir is witnessing a new wave of freedom movement,” Sharif
said, needling India on a day when Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here to
attend the SAARC Interior Ministers’ Conference. “This movement is running into
the bloods of third generation of Kashmiri people and the world has itself seen
its intensity in the wake of July 8,” Sharif said, referring to the killing of
Hizbul man Burhan Wani. “Kashmiri youth are writing new chapters of sacrifices
to get the right to self determination,” he said. “They have lost eyesight due
to bullets but the desire for freedom is guiding them to the destination,” he
added. He asked Pakistani envoys to apprise the world that “Kashmir was not an
internal matter of India”. “Ambassador should make the world feel that Kashmir
is not the internal problem of India, as India already accepted it as dispute
territory and the UN also declared it as a dispute between India and Pakistan,”
he said. The conference was attended by envoys of Pakistan posted at
Washington, Beijing, New Delhi, Afghanistan, UN New York, UN Geneva, Vienna,
Brussels and Moscow among others. Sharing his vision with envoys, Sharif said
that all bilateral issues with other regional countries should be solved though
talks in a peaceful way.
SAARC: Rajnath arrives in
Pakistan, Hizbul chief leads protest against him in Islamabad
Issues related to most wanted
terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and cross-border terrorism are likely to be the focus
of Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the SAARC Interior/Home Ministers' meet
tomorrow during which he will underline meaningful cooperation among the South
Asian countries. Before leaving for Islamabad to attend SAARC Home Ministers'
Conference, he tweeted that he was "looking forward to underscore the
imperative of meaningful cooperation within the region against terrorism and
organised crime.""This Conference provides a platform to discuss
issues pertaining to security," said Singh, who is expected to tell
Pakistan to stop sponsoring terror in India and rein in groups like LeT and JeM.
It was not immediately clear whether Singh will meet his Pakistani counterpart
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan separately due to sudden strain in India-Pakistan
relations after Islamabad glorified the death of Hizb militant Burhan Wani. Singh
is undertaking the visit notwithstanding threat by LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, who
warned of a countrywide protest in Pakistan by his outfit if Singh arrives in
Islamabad to attend SAARC conference.DNA
Kashmir groups protests in
Pakistan against Rajnath Singh’s visit
More than 2,000 activists
of various religious and jihadi outfits in Pakistan on Wednesday, protested
against the visit of Home minister Rajnath Singh, accusing him for the unrest
in Kashmir. Activists of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Hizbul Mujahideen,
United Jihad Council (UJC) and other such group protested to denounce Singh’s
trip to attend the SAARC ministerial conference being hosted by Pakistan.Syed
Salahuddin, the leader of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahidden, who is also chief
of UJC, and local leaders of other groups were seen during the protest. indianexpress
Rally in Islamabad against
Rajnath visit
ashmir: 21-yr-old killed by
pellets, case registered against security personnel
Srinagar:A 21 year old
youth was killed in Srinagar, Kashmir, when pellets were fired at him from a
point blank range near SMHS hospital late on Tuesday night. Locals accused CRPF
personnel of killing Riyaz Ahmad Shah while he was on way to his duty. Shah
used to work as an ATM supervisor in the old city. After autopsy report, Police
has registered case under 302 RPC against the security force personnel. Family
members and relatives of Shah said that he had left his home at around 10 pm on
his scooty as he was scheduled to check ATMs. His body was found with a big
wound on the abdomen around midnight near SMHS hospital. Initially, the police
had said that his death was caused by some sharp edged weapon. However,
protests broke out in his locality – Chattabal and people blamed CRPF for the
killing Shah in a cold blooded murder while he was inspecting the ATMs.Locals
alleged that Shah was fired with pellets by the CRPF jawans from a very close
range that caused his death and also left unattended on the roadside. indian
express
J&K HC issues notices
to state, Centre seeking response on call for ban on pellet guns
Tension grips Kashmir after
death of civilian
Kashmir unrest: Curfew
extended to more areas of Valley
‘Mehbooba asked cops to
apologise for Wani killing’
Srinagar: Tuesday's attack
on the house of J&K education minister Naeem Akhtar is only the latest
instance of brazen defiance in the trouble-tossed valley. In the last few days,
2 other PDP MLAs, one of them a minister, have been targeted by angry mobs. One
of them, Khalil Bandh elected from Pulwama, has been in critical condition in a
Delhi hospital since July 18.Rural development minister Abdul Haq was set upon
at Tangdhar in north Kashmir by an angry mob with stones and chased. He managed
to escape in his cavalcade, sources said. Bandh was also attacked by mobs that
left him with a grievous head injury.J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, was also
heckled by parents of students appearing for medical entrance test at the Govt Women's
College in Srinagar last Sunday and had to beat a hasty retreat from the
examination centre.Nearly all BJP ministers and MLAs have left for the
"safer" haven of Jammu. This is not all. Cops have been forced to
evacuate nearly 10 police posts and stations in south Kashmir under attack by
mob. CM has instructed cops to remain invisible from the roads and streets.
This, according to her, said sources, would douse the anger of protesters. A
senior police officer, on condition of anonymity, said Mehbooba even instructed
the police to apologise to the Kashmiri youth for the killing of Hizbul
Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. timesofindia
Stop illegal construction
around Dal Lake: Hurriyat
Srinagar:Hurriyat
Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday warned those indulging in
illegal constructions in and around Dal Lake in Srinagar under the garb of ongoing
unrest to stop their activities immediately.PTI
Kashmir unrest: Use your
influence to cool tempers, NC tells Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Jammu:National Conference
General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday appealed to Hurriyat
Conference leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani to “use his influence in cooling
tempers and correcting the waywardness of youth” in the Valley, saying that it
is “jeopardizing their future”.Taking strong exception to Geelani’s statement
holding mainstream politicians responsible for the current unrest, death and
destruction, Kamal in a loaded statement asked the Hurriyat leader to stop
“wasting time on egoism before it is too late and everything goes up in smoke”.
indianexpress
Pak parliament unanimously
agress to demand UNHRC probe on use of pellet guns in Kashmir
ATROCITIES
ON DALITS &COW VIGILANTISM
HC issues notice to Gujarat
govt on PIL seeking systemic disposal of cow carcass, gaurakshaks
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high
court on Wednesday issued notice to the state on a PIL seeking direction to the
govt to ensure systemic disposal of cow
carcasses and pro-active action against 'gau rakshaks' to avoid incidents like
the thrashing of Dalits at Una. A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash
Reddy and Justice VM Pancholi issued notice to the state govt , additional
chief secretary of Home department, and principal secretary of the panchayats,
rural housing and rural development department. The matter will now come up for
hearing on Sept.8.PIL, filed by Ratna Vora, head of NGO Ambedkar Karwan that
works for the Dalits and other depressed sections of the society, claimed in
her petition that no circular or guideline has been issued by the state govt to village panchayats to ensure systemic
disposal of dead animals under relevant sections of Gujarat Panchayats
Act-1993.Vora also sought immediate action from the state Home department to
stop "unlawful activities done by hooligans in the name of gau
raksha".TOI
Cow Slaughter Act: Men
scared, no one lifting carcasses
Ludhiana:After his
employees were booked under the Cow Slaughter Act, Suresh Chaudhary, who is
licenced to pick up animal carcasses, said his business has been affected since
the incident.“On an average we used to get around 10 to 15 carcasses on a daily
basis from Malaut town but after this incident, men are scared,” said
Chaudhary, who demanded that FIR against his employees be quashed. “No carcass
has been collected from Malaut for the past 2 days.” indianexpress
Lucknow: Dalits face ire of
‘cow vigilantes’ in the city
Lucknow:Scared of being
beaten up, some members of the community approached their contractors to take
up their case with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation or other authorities after
some of them were assaulted in Takrohi area in Indira Nagar here on July 28.“We
are aware of the matter and have lodged complaint with the police against
unidentified persons,” Additional Municipal Commissioner Avaneesh Saxena said.He
said the Lucknow Municipal Corporation has also requested police and the
district administration to provide security to them so that they can lift
carcasses and skin them. He said as an immediate precautionary measure, photo
identity cards would be issued to contractual workers engaged in such task. Community
members have decided not to lift carcasses till they were issued such identity
cards to ensure their security. There have been complaints of increased attacks
on the Dalit community members in the city in the past 6 months.PTI
MP: 2 arrested for
assaulting Muslim women on suspicion of carrying beef
Neemuch:2 women were
arrested Wednesday for their alleged involvement in beating two Muslim women at
Mandsaur railway station on suspicion of carrying beef which later turned out
to be buffalo meat, police said.“Two women, Rajni Tiwari alias Bitti and Manju
Gurjar, were arrested from here after they were identified on basis of video
footage,” Superintendent of Police, Railway, Mahesh Jain told reporters. The
incident of beating Muslim women — Salma and Shamim Bi — on July 26 for
allegedly carrying beef had drawn outrage. indian express
MP: Cow death rumour sparks
communal tension, 4 held in Burhanpur
Bhopal:4 Muslims were
arrested from Gopalpura village of Burhanpur district after one of them
allegedly spoke about the death of a cow owned by a fellow Muslim, which turned
out to be a rumour but led to communal tension in the area.The incident
happened late Sunday when one Raju Pathan, who owns a paani-puri stall, rushed
home after Amin Nawaz told him that his cow had died. When he reached home,
Raju found his cow to be alive. Yogesh Mahajan, a Hindu farmer, who had also
gone to Raju’s home, then asked him to identity the man who had spread the
rumour.When Raju and Yogesh returned to the stall, Amin admitted that he was
behind the rumour. However, Amin and his accomplice, Iqbal, then allegedly beat
up Yogesh, accusing him of hurling abuses at the Muslim community.As members
from both communities gathered, the administration was forced to rush police
personnel from Shahpur and Shikarpura police stations to control the
situation.Later, 4 Muslims — Amin Nawaz, Salim Usman, Itbar Pathan and Latif
Pathan — were booked. indian express
UP Dalit couple killed over
Rs 15: In poll season, grieving family gets help: indianexpress
Mainpuri: Still recovering
from the brutal hacking of a Dalit couple over Rs 15, Lakhnipur village is now
adjusting to another news. Visiting Mainpuri Collector P C Gupta told them on
Sunday that the three minor sons of the couple would together receive aid to
the tune of Rs 32 lakh.From the boys’ two elder married sisters to the family
of the shopkeeper accused of killing them, all want a piece of this reversal of
fortune.Sunday was a busy day at the house of the Dalit couple, Bharat and
Mamta, who were killed on July 28. Daughters Kiran, 21, and Milan, 18, were
busy deciding which portions of their hut would be revamped from funds assured
by the “collector saheb”. The two continue to stay at their parents’ home after
marriage, and are now looking after their brothers.
TN: Caste Hindus may let
Dalits host festival
Nagapattinam: In a
significant move towards finding an amicable solution to the crisis, caste
Hindus of Kallimedu village in Nagapattinam district seem to be inclined to
consider the demand of Dalits to host mandagapadi for a day as part of Sri
Badrakaliamman temple. Collector S. Palanisamy had clamped a ban on conducting
the seven-day annual Aadi festival of the temple, scheduled to begin on August
8, as tripartite talks failed to break the deadlock over the right claimed by
Dalits of Pazhag Kallimedu to host mandagapadi for a day.After the Collector
banned the festival, which is said to have never been disrupted over several
decades, both caste Hindus and the Dalits held a few rounds of formal and
informal consultations in their respective hamlets. A few representatives of
Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) have been staying in the village to find a way out to
conduct the festival. the hindu
Hinduism does not allow
conversion by aggression: Mohan Bhagwat
London:Hindu tradition does
not allow conversion by means that amount to aggression on an individual’s
human rights, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said, emphasising that Hinduism is
not a religion but a tradition which believes in accepting and respecting all
identities.“After contemplating any philosophy or any religion, if one of his
own will and wish decides to convert to it…our tradition says every individual
can independently decide what his faith should be. But using other means and
converting people by lure or some other means, that is aggression on individual
rights and that should not be allowed,” he said.RSS “Sarsanghchalak” was
addressing a seminar on ‘Identity and Integration’, organised to mark the 50th
anniversary of UK-based charity Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), in London last
evening.Bhagwat also said that “Hindu is a sanskriti and not a religion”.PTI
VHP calls for law against
conversion
Kerala: Call for Muslims
and Dalits to unite
OTHERS
No plans for nationwide
prohibition: Govt
New Delhi: Centre can help
state govt s on the issue of imposing prohibition in their respective states
but as of now it has no plans to impose ban on liquor consumption across the
country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Minister of state for home
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, while replying to questions, said 2927 people had died
due to consumption of illicit/spurious liquor between 2012 and 2014. Of these,
731 died in 2012, 497 in 2013 and 1699 in 2014. Central govt can help states but it has no plans so far for
a national level prohibition on liquor, he said.PTI
Gujarat govt moves HC
against ex-IPS officer Rahul Sharma in 2002 riots CD case
Ahmedabad: Gujarat govt today
approached the high court seeking a stay on an order passed by Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashing charge sheet against former IPS officer
Rahul Sharma in connection with a CD containing call data records during the
2002 riots. The matter will be taken up in the court of Justice MR Shah for hearing.In
January this year, the tribunal had scrapped the charge sheet against him and
called it "tainted by malice" and "malafide" in
intention.The govt had filed the charge sheet against Sharma for keeping with
him a CD containing telephonic conversations between politicians and
bureaucrats during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Sharma had approached CAT in
August 2011 seeking setting aside of the charge sheet issued by the Gujarat govt
, accusing him of not submitting the original CD containing phone call records
of politicians and bureaucrats.PTI
Guj riots: Govt challenges
CAT order on phone data CDs
Gujarat riots gangrape
victim Bilkis Bano seeks HC to consider her arguments against convicts
Mumbai: A gangrape victim
in the aftermath of the 2002 Godhra riots has pleaded before the Bombay High
Court to consider her arguments while hearing an appeal by the CBI seeking
death penalty for three of the 11 convicts in the case.Bilkis Bano filed an
intervening application through her advocate Vijay Hiremath before a division
bench of Justices VK Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar which is hearing the
appeals filed by the convicts. 11 men, who were convicted and sentenced to life
imprisonment by a special court here on Jan.21, 2008 for gangraping Bilkis and
murdering seven of her family members in riots, had approached HC challenging
their conviction and sought for the trial courts order to be quashed and set
aside. CBI had also filed an appeal in the HC seeking death penalty for three
of the convicts.Bilkis in her application has sought that the court also
consider her arguments against the convicts.The bench is likely to consider the
application when it starts hearing the appeal filed by CBI.PTI
Gujarat HC dismisses PIL
challenging elevation of DGP Pandey, who is on bail in Ishrat fake encounter
case
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High
Court on Wednesday dismissed PIL challenging the appointment and promotion of
DGP P P Pandey as in charge DGP. Pandey, who is currently out on bail, was
chargesheeted in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.The petition was
moved by ex-DGP Julio Ribeiro questioning the legality of promotion and
appointment of Pandey as in-charge DGP. It said, “Police force of a state can’t
be headed by a person accused of extremely serious offence of murder of four
persons, especially, when the trials are yet to begin. In a sense, such an
appointment is itself a breach of law, being arbitrary and in violation of
Article 14 of the Constitution of India.” indian express
Who will replace Anandiben
? Here's a list of contenders for the Gujarat CM job
Speculations on the next
Gujarat CM reached a fever pitch when
senior BJP leaders met early on Wednesday to discuss, among other things, who
will succeed Anandiben Patel. The leaders emerged from the meeting and stated
that the resignation of Anandiben was accepted but they remained tight-lipped
and instead said that they will announce the name of the new CM soon.Senior party
leader Venkaiah Naidu, however, dispelled popular thought and said that BJP
chief Amit Shah is not in the race for the post. The topmost contender for the
CM post, 60-year-old Vijay Rupani is the state president for BJP and a Cabinet
minister. firstpost
No Amit Shah, Gujarat CM
will be picked from MLAs: BJP
Emirates airline flight
crash-lands at Dubai airport
New Delhi: An Emirates
flight that originated in Kerala crashlanded in Dubai International Airport today,
but all the 300 people on board were safely evacuated, the Dubai govt said,
with Emirates also confirming the news. A many as 226 people on board were
Indians."Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai
International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time," the
airline said on its website. TOI
Army to get steep-dive
BrahMos missile regiment for China front
New Delhi: NDA govt has
given the final go-ahead for the Army to induct and deploy an advanced version
of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with "trajectory manoeuvre and
steep-dive capabilities" for mountain warfare, in the northeast as a conventional
deterrent against China.Sources said Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by
PM Modi, cleared this fourth BrahMos regiment at a cost of over Rs 4,300 crore.
How the BrahMos missile
will help India tackle China:TOI
Bridge collapse in Raigad:
2 buses with 29 people, 8 vehicles ‘washed away’
Mumbai: 18 hours after the
colonial-era bridge near Mahad in Raigad district collapsed late on Tuesday
night, rescue operations have almost come to a standstill as visibility
diminished in the search area. There is no official estimate of the number of
people who may have been washed away as the bridge collapsed at 11.30pm on
Tuesday.But authorities confirmed that at least two state transport buses with
29 passengers and another 8 vehicles were there on the bridge at the time of
the collapse. Coast Guard and the IAF on Wednesday deployed choppers for the
search operation. According to sources, two male bodies were recovered, but
central agencies didn’t confirm the news.HT
Live GST Bill: Interests of
the people are supreme, says Sitaram Yechury in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley on Wednesday moved that GST Bill – The Constitution (122
Amendment) Bill, 2014 be discussed and passed in Rajya Sabha. Both –Treasury
and Opposition benches are debating the bill for an allotted time of 5
hours.Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Congress MP and P Chidambaram urged govt to refrain from allowing the standard tax to
exceed 18 % . The Congress Party also imposed a condition on the govt that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley must assure
the House that the GST related bills will be finance bills and not money bills,
as they ought to be discussed in both Houses.Almost all Opposition MPs who
spoke during the discussion reiterated Chidambaram’s demand saying both Houses
should be treated equally. indianexpress
Barring AIADMK, GST gets
widespread support: IANS
IS attracted very few youth
from India: Govt in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: ISIS has
attracted "very few youth" from India and both the central and state govt
s have launched various programmes for their de-radicalisation, govt told Lok Sabha on Tuesday."The
international terrorist outfit, viz., Islamic State uses both positive and
negative imagery to attract recruits from across the world."However, they
have influenced or attracted very few youth from India," Minister of State
for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. PTI
NIA to take over missing
Kerala youths cases
Conversions involving money
to be under Vigilance scanner
Vigilance and
Anti-corruption Bureau (VACB) of Kerala is mulling bringing religious
conversions, involving financial benefits, under its scanner. VACB director and
DGP Jacob Thomas said that the agency was looking into the matter. "Definitely,
the conversions that have taken place with the offer of money will come under
the ambit of corruption,"he said. PTI
Muslim youth held for
insulting national flag, police claims he is influenced by IS
Malappuram: A youth from
Bengal who was taken into custody from Vandur in Kerala on Monday for insulting
national flag was deeply influenced by Islamic state ideologies, found police.
But the investigation officials are yet to establish the person's direct link
with terror organisation. It was on Thursday that Vandur police in Malappuram
district took the migrant labourer Vahid, native of West Bengal into custody
from his rented home near Vandur town.He was taken into custody after police
received a complaint that he posted a Photoshopped image of the Indian national
flag draped over a dog on Facebook.TOI
VHP leader calls for unity
among religions against IS
Response from Hindus
overwhelmed us in constructing the mosque:Imam of Mosque in Kanpur
Heavy rainfall not
associated with global warming: IIT Bombay study
WORLD
Erdogan: West is taking
sides with coup
Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan has criticised unnamed Western countries for what he said was support
for the July 15 attempted coup, which left more than 270 people dead and nearly
70,000 others suspended from their jobs."The West is supporting terrorism
and taking sides with coups," Erdogan said, speaking at an event for
foreign investors in the capital, Ankara, on Tuesday.He repeated a complaint
that no foreign leader had visited Turkey after the failed coup, while France
and Belgium received visits in solidarity after attacks there."Those we
considered friends are siding with coup plotters and terrorists," he said.AP
Coalition airstrikes kill
27 civilians in western Iraq
Anbar: At least 27 people
were killed and 15 others injured by US-led coalition airstrikes in the western
Iraqi town of al-Qaim near Syrian border on Tuesday, a local tribal leader has
said. Sheikh Walid al-Karabolli said that US-led warplanes carried out four
airstrikes on Daesh sites in the town. Anadolu Agency
Russian airstrikes kill 11
in Syria’s Aleppo
Aleppo: 11 people were
killed and dozens others injured Wednesday when Russian warplanes struck
opposition-held areas of Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province, a local civil
defense official said.Anadolu Agency
‘Poison gas dropped on
Syrian town where Russian helicopter was downed’
UN urges end to hospital
attacks in Syria
UN on Tuesday called for an
end to airstrikes against hospitals in Syria."UN is deeply disturbed by
the ongoing destruction of civilian infrastructure, particularly medical
facilities, across the country," according to a statement by Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Anadolu Agency
More than 300,000 children
going hungry in Yemen: UN
More than 370,000 children
are at risk of starvation in Yemen, the United Nations has said, 15 months into
a devastating war. According to new UN figures, more than 14 million people,
about half of the population, are going hungry and are in urgent need of food
and medical aid. Some 500,000 children under the age of five are suffering from
malnutrition, with two thirds of them so sick they could die if they don't
receive immediate assistance, UN said. aljazeera
Israel tightens Gaza
blockade: Commerce chamber
Gaza: Gaza Strip’s Chamber
of Commerce and Industry has accused Israel of tightening the decade-long siege
on the Palestinian territory."Israel speaks about granting many facilities
to the Gaza Strip,” Maher al-Tabaa, a spokesman for the chamber, said.“Unfortunately,
all these allegations are groundless,” he said. Spokesman cited that Israeli
authorities had withdrawn permits for more than 1,500 merchants and businessmen
from the Gaza Strip since the beginning of this year.“Israeli authorities bar
the entry of numerous raw materials needed for the industry sector” in Gaza, he
said.
Palestinian banks refuse
Qatari grant for Gaza employees
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160803-palestinian-banks-refuse-qatari-grant-for-gaza-employees/
Palestinian banks have
refused to receive the Qatari grant for Palestinian govt employees recruited
during Hamas’ rule of the Gaza Strip, Qatari Ambassador and Head of the Qatari
Committee for the Reconstruction of the Gaza Strip Mohamed Al-Emadi said on
Tuesday.Anadolu reported Al-Emadi telling journalists in Gaza that the Qatari
Emir ordered a $31m grant to pay the salaries of the civil sector employees in
Gaza.“This is to lessen the hardships of the difficult life in the Gaza Strip,”
he said.As the Palestinian banks refused to receive the grant, Al-Emadi said
that the grant was deposited in the account of the Qatari Committee for the
Reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
574 Palestinians arrested
in July
Prachanda elected Nepal PM
Nepal's Parliament on Wednesday elected former
Maoist rebel chief Prachanda as PM after
KP Oli resigned rather than facing defeat in a vote of no-confidence.REUTERS
Pak religious body wants to
include Jihad verses in syllabus
Pakistan religious body demanded the govt to include
Quranic verses about importance of jihad in the proposed school curriculum. The
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) raised serious concerns over not including
verses about jihad in the proposed syllabi for public educational institutions.
CII chairman Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani said that that the Federal
Education and Professional Training Ministry should include the verses about
importance of jihad in curriculum. PTI
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