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Book Zakir Naik under
anti-terror laws, Solicitor General writes Home Ministry; ‘IRF FCRA record almost
clean’
A 16-page letter written by
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) could spell
trouble for Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his IRF. Ranjit Kumar has told the
MHA that Naik's ideology is divisive and against India's pluralistic and
secular social fabric.The letter reportedly recommends action against the
renowned preacher under anti-terror law.Naik may soon be booked under the
stringent anti-terror law and IRF may face legal action. Sources said the home
ministry had sought a legal opinion on the possible action to be taken against
Naik for his controversial activities, including alleged hate speeches.Legal opinion
is understood to have conveyed to the home ministry that Naik's statements in
different forums allegedly promoted enmity and hatred between religious groups
and inspired and incited terrorists.Legal opinion suggested that there is a
"conscious intention" on Naik's part to spread enmity among religious
groups. Apart from Naik, cases should be registered against IRF, legal advice
said to have suggested. Meanwhile, Zakir Naik and his NGO IRF are likely to
face ban in India. However the govt officials digging into accounts of IRF
could not find any anomaly barring one. IRF was served a notice by MHA on Aug.8
for allegedly violating the FCRA.“He has been particular about filing all FCRA
returns in a proper format and prima facie all the foreign funds have been
accounted for. There is only one particular donation received from Dubai,
around Rs. 93 lakh in 2014 that has not been accounted for, the enquiry is yet
to be completed,” an official in the North Block was quoted as saying by the
Hindu. However the spokesperson of the IRF Arif Malik refuted the charges and
said that all the foreign funds have been accounted for. Malik said that Home
Ministry officials had checked each and every accounts and donations of the IRF
in 2014, the same time when the registration of 10,000 NGOs were cancelled en
masse for various violations. “Home Ministry officials had parked themselves in
the office of IRF for 3-4 weeks and went through each and every book of
account. They did not find any violation then, so what suddenly changed in
one-and-a-half years? All the foreign funds have been accounted for,” Malik
said. Daily Mail /India.com
Book Zakir under
anti-terror law: Solicitor General to MHA
Book Naik,IRF under
anti-terror law:Legal opinion to MHA
'Gag Zakir Naik': Solicitor
General tells home ministry to book preacher and IRF under anti-terror law
Zakir Naik NGO's FCRA
record may be clean
Govt may ban Naik’s NGOs
under UAPA
MHA likely to book Zakir
Naik under anti-terror law
MHA likely to book Zakir
Naik under anti-terror law:DD
IRF files complain with
Mumbai Police for morphed videos
After crying foul over
morphed videos, Islamic Research Foundation has filed a complaint with the
Mumbai Police saying that the videos of Dr Zakir Naik are still available on
YouTube. According to the complain, these videos are being used to promote
enmity between religions. detaIled complaint was filed on Aug. 9 giving links
of articles carried by Hindu Jagruti Samiti with reference to Naik's comment on
Ganesh idol. The complaint said that his speeches have been doctored and quoted
out of context. Such clips should be removed from the web and necessary action
should be taken against the person who uploaded it on the web.This complaint
has been forwarded to Cyber Crime Cell of Mumbai police. A source close to IRF said,"We
have received acknowledgement that our complaint has been forwarded to Cyber
Cell. "Defending IRF, their lawyer Mobin Solkar said,"In our copies
we have attached acknowledgement of our complaints filed in 2009. All these
complaints were also marked to the then Mumbai Police Commissioner, Satyapal
Singh and cyber crime cell of Mumbai Police. If we IRF had any malafide
intention why would we raise a red flag on these speeches and video."indiatoday
IRF files police complaint
over Hindu Jagruti Samiti articles on Zakir Naik comment of Ganesh idol
Kashmir: 15-boy killed in Sopore
in fresh clashes
Srinagar: A 15-year-old boy
was killed on Wednesday in clashes between security forces and violent
protesters in Sopore area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, taking the death
toll in the ongoing unrest in the valley to 69. Danish Manzoor and 6 other
persons sustained injuries when security forces allegedly opened fire at
stone-pelting protesters in Lodora in Sopore area, a police official said.He
said Danish succumbed to injuries while being shifted to a hospital in Sopore
town. The fresh clashes occurred even as authorities lifted curfew from all
areas of Kashmir on Wednesday after 53 days. Schools, colleges and other
educational institutions and shops remained closed. The attendance in govt
offices and work in banks has witnessed improvement since Monday, the official said.
Meanwhile, mobile internet continued to remain suspended in the entire valley,
where the outgoing facility on prepaid mobiles remained barred.TOI
Kashmir: Police, Army raid
north Kashmir’s Ladoora village, youth killed
Kashmir unrest: Valley on
the brink after killing of class 12 student Danish Mazoor
Teenager killed in firing
as fresh Kashmir violence touches toll 72
Kashmiri journalist quits
IBN7 after ‘forced to do fabricated’ stories on Kashmir
Srinagar:A Kashmiri
Journalist working for an Indian news channel has resigned, alleging that the
channel was “forcing” him to prepare “fabricated anti-Kashmir” reports.
Journalist Naseer Ahmed who was affiliated with Zee News Network for 16 years
had joined Noida based IBN7 Hindi news channel in Nov.2014. “I resigned on moral
grounds as the Channel operators were forcing me to prepare anti-Kashmir
reports only. They are biased and were refusing to air my reports reflecting
ground reality of Kashmir,”Naseer Ahmed told news agency CNS adding that Channel
is least bothered about civilian killings and has an agenda to twist facts
about Kashmir and malign its image across globe.“After the killing of Hizb
Commander Burhan Wani in July, Editorial Board of IBN7 asked me to prepare a
fabricated report against Burhan. When I refused, they contacted their Jammu
reporter who did it for them from Jammu,” Naseer said and claimed that the
channel always twist facts about Kashmir and mislead people of India through
lies and distortion.He said that he was shocked when the Channel refused to air
a story about ATM Guard from old Srinagar city who was put to death by CRPF
after they pumped pellets into his body when he was on way to his home.
“Instead of airing this story, the Channel people asked me to find an injured
Security Man anywhere in Kashmir Valley and prepare a story on him. Every time
I send them a story based on facts, they distorted it and presented it from the
prism of terrorism,” he said. “I resigned from the job in protest against the
role this ‘fanatic’ channel played in kindling and then promoting a campaign of
blind nationalism.This Channel is doing disservice to its own people and
misleads them about Kashmir.This Channel runs fabricated stories on Kashmir to
appease a section of people. My conscience didn’t allow me to report false
stories for them,” Naseer said and added that IBN7 has no transparent and
stringent system and it follows blind nationalism when it comes to Kashmir. Rising
Kashmir
NIA team returns to Delhi
without questioning Geelani son
Srinagar: NIA team, which
was camping in Srinagar, to probe an alleged “suspicious” funding case, left
for New Delhi on Tuesday—day after questioning senior Hurriyat Conference (G)
leaders Muhammad Ashraf Sherai and Pir
Saifullah. The team however didn’t question Dr Nayeem Geelani—the son of Syed
Ali Geelani—despite sending a notice to him, sources said, saying “he would be
interrogated in next round.”NIA team was camping in Kashmir for the past one
week to carry out investigation into alleged flow of funds into some
“suspicious” bank accounts in J&K which they allege were used to “financially
support the ongoing uprising” in the region. Dr Nayeem was asked by the NIA to
present himself for questioning in a case re-registered in 2011 by the
anti-terror agency, officials said.A senior J&K Police official said Dr
Nayeem reached Shivpora office of the NIA, but the team had left for New Delhi
in the morning. “Later he was asked to report at Police Station Sadder where he
was told to present himself before NIA team for questioning when it comes to
Srinagar next time,” a senior J&K Police official, in know-how of things,
told Greater Kashmir. “We don’t have any-more details. We do not know when they
will come again.” Greater Kashmir
Geelani’s son presents
himself before NIA, but officers left for New Delhi
Govt bribing people to snub
separatists: Shah Geelani
Srinagar: With the tense
valley hobbling back to a semblance of normalcy on Tuesday, an upset Hurriyat leader
Syed Ali Shah Geelani said authorities were "bribing" people to
violate the separatists' calls for continuing with the strike, and warned them
saying they are under watch.Traders, transporters and factories are united in
their resolve, Geelani said, but "India by its nefarious designs and
wicked conspiracies is paying Sumo and auto drivers hefty sums to run their
vehicles empty. They're encouraging their famous departmental stores to run
their business under police cover in civvies. Some SRTC buses are plying on
roads and carry the passengers free".
Muslim clergy urges govt to
put best face forward with Kashmiri youth: Economic Times
New Delhi: 3 groups of
eminent Muslim clergy, intellectuals have met home minister Rajnath Singh
thrice in the last one month, urging the govt to put forward "its best
human face while dealing with Kashmiri youth." In the last two meetings
held in the last week of August, the groups have made a strange request to govt
asking it to consider shifting its entire "free higher education
scholarship to Kashmiri youth" now applicable in all major states to South
Indian States alone. The group has said that Kashmiri youth face a lot of
apathy, discrimination and violence in north Indian States because of a
"prevalent anti kashmiri feeling that is not seen in south Indian
States." Ex-UGC member, CIC and interlocutor on J&K MM Ansari was also
part of the delegation. The meetings were facilitated by MJ Khan, agriculture
consultant, associated with the Peace Party and BJP. "Giving them more scholarships in States
of Tamil Nadu,AP and Karnataka will help them become goodwill ambassadors of
the Indian State," the delegation has told the home minister. In their 30
point agenda, there is also a request that BJP tones down the language of its
spokespersons on TV and asks them to speak in the language of "love and
care" rather than "punishment and violence."
‘All party delegation
members free to interact with anyone’
New Delhi: The members of
the all-party delegation during their two-day visit to J&K , beginning
September 4, will be free to meet any leader or individual or groups
"including separatists", the govt said.A formal decision to this effect was
taken at a high-level meeting on Tuesday in the Union Home Ministry wherein
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the preparedness for all-party delegation
visit and he was briefed by senior officials including from security agencies
on various pros and cons of such meetings."The members of all- party
delegation to J&K, which is likely to include senior leaders like Ghulam
Nabi Azad (Congress), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M) and Sharad Yadav (JD-U) will be
given a presentation on Sept.3 about the related pros and cons of the
tour," a source said. Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister HN
Ananth Kumar and Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh are also expected at
presentation.According to sources, among others SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and
BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra are also likely to be part of the delegation. IANS
2 sons killed, 75-yr old
Kashmir Jamaat leader booked under PSA: greaterkashmir
Baramulla:Police have
booked senior J&K Jamaat Islami leader Muhammad Yousuf Sheikh of Sopore
under controversial Public Safety Act for his alleged role in participating in
pro-freedom protests and the accused has been shifted to Kupwara jail.Sheikh,
as per dossier prepared by Sopore police, “is an active member of
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and has been leading unruly and violent mobs at least on
three occasions in Sopore during the present crisis.” He has been also accused
of propagating anti-India sentiments and instigating youth against state.Two
other cases framed against Muhammad Yousuf Sheikh are for leading violent mob
and instigating them for stone pelting on police and security forces on July 24
and 30.When contacted, superintendent of police Sopore Harmeet Singh said the
detained person was involved in ‘instigating’ youths for stone pelting and
‘propagating’ anti-India sentiments in the area. “Sheikh is associated with
Jama’at Islami and is close to Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. He has
returned some six months back from Pakistan visit and since then his activities
were being closely monitored.” Yousuf is an influential person in Sopore
because of his social and religious contribution and has been associated with
Jamaat Islami for past 52 years.The family has passed through turbulent times
after its two sons were killed during the ongoing turmoil in Kashmir. Altaf
Ahmad Sheikh, the elder son of Sheikh Muhammad Yousuf, a govt employee in
health department, was killed by unknown gunmen last year. His younger son Rouf
Ahmad Sheikh, PhD in Islamic Studies was killed by armed forces in the year
2000 at Srinagar.
Will welcome back Kashmiri
Pandits, says Hizbul Mujahideen commander in a video
Srinagar:In a new video
message, top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo has said they are ready
to welcome Kashmiri Pandits back to the Valley but won’t give up the fight for “self-determination”.“We
will welcome them (Kashmiri Pandits) warmly and there is always place for them
in our hearts. They are part of our nation. We are their protectors and not
their enemies…,” Naikoo said in the video.He said development alone will not
solve the problem in Kashmir. “(Even) if India spends all its resources on
Kashmir we will still not forget the blood of the martyrs,” he said.“We are not
terrorists. We are true Mujahideen fighting hard for right to
self-determination,” he added. indianexpress
India can do a lot, Modi
will be remembered: Balochistan leader in self-exile
Cardiff: A decade after he
left Pakistan and went into self-exile in Britain, the scion of the ruling
family of one of the country’s largest princely states says his sole aim is
regaining independence for Balochistan, which was annexed at the point of a
gun.Like other Baloch nationalists, Mir Suleman Dawood Jan Ahmedzai, the
current holder of the title of “Khan of Kalat”, welcomed Indian PM Narendra Modi’s
“brave and long-awaited” remarks on atrocities allegedly committed in
Balochistan by Pakistan.Now, he said in an interview with HT at his home in a
quiet suburb in the capital of Wales, the Baloch people are “looking forward to
work with the Indians and others for peace, prosperity and security in south
Asia”.HT
Coming soon: AIR news in
Balochi
All India Radio is all set to broadcast news
bulletin in Balochi language, for the benefit of people living in Pak
Balochistan province.Bulletin will be produced by Radio Kashmir. thehindu
Can't grant divorce as Omar
Abdullah failed to prove wife Payal's cruelty: Court
New Delhi: Ex-J&K CM
Omar Abdullah's plea seeking divorce from his estranged wife Payal Abdullah was
rejected by a trial court which said that the politician failed to prove
"irretrievable breakdown of the marriage".Dismissing Omar's plea, the
court said there was not even an iota of evidence to prove that Payal committed
"cruelty" upon him, as was alleged by the former CM. The court held
that he "failed to prove his case for divorce on the ground of
cruelty." It said he also could not prove his claim of
"desertion", which was one of the main grounds cited by Omar for seeking
divorce. "Petitioner(Omar) has not been able to explain a single
circumstance to show that the supervening circumstances have erupted which has
made it impossible for him to continue his relationship with the respondent
(Payal). Rather, evidence shows that they were in continuous contact till the
filing of the divorce petition...there is not an iota of evidence in regard to
the circumstances which have prevailed to prompt the petitioner to file the
divorce plea," Principal Judge Arun Kumar Arya said. timesofindia
327% rise in agrarian riots
in 2015, NCRB report shows
New Delhi: Incidents of
rioting remained almost the same in 2015 as compared to 2014, but as communal
riots decreased, big increases were seen in other categories — agrarian,
sectarian and student riots and caste conflicts, data from the “Crime in India”
report for 2015 released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Tuesday
show.Recorded incidents of agrarian riots jumped 327% from 628 in 2014 to 2,683
in 2015.The number of people arrested increased from 3,540 to 10,353. Sectarian
riots — defined as violence between sects of the same religion not considering
caste conflict — showed a significant jump in incidents and convictions from a
low base in 2014.Much of these incidents occurred in UP.The decrease in
communal riots recorded by NCRB — from 1,227 in 2014 to 789 in 2015 — however
does not mesh with data released by the Ministry of Home Affairs in July 2016.
Ministry data showed a slight increase from 644 incidents in 2014 to 751 in
2015. 20% of the overall 65,255 riots were reported in Bihar followed by
Maharashtra (8,336) and UP (6,813). Kerala tops the crime rate list, with 16.3
riot cases per lakh people, followed by Bihar (12.9) and Karnataka (10.6).Over
half of the total 1,960 political incidents occurred in Kerala.UP had the
maximum number of caste conflicts (724) followed by Tamil Nadu (426). the hindu
Incidence of riots rose by
330% in 1-yr in Karnataka:NCRB
Bengaluru:Karnataka stands 2nd
in the country in communal clash cases. In the last few months of 2015, State
saw a spate of communal incidents. In Sept-end, a Ganesh idol procession turned
violent in Bagalkot district, leading to scores of vehicles, shops and two
houses being torched by rioters, apart from 10 policemen sustaining injuries.
As many as 69 people were arrested. 2 months later, Kogadu and Mysuru districts
saw clashes over State govt’s decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti. These
incidents and the police action following the clashes has seen State come
second in the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB’s) tabulation of communal
riots in the country, released on Tuesday. Moreover, with 163 cases recorded in
2015, Karnataka has seen a drastic rise of 330% in the incidence of clashes.
the hindu
Karnataka is 3rd-most
communally sensitive state with 291 cases in 3-and-a-half years
1 out of every 4 crimes in
India take place in Delhi: NCRB
NCRB data: 25% of children
raped were targeted at work by their employers and co-workers
Caste runs riot in Gujarat: NCRB
Ahmedabad: Una flogging
incident in July has brought issues of scheduled castes (SCs) in Gujarat under
sharp focus.As reported by the state police, there has been a 122% rise in
number of dalit vs non-dalit riots in 2015 as against 2014.This was revealed by
report of the NCRB 'Crimes in India 2015' published on Tuesday.The report of
the central agency shows that caste-based riots involving SC/STs more than
doubled in the spat in the span of a year.The National Crime Records Bureau
report also showed Gujarat stood fourth in the number of riot cases in which
rival groups were identified as 'SC/ST' and 'Non SC/ST'. timesofindia
Jains have highest
percentage of literates: Census data
New Delhi:Jains have the
highest percentage of literates above 7 years of age among India's religious
communities, with Census India 2011 finding 86.73% of them as literate and only
13.57% as illiterate.Muslims, on the other hand, have the highest percentage of
illiterates aged beyond 7 years at 42.72%, as compared to 36.40% among Hindus,
32.49% among Sikhs, 28.17% among Buddhists and 25.66% among Christians.As per the
latest Census 2001 data released on 'education level by religious community for
age 7 and above" by the govt, other minority communities score over both
Hindus and Muslims in literacy levels. As compared to 63.60% of 7 years-plus Hindus
and 57.28% Muslims in 'literate' category, percentage of literates among
Christians is 74.34%, among Buddhists 71.83% and among Sikhs 67.51%. The good
news is that literacy levels (for those above 7 years) have gone up since 2001
for all religious communities.Percentage of these literates among Hindus is up
from 54.92% in 2001 to 63.60% in 2011, while corresponding rise for Muslims is
from 48.05% to 57.28%, for Christians from 69.45% to 74.34%, for Sikhs from
60.56% to 67.51%, for Buddhists from 62.16% to 71.83%.TOI
Villagers worried as man
embraces Islam
Mangaluru: The decision of
a 24-year-old man to embrace Islam has created controversy in Mandekolu village
in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada.A former gram panchayat president has
called for a protest on Wednesday seeking action against those who influenced
him to embrace Islam, as the villagers are worried that the man, Sathish M, could
have been influenced by radical Islamists.The villagers came to know that
Sathish M. had embraced Islam following a message on WhatsApp that showed the
image of a discharge certificate issued by the Therbiyathul Islam Sabha of
Kozhikode in Kerala. The certificate issued on April 15, 2015 said that Sathish
has changed his name to Muhammed Mustakim following his four-month stay at the
sabha.Though Sathish denied his conversion initially, the family member said,
he admitted to voluntarily embracing Islam. Thehindu
Spreading the message of
peace and harmony is a national responsibility: Peace conference
Patna: A committee of
various religious and social workers organized a grand conference here with an
aim to purify the atmosphere of hatred and disgust from the society and to make
an environment of love and brotherhood.The conference was organized here on
Saturday where scholars from different religions and sects expressed their
views on how to develop an atmosphere of love and peace in the society.Nusrat
Ali, vice president, Jamaet-e-Islami Hind said that Bihar was an epitome of
unity in diversity. He called for a sustained movement to strengthen the peace
and humanity campaign initiated by Jamaet. He further said that the social and
religious organizations of Bihar have reshaped the peace campaign into a public
movement. Husan Ahmed Qadri, general secretary Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Bihar said
that process of restoration of peace must begin from our own homes. “Being the
descendents of Adam and Eve, we are all bound in a same relation”, he said.TCN
Dalit outfits to draw up
'negative list' of PM Modi's mantris
New Delhi: As Dalit
organisations across the country gear up to take on the ruling BJP at the
Centre and RSS against alleged atrocities, a convention has been planned for
Sept.16 in the Capital, where they will announce a "negative list" of
Dalit ministers in Modi govt and those from the community who have anything to
do with saffron outfits. Names for the negative list are being worked out."Dalit
organisations from many states will be represented at the convention where we
are going to make some announcements,"Prakash Ambedkar, head of Bharipa
Bahujan Mahasangh and grandson of BR Ambedkar, said. The convention, likely to
be held at Parliament Street,will see announcement of Dali ministers who, these
outfits say, have failed to take up the Dalit cause."That is a negative
list," explained Ambedkar,who has been travelling across the country to
bring Dalit organisations together. timesofindia
Singur Tata plant: Supreme
Court quashes acquisition, orders Bengal govt to return land in 12 weeks
New Delhi:The Supreme Court
Wednesday quashed the land acquisition in West Bengal’s Singur by CPM govt in 2006 for allotting it to Tata to set up its
Nano car factory. The court held that the acquisition could not be said to be
for a “public purpose” and hence the land should be remitted back to farmers
within 12 weeks. Farmers who got compensation from the govt will not return it
because they were deprived of their livelihood for the last ten years, the
court said. Court order signifies a major victory for Mamta Banerjee and the TMC,
which had led the protest against allocation of land for the Tata factory. While
setting aside Calcutta HC order of upholding the acquisition process, the SC
bench ruled that the acquisition was bad in law on several grounds and that
acquiring the land from the farmers for giving it to a company for a car plant
could not come under the ambit of “public purpose”. Indianexpress
Notification on Waqf
Tribunal to be issued soon:Delhi govt
A notification for setting
up a 3-member Waqf Tribunal would be issued as soon as the name of its third
member is finalised, AAP govt told Delhi High Court.Govt informed a bench of
Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal that names of 2
members of the Tribunal have already been finalised and the process of
nominating the third member was going on.It said that Mukesh Kumar, an officer
of the Delhi Higher Judicial Services, and Rajeev Shukla, ADM in Delhi govt,
have been nominated as members of the Tribunal. "For nomination of third
member of the Waqf Tribunal, a person having knowledge of Muslim Law and
jurisprudence, the file has been submitted to govt for seeking
approval..," it said. PTI
16 ‘guilty’ students barred
from voting in JNU students’ union elections
New Delhi:16 of 21 JNU
students who were found guilty by the university-appointed enquiry committee in
connection with the Feb.9 incident on campus have found their names missing
from the voters’ list for the students’ union polls. Students have been
informed by the university administration that they will not be allowed to
participate in the polls unless they pay the fine the appellate body had
imposed on them. thehindu
SIMI trial:Safdar Nagori, aids
presented in Indore court
Indore: SIMI activist
Safdar Nagori on Tuesday was presented before the special CBI court along with
his 6 associates in a case registered in Pithampur 8 years ago. Hearing of the
trial will continue for 4 days till Sept.2. Nagori was brought to the court
amidst heavy security. On Tuesday, a witness named Maqsood Khan from Khandwa
recorded his statements.The defence on Tuesday also moved an application in
court regarding clicking of pictures of the accused and its publication in the
media."7 witnesses have to identify the accused before the court in the
next hearings. In such a case, if the photographs of the accused will be
published by the media before the hearings, it may affect the proceedings. We
have put forward this plea before the court so that during the argument stage
this factor may also be taken into account, "Chandan Airen, defence
advocate said.Nagori along with 10 other SIMI operatives were arrested by the
MP ATS on March 28, 2008.On Wednesday, police officers Narendra Singh, BS
Parihar and BPS Parihar will get their statements recorded, after which, Ajay
Kaithwas, Shehnaz, Shamlal and PB Murlidharan are scheduled to record their
statements on Thursday.On the last day of the hearing, Ashutosh, Kailash, Atul
Pathak and Virendra Singh will record their statements.For all the 4 days, the 8
SIMI activists will be brought to the court. They were brought to the city from
Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail late Monday. A total of 11 people are being tried in
the case, out of which 8 were produced before the court, one is out on bail and
2 others were scheduled for attending court hearings in other courts. Safdar
Nagori, Amil, Kamruddin, Sabuli, Ansar, Kamran, Dr. Ahmed Baig and Yasin were
brought before the court for the hearing. Times of India
Delhi paralysed by rain:
John Kerry's visit to Jama Masjid and Gauri Shankar temple cancelled
US' Secretary of State John
Kerry's scheduled visits to Sisganj Gurudwara, Jama Masjid and Gauri Shankar
temple in Delhi were cancelled on Wednesday because of heavy rainfall that
brought the Capital to a standstill. Water logging was reported from several
parts of the city, including Lodhi road, Vijay Chowk, Sector 4, Ring Road,
Dhaula Kuan and Bhairon road, among others, reported ANI.On Wednesday, Gurugram
Police issued advisories on Twitter that read,"Heavy rains in Gurgaon,
please be advised. Be patient and maintain lane discipline, we are on the job
to facilitate your movement." scroll.in
If hell exists on Earth,
it's Delhi: Why John Kerry's boat remark after rains is justified: firstpost
John Kerry’s joke on Delhi
rain at IIT Townhall: ‘Have you come here in boats?’
Gruesome murder, rape in
Nuh leaves residents shocked
Nuh: Hundreds of people from dozens of nearby
villages under Tauru police station in the newly-carved Nuh district of Haryana
are gathered in front of the two small one-room houses of the 65-year-old
Zahuruddin, whose family lost all during the terrible night of 24-25 Aug.2016.That
night, about half a dozen men entered the room where Zahur’s son Ibrahim and his
wife Raseedan were sleeping. They tied Ibrahim (40) and Raseedan (36), took all
their belongings and then mercilessly beat them to death. Hearing their cries,
Zahur’s son-in-law Zafaruddin and his wife, rushed. Both of them were thrashed
severely. Zafar is in a critical condition, and has been shifted to the Trauma
Centre of the AIIMS. Zafar’s 2 girls –between the age 10 and 19 were not only
beaten and stabbed but are also repeatedly gangraped.The news of the ghastly
incident spread by the morning and people from the surrounding villages of Nuh
and other districts of Mewat throng the spot of the crime, shell-shocked.But
the news remains unreported in the national media even after four days.TCN
WORLD
Turkey denies reaching
ceasefire with Kurdish forces
A Turkish minister has said
that his country does "not accept" US claims that its military has
reached a ceasefire deal with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.The statement
came after US officials said that Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Kurdish
forces had agreed on a temporary pause in fighting in northern Syria."We do
not accept in any circumstances ...a 'compromise or a ceasefire reached between
Turkey and Kurdish elements', "Omer Celik, EU affairs minister,said on
Wednesday.US officials had claimed on Tuesday they received assurance that all
parties involved were going to stop shooting at each other and focus on ISIL
threat."It is a loose agreement for at least the next couple of days and
we are hoping that will solidify," Colonel John Thomas, spokesman for US
Central Command, was quoted as saying by AFP. White House also praised the
apparent halt in fighting between anti-ISIL forces in Syria.aljazeera
Turkey rejects cease-fire
claims with PKK/PYD
Turkey, Kurdish forces
'reach ceasefire deal': US officials
Turkey waiting for US to
fulfill commitment on PYD/YPG
IS spokesman, senior leader
Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani dies in Syria: Washington Post
Islamic State reported the
death of its chief spokesman, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, on Tuesday, potentially
signaling the loss of a senior militant who has steered the group's campaign to
bring violent operations to the West. Pentagon said that Adnani, a Syrian
national who has been one of the militant group's most experienced and
well-connected figures, had been the target of an airstrike near the Syrian
city of al-Bab, but officials said it was too early to be certain he had been
killed.If confirmed, Adnani's death would damage the IS in two areas that have
made the terrorist organization particularly dangerous: its sophisticated use
of social media to reach a global audience and its willingness to employ the
crudest forms of violence in scattered attacks outside Iraq and Syria.It would
be a significant blow at a time when the group is already fending off attacks
from Western-backed forces on the ground and a two-year air campaign that has
deprived it of territory and resources.In a tweet, the Amaq news agency, IS
media arm, said Adnani was killed while inspecting troops in Aleppo, Syria. It
did not say exactly when, where or how Adnani died. Hours later, the Pentagon
confirmed that it had launched a "precision strike" against Adnani in
northern Aleppo province. "We are still assessing the results of the
strike, but Al-Adnani's removal from the battlefield would mark another significant
blow" to IS, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. Adnani's death has been
rumored several times before.Even after announcing Adnani's death, Amaq boasted
of the group's resilience. "The blood of the sheikhs will only make it
more firm on the path of jihad and determination to take revenge and
assault," the agency said in a statement on Telegram, according to a
statement from the SITE Intelligence Group."He was their most prolific and
public spokesman," said Will McCants, an ex-State Dept.official and expert
on the IS. In statements announcing Adnani's death, IS described him as a
descendant of the tribe and family of the prophet Muhammad, a clue that Adnani
was possibly being groomed as a replacement for Baghdadi if the ISIS leader
were to be killed, McCants said. US military claims to have killed 45,000
militants, including a number of senior leaders, in air and long-range rocket
attacks since 2014. Washington Post
Key Islamic State leader
Abu Muhammad al-Adnani killed in US strike in Syria: Reuters
ISIL's Al-Adnani 'dead in
Syria's Aleppo':Aljazeera
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/isil-spokesman-adnani-killed-syria-aleppo-160830181810545.html
Daesh spokesman killed in
Syria: Anadolu agency
Anti-Daesh fight in
critical, ‘tough’ stages: US
Washington:US-led
anti-Daesh fight is entering a pivotal stretch, Washington’s Middle East
commander said Tuesday while cautioning a “tough fight” ahead.“We are really
into the heart of the caliphate,”Central Command commander Army Gen. Joseph
Votel said.“We are moving into Mosul. We are moving towards Raqqah here, very,
very soon,” he said. Daesh “is going to defend what he has taken and held for a
long period of time. And so we should expect that there will be hard and
difficult fighting there,”Votel said.Anadolu
UN divided on action over
Syria chemical-weapons use
Calls have been made for
sanctions against Syria following findings by a UN team that govt forces twice
used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war.UN investigators also found
evidence that the ISIL group used mustard gas at least once in the
conflict.However, UNSC failed during closed-door session on Tuesday to agree on
any action, with Russia questioning the evidence from the independent
commission. aljazeera
Onus on UN for action after
Syria chemical report
UN state aid delivered to
Assad regime
Muslim body slams 'hijab
ban on nurses' in Nigeria town
A Muslim advocacy group has
slammed the alleged maltreatment of hijab-wearing female nurses at govt hospitals in southwest Nigeria.Muslim nurses,
especially those who work at a psychiatric clinic in southwestern Abeokuta
town, are reportedly being barred from their wards because of their head
coverings.The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) said in a statement on Tuesday that
authorities at the psychiatric hospital had repeatedly ignored calls to allow
Muslim nurses to wear their hijab as allowed under the country's law and a govt
circular. World Bulletin
Khaleda should also face
trial for making war criminals ministers, warns Hasina : bdnews24.com
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