Evening NEWS DIGEST
17 Sept. 2016: 14 Dzil Hajja 37: Vol:7, No:159
Bijnor killings unfolded:
total 20 injured in gun fire, 3 succumbed to injuries
Bijnor(UP):Friday morning started like any
other for Sadikan and her family. The elders of the household were having
breakfast while the younger ones were playing in the small compound of their
home after finishing their meal. The household is home to families of 6
brothers, named Anees-ud-din, Zulfikar Ahmed, Raes, Ehsan, Irfan and Furkan,
who have been living in Peda Peda village of Bijnor in UP for decades. While
Zulfikar had passed away two years ago, Anees, his younger brother Ehsan and
Zulfikar's son were among those who died here on Friday in a communal clash.The
family's one-story house was an integral part of the village and quite a
popular one too, owing to the number of residents living there. Out of more
than 30 people in the family, 18 are children. The family had unanimously
decided to send two of their girls for education as it wouldn't have been
possible for everyone to study. Little did they know that on that fateful
Friday, everything would change for the family.Between 7 and 7.30 am, 16-year
old girl left home accompanied by her cousin brother Talib, only to be stopped
by some youth midway. The youth allegedly harassed the girl by passing lewd
comments, prompting her cousin to protest. The matter was briefly resolved by
village elders, but as news spread, the father and uncle of the girl took the
protest to one Sansaar Singh and the village head named Dilwar Singh who
swiftly abused them. A heated argument ensued between the two groups, but what
came after the argument has sent shivers down the spines of people who live in
the area.Accessing police documents and on the basis of eye witness accounts,
dna has learnt that as soon as the second round of arguments ensued, the group
of youth who had allegedly harassed the minor girl, started mobilising people
from their village as well as a neighbouring one. "A mob of more than 50
people gathered, some of whom were armed with revolvers," said Aslam, the
uncle who had intervened on behalf of his harassed niece.According to family
members, the mob first entered their house and started beating anyone they
found, including women and children. With most of the men having breakfast on
the balcony of the house, everyone in ground floor rushed upstairs for
help."Everyone converged towards the balcony and that's when they started
firing. The shooters had already positioned themselves in neighbouring houses
and were waiting for us to come to the balcony so they could have a better view
of us while they shoot," said Khushnama, a family member. Imrana, mother
of the harassed girl said, "It was a bloodbath. They did not spare our
one-year-old Hinsa, neither did they have mercy on Ehsan Bhai who is
handicapped." Ehsan's son-in-law Rizwan was also shot at and is said to be
in a serious condition. A total of 20 people were injured in the gun fire, out
of whom three succumbed to their injuries.The assault however did not end with
the firing. The balcony was covered with broken bricks which the family claimed
were thrown by attackers who were not armed. "They rained some bricks
before going on a shooting spree. When they ran out of bullets, they threw more
bricks, even as our dead family members were lying in a pool of blood,"
said Aslam.The attack finally concluded with the mob burning down a motorcycle
and a small shop owned by the family. "The abuses, the yelling and
laughing and the gun fire, these are things that will haunt me forever, along
with the lifeless bodies of our family members," Khushnama said. DNA
Bijnor communal clash: The
attackers were laughing when we ran for cover
4 killed in clashes after
girl harassed in Bijnore; 6 held
UP: Tension in Bijnor after
3 killed in communal clash
Bijnor: 3 killed as Jats
and Muslims clash over eve-teasing incident
Bijnor violence: How Dainik
Jagran & HT wrongly blamed Muslims: ADITYA MENON
Meerut: 4 injured as minor
spat takes communal hue
Meerut: A minor spat over
distribution of supplies at a ration shop took a communal colour in Brahmpuri
area of the city on Friday afternoon as people of two communities clashed with
each other and pelted stones, leaving four injured.Heavy police force, which
rushed to the spot, had a tough time in controlling the mobs.According to
police sources, two brothers were distributing foodgrains at a ration shop of
their father.To manage the swelling crowd, a youth from another community
pitched in and started distributing the supplies.However, the brothers did not
like it and asked the youth to leave.When the youth did not listen to them an
argument followed. Soon the spat turned into a fist fight and the youth was
pushed by the brothers and he fell on a woman.According to the sources, the
woman got angry and alleged that the youth has eve teased him, leading to which
the youth was thrashed by some people. After the incident, the youth went to
his locality and came with scores of people.An argument followed again, and the
people of the two communities started pelting stones at each other.TOI
Muslim Man beaten to death
by gau rakshaks in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad:Cow vigilantism
claimed yet another life in Gujarat, this time in Ahmedabad. A 29-year-old man,
who was allegedly beaten up by gau rakshaks four days ago, succumbed to his
injuries at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday.As the news of the death spreads,
a steady stream of people have been gathering outside the V.S. Hospital. Police
officials too have been stationed at the hospital in anticipation of a law and
order situation. Mohammad Ayyub was allegedly attacked by a group of cow
vigilantes on Tuesday, a day after Bakri Eid, when he and his friend Sameer
Sheikh were bringing a cow and a calf to Ahmedabad, police said."People
are saying that they found a cow in the car but that doesn't mean that they
should take the law in their hands," said Rozar Khan, Ayyub's uncle.In the
wee hours of Tuesday, Ayyub's car had a collision with another car on the
highway, leading to the death of the calf, police said.Ayyub, who was also
injured in the accident, tried to flee but was chased by a group of men and
beaten up, police said.His friend Sheikh, however, was saved by a policeman who
was on duty nearby.Police first registered a complaint of accident. Later, a
complaint was filed by 3 gau rakshaks against Ayyub and Sheikh for illegally transporting
the animals.Later, on scanning the CCTV footage, the police saw that the duo
were beaten up by some men. Following this, they registered another complaint
against those who were thrashing the two. Ayyub's family claimed that the three
gau rakshaks are among those who attacked Ayyub and Sheikh. Police, however,
said that there was no evidence to suggest the same. India today
Muslim Man Dies in Gujarat
After Being Attacked by Cow Vigilantes
Dadri Part-2? Gujarat cops
"force" relatives to accept body of Ayyub, attacked by cow vigilantes
in Ahmedabad
Gau rakshak goons attack
Muslim family in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a first of
its kind attack in India’s Silicon Valley, goons in the garb of ‘cow
protecters’, have allegedly attacked a Muslim family in the city’s Bannerghatta
area.The incident allegedly took place around 2 PM, when the family had gathered
in their farm house to slaughter a sacrificial animal, when a gang of around
300 goons forcefully entered their house, and attacked them, including women.Saad,
a family friend, who spoke to Nasheman.in, said that, a family member, who was
recording the attack on his mobile phone was slapped by the miscreants and also
tried to snatch his phone away.According to Saad, the family who went to lodged
a complaint with the Bannerghatta police, are still placed there, as the
station is currently surrounded by the goons. Panicked family, has switched off
their mobile phones at the behest of the police.The police have still not filed
an FIR. nasheman.in
Wary about communal
disturbance, Belagavi police on high alert
Belagavi:Taking lessons
from past year incidents, police department is on high alert even after the
successful concluding of 11-day Ganesh festival and peaceful immersion
procession that proceeded for 24 hours, in order to avert communal clashes.The
department has deployed over 100 police personnel including two DCPs, three
ACPs and four inspectors to keep watch on communally sensitive areas of the
city and miscreants create communal disturbance. timesofindia
Delhi: 2 Assaulted while
carrying animal remains, 4 held
New Delhi: A day after 4
persons were arrested for allegedly beating up a madrasa teacher and a van
driver while they were on their way to dump the discarded remains of animals
sacrificed on the eve of Bakrid, the family members of three of the accused
claimed police had held the wrong persons.The family members of two of the
accused said both of them were AAP supporters and conducting a fogging drive
when the madrasa teacher, Mohammad Khalid, and van driver, Ali Hasan, were
assaulted in outer Delhi’s Kanjhawala area. The family members of another
accused claimed he had called up police to inform them about the assault.Police
arrested Naveen, Sudhir and Devesh of Rani Khera village, and Abhishek of
Rasoolpur village after the assault Wednesday night. Both villages are near the
area where the assault took place. indianexpress
‘Mob thrashed victims,
while others watched’
NCM asks Delhi Police to
submit report on attack on youths
New Delhi:Taking a serious
note of the attack on Muslim youths allegedly by cow vigilantes in Kanjhawala
area of outer Delhi, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has asked
police to submit a report on the incident at the earliest. "The Commission
has taken an extremely serious view of the attack on Muslim youths by cow
vigilantes in Delhi. It has written to the Commissioner of Police (Alok Kumar
Verma) to submit the report at the earliest," NCM member Praveen Davar
said.PTI
Madrassa principal
prevented riot after `gau rakshak' attack
New Delhi: A madrassa
principal's refusal to be swayed by emotion prevented a communal riot in west
Delhi's Prem Nagar on Wednesday night.Ali Rukman, the 52-yearold principal, was
worried and angry after learning that his son-in-law Hafiz Abdul Khalid and
another man, Ali Hasan, had been ruthlessly beaten up by cow vigilantes while
carting out buffalo remains from the previous day's Eid-ul-Zuha sacrifice. But
when a mob started gathering to avenge the attack, Rukman told them clearly it
was a matter for him and his family to sort it out and the others should keep
out of it."Before I settled here 25 years ago, I had seen enough clashes
in my native Gorakhpur to know how riots start and how they end with losses on
both sides. I did not want any more people to get hurt," Rukman told TOI
on Friday. Two days after the attack, Rukman said it seemed premeditated and
might have been part of a plot to start a riot."Whatever happened was the
handiwork of miscreants who are now hiding behind a religious group," said
Rukman."We were anticipating something of this kind," said Mohammad
Ikram, a teacher at the Prem Nagar madrassa. Tension built up quickly when
14-year-old Ab dus Salam, who was travelling with Khalid and Hasan, ran panting
to the colony and broke the news around 7.30pm. timesofindia
Alleging BJP-RSS
involvement in assault, AAP writes to minority commission
New Delhi: AAP Friday wrote
to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) alleging the involvement of BJP
and RSS in the assault of three persons, including a madrasa teacher, by
suspected cow vigilantes in the capital. In his letter to the NCM, AAP Kirari
MLA Rituraj Govind alleged “political patronage” in the incident in outer
Delhi’s Kanjhawla on Sept14.” indianexpress
Haryana: HC to hear plea
against 'biryani policing'
Chandigarh:The
controversial “Biryani policing” in Haryana has reached the Punjab and Haryana
High Court in Chandigarh. A petition has been filed in the high court seeking
to restrict such policing measures that target roadside vendors on the
suspicion that they serve beef in Biryani. Cow slaughter, sale and consumption
of beef in Haryana is banned and invites punishment of up to 10 years and fine.
Ahead of Bakrid, the Haryana police team had conducted raids and collected
samples of biryani being served by vendors in Haryana’s Mewat district. As a
consequence, many of them reportedly shut down the vends.The samples were sent
for testing. Mewat is the only Muslim-dominated area in Haryana. deccanherald
‘Report on Mewat biryani
samples can’t be used as legal document’
Gurgaon:The report of 7
biryani samples collected from Mewat has confirmed the presence of “meat of
cattle species” in each of them, but said the document is not for “vetro-legal
purposes”, holding the police back from filing a case.Mewat police officials
were seeking a second opinion from the lab authorities on whether “meat of
cattle species” specifically meant beef, official sources said. The police will
also seek clarity about the vetro-legal status of the report, according to a
senior government official. Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act
2015 defines beef as “flesh of cow in any form including contained in sealed
containers and imported in the state”. The Act makes cow slaughter punishable
with rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The samples,
collected in first week of this month from Mundaka village of Ferozepur Jhirka
tehsil, were tested at Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences, Hisar. HT accessed, through govt sources, contents of the one-page
report that is yet to be made public.A report mentioning “not for vetro-legal
purposes” or “not for medico-legal purposes” cannot be used in legal process
and has no standing in the court of law. It also means the medical staff who
conducted test will not come to the court for evidence.A few social
organisations had also raised questions over the validity of the report for
vetro-legal purposes.Mewat SP Kuldeep Singh denied having received the report.HT
Tamil Nadu: 1 arrested, 10
booked for killing camel in moving truck
Madurai: A truck driver was
arrested on Thursday evening in connection with the killing of a camel which
was brought to the city recently for Bakrid sacrifice.The arrest was
necessitated as the killing took place despite a statewide ban on camel
slaughter effected by the Madras high court in August. Ten more people,
including the camel owner were booked in connection with the incident.Tension
prevailed in Nelpettai, a Muslim-dominant area from the day the camel was
brought to the city for slaughtering during the recent Bakrid festival. Police
restrained the owner, Adham Bawa and three more people who brought camels into
the city, citing the recent high court order. While three of the camels were
taken out of the district, Bawa was determined to sacrifice the animal.
However, city police did not allow it. Though they tried to take the camel into
their custody, the jamath leaders pacified them assuring that it would not be
sacrificed. timesofindia
Maha housing society bars
sale of flat to Muslim man
Mumbai: 11 residents of a
Vasai housing society with 16 flats have objected to the sale of one of the
flats to a Muslim family. At a meeting on September 4, the residents also
passed a resolution to keep Muslims out of the building inhabited mostly by
Gujarati-speaking residents.Two Muslim families who live in the society were
away when the meeting was held.The decision, supported by the majority of the
members of Happy Jivan Co-operative Housing Society, was communicated through a
letter to Kantaben Patel (55) and her son Jignesh Patel (32), who wished to
sell their flat to Muslim glass merchant Vikarahmed Khan and his family. Signed
by 11 members, the letter stated, "It is learnt that you intend to sell
your flat to some Muslim guy. We feel that you should not do so..." The
Patels were also advised to sell their flat to "any other person,
preferably within our community".Patels have now shot off letters to the
sub-registrar of housing societies, as well as police with complaints about the
society's "high-handedness". The Patels had finalised the sale of
their 710sqft first-floor flat to Khan (35), who has already paid a token sum
of Rs 1 lakh. Khan had sought a NOC from the society to apply for a loan.
"We decided to sell our flat to Khan as he offered the price we quoted.
Now the society is refusing to give an NOC," Jignesh said. timesofindia
Hindu-Muslim couple found
killed in Thane
Thane: The highly
decomposed bodies of a 30-year-old man and his nine-months pregnant wife were
found at their home in Daighar area here on Thursday, a case that the police
said might well be one of honour killing.The throats of the couple, Vijay
Shankar Jagmohan Yadav and Sufia Abrar Mansuri alias Priya (22), were slit and
the bodies bore several injury marks, but there were no signs of forced entry
or robbery. The door to the flat of the Hindu-Muslim couple was locked from
outside. The couple hailed from Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. The two are
believed to have come to live in Sagar building in Daighar village soon after
marrying in April last year, said senior police inspector Krishnath Katkar of
the Daighar police station. timesofindia
What is the harm if surya
namaskar is introduced in civic schools, ask Bombay HC
Mumbai:What is the harm if
the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) makes surya namaskar – sun
salutation - mandatory for students of civic schools in Mumbai, the Bombay high
court sought to know on Friday.The query came from division bench of Chief
Justice Manjula Chellur and justice MS Sonak after advocate Anjali Awasthi
mentioned a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by her on behalf of Kurla
resident Masood Ansari, challenging the resolution passed by the general body
of the BMC on August 26, making surya namaskar mandatory for civic students. The
bench felt surya namaskar was a form of exercise and there was nothing wrong if
such an activity was made mandatory for students of civic schools. The judges
said there are various kinds of yogasanas and it will be necessary to find out
which kind is selected by the civic body and if it was appropriate for
children. Responding to a court query, Awasthi said surya namaskar involves 12
different asanas that are supposed to be done on an empty stomach, and students
up to 14 years of age cannot be expected to go to school without eating
anything. Besides, she said, the BMC resolution also makes it mandatory for
students to chant various mantras and since there are students from various
religious faiths, it may not be religiously appropriate for certain students. The
bench has now posted the PIL for hearing in the last week of this month. hindustantimes
Bombay HC says 'Surya
Namanskar' a form of exercise, declines stay on BMC move
INDIA: KASHMIR
ISSUE & INDO-PAK
Protests erupt in Kashmir
after pellet firing by security forces kills child
Fresh clashes erupted in
Harwan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, after people thronged the streets to
participate in the funeral prayers of an 11-year-old schoolboy on Saturday,
whose pellet-ridden body was found late last night. Nasir Shafi Qazi ,
nicknamed Momin, the youngest of three siblings, went missing soon after
protesters in the New Theed village of Harwan were chased by security forces.
Local residents found his body after news spread that he had gone missing. Over
5,000 people defied curfew-like restrictions in New Theed village to offer
funeral prayers for Nasir, a witness was quoted as saying to Greater Kashmir.
Mourners shouted slogans in favour of Islam and independence as they marched
with the body of Shafi.The unrest in the Valley that began following the
killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on July 8 has now claimed 86 lives,
including 2 policemen. ibtimes.co.in
Kashmir teenager found dead
with pellet injuries, death toll rises to 81: PTI
Kashmir Valley Shut For
71st Consecutive Day, Death Toll Rises to 89
Kashmir journalists seek
PCI intervention against 'gag'
Srinagar(PTI) Journalist
fraternity in Kashmir today sought the Press Council of India's intervention
for lifting a "gag" imposed by authorities here by snapping internet
facilities, saying it was a "serious infringement" of freedom of
expression and right to information."An unprecedented situation has
emerged since Sept. 12, as the state decided to snap all internet services
after suspending mobile telephony. This undeclared gag has left journalists
completely grounded," said a joint letter from four working journalist
organisations in Kashmir.The letter, by the Kashmir Journalist Corps, Press
Photographers Association, Kashmir Correspondents' Club and Kashmir Video
Journalist Association, has been addressed to the PCI chairman Chandramauli
Kumar Prasad.They said that never before has the media fraternity been
confronted with such a grave situation "wherein we are not even able to
communicate with other parts of the state".PTI
‘Section of Indian media
misleading nation about happenings in Kashmir’: Journalist team from New Delhi
says Kashmiris alienated
Srinagar:3-member team of
journalists from New Delhi which was in Srinagar recently on a “study tour” to
assess the ground situation, have returned a firm impression that Kashmir are
alienated from New Delhi and people from all walks of life are involved in the
ongoing agitation.The visiting journalists have also acknowledged the fact that
a section of Indian media is mis-reporting Kashmir situation to malign the
truth about the present unrest in the Valley. Team members spent three days in
Srinagar including the day of Eid, meeting hundreds of people from different
walks of life.The guest journalists were headed by Santosh Bhartiya, editor of
“Chauthi Duniya” newspaper. The other 2 members of the panel were Ashok
Wankhade, a political analyst at ABP Channel and Managing Editor “Urban Update”
magazine and Abay Kumar Dubey, a political analyst at ABP Channel and a
professor at Centre for Studies for Development Societies (CSDS) New Delhi.“We
have fully understood that this is an indigenous freedom movement going on in
Kashmir.There may be some involvement of Pakistan to create the unrest but the
fact is common people of Kashmir are deeply alienated due to the indifferent
attitude of New Delhi towards Kashmir and the people of the state. The people
of Kashmir have been sacrificing hugely and they are even ready to face the
worst for the cause of Aazadi,” Santosh Bhartiya said in an interview after
concluding his 3-day study tour along with his 2 associates. The visiting
journalists met Hurriyat leader Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, leaders of some
mainstream political parties, members of civil society and several trade
leaders during their stay in Srinagar. Hurriyat (G) leader Syed Ali Geelani had
approved a meeting with the New Delhi based journalist at his Hyderpora
residence, where he is under house arrest, but the police did not allow the
journalist team to enter Geelani’s house.However, journalists later had half an
hour telephonic conversation with Geelani.“We listened to Professor Bhat for
about two hours. He was talking sense and logic. He is for a peaceful
resolution of political issue of Kashmir and he wants the centre government to
come out from the denial mode,” Santosh said.Geelani had invited us to his home
but police did not allow us to meet him. Then we talked to him on phone for
about half an hour, he added.“Geelani Sahib told us how and why the Kashmiris
have lost faith in dialogue with New Delhi. He believes that talks with centre
have proved futile during all these years because the successive govts in Delhi
have never been serious to resolve the issue.”After meeting scores of people
and witnessing the ground zero situation in the Valley, the visiting
journalists said that a section of Indian media is “misleading the nation about
happenings in Kashmir by their false reporting.”“This is unfortunate that a few
news channels in New Delhi are misreporting Kashmir situation.By false
reporting they are giving an impression that every second Kashmiri is a
Pakistani agent. We spent three days here. We met hundreds of people but did
not see even a single person whom we could call a Pakistani agent. The fact is
that every common Kashmiri wants New Delhi to initiate a dialogue process to find
a peaceful political resolution to the issue. Even Kashmiri knows that no
solution can be found in one night but they still want a process of a serious
dialogue be started,” Santosh said, adding, “New Delhi has no other option to
listen to the people of Kashmir. Their wishes cannot be suppressed by use of
force.”GreaterKashmir
‘Release Kashmiri human
rights defender Khurram Parvez immediately’ : Amnesty International
Srinagari: Amnesty International
India has demanded immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram
Parvez from administrative detention unless he is charged with recognizable
criminal offences. In a statement issued
on Friday, the Amnesty said the Supreme Court described administrative
detention as ‘lawless laws’ muslimmirror
Centre's policing attitude
aggravated Kashmir issue: Siddharth Vardarajan
Kolkata:With the death toll
rising to over 80 in Kashmir unrest, noted journalist Siddharth Vardarajan
today said it was due to the policing attitude of the Narendra Modi- led
Central government that Delhi has lost the plot in Kashmir."The first
thing I would say is that Delhi has lost the plot in Kashmir. Instead of trying
to solve the problem they are in a state of denial and have resorted to
policing to solve the problem of Kashmir."They are resorting to the use of
pellet guns and jawans who are using it are not at all trained to use it
properly. You always try to create an exception while dealing with the Kashmir
issue," noted journalist Siddharth Vardarajan said while addressing a
panel discussion on Kashmir issue. Journalist Krishna Prasad said the policing
attitude or 'Danda (stick) culture' of the Centre has further aggravated the
problem of Kashmir.Ex-bureaucrat Amit Kushari said while looking into the
Kashmir problem, no one should ignore the sentiments of the people of Jammu and
Ladakh who are very much Indians. PTI
Pakistan hits back at
India’s human rights record
Geneva:Pakistan on Saturday
criticised India over alleged human rights violation in Kashmir and threatened
to expose the country in the world over the “abysmal rights situation” in other
parts if it continued to talk about Balochistan.Pakistan said the sudden Indian
focus on Balochistan was consistent with their “playbook of seeking to distract
attention from the repression unleashed in Kashmir.”Pakistan’s delegation to
the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) strongly rebutted India’s
“untenable stance” on Jammu and Kashmir and slammed its “persistent
interference” in Balochistan.“In strongly-worded right of replies, the Pakistan
delegate termed India’s attempts to deny its illegal occupation of Jammu and
Kashmir a ‘travesty of history’,” Pakistan Foreign Office said. The delegate
said Pakistan was not surprised by the “intemperate” remarks of the Indian
leadership and the Indian delegation, which constitute “open interference in
Pakistan’s internal affairs, especially in Balochistan.”“The increasing
international attention being given to the plight of the Kashmiri people is
being desperately countered by New Delhi by attempting to shift attention
elsewhere,” it said.Given the “persistent, irresponsible flouting of
international norms governing inter-state behaviour by India, we are
constrained to point out the abysmal human rights record of the Indian
government,” the Foreign Office said.The delegate referred to a bill in Indian
Parliament seeking to penalise those who depict Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed
territory and said “this was yet another pathetic effort to alter facts to
conform to their own deluded sense of reality.”The delegate pointed out the
“egregious violations” of human rights of people in large swathes of India and
that Pakistan had scrupulously avoided commenting on India’s internal human
rights situation. PTI
Human rights record in PoK,
Balochistan deplorable: India at UN
India and Pakistan clashed
again at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over accusations on Kashmir with
the fight turning more acrimonious this time."Pakistan keeps referring to
UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). However,
it very conveniently forgets its own obligation under these resolutions to
first vacate the illegal occupation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,” Ajit Kumar,
the Indian ambassador to the UN office at Geneva said on Friday responding to a
comment made by Pakistan on human rights violations in Kashmir at the 33rd
session of the UNHRC. Exercising India’s first right of reply, Kumar said: “It
has also blatantly disregarded its other commitments, be it under the 1972 Simla
Agreement, the 2004 Joint Declaration forswearing terrorism, and more recently,
the understanding between our two prime ministers at Ufa.” firstpost
India to offer political
asylum to Balochistan leaders: Zee news Report
New Delhi: In a bold move,
Modi govt is all set to grant political asylum to Balochistan leaders, who are
fighting for Independence from Pakistan, a report said on Saturday.CNN-News18
report stated that the Baloch leaders will be granted political asylum in India
within weeks if formally apply for the same. Separatist Baloch leader
Brahumdagh Bugti welcomed New Delji's move saying, "If I ever get a chance
to move to India, I will definitely go there for my people." Stepping up
its offensive against Pakistan on the Balochistan issue at the UN Human Rights
Council, India on Friday said Pakistan is a nation that practises terrorism on
its own people and the sufferings of the people of Balochistan are a telling
testimony in this regard. Exercising its right of reply, India, raising the
Balochistan issue second time in 3 days at the UNHRC, said the irony of a
nation that has established a well-earned reputation of being the global
epicentre of terrorism holding forth on human rights.Media is buzz with reports
that Brahumdagh Bugti, grandson of Nawaz Akbar Khan Bugti, is set to get Indian
citizenship. He is currently living in exile in Switzerland. zeenews
Brahumdagh Bugti to get
Indian passport: Geo TV
Ouch! It's a Baloch punch-
US declines to echo Delhi
US does not support
independence for Balochista, says State Dept: pakistantoday
United States State
Department Spokesperson John Kirby on Friday assured Pakistan of its continued
support to the country’s territorial integrity. United States has unambiguously
distanced itself from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempt to
internationalise the Baloch issue.
Kashmir MP quits India
parliament to protest "brutal" policy
An MP from the ruling party
in Indian-administered Kashmir has resigned to protest against the way
authorities' have handled weeks of political unrest.Tariq Hameed Karra
described government policy as "brutal" and condemned his People's
Democratic Party for its state-level alliance with the BJP.He quit his party
and resigned from parliament.More than 80 people have been killed since
wide-scale riots erupted in early July.The mass closure of mosques in Kashmir
hampered the festival of Eid al-Adha this week."For the first time in
history, the people of Kashmir were not allowed to offer Eid prayers. Certain
shrines and even the Grand Mosque were locked,'' Mr Karra told reporters on
Thursday.BBC
Kashmir unrest: no Friday
prayers in Jamia Masjid for 10th consecutive week
Alliance on the rocks,
Kashmir may be heading for Governor's Rule: IANS
India swiftly rejects UN
request for a visit to the disputed territory of Kashmir
Narendra Modi is
implementing the Doval doctrine in Kashmir: Sushil Aaron's article
OTHERS
Moms-in-law can’t sue under
domestic violence act: Govt tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: Can a
mother-in-law seek action against her daughter-in-law under the domestic
violence act? The Centre says “No”.In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court
on Friday, the Centre said a mother or a daughter can invoke this law against
her son or brother but not against her daughter-in-law or sister-in-law. This
is to ensure that the right of one woman is not upheld at the cost of another
woman. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, is generally
invoked by women facing domestic, matrimonial and dowry-related violence
against husbands and in-laws.But the Centre told the top court that a mother or
a sister can invoke this law only against her son or brother, and not against
her daughter-in-law or sister-in-law.It means the law against domestic violence
can be invoked against a man not just by his wife or female partner but also by
his mother or sister. HT
Dalit Leader Jignesh Mevani
Under Police Vigil till Modi Leaves Gujarat
In a dramatic turn of
events, Una Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was first detained by the Gujarat
police on the evening of 16 September, then released after midnight and then
put under house arrest.Soon after his release, he was put under house arrest
until this morning. Initially, the police said he will not be let off until
Modi leaves the state this evening, but later changed its mind. He was allowed
to go to the nearby Dholka city for a gathering on the condition that the
police would constantly accompany him. Mevani confirmed to Dalit Camera, a
media group which reports on Dalit matters, that he and his team were on his
way to Dholka, a taluka in Ahmedabad district, where Dalits were allotted land
in 2006 but were yet to receive possession. Later, he wrote on Facebook: “I am
technically released but still under house arrest kind of surveillance as a
team of Ahmadabad crime branch is constantly with me.”Modi is in Gujarat to
celebrate his 66th birthday on Saturday and plans to shuttle between Ahmedabad
and adivasi-dominated Dahod where he will inaugurate an irrigation project and
address a rally. thewire
Victim’s father, Bihar govt
move SC against Shahabuddin’s bail
More trouble for ex-RJD MP
Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was released on bail by the Patna High Court in a
murder case, as the victim’s father has knocked the door of Supreme Court
challenging the Sept.10.Facing criticism over his release and RJD head Lalu
Prasad Yadav’s silence over the issue, Bihar government has also filed the
appeal in the SC. With these pleas, 3 petitions have been filed before the top
court.On Wednesday, widow of a slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan has also moved
the Supreme Court seeking a direction to register an FIR against the Siwan
leader after suspecting him and his henchmen were behind the killing in May
this year. dnaindia
Shahabuddin bail: Prashant
Bhushan files petition in SC seeking bail cancellation
I am a disciplined
Swayamsevak: Parrikar on RSS-Goa rumblings
Panaji: Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar on Saturday downplayed the issue of rebel RSS leader Subhash
Velingkar floating a political outfit in poll-bound Goa. "So many parties
are there. AAP is there. Anyone can float the party, this is democracy,"
the ex-CM of Goa said.He refused to comment on the happenings in the RSS in Goa
but added that he is a "disciplined Swayamsevak". "I am swayamsevak,
I follow RSS. You will have to go to shakha to follow RSS," Parrikar told
reporters here in the background of the ongoing controversy within RSS in
Goa."Discipline is the most important aspect for me. I have followed the
discipline and I will continue to follow it. If you want any comment on RSS you
will have to contact RSS," he said.Parrikar was talking to reporters at
the sidelines of a health camp organised by BJP to mark the birthday of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. PTI
Akhilesh congratulates UP
Samajawadi chief Shivpal Yadav, appeals supporters to withdraw protest
Lucknow:Forced to climb
down, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday signaled rapproachment with uncle
Shivpal Yadav as he promised to support him as SP’s state unit president, a
post from which he was himself removed three days back bringing the family feud
in the open. At the same time, Akhilesh asserted that he should have a role in
deciding candidates for next year’s Assembly polls, on a day when hundreds of
people came out in his support which was disapproved of by party chief Mulayam Singh
Yadav.“I have myself congratulated SP’s UP unit president Shivpal Yadav after
meeting him at his residence…. I will extend all my support to Shivpalji,”
Akhilesh told reporters here, indicating rapproachment with his uncle with whom
he was engaged in a turf war. His remarks came a day after he said he felt
“very sad” when he was replaced with Shivpal as the state party president by
his father Mulayam Singh Yadav.Earlier, Akhilesh had stripped Shivpal of key
portfolios, as a result of which his uncle had tendered resignation from the
ministry as well as party post. Last night, after Mulayam’s intervention,
Akhilesh announced that Shivpal will be given back his portfolios and Gayatri
Prajapati will be reinducted as Cabinet minister, issues which had triggered an
all-out war between the two.PTI
Samajwadi Party drama:
Akhilesh's truce with uncle Shivpal says little, hides more: Ambikanand Sahay
13 Muslim youth sentenced
to five years imprisonment for terror plot: indianexpress
Bengaluru: A group of 13
Muslim youth who pleaded guilty to being part of an LeT conspiracy to recruit
Indian youths for jihad were on Friday sentenced to five years of rigorous
imprisonment by a special terrorism court in Bengaluru. The 13 youths who have
pleaded guilty are Shoaib Ahmed Mirza, 27, a computer applications degree
holder, Abdul Hakeem Jamadar, 30, Riyaz Ahmed Byahatti, 32, Mohammad Akram, 27,
Ubedullah Bahadur, 28, Waheed Hussain, 31, an MBA degree holder, Dr Zafar Iqbal
Sholapur, 31, Mohammad Sadiq Lashkar, 33, Mehboob Bagalkote, 32,
Obaid-ur-Rehman, 26, an undergraduate student, Dr Nayeem Siddique, 32, Dr Imran
Ahmed, 30 and Syed Tanzeem Ahmed, 27.Nine of the youths hail from Hubli in
Karnataka while Obaid ur Rehman is from Hyderabad, Akram from Aurangabad, Dr Nayeem
Siddique from Davangere and Dr Imran Ahmed from Mysuru. The 13 youths – most of
whom were arrested in August-September 2012 – pleaded guilty in the case on
September 1 after as many as 14 of 240 witnesses were examined in their trial
by the special court. The youths pleaded guilty from the apprehension that a
protracted trial would take away many years from the prime of their life after
spending their last four years in prison. indianexpress
3 freed of terror charges,
5 co-accused shot dead in ‘encounter’ last year by Telangana police
Hyderabad:17 months after 5
men accused of terror activities were shot dead by Telangana police for
allegedly attempting to overpower guards escorting them to court for a bail
hearing, three men, also accused in the same case, were acquitted by a
Hyderabad court Wednesday.Mohammed Riyaz and Mohammed Sayeed from Hyderabad and
Vinod Kumar from Uttar Pradesh were acquitted in a 2011 case by the second
additional metropolitan sessions judge at the Nampally court complex. Accused
of being SIMI activists, they had been booked for waging war against the state,
unlawful activities, attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy. Advocate Muzaffer
Ullah Khan, who appeared on behalf of the three acquitted Wednesday, said: “We
are yet to get the judgment copy but basically investigators could not produce
any proof of the crimes they allegedly committed.” indianexpress
Odisha tribal Dana Majhi
who carried wife’s body gets Rs 9 lakh from Bahrain PM
Bhubaneswar: Weeks
after his photograph, carrying his dead wife on his shoulders, made national
headlines, Dana Majhi, a tribal farmer from Kalahandi, appeared in another
photograph today — holding a cheque of Rs 8.9 lakh, as promised by Bahrain
Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.Majhi, 45, went to the
Bahrain Embassy in New Delhi to receive the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait cheque
on Thursday. “I am feeling very happy. I will keep this money in the bank for
the education of my three daughters. I hope they get good education and jobs,”
said Majhi, after catching an Air India flight to Bhubaneswar in the evening.With
his youngest daughter, Chauli, ailing, Majhi was anxious to board the overnight
bus to Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi, from where he has
to make his way to his home in Melghar village.Majhi’s wife, Amangdei, who was
suffering from tuberculosis, died on August 24. “When my wife died, I and my
daughter, Chandini, 12, cried for help. Someone told us to take her (wife)
away, so I wrapped the body in a lungi, and carried her,” he said last month. Indianexpress
Iran's new Great Satan:
Saudi Arabia and its Wahhabi ideology: Omair Anas
OTHERS
UK’s envoy to Saudi
converts to Islam
London: British ambassador
to Saudi Arabia has completed the Haj pilgrimage after converting to Islam, The
Independent reported.It is widely believed that Simon Collis may be the first
British ambassador to perform the holy trip.The development came to the fore
when his photographs at the pilgrimage site wearing white robes traditionally
worn for the pilgrimage came to the fore. He has been pictured along with his
wife Huda Mujarkech. He has since revealed he converted to the faith shortly
before their marriage in 2011, the report added.The photographs have been
tweeted by Fawziah Albakr, a Saudi Arabian writer. She wrote in Arabic: “First
British ambassador to the Kingdom undertakes the Haj following his conversion
to Islam. Simon Collis with his wife Huda in Mecca. Praise be to God.” Collis
tweeted in Arabic that after living among Muslim cultures for 30 years he had
converted to Islam prior to his marriage. Well-wishers tweeted their
congratulations to Mr Collis and his wife, to which he replied “Thank you and
Id Mubarak”, wishing them a blessed Id festival, the report added.
Deccanchronicle
Muslim woman refuses to
remove veil, thrown out of German restaurant
Berlin: In an apparent hate
crime incident, a Muslim woman was thrown out of a restaurant in Bielefeld,
western Germany for allegedly 'refusing to remove her veil'.According to a
report in the Independent, the woman was sitting in the busy beer garden of a
Seekrug restaurant when Christian Schulz, the manager, approached her and asked
her to remove the face veil.However, the woman refused to do so, following which
the manager asked her to leave the place.Soon after the incident, the manager
was criticised on the restaurant's Facebook page for his behavior. The page,
has however, been deleted.Although Schulz was criticised by many, some of the
users supported him. "One man wrote, Right decision. You don't know who's
under the hood. Woman? Man? Gunman?"
DECCAN CHRONICLE
Muslims are most disliked
group in America: study
Muslims are the most
disapproved group in America, according to a new study, amid increasing
anti-Muslim rhetoric from conservative politicians.A new study from
sociologists at the University of Minnesota, which analysed Americans’ perceptions
of minority faith and racial groups, found that their disapproval of Muslims
has almost doubled from about 26 per cent 10 years ago to 45.5 per cent in
2016.Amid increasing focus on immigration, refugees and national security and
in the wake of multiple terrorist attacks around the world, the study found
that almost half of those surveyed would not want their child to marry a
Muslim, compared to just 33.5 per cent of people a decade earlier.The report
found that anti-Muslim violence spiked after the attacks on the Twin Towers in
2001, as did attacks on Sikh Americans, who are often confused with Muslim
Americans."Even the generally tolerant millennials exhibit relatively
strong anti-Muslim sentiments," the report read.Hussein Rashid, a professor
at Barnard College in New York, told Religion News that the spike in
intolerance is reflected by current political rhetoric."In 10 years,
people have a more negative perception of Muslims, Jews, gays, Latinos, and
Blacks," he said.
Muslim Woman Set on Fire in
New York City, Adding to the List of Violent Attacks towards Muslims
Pakistan may be building
new nuclear site, strengthening its arsenal
Islamabad:Pakistan,
estimated to have the world’s fastest-growing nuclear stockpile, could be
building a new uranium enrichment complex according to commercial satellite
imagery analysed by Western defence experts.The construction of a new site,
based in the town of Kahuta some thirty kilometres east of Islamabad, provides
fresh evidence of how Pakistan is seeking to boost its atomic arsenal -- a goal
which is inconsistent with the principles of the Nuclear Suppliers Group the
country is seeking to join, said the analysis.The analysis was conducted by IHS
Jane’s Intelligence review using satellite images taken by Airbus Defence and
Space on 28 September, 2015 and then again on 18 April, 2016.Pakistan, which
conducted its first nuclear tests in 1998 is believed to have around 120
nuclear weapons, more than India, Israel and North Korea.AFP
Syria's civil war:
Ceasefire strained by fresh fighting
Air raids and fighting tested
a fragile ceasefire in Syria into Saturday as civilians waited for aid and
tensions mounted between Russia and the United States, who brokered the truce.In
New York, the UN Security Council cancelled an urgent meeting on Friday that
had been called to discuss whether to endorse the deal, billed as the
"last chance" to end a five-year war that has killed hundreds of
thousands of people and forced millions from the country.The closed-door
consultations were scrapped after Moscow and Washington failed to agree on how
to disclose details of the ceasefire to the council.US Secretary of State John
Kerry had earlier called his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and condemned
"repeated and unacceptable delays of humanitarian aid," State
Department spokesman John Kirby said.Kerry told Lavrov that Washington expected
Russia to use its influence on the government of President Bashar al-Assad to
press it to allow UN aid convoys to reach Aleppo and other areas, according to
Kirby."The secretary made clear that the US will not establish the Joint
Implementation Centre with Russia unless and until the agreed terms for
humanitarian access are met," Kirby said, referring to a deal to set up a
joint committee to enable the US and Russia to coordinate attacks on the ISIL
and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham armed groups.The ceasefire has been marred by a lack
of aid deliveries and sporadic violence, in which three civilians were killed
on Friday.If the truce, which began on Monday , lasts seven days and aid access
is granted, Russia and the US say they will work together to target ISIL, also
known as ISIS, and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the group formerly known as al-Nusra
Front.Under the deal, Moscow must put pressure on Assad and Washington must
work with the Syrian rebels it supports to silence their guns.Earlier on
Friday, Russia said that only Moscow and the Syrian government were fulfilling
the deal. aljazeera
Syrian opposition:
Ceasefire deal prelude to division of Syria
A consultant to the High
Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition has expressed fears that
the recent US-Russian ceasefire deal could be a prelude to Syria being divided,
Al Jazeera reported today.Marah Bukai, who works as a diplomatic adviser to the
HNC, stated that there were details in the ceasefire agreement that the
Pentagon did not want to be disclosed, even to the HNC which represents the
opposition in order to try and find a political solution to the Syrian crisis
that has been ongoing since 2011. middleeastmonitor
US troops join Turkey’s
along Syria border
US Special Forces are
accompanying Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army fighters along the Turkish
border near Jarabulus and Cobanbey in Syria, the Pentagon told the Anadolu
Agency yesterday. middleeastmonitor
Syria war: US and Russia
argue over truce
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