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25 Sept. 2016: 22 Zil Hajj 37: Vol:7, No:165
Treat Muslims as your own,
not as ‘items of vote market’: PM Modi tells BJP meet
Kozhikode: Contending that
the definition of secularism has been distorted, PM Narendra Modi invoked Jan
Sangh ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya on Sunday to say that Muslims should be
treated as “your own” rather than seeing them as “items of vote market”.Addressing
the BJP’s national council meeting in Kozhikode, he said his govt’s mission of
‘sabka sath, sabka vikas’ is not a political slogan but a commitment to ensure
welfare of the last man in the society.In his speech, Modi spoke at length
about secularism, balanced and inclusive growth and need for electoral reforms
while paying tributes to Upadhyaya on his 100th birth anniversary. “These days,
the definition has been distorted. Even nationalism is cursed these days,” he
said.While talking about life and contribution of Upadhyaya, Modi quoted him as
saying: “Don’t reward or rebuke Muslims. Empower them. They are not items of
vote market nor are they substance of hate. Treat them as your own.”At the
conclusion of the two-day BJP conclave aimed at making inroads in Kerala, the PM
traced the party’s journey from the days
of Jan Sangh and asserted that “we never compromised with our ideology”.He said
if the BJP had compromised with the ideology, it could have attained power long
back.PTI
'Don't Rebuke Muslims,
Empower Them,' Says PM Modi At BJP Conclave: Highlights
Muslims no tool for votes,
PM Modi says
Muslims need to be
empowered, not just treated as vote bank: PM Modi at BJP national meet
PM Modi sets his own terms,
not willing to go headlong into a war with Pakistan:Ajay Singh’s write up
Your leaders are making a
fool of you in the name of Kashmir: Modi tells Pakistanis
Proud of our Army; Kashmir
people want peace: Modi at Mann Ki Baat
Likening the anger in the
country over Uri attack to that witnessed in the 1965 war, PM Narendra Modi on
Sunday maintained that those responsible for the terror strike will be
punished.He also sent out a message to people of Kashmir, which has been
witnessing unrest for over 2 months, saying that “peace, unity and harmony” are
the ways to resolve problems and expressed confidence that all issues can be
addressed through discussions.In his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ he
paid tributes to the 18 soldiers who died in the Uri attack.In his 35-minute
broadcast, PM said he also wanted to “speak” to the people of Kashmir.“people
of Kashmir have started to understand the anti-national forces clearly. And as the
reality is dawning on them,they have started distancing themselves from such
forces and have started walking on the path of peace,” he said. thehindu
Rahul Gandhi should retire,
BJP will be hegemonic force for next 15-20 years: Ramachandra Guha
In his new collection of
essays, Democrats and Dissenters (Allen Lane), Ramachandra Guha writes, among
other things, about the vacuum in the Opposition, how the Congress's voice of
dissent is becoming feeble. In an interview with Charmy Harikrishnan in Delhi,
he talks about how the BJP will be the determining force in Indian politics and
what that means for the country. "There are still very many people — too
many, I would say — who think that the Congress can revive as a national
political force. But my sense is that what we are probably seeing is the BJP
emerging as the only national party in the foreseeable future. BJP, in terms of
its role in Indian politics not in terms of its ideology, will be like the
Congress in the 1960s and '70s. There will be some challengers — the Communists
in Kerala, Trinamool in Bengal and the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu — but
BJP will be overall dominant.That was exactly how the Congress was — the
Communists came to power in 1957, the DMK in 1967, the Akalis became quite
strong in Punjab — but overall there was no national alternative. Swatantra
Party, founded by C Rajagopalachari, tried and failed. Now the AAP may try and
it will be interesting to see how far it will go. But for the next 15 or 20
years, I think, the BJP will be the hegemonic, determining force in Indian
politics." economictimes
Converting LoC into
International Border 'only option' with India, Pakistan: Natwar Singh
New Delhi: Upset by the Uri terror attack that claimed
the lives of 18 soldiers, former foreign minister and seasoned diplomat K. Natwar
Singh on Sunday said converting the Line of Control (LoC) into the
International Border (IB) is the only solution in sight to end the bitter
rivalry between India and Pakistan over J&K."There is no solution, as
every method has been tried. Eventually, I am not saying today or tomorrow, we
can take 10 years, 15 years or 20 years, but in my judgment as a private
citizen, and (ex-J&K CM) Farooq Abdullah has also said, eventually the LoC
will become the International Border, that's all," Natwar Singh told ANI,
adding that it is the only solution, as there is no other solution.ANI
After Uri incident, China
focuses on Kashmir-One Belt One Road link: the hindu
Growing tensions between
India and Pakistan is persuading the Chinese establishment to focus on the
Kashmir issue as an impediment to Beijing’s One Belt One Road (OBOR)
initiative, with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at its core. The
Uri incident, which has escalated India’s efforts to garner international
support to dock Pakistan as a sponsor of terrorism, after 18 Indian soldiers
were killed in a cross-border raid, and Islamabad’s re-energised drive to
internationalise Kashmir, has fueled considerable anxiety in Beijing. Chinese
Foreign Ministry has on 2 occasions since the Uri incident, called upon India
and Pakistan to exercise restraint and resume their stalled dialogue.Apart from
the nuclear dimension, which turns military tensions between India and Pakistan
into a lurking threat to international peace and security, analysts say that
the Chinese have a more pressing and immediate, concern — the fallout of
Indo-Pak friction on the viability of the CPEC. The hindu
US urges India, Pakistan to
settle disputes through diplomacy not violence
US has urged Pakistan and
India to resolve all disputed issues, including Kashmir, through diplomacy and
not violence. “We have long urged India and Pakistan to find ways to resolve
their differences not through violence but through diplomacy,” White House
spokesperson, Josh Earnest, said on Friday. Earnest’s comments came in response
to a question on simmering of relations between the two south Asian
nuclear-armed neighbours in the wake of a separatist attack on an Indian army
camp in occupied Kashmir. tribune
Uri strike: Long war forced
on India by Pakistan,says Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on
Sunday said the Uri attack was part of a “long war” forced on India by Pakistan
and declared that the country is committed to giving a “strong reply” to
Pak-sponsored terrorism. Shah while echoing PM Narendra Modi’s view that those
responsible for the terror strike last Sunday will not go unpunished said the
attack was a result of Pakistan’s frustration after security forces foiled 17
infiltration attempts. “The final victory will be ours,” he said.Taking on
Pakistan, Shah also asserted that it is no less than a war crime if terrorism
becomes part of a govt’s policy.PTI
Modi orchestrating a
war-like situation on Indo-Pak border:Mayawati
Lucknow: Launching one of
the sharpest attacks on PM Narendra Modi, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday
accused him of orchestrating a "war-like situation" on the
Indo-Pakistan border. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati said
that the present BJP-led NDA dispensation could go to any extent to gain a
political mileage. She said that the situation in Kashmir had turned from bad
to worse since the BJP led NDA govt came to power at the Centre. Referring to
the terrorist attack on army camp in Uri, Mayawati said that the Modi govt has not only failed to stop terrorism but has
also been responsible for the fragile situation in Kashmir.TOI
PM Modi should also
introspect when he advises Pakistan: Mayawati
Muslims clerics launch
signature campaign against the draft national education policy
Bhopal: Muslim leaders and
clerics have launched a signature campaign against the Draft National Education
Policy 2016, alleging the minorities will be further marginalized if the policy
is implemented “forcibly”.A letter addressed to the HRD minister demands the govt
to review and redraft the new policy keeping “the spirit of inclusiveness of
all sections of the society and acknowledging varied heritage of the country”.“It
(draft policy) will be detrimental to the interest of not only minorities but
also an effort to contravene in the Constitution, disturb secular fabric and
federal structure of the country,” the one-page letter says.“We would also like
to bring to your notice that replacing Indian history with mythology and the
Indian philosophy with Hindu theology, Sanskritization by promoting Vedic
culture and Gurkula traditions and making yoga mandatory in schools are totally
unaccepted to minorities in general and Muslims in particular,” it adds.The
letter demands minority institutions remain outside the purview of the Right to
Education Act which mandates 25% seats be reserved for poor students. One of
the inputs for Draft National Education Policy says the issue of extension of
Clause 12 (1) (c) of RTE Act to govt -aided minority institutions will be
examined in view of larger national commitments towards the economically weaker
sections. Coordination Committee for Indian Muslims Madhya Pradesh secretary
Masood Ahmed Khan said the signature campaign was launched on Sept.17.“Letter will
be sent to Central govt before Sept.30.”On its website, Ministry of HRD has
sought views and suggestions about the education policy from public which
should reach it by Sept.30.HT
Gujarat again: Dalit
family, including pregnant woman, attacked for refusing to remove cow carcass,
6 held
Ahmedabad:Police in
Banaskantha district’s Amirgadh on Saturday arrested 6 people for allegedly
assaulting a Dalit family, including a pregnant woman, over their refusal to
remove the carcass of a cow.Police said that the victims were abused and
assaulted by the accused belonging to the dominant upper caste community in
Mota Karja village. Banaskantha SP Niraj Badgujar, who visited the village, said
the victims have been admitted to the civil hospital and provided police
protection.According to FIR registered by local police, the accused asked the
family to take away the carcass on Friday night, but the victims said they
would dispose it the next morning. Following the refusal, the accused entered
the house of the Dalits and assaulted them, the FIR stated, adding that the
pregnant woman was hit on the abdomen.Indianexpress
'Kicked In My Stomach':
Pregnant Dalit Woman Beaten For Not Picking Cow Carcass
Delhi Police launches probe
into missing Ishrat Jahan files
New Delhi:Delhi Police has
registered an FIR in connection with the 4 missing documents considered crucial
in the Ishrat Jahan encounter killing probe.FIR of criminal breach of trust
against unknown persons was registered two days ago at Parliament Street police
station after Union Ministry of Home Affairs approached Delhi Police with a
complaint.Home Ministry has named the missing documents, which includes the
copy of an affidavit vetted by the then-Attorney General, late G.E Vahanvati
and submitted in the Gujarat High Court in 2009; and the draft of the second
affidavit vetted by the AG on which changes were made. thehindu
Ishrat missing files case:
Home ministry registers FIR
Communal tension in
Coimbatore, mobs on looting spree, petrol bombs hurled at shop
Coimbatore:A major riot
broke out in Coimbatore following the murder of a religious organisation's
leader. The city was almost in flames as mobs went berserk after Sasikumar,
media spokesperson for Hindu Munnani, was brutally murdered on Thursday. Workers
of the religious outfit hit the streets demanding the arrest of the culprits
behind the murder.Rioters have attacked places of worship as well as people of
another community. Numerous stone-pelting incidents were recorded, one of which
resulted in the injury to a police constable.CCTV footage has gone viral
showing rioters breaking and entering a mobile phone shop and ransacking it.Eyewitnesses
claim these mobs were on a looting spree and were destroying property even as
policemen stood as mute bystanders. Indiatoday
Kashmir curfew lifted:
Valley returns to normalcy with busy markets, traffic jams
It was for the first time
in last over two-and-half months that the Sunday market stayed open at Lal
Chowk, Kashmir’s main market, which had usually seen deserted roads and closed
shops. The curfew, which was imposed in the Valley for the last 79 days, was
lifted from all parts of Kashmir on Sunday but restrictions on an assembly of
people remained in force in most areas as a precautionary measure.The footpath
vendors had laid out the used clothes, shoes, and handicraft products on the
charpoys as people thronged the market. People had lined up outside petrol
pumps and heavy movement of vehicles during the day caused traffic jams at many
places.In the new protest calendar that was issued by the separatists in
Srinagar, it was for the first time that the relaxation was given from 2 pm to
6 am on Sunday. In the previous week, there was no relaxation in the strike
even during Eid. Even during those two days of the Muslim festival, three
people were killed as youth clashed with the forces.However, Sunday was unusual
as would be the evenings when according to Hurriyat calendar, shops, and other
business establishments stay open between 6 pm to 6 am. Protest calendar has
changed the routines of the people who work in Kashmir. Working hours for many
have spilled into the night and in a large number of areas of Kashmir normalcy
returns in the evening after daylong clashes with the forces and the blockades
on the roads are removed.firstpost
Kashmir: Rights activist
Khurram Parvez’s arrest opens up can of worms
Srinagar: Khurram Parvez
has been the most prominent face of human rights movement in Kashmir in recent
times and his arrest under the controversial PSA has attracted condemnation and
raised questions on the state’s procedures to tackle unrests. He was picked up
by the police on September 15 in Srinagar a day after he was stopped from
travelling to Geneva to participate in a UNHRC session. The condemnation of his
arrest hasn’t only been domestic. NYT in its Friday editorial wrote that Parvez
should be “released and allowed to travel”. Parvez and his organisation JKCCS,
has played a key role in documenting and reporting the violations of human
rights in troubled Kashmir. During the current unrest, Parvez constantly
criticised the killings and blindings of civilians and raised his voice about
several allegations of rights violations by security forces.While some fear
that his arrest is to scare the civil society and clamp down the human rights
movement in the Valley, others say that it has focussed international spotlight
on stealthy arrests, alleged illegal detentions and use of the PSA in the
Valley.HT
3576 persons arrested, 345 booked under PSA to
quell unrest in J&K: Rising Kashmir
Srinagar:Police has
arrested at least 3576 people including separatist leaders and youth and booked
345 of them under stringent PSA to quell the ongoing uprising in the Valley.“At
least 3576 persons were arrested since early July across the Valley to get rid
of protests and quell the over 2 month long uprising,” a police official said on
condition of anonymity. Among the arrested persons include separatist leaders,
activists, youth and some govt employees. All the senior separatist leaders
including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah, Mohammad Ashraf
Sehrai, Showkat Bakhshi and Noor Mohammad Kalwal have been arrested while Syed
Ali Geelani has been placed under house arrest at his Hyderpora residence. Police have also detained many Jamaat-e-Islami
leaders and activists including its spokesperson Advocate Zahid Ali and scholar
Mujahid Shabir Fallahi. Rising Kashmir
To douse protests, authorities collecting data
about Imams, Masjid Committees: Greater Kashmir
Srinagar:Govt has directed revenue officials to collect the
details about Masjids, their Imams and members of Masjid Intizamia committees,
according to sources.Well informed sources told Greater Kashmir that they have
also been asked to mention in their records of the Masjid, whether Azadi tarans
are being played there or not.“Few days ago, the directions were passed by the govt
to divisional administration to submit details about the Masjids, there
location (Area name), name and details of Imam and its executive body (Masjid
Intizamia committee),” said sources. Greater Kashmir
No talking to people who
don't respect constitution: Amit Shah hits out at Kashmiri separatists
In a clear message to the
Kashmiri separatists, BJP chief Amit Shah said the central govt will not have
talks with those who do not believe in the Indian Constitution but those who
consider themselves Indians.Acknowledging that situation in the valley has been
worrisome for last few months, he said if anybody thinks that Kashmir could be
separated from India, then it is nothing but a daydream which will never come
true.PTI
Zindagi channel not to have
Pakistani shows, Zee announces revamp
New Delhi: Hours after Zee
announced that it will pull out all the Pakistani shows from Zindagi, Subhash
Chandra has said that the channel will revamp its format. According to the Zee
head, Zindagi will now include Indian shows dealing with the native Muslim
community. Chandra made the latest announcement via Twitter, clearing the air
around speculations that Zindagi channel would be shut down. The latest
development comes in the light of the looming controversy around MNS’s 48-hour
deadline to all the Pakistani artists working in India, to leave the country. indianexpress
Fresh plea in SC against
grant of bail to Shahabuddin
New Delhi:In fresh trouble
for RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin, the mother of three youths who were
brutally killed by henchmen of the controversial politician has moved the
Supreme Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to him in the case in which
he has already been sentenced to life.The woman, whose two sons were killed and
her third son, who was an eye witness to the incident, later on murdered
allegedly at the instance of Shahabuddin, has challenged the Patna High Court’s
March 2 this year order granting regular bail to him during pendency of his
appeal.While a sessions court in Siwan had convicted Shahabuddin for the
offence of murder and kidnapping for ransom in the twin murder case and had
awarded life imprisonment to him, the trial in the murder case of the eye
witness son is going on.PTI
Bijnor clash: BJP worker,
aides booked for ‘firing, inciting mob’
Lucknow: 9 days after a
clash in Bijnor district left three people dead and 12 others injured, police
have booked a local BJP worker and two of his associates on charges of inciting
the mob and firing at members of the other community. The move comes after
investigations into the clash on September 16 in City Kotwali police station
area revealed the involvement of BJP worker Aishwarya Choudhary, his close
associate Arun Kawadi and the latter’s private gunner Sonu.“It has been
established from video clippings and call details records that Aishwarya and
Sonu were present at the spot before the clash started. Aishwarya came to know
about the matter through one Kunwar Sen, a resident of Pedda village where the
clash took place. Sen has already been arrested,” said SHO, City Kotwali police
station, Rishi Ram Katheria. indianexpress
Pune: Marathas march,
silently, send out their message loud and clear
Pune: Tens of thousands of
Maratha community members on voluntarily
poured out on Pune’s streets and marched in unison, bringing the city to a
grinding halt. All major roads in core city areas and beyond went out of bound
as the Maratha community headed for Council Hall to present their memorandum of
demands to the district collector.It all began before dawn as people from
different corners of Pune district started pouring into the city by which ever
mode possible. The police had blocked all the major roads at quite a distance
for vehicular traffic leading to Deccan area from where the “Marathi Kranti
(mook) Morcha” took off at sharp 10.30 am after garlanding of the statue of
Sambhaji Maharaj.There were no speeches, no sloganeering neither the defeaning
roar of loudspeakers which is so common in a city like Pune. Each one seem to
shun TV cameras as they zoomed on the “march of the millions.” Be it school
kids, collegians, activists, professionals or the elderly, they all marched
step by step, not raising a single slogan or unnecessarily exercising their
vocal chords. Hundreds of them held aloft banners in bold seeking a halt to the
misuse of the Atrocities Act “which has wrecked the lives” of scores of Maratha
community members.The political leaders were either not visible or got lost in
the sea of humanity that held high the much-adored saffron flag — a cherished
symbol Chhatrapati Shivaji era. Indian express
Triple talaq is un-Islamic,
say Shia scholars
Lucknow: Triple talaq in
one sitting is anti-Islamic and awareness about this must be spread through
lessons at madrasas and sermons by clerics and Imam-e-Jumas of different
masjids. Passing a resolution to this effect, an international delegation of
Shia clerics from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and India agreed unanimously that
educating masses against unwanted propaganda is a step to be taken immediately.TOI
AP & Telangana
Minorities panel chief comes out openly against triple talaq: PTI
NDTV Exclusive report
claims: Are Donors On Global Terror Watch Lists Funding Saudi-Style Islam In
India?
New Delhi: From time to time, the Indian govt has warned
of the dangers of the rise of puritanical, Saudi-style Islam in India, most
recently, during the unrest in Kashmir, when it warned it will not allow a
'Wahhabi theocracy' to take root in the Valley. But such statements are not
backed up with facts about the funding and growth of this strain of Islam,
known interchangeably as Wahhabism or Salafism, with its roots in Saudi Arabia.NDTV
scrutinised records of the past three years of the govt's FCRA website, where
Indian NGOs have to log overseas funds received.Among states receiving funds
from Islamic charities, UP had the highest number: Rs. 55 crore. Of that
amount, the most seemed to be concentrated in a cluster of NGOs on the state's
eastern border with Nepal.In the town of Itwa, we visited one of those
institutions, the Al Farooq group.Set up, according to its promotional video,
25 years ago by a Qatar-based Salafi preacher and a local Maulana, the
institution received Rs. 2.34 crore in the last 3 years from a trust run by the
royal family of Qatar. Shaikh Shabbir Ahmed Madani, the founder of Al Farooq
group established in UP.The money to this institution is shown as coming for
construction and expansion of buildings - schools orphanage, and a madrassa.
But it is run on core Salafist beliefs, which are dismissive of Sufi Islam
practiced in the Indian subcontinent. According to the FCRA records 3 of the
top 5 NGOs in Karnataka which received funding from Islamic charities are in
Shimoga:Madeenath Ul-Uloom Education Trust, Rabiya Basri Rahamat-Ulla-Hi-Allayha
Charitable Trust, and Sadiya Educational and Charitable Trust, all 3 of which
received a total of Rs. 36.5 crores.All 3 NGOs are running schools and
madrassas and all are Salafist in nature.They also share a common thread of
foreign funding, from International Islamic Charitable Organisation,based in
UAE and Kuwait.
Surya Namaskar opposed to
fundamental concept of Islam: PIL in
Bombay high court
Mumbai: Surya Namaskar — a
yoga routine known as ‘sun salutation’ — is opposed to the fundamental concept
of Islam and is therefore a violation of the fundamental religious rights of
students studying in Urdu medium schools run by Mumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC), municipal councillor has contended in his PIL filed in the Bombay high
court. Rais Kasam Shaikh, councillor, challenged the civic body’s Aug.23
decision making Surya Namaskar and yoga mandatory for students studying in
1,285 civic schools during their morning prayers. Shaikh said that of these
1,285 schools, 400 schools are Urdu medium institutions, in which about one
lakh students study. A majority of these are followers of Islam, he added.By
making yoga mandatory, the BMC is attempting to impose upon these students “a
system and practice completely foreign to the followers of religions such as
Christianity and Islam,” read the PIL.“Articles 25 to 28 of the Constitution of
India guarantee a fundamental right to every citizen to preach, practice and
propagate the religion of their choice including the practices and systems
adopted by such religions,” it stated. “The resolution — so far as it makes it
compulsory to follow a particular system or practice — is therefore in
violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution,” it
added.“The fundamental concept of Islam affirms that God is one and
incomparable,” Shaikh has asserted in his PIL. “It disowns any other God except
the one God (Allah),” it stated. The sun is considered to be a god in Vedic
literature and thus, a sun salutation is in opposition to Islam under Article
25 of the Constitution, stated Shaikh.HT
'We're victims of our own
exodus,' riots refugees condemn NHRC Kairana report
Meerut: Liaqat Ali, who now
lives in Kairana, remembers how he barely made it out of his village alive. 3
years ago, a mob made its way into Shamli district's Bawri village and chopped
off his foot. He later limped to Kairana because he thought of it as an
"oasis of communal harmony" during a time of conflict.Ali these days
tackles his disability while trying to earn a living for his family, but the NHRC
report on an alleged "Hindu exodus" has him worried. Days after NHRC
blamed worsening law and order on riot-displaced families who settled in
Kairana in 2013, Ali said the uprooted lot were "victims of their own
exodus". Liaqat is not alone in all this.Other families told TOI that far
from being "criminals", they were only trying to rebuild their lives.
NGOs working for the rehabilitation of riot-refugees in Muzaffarnagar and
Shamli also hit back at NHRC and said there were no gangs being operated by riot-refugees."I
live with my wife and 5 children in Kairana now. Only we know how we survived
the massacre. They (the mob) entered our house and hacked my right foot off. We
managed to get out of the village alive but that incident changed my life
forever. I now ride a rickshaw in Kairana for a living but I don't get that
many passengers," Ali said. "I heard about the report which said that
riot-refugees are criminals. It is far from the truth. What crime will we
commit? We are the victims here."TOI
Muslim youths allege they
were asked to ‘go to Pak’
New Delhi: 2 Muslim youths
have alleged that they were asked to “go to Pakistan” when they requested
faster service at a prominent dhaba in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Saturday
afternoon.The alleged remark resulted in a scuffle between the two youths and
the dhaba staff. 2 parties, however, reached a “compromise” after police
intervention. dhaba manager, meanwhile, accused the two youths of creating a
ruckus at the eatery and getting out of the mess by using the hostile situation
between India and Pakistan to further their argument. Identified as Salman and
Harris, the two are residents of Old Delhi and work for a pharmaceutical
company. They were in Connaught Place on Saturday to attend a meeting. The duo
visited the dhaba around 3 pm to have lunch when the incident occurred. “When I
requested quick service after placing my order, one staff member, Saroj Das,
told me to go to Pakistan if I was in such a hurry,” Harris said. thehindu
Tension in Karol Bagh after
animal parts found in park
New Delhi: Tension gripped
parts of Karol Bagh area in central Delhi on Friday after dismembered parts of
an animal were found in a park, with claims that these belonged to a cow.The
cut parts of the animal were allegedly noticed by the RSS volunteers who
reached the park at Kishanganj railway colony to hold their ‘shakha’ this
morning, according to local RSS leader Vagish Issar.Police reached the spot and
took into possession the animal parts for analysis. siasat
Mushawarat to hold 4 days
conference in Mumbai
Mumbai: Considering the
shifting socio-political situation of the country, All India Muslim Majlis e
Mushawarat (AIMMM), an oldest advocacy group of Indian Muslims, has decided to
hold series of meetings in a four day program and reflect on key issues facing
the community.The program will be organized between Oct. 13 to Oct. 16, 2016 in
Mumbai. TCN
Will revival of a faded
Muslim outfit provide panacea to the community? Timesofindia write up
Students fight for
‘democracy’ on Jamia campus
New Delhi: Unlike the DU
and JNU campus, walls in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) have no posters, paintings,
or graffiti reflecting the political mood of the campus and its students.
Instead, there are signs warning students that they are under CCTV surveillance.For
years, the poll process for electing new student representatives is in force at
DU and JNU, but students of Jamia till today are fighting for their demand to
reinstate the students’ union that was scrapped ten years ago.Jamia unit of
Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), the students’ wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind, has been active on campus by staging various protests demanding the
reinstatement of the union. “Students’ union gives a common platform to students
in universities to fight for common interests. But this opposition to student
union and political activities on campus makes one assume that having political
democracy produces evil consequences,” an SIO member said.asianage
‘Hindus eat non-veg too. So
why refuse a Muslim?’ asks Jignesh Patel
Last week, Happy Jivan
Cooperative Housing Society, near Mumbai, denied an NOC to Jignesh Patel, who
wanted to sell his flat to a Muslim. An FIR was filed by the prospective buyer,
Vikar Ahmed Khan. On the basis of it, 10 society members were booked. The
matter is now settled. indianexpress
India, Afghanistan reach deal
to establish air corridor
Kabul: India and
Afghanistan have reached an agreement for establishment of an air corridor.“We
reached an agreement with #India for establishment of an air corridor, to send
#Afghan goods through the air. Pres @ashrafghani,” Pajhwok Afghan News tweeted
quoting Afghan President. ANI
Doctors divided over debate
on chikungunya deaths in Delhi, say ‘1 out of 1,000 people run risk of dying’
World
Call for emergency UN meet
amid regime assault in Syria
US, Britain and France have
called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the
escalating violence in Syria's second city of Aleppo in the wake of a rising
civilian death toll and impending humanitarian crisis.The latest step comes as
Syrian govt forces, backed by Moscow, have heavily bombed rebel-held areas of
Aleppo killing nearly 200 people since Wednesday.UN says nearly 2 million
civilians are left without water in the embattled northern city after govt bombardments damaged a pumping station and
rebels shut down another in retaliation.Intense air strikes toppled buildings
and killed at least 91 civilians in Aleppo on Saturday, 2 days after the Syrian
army announced an offensive. Aljazeera
Syria's Aleppo reels from
air strikes, UN chief 'appalled'
Lavrov: ‘US apologised to
Assad’ for killing troops
Russia’s Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov said Saturday Washington apologised to Bashar al-Assad following
the US-led coalition’s airstrike on Syrian regime’s military base on 17
September that left dozens of soldiers dead. middleeastmonitor
‘US has sunk 100 ISIS boats
to scuttle watercraft maneuvers’
Washington: US-led
coalition’s warplanes have reportedly sunk over 100 ISIS boats, destroying 65
of them this month, as part of efforts to blunt the terror group’s use of
watercraft to transport fighters and conduct attacks.While Iraq is nearly
entirely land-locked, Tigris and Euphrates rivers that cross that country are
navigable, and ISIS has been using watercraft for a variety of purposes,
including transporting fighters and conducting improvised explosive attacks.US
and allied warplanes have sunk over 100 ISIS boats, destroying 65 of them in
Sept.alone, according to military coalition.PTI
British jets bomb Daesh in
Mosul offensive
British Tornado and Typhoon
aircraft stationed at a UK airbase in Cyprus are pounding Daesh targets ahead
of a major offensive by Iraqi security forces next month to recapture the key
northern city of Mosul from terrorists, a senior Royal Air Force officer
says.Air Commodore Sammy Sampson said Iraqi forces are confident they can
retake the country’s second-largest city from Daesh and that British warplanes
will provide the needed support to get the job done. middleeastmonitor
Extremist Jewish settlers
attack Christians in Jerusalem
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160924-extremist-jewish-settlers-attack-christians-in-jerusalem/
A group of extremist Jewish
settlers attacked a gathering of Palestinian Christians in the occupied city of
Jerusalem, Israeli radio reported on Friday.The Israeli settlers, led by the
extremist Jewish activist Penzi Gopstein, attacked the gathering which was
organised inside a hall on Thursday night whilst chanting anti-Christian
slogans and insults. middleeastmonitor
1,000 Palestinian minors
detained by Israel: PLO panel
Ramallah: Israeli forces
have detained around 1,000 Palestinian minors since the beginning of 2016, a
Palestinian committee said Saturday. PLO’s committee on detainees said some of
the minors were held under Israel’s administrative detention, a policy under
which prisoners can be held for up to one year without charge of trial. Anadolu
agency
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal
says to step down next year
Doha: Hamas political chief
Khaled Meshaal said he will not run for re-election as the head of the
Palestinian group next year.“Khaled Meshaal will be the former head of Hamas’
political bureau next year,” he said during a speech in the Qatari capital Doha
on Saturday. Meshaal, 60, was elected the head of Hamas’ political bureau in
1996.Originally based in Jordan, Meshaal relocated to Syria in 1999.Media
reports earlier said that Hamas deputy leader Ismail Haniyeh plans to vie for
the presidency of Hamas political bureau in upcoming internal polls to succeed
Meshaal.“Hamas’ internal elections will be held next year and a new head of
Hamas’ political bureau will be elected,” Meshaal said.Meanwhile, Meshaal said
that Hamas has made a mistake by ruling the Gaza Strip by itself.“We were
mistaken when we thought that the era of [Palestinian group] Fatah has gone and
that Hamas time has come,” he said.“Fatah has also made a mistake when it tried
to marginalize us,” Meshaal said.Asked about Hamas’ relationship with Iran,
Meshaal said his group manages its relations with Tehran “within the framework
of striking a balance between necessities and principles”.Meshaal admitted that
Hamas has lost much support “because it has sided with the peoples”.“Hamas is a
resistance group and needs every piece of weaponry. However, it still sides
with its nation and does not abandon its position even if the group is denied
weapons,” he said.Anadolu agency
Jordan writer in blasphemy
case Nahid Hattar killed
A Jordanian writer charged
with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his
Facebook has been killed.
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