Evening NEWS DIGEST
05 Oct. 2016: 03 Muharram 1438: Vol:8, No:03
INDIA: KASHMIR
ISSUE & SUOTH ASIA
PM Modi asks ministers to
stop 'chest-thumping & speaking' about surgical strikes
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi
has told his ministers and senior BJP leaders that only those authorised to
make public statements must speak on the surgical strikes that the Army carried
out across the LoC last week, sources said. No "chest thumping" and
no speaking out of turn, is the clear message, sources said, as the govt attempts to put the lid on a war of words with
opposition parties.In the last two days, a fragile political unity that was
built in the first few hours after the Army announced the surgical strike at
terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Paksitan Occupied Kashmir, has
unraveled. Most opposition parties, including the Congress, had then issued
messages of support for the govt .But after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal broke
ranks to seek evidence of the strikes, which have been denied by Pakistan,Congress
leaders like Digvijaya Singh and Sanjay Nirupam raised questions too. The Congress has also accused the ruling BJP
of trying to get political mileage from a matter of national security, with
spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala claiming that surgical strikes were
conducted thrice when their party led the central govt , but "in its
maturity, wisdom and in the interest of national security, Congress Govt avoided making loud claims."NDTV
Slap sedition charges on
Sanjay Nirupam: Shiv Sena
India can’t go to war with
Pakistan till ‘anti-national’ Kejriwal is CM: Subramanian Swamy
Further discussions on
surgical strikes will be insult to Army: Venkaiah Naidu
'Avoid speaking out of
turn': PM Modi cautions ministers against creating hysteria over surgical
strikes
Centre must clarify doubts on
surgical strikes:Cong
Nawaz Sharif denies
Pakistan’s role in Uri attack, says ‘we are against war’
New Delhi:Denying Pakistan
involvement in Uri attack that claimed 19 Indian soldiers lives, PM Nawaz
Sharif on Wednesday said that he wants and peace and aims to resolve all issues
including Kashmir peacefully. Addressing a joint session of the Parliament
convened to discuss the security situation in the wake of increasing Indo-Pak
tensions, Sharif accused India of running away from dialogue and instead
creating a war-like environment by blaming Pakistan for the Uri terror attack. “Within
hours of Uri Attack and without any investigation, India blamed Pakistan for
it. We are against war, we want peace and want to resolve all issues including
Kashmir peacefully,” said Sharif.Responding to Modi’s speech last month
challenging Pakistan to a contest over eradicating poverty and other social
ills, Sharif said, “If they (Indian leaders) want us to fight them to end poverty,
then they should realise that poverty cannot be eradicated by driving tanks on
farmlands.”The Pakistan PM also accused India of violating the LoC ceasefire
agreement and launching “aggression” against Pakistan. “India’s ceasefire
violation resulted in the death of our two soldiers, when it attacked Pakistan.
It was befittingly responded and was conveyed that Pakistan Army is fully
capable to respond to any aggression,” he said.Sharif also expressed support
for Kashmiris and said the issue should be resolved according to the wishes of
people of Kashmir and the UN resolutions. “Kashmiri youth have taken it upon
themselves to carry on the movement of freedom against Indian aggression and
atrocities,” Sharif said.He again mentioned Wani in his speech. “Death of
Burhan Wani, son of the Kashmiri soil, had reminded India to give Kashmiris
their right to self-determination,” Sharif said. indian express
We want to settle all
issues, including Kashmir, with India: Sharif
At joint session of
Parliament, Nawaz says India can’t deny rights to Kashmiris
Nawaz Sharif raises Kashmir
issue in parliament, claims India resorted to false allegations
War with Pakistan not an
option for India: Sri Lankan PM
New Delhi: Condemning cross
border terrorism that has affected India, Sri Lankan PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe
on Wednesday said that the issue can only be resolved through dialogue and war
is not an option. “Cross border terrorism is a big issue (in SAARC) and we have
to discuss how to tackle it. Don’t think war is an option, your PM has taken a
lot of steps to diffuse tensions,” said Wickremesing. Wickremesinghe will
address the opening plenary of the India Economic Summit in New Delhi
tomorrow. PM’s statements came in the
aftermath of the postponement of the SAARC summit in Islamabad after five countries
pulled out with the reasoning that the environment was not conducive for the
meeting.indianexpress
Over 100 militants gearing
up to launch attack on India, Ajit Doval tells Modi: NDTV
NSA Ajit Doval on Wednesday
submitted a report to the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by PM Narendra
Modi, that said around 100 militants are gearing up to cross the Line of
Control and launch attacks in India, reported NDTV. Report also mentioned that
the Pakistani infantry is protecting launch pads, a dozen of which have been
identified, near LoC. This was the 2nd meeting of the CCS after India announced
that the Army had carried out surgical strikes along LoC. Doval cited inputs
from intelligence agencies and the military to say that Pakistan will try to
send across a large number of militants before winter sets in and the passes
become inaccessible. According to Doval, the militants will launch attacks on
security forces and try to rekindle violence in the Kashmir Valley, which
entered its 89th day of the ongoing crisis.According to reports, Modi called
the CCS meeting to take stock of the situation in Kashmir where normal life has
been affected after security forces killed Burhan Wani on July 8. As many as 83
people have been killed and thousands injured in clashes.Scroll.in
Video evidence of surgical
strikes given to govt : Ahir
12 new terror launch pads
come up in PoK, militants waiting to infiltrate: Ajit Doval informs CCS
'We will die here':
Villages on the frontline in Kashmir's Poonch district maintain a stoic calm
Surgical strikes:Bodies
taken away on trucks, loud explosions,eyewitnesses give graphic details:PraveenSwami
Questions mount over Punjab
govt’s decision to evacuate 8 lakh people along Pak border
New Delhi/Gurdaspur:
Questions mount over Punjab govt’s decision to evacuate around 8 lakh people
along the Pakistan border, with intelligence sources telling The Hindu that it
was not based on any security assessment from the central agencies. The
evacuation of around 800 villages situated within 10 km distance of the
International Border has become a political issue, with the Opposition
questioning the rationale behind the move.Though there has been no record of
cross-border firing along the Punjab border since 2001 when the multi-layered
fencing was completed, the district administration said it had issued orders on
the directions of the Home Ministry. “We didn’t generate any report suggesting
retaliation from across the border in Punjab. We expected some action in the
border areas in J&K, which are prone to ceasefire violations,” an
intelligence official said.“Though Jammu is also densely populated, it has been
witness to shelling and firing, as Pakistan doesn’t consider it to be the
International Boundary. Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat are different, there is
no ambiguity here and no ceasefire pact in place since it is a settled
boundary,” said the official.the hindu
Border villages: 91-yr-old,
witness to 4 wars, criticises evacuation
MJ Akbar slams Pak for
blocking Afghan trade into India
Asserting that peace is
essential to development and terrorism is anathema to development, Minister of
State for External Affairs MJ Akbar hit out at Pakistan for becoming an
obstacle in path of trade relations between India and Afghanistan.ANI
India tries to hasten deal
with US to buy drone aircraft for military surveillance:Reuters
New Delhi:India is trying
to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for
military surveillance, one of several defence and nuclear projects the two
sides are pursuing in the final months of the Obama administration. India’s
request for 22 Predator Guardian drones made in June is in an advanced stage of
negotiations. The two sides hope to make enough progress so only administrative
tasks remain by the time President Barack Obama leaves office, govt officials in New Delhi said.“It is progressing
well. The aim is to complete the main process in the next few months,” said one
of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. PM Narendra Modi has
built personal ties with President Barack Obama, whose signature foreign policy
move has been a strategic pivot to Asia from the Middle East. indianexpress
‘Security Council not
discussing India-Pak issue’
Washington:UN Security
Council is not discussing the issues between India and Pakistan and has no
plans to do so, its president has said. Vitaly Churkin of the Russian
Federation, UNSC president for Oct.2016, refused to talk about the issue,
during a news conference at the UN HQRS on Monday. “I don’t want to go there.
No one wants to go there,” Churkin said, interrupting a reporter who sought to
raise the issue.“Why,” the reporter asked. “Because I am president of the
Security Council. The SC has not been discussing it.” When the reporter
persisted, Mr Churkin merely said, “No comment.” the hindu
Indo-Pak tension may get
Gen Sharif an extension
Islamabad: Cross-border
tension between India and Pakistan has lent a late tailwind to the campaign for
extension of General Raheel Sharif's tenure as Pak army chief.With just over
four weeks left to his retirement, he remains as active as he was when he took
over the reins of Pakistan's only true seat of power. If the stand-off with
India continues for a month, there might be renewed calls for Sharif to remain.
" General has maintained his popularity in the public and some of his
supporters can make a case that horses shouldn't be changed midstream,"
said Salman Masood, a defence analyst.TOI
#Mediagag in Kashmir:
Journalists unite to protest the ban on Kashmir Reader
It had been just another
day at Srinagar’s daily paper Kashmir Reader’s office on Sunday. But then
policemen arrived late in the evening, with an order from the Srinagar District
Magistrate, directing the printer, publisher, and the owner of the newspaper to
discontinue publishing till further orders. “On the basis of credible inputs it
has been observed that the daily newspaper namely Kashmir Reader published
within the jurisdiction of district Srinagar contains such material and content
which tends to incite acts of violence and disturb public peace and
tranquility,” read the order, a copy of which was provided by the newspaper.On
Monday, editors of valley based newspapers held a meeting and condemned the govt
’s order, which they said was “vague and unclear about the charges for which
such a harsh step has been taken.”Meanwhile, dozens of journalists came on the
road in solidarity with the newspaper. The journalists, holding placards,
marched along with the staff of the newspaper towards the office of the
Director of Information.But they were not allowed in, following which they held
a brief sit-in outside the office, Hilal Mir, editor of the Kashmir Reader
said.scroll.in
Repression of Kashmiris
will not end violence: Omar
Srinagar: National
Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the "unabated
repression" of civilians in Kashmir seemed like an effort to punish people
for the ongoing unrest, but would only prolong the cycle of violence that has
left the Valley on the boil. "Nocturnal raids, imposing slapping of Public
Safety Acts indiscriminately, ransacking peoples' homes and burning their crops
and animal fodder cannot be an acceptable modus operandi of the state's
security forces in dealing with a political situation," he said.PTI
In the Valley, life on the
streets, ceasefire along the LoC
Ujjain civic body to ban
Chinese goods at Kartik Mela to send ‘strong message’
Bhopal: Ujjain Municipal
Corporation on Tuesday passed a resolution to ban the sale of Chinese goods
during a religious fair in November to protest against China’s alleged support
to Pakistan. About 1,000 vendors sell various products such as toys and
electronic goods in the temple town of Ujjain during Kartik Mela, which begins
in the middle of November.“People had appealed for boycott of Chinese goods
earlier, but we are the first institution to propose a ban, thereby sending a
strong message to China,” Sonu Gehlot, chairman of the corporation’s general
board, said. indianexpress
OTHERS
Dadri lynching accused was
suffering from Chikungunya, his plea to court says; UP govt orders probe
Ravi Sisodia's application
contradicts claims of his family members and Hindutva groups that he was murdered
by jail staff. Ravi Sisodia, the Dadri lynching case accused who died on
Tuesday, was suffering from Chikungunya. According to Sisosdia’s application to
a Gautam Buddh Nagar court, he was suffering from Chikungunya and on Sept.30,
2016 requested the court to allow him to be shifted to the Noida district
hospital. The Hindu is in possession of a copy of his application to the
Additional District Judge court in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The document contradicts
the claims of Sisodia’s family members and some Hindutva groups that he was
murdered by jail staff. “It is to be brought under your kind attention that the
accused/pleader is suffering from Chikungunya and he gets unbearable pain near
the spinal cord and in different other parts of body. Accused is in a serious
condition but he is unable to get proper treatment in the prison clinic,” the
application to ADJ said.“In such a situation it is important to shift the
accused/pleader to the district hospital in Gautam Buddh Nagar. It is requested
that the accused/pleader be allowed to be shifted/transferred to the district
hospital in Gautam Buddh Nagar,” application concluded. Meanwhile, UP govt today
ordered two inquiries into the issue.The district administration has invoked
section 144 in the area. It has ensured heavy police deployment since Tuesday
night.Tension prevailed at Bishara village near Dadri town, after Sisodia died
in the LNJP Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. the hindu
Dadri lynching accused dies
in jail, NHRC issues notice to UP top cops
Death of Dadri case accused
sparks tension in Bishahra
13 Months After Akhlaq's
#BeefMurder, Accused Dies In Jail. Dadri Tense After Family Vows Revenge
Dadri: Bisada residents
protest over jailed suspect’s death
2002 Gulberg Massacre: HC
admits 12 petitions by 16 convicts, SIT awaits govt nod
Ahmedabad: On a day the
Gujarat High Court admitted a set of 12 appeal petitions filed by 16 people
convicted in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre, an officer of the Supreme
Court-appointed SIT said they are still awaiting the state govt’s nod to move High
Court with their contention that life imprisonment awarded to 11 convicts
should be enhanced to death penalty. The appeal petitions challenge the special
court’s order in June, convicting 24 people. The division bench of Justices
Anant S Dave and BN Karia admitted the petitions and kept it for final hearing.
Given the legal arrangements, SIT, the prosecuting agency in the case, has to
take permission of the state govt to
move higher courts before filing pleas for enhancement of sentences.“We sent
our opinion to the state govt and sought
their permission to move the High Court much in advance,” an SIT officer said,
requesting anonymity. “There is a 90-day limitation for challenging the
judgment in higher courts —90-day (period) since the special court pronounced
the sentencing (on June 17) passed on Sept.17.We sent a reminder to the govt and
said that the limitation period was nearing, but we didn’t hear anything (from
the govt ).”After the 90-day deadline got over, the officer said, the SIT sent
another reminder. “Govt is yet to
respond,” the officer added. The SIT has recommended death sentence for the 11
convicts. In its opinion given to the state govt , while seeking permission to
file appeal petition in high court the probe team has also sought to challenge
the acquittal of 14 people. indianexpress
Muslim leaders condemn ban
of burqas and skull caps in Mumbai college
Mumbai: A day after the
Bunts Sangha Anna Leela College in Kurla (East) allegedly banned its Muslim
students from wearing burqas and skullcaps, leaders across communities have
condemned the act of Islamophobia, and warned that it could take a toll on the
democratic fabric of the nation.“If college students are allowed to wear
clothes of their choice, a particular lot shouldn’t be singled out,” said Zakia
Soman, founder, Muslim Mahila Andolan. “This is not the kind of the secularism
that our Constitution upholds. Indian Constitution supports all kinds of
diversity and any kind of imposition that goes against this is
unconstitutional.”According to Soman, the fact that such incidents are taking
place in educational institutions is shocking. “Those who teach in colleges and
schools are supposed to be the torch-bearers of all the values propagated in Constitution.
People from different communities should be taught to stop looking at each
other with suspicion simply because of the way they dress. Such things make us
less human.”Maulana Zahir Abbas Rizvi, national secretary of All India Shia
Personal Law Board, which is located in Bhindi Bazaar, said that educational
institutions are places of learning, where you teach students to become
disciplined individuals, and not bigots.“If someone is hiding their body, what
is the harm? Naqaab pehna is part of our culture…it is mazahabi. If you think
someone is dangerous simply because they are wearing a burqa, you should hire a
female assistant to check these students. It is these issues that are ruining
the democratic fabric of our nation,” said Rizvi.Islamic scholar Naushad Usman
fears that banning attire that holds strong, religious significance, will not
only hurt the sentiments of Muslim students, but also trigger outrage and hate
among them.Kapil Patil, MLC from the teachers’ constituency said that the
college’s move was “disrespectful”.mid-day
Mumbai: college bans Muslim
students from wearing burqa and skullcaps
Marathas back Muslim demand
for reservation
Mumbai: Marathas and
Muslims seem to be joining hands to mount pressure on the govt to obtain reservation for the two communities.
Amidst reports that Muslim groups actively supported the massive Maratha
rallies, some Maratha leaders now back the former's demand for quota. Sharing
stage with leaders of Muslim groups at a meeting called by Maulana Azad Vichar
Manch at Haj House on Monday, Maratha Seva Sangh's state spokesperson Shrimant
Kokate said, "Muslims' representation in jobs and businesses is abysmally
low. Reservation can help the community shake off poverty which bedevils most
of the community members." When asked if the support was reciprocal,
Kokate told TOI: "Wherever we held a rally, Muslims supported us. Some
vested interests have created an impression that we are enemies because Shivaji
fought against the Mughals. Shivaji's fight was against some rulers not the
Muslim masses."Manch's head and Congress MP Hussain Dalwai said that the
two 'Ms' (Muslims and Marathas) would soon create a formidable force in the
struggle for reservation."Ek hi mission, Maratha and Muslim reservation,
is our new slogan," said Dalwai.Community leader Ghulam Peshimam suggested
a united fight. "Like Marathas who have sunk their political differences,
Muslim groups will have to keep their sectarian and political differences aside
and demand quota," said Peshimam.TOI
Malegaon Muslims to hold
mega rally to demand quota
RSS won't take stand on
Maratha marches; organizer blame Sangh trying to disturb protests: timesofindia
pune: Among the lakhs of
Marathas marching in several cities over the last two months are those with RSS
leanings.But the organization itself has decided not to take any stand on the
demands raised by the community even though it allowed its Maratha cadre to
participate in the silent marches. Marathas hold key posts in the RSS set up in
western Maharashtra.RSS veteran Aniruddha Deshpande insisted that the Sangh had
no role in the disciplined and silent Maratha marches as claimed by some Sangh
sympathizers. "It is impossible for the RSS to play any role in the
Maratha marches considering the ideology and line of thinking of the
organizers. A majority of them are openly against the Sangh," he said.
However, a section of RSS sympathizers have claimed that the cadre
participating in the Maratha marches was responsible for making the marches
disciplined."RSS cadre has a role to play in the discipline of these
marches. One cannot deny this fact. At an individual level, RSS cadre has
helped organizers," an RSS sympathizer working with Sangh-affiliated
organizations said.Rajendra Kondhare, a prominent leader in Maratha marches, is
livid with such sympathizers."Some RSS cadre did participate in some
marches. But they were very few in number. RSS has absolutely no role in
planning and disciplining our marches. Maratha community organized these marches
successfully. It is not their(RSS's) prerogative to organize disciplined
marches. If they are claiming that they have a role in our marches, it is clear
that they have realized there are others who are better than them."Another
organizer of the marches claimed RSS and its affiliated organizations had tried
to distribute pamphlets demanding a uniform civil code during marches. "We
seized these pamphlets as the Maratha community is not demanding a uniform
civil code.This move was an effort to turn the Maratha masses into a Hindu mob
and target a minority community. We have ensured that no organization,
including the RSS, succeeds in deviating the movement," he said.
Kejriwal, Hardik Patel join
forces - on Twitter
New Delhi: It appears a
love fest is brewing between Delhi's AAP CM Arvind Kejriwal and Gujarat's
Patidar leader Hardik Patel. And depending on where you stand and who you are,
this is a match either made in heaven or in hell.Kejriwal and Hardik are united
in their distrust of BJP PM Narendra Modi. PM's state, Gujarat, goes to the
polls next year. And Kejriwal is retweeting Hardik's tweets criticizing
Modi.Should the people of Gujarat expect a Kejriwal-Hardik alliance? Until they
know for sure, following the leaders' tweets could be illuminating, if not
amusing. timesofindia
'Shoot us all': Hazaribagh
still in shock at police firing on protest against land acquisition
Days after Jharkhand police
opened fire on farmers protesting land acquisition for coal mines by National
Thermal Power Corporation in Badkagaon, Hazaribagh, on Oct.1 resulting in
several deaths, the demonstrators are still shocked at what they claim was the
excessive use of force by the administration. Residents say 5 persons have died
in police firing, including three students in their late teens, and more than
40 have been injured. On Tuesday evening, the district administration put the
number of deaths at four. It was the third time since 2013 that the police have
fired on farmers in Badkagaon.“We want to ask [Chief Minister] Raghuvar Das to
ask officials why they shot us all,” said Badkagaon resident Kumar Divakar.
“Why should we live in suffocation like this, where the officials are shooting
us one by one? Raghuvar Das can live here with the company officials. Should we
line up in a queue so they can shoot us all?”Farmers have been opposing land
acquisition of their multi-crop farmland for coal mines allotted to NTPC since
2004. They had been on a sit-in protest near a mining site in Chiru Barwadih
village for 2 weeks when the police tried to break their protest at 5 am on
Oct.1. When farmers, including several women, tried to stop the police from
detaining Nirmala Devi, the member of legislative assembly from Badkagaon who
was supporting the protest, the police fired 60 rounds of bullets into the
crowd. Families of the other deceased said they were threatened by the police.
On Tuesday, ex-CM Babulal Marandi, ex-MP Bhuneshwar Mehta of CPI, RJD state
president Gautam Sagar Rana and JD (U) leader Bateshwar Mehta were stopped by the
administration from visiting the area. Several hundred families in 36 villages
say they do not wish to sell their farmland at all. scroll.in
All govts at Centre were
biased, never treated AMU well: Zameeruddin Shah
Zameeruddin Shah VC has
said, "I never had problems with the central govt . I have issues with
fund allocation. In fact all govt s at the Centre were biased against AMU. They
never treated us well. When the Congress govt was there, we got Rs 100 crore less than BHU.
Jamia, which is one third our size, got Rs 50 crore more… But I am sure the PM will
take care of AMU this time." Indian Express
Women group joins chorus
seeking ban on triple talaq, but opposes Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi: Ban triple
talaq, punish men who give divorce arbitrarily and allow women to seek
divorce-- these are some of the demands over which a women group AIMWPLB has
decided to petition the Supreme Court.Underlining that instantaneous talaq is
in contravention of tenets of Quran, head of AIMWPLB Shaista Amber has sought
punishment for those men who give triple talaq so it could act as a deterrent.
"Quran says there must be time for reconciliation between partners. It
says when a man gives talaq he must pause and consult his wife. Otherwise,
triple talaq is like a hanging dagger for muslim women," Shaista said.
Shaista said her organisation was opposed to a Uniform Civil Code. "When
we have Sharia, there is no need for a Uniform Civil Code".PTI
Minorities panel calls for
're-drafting' of new education policy to make it more 'secular and inclusive'
Hyderabad: State Minorities
Commission expressed apprehensions over the draft new education policy (DNEP)
and called for its "re-drafting" claiming that the document should be
"secular and inclusive in nature".In a letter sent to the Ministry of
HRD recently, minorities panel expressed alarm at Article 29,which provides for
the protection of minorities, and Article 30, which gives minorities the right
to establish and administer educational institutions -- of the Constitution
being threatened in the document. "Constitutional guarantee given to
minorities under Article 29 and 30 are at stake as the DNEP suggests inclusion
of aided institutions into the purview of RTE Act 2009, whereas the full bench
of the Supreme Court already delivered its judgement barring the govt from doing so (sic)", an excerpt from the
letter reads. The commission urged the Centre to "honour" these constitutional
provisions. timesofindia
Ashram that ‘took away’
minor mother’s child gets HC notice
Mumbai: While hearing the
plea of the ‘minor’ mother, who is seeking custody of her 9-month daughter, the
Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Matunga-based child care
centre, which took away the girl child.It may be recalled that the merely
17-year-old mother – an Antop Hill resident – has filed a writ of habeas corpus
seeking the custody of her infant daughter, who was taken away by a Hindu
Mahila Ashram, in Matunga, Mumbai, earlier this year.Advocate Asif Naqvi,
appearing for the petitioner (minor mother), informed the bench that the
petitioner, who is Hindu by religion had married a Muslim man of major age (ie
above 18 years), a last year.He told the bench that the petitioner married her
husband by following Muslim rituals in a mosque, as her Hindu family was
against their love relationship, especially her father. “Petitioners (both
mother and father) are caring, loving and willing to lead a happy life along
with their child, which is in the care and custody of the said Ashram,” Naqvi
added.free pree
Bengaluru: Protest over
remarks against Prophet
Bengaluru:Hundreds of
residents staged a flash protest in front of the Doddaballapur town police
station on Tuesday, seeking action against a govt PU college lecturer for reportedly making
objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad. TR Rame Gowda, the sociology
lecturer, had made the remarks during a class on Hindu, Muslim Marriage Acts
on Monday. Four girls had raised objections to Gowda’s observations and walked
out of the class. They had informed their elders about the incident. Police registered
a case against Gowda under Section 153A of the IPC and arrested him based on a
complaint by the Muslim Youth Association. However,Gowda obtained bail.deccanherald
Jamiatul take up cases of
Indian Mujahideen in Jaipur
Mumbai: SIT arrested 13
Muslim Engineering Graduates from Jaipur in 2014 alleging that they have
contacts with Indian Mujahideen and they were planning to perform terrorist
activities in Rajasthan.Jamiatul Ulema is negotiating with the local lawyers to
pursue these cases. These Muslim youths are in prison for the past 2 years.
They have not been granted bail so far. The family members of these accused
Muslim youths had met Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, President of Jamiat and
Gulzar Azmi, Secretary, Legal Aid Committee, requesting the organizing to
provide legal aid. Azmi sent Shahid
Nadeem Ansari, Advocate of Mumbai and
Mujahid, Advocate of Delhi to visit Jaipur to explore the possibilities
of engaging competent lawyers to take up these cases.Siasat
'PFI men were warned of IS
traps'
Kozhikode: Arrest of
P Safwan, PFI activist from Malappuram, in connection with his alleged links
with the Islamic State has shocked the PFI leadership but such an eventuality
was not entirely unanticipated.Around one year ago the organisation had warned
its cadres about the threat from the Islamic State, which has been attracting a
section of the Muslim youth. In a circular issued on Sep, 2, 2015, PFI
leadership cautioned the cadres against infiltration bids and indoctrination
attempts from such group."Utmost care should be exercised while inviting
new members to the organisation. The person's family, job, connections,
personality and character should be scrutinised. If there is any suspicion
about a person's connections he should not be entertained even if he possesses
good qualities," says the circular.PFI state general KH Nazar told TOI
that his organisation had conducted several awareness programmes on the dangers
of the IS to the cadres.TOI
IS-inspired
propaganda content aplenty in social media: The Hindu reporthttp://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/isinspired-propaganda-content-aplenty-in-social-media/article9186459.ece
We may not be able to
express it, but a fear remains in our heart: Nisaruddin, Zaheeruddin
Zaheeruddin Ahmed
and Nisaruddin Ahmed, 2 brothers and residents of Gulbarga, Karnataka, lost a
major chunk of their lives to fighting charges that had nothing to do with
them. While the younger brother Nisarrudin spent 23 years in jail, Zameeruddin
sepnt 14 years in jail. Their crime? To this day, the duo have no idea what
wrong they committed. The 2 were picked up in relation to the serial train
blasts during the night of Dec. 5 and 6, 1993, in which 2 persons were killed
and 22 injured. Initially, the police booked them for a bomb blast that had
taken place in Oct. 1993 in a Muslim educational institute in Hyderabad. They
were also, somehow booked in few unsolved bomb blasts that had taken place in
August and September that year, Subsequently, they were booked in the serial
train blasts and the only evidence that the police produced was their alleged
custodial confessions: the provisions of TADA were later invoked to make these
admissible.The two brothers, who are soft-spoken, recounted their experience in
front of a packed Constitution Club attending the Peoples Tribunal on Innocent
Acquitted.TCN
American Centre attack
2002: Imam Hasan sent to 11 days’ police custody
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Syria aid convoy was hit by
an air strike: UN
Analysis of satellite
imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it
was an air strike, a UN expert said on Wednesday.At least 20 people were killed
in the attack on the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy at Urm al-Kubra
near the northern city of Aleppo which destroyed 18 of 31 lorries, a warehouse
and clinic.US blamed 2 Russian fighter jets that it said were in the skies
above the area at the time of the incident. Moscow denies the charge and says
the convoy caught fire. "With our
analysis we determined it was an air strike and I think multiple other sources
have said that as well," Lars Bromley, research adviser at UNOSAT, told said.
"For air strikes, what you are usually looking out for is the size of the
crater that is visible and the type of crater," he said. A giant crater on
the ground was caused "almost certainly [by] air dropped munitions"
as opposed to artillery or mortars, he said.US has so far referred only to an
"attack", which led to a brief suspension of its land convoys in Syria,
while International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
initially referred to "air strikes" in a statement. Aljazeera
UN experts rubbish Russian
claims over Aleppo bombing
US questions Russia’s
intentions after air defence system deployed in Syria: middleeastmonitor
Russia’s Ministry
of Defence spokesman Majority General Igor Konashenkov said a battery of S-300
air defence missile systems were deployed to Syria to protect Russian facility
in the Syrian port of Tartus and Russian navy ships off the Mediterranean
coast.The announcement, made fresh after failed peace talks, raised eyebrows in
Washington which questioned Russian motives. America swiftly questioned the
reasons for the move stressing that Daesh has no aircrafts.
Afghanistan: Army clashes
with Taliban continue in Kunduz as US provide support
Kabul:Afghan forces battled
Taliban in the northern city of Kunduz for the third straight day on Wednesday
and American helicopters provided air support to troops on the ground in the
wake of the multipronged attack on the city launched by insurgents this week.Taliban
said in a statement emailed to media that they have taken Kunduz office of national
intelligence agency but claim could not be confirmed. HT
Kerry calls on Taliban to
choose path to 'honorable' peace
Nuke arms race: World Court
rejects Marshall Islands suit against India
Amsterdam:
International Court of Justice today rejected a suit filed by the tiny Marshall
Islands against the world's nuclear powers that sought to force them to do more
to disarm.In its ruling in the country's case against India, the first to be
decided, the court said it had accepted Indian arguments that the ICJ, also
known as the World Court, should not have jurisdiction in the case.Reuters
Israeli warplanes strike
Hamas sites in Gaza: Witnesses
Israeli warplanes struck
several positions in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to
eyewitnesses.
Egypt: Brotherhood urges
probe into leader’s killing
About 1,000 mosques across
Germany open their doors to non-Muslims
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