Evening NEWS DIGEST
07 Dec.2016: 06 Rabiul Awwal 1438: Vol:8, No:56
Pakistan plane with 47
crashes: 'Pilot gave distress call before plane went off the radar':PTI
A Pakistan International Airlines plane with
47 people on board crashed on Tuesday in a hilly area near the garrison town of
Abbottabad while on its way to the capital. ATR plane PK-661
with 47 people, including singer-turned-Islamic-preacher Junaid Jamshed, on
board crashed near Havelian while en route to Islamabad from Chitral in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.The national carrier's flight departed from Chitral
around 3.30pm and was expected to land at Islamabad's International Airport at
4.40pm.A PIA spokesman confirmed that the pilot of the ill-fated plane had
given a 'mayday' distress call to traffic control+ before it went off the
radar."ATR aircraft flight had 42 passengers, including nine women and two
infants, along with 2 air hostesses and three pilots," he said.District
Police Officer Abbottabad confirmed the aircraft crashed near Havelian between
Majab and Piplian. Eyewitnesses were quoted as saying by media reports that they had seen a
plane crash in a hilly area near Havelian.
Preacher Junaid Jamshed, family
dead in PIA plane crash
Islamabad – Renowned
preacher Junaid Jamshed and his family died in a plane crash near Havelian city
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today.The singer turned entrepreneur, along with his wife Nahya Junaid and
their 3 children, was in Chitral for a Tablieeghi congregation. dailypakistan
INDIA
SC’s decision on minority
status to affect Jamia Millia
Delhi:Can the National
Commission for Minority Education Institution (Commission) grant minority
status to an educational institution? The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to
examine this issue as it issued a notice to the govt on the commission’s plea
against a Calcutta high court judgment that held it did not have the power to
decide questions relating to status of an institution.The top court’s ruling
will have a direct bearing on the status of Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia,
which was declared a minority institution by the commission in 2011.Its
minority status has been challenged before the Delhi high court, currently
seized with the matter. NDA govt is expected to support a petition challenging
the minority status given to Jamia. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has already
advised the Ministry of human resource and development that Jamia is not a
minority institution.Section 7 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act of 1988 states
that “the University shall be open to persons of either sex and of whatever
race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the University to
adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or
profession in order to entitle him to be admitted therein as a teacher or
student...”Appearing for the commission before SC, senior advocate Sanjay Hegde
said the power vested with the commission was not merely appellate in nature,
as the HC held. It can confer a minority status as per the 2004 law under which
the commission was set-up. The HC ruling the said power was with the “Competent
Authority” appointed by the state, which the commission wasn’t.Hegde contended
the Competent Authority can grant a NOC, while the commission actually
recognises an institution as ‘minority institution’. The HC has confused the
power of the competent authority with that of the commission.“The HC returned
the fallacious finding since it confused itself regarding the grant of “NOC” by
the Competent Authority with that of declaration ‘minority status’ by the
Commission. This distinction existing in the Act was erroneously found blurred
by the HC,” the appeal read.“Thus, the correct position of law is that the
scope of power given to Competent Authority under is very limited to granting
NOC, whereas it is the function of the Commission Act to declare and grant
minority status,” it said. According to barandbench.com the Court issued notice
in the matter. The matter is likely to be listed after 6 weeks. Hindustan times
Who has the power to grant
minority status to educational institution? Supreme Court to decide
SC clubs challenge to AMU
VC appointment with minority character issue
New Delhi: A 3 judge bench
examining whether AMU was a minority institution or not will also hold hearing
on a plea challenging the appointment of Lt.Gen. Zameeruddin Shah (retd.) as
its V-C.The bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice
L. Nageswara Rao sent the matter to the bench headed by Justice Jagdish Singh
Khehar as Shah argued that the challenge to his appointment as VC could not be
divorced from the question of the varsity's minority status.Directing the
hearing on Jan. 10, Chief Justice Thakur said:"We will direct its hearing
(challenge to the appointment of Shah) along with that (of the minority status
of AMU). Let it not go in cold storage."The bench headed by Justice Khehar
is hearing a 2006 plea by then UPA govt contesting Allahabad High Court verdict
striking down the 1981 amendment to the AMU Act, 1920, which held that the AMU
was an institution established by the Muslims in India.The amendment sought to
override a 1967 top court constitution bench judgment in Azeez Basha case
wherein it had said that AMU was not a minority institution. However, Modi govt
has already moved the court seeking to
withdraw the petition.In the course of the hearing on Tuesday, counsel Prashant
Bhushan told the bench that AMU was bound by the UGC regulations providing that
a person to be appointed as V-C should be a distinguished academician, having
highest level of competence, integrity, morals and institutional commitment. Bhushan
appeared for Syed Abrar Ahmed who has challenged the Oct. 16, 2015, judgment of
the Allahabad HC refusing to quash appointment of Shah. However, senior counsel
Salman Khurshid, appearing for Shah, told the court that UGC regulations could
not override AMU Act which lays down a procedure for the selection and appointment
of V-C.He told the court that general regulations can't have an overriding
effect on the specific statutes governing AMU alone.Senior counsel Raju
Ramachandran appearing for the AMU told the court that VC was not a teacher but
an officer looking after the affairs of the university.IANS
India pledges aid to UN
agency for Palestinian refugees
New Delhi:India, on
Wednesday, pledged an aid of USD 1.25 million to the UN relief agency for
Palestinian refugees as it voiced concern over the fragile situation and
ongoing conflicts in Middle east region that is aggravating problems of
refugees. A total of 20 donors today announced contributions, or their
intention to contribute, to the 2017 budget of the UN Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). India made a confirmed pledge
of 1.25 million dollars in annual contribution to the agency.First Secretary in
India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Mahesh Kumar said during a meeting of the
agency’s Ad Hoc Committee on Dec.5 that “regrettably” an amicable solution to
the Palestinian issue has not been found and as a result the refugee
population’s expectation to lead a normal life is also not fulfilled.“The
current fragile situation and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East region
has compounded the problem of refugees,” he said. Kumar noted that UNRWA, which
has provided critical assistance to Palestinian refugees, is facing
unprecedented financial and operational challenges. He reiterated India’s
support for the just cause of Palestine and solidarity with the Palestinian
people.UNRWA has been providing health, education, relief and social services,
and emergency humanitarian assistance to some 5.3 million Palestinian refugees
across its 5 fields of operation — Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip — for 65 years.PTI
J-K: US Rights body accuses
security forces of ‘obstructing access to medical care’
Srinagar: Physicians for
Human Rights (PHR), a US-based international organization of health
professionals, has accused the J&K Police and paramilitary forces of
“excessive use of force” and “obstructing access to urgent medical care for
protestors” during 5 month street protests in valley.In its report, ‘Blind to
Justice – Excessive Use of Force and Attacks on Healthcare in J&K’ released
today, the group has said that the excessive use of force against the civilians
in valley “violates India’s obligations to protect the rights to life and
health”. “Accounts from doctors and media reports show that Indian security
forces deliberately obstructed access to urgent medical care for protesters, and
harassed medical workers attempting to treat protesters, including by
preventing doctors from reaching the hospitals where they work. Further, every
doctor interviewed by PHR stated that police, both uniformed and in
plainclothes, were present at hospitals and monitored protesters being admitted
for treatment.They said police sometimes asked for the names and registers of
patients admitted at the end of the day, and used the information to arrest
those injured on the grounds that they had participated in ‘unlawful assemblies,'”
the report reveals. PHR has been working in the field for more than 30 years. A
Nobel laureate for peace, PHR has been using Science and Medicine to document
and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. Report
says that PHR experts, along with other independent policing experts, conducted
a review and analysis of the use of the 12-gauge shotgun and the standard
operating procedures regulating their deployment in the field. “Experts found
that 12-gauge shotgun is inherently inaccurate, indiscriminate, and capable of
penetrating soft tissue even at a distance. In general, kinetic impact
projectiles – a class of weapon that includes 12-gauge shotgun firing
cartridges of pellets – should not be used for crowd management or for crowd
dispersal as most of these weapons cannot be used safely or effectively against
crowds. At close range, the lethality and patterns of injuries of weapons
firing cartridges of pellets or rubber bullets become similar to those of live
ammunition,” it says.“Term “pellet gun” is misleading when used to describe the
shotguns used by Indian security forces in Kashmir. “Pellet gun” typically
denotes the compressed air guns used in other parts of the world for
recreational purposes. Unlike these pellet guns, which use compressed air to
create force, 12-gauge shotguns used by Indian security forces use explosive
powders,which are more powerful and can be lethal”.indian express
US rights group accuses
India of ‘indiscriminate’ use of force during Kashmir crisis
J&K:Separatists invite
tourists, pilgrims to, promise safety
Srinagar: Separatist leaders, who have been
spearheading the 5-month-long unrest in Kashmir, in a surprise move invited
tourists and pilgrims to visit the Valley to enjoy the traditional hospitality
of its people while promising them safety. Leaders of the two factions of
separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference issued a joint statement asking people
from outside to visit the Valley reminding them of the "exemplary
hospitality" extended by the Kashmiris."We have been taught
hospitality, humanity and safeguarding the rights of guests," the
statement said. "Tourists and pilgrims who intend to visit Kashmir are
most welcome," the statement issued by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah
Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and JKLF chief Yasin Malik said.Extending
wholehearted welcome to tourists and pilgrims, they said people of Kashmir have
been taught "to be kind with our guests and serve them and safeguard their
rights at every cost"."This is also embedded in our Kashmiri culture
and ethos and that is why our hospitality has been exemplary throughout the
history," they said.PTI
J&K:Mufti slams
National Conference for Hurriyat support
US lawmakers concerned over
curb on Christian charity
Washington:Top American
lawmakers have expressed concern over the alleged curbs imposed by India on a
Christian charity organisation whose representatives appeared before a
Congressional hearing seeking change in New Delhi's policies related to foreign
funding of NGOs. "It is my hope that by bringing attention to this issue,
as we're doing here today, the 145,000 children will not be tragically denied
the services they desperately need, and that American families....can continue
to send USD38 a month for food and education fees to the poorest of the
poor," Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign
Relations Committee said in his opening remarks.Royce joined by other lawmakers
and representations of human rights bodies and Compassion International (CI) --
Christian charity organisation which is often accused of being engaged in
religious conversions in India -- rued that recent effort to regulate foreign
funding and enforce taxation laws has made it impossible for them to carry out
work among poor children in India. "In India, it (CI) is the single
largest contributor of aid for children living in extreme poverty," Royce
said. "We have spent 9 months and hundreds of hours dealing with the
Indian bureaucracy on this, and it looks like the bureaucracy is trying to run
out the clock," Royce said.TOI
US lawmakers urge India to
lift restrictions on Christian charity
BABRI MASJID
DEMOLITION DAY
Protesters demand
punishment for those behind Babri
New Delhi: Several organisations demanding punishment to
persons guilty for demolition of Babri Masjid today took out a march and held
rally at Jantar Mantar on its 24th anniversary. Political and social activists
representing nearly 30 organisations besides students, women, and youth marched
from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar holding placards.They also raised slogans
demanding punishment for people guilty for demolition of Babri mosque in
Ayodhya, anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and other communal violence in the country.
"The rally represents the unity of action of all justice-loving and
democratic people, who are fighting for their democratic and human
rights," said Birju Nayak of Lok Raj Sangathan. Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Communist
Ghadar Party of India, All India Milli Council, Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Citizens
for Democracy, United Sikh Mission, Social Democratic Party of India, among
others took part in the joint public march and rally.PTI
Muslim and secular groups
mark ‘Black Day’, Hindutva groups celebrate ‘Victory Day’ at Jantar Mantar
Low turnout at events of
both parties in Ayodhya:TOI
Ayodhya: Marking 24 years
of the Babri Masjid demolition, temple town of Ayodhya observed 'Shaurya Diwas'
(day of bravery) as well as 'Yaum-e-Gham' (day of sorrow).The day passed off
peacefully under tight security arrangements. However, about half a dozen
activists of right-wing organization Hindu Mahasbha were arrested as a
preventive measure. Faizabad SSP Anant Dev said the arrests were made near the
disputed site of Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi to maintain peace and communal
harmony. Turnout at both Yaum-e-Gham and Shaurya Diwas meetings was very low.
Members of both communities did not show interest in the gathering and spent
the day as a routine one. Even senior leaders of communities were missing from
the events.Convenor of the Babri Masjid Action Committee Zafaryab Jilani
skipped Yaum-e-Gham event which he has been attending regularly for the past
few years. Likewise, at VHP's Shaurya Diwas, leaders like BJP MPs Vinay
Katiyar,Yogi Adityanath and Lallu Singh were absent.TOI
Babri demolition day: Muslims
offer prayers, seek justice
Bareilly:On Babri
demolition day, many mosques and madrassas offered namaz to pray for
reconstruction of a mosque at the disputed structure in Ayodhya while a few
Muslim organisations took out procession and sent their memorandum to the
President seeking action against those involved in the incident.Maulana Shahabuddin
Razvi, secretary of Eidgah committee, said, "Mosques and madrassas across
the city offered namaz. The prayers were offered for the reconstruction of the
mosque."Observing the day as black day, several Muslim organisations,
including All India Raza Action Committee, AIMIM and All India Muslim Majlis,
took out processions and sent their memorandums to President Pranab Mukherjee. Ehsan
Raza Khan, sajjadanasheen of Dargah Aala Hazrat, in his memorandum to
President, sought "permission to offer prayer at the disputed structure
similar to the other party." "As the demolition of Babri mosque is a
black day in the history of the country, a ban should be imposed on
organisations which celebrate the day as Shaurya Diwas," he wrote in his
memorandum.TOI
Babri Masjid lives on in
the hearts of Indian Muslims; Muslim Americans
Washington DC: Babri Masjid
will forever live in the hearts and minds of Indian Muslims, said the
Association of Indian Muslims of America, Washington DC, in a statement today
marking the anniversary of the demolition 24 years ago.Caravan
Hyderabad:Babri masjid
demolition protests pass off peacefully
Hyderabad:Amidst tight
security arrangements made by police, protests over demolition of Babri masjid
passed off peacefully in the Old City.21activists of Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat
(DJS) were detained by South zone police near Moghalpura when they tried to
march towards Charminar observing December 6 as Black Day. All of them were let
off in the evening later. Among those detained were Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat
president and secretary MA Majid and Salahuddin respectively. Majlis Bachao
Tehreek leader Amjadullah Khan and others met Governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj
Bhavan and presented a memorandum seeking reconstruction of Babri masjid.the
hindu
Black day observed in
Hyderabad: UNI
Karnataka Imams Council
urges PM to rebuild Babri Masjid, punish the guilty
Mangaluru: On Babri Masjid demolition
day, All India Imams Council Karnataka State Committee urged the central govt to rebuild the masjid and punish those
involved in the demolition of the historic structure.Council state general
secretary Moulana Jafar Sadiq Faizi said that a memorandum will be submitted to
PM Narendra Modi urging the govt to rebuild Babri Masjid at the same spot,
where it was existing prior to the demolition."We urge PM not only to
rebuild Babri Masjid, but also punish those who demolished it. We also urge the
govt to implement the recommendations in
the report of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry," Faizi said.
Calling Dec.6, 1992, as 'black day in the history of India', Faizi said,
"The demolition of Babri Masjid is the second brutal act after the
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi."TOI
Babri Masjid demolition
day: Shiv Sena, Muslim League stage protest with separate demands in Meerut
Meerut: Tuesday witnessed
protests from both Hindu and Muslim organisations over Babri Mosque demolition
anniversary. While Shiv Sena demanded the construction of a Ram Temple, members
of Muslim League (IUML) raised slogans in support of construction of
mosque.IUML used the occasion to stage a demonstration at the DM's office.TOI
Police foil Hindu
Mahasabha's bid to march to Ayodhya
Lucknow:Even when VHP
leaders and Muslim organizations limited themselves to traditional rhetorics
and pledges with regards to Ram Janm Bhumi Babri Mosque dispute, fringe
organisations like Kamlesh Tiwari-led Hindu Mahasabha and Hindu Sena tried to
hit streets with their respective demands.TOI
Organisations observe black
day in Kalaburagi
Demolition of Babri Masjid
a dark chapter: CPIM
Legal war continued but
Ansari and Paramhans were friends off the field: timesofindia
OTHERS
‘Wish to bury our
acrimonious past’: DMK truce message a eulogy to Jaya
A rare, public eulogy of
former AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa by her most vitriolic political opponent,
DMK, has potentially raised hopes of better relations between the two parties
which have fought some of the most ugly battles in Indian politics.A placard,
with a paean written in Tamil, was put up by DMK workers on Tuesday at Marina
Beach, providing a glimpse of the opposition party’s changing views on the
former CM who passed away in hospital
aged 68.“You are no longer there to take us on courageously,” the DMK said.
“Even if there were a thousand more leaders ready to stand against us, will anyone
be equal to a warrior like you?“While we saw you as a warrior on the field of
political elections, our commander-in-chief (Karunanidhi) and general (MK
Stalin) had nothing but your well-being in their hearts,” the party wrote, in
stark contrast to the bitter attacks on one another over the last two decades.
DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who is himself admitted to a hospital for an
allergic reaction, issued a statement mourning her passing away on Monday. hindustantimes
‘Decision taken after Una’:
155 Dalits convert to Buddhism in Gujarat
As many as 155 Dalits
converted to Buddhism on 60th death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, observed as
‘Mahaparinirvan Divas’ even as Banaskantha District Collector said the administration
had not given permission for the conversion programme.Dalits, mostly from
Banaskantha and a few from Kutch district, converted to Buddhism at Ramapir
temple here at program organised by Banaskantha District Dalit Sangathan. “The
decision to embrace Buddhism was taken after Una Dalit atrocity case. Members
of our community wanted to protest against growing inequality and atrocities
against Dalits in Gujarat,” said the organiser Dalpatbhai Bhatiya.PTI
J&K witnessed spike in
terror attacks, number of militants killed in 2016: Govt
Union govt today informed
the Parliament that the strife-torn state of J&K witnessed a spike in
terror attacks in the year 2016.However, the govt also added that more
terrorists have been gunned down by security forces this year. According to the
MHA figures, 305 incidents of terror attacks were reported until Nov.27 this
year. The figure is higher compared to the number of incidents that took place in past 3
years. india tv
J&K witnessed 305
terror-related incidents this year: TOI
India should plan
offensive, covert operations against militants: Ex army chiefs
India should plan offensive
and covert operations to take target militant leaders and hit the Pakistani
Army hard, two former Indian Army chiefs said on Tuesday.Ex-army chief Gen
(retd) Bikram Singh was of the view that Indian should exploit the fault lines
in Balochistan and PoK so that the Pakistani Army is forced to concentrate
internally and not externally.“We need to create asymmetric capabilities which
includes doing covert operations and targeting militant leaders,” he said,
adding the adversary should “feel the pain” and be put in an “embarrassing
spot”. Ex-army chief Gen (retd) VP Malik said, “Till now we have been focusing
on defensive operation. We now have to look at offensive operation.”PTI
Azam Khan's 'apology' for
gang-rape comment rejected by Supreme Court for not being 'unconditional'
New Delhi: An 'apology'
tendered to the Supreme Court by SP leader Azam Khan - for calling a gang-rape
incident "a political conspiracy" - was rejected today by the court
because it felt it "was not an unconditional apology". Khan, who had
infamously said the Bulandshahr gang-rape in July was a conspiracy to malign
UP's SP govt , then said he would use the word "remorse" in a fresh
affidavit that the top court demanded.To that offer by Khan, the Supreme Court
said it would "examine whether remorse is sufficient for tendering an
unconditional apology". The SC scheduled the next hearing for Dec.15. TOI
Enforce national anthem
ruling: Govt tells states
New Delhi: In deference to
the recent Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the national
anthem prior to the screening of films, the Union home ministry on Tuesday
wrote to the chief secretaries of all states and Union territories asking them
to take necessary action in this regard and ensure that the order is followed
"in letter and spirit".The home ministry said all cinema halls should
play the national anthem before the feature film starts and that all present in
the hall shall be obliged to stand up to show respect to the national
anthem.TOI
Making playing of national
anthem mandatory goes against its spirit: Faizan Mustafa, V-C NALSAR University
SC’s verdict on the
national anthem is an unwarranted example of ultranationalism:Swaminathan S A
Aiyar
Base Movement linked to
TN-based terror group: NIA
Kochi: Operatives of the
Base Movement, which carried out low-intensity bomb explosions at five court
complexes in South India, have been following the ideology and operational
methods of Tamil Nadu-based extremist group Al-Umma.NIA probing the activities
of Base Movements has found that two of its members were closely associated
with a faction of Al-Umma. new indian express
Court rejects NIA plea seeking
lie detector test on IRF employee
Mumbai:A Special court in
Mumbai rejected NIA’s plea seeking to conduct a lie detector test on Arshi
Qureshi. On Monday, NIA had approached special Judge VV Patil seeking the test
on Qureshi, employee of IRF. Qureshi, who was also produced before court as per
Supreme Court provisions that require his consent to be taken for the test,
said he did not want to undergo it.Qureshi, a Navi Mumbai resident, who was
employed as a guest manager at IRF, had also told court that he did not want to
give any confession to NIA. His advocate, Ishrat Khan had also argued that the
test would mean the accused being forced to incriminate himself.Judge Patil
announced that he had rejected the plea. Indian expres
Don’t allow Islamic
banking:Shiv Sena MP in Lok Sabha
New Delhi;Pleas for not
allowing “Islamic window” in the banking system, favouring early construction
of SYL canal and granting reservation to the Maratha community were made in the
Lok Sabha in the Zero hour on Wednesday. Shiv Sena member Chandrakant Khaire
expressed himself against allowing an Islamic window saying this banking system
was based on Sharia law.Chandrakant Khaire demand came amid reports that the
RBI has proposed opening of “Islamic window” in conventional banks for
“gradual” introduction of Sharia-compliant or interest-free banking in the
country. Sharia prohibits acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans.
PTI
Kejriwal: Modi will never
make ‘muslim’ Najeeb Jung VP even as he sells his soul
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on
Wednesday took another dig at Lieutenant Governer Najeeb Jung and said that the
latter had sold his soul to Narendra Modi in the hopes of becoming the Vice
President. Kejriwal has been at loggerheads with both Jung and PM Modi ever
since he came into power. Earlier, a 3-member committee appointed by Lt.
Governor Najeeb Jung had found several “irregularities” in the decisions taken
by CM Kejriwal-led AAP govt prior to the Delhi High Court’s Aug.4 judgement and
this may lead to scrapping away of a few more decisions. Earlier, AAP
intensified its attack on L-G Najeeb Jung, calling him a “spokesperson of BJP”
after he rejected the Delhi govt ’s advice to dissolve the Shunglu Committee,
which is examining 400 files on decisions taken by Kejriwal regime.
Groups clash outside
Madrassa in Surat:TOI
Surat: 2 groups from
different communities clashed outside a Madrassa in Pal locality of Adajan
police station on Tuesday night. Groups resorted to stone pelting after alleged
harassment of a woman by some students from Madrassa. On being alerted police
rushed to the spot and controlled situation. Police registered two separate
complaints from different groups in Adajan police station on Wednesday
following the incident.
Human Trafficking: Sold as
slave, Muslim lady lands in cell, but manages to flee, finds lost son
New Delhi: Trafficked and
sold as a bonded labourer for Rs 70,000, her 2-year-old son abandoned in an
alien city, Salma faced the prospect of living the rest of her life as a slave
without ever seeing her family or knowing whether her toddler son was dead or
alive.But her grit, the generosity of a few people and timely action by police
and an NGO, changed the script of 22-year-old's life. After a remarkable turn
of events, Salma (name changed) today is not only free, but was also reunited
with her son on Sunday - a month and two days after her ordeal began.Salma, the
wife of a daily wage worker in the Noonmati area of Guwahati, Assam, had gone
to a friend's house looking for work, where she met one of the traffickers,
Muhajir Ali. She was pregnant with her second child at the time. "Ali
offered her a job and the very next day took her away along with our son,"
her husband said. Ali, along with two accomplices, travelled with Salma to
Delhi.TOI
As Congress, NCP push for
Maratha quota, Muslim leaders upset: indianexpress
Mumbai:Congress and NCP’s
aggressiveness to push for Maratha reservation has upset Muslim leaders both
inside and outside the House as their demand for reservation for the community
finds no mention. Maratha reservation is leading to a 3-way polarisation with
consolidation of Dalits, OBCs and Muslims.The generation next Muslims are
looking for an alternative forum beyond the Congress and NCP to push their
socio-economic backwardness plank.A Congress leader associated with the
minorities said, “Congress-NCP Maratha leaders who took to the streets to
demand Maratha reservation have not staged a similar protest to deliver justice
to the Muslims, whose support they have taken for granted.”Identical sentiments
were expressed by an NCP leader who did not wish to be named. Sensing the
unrest within the Congress and NCP minorities leaders, AIMIM has decided to
raise Muslim reservation issue on the floor of the Legislative Assembly here on
Wednesday. indian express
India,Bangladesh should
move & work together:Mukherjee
Pansare chargesheet: ‘Sanatan
Sanstha administered drugs meant for schizophrenia, other psychiatric
conditions’
DEMONETISATION-ECONOMY
BJP leader Manishi Sharma
arrested along with coal mafia for carrying new notes of Rs 33 lakh: timesofindia
Kolkata: Even as the
demonetisation woes continued to plague common residents, alleged coal mafia
don Rajesh Jha alias Raju (46), along with promoters and truck owners from the
Raniganj coal belt, was nabbed with stacks of new currency in their possession
by the Kolkata police STF. The huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered from
them has led cops to suspect that the accused were planning to buy arms to
spread their net of extortion. Raju was arrested twice in June and July in 2
separate cases of fake currency and murder and was currently on bail.What has
made the entire incident murkier is the arrest of a senior BJP functionary
identified as Manishi Sharma alias Manish Joshi (44) - who had fought this
year's Bengal assembly polls from Raniganj on a BJP ticket - and the recovery
of around Rs10 from him. Manish was found travelling in the same car with the
other six accused and was caught red-handed with the cash and weapons. IT dept.has
been alerted even as cops are trying to ascertain the source of the money kept
in Rs 2000 new notes, Rs 100 and Rs 50 notes. In all, cops have recovered cash
in new denomination worth Rs 33 lakh, and 89 rounds of arms and ammunition.
BJP leader arrested with
new notes worth Rs 33 lakh
Several BJP men caught with
crores; Karnataka biggest hotspot for illegal cash transactions
Rs 2 lakh crore income:
Muslim Family’s PAN cards may have been misused
Mumbai: Income-tax
department sleuths believe the PAN card details of 4 members of a Bandra family
who recently made a declaration of Rs 2 lakh crore under IDS may have been
misused.Abdul Razzaque Mohammed Sayed, Mohammed Aarif Abdul Razzaque Sayed,
Rukhsana Abdul Razzaque Sayed and Noorjahan Mohammed Sayed claim to be residents
of Jubilee Court, Bandra. 3 of them had obtained PAN cards from Ajmer, and
migrated to Mumbai in Sept.Senior I-T officials who did not wish to be named
admitted that people in cities across the country were coming forward to say
that their PAN card and other details had been misused to make declarations
under the IDS in their names.TOI
Embassies protest against
cash curbs
Petrol Prices Could Touch
Rs 80/Litre On Rising Global Oil Rates: Report
Despite cash crunch, RBI
leaves main interest rate unchanged, surprising many
As of now, no decision on
new 1,000 rupee note: RBI
WORLD
100 killed, hundreds hurt
as quake hits Indonesia's Aceh
Nearly 100 people were killed
and hundreds injured in Indonesia on Wednesday when a strong earthquake hit its
Aceh province and rescuers used earth movers and bare hands to search for
survivors in scores of toppled buildings. Medical volunteers rushed in fading
evening light to get people to hospitals, which were straining to cope with the
influx of injured.Aceh provincial govt said
93 people had died and more than 500 were injured, many seriously. Reuters
Syrian rebels in Aleppo
propose 5-day cease-fire for medical, civilian evacuation
Beirut:Syrian rebel
factions are proposing a five-day cease-fire for the medical and civilian
evacuation from the eastern part of the city of Aleppo. The rebel proposal on
Wednesday comes as Syrian govt and allied forces have gained control of 3-quarters
of the enclave that the rebels had controlled since 2012. The proposal calls
for the immediate evacuation of 500 seriously wounded Aleppo residents and for
allowing civilians wishing to leave to head to northern rural Aleppo province,
where there is almost no govt presence.AP
‘80000 fled east Aleppo since
Army operation began’
53 civilians killed by
regime shelling in Syria
29 killed by regime
airstrikes over Idlib and Aleppo
Angela Merkel: Full-face
veil must be banned in Germany
German Chancellor Angela
Merkel has called for a public ban on the full-face veil as her political party
gears up to back her for a fourth term in office.The suggested policy won
Merkel overwhelming applause on Tuesday from about 1,000 delegates ahead of her
conservative CDU party meet vote, which is expected to return her for the ninth
time as its chief. She said the Muslim full-face veil was not compatible with
German culture. Aljazeera
Rohingya recount killings,
rapes, burnings back home
Bangladesh:Myanmar soldiers
came in the morning, the young mother says. They set fire to the
concrete-and-thatch homes, forcing the villagers to cluster together. When some
of her neighbours tried to escape into the fields, they were shot. After that,
she says, most people stopped running away.AP
Bangladesh court confirms
death for Harkatul Jihad leader
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s
Supreme Court has upheld death sentences for the leader of a banned Islamic
group and two of his associates found guilty in a 2004 grenade attack on a
British envoy.Defense lawyers representing Mufti Abdul Hannan, head of the
group Harkatul Jihad, said they would appeal for a Supreme Court review of
Wednesday’s ruling, though such reviews are rare. thehindu
UN: Legalising settlements
‘step towards annexation of West Bank’
United Nations envoy for
the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov released a statement yesterday warning that
Israel’s “formalisation law” which seeks to retrospectively legalise illegal
outposts in the occupied West Bank would be “a step towards the annexation of
the West Bank”. “I encourage Israeli legislators to reconsider this move,”
Mladenov said of the bill, which would retroactively legalise 4,000 settler
homes, and lead to the expropriation of 8,000 dunams (8 square km) of private
Palestinian lands. middleeastmonitor
Trump lays out non-interventionist US military
policy: focus is on defeating Daesh
President-elect Donald Trump laid out a US military
policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and
instead focus heavily on defeating the Daesh militancy.In the latest stop on a
“thank you” tour of states critical to his 8 Nov. election win,Trump introduced
his choice for defense secretary, General James Mattis, to a large crowd in
this city near the Fort Bragg military base, which has deployed soldiers to 90
countries around the world.“We will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that
we know nothing about, that we shouldn’t be involved with,” he said. “Instead,
our focus must be on defeating terrorism and destroying ISIS, and we will.” middleeastmonitor
Turkish PM: 1-year halt in
Turkey, Russia ties ‘over’
PM Binali Yildirim used his
first visit to Moscow as Turkish premier on Tuesday to say the one-year halt in
relations between Russia and Turkey was over.Yildirim, during an address to a
conference at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
University, described November 2015’s downing of a Russian warplane as an
“unfortunate event”. middleeastmonitor
Ship carrying 60 people
sinks off Yemeni coast
Sanaa:A Yemeni ship
carrying more than 60 passengers sank while sailing to Socotra island in the
Indian Ocean. “26 passengers have been rescued, including 4 women,” Socotra
governor Ramzi Mahrous said on Wednesday. Ship sank late Tuesday after it set
sail from Al-Muklla, the capital of the southeastern Hadhramaut province.
Anadolu Agency
Caesarean births 'affecting
human evolution':BBC
Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft,
Youtube to share terror content info
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