Evening NEWS DIGEST
20 Dec.2016: 20 Rabiul Awwal 1438: Vol:8, No:67
Uttarakhand: Attacked over
namaz break, CM Harish Rawat announces ‘short breaks’ for all
Dehradun:Under flak over
the decision on namaz break, the Harish Rawat govt has said state employees, irrespective of
their religion, caste and creed, will be allowed “special short breaks” to
offer prayers during their festivals if they make a request for it. “A decision
has been taken to allow special short breaks to state employees of all
communities, creeds and castes for prayers, religious occasions and festivals.
It will be given only if they make a request,” media advisor to the CM Surendra Kumar said in a statement.“CM took
the decision in view of the spurt in demands for holidays by state employees
belonging to different religions and communities on festivals and religious
occasions,” he said.The announcement came two days after the state cabinet
allowed a two-hour break for govt staff
to offer namaz on Fridays. indianexpress
Cannot ban all Sharia
courts that have legal existence: Haji Ali petitioner after Madras HC order
Mumbai:After the Madras high
Court put a ban on ‘Sharia courts’ functioning from various mosques across
Tamil Nadu, the Haji Ali petitioner Noorjehan Safia Niaz on Tuesday cited a
Supreme Court judgement which pronounced that one cannot ban all ‘Sharia
courts’ that have a legal existence. “There is a Supreme Court judgement that
says that you cannot ban all the Sharia courts that exist and have a legal
existence. SC has also said that any decision taken by the Sharia court will
not be binding and they can be challenged in the regular court of law. But the
fact that they are legal, the SC has already passed the judgment few years
back,” Safia Niaz said. indianexpress
Kerala HC grants bail to 3
but terms study material of Peace International School unacceptable
Kochi:Kerala High Court has
observed that the objectionable materials included in the textbooks seized from
Peace International School were unacceptable to a secular society. The court made the observation while granting
bail to accused Dawood Vaid, Sahil Syed and Sameed Ahammed Shaik, natives of
Nerul in Navi-Mumbai who published the textbooks. “It is not known whether the
school has recognition from the CBSE. Though several portions of the textbooks
were referred to in the prosecution records, one item the court has found
really objectionable is the content under ‘activity’ - which is meant to teach
children how to become a Muslim. There is no doubt that it is highly
objectionable, and cannot be accepted/ tolerated in a secular society,”
observed the court. It also pointed out that it was not the right way to
teach/preach Islam. “When anything wrong, communal or non-secular is done or
taught in institutions, even as part of religious studies, the authorities
would have to take appropriate action including cancellation of the
institution’s affiliation, said, the court, adding, “The case diary contains a
report by the District Educational Office, which indicates that the textbooks
were being taught as part of ‘secular curriculum’.”“There is no doubt that such
teachings would defile the minds of children, and also disturb public
tranquility. newindianexpress
Kerala High Court objects
to Peace School textbook
Gujarat HC starts hearing
appeals in Naroda Patiya riot case
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High
Court has started hearing appeals in the 2002 Naroda Patiya case, including
those filed by former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu
Bajrangi. Defence lawyers started arguments before the division bench of
justices Harsha Devani and AS Supehia. While Kodnani, Bajrangi and other
convicts have challenged the verdict of the trial court, the Supreme Court-
appointed SIT has filed appeals against acquittals of 29 accused. It has also
sought enhanced punishment for some of the convicts.The hearing is likely to be
conducted on a daily basis. Last month, Justice Akil Kureshi had recused
himself after which the case was transferred to the present bench. Before that,
Justices M R Shah, KS Jhaveri, G B Shah, Sonia Gokani and RH Shukla had recused
themselves from the matter. Also, in April 2015, the apex court had stayed the
proceedings after SIT complained that Justice RR Tripathi of the HC was hearing
only Kodnani's appeal expeditiously. Tripathi retired and the case went to
another division bench. 97 people belonging to the minority community were
killed by a mob during a riot in Naroda Patiya area of Ahmedabad on Feb.28,
2002.PTI
Naroda Patiya case: Convicts’
lawyer seeks to visit scene of offence
Jamaat welcomes ban on
liquor on highways, demands ban throughout India
New Delhi:Jamaa’t-e-Islami
Hind (JIH) has welcomed Supreme Court’s order to shut down all liquor shops on
national highways.The Supreme Court has recently ordered a ban on the sale of
liquor up to a distance of half a kilometer from the state and national
highways. The Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Muhammad Salim
Engineer while welcoming the decision said: ”This decision by the Supreme Court
bench presided by Chief Justice of India Justice T.S. Thakur is in the best
interests of people and should be highly appreciated”. He said:”Islam has
always looked at alcohol as the ‘mother of all evils’. Alcohol not only harms
the one who consumes it but also destroys his family and weakens the
society”.Caravan Daily
In BJP’s poll plan, a road
project to bring Ram Temple to fore
New Delhi:Centre’s plan to
announce a 2-lane stretch for the 84-Kosi Parikrama route, a prominent
religious procession for circumambulation (circling on foot), could reignite
the party’s politics over Ram Temple.With Election Commission expected to
announce dates for UP Assembly elections
any day, the BJP-led Central govt is
announcing a series of road projects in the state to woo the voters.On
Dec,21,Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is likely to announce the Rs 750-crore
project for the 275-km two-lane road for 84-Kosi Parikrama route, which will go
through Basti, Gorakhpur, Balrampur, Shrawasti, Bahraich and Faizabad
districts.Although BJP leaders admit that construction of the Ram Temple is yet
to resonate much with electorate, many feel the announcement of the 2-lane
pilgrimage route will please hardcore supporters. Every year, thousands of
Hindu sages from different parts of the country take out the yatra on this
route. indianexpress
Admins of WhatsApp group
not liable for content:Delhi HC
New Delhi: In a step towards defining the contours of
freedom of speech for online chat groups, the Delhi High Court has held that
administrators of WhatsApp, Telegram and similar social networking services
cannot be held guilty of defamation if the members of the group post libellous
and obscene messages. Dismissing a defamation case filed against the
administrator of a chat group, a single-judge bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai
Endlaw said:“I am unable to understand as to how the administrator of a group
can be held liable for defamation, even if any, by the statements made by a
member of the group. To make an administrator of an online platform liable for
defamation would be like making the manufacturer of the newsprint on which
defamatory statements are published liable for defamation.”The judge pointed
out that the group administrators are not required to, or empowered to, filter
all the messages before they are posted. “It is not as if without the
administrator’s approval of each of the statements, the statements cannot be
posted by any of the members of the group on the said platform,” said the
court. indianexpress
Delhi High Court: Whatsapp
group administrators not responsible for content posted
Police opposes in Delhi
High Court perjury plea against ex-JNUSU President Kanhaiya
New Delhi:City police on
Monday opposed in Delhi High Court a plea seeking initiation of perjury
proceedings against former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and a JNU professor,
saying there was no material to substantiate the allegation that they had filed
false affidavits along with the bail plea of the student leader in a sedition
case. Justice S P Garg was informed by investigating officer (IO) that the
court on August 11 had already dismissed pleas to cancel interim bail of
Kanhaiya in the sedition case on the ground that nothing was shown that the
student leader had made any anti-national speech after his release.PTI
Police Intensifies Najeeb
Search Operation at JNU Campus
On the second day of Najeeb
Ahmed search operation at the JNU campus, Delhi police is making all efforts
with nearly 600 policemen, sniffer dogs and several high rank officers
including DCPs, ACPs, and inspectors.The operation for missing JNU student
began yesterday after Delhi High Court asked the police to launch search
operations inside the campus to look for Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing on
October 15, 2016.
Combing campus for Najeeb
an absurd exercise:JNUSU
New Delhi: Terming the Delhi
Police the puppet of the central govt, JNUSU denounced the campus search
operation undertaken by it to find missing student Najeeb Ahmed, as absurd, and
their methodology as clueless."After 65 days of Najeeb's disappearance,
this is the state of affairs. In an utter sense of mockery of justice earlier,
the police worked like a puppet of the govt and now to save their face in front
of the court, they are doing absurd exercises with clueless methodology,"
JNUSU chief Mohit Pandey said.IANS
1,000 policemen search JNU
campus for missing Najeeb
DEMONETISATION
Handlooms fall silent in
Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled
Varanasi:In PM Narendra Modi’s political base of Varanasi,
Hinduism’s holiest city, weaver Zainul Abedin stares at the uneven mud floor of
his home. Behind him, more than a dozen handlooms lie idle. Abedin is part of
the collateral damage of Modi’s Nov.8 decision to ban high-value currency notes,
effectively cancelling 86% of cash in circulation. The move was designed to
stifle corruption and tax evasion, but many of the hardest-hit are workers in
India’s vast and intricate informal economy —small businesses, shops, drivers
and countless other basic industries and services that employ more than 90 % of
Indian workers.Most are poor like Abedin, who earns Rs 250 a day, but
collectively they account for almost half the economy. That’s some $1 trillion,
or more than the GDP of Indonesia. “Modi’s cash ban has broken our backs,” said
Abedin, 39, who makes Varanasi’s famous silk fabrics, shot with gold and
silver, and says he can no longer feed his children. “We weavers won’t last if
this continues for even another month.”The cash ban is a massive gamble for
Modi, who is trying to persuade ordinary Indians that they will benefit in the
long run as rich tax evaders are forced to surrender hidden hordes and pay
their fair share toward govt spending.
UP — which houses Varanasi — will be the acid test to see whether he’s
succeeding. The most-populous state is ground zero for India’s shadow economy,
with the largest share of the nation’s estimated 60 million non-farm,
unincorporated enterprises according to latest govt data.Bloomberg
Demonetisation: Angry cashless
people attack banks in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: People furious
over lack of cash in banks on Monday attacked bank branches in two districts of
Gujarat, the authorities said.A mob locked up the State Bank of India and Dena
Bank branches in Samadhiyala village in Amreli district in Saurashtra region
after hundreds waiting in long queues were told the banks had no cash to
give.Most of the people were farmers, witnesses said.In Surendranagar district,
mobs attacked some bank branches and damaged their doors and windows after they
were found to have been kept closed for the third consecutive day since
Saturday.The bank authorities said there was no meaning of opening the branches
as no cash had reached the branches on Monday.IANS
Demonetisation woes: Unable
to bear losses in business, craftsman commits suicide in Coimbatore
Chennai:Unable to bear
losses in business following the demonetisation policy, a gold jewellery
craftsman allegedly committed suicide in Coimbatore.Muruganantham ran a
jewellery workshop and specialised in making gold chains. A few craftsmen
worked under him. After govt demonetised
Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, Muruganantham's business took a hit. Most of
his clients, from whom he owed money, could not pay him back in new currency.
Number of client requests also reduced drastically. Facing a severe cash
crunch, Muruganantham could not pay wages to the craftsmen. His family members
said he often complained to them about not getting enough orders to sustain his
workshop.
Don't worry, there's enough
cash to last beyond Dec 30: Jaitley
New Delhi:Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley today said that no questions will be asked if any amount of old
currency is deposited in one go, but repeated deposits may invite questions
from concerned authorities. Finance Minister also slammed the Opposition for
accusing the Modi govt of going ahead
with the huge decision of taking out Rs 500, 1000 notes from circulation
without any proper planning.IndiaToday
Deposit old currency notes
in one go to escape queries: Jaitley
Nearly Rs 14 lakh crore
demonetised currency back in system; Why did RBI delete information from
website?
Without Transparency in
Political Funding, Modi’s Black Money Crackdown Doesn’t Carry Weight: VAISHALI
RAWAT AND HEMANT SINGH
Weapon of mass
digitisation: Modi's gambit has nothing to do with black money:Aseem Shrivastava,
economist
Dialectics Of
Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader: Prabhat Patnaik,
economist
RBI Changes Rules Like PM
Modi Changes Clothes: Rahul Gandhi's New Dig On Notes Ban
Bank unions plan demonstrations on Dec. 28
Vadodara:All India Bank
Employees Association (AIBEA) and All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA)
have given a call for demonstration against the problems that various banks and
their employees were facing due to demonetisation.They plan to undertake
demonstrations on Dec.28, followed by the unions addressing a letter to Union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Dec.29. The unions also plan to stage demonstrations
on the issue on Jan.2 and 3.AIBEA general secretary C.H. Venkatchalam and his
AIBOA counterpart S. Nagrajan, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said:“As per
the call of our organisations, already our units have undertaken the programme
of demonstrations in all major centres and met the local executives of the RBI
to hand over our memorandum.”PTI
Cash-strapped people protest, vandalise banks
in UP
Angered customers pelted
stones at the SBI branch in Kakroli, while people blocked the Shahpur-Kandhla
road.Facing shortage of cash after demonetization, a group of angered customers
pelted stones at the SBI branch in Kakroli village in Muzaffarnagar, police
said on Tuesday.The branch manager Chander Mohan lodged a complaint alleging
that some persons pelted stones at the bank last evening and damaged property
while they were protesting against the shortage of cash at the bank, SHO Anand
Mishra said.PTI
Pakistan, Venezuela unwilling to go the whole
way like Modi on note ban:Radhika Iyengar
Despite the immense
hardships faced by people across India, PM Modi’s demonetisation move appears
to be popular, at least politically. It has been echoed in at least two other
developing countries, where Venezuela and Pakistan have taken a similar route.
Last weekend, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro took the decision of
scrapping 48% of the country’s currency by withdrawing the 100 bolivar bill.
Like Modi, who informed India that the step was taken not only to weed out
black money, but to also falter the functioning of terrorists, Maduro told his
citizens that the drastic measure was taken to circumvent Venezuela’s inflation
(IMF made a forecast of it hitting 475%this year), while also battling the
transnational mafias breeding in the country.Today, Pakistan announced that it
would cull Rs 5000 notes from circulation. Out of the 3.4 trillion notes in
circulation, 1.02 trillion –about a third — are in this high value. It’s
therefore, not as drastic a step as the one taken by Modi who withdrew over 86%of
the currency.I.Express
Now, Pakistan to demonetise
its high Rs 5000 note
OTHERS
Owaisi questions NIA over
terror cases probe
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi today asked why the country's premier probe agencies are not
showing the same urgency to convict the accused in all terror cases, a day
after a special NIA court awarded death penalty to 5 IM accused, including
Yasin Bhatkal, in 2013 Dilsukhnagar bomb blasts case. The Hyderabad MP
questioned the NIA and also mounted a veiled attack on the Centre saying,"Do
not be surprised the way NIA is pursuing those Bomb Blast cases where accused
are Non-Muslims they will be exonerated bcos of Ache Din?". "Why
can't our Premier Investigation Agencies show same Urgency to convict all
alleged terrorist cases, Demolition (of) Babri Masjid pending since 92,"
he asked.Over the awarding of death penalty to the 5 IM accused, he sought to
know, while 2013 Dilsukhnagar blast accused were convicted, will the NIA
"get conviction" in Mecca Masjid blast, Ajmer Dargha blast and
Malegaon blasts cases. PTI
Why not probe terror
attacks on Muslims: Owaisi
Yasin Bhatkal's wife says no money to feed 10
kids
New Delh:Zahida Irshad
Khan, the 28-year-old wife of Yasin Bhatkal who was sentenced to death on
Monday for his role in 2013 Hyderabad twin blasts, is suspicious of
late-evening knocks at her door. Understandably, therefore, when Mail Today
team sought permission to enter her house at Abul Fazl Enclave in South-East
Delhi, her first reaction was to slam shut the doors and switch off all lights
inside.When Mail Today broke the news of death penalty to her husband, Zahida
first expressed shock, then self-pity. "Leave me alone," she pleaded.
A few minutes later, Zahida opened up to share her plight. "I am running
out of cash and all the children are dying slowly because of hunger. My eldest
daughter is running high fever. No one is here to take care of us. Instead,
everyone comes to bring more trouble. Please let us live in isolation. We don't
belong to this world," she said, amid frequent intervals. Zahida takes
care of ten children. Some of them belong to her and Bhatkal. She is convinced
that her husband is not a terrorist. "He is innocent. Don't do injustice
with him and us," she said, her voice breaking.Zahida said she is unaware
about any progress in the case. She also claimed that the security agencies who
often approach her after Bhatkal's arrest, have not told her where her husband
is lodged.She has no regular source of income and often has to make ends meet
on charity. If the situation remains the same, she said, she may have to kill
all her children before ending her life. "I am not earning anything. I
lost my job as people have stopped sending their kids to my house to learn
Urdu, because I am Yasin Bhatkal's wife. I am fed up since our residential
address has come in the public domain after my husband's arrest." India
Today
Doval, Trump’s
NSA-designate discuss Indo-US strategic ties in Washington
General (retired) Michael
Flynn, the American NSA-designate, and India’s national security advisor Ajit
Doval reportedly met in Washington on Monday.NSA Ajit Doval met his counterpart
in the incoming Trump administration, retired general Michael Flynn, and held
wide ranging discussions about “regional and global issues” in Washington on
Monday.This was the third senior level engagement between India and Trump
administration starting with PM Narendra Modi’s congratulatory call to the
president-elect within hours of his election. The second was a “round of talks”
foreign secretary S Jaishankar held with senior officials of the Trump
transition team some weeks ago in New York. No details were available of the
discussions, except that there were several meetings.HT
Karnataka govt moots
authority to check legitimacy of terror-related cases
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt has
proposed an authority to check legitimacy of terror-related cases filed against
those from the minority community."The authority is being mooted after
reports that the investigative agencies have been increasingly misusing under
UAPA over years, largely targeting members of minority community'' said home
minister G Parameshwara at an event for the minority community. He said the
proposed minority is being planned on a petition from the state's minority
commission. Any cases filed under UAPA will first referred to the proposed
authority before handing over to the investigation agency, he added.He said the
state cabinet will also review past cases and withdraw it if they find any
arrest made without enough evidence. Timesofindia
NIA sticks to its guns,
says right-wing groups behind 2006 Malegaon blasts
Mumbai: NIA on Monday stuck
to its stand that the 2006 Malegaon blasts were not the handiwork of the nine
Muslim youngsters who were initially arrested in the case, and persons
associated with Hindu radical groups were responsible for it. NIA clarified its
stand while opposing the bail applications filed in the Bombay high court by
four accused allegedly belonging to Hindu radical groups, Manor Singh, Rajendra
Chaudhary, Dhan Singh and Lokesh Sharma.TOI
Malegaon blasts handiwork
of Hindu radicals: NIA clarifies
Pathankot attack: FBI
agent, US justice dept attorney among witnesses named by NIA
New Delhi: NIA has listed a
special agent of the FBI and a trial attorney of the US department of justice
as "witnesses" among others in the Pathankot attack chargesheet
against Maulana Masood Azhar and 3 others. Sources said US authorities had
played an important role throughout the investigation in establishing the role
of JeM, sharing details of Facebook chats, emails and thousands of
conversations between the terrorists and their handlers apart from other help.TOI
200 commandos trained to
fight fidayeen in J&K:TOI
Srinagar: A fresh batch of
200 special commandos drawn from J&K police have been trained to take on
fidayeen (suicide attackers) following a spurt in terror attacks against
security forces and official installations in the Kashmir Valley. 200
commandos, who received vigorous training under experts of various agencies and
former police officers at Commando Training Centre (CTC) Lethpora in south
Kashmir's Pulwama district, were formally pressed in to service in a passing
out parade attended by CM Mehbooba Mufti
last week on Dec. 14.
PSA, other laws misused in
Kashmir:J&K Jama’at-e-Islami
Srinagar:Jama’at-e-Islami
(JeI) J&K today condemned, what it said, the “misuse” of PSA and other such
laws by the police and demanded early release of all political
prisoners.“Sheikh Muhammad Yousuf, 80-year-old Jamaat activist from Sopore, was
detained second time by the police after the district Magistrate Baramulla
issued second detention order under PSA on the recommendations of the local
police without taking into account the order of the high court quashing his
earlier detention”, said the Jama’at spokesman said. greaterkashmir
Days after communal clash
in Vadodara: Man injured in police action dies: Indian express
Vadodara: A man, who was
allegedly injured in the police action following a communal clash in the Old
City area on Dec.8, died in a hospital on Monday. While police claimed that
they had resorted to pellet guns to disperse a mob, family members of Arshad
Shaikh alleged he had suffered a bullet wound through his left eye.The area
remained tense following the death of Arshad (in his late 20s) and heavy police
force was deployed there to ensure a peaceful burial procession.In a memorandum
submitted to the police department, Arshad’s brother Munaf demanded that the
policemen attached with the City Police Station, including Inspector MD Puwar,
must be booked for culpable homicide amounting to murder under Section 302 of
IPC. Munaf alleged that policemen cornered Arshad, who had stepped out of his
Yakutpura home on the night of December 8 only to “find out what was
happening”.
WB:Riot police deployed
after clashes erupt in Dhulagarh
Kolkata: Howrah’s Dhulagarh
continued to be tense on Monday, days after an alleged attack on a procession
held to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary. The Muslims living in the
area had claimed that they were attacked by a group of Hindus, who had an
objection with the procession. Houses were burnt and shops were looted in a
retaliatory attack by Muslims. According to police, at least 25 people have
been arrested so far.NewsX
Bhilwara remains peaceful
after communal clash
Ajmer: Bhilwara remained
peaceful though tense on Monday after a communal clash in Gayatri Nagar of the
city day before. Internet services were barred to stop spreading of rumours and
police battalion from Ajmer range was deployed to handle any worse situation. Timesofindia
Reformist liberals form
group to abolish Triple Talaq; plan to be petitioner in the case: india today
Mumbai:Muslim Reformist
Liberals have formed a group to fight for the right of Muslim women and
abolition of triple talaq, more so the way it is practised. The group - Indian
Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has been formed given the challenges that
Indian Muslims are facing such as entry in Dargahs, triple talaq etc. This
comes after a group of women campaigners won a legal battle on the ban on women
entering Haji Ali Dargah.IMSD has been convened by Javed Anand, who had earlier
formed Muslims for Secular Democracy (MSD) along with lyricist Javed Akhtar.
IMSD held a 2-day convention regarding the issue in Goregaon, Mumbai last
weekend.
Wakf land corruption:
Kerala HC asks govt to implement Nissar Commission report
Kochi: Kerala High Court
has directed for implementing the recommendations of MA Nissar Commission
report. The panel had investigated the irregularities in Kerala State Wakf
Board.A division bench of the court ordered the implementation of a govt order
issued in May 2010 approving the enquiry report and directing for further
action. The order had also proposed action by the state govt using its power to
issue directions to the wakf board as Wakf Act (section 97). timesofindia
Delhi HC notice to MHA, ED
over Moin Qureshi’s detention
Naqvi holds talks with
Saudi envoy about smooth Haj
Lucknow civil society
expresses solidarity with Syria, blame Assad for war on his own people
WORLD
Sharp-suited killer of
Russian ambassador ‘used police ID’ to enter Ankara show: AFP
Turkish policeman who
assassinated Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov at an Ankara exhibition
centre used his police ID to enter the show while armed, reports said on
Tuesday.Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, set off the metal detector security check
when he entered the exhibition in central Ankara as he was carrying a gun, the
pro-govt Sabah daily said.But after
showing his police ID, he was waved through and allowed to proceed. Hurriyet
daily added that Altintas, who had worked for Ankara’s anti-riot police for the
last two and a half years, had stayed at a nearby hotel to prepare for the
attack.It said Altintas, who was off duty at the time, had put on a suit and
tie and shaved at the hotel before heading to the exhibition centre. He was
later killed by police after a shootout.AFP
Assassination of ambassador
an attack on relations with Russia: Erdogan
Senior Turkish officials
have condemned the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara, saying
that those behind the attack were trying to drive a wedge between the 2
countries.“I believe this is an attack on Turkey, the Turkish state and the
Turkish people, and also a clear provocation to Turkish-Russian relations. I am
sure our Russian friends also see this fact,” said President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan as saying in the aftermath of the killing of the top Russian envoy in
Turkey.Erdogan’s Russian
counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed with his assessment, saying the killing was a
provocation.“This murder is clearly a provocation aimed at undermining the
improvement and normalization of Russian-Turkish relations, as well as
undermining the peace process in Syria promoted by Russia, Turkey, Iran and
other countries interested in settling the conflict in Syria,” Russia's
president said.rt.com
Why killing of Russian
diplomat may well bring turkey and Russia closer: Julian Borger, editor The
Guardian
Putin denounces attack on
envoy as provocation to sabotage Turkey-Russia ties
Turkey’s Prez Erdogan says Putin agrees
shooting of ambassador was provocation
Russia joins probe into envoy
assassination in Ankara
Ankara focuses on Gulen links
in Karlov assassination
The investigation into the killing of the
Russian ambassador in Ankara is focusing on possible links to the Gulen
movement, a senior official with Turkey's ruling party said.The Gulen group, led by self-exiled Muslim
cleric Fethullah Gulen, is accused by Turkey of masterminding the July 22
failed coup, and is seen by Ankara as a terrorist organisation.The assailant
who shot dead envoy Andrey Karlov on Monday evening was identified by Turkish
authorities as a 22-year-old serving member of capital Ankara's riot police
force.Mevlut Mert Altintas shouted in Turkish: "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't
forget Syria!" after killing Karlov at a photo exhibition in the capital. aljazeera
Russia joins probe into envoy
assassination in Ankara
PKK leader Karayılan
threatens Turkish politicians with suicide bombings, assassinations
Istanbul:PKK, whose leader
Murat Karayılan has threatened Turkish politicians with suicide attacks and
assassinations in a recent interview, has been enjoying an open support from
the EU politicians despite being recognized as a terror organization. Murat
Karayılan, de-facto leader of PKK terrorist organization, threatened Turkish
politicians with suicide bomb attacks while acknowledging the presence of a
"battalion" established solely for this purpose. Dailysabah
US embassy in Ankara closed
after gunman fires shots
US embassy in Ankara and
other consulates in Turkey were closed on Tuesday after an individual fired
shots in front of the mission in the capital.Turkish police have detained the
man, who took out a shotgun he hid in his coat and fired about eight rounds
into the air before the embassy's security guards intervened and apparently
overpowered him.No one was hurt in the incident, hours after a Turkish
policeman who fatally shot Russian Ambassador at a photo exhibition in Ankara. aljazeera
UN Security Council backs
sending observers to Aleppo
With Russia's backing, the
UNSC on Monday voted to quickly deploy UN observers to Aleppo to monitor
evacuations and report on the fate of civilians who remain in the besieged
Syrian city.The council unanimously adopted the French-drafted resolution that
marks the first show of unity in months among world powers grappling with the
crisis in Syria.The resolution calls for UN officials and others to be able to
monitor evacuations from eastern Aleppo and the safety of civilians who remain
in the Syrian city. Aljazeera
'Karbala is in Aleppo this
year': ex-Hizballah leader
Syrian regime's brutal
military campaign against rebel areas in Aleppo has allowed IS group militants
to flourish in other parts of the country, Hizballah's ex-secretary general and
senior Shia cleric Sheikh Subhi al-Tufayli said during a fiery Friday sermon.He
said that Assad - along with his Iranian, Russian and Hizballah allies - was
guilty of "slaughtering thousands of Muslims" in Aleppo, a place he
has previously likened to Karbala, one of Shia Islam's most revered cities. alaraby
Palestinians trapped in
Syria face humanitarian crisis
Aid organisations say an
airtight blockade, ongoing violence, and a rapidly declining humanitarian
situation are putting the lives of more than 6,000 Palestinian refugees at risk
in Syria's Yarmouk camp. UK-based Action Group for Palestinians in Syria warned
that Yarmouk's "humanitarian situation is going from bad to worse" in
statement published today. Yarmouk was once home to nearly 200,000 Palestinian
refugees and Syrians, and most of its former residents have been displaced to
other parts of Syria or outside the country. Stuck between a brutal blockade
and armed clashes, a mere 6,250 civilians are believed to be in Yarmouk,
according to UNRWA, UN agency for Palestinian refugees. "Health facilities
are limited and the humanitarian situation can change rapidly given levels of
vulnerability," spokesman Chris Gunness said.
Turkey, Iran, Russia ready
to be 'guarantors' in Syria
Foreign minister declares
Algerian support for Assad
Syrian army poised to enter
east Aleppo
Egypt upholds jail terms
for Morsi supporters
Egypt’s highest appellate
court on Monday upheld 3-year jail terms handed down earlier against 15
supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted and imprisoned in
a 2013 military coup.15 were initially sentenced last year to three years each
behind bars for allegedly taking part in “riots” in Egypt’s canal city of Suez
in 2014.
3 people hurt in shooting at
Zurich Islamic centre
A man burst into a Muslim
prayer hall in the Swiss city of Zurich and started shooting, wounding at least
three men.A body found a few hundred metres from the scene was that of the
shooter who attacked an Islamic centre, police confirmed on Tuesday.At around
5:30pm on Monday,unidentified attacker entered the Islamic centre where several
worshippers were gathered and began firing, Zurich police said.He "fired
several shots at the worshippers," police said."3 men, aged 30, 35
and 56, were injured, some seriously.Suspect then escaped from the mosque in
the direction of Central Station," it said.aljazeera
US: Man throws hot coffee
over Muslim lady, calls her terrorist
Pak man wrongly arrested,
Berlin truck attacker may be out there
Bangla Jamaat wants to
participate in EC reforms dialogue
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
called upon President Abdul Hamid to include the party in the ongoing dialogue
between the president and the country's registered political parties over
Election Commission (EC) reforms.“Jamaat is a registered political party. The
case over Jamaat’s registration is now pending with the Appellate Division of
Supreme Court. The party has the right to participate in the discussion as a
party representing public,” Jamaati Ameer Maqbul Ahmad said in a letter sent to
president on Monday. Dhakatribune
Electoral College vote
seals Donald Trump victory
President-elect Donald
Trump has received a majority in the US Electoral College as votes from Texas
electors put him over 270 threshold. Monday's result confirmed, as expected,
Trump's election as the 45th president of the US. aljazeera
Israeli bill to legalise
settlements must be rejected:Arab League
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