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Petitions against
Muslim Personal Law not maintainable, Board files reply; SC likely to hear on
March 30
Opposing PILs against triple talaq, All India
Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) told the Supreme Court that the petitions
filed against the Muslim Personal Law are not maintainable. In the latest reply
filed before the apex court, the Muslim body has claimed that any order against
triple talaq would be an infringement on their right to follow and profess any
religion. "Protection guaranteed by Articles 14, 15 and 21 is intended to
be available against the- Legislature and the Executive and not against private
individuals," AIMPLB said, adding that "in the present case, the
Petitioners are seeking judicial orders which are completely outside the
purview of Article 32. Private Rights cannot be enforced against individual
citizens under Article 32(1)."The board also contended that the petitions
against the practice are based on an incorrect understanding of Muslim Personal
Law."Present petitions are misconceived as they are based on incorrect
understanding of the Muslim Personal law as followed by 4 schools of Sunni
Persuasions, namely Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali," the board
said.It said that changes in other countries must not be applied in Indian
context. "It is important to note that changes in other countries, with a
distinct socio- cultural and even legal back ground must not be applied in
Indian context, without appreciating the distinct nature of the Indian society,
as doing so shall not only destroy the democratic legislative process
underlined in the Constitution of India but it shall also be great injustice to
the followers of Islam in our nation," it said. The next hearing in this case is likely to be
on March 30."Article 25 of Constitution, guarantees freedom of conscience
and freedom to profess, practice and propagate religion. Article 25 guarantees
individual freedom of conscience subject to public order, morality and health
and to the other provisions of the third part of Constitution. Article 26 of
the Constitution grants freedom to every religious denomination or any section
thereof to manage its own affairs “in matters of religion"," it said. indiatvnews
Petition against
Muslim Law Board not maintainable, Board; SC likely to hear issue on March 30
SC asks Centre, J&K
to sit and decide Muslim minority status
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the
Centre and the J&K govt to "sit together" and decide
contentious issues including the question whether Muslims can be treated as
minority in the state.A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices
D Y Chandrachud and SK Kaul asked both the govt s to resolve the issue and
submit a report to it within four weeks."This is a very very important
issue. You both sit together and take a stand on it," the bench said.Last
month, the apex court had imposed a cost of Rs 30,000 on it for not filing its
reply to a PIL alleging that minority benefits are being enjoyed by majority
Muslims in J&K .It had accorded a last opportunity to the Centre to file
its reply, saying the matter is very important.The court had, however, allowed
the counsel for the Centre to file the response after depositing the cost and
had also noted that a fine of Rs 15,000 was also imposed last time also for the
same reason.PTI
SC gives Centre 2
weeks time to consider alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir
New Delhi:The Supreme
Court has told the Union govt that it
had 2 weeks to consider alternatives to the use of pellet guns in J&K. The
court also asked the govt to devise ways
which ensure that both the sides are protected.The apex court was hearing a
plea filed by Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHBA) which sought directions
for use of pellet guns in the valley.The debate surrounding use of pellet guns grew
in the wake of protests following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan
Wani. Several people, including youngsters and children, were injured by
pellets used by security forces. Some also lost their eyesight. Indian express
Move tabled in UK House
against Pak occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan
London:A motion has
been tabled in the UK Parliament condemning Pakistan’s “arbitrary” move to
declare the strategic Gilgit-Baltistan region, bordering disputed Pakistan
occupied Kashmir, as its fifth province.Bob Blackman, a Conservative Party MP,
who regularly speaks out in support of the rights of Kashmiri Hindus in the
House of Commons, tabled the Early Day Motion (EDM) titled ‘Annexation of
Gilgit-Baltistan as by Pakistan as its fifth frontier’ on March 23.EDMs are
formal motions tabled in the House of Commons as a means of drawing attention
to a particular issue or cause.PTI
Aadhaar cannot be made
mandatory for welfare schemes:sc
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to
grant an early hearing in the Aadhaar case. A bench headed by chief justice of
India J.S. Khehar, however, observed that the govt cannot deny benefits to citizens for not
producing Aadhaar. “Aadhaar cannot be pressed for social welfare schemes by the
govt ,” the court observed orally.Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing on
behalf of petitioner K. Puttaswamy, sought listing of the case before a
constitution bench that is supposed to look into whether Aadhaar violates a
citizen’s right to privacy.livemint
Aadhar meant for
tracking PDS, not prying into activities of others: Kapil Sibal in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi:Expressing displeasure over making
Aadhar mandatory for filing tax returns and linking it to the PAN card, senior
Congress leader Kapil Sibal, speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, said the
Govt has violated the Supreme Court
orders and has sought an explanation from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over
the issue. Saying that this would have “huge consequences”, Sibal claimed that
Aadhar data can be hacked and be used to make bank transactions. “Banking
transactions can be hacked, can track people using travel records, when the
Pentagon can be hacked why can’t this be?” Sibal said. indianexpress
Yechury on Aadhar: If
you want to make it compulsory, bring a bill, don’t use backdoor
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/aadhar-card-rajya-sabha-finance-bill-sitaram-yechury-4587847/
New Delhi:Joining the opposition chorus
against govt’s move to make Aadhar card mandatory, CPM general secretary and MP
Sitaram Yechury said that Unique Identification scheme is leading to a
surveillance state in the country and is impinging on the fundamental rights
enshrined in the constitution. “I don’t have an Aadhaar card, if you want to
make it compulsory, bring a bill. You have a govt that doesn’t have the courage to come forward
and say ‘I’m abolishing this Constitution’,” he said during a debate over The
Finance Bill. indianexpress
As Aadhaar becomes
mandatory for driving licences, hilarious #AadhaarMemes flood Twitter
BEEF, SLAUGHTERHOUSES & POLITICS
No ban on cow slaughter
in Northeast if party comes to power next year: BJP
Delhi: BJP clarified has that ban on cow
slaughter would not be imposed in 3 Northeastern states which go to polls next
year if the party comes to power.“Ban on cow slaughter like the one in UP won’t
take effect in Nagaland if our party comes to power next year. The reality here
is very different and our central leaders are aware of that,” Nagaland BJP
chief Visasolie Lhoungu said.On the other hand,BJP’s Meghalaya unit general
secretary David Kharsati issued a statement blaming “groups with vested
interest” for spreading rumours.Meghalaya BJP chief Shibun Lyngdoh was quoted
as saying by the Daily, “Even in UP, action is being taken on slaughter houses
operating without proper license. While there would be no ban on cow slaughter,
we would like the govt to ensure killing and sale of animals is done legally
and in a hygienic manner.” And Mizoram's BJP president JV Hluna said, as per
HT, “There would be no ban on cow slaughter in Mizoram and other states in the
region where there is a majority Christian population.” Christian majority in
Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland widely consume beef. zee news
No beef ban if we come
to power in poll-bound Northeast states, says BJP:HT
Rs 4,000 cr cumulative
loss, 6.5 lakh jobs at stake: Adityanath's 'meat ban' rattles exporters: indiatvnews
New Delhi:The crackdown on illegal slaughter
houses by the BJP govt in UP has left genuine meat traders in the state
worried. While the govt has maintained
that its action is limited to those abattoirs running illegally in the state,
the actions by the Yogi Adityanath-led govt
threaten to derail the revenue generated through meat exports as well as
the employment of many in the unorganised sector, feel meat traders.With the
govt prioritizing illegal slaughter
houses as their target, meat has virtually vanished off menus in small dhabas
and restaurants across the state. Supply is hit and the scarcity of meat has
left eateries with no other option but to shut shop temporarily and wait for
the situation to improve or look for other business to earn a livelihood.The
situation is alarming, claims the All India Meat and Livestock Exporters
Association, adding that accumulated losses in the last two months since the
BJP manifesto promised closure of illegal slaughterhouses runs into a
staggering Rs 4,000 crore. The members of the trade body met Adityanath in the
state capital and requested his intervention to safeguard legitimate business entities.
UP slaughterhouses:
All you need to know about Rs 15,000-cr industry that employs 25 lakh people
UP abattoir drive
sparks clashes, death
Lucknow: UP cops' haste to enforce the stated and
surmised elements of CM Yogi Adityanath's agenda has led to embarrassment, public
discontent and mob violence, prompting the state police chief to try and rein
in the eager beavers. Police tried to close half-a-dozen goat and buffalo
slaughterhouses last evening at Basahiya village in Kushinagar, prompting a mob
attack on their jeeps, teargas retaliation and eventual paramilitary
deployment.Around the same time as the Kushinagar clash, a debate at a roadside
eatery in Kasaulia village in Etah led to Mohammad Javed being shot dead and 3
people suffering serious injuries. Two men have been arrested. telegraphindia
UP meat sellers go on
strike: ‘Adityanath should fight for nation, not gosht’
Lucknow: Meat sellers across UP launched an indefinite strike on Monday
against an ongoing crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses as the govt moved to reassure traders that legal
businesses wouldn’t be targeted. Many cities in India’s largest state saw total
shutdown by mutton and chicken sellers, who say they are being harassed by
officials though they follow all norms.“Meat sellers are worried about the
irrational crackdown on slaughter houses as officials have started harassing
the slaughter houses which are operating legally and are following all the rules
of NGT,”said Mubeen Qureshi of Lucknow Bakra Gosht Vypar Mandal.“We want the
state govt to initiate a dialogue with us and so that we can report our
problems to them.”Supply of meat – especially buffalo – has run dry across the
state after a week-long crackdown on illegal abattoirs,a key pre-poll promise
of the BJP that won a landslide victory in the state. Several abattoirs have
been closed down and more than 50 people arrested. Meat sellers’ organisations
say the crackdown had created a fear psychosis among the traders and even
licensed slaughter houses are being targetted.They have also cited loss of
livelihood of thousands of people associated with the business. Several mutton
and chicken shops have been set on fire, allegedly by Hindu right-wing activists.Many
butchers say they are afraid of opening shops. “Adityanath should fight for the
nation, not for gosht (mutton). Many people are dying without food. It has
created chaos. If he (Adityanath) fights for gosht, we will raise our voices,”
a meat seller in Lucknow told ANI. Traders say the crackdown has led to a
severe shortage of all kinds of meat, even of buffalo, one of the most
preferred choice for lakhs of people who cannot afford the costlier mutton and
chicken. The shortage of buffalo meat has forced many eateries including the
famous Tunday and Rahim’s to shift to mutton and chicken dishes.As the
mouth-watering kebabs went off the platter, the owner of another famous eatery
said the situation might force the hoteliers to get mutton from Delhi which
will in turn push up prices. There are fears that the shortage of buffalo meat
will deprive the economically weak section of the much needed protein in their
diet. There are reports of shortage of meat for animals in Lucknow and Kanpur
zoos.HT
'BJP punishing
Muslims': UP's crackdown has meat industry panicked, scared
UP meat sellers launch
indefinite stir, closure affects livelihood of lakhs
Job loss fear looms
over UP’s biggest slaughterhouse where Hindus outnumber Muslims
Aligarh;Vishwanathan Pillai has never before
felt so insecure about his job at an abattoir. His anxiety comes in the wake of
on-going action that has been described by the Yogi Adityanath-led govt in UP
as a crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses.Pillai, 40, who works as
production head at Frigerio Conserva Allana Limited -- one of country’s
biggest, and legal, slaughterhouse-cum-meat processing units – said the factory
has seen 50% reduction in buffalo stock due to the crackdown and fears the
“worst is yet to come”.“The traders have stopped transporting animals from
local mandis for us because they fear they would be attacked on the way.
Farmers do not want to sell their spent animals because the rates have come
down. I do not know who will give us jobs if they close our plant too,” said
Pillai.A father of two children who live with his wife back home, Pillai draws
a salary of Rs 30,000 a month.Spread over 45 acres in Talaspur Khurd village of
Aligarh, 150 kms from the national capital, the abattoir provides employment to
2,100-odd workers, most of them Hindus. The high-pitched crackdown has found
support of Hindu right-wing groups and this has made the workers, like Pillai,
foresee a bleak future.“Except butchers, who are specialised in ‘halal’
(Islamic) slaughter, the rest of the workers in almost all abattoirs are
Hindus,” said an office-bearer of the All India Meat and Livestock Exporters’
Association. He did not want to be named.“All our three units in Sahibabad,
Aligarh and Unnao have all the clearances. But still administration officials
come to harass us,” said Ayaz Siddiqui, a general manager who recently joined
Allanasons after quitting a job at a 5-star hotel.In Sambhal, three slaughter
houses, declared legal by the owners, were sealed on Saturday, because of some
technical fault in the CCTV cameras, rendering 6,000 people jobless.“There has
to be no compromise with the hygiene and health of the buffalo,” said Dr
Amarjeet Singh Sidhu, the veterinary facility head of the Allana slaughter
house.HT
Govt can give time to blackmoney hoarders, why
can't it give time to slaughterhouses for regularisation: Owaisi
New Delhi: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on
Monday said the UP govt should give time
to illegal abattoirs for regularisation instead of just recklessly sealing
them. "It is the fault of the previous Samajwadi govt that did not regularise the slaughterhouses.
Now, the govt should give them time for regularisation
instead of sealing them," Owaisi said outside Parliament.According to
him,not just the illegal abattoirs which were being sealed, but the legal ones
also."If the govt can give time to
black money hoarders to declare their money and regularise it, why can't it
give time to slaughterhouses for regularisation? It means they are targeting a
particular community." Owaisi said India's buffalo meat exports are valued
at Rs 26,000 crore and around half of the exporting units are based in
UP."Such reckless step by the govt will result in economic disruption.
Does the govt want to stop these exports? Around 5 to 10 lakh people will be
rendered unemployed by this step," Owaisi said.IANS
Azam Khan calls for
nation-wide ban on slaughterhouses, asks Muslims to not eat meat
New Delhi:Demanding uniformity in laws,
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has stated that there should be a nationwide
ban on slaughter of animals."Cow slaughter should be banned across the
country. Why is it so that it is legal in states like Kerala, West Bengal and
Tripura but not in other states? I am not only in support of banning slaughter
but for very long I have been saying this that we should stop slaughter. No one
should be slaughtered. What is legal and illegal slaughter? I want all
slaughter houses to be banned. No animals should be cut," Khan told ANI.
Questioning the logic behind the UP Govt's move to allow only legal
slaughterhouses to function, Khan said, "This means it is ok if the
animals are butchered in legal slaughterhouses and not ok when they meet the
same fate in an illegal place.""All slaughterhouses should be shut.
No animal should be slaughtered," he added. He also advised Muslims to
stop eating meat."I appeal to the Muslim fraternity that they think upon
it. It is not mandated in Islam that Muslims should eat meat. I appeal to the
people that they should stop eating meat," he said. huffingtonpost
UP: Muslim family
denied use of beef after ban on illegal slaughterhouses
Moradabad:After newly elected UP CM
Yogi Adityanath banned illegal slaughterhouses in the state, the police
denied permission to a family seeking use of beef in their function. Sharfaraz,
who sought permission for use of beef in his daughter’s engagement, was denied
permission by the police after the recent ban on illegal slaughterhouses.“We
have got permission for use of Chicken only,” Sharfaraz told ANI.ANI
Telangana collector
slams beef ban; Asks Dalits, Tribals to eat what they’ve eaten for centuries
Hyderabad: A District Collector in Telangana
on Friday said that beef ban due to “bad Brahminical culture” is affecting the
health of people, especially Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and
advised them to eat what they had been eating for centuries to remain
physically fit.Jayashankar Bhupalapally Collector A. Murali made the controversial
remarks while addressing a rally at Eturanagaram to mark World Tuberculosis
Day.“I am telling you because this is a fact. A bad Brahminical culture has
come in which is saying we should not to eat beef. This is all nonsense,” he
said.IANS
Jharkhand goes UP way,
pressure mounting for ban on slaughter houses
Ranchi:Jharkhand is gradually moving the UP
way.The actions of UP CM Yogi
Adityanath’s are also impacting the tribal state. After UP’s Anti-Romeo squad
model, there is now demand for closure of slaughter houses in Jharkhand.About
half a dozen right wing organizations, including Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM),
Bajrang Dal and Jharkhand Gau Raksha Dal have started campaigns across the
state demanding immediate ban on illegal slaughter houses and cattle smuggling
in the state.The organizations jointly organized a signature campaign at 8
places of the capital city and took out a torchlight procession on Sunday
evening to garner people’s support on closure of illegal slaughter houses.“We
will observe fast on Monday in support of our demand. If the state does not
take any action on illegal slaughter houses, we will intensify our agitation,”
said Sujit Kumar, Ranchi president of Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM). As per the
Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials no contract of slaughter house has
been given in the city in last 7 years. There were two slaughter houses in
Ranchi’s Kanta Toli and Doranda areas but they are not operational. Corporation
has issued 47 licenses to sell meat.RSS and VHP officials held two different
meetings in Ranchi urging the state govt
to put a ban on the illegal slaughter houses in the state. hindustantimes
Slaughterhouse
crackdown: Adityanath left many questions unanswered before taking hasty
decision
UP police raid Muslim
weddings parties serving mutton or chicken, threaten ‘strict action’: Inquilab
report
Long before
Adityanath, a Congress CM banned cow slaughter in UP against Nehru's wishes
OTHERS
Top Army commander
Ranbir Singh pays visit, offers prayers at makeshift Ram temple
Faizabad: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who as director
general military operations had announced Indian Army's surgical strikes in
Pakistan, on Sunday offered prayers at the makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya.Lt
Gen Singh is the first Army commander to visit the site of Ram
Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. According to sources in the local
administration, Lt Gen Singh reached the site with other top Army officials
from the Dogra Regiment in a convoy of Army vehicles.The vehicles were allowed
access to the 'red' security zone till the 'Rang Mahal' barrier, the first
security check point of the disputed site.Lt Gen Singh and the other Army
officials were allowed entry through the narrow path covered with an iron cage
to offer prayer 20 mt away from the idol of Ram Lalla.Now general officer
commanding of Strike 1 Corps, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh also visited the
stone-carving workshop run by VHP in Ayodhya. He observed stones being carved
for the proposed Ram temple on the disputed site. TOI
Ram Mandir-Babri
Masjid issue: SC should let the matter lie, rather than mediate on it: Nalini R
Mohanty
No out-of-court
settlement with Modi, Yogi at helm: Babri Masjid Action Committee
Lucknow:Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC)
said an out-of-court settlement of the Ayodhya dispute was not possible with
PM Narendra Modi and UP CM
Yogi Aditya Nath at the helm of affairs.“With PM Narendra Modi and UP
CM Yogi Aditya Nath at the helm of
affairs, there is no hope that justice will prevail with the Muslims. Both of
them have been BJP workers and supporters of Ram temple movement,” BMAC
Convenor Zafaryab Jilani said after a meeting of its office bearers here.Earlier
PM s used to be “neutral” on the contentious issue, he said.Jilani said the
solution to the Babri Masjid title suit can be arrived only through the Supreme
Court. BMAC meeting was held against the backdrop of the apex court recently
asking parties involved to sit together and arrive at a consensus on the issue,
which has been dragging on for decades.“Efforts were made in the past for
out-of-court settlement, but proved to be futile,” Jilani told the meeting. BMAC
office bearers were also of the view that if the CJI or any other judge took an
initiative to find a solution to the issue, the Muslims would certainly support
the move.PTI
Ghaziabad:Kanwar
pilgrims to get building near Haj house
A week after Yogi Aditya Nath govt took oath of office in the state, work is all
set to begin for a massive boarding and lodging facility for Kanwar and Kailash
Mansarovar pilgrims at a site near the newly built Haj house in Ghaziabad. Ghaziabad
Municipal Corporation had allotted nearly 10,000 square yards of land for the
purpose in July last year. timesofindia
GST draft bills tabled
in Parliament; peg peak rate at 40%
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today
introduced in Lok Sabha four bills on Goods and Services Tax, providing for a
maximum GST rate of 40%, an anti- profiteering authority and arrests for
evading taxes. With this, rollout of GST - the biggest tax reform since
independence - has entered the last lap and its passage by Parliament will pave
the way for integrating India as one market with one rate of tax replacing
multiple state and central levies. Jaitley introduced a CGST bill which will
amalgamate all the indirect central govt levies like sales tax, service tax,
excise duty, additional customs duty (Countervailing Duty), special additional
duty of customs, surcharges and cesses. CGST provides for a maximum tax of 20%.
PTI
Mental health bill
decriminalising suicide passed by House
New Delhi: Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that
decriminalises suicide and provides for mental healthcare and services for
persons with mental illness, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
“Notwithstanding anything contained in section 309 of the IPC, any person who
attempts to commit suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have
severe stress and shall not be tried and punished under the said Code,” the
bill said. Mental Healthcare Bill’ also has a provision to protect and restore
the property right of the mentally ill people, Health Minister J P Nadda said
in the Lok Sabha, just before it was passed by the House by a voice vote. All
the amendments moved by opposition members were defeated.indianexpress
SC likely to hear EVMs
tampering issue after eight weeks
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would
likely hear the EVMs petition filed by lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma, seeking a
direction for a thorough check into the machines alleged tampering issue after 8
weeks. Earlier, the court had not fixed any date of hearing for the case.ANI
Who will be India's
next President? RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat a good choice, says Shiv Sena MP
As political corridors are abuzz with talks of
who's going to be the next President of India, several names are doing the
rounds, ranging from BJP veteran LK Advani to even superstar Amitabh
Bachchan.Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has added yet another name to list of
probables--RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Raut said Bhagwat will be good choice to
make India a 'Hindu Rashtra'.Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has a knack for not
always voting the same way as rest of BJP allies. indiatoday
Gujarat clash: Mob
came thrice, bigger each time, says survivor
Vadavali(patan):On Saturday, like any other,
Amzad Belim (19) returned from the fields to lunch with his brother Imran (21) in
the afternoon, when he heard a group of boys from neighbouring Sunsar marching towards
the village shouting “we will kill you all Muslims”. “But after elders of our
village calmed them down, they left,” said Amzad. This was first of the three
angry groups, mostly comprising the Thakors from Sunsar, that had reached
Vagjipara — an extended colony of nearly 1,500 Muslims — at Vadavali on
Saturday following a clash between school students In the subsequent violence,
Amzad’s father Ibrahimkhan Lalkhan Belim (45) lost his life, 20 were injured,
five of them seriously. All were residents of Vagjipara. Nearly 25 vehicles
were gutted, homes set afire, cattle taken away and grains burnt. indianexpress
Gujarat communal
clash: 13 arrested in violence that lead to one death, six injuries
Zakir Naik’s foreign
assets now part of probe
Mumbai: Having attached properties worth Rs 20
crore of the controversial Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik in
Mumbai, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has brought his overseas assets in
three countries — UAE, Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom — in its
money-laundering probe against him and his IRF. The investigators suspect that
Naik allegedly “invested heavily in real estate” in the three countries under
the scanner out of the donations given to him by his followers after his
sermons and fiery speeches.Asian Age
Zakir case: Chennai
School likely to be shut down
Chennai: As agencies including the ED and NIA
turn up the heat on Zakir Naik for money laundering and possible terror links,
a school in Chennai that the preacher opened now faces the prospect of closing
down in April, at the end of this academic year, due to a lack of
funds.Officials of the Islamic International School (IIS), Injambakkam, are
hoping against hope that a minority trust will offer to take charge of the
school's finances and management. timesofindia
Arrests of BJP
activists for Imam’s murder shows how party is looking to replicate “UP Model”
in Kerala:TCN
Bhopal-Ujjain
passenger train blast case: 3 prime accused produced by NIA sent to judicial
custody
NIA has produced 3 allegedly accused in the
Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case in Bhopal court. All accused Syed Mir
Husain, Mohammed Danish and Atif Muzaffar are now sent to judicial custody till
April 10. financialexpress
Muslims should be
allowed to have just 2 children:VHP
Speaking at Virat
Hindu Sammelan in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Pravin Togadia, a cancer surgeon and the
working president of the VHP, called for a "Hindu-first policy on matters
concerning welfare, development and prosperity."Togadia called on the
Centre to pass laws for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and to
ensure population control across communities, the newspaper reported. He said
that those who have more than two children should be barred from availing
welfare schemes and from voting. "Just like Hindu couples, who now don't
opt for more than two children, Muslims should also be allowed to have just two
kids," he said. huffingtonpost
Adityanath’s appointment
beginning of Hindu State? Jurist Fali Nariman asks PM Modi
Adityanath to be BJP's
star campaigner in Modi's Gujarat
Adityanath’s army:
Hindu Yuva Vahini gets set for Hindutva agenda in UP
WORLD
In west Mosul,
'nowhere is safe for civilians'
The Iraqi army on Sunday resumed operations
against ISIL in Mosul after a one-day pause, amid growing concerns over an
escalating civilian death toll as fierce fighting spreads to the city's most
densely populated areas.The offensive was briefly put on hold after local
officials and residents in west Mosul said suspected US-led coalition air raids last week had killed scores of
civilians at the ISIL-held al-Jadida
district. Security forces on Saturday did not permit journalists to get
to where the strikes were said to have taken place, but the coalition admitted that it had struck the
area on March 17, and said it was investigating the reports of civilian
deaths. Details about what exactly
happened on March 17 are difficult to confirm as Iraqi forces battle with
Islamic ISIL fighters to recapture the heavily populated parts of the western
half of Mosul, the armed group's last stronghold in Iraq.Witnesses and local
officials said that more than 200 bodies were pulled from a collapsed building
after a coalition air raid.But in a statement on Sunday, the Iraqi army said
there was no sign that the destroyed structure had been hit by a strike -
blaming its collapse on booby traps set by ISIL instead. aljazeera
Coalition strikes
killing civilians in Mosul: Officer
Nineveh, Iraq: At least 43 civilians,
including women and children, were killed Monday by airstrikes carried out by
U.S.-led coalition aircraft in western Mosul, according to a senior Iraqi
military officer."Coalition warplanes at dawn Monday struck a Daesh
position in Mosul’s central Bab Sinjar district," the officer, who holds
the rank of brigadier in the Interior Ministry’s rapid-reaction forces, told
Anadolu Agency."The airstrike led to the death of 23 civilians --
including women, children and elderly people -- while also destroying the
intended target and killing the militants holed up inside," the officer,
who spoke anonymously due to restrictions on speaking to media, said. Anadolu
Agency
Israeli forces order
Palestinian families to evacuate homes in occupied Jerusalem
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) forced on
Sunday nine Palestinian families to temporarily evacuate their homes in the
northern Al-Aghwar area in the eastern side of occupied West Bank, Palestinian
news agency Wafa reported today.The occupation authorities claimed the orders
came following plans by the Israeli army to start military drills in the Jordan
Valley region.Moataz Basharat, a senior official who monitors Israeli settlement
activities, told Wafa on Sunday that the Israeli Civil Administration notified
nine Palestinian families in the Ras Al-Ahmar area northeast of Tubas to
evacuate their homes staring Wednesday until end of Thursday, in preparation
for military exercises that are scheduled take place in the area.The Israeli
forces have announced earlier that a series of military drills would take place
in several areas of the occupied West Bank starting from Sunday to Thursday
this week. middleeastmonitor
No changes to Arab
peace plan in offing: Palestinian FM
Dead Sea, Jordan:Palestinian Foreign Minister
Riyad al-Maliki says there is no plan to modify a 2002 Arab initiative aimed at
achieving peace with Israel.The Saudi-proposed initiative offers Israel full
diplomatic recognition from the Arab states in return for an Israeli withdrawal
from Arab land occupied in 1967 and the establishment of a Palestinian state.Anadolu
Low expectations as
Arab League chiefs gather in Jordan
Foreign ministers of the 22-member Arab League
are holding preparatory meetings in Jordan amid low expectations over the
bloc's annual heads of states' summit on Wednesday.This year's conference comes
as the region faces a series of pressing challenges, including violent
conflicts, rising youth unemployment and millions of children deprived of the
right to education.Ayman Safadi, Jordan's foreign minister, on Monday painted a
grim picture as he called member states to come together and urgently confront
crises. aljazeera
Russian opposition
leader Navalny jailed
Ankara;A Russian court on Monday jailed
opposition leader Alexey Navalny for 15 days on charges of resisting arrest
following street demonstrations in several major cities on Sunday.Navalny
appeared in court after having been detained during the high-profile
anti-corruption protests. He was also fined 20,000 rubles ($350)."Hello to
all from the Tver court. There will come a time when we will judge them (only
honestly)," Navalny, the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation and
chairman of Russia’s opposition Progress Party, tweeted earlier on Monday.
Anadolu Agency
A third of all
imprisoned journalists are in Turkey
A third of all imprisoned journalists are in
Turkey according to human rights organisation Amnesty International, which has
called on the Turkish govt to stop its
crackdown on the media and begin their release.Globally, one third of all
imprisoned journalists, media workers and executives are in Turkey’s prisons,
with the vast majority among them waiting to be brought to trial.The Turkish
govt responded to last year’s failed
coup attempt by crackdown on individuals and entities it believes are part of
the Gulen movement, which it says is behind the plot to overthrow the govt .
Tens of thousands of teachers and civil servants were fired, besides many
military officers, journalists and activists that were imprisoned. middleeastmonitor
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