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US govt report pans India over human rights violations citing Setalvad
case, killing of 8 SIMI suspects in Bhopal
New Delhi:A US State Dept report has panned the Indian govt over alleged human rights violations, citing
the police case against activist Teesta Setalvad and encounter killing of 8
suspected SIMI activists in MP. The report on ‘Human Rights Practices in India
for 2016’ also referred to restrictions on foreign funding of NGOs, including
some whose views the govt believed were
not in the “national or public interest”, female genital mutilation and
dowry-related deaths as human rights problems in the country.It mentioned about
rejection of renewal of govt permission
to 25 NGOs to receive foreign funds, including senior lawyer Indrani Jaisingh’s
‘Lawyers Collective’ and US-based Compassion International’s 2 primary
partners, noting that several voluntary organisations said these actions
threatened their ability to continue to operate in India.It said the UN special
rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association published a legal analysis
claiming that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (a law that governs foreign
funding) did not conform to international law, principles, and standards, after
which the Indian govt was asked to
repeal the Act. The report termed the police case against Setalvad, her husband
Javed Anand and others for allegedly misusing donors’ fund as an instance of “govt
al attitude regarding international and non-govt al investigation of alleged
violations of human rights”. They were charged with embezzlement after donors
claimed Setalvad, the founder of NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, misused
1.5 million rupees (USD 22,500) collected for building a memorial to the
victims of the Gulbarg Housing Society massacre during 2002 Gujarat riots.The
killing of 8 suspected members of the outlawed SIMI in a police encounter after
they escaped from Bhopal central jail also found a mention in the report under
a sub-section “arbitrary deprivation of life and other unlawful or politically
motivated killings”. The most significant human rights problems, as per the
report, involved instances of police and security force abuses, including extra
judicial killings, torture, rape and corruption, which remained widespread and
contributed to “ineffective responses” to crimes, including those against
women, children, and members of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. Other
human rights problems included disappearances, hazardous prison conditions,
arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy pretrial detention, the executive
summary of the report on Human Rights Practices in India alleged.“There were
instances of infringement of privacy rights. The law in 6 states restricted
religious conversion, and there were reports of arrests but no reports of
convictions under those laws. Some limits on the freedom of movement
continued,” it said.PTI
Why only madrasa students needed to get lessons on patriotism? Muslim
bodies dub Govt-run MP Madrasa Board’s latest move as highly discriminatory
Bhopal: A day after Madrasa Board announced the introduction of a
syllabus on patriotism, the Co-ordination Committee for Indian Muslims (CCIM)
Madhya Pradesh unit on Saturday strongly opposed the move of exposing
"only" madrasa students to patriotism.Taking cognizance of the report
published titled 'Madarsas to teach patriotism', a delegation of CCIM led by
secretary Masood Ahmed Khan met the chairperson of MP Madrasa Board Syed
Imauddin and raised their objection against the proposal sent to the govt of India for its approval. Muslim leaders
dubbed the move as highly discriminatory and said it should never be introduced
in the state. In the meeting, CCIM members said that "the move could be
seen as a discriminatory approach toward Muslims in the state.""If
there is anything like teaching patriotism to students, then it should be meant
for all students and mainstream schools. Why only single out madrasas?"
the CCIM questioned, adding "instilling a sense of loyalty towards the
country should then be taught to students throughout the country.""Why
only madrasa students have been chosen to get lessons on patriotism? Does it
mean that they are not loyal to their country by any chance? It clearly
indicates that the govt doubts the credibility of madrasa students, which is
extremely unfair," CCIM delegation asked the Madrasa Board chairman. The
Muslim body's decision to oppose the govt 's move was supported by Jamat-e-
Islami Hind, Jamiat-ul-Ulama-e-Hind, All India Muslim Law Board, All India
Milli Council, All India Majils Tameer-e-Millat, Indian Union Muslim League,
SDPI, Muslim Majlis Mashawrat, Jamiat ahl-e-Hadees, MP Muslim Vikas Parishad
and others. The new syllabus, if approved by govt of India would also have lessons on life
stories of prominent leaders, including Narendra Modi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
APJ Abdul Kalam, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and others. Meanwhile, CCIM also
appealed to other Ulemas to raise objections to such ideas, which they alleged
are formed to malign the image of Muslims.TOI
MP Madrasa Board wants PM Modi biography in syllabus
Bhopal:BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay, PM Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan are among personalities
whose short biographies could be taught in govt recognised madrasas in MP. These figures,
along with freedom fighters like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and former president
APJ Abdul Kalam, have found place in the draft syllabus being prepared by
Madhya Pradesh Madrasa Board on the theme “Vatan Se Mohabbat Ka Islam Dharm
Mein Kyan Mahatva Hai (What is the importance of love for country in Islam)”.Out
of 7,401 madrasas in MP, 2,535 are recognised and allowed to teach modern
subjects. Out of them 1,254 impart primary education and 1,281 have
middle-level recognition. More than 2.30 lakh students are being taught in
these recognised madrasas. BJP govt said
the revised curriculum will help students realise that Islam accords a high
place to loyalty and love for country.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE,BEEF & POLITICS
Vote for me, I will ensure good beef: BJP candidate in Kerala
by-election
New Delhi:Even as the BJP amended a bill reflecting stricter punishment
for those found guilty of cow slaughter in Gujarat and initiated a crackdown on
illegal slaughter houses in UP , its candidate in a by-election in Kerala is
traversing a different path. N Sreeprakash, the party candidate in the upcoming
Lok Sabha by-election in Malappuram, is promising voters that if elected, he
will ensure the supply of good beef in the constituency. “There will be efforts
from my side to ensure good-quality beef at clean abattoirs (if elected),”
Sreeprakash told reporters at a ‘Meet the Press’ function. He blamed the
Congress for enforcing ban on cow slaughter when it was in power in many states
in the past. He said it was only illegal to consume beef in states where a ban
on cow slaughter is in place. Sreeprakash’s frank admission comes a day after
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, BJP leader, said that anyone found committing gau
hatya (cow slaughter) will be hanged. While BJP has pursued tough legislation
and action on those committing cow slaughter in the northern and western
states, it has been criticised of hypocrisy in states like Kerala and the
northeast where consumption of beef is not illegal.indianexpress
BJP candidate for Kerala Lok Sabha bypoll promises quality beef if
elected
UP slaughter ban hikes meat price and demand in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: With the closure of slaughter houses in UP after the clamp
down on illegal butchering of animals in the State, the demand and prices of
chicken has hiked in both Punjab and Haryana.A supplier, requesting anonymity,
said that around 350 truckloads of birds are sent to Delhi daily from Punjab
and Haryana. From these, 150 trucks are sent to the Gazipur Mandi in Delhi and
the rest to other places where the birds are slaughtered. Each truck carries
three tones- 1500 to 1800 birds, to 5 tones- 2000 to 2500 birds.“Earlier, these
birds were being sent to Delhi and then from there to other parts of the
country, mainly UP where they were slaughtered and then sold. Now, as the
slaughter has stopped in UP these birds
are slaughtered and dressed in Delhi’s
Gazipur Mandi and other places, then sent to UP,’’ he says. newindianexpress
After meat ban chicken, mutton sold like drugs in Ranchi
Ranchi: The govt's order to clamp down on unlicenced meat shops and
slaughterhouses across the state have thrown open a new black market of mutton
and chicken in the state capital.A mutton shop in Morabadi and Ratu Road and a
few chicken shops in Dipatoli area continued selling popular meat items from
their backdoor. timesofindia
Meat sellers protest at Dhanbad civic office
UP: 38 cow carcasses found in farmhouse of additional chief medical
officer JN Mishra, owner booked
Agra:Police have recovered 38 carcasses of cows, buried under the
ground, and rescued another dozen cows and calves from the farmhouse of an additional
chief medical officer (ACMO) in Bahraich district’s Fakharpur area late Friday.
The operation followed a tip-off from local Hindu Yuva Vahini members, said
police, adding that a small Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing unit was also
found operating inside the farmhouse in Maraucha village.Following this, police
booked ACMO J N Mishra — posted at Bahraich District Hospital — under
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. He was also detained but was allowed to
go on Saturday, said a police officer. “Further investigation will find out how
the animals died and also, if some of them were being used to manufacture
medicines,” the officer added.During questioning, Mishra reportedly told police
that he was trying to develop his farmhouse as a gaushala and hence, villagers
used to leave their sick cows with him. The bodies were of sick cows and none
were killed, he claimed.Bahraich ASP Dinesh Tripathi, who was part of the
operation, said:“Farmhouse has been sealed and an FIR has been lodged against
the ACMO on a complaint filed by Hindu Yuva Vahini’s Swami Chinmayanand
Maharaj.” “No arrest has been made so far, as the drug inspector claimed that
all medicines found at the spot were ayurvedic… there were also some medicinal
plants. It is yet to be confirmed whether cow organs and parts were used in
making the drugs. Samples have been collected and sent for lab test,” he
added.When contacted, Kaiserganj SDM Amitabh Yadav said: “We were informed by
some members of an organisation that a large number of cows were being
regularly killed at the farmhouse. They alleged that body parts and organs of
the cows were being used to prepare medicines in the manufacturing unit. We
found carcasses of 38 cows after digging up the ground and also rescued a dozen
cows and calves who were in a starved condition.” indianexpress
Carcasses of 40 cows recovered from farmhouse in UP
Gujarat: BJP organises ‘gau pujans’ to celebrate passage of Bill against
cow slaughter
Ahmedabad:Maldhari community members belonging to the BJP gathered at
various places in Gujarat to celebrate the passage of a Bill providing for
harsher punishment for violation of cow slaughter ban in the state. In
Gandhinagar, there were gau pujan rituals, led by BJP leaders. “They fed them
sukhdi, gur and lapsi. They also burst crackers at many places,” said state BJP
spokesperson Bharat Pandya.State BJP president Jitu Vaghani, organising general
secretary Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, Gandhinagar MLA Ashok Patel and office-bearers
of the city and district party organisation, besides religious leaders were
present at the time of cow worship. They also commended the state govt for its decisive action against the violation
of cow slaughter ban, Pandya said. indianexpress
UP lays down strict guidelines for meat business
Agra: The daunting new rules stipulated for a green signal could wipe
the small shops out, perhaps many of the big ones too. From transporting meat
only in insulated freezer vans to health certificates for all workers,
forbidding meat shops anywhere near religious places and vegetable markets to
strict FSDA compliance to steel knives, the UP govt has sent out an elaborate list of dos and
don'ts for meat shop owners, to be enforced by all district administrations.The
requirements are so constricting and specific, and have such an exhaustive list
of necessary infrastructure and permissions, said meat shop owners, that small
shops in the state will have neither the financial ability nor manpower to
operate any longer.TOI
Meat and milk are two sides of the same coin: Rajeev Gupta, a dairy
farmer in Agra
Prolonged non-availability of meat may cause resentment among students:
AMU VC
Aligarh: AMU VC Lt Gen Zamer Uddin Shah on Saturday said prolonged
non-availability of meat could manifest in "resentment" as buffalo
meat is the "staple diet" of students and set up a committee to
manage supply of essential items to all messes. timesofindia
2 years after Maharashtra's beef ban, Mumbai's Qureshi butcher community
struggles with poverty
For the past week, Naeem Qureshi, a meat shop owner in Mumbai, has been
receiving calls from distressed relatives in Amroha, his hometown in UP, with
news that he finds worryingly familiar.Qureshi comes from a community of
traditional kasais, or butchers, involved in the meat business across most of
India. Up till last week, his relatives in Amroha also ran meat shops, selling
bada gosht, or buffalo meat, to local restaurants and families. But with the
new BJP govt in UP ordering a crackdown
on illegal slaughterhouses in the state, their businesses have virtually shut
down.Since Tuesday, following UP’s lead, other BJP-ruled states like Rajasthan,
Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and MP have also started shutting down some
slaughterhouses and meat shops found without requisite licenses.“UP govt keeps
saying they are closing only illegal slaughterhouses, but we know from our
people that legal ones are being forced to shut too,” said Qureshi, sitting
with a group of fellow butchers in Mumbai’s Bandra bazaar. “If this goes on,
people in UP are going to be in a worse condition than we have been in for two
years.” Scroll.in
OTHERS
Krishna was legendary eve-teaser: Prashant Bhushan in reference to
'anti-Romeo squads' in UP
New Delhi: Ex-AAP leader Prashant Bhushan today fell afoul of the
Hindutva squad thanks to his tweet commenting about UP CM Adityanath's new 'anti-Romeo squads'.The
'anti-Romeo squads' are supposed to crack down on 'eve teasing.' And 'eve
teasing' is the benign term used in India for sexual harassment. Bhushan, who's
also a public interest lawyer and founder of Swaraj Abhiyan, said there are
fictional gods in Hindu myths that are looked upon indulgently despite their
being 'eve teasers'. timesofindia
Bhushan calls Krishna 'legendary Eve teaser,' asks if Adityanath will
call his teams 'Anti-Krishna squads'
Muslim leader files complaint against Bhushan for Hurting Hindu
Sentiments
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson in UP Zishan Haider on Sunday filed a
police complaint against senior lawyer and Swaraj Abhiyan leader Prashant
Bhushan for his tweet taunting state CM Yogi Adityanath if he would name the
"anti-romeo squads" after Krishna. The police complaint filed by a
Muslim leader against hurting "Hindu sentiments" in an issue close to
BJP has made many commentators wondering if there was a political angle to
it.News18.com
BJP leader files complaint against Bhushan for 'derogatory' tweet
against Krishna
Fears in India over spread of 'Taliban-like' moral policing amid
crackdown on meat, romance: Telegraph UK
Controversial “anti-Romeo” squads to police and control young couples in
public are spreading across India after they were introduced by the firebrand
Hindu leader of the country’s largest state, UP .The squads of plain-clothed
and uniformed police officers have been accused of “Taliban-like" moral
policing by patrolling public spaces to prevent men from loitering near women.
The authorities claim they are only trying to protect women from sexual
harassment.The patrols were launched just over a week ago on the orders of Yogi
Adityanath, 44, a right-wing Hindu monk repeatedly accused of fanning religious
tensions and who was jailed for 15 days in 2007 on charges of inciting riots,
but who now rules a state of over 200 million people. telegraph
'Love' kills more in India than terror:TOI
Terror killed 20,000 people between 2001 and 2015. On the other hand,
'love' emerged as the officially recorded reason for 38,585 murders and
culpable homicide cases and 79,189 suicides. Further, 2.6 lakh kidnapping cases
were also filed in the same period with marriage being motive behind
'abducting' women. The math comes down to the following - love was responsible
for 6-times the deaths caused by terror attacks.
Adityanath can build a temple 'inside' every mosque: Omar Abdullah
lashes out at UP CM
National Conference (NC) working President Omar Abdullah has lashed out
at UP CM Yogi Adityanath asserting that he is capable
of building a temple inside every mosque, potentially creating chaos across the
country."The minister that BJP has selected has never been true to his
words. Yogi Adityanath is someone who can build temple inside every mosque,
this is never going to unite the country but rather break it soon. So why does CM
of J&K Mehbooba Mufti have to join hands with
them," said Abdullah.Abdullah further stated that the PDP needs to be
blamed for the current volatile situation in the Valley, instead of working on
the security structure Mufti is making friendly ties with BJP."What
Kashmiris underwent in 2016 or are facing now is beyond comprehension and
expression. PDP had pushed Kashmiri youth to the wall and robbing them of an
opportunity to live with peace and dignity. Rather than looking at the security
structure Mehbooba Mufti is making friendly ties with BJP," said
Abdullah.Abdullah further stated that the anti-people policy of the PDP-BJP
indulgence has brought Kashmir at the volatile cross roads of history where
nothing is visible except fear and harassment.DNA
Adityanath once said he will build temples in place of every mosque:
Omar Abdullah
Will Adityanath offer Namaz, asks Azam Khan
Rampur: Azam Khan asked UP CM Yogi Adityanath if he would “prefer to offer
namaz”, as he had earlier said it was similar to surya namaskar.Reacting to Adityanath’s
remark that the prayers offered by Muslims resemble different postures of surya
namaskar, Khan said: “He would have been handcuffed had he made such
comments.”“Since you find similarities between surya namaskar and namaz, will
you prefer to offer namaz?” he asked the CM . siasat
EVMs ‘poll’ in favour of BJP in MP bypoll, Chief Election Officer asks
not to report in media: jantakareporter
In a development that could give credence to allegations of election
fraud, an EVM machine with VVPAT attached, to be used for 9 April bypoll in
MP’s Ater has been found to be designed to only vote in favour of the BJP
candidate.The video of Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer, Salina Singh,
carrying out inspection of EVM machine in the constituency has now gone
viral.In the video (below), Singh is seen being surrounded by several election
officials who try to test the accuracy of the machine by pressing the number
four button of a VVPAT machine. However to everyone’s utter shock, the paper
receipt showed the vote had in fact gone in favour of the BJP, whose election
symbol, lotus, was against the first button and number four. When questioned,
Singh asked the reporters not to report incident adding that the act could land
them in jail.
Akhilesh seeks probe into EVMs as machine in MP dispenses only BJP slips
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday demanded an inquiry
after a paper audit trail machine attached to an EVM in Madhya Pradesh dispensed
slips only of the BJP.“There should be an inquiry after the electronic voting
machine in MP were only dispensing BJP slips,” Akhilesh said in a tweet.HT
AASU, indigenous groups warn Centre against settling Hindu Bangladeshis
in Assam
Guwahati:All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and 29 other organizations
representing various indigenous and ethnic communities of Assam on Saturday
warned the BJP-led govt s at the Centre and in the state against trying to
settle Hindu Bangladeshis who had arrived after 1971, and said these groups
would not allow any such “conspiracy” to reduce the indigenous communities into
a minority.“BJP, which came to power by promising to protect the indigenous
communities by raising the slogan of jaati-maati-bheti, is now conspiring to
reduce these communities of Assam into a minority by settling Hindu
Bangladeshis who came after 1971. We will thwart all such attempts,” AASU
general secretary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi said at a huge rally held here on Saturday.AASU
chief advisor SamujjalBhattacharyya on the other hand said the Sarbananda
Sonowal govt must ensure protection of
the interests of the indigenous and ethnic communities against the onslaught of
Bangladeshis.“A Bangladeshi is a Bangladeshi irrespective of his or her
religious affiliation.Assam Accord has clearly stated that only those who came
before March 25, 1971 will be accepted. Sonowal must respect and abide by the
Assam Accord,” he said. “Assam has taken enough burden of displaced population
since the time Partition. It cannot take even one person more now,”AASU advisor
said. indianexpress
Assam: AASU protest against granting citizenship to Hindu migrants from
Bangladesh
Aadhar Card data has been leaked online! Modi Govt finally admits Aadhaar can be hacked
The unique identification number issued by the govt , Aadhaar, has been
growing to become an integral part of our day to day life. From getting
admission for children in schools to paying our annual income tax, Aadhar Card
had become mandatory for every process in India. However, the downside of
storing this biometric data has been unveiled which brings back people’s fear
of the dark web. According to a Ministry of Electronics and IT that has been
leaked online, Aadhaar has been hacked, and the data of various Aadhar card
holders has been leaked online.The picture of this official letter of Ministry
of Electronics and Information Technology was first shared by The New Indian
Express and has since gone viral on the internet. The letter has PM Modi’s govt finally accepting that various Aadhar details
have been leaked online. india
J&K: Separatists call shutdown against PM Modi's visit to inaugurate
India's longest tunnel; normal life affected
Normal life was affected in Kashmir Valley due to strike called by
separatist groups against PM Narendra
Modi's visit to the state for inauguration of Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the
longest in the country, on Srinagar-Jammu national highway.Most of the shops,
business establishments and fuel stations were shut in Srinagar summer capital of
the state, officials said.However, they said, weekly flea market, locally known
as Sunday market, was open as many vendors had set up their stalls along TRC
Chowk-Batamaloo axis through Lal Chowk. The officials said most of the public
transport was off the roads, while private cars, cabs and auto-rickshaws were
seen plying normally in many areas of the city here.Similar reports were
received from other district headquarters of the Valley, they said. Asking
people to observe a general strike, the separatists - chairmen of rival
factions of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,
and JKLF chief Yasin Malik - in a joint statement on Thursday had said
"all rhetoric about development or construction of tunnels and roads are
futile and will not succeed in luring us".The separatists said Kashmir is
a "political issue and not a problem related to governance, economic
packages, incentives or a law and order".PTI
PM Modi inaugurates India’s longest Chenani-Nashri tunnel, dedicates it
to the nation
Terms like 'Muslim terrorists' wrong: Dalai Lama
Guwahati:Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today strongly disapproved
of terms like "Muslim terrorists" saying he feels immensely
"uncomfortable" at such usage. Dalai Lama expressed his aversion to
the negative, community-specific terminologies, while speaking at a platinum
jubilee anniversary function of 'The Assam Tribune' group of newspapers here.PTI
Even Muslims have realised terrorism is an attempt to defame Islam:
Rajnath
New Delhi: Asserting that
security forces are giving a befitting reply to the terrorists, Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said even the Muslims have realised that
terrorism is an attempt to defame Islam.“The security forces are giving
befitting reply to the terrorists. Even the Muslims have realised that
terrorism is an attempt to defame Islam. The security forces are responding to
terrorism in an appropriate manner. The entire country is united against
terrorism,” said Singh.ANI
District administration orders probe into death of terror suspect
Saifullah
Lucknow: Lucknow district administration on Saturday ordered a
magisterial probe into the death of terror suspect Saifullah, who was killed on
the outskirts of UP capital on March 8
after 12 hours long of anti-terror operation.“A magisterial inquiry into the
death of slain terrorist Saifullah has been ordered by the Lucknow district
administration on the request of UP ATS,” ADM (Lucknow West) Jai Shankar Dubey
said.He said that SDM Lucknow (Sadar) would be conducting the magisterial
probe.“The probe will be comepleted in one month, after which a report would be
submitted to the UP govt ,” Dubey
said.PTI
Ahmedabad blasts:12-day police custody for Yasin, Assadulla
Ahmedabad:Prime accused Yasin Bhatkal behind 2008 serial blasts at
Ahmedabad was on Saturday remanded in police custody for 12 days. Yasin was
sent to the police custody by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate AS Vyas
along with co-accused Assadulla Akhtar after they were produced in the court.
The two were brought to the city yesterday by the state’s Crime Branch on a
transit remand from Delhi’s Tihar jail.The police sought the duo in 14-day
remand, saying the two were not cooperating with the investigators.PTI
‘Yes, Muslims condemn terror’: This woman proves it with 712-page Google
doc
Why don’t Muslims condemn terrorism, a classmate asked 19-year-old Heraa
Hashmi during an argument. It’s a question Muslims are often asked, and one
that they are weary of answering again and again. “I told him “You are
completely wrong,” says Heraa, in an email interview with Hindustan Times. “We
do, but our voices are suppressed. And we don’t agree with the violent ideology
of those on the fringe, but it’s not our fault if the public doesn’t hear
it.”Her classmate, however, remained unconvinced and a frustrated Heraa
returned home, only to hit upon the perfect way to counter prove her point:
creating a 712-page Google document, compiling 5,000 entries of Muslims across
the world condemning acts of terror. Heraa, who was born in Bihar but moved to
the US with her parents as a child, studies Molecular Biology at the University
of Colorado in Boulder. One of the things that contributed to her
single-mindedness in executing the project was the political climate in the US,
where as a minority you become answerable for the actions of fringe elements in
your community.HT
Bhojpuri film on Babri gets banned by censor board
Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav probably didn’t know what he was
getting into when he decided to do a film called Babri Masjid. A crude and
kitschy take on the politics of communalism in Ayodhya, the film has been
unceremoniously banned by the Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC).
JNU moves HC to restrain students from holding protest
New Delhi:JNU administration has moved the Delhi High Court seeking
direction to restrain its students from staging any demonstration within 100
metres of administrative block.PTI
Haryana to provide Rs 21,000 to families for third girl child
Chandigarh: Haryana govt will provide one-time grant of Rs 21,000 to all
those families whose third girl child was born after August 24, 2015, under the
Aapki Beti, Hamari Beti scheme. The eligible families will receive the amount
irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, income and number of sons, an
official release issued on Saturday said.The scheme is aimed to combat the
problem of declining child sex ratio and promote girls’ education in the
state.PTI
‘Haj subsidy is albatross around
our neck’
Now that newly-elected UP's Waqf and Haj minister Mohsin Raza has spoken
against the "misuse" of Haj subsidy (earlier union minister for
minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi called it a blot on Muslims), the issue of
Haj subsidy is back in the spotlight. Most Muslims wants to do away with the
subsidy which sangh parivar has called it a "tool of minority
appeasement.""The subsidy amount goes to the airfare for Haj pilgrims
which is much higher than the normal airfare for a return journey to Jeddah
from India. Subsidy is an albatross around Muslims' neck and must end,"
says Yusuf Ahmed Kherada of Al Khalid Tours and Travels. "Get a global
tender for Haj travel and the airfare will reduce."A five-member
committee, headed by secretary of Parliamentary Affairs Afazl Amanullah, is
looking into whether subsidies have benefits and if pilgrims can travel paying
less if there is no subsidy at all. "It is true the Supreme Court wants
subsidy to end by 2022 and we are taking a wider perspective of the Haj
policy," says Kamal Farooque, a member of the panel. timesofindia
President lays foundation stone of Haj House in Ranchi
Media owners being controlled by Modi govt, stories getting killed:
Chidambaram
Bengaluru: P Chidambaram alleged that there was a “pervasive, systematic
and infringed control” over the owners of media by the Narendra Modi govt .“Today,
believe me, there is all pervasive, systematic infringed control over the
owners of the media. You talk to any journalist in Delhi, they will tell you
that. Stories are simply killed. This is a serious problem,” he said in an
interaction after the launch of his book ‘Fearless in opposition - Power and
Accountability’ in Bengaluru.PTI
What Mahatma Gandhi Said to Those Who Wanted Beef Banned in India:THE
WIRE
Fake Nostradamus passages invented by Francois Gautier and published in
TOI, Zee News, for Modi publicity: Pratik Sinha
WORLD
Russia's backing Taliban demand triggers controversy
Kabul:Days before a planned conference on Afghanistan in Moscow,
Russia’s top diplomat has stirred a new controversy in an already complex
situation by echoing the Taliban’s demand for foreign forces’ exit from the
war-riddled country. Zamir Kabulov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special
envoy for Afghanistan, said the Taliban’s longstanding demand for the exit of
foreign forces from Afghanistan is ‘justified’. Russian envoy said none of
Afghanistan’s neighbor is in support of the foreign military presence in
Afghanistan.He also accused Washington of ‘sabotaging’ Russian efforts to help
end the Afghan war by boycotting a Moscow meeting planned for mid-April.Afghan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined
to immediately comment on Kabulov’s remarks. Anadolu agency
As US Continues Its Longest War, Taliban Forges Russian Ties: Tanya
Rohatgi
London attack: All 12 people detained, released without charge
All 12 people arrested in connection with the Westminster terror attack
have been released without charge.A 30-year-old man detained on March 26 in
Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist attacks was released on
Saturday, Scotland Yard said.He was held on March 26, 4 days after Khalid
Masood’s deadly attack which claimed the life of 4 victims, outside the Palace
of Westminster. 11 other people previously arrested in connection with the
investigation have been released without further action.Huffington Post
Custodian of Sufi shrine in Pakistan, arrested in killings of at least
20 visitors
Islamabad:A custodian of a Sufi
shrine in Pakistan’s Punjab province killed at least 20 people Saturday night,
a district administration official said.The attack occurred in Sargodha, and
four women were among the dead. The custodian, Abdul Waheed, and 4 others were
arrested.Speaking with reporters, Deputy Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta said,
“Abdul Waheed used club and knife to kill these people visiting the shrine. He
has confessed that he killed the victims.”Chatta said an injured woman who fled
the scene informed hospital staff of the attack, prompting police action.Waheed
is said to be mentally unstable, Chatta said. The custodian is also said to
have tortured devotees in an apparent effort to heal them.Killings have been
reported during exorcism rituals at some shrines in the past, but such a mass
killing would be unusual.
Arrests after 20 people killed at Sargodha shrine
Egypt court upholds 'terror group' designation for leading Muslim
Brotherhood figures
Egypt's Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday an appeal by 18 Muslim
Brotherhood members against an order placing them on an official list of
"terrorist organizations."The appeal was filed by several leading
figures in the now-banned Islamist group, including its supreme guide Mohamed
Badie, along with Mohamed Mahdi Akef, Saad El-Katatny, Khairat El-Shater,
Mohamed El-Beltagy, Essam El-Erian, Mahmoud Ezzat and Hossam Abu Bakr.Egyptian
officials are expected to attempt to convince US President Donald Trump and his
administration to declare Brotherhood a terrorist organization during President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's visit to Washington on Monday.
US ‘understands’ Israeli decision to build new settlement in W.Bank
US administration has said that it “understands” the Israeli cabinet’s
decision to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank, Times of Israel
reported. middleeastmonitor
Israel arrests Islamic movement leader in dawn raid
Israeli police detained a leader of the Islamic Movement in northern
Israel in a dawn raid on Sunday.
Suleiman Ahmad Agbaria, the former chief of Umm al-Fahm municipality,
was arrested from his home in town,Israel Radio reported. Anadolu
254 killed as landslides
devastate Colombia's Mocoa
At least 254 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after
torrential rains triggered severe flooding and mudslides in the city of Mocoa,
in southwest Colombia.
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