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Only way out of Kashmir crisis is to resume dialogue process initiated
by Vajpayee: Mehbooba Mufti
New Delhi: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti met PM Narendra Modi on Monday at
his residence and briefed him about the deteriorating security situation in the
state. PDP chief is on a visit to New Delhi to meet with Govt functionaries over the Kashmir crisis.
Speaking to media after the meeting, Mufti stressed on the need for a
discussion with the parties concerned to improve the situation in the state.
“It is important to hold talks at the latest…There is a need for conducive
atmosphere for talks, and for governance,” J&K CM said.Mufti said she also
discussed the low voting percentage in the Srinagar bypolls with PM Modi. “I
discussed the issue of less voting percentage in recent elections, and security
situation in Jammu and Kashmir with PM Modi,” she said, according to news
agency ANI. PDP leader said she also raised the issue of control over water
resources in the state. “I pressed that J&K doesn’t have control over water
resources, and how losses caused by Indus Waters Treaty can be compensated,”
she said.Mufti said PM Modi has assured her that he would follow the policies
laid down by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to resolve the Kashmir issue. “Modi
ji has repeatedly said he would follow in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji’s footsteps,
whose policy is of reconciliation not confrontation,” she said, according to
ANI. CM, too, reiterated that the only way out of the crisis was to resume the
dialogue process initiated by Vajpayee.PDP leader also met Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh today at his residence.indianexpress
‘Centre should seriously think about welfare of J&K’
Students protest again in Srinagar, raise 'Azadi' slogans
New Delhi: Massive clashes erupted in Srinagar's Lal Chowk area on
Monday after students from three adjacent educational institutions staged a
protest and resorted to stone pelting.According to the police, the students of
SP College, Govt College for Women and
SP Higher Secondary school assembled on the Maulana Azad Road and clashed with
the security personnels on duty. "At least six students have been detained
to foil the clashes," a senior police official said, adding, "Scores
of girl students participated in the protest."The girls also raised pro-freedom
slogans, he said.The forces fired tear smoke shells on the stone pelting
students resulting in chaos in the city center.Meanwhile, three
photojournalist, Basit Zargar, Habib Naqash and Danish Ismail were among the
injured during clashes outside SP school.The colleges opened in Kashmir valley
today after remaining closed for a week following protests across Kashmir
against the police action on Govt Degree
College Pulwama on April 15.Over fifty students were injured in clashes with
security forces in Pulwama college, as security forces fired tear gas and
pellets to disperse angry students.The students were protesting against alleged
highhandedness of security forces outside govt-run degree college in Pulwama. timesofindia
After threats, Kashmiri scholar says won’t return to BITS-Pilani
Chandigarh: Hashim Sofi spent only 20 days on the campus of Birla
Institute of Technology & Science(BITS), Pilani after joining as a research
fellow in the pharmacy department. Today, the 27-year-old from north Kashmir’s
Bandipora is back home, saying he doesn’t want to return following alleged
death threats and harassment at the hands of unidentified people in the college
hostel on Friday. Hashim, who reached his home in Bandipora on Saturday, told
The Indian Express over phone that on Friday morning he discovered threats and
hate messages on the door of his hostel room. “I immediately informed the
hostel superintendent and asked him to look into it. There were very
unfortunate words…that had been written…,” he said.Although the faculty assured
Hashim of an investigation into the hate messages, his harassment did not end
with the messages on the door. “It was a double shock for me when I saw that
even my clothes that I had left in the balcony after washing had words like
‘anti-national Kashmiri’ written on them. This was about 30 minutes after I had
read the messages on the door.” indianexpress
J&K: PDP leader Abdul Gani Dar shot dead
New Delhi: PDP’s Pulwama district president Abdul Gani Dar was shot dead
in a suspected militant attack Monday. Dar, who reportedly took bullets on his
chest, was first taken to a local hospital and then moved to a Srinagar
hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. PDP leader is said to be on his
way in to Srinagar when his car was waylaid.The attack on the PDP leader comes
hours after J&K CM and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti met PM Narendra Modi as well as Home Minister Rajnath
Singh to discuss the unrest in the Valley. Mufti stressed on holding talks even
as she underlined a dialogue process with all stakeholders was not possible
amid stone-pelting and firing of bullets. She, however, claimed that the
situation in the Valley will be brought under control in 2-3 months. Indianexpress
Chhattisgarh: Maoists kill 26 CRPF men in encounter
Sukma (Chhattisgarh): 26 CRPF personnel were killed and seven others
injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma area, sources said.7
injured CRPF personnel have been shifted to a hospital in Raipur in critical
condition, while according to sources, seven soldiers are still unaccounted
for. Rescue operations are underway.As many as 90 CRPF jawans of the 74th
Battalion were a part of road opening party when they were attacked by Naxals.
Their weapons were also looted. huffingtonpost
Suspected Maoist rebels kill 24
soldiers
Turkish President Erdogan to visit Jamia
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Jamia Millia Islamia
soon, according to sources. It is understood that during his 2-day visit to
India, Erdogan is to come to Jamia also where he is to be honoured. According
to a daily report, his tour is to begin from April 30.During his visit, India
and Turkey are going to explore ways to strengthen anti-terror cooperation,
deepen trade and investment ties.“President of Turkey is to visit the campus.
And the university is to give him Honorary doctorate degree,” said Dr Mohsin
Ali, coordinator and founder member of Department of Trukish language and
literature.Hurriyet Daily News reported: “Erdogan will participate in
Turkey-India Business Forum and will hold political talks with Indian leaders,
particularly President Pranab Mukherjee. The agenda during the meeting is
expected to be dominated by an improvement of bilateral economic and trade
ties.” Okhlatimes
PERSONAL LAW RELATED ISSUES
Triple talaq ‘undesirable’; those practising it should be boycotted,
says Mohammed Jafar at Jamait-e-Islami Hind MP meet
Bhopal: Triple talaq is a ‘non-desirable’ form of divorce in Islam and
those practising it should be socially boycotted. There is a need for social
reform among the Muslims and the Jamait-e-Islami Hind Madhya Pradesh would soon
launch a Muslim Personal Law Awareness Campaign in the state.During this
15-day-long campaign beginning April 23, the Jamait intends to contact at least
20 lakh people in big and small towns through public meetings and other
means.Announcing this at a press conference here on Sunday,Maulana Mohammed
Jafar, convener of the Jamait Islami Hind’s awareness campaign, Hamid Baig,
president of the state unit of the Jamait and Mahnaz Ismail , state president
of its women’s wing said a majority of
Muslims were ignorant of the Islamic family law and that was at the root
of most of the problems.Maulana Jafar said Muslims should keep the teaching of
Allah and his Rasool in mind while taking decisions in family matters. He said
the debate in the media and in political circles on the Muslim Personal Law was
not centred on real issues.Answering a question, Maulana Jafar said the Shariat
did allow for divorce but only when there was no other recourse left. He said
the Quran had answers to all questions on marriage, divorce, succession and
other family issues.He said if Muslims strictly followed the Shariat, they
would set an example which other communities of the country would like to
emulate. They said family disputes should be solved through Darul Kaza. This will
reduce the burden of cases on courts.They said under the Shariat Application
Act, 1937, the Shariat law had primacy over other laws and if both the parties
in a dispute were Muslims, it had to be resolved under the provisions of the
Shariat. He said the Constitution of India guaranteed freedom of conscience and
religion, which was a fundamental right. This provision allowed Muslims to
follow the Muslim Personal Law.Jafar said the demand for uniform civil code was
improper and the Jamait did not support it. He also said divorce through social
media was valid. freepressjournal
Socially boycott men who misuse triple talaq, say speakers at Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Nagpur
meet
Nagpur: "Shariat is not just a legal system but a way of life. The
Indian constitution has permitted us to practice our religion and we must
approach the Shariat courts to resolve disputes," said Sufiya Khan to a
group of women at Godavari Nagar on Sunday. Giving an insight about Islamic law
she urged them to fight against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to protect
Shariat.As part of the nationwide awareness campaign on Muslim Personal Law,
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is reaching out to Muslims in city belonging to all
sections of society. Starting from April 23 to May 7, the jamaat will go
door-to-door, conduct activities and distribute journals about appropriate
implementation of Shariat and legal remedies. The book titled 'Instructions for
Talaq' will be distributed in the 250 registered mosques, so that imams can
read it out after Friday prayers to spread the word, said members.On first day
of fortnight-long campaign, JIH city president Dr Anwaar Siddiqui said,
"We aim to flush out the misconceptions regarding triple talaq (divorce by
man), khula (divorce by woman), polygamy, maintenance, haq mahr (mandatory
amount paid by groom). Muslim women are getting carried away with the false
idea of Shariat being unfair to them, on the contrary it favours greater rights
of women and will improve the condition in India if enacted
systematically." Imam of Markaz Masjid, Hafiz Shakir believes that forming
strict laws will not solve the problem but correct knowledge will. He said,
"Pronouncing talaq thrice in a single sitting (Talaq-ul-Biddat) is the
most sinful and disproved form of divorce, but it is a valid way and we cannot
make amendments in the laws enforced by the Lord. Instead, we can educate men
so that they fear to commit such deed and follow the proper procedure." Unit
president (west), Umar Khan said, "We don't have right to punish people
who break the laws but on April 16, AIMPLB had called for social boycott of
those men who misuse triple talaq and use it arbitrarily without a valid
reason."TOI
OTHERS
Learning to break ceiling: From literacy to heading households, Muslim
women numbers are up:HT
Mumbai:Ariba Imtiaz, the youngest daughter of Imtiaz and Safiya Shaikh,
has spent a chunk of her life navigating the grimy lanes of Kasaibada, a
butcher’s colony in Mumbai’s Kurla, to ensure she reached college on time. Her
parents were forced to move into this ghetto from Nehru Nagar, also in Kurla,
after facing threats during the 1992 communal riots following the Babri Masjid
demolition in Ayodhya.Today, Ariba is a dentist. But she wants to do more, she
wants to achieve her dream of entering the civil services before getting
married. In many ways, this 24-year-old represents the fraught but palpable
change that is underway in the lives of Muslim women in India. With the popular
narrative about Muslim women largely revolving around the Burkha and Triple
Talaq, Ariba and lakhs of women like her symbolise the concerted drive by Muslim
women to reclaim their space within the community and the country by using
education as a tool. According to Census data available since 2001, the number
of Muslim female graduates has grown at an astounding rate of 168%. National average
growth during the same period — 2001 to 2011 — was lower at 115 %. This trend
is ratified by figures made available by the National Sample Survey Office
(NSSO), which shows that the growth in attendance rates in educational
institutions per 1,000 persons in the age group 0-29 for major religious groups
is highest for Muslim females. Significantly, this was more than the national
rate in urban and rural India.“There is a rising desire among Indian Muslims
for education. I have come across many cases where the male child of a family
has dropped out and started working, while the family facilitates the education
of the girl child,” says Dr Abdul Shaban, deputy director, Tata Institute of
Social Sciences. “However, the benefit of this education in social terms can
only be felt over a larger period of time. For instance, even now, not enough
educated Muslim women are getting jobs in the organised sector,” says Shaban,
who is also a member of a commission set up by Telangana govt to study the
socio-economic and educational status of Muslims. HT
Mumbai: Hindu villagers foiled MMRDA bid to demolish mosque, threaten to
vandalise temples
On Tuesday, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) team
reached Kona village adjacent to Kalyan to bull dozed the mosque but the people
from the Hindus community stopped them from doing so saying that if they raze
the mosque they would also vandalise their temples. The mosque of Kona village
was construction in the year 2003. MMRDA had sent a notice on 7 April to mosque
committee regarding the demolition. On Tuesday, the team of MMRD reached with
500 police force, 2 JCB and Poke Lane Machine machines. As soon as villagers
received the information, they reached the mosques in large number. The Hindu villagers, including the Sarpanch,
told the officials that if they slide even a brick of the mosque, they would
themselves demolish the temple and its whole charge would be the head of the
administration. The members of the Hindu community said that the mosque was
constructed on NA plot and village
panchayat has given permission regarding this. Villagers told the officials
that the construction of mosque is valid by showing some documents related to
the land. MMRDA officials were forced to
returned in view of Hindu-Muslim unity. Siasat
MP: Cop thrashed as he was going to fine BJP leader’s Relatives
Guna: A police constable is thrown to the ground, punched and kicked
repeatedly by a group of four to five men, as many others watch. The savage
attack, which was captured on cell phone cameras, was led by the family members
of a local BJP leader and took place on Saturday afternoon right outside the
Police Control Room in Guna, about 200 kilometre from Madhya Pradesh's capital
Bhopal. Trouble began when three girls belonging to the family of Shobhna
Raghuvanshi, the BJP block president, were stopped by the police for riding a
scooter without helmets. As they were being fined for traffic violations, the
girls called up their family members, police said.The BJP leader's husband,
Rajiv Raghuvanshi, who is the uncle of the girls, arrived at the spot within
minutes along with his supporters and a scuffle broke out in which constable
Ashutosh Tiwari was pushed to the ground and roughed up.As another policeman
tries to intervene, Mr Raghuvanshi is seen in a video threatening him.Two
accused have been taken into custody, but not Mr Raghuvanshi."12 people
barged into the control room where I was. They grabbed me by the collar and
started beating me up. My staff saved me. I have bruises..." said Tiwari. ndtv
Cop In Madhya Pradesh Gets Thrashed Brutally For Issuing A Fine To A BJP
Leader's Relatives
Traffic police constable thrashed by BJP leader's family members in
Guna, MP for doing his job
Kerala Police arrest 8 ‘Gau Rakshaks’ for spoiling meat, disrupting
Easter celebrations
In yet another incident related to violence unleashed by cow vigilantes
in India, the Aluva West Police in Kerala has arrested eight persons, all with
RSS-BJP links, for trespassing into someone’s house and throwing mud into beef
preparations on the occasion of Easter.The ‘gau rakshaks’ were taken into
custody following a complaint was issued by Karumallur Panchayat president G D
Shiju on April 17.According to police, on Easter eve, a group of RSS activists
trespassed into the house of Kallarakkal Jose and threw mud in the beef curry
being prepared at Jose’s house, saying ‘we won’t allow cow slaughter’. They
also spoilt the raw meat stored at the house. Police said the accused barged
into the residence of Biju around noon on Sunday and disrupted the Easter
celebration.Jose, according to reports, decided to slaughter his 3-year-old cow
after it was found incapable for delivery. Scared of threats from Sangh groups,
Jose was not ready to file a complaint. However, Karumallur Panchayat president
G D Shiju issued a complaint with the police seeking action.TCN
Dismayed by govt’s inaction against cow vigilantes who lynched Alwar
man, say IAS officers
Senior bureaucrats noted a ‘reprehensible attempt on the part of certain
people in authority in Rajasthan and in the Union Govt to deny the incident’.Senior bureaucrats on
Monday condemned the recent lynching and murder of Pehlu Khan in Alwar,
Rajasthan, by cow vigilantes. Indian Administrative Services officers of the
1968 batch issued a statement, in which they called the April 1 incident
“disturbing” and criticised the Govt for
its action, or rather the lack of it, following the gruesome incident.The
letter has urged the Govt to bring to
book those involved in the heinous act. “We are also dismayed by the acts of
omission and commission of the Govt following the incident, including the delay
and marked reluctance in arresting all those guilty of the act,” read the
statement addressed to Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje. Scroll.in
Pahlu Khan lynching: Protest demonstration held outside Rajasthan
Assembly
Jaipur: With an aim to build pressure on the state BJP Govt to take harsh action against the cow
vigilantes who lynched Haryana dairy farmer Pahlu Khan earlier this month, a
three-day protest demonstration began outside the Assembly building here on
Monday. "The attack of self-styled Gau Rakshaks in Bahror (in Alwar
district) should be investigated under the supervision of the Supreme Court,"protesters
demanded in a memorandum to CM Vasundhara Raje. Eminent personalities that took
part in demonstration included ex-Gujarat IAS officer Harsh Mandar, Dalit youth
leader Jignesh Mewani, PUCL Rajasthan head Kavita Srivastava, Sumitra Chopra
from CPM, state FDCA president Sawai Singh, Jamaat-e-Islami Rajasthan secretary
Mohd. Nazimuddin and state WPI HEAD Er. Rashid Hussain.IndiaTomorrow
‘Serious’ Azmat being treated at AIIMS, New Delhi
Jaipur:The condition of Azmat Khan, who was allegedly beaten up by cow
vigilantes along with Pehlu Khan at Behror in Alwar district, continues to be
“serious”.He is being treated at the AIIMS, New Delhi. “He has injuries in his
head, fracture in spine, and his mental condition is also not normal,” Yusuf
Khan, elder brother said.HT
In video of cow vigilante attack, cops watch as family begs for mercy
Jammu: In chilling videos of an attack by 'Gau Rakshaks' or cow
vigilantes on a family in Reasi in Jammu, women are seen screaming and begging
for mercy inside a shed as a large number of men kick the tin structure and
chant slogans.The tin shed, covered with tarpaulin, was a police post where the
family of Sabir Ali, stopped by a mob of self-appointed cow protectors while
travelling with their livestock, had taken shelter to save their lives. Chased
by the group armed with iron rods, the terrified family ran into the Police
Observation Post near Talwara bridge.The mob, however, caught up with them and
attacked the post as the handful of policemen - outnumbered - watched
helplessly.The family of 5, including 75-year-old Sabir Ali and a nine-year-old
girl, were beaten mercilessly by the men who shouted slogans of "Jai Shri
Ram" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai".In the video, the elderly man
falls to the ground, bleeding. The women rush to help him and one of them
cradles his head, wailing loudly. The mob also set fire to the police post
before taking away the family's cattle, which included 16 cows.The policemen
are pushed and asked to clear out by the mob. ndtv
Cow-protection vigilantes held in J&K: Aljazeera
Police in northern India have arrested 11 so-called cow-protection
vigilantes who attacked a Muslim family over suspicions that they were
transporting cattle for slaughter.The five-member family was moving with their
livestock in Jammu and Kashmir state's Reasi district when a mob assaulted them
on Friday.
US may share ‘encrypted data’ on terror suspects, criminals with India:
FBI
US is reportedly willing to share with India "encrypted data"
on the internet and social media platforms pertaining to terror suspects,
organisations and other criminals through legal channels.According to a report
in TOI, FBI has informed Indian agencies that it can share the “encrypted data”
as part of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) that the two countries
have signed.The Indian Govt and agencies
have been pressing US authorities for getting access to the “encrypted data” as
a large number of social media platforms, including websites and internet-based
messaging applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, Google and YouTube , had their
servers in the US.
Is preacher Zakir Naik holed up in Malaysia? HT
Zakir Naik was spotted in Malaysia last week. He was apparently
presented an award by Malaysian group Perkasa for his contributions to the
cause of Islam. The group put up photographs and videos online of the function.
The local media has quoted Govt officials
to say Naik was given permanent resident status in Malaysia 5 years ago.Indian
security experts, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they suspected that
Naik was now holed up in Malaysia.Mumbai enforcement directorate, which
recently got a non-bailable warrant against Naik, said the visit was under the
scanner. “We are looking into it,” said a high-ranking Enforcement Directorate
officer. India has signed MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) with 38 other
countries, including Malaysia. Authorities said they are exploring the options
under the treaty. “Efforts to bring him back will continue,” said an
officer.The treaty, however, does not cover execution of arrest
warrants.Malaysian officials have already hinted they would cooperate with
India on the investigations.
ED seeks UAE aid on Zakir Naik’s assets
Mumbai: ED will soon approach UAE authorities via a Letters Rogatory
(LR) to access details related to Zakir Naik’s alleged assets located there. An
LR is a request sent to a foreign court via legal channels. The ED has been
conducting a money-laundering probe against Naik and entities associated with
him for alleged irregularities related to the receipt of foreign donations
worth Rs 60 crore. ED is investigating
a money-laundering case against Naik and probe in the case has allegedly
revealed that he has invested a chunk of the funds in Dubai, from where foreign
donations worth Rs 60 crore were routed to India.Asian Age
Work at Chabahar Port in Iran progressing fast: Gadkari
Singapore: The work on the strategic Chabahar Port in Iran for which
India will invest $500 million is progressing fast and the country has already
formed a global port company there, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on
Monday.“We have already formed a global port company there [Chabahar Port],” he
said at the launch of a roadshow for the National High Authority of India’s
(NHAI) rupee denominated masala bonds here.The Minister of road transport and
highways stated that the work at Chabahar was progressing fast. Gadkari had
visited Tehran in May 2015 and both the nations had inked a pact to develop the
Chabahar Port.PTI
Muslims too don’t want mosque at Ayodhya site: RSS leader Indresh Kumar
New Delhi:Pitching for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya,
senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Monday claimed that Muslims themselves do
not want a mosque to be built at the disputed site as it will be ‘unholy’ for
them. “Muslims will never accept such a mosque which is in the name of a
person. All those who believe in Islam say such a mosque is unholy (napak) and
we will never accept it,” he said, adding that the mosque is in the name of
Mughal emperor Babur. He was addressing a seminar organised to spread awareness
about the issue of national security. Claiming that a revolution for the
construction of a Ram temple has started, Kumar, the head of the RSS-affiliated
Muslim Jagran Manch, said all those who support peace, harmony, truth and are
nationalists, will favour a temple at the Ayodhya site.PTI
Mumbai court orders community service, not jail time, for 3 convicted
for rioting, assault
Mumbai; In a rare case, 3 of 5 people convicted for rioting and
assaulting a director of Bombay Hospital, were asked by a metropolitan
magistrate to do community service for two months instead of any jail time. Additional
CMM BU Chaudhari convicted Susil Dicholkar, 45, Jitendra Pawar 46, Ankush Roke,
66, Preeti Mane, 56 and Edueppa Bajrang, 46, of various charges under Indian
Penal Code for rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, mischief causing damage,
intentionally insulting a person and criminal intimidation. Most of the charges
attract up to two years in jail or a fine, whereas punishment for criminal
intimidation is up to seven years or a fine. The judge, however, declined to
send the five to jail considering their advanced ages. Chaudhari said, “Instead
of sentencing the accused, they are released on due admonition that they shall
not repeat any act of criminal nature and shall render social services of
suitable nature at their workplace for an hour in a week after their working
hours till June 18, 2017.”HT
Aadhaar for cattle? Each cow, progeny should get ‘Unique Identification
Number’, Centre tells SC
New Delhi:“Each cow and its progeny across India should get a Unique
Identification Number for tracking,” the Centre on Monday said in its report
submitted to the Supreme Court regarding cow protection and smuggling of cattle
across the India-Bangladesh border. Centre told the SC that a Committee headed
by the Joint Secretary of the Home Ministry has been formed, which has given
out certain recommendations.With an aim to intensify a crackdown on cow
smuggling, the Centre said in the report that each district should have a
shelter home with a capacity of keeping at least 500 abandoned animals. It also
stated that the onus of ensuring security of abandoned animals lies with state
govt. “Responsibility of safety and care of abandoned animals is mainly of the
State Govt ,” Centre’s report stated. indianexpress
Bihar man had no role in Kanpur: NIA
New Delhi : One of the 3 accused arrested for planting a pressure cooker
bomb on a rail track at Ghorasan in Mothari district of Bihar did not have any
role in planting explosives on a rail track in Kanpur last year, NIA has
concluded.Over 140 people were killed following the derailment of the
Indore-Patna Express near Kanpur on November 20, 2016. The role of Pakistan’s
ISI has been suspected. While an initial probe suggested “fatigue of rail
tracks” as the cause of the accident, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu shot off a
letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh alleging sabotage. In Jan, Bihar Police
arrested three persons — Moti Paswan, Uma Shanker Patel and Mukesh Yadav — for
allegedly planting a bomb on the track at Ghorasan on October 1, 2016. The bomb
was defused. Paswan later told Bihar Police that he had planted the explosives
at the instance of his handlers in Nepal, who were working for the ISI. He had
also said the ISI was involved in the Kanpur accident and he and two others had
travelled to the accident site to place the IED. UP police, however, said no
explosives were found on the rail track.The claims of Paswan prompted Prabhu’s
letter to Singh, alleging “sabotage” and “outsiders’ role” in at least 6 train
accidents. thehindu
Don’t be too critical of govt, Muslims told
Faizabad: Stating that CM Adityanath Yogi's actions are aimed at
establishing peace in the society, Jamiat Ulema e Hind president Maulana Arshad
Madani advised Muslims saying, "Do not react to every move of the Govt ...just
wait and watch, we must observe the working of the Govt for some time before forming an
opinion."Addressing a convocation of a madrassa in Faizabad on Sunday,
Madani said, "We should pray to God that the state Govt moves in a positive direction. Madrassas have
no connection with politics and we shouldn't bother about who the elections or
lost and should only teach humanity like all religions do." timesofindia
Delhi’s 13 % Muslim vote to be
deciding factor
New Delhi: 13 % Muslim vote in
the capital could be the deciding factor in many wards. Many members of the
minority community said that they went with Congress over AAP.“As BJP is not
the first traditional choice for us, the only option left was among the
Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party. Many others and I voted from my area for
Congress,” said Niyaz Mathe, a resident of Jamia Nagar.Mathe said that he had
voted for AAP in Delhi Assembly elections in 2015 but was not impressed by the
work done by the party’s MLA till now.He added that in his area there is no
dearth of issues, they range from no water supply, lack of MCD schools, and
waterlogging during monsoons and has voted keeping in mind these problems.“Most
of the votes from this area are going to be divided among the Congress and AAP,
but Congress has an upper hand,” he said. Another voter, Nadeem Akhtar, a
resident of Batla House’s ward number 104, said that while there is improvement
in water situation in his area, after the AAP came to power, the candidate
selected by the party from his area “does not seem credible enough.”In the 2015
assembly elections, Muslims voted en masse for AAP, but the party seems to have
lost some of its vote bank.In some minority-dominated wards, even Samajwadi
Party (SP) and BSP have a chance.ASIAN AGE
WORLD
Egypt court rules against stripping Yusuf Al-Qaradawi of his citizenship
An administrative court in Egypt has decided to halt a lawsuit filed by
the lawyer Sami Sabri to strip Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and nine other opposition
members of their Egyptian nationality.Sabri said that the defendants in
question incited violence and tried to destabilise Egypt but the court ruled
that there is insufficient evidence to strip them of their nationalities and
that the constitution safeguards them against this.A report by State
Commissioner’s Authority at the Egyptian Council of State had previously
revealed flaws in the lawsuit and said that if it were to be accepted this
would set a dangerous precedent against people’s fundamental rights. middleeastmonitor
Egypt sentences 20 people to death for violence following ouster of president
Morsi: Anadolu
Cairo: An Egyptian court on Monday handed down preliminary death
sentences against 20 people in connection with violence following the ouster of
former president Mohamed Morsi. The 20 were among a group of 156 people accused
of attacking a police station and killing two policemen in Kerdasa near Cairo
in 2013. Monday's sentences were referred to Egypt's grand mufti for a
non-binding opinion, as required by Egyptian law. The court will confirm the
verdicts on July 2.In 2015, a court sentenced more than 150 people to death in
connection with the violence, but the verdicts were later overturned by Egypt's
highest appellate court and ordered a retrial. Egypt was roiled by violence and
unrest after the military deposed Morsi, the country's first freely elected
president, in a 2013 military coup.
Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received a royal welcome from
King Salman as he landed on Sunday in Saudi Arabia for a visit to boost ties
after months of tension. Salman, surrounded by key Saudi officials, greeted
Sisi as he stepped off the plane in the capital Riyadh and hosted him for
lunch, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Egyptian presidency announced the
visit in a statement on Friday, saying Sisi's trip was in response to an
invitation by Salman and aimed at "bolstering strategic relations between
the two countries". It said Salman and Sisi would discuss "regional
and international issues of common interest". aljazeera
Afghan army chief, defence minister resign after Taliban attack
Afghanistan's army chief and defence minister have resigned following a
Taliban attack on an army base over the weekend that killed more than 100
people, as the US defence secretary arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit.
The attack, the biggest ever by the Taliban on a military base in Afghanistan ,
involved multiple attackers and suicide bombers in army uniforms who penetrated
the compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army in northern Balkh
province on Friday.President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignations of Qadam
Shah Shahim, the army chief of staff and Abdullah Habibi, the country's defence
minister, on Monday, according to a statement from the president's office. Aljazeera
9 civilians killed in fresh Syria bombardments
Idlib: 9 civilians were killed Monday in fresh bombardments by regime
and Russian forces in war-torn Syria. Russian warplanes struck a marketplace in
Khan Sheikhun town in northwestern Idlib province, local journalist Hamid
al-Qatini said.“4 people, including a child, were killed and six others injured
in the attack,” he said. Local teams were looking for victims under the debris
of destroyed buildings in the area, Qatini added.Anadolu Agency
Ex-British diplomat is director of Assad lobbying body
A former British ambassador to Syria who appeared on the BBC to defend
the Assad regime following the chemical attack earlier this month had taken a
prominent position in a pro-Assad lobby group just weeks before the attack on
Khan Sheikhoun.Retired British diplomat Peter Ford, who was the UK ambassador
to Syria from 2003–2006, claimed in an interview that President Bashar Al-Assad
would not have carried out the chemical gas attack on 4 April which killed
nearly 100 and injuring over 500 people.It has been revealed that just weeks
before the chemical attack, Ford had become a director of the British Syrian
Society, a lobby group linked to Assad regime, claims the Telegraph. According
to documents filed at Companies House, Ford – who has been accused of
supporting the Syrian regime in the past – was appointed director of the
society on 28 Feb. this year.Following chemical attack in Idlib province, Ford
appeared on BBC casting doubt on whether Al-Assad was responsible. middleeastmonitor
Iraq struggling to fight Daesh in vast Anbar deserts
A day after an ambush by Daesh militants killed tens of Iraqi Govt soldiers and officers and wounded many more
others, an Iraqi force has launched a counterattack against the “cells…and
camps of the Daesh organisation” in the vast deserts of Iraq’s western Anbar
province.Khalid Al-Anzi, the mayor of Haditha, one of Anbar’s major cities in
its western reaches, was cited by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed as saying that the Iraqi
desert was too vast and posed geographic challenges to ever be placed fully
under Baghdad’s control.Haditha’s mayor also indicated that several towns in
Anbar were still under Daesh control, despite the ongoing operation in Mosul in
northern Iraq. Al-Anzi said that Hasiba, Ana and Rawa, all major towns in
Anbar, were still held by militant group that swept across Iraq in 2014,
capturing nearly a third of the war-ravaged country.Daesh successfully managed
to launch an ambush in the Anbar desert on an Iraqi military convoy over the
weekend, killing and wounding around 50 troops loyal to the Govt .Iraqi forces
were backed by US-led coalition airpower as they advanced on Daesh positions
operating in the deserts around Anbar’s towns and villages. middleeastmonitor
Daesh overruns highway between Iraq, Jordan
Leading Morocco Islamist party is united, official says
A Moroccan minister and leading figure within Justice and Development
Party (JDP), Mustafa Al-Rameid, denied yesterday factional divisions due to the
formation of the new coalition Govt led
by his party, Quds Press reported.Al-Rameid, who is the current human rights
minister in the coalition Govt , said that the party is united and reports of
divisions and factionalisation reported in the media was nothing more than
“illusions.”Saying that all the senior members of the JDP are closely united
and that speculators were ill-informed about the party’s inner-workings,
Al-Rameid told Quds Press:Those who speak about divisions inside the Justice and
Development Party are dreaming as they do not know [former PM ] Abdelilah
Benkirane, or [PM ] Saadeddine Othmani or the team that was assigned to
negotiate the coalition Govt . Meanwhile, he did not deny that there were
differing views among members of his party regarding the sacking of Benkirane
as head of the Govt by King Mohamed VI,
but said that what happened was nothing more than tweets that were “exaggerated
and reported by the mass media.” middleeastmonitor
Neo-fascist, Le Pen qualifies for second round of French presidential
election
French centrist Emmanuel Macron has come out on top in
the first round of France’s presidential election with far right leader Marine
Le Pen in second place, which means both have qualified for the May 7 runoff
vote, pollsters projections from partial results showed on Sunday.Macron won
23.7 % of the vote and Le Pen 21.7 percent, an Ipsos/Sopra Steria estimate
showed. Macron got 23 % of the vote and Le Pen got 22 % in an estimate from
Harris Interactive. An Ifop estimate put Macron at 23.8 and Le Pen at 21.6
percent.
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