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Genocide of Rohingya Muslim & humanitarian crisis
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea
challenging Rohingyas’ deportation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought to know
the stand of the Govt on a petition
challenging its decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants back to
Myanmar.The matter came up before a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and
Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud which asked Additional Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta to take instruction from the Centre for its response to
the petition which has challenged the decision on various grounds including
that it violated international human right conventions. While the bench posted
the matter for Sept.11, advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for 2 Rohingya
immigrants, wanted an assurance that during the pendency of the petition, the
Centre will not take any step including the deportation of the immigrants.ASG
made it clear that he was not making any statement. The bench asked the
petitioner to hand over the copy of the petition and relevant documents
pertaining to the matter to the law officer.Many of them, who had fled to India
after the earlier spate of violence, have settled in Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana,
UP, Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan.The plea, filed by 2 Rohingya immigrants, Mohammad
Salimullah and Mohammad Shaqir, who are registered refugees under the UNHCR,
claimed they had taken refuge in India after escaping from Myanmar due to
widespread discrimination, violence and bloodshed against the community there.
"Proposed deportation is contrary to the constitutional protections of
Article 14 (Right to Equality), Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty)
and Article 51(c) of the Constitution of India, which provides equal rights and
liberty to every person. "This act would also be in contradiction with the
principle of 'Non-Refoulement', which has been widely recognised as a principle
of Customary International Law," the plea said, while seeking a direction
to Govt not to deport them and other members of Rohingya community.It has also
sought a direction that Rohingyas be provided "basic amenities to ensure
that they can live in human conditions as required by international
law".PTI
Centre Refuses to Tell Supreme Court It Won’t
Deport Rohingya Refugees
New Delhi: Modi Govt reportedly said in the Supreme Court that it
will not give an assurance to Rohingya refugees that the Govt will not deport them back to
Myanmar.Additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, was
quoted by The Hindu as saying, “I am not making any such statements” when two
Rohingya people asked the SC to draw an assurance from the Govt that they would not move against their
community or take “coercive steps”. The Hindu
It's More Than Obvious, Rohingya Muslims Will
Have To Leave India, says MoS Jitendra Singh: ANI
Minister of state for PMO Jitendra Singh, in a
blatant statement asserted that Rohingya Muslims will have to leave India. Nullifying
ambiguity in the regard, Singh said that New Delhi has always maintained its
stand that the Rohingya's will have to return to their land."It is more than
obvious and the home ministry has time and again reiterated that India's
position as far as Rohingya sentiments are concerned is clear, they have to go
back," said Singh.Singh further said that even Rohingyas, who have
illegally settled in the state of J&K , will have to migrate
back."This also equally applies to Rohingyas, who have got illegally
settled in different parts of Kashmir including J&K and I am sure there is
no ambiguity about it," said Singh.
Rohingya deportation: India will follow legal path,
won’t use force: Rijiju
New Delhi: Minister of State (MoS) Home
Affairs Kiren Rijiju shunned reports of the Centre cracking whip over Rohingyas
Muslim in regard with their deportation and said that no other nation has
accepted refugees as India.Rijiju said that India will not use force for
deportation, rather will follow the legal procedure in the connection.“No
country can accuse India of being intolerant or inhuman in dealing with
Rohingyas. Deportation has to be done legally. We are not going to use force to
throw out anybody. So allegations of being inhuman are wrong. No other country
has accepted more refugees than India,” he said.ANI
Rohingya are illegal immigrants who need to be
deported, says Kiren Rijiju
Modi in Myanmar will be cautious on Rohinyga
Muslim issue
http://www.oneindia.com/india/modi-in-myanmar-will-be-cautious-on-rohinyga-muslim-issue-2536596.html
PM Narendra Modi, who will commence his visit
to Nay Pyi Daw on Tuesday, will be the first foreign leader to meet Myanmar's
State Counsellor de-facto ruler Aung San Suu Kyi. With the Indian Govt in New
Delhi signalling its plan to deport Rohingyas illegally taking shelter in
India, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees on Monday reminded it of
its obligation not to send back the persecuted people to the same place where
they were displaced from and could still face danger. PM is visiting Myanmar at
a time when the security forces of the neighbouring country have been accused
of committing atrocities against Rohingyas while carrying out an offensive
against insurgents of rebel Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army in its Rakhine
State.OneIndia News
Rohingya Genocide, asylum seekers, Modi's
visit to Myanmar
Pro-Rohingya protest held at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi:Immigrant Rohingya Muslims has
staged protest at the Jantar Mantar here against persecution of the community
in Myanmar and demanded that the Indian Govt must intervene to save them.The protest
organized by a group named ‘Peace Loving Indians’ saw scores of protesters
shouting slogans like “Stop genocide in Burma”, and displayed banners that read
“Break your silence for Rohingya” and “Aung San Suu Kyi, is it your real
face?”“We gathered here to express serious concern on the continued military
and police crackdown on the civilian population in Northern Arakan in Myanmar,”
Mohammad Waqar, one of the organisers of the protest, told IANS.IANS
Kashmiris to observe Sep 8 as ‘Solidarity Day’
with Rohingya Muslims: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Condemning the killings and
persecution of Rohingya Muslims, Hurriyat (M) chairman and chief cleric of
Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said that Sept.8 will be observed as
“Solidarity Day” with the victims.“Strongly condemn ethnic cleansing of
#Rohingya Muslims #Kashmir to observe #SolidarityDay with victims &protest
world silence on Friday Sep8,” he tweeted.Earlier, Mirwaiz as head of Mutahida
Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) joined several other religious organizations in condemning
the persecution and “ethnic cleansing” of Muslims in Rakhine state of Myanmar. MMU
head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and all other religious organisations of Kashmir
including Jamaat-e-Islami,
Jamiat-e-Ahlihadith, Anjuman-e-Share Shian, Islamic Study Circle, Itihaad-ul-Muslimeen,
Darul Uloom Rahimiya Bandipora, Anjuman-e-Tableegul Islam, Anjuman-e-Himayatul
Islam, Grand Mufti J&K, Muslim Personal Law Board, Darul Uloom Bilaliya,
Darul Uloom Qasmiya, Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam, Anjuman-e-Mazharil Haq Beerwah,
Darul Uloom Noorul Islam Tral, Parvan-e-Vilayat J&K, Ahlibait Foundation,
Anjuman-e-Ulema-e-Ahnaf and others, in a joint statement strongly condemned the
persecution and ethnic cleansing of the minority Muslim Rohingya by Myanmar Govt. greaterkashmir
J&K : Students protest in support of
Rohingya Muslims
Srinagar: Students in J&K’s Kulgam and
Pulwama districts took to the streets on Tuesday to denounce attacks on
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.On Monday, similar protests were held in Tral
town.Social media sites are awash with Kashmiris expressing their anguish over
the attacks on Muslims in Myanmar. Over 4,000 Rohingya refugees are living in
Jammu city after fleeing their country.IANS
Israel arming Myanmar amid ongoing Rohingya
violence
Israel has continued to sell weapons to
Myanmar as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee the military's violent crackdown
in the Rakhine state.The weapons sold to Myanmar include over 100 tanks,
weapons and boats used to police the country's border, according to human
rights groups and Burmese officials. Israeli arms companies such as TAR Ideal
Concepts have also been involved in training Burmese special forces who are
currently in the Rakhine state where most of the violence has taken place.
Images previously posted on the arms company's website showed its staff
instructing members of the Burmese special forces on combat tactics and how to
use specific weapons. In September, the Israeli High Cof Justice is expected to
hear a petition, launched by activists, urging the Israeli Govt to stop arms
exports to Myanmar. US and EU have an arms embargo against Myanmar. Eitay Mack, the lawyer presenting the
petition, told Middle East Eye that Israel has "no control" over its
arms exports once they are sent overseas. “Israel has no control of what's
happening with its weapons once it sends its weapons to Burma,” said Mack, an
Israeli human rights lawyer based in Tel Aviv. “But from TAR Ideal’s website,
we know that they are arming and training Burmese special forces who are
operating in the Rakhine state right now."The petition was submitted in
January, following visits by Israeli officials to Myanmar to discuss arms
deals, and vice versa.After the petition was submitted, the Israeli defence
ministry in March said the court had no jurisdiction over the issue and claimed
that arms sales to Myanmar were "clearly diplomatic". Israel has
shared a strong relationship with Myanmar and maintained trade relations over
the years. These relations existed before the military junta stepped down. Ofer
Neiman, an Israeli human rights activist, said Israel's relationship with
Myanmar is linked to its ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory in the
West Ban. middleeasteye
‘Hindus join Muslim Rohingyas in seeking
refuge in Bangladesh’
Dhaka:Hindus from Myanmar have joined streams
of Muslim Rohingyas to seek refuge in Bangladesh after the killing of 86 people
from their community in the ethnic violence in the neighbouring
Buddhist-majority country.Officials said nearly 500 Hindus arrived in
Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, bordering Myanmar, along with tens of thousands of
Rohingya Muslims amid escalated violence at home.“A total of 414 Hindus from
(Myanmar’s) Rakhine state took refuge at a Hindu village in Cox’s Bazar,” a
Bangladeshi official told PTI on condition of anonymity. However, Bangladesh
Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council President Rana Dasgupta, who visited the
village, said the figure of Hindu refugees was 510.He said the refugees took
shelters in different Hindu houses after fleeing their home along with ordinary
Rohingyas following the killing of 86 Hindus in ethnic violence.“According to
the Hindu refugees, unidentified masked people in black attires attacked their
homes killing 86 people on Aug 27 and 28 at different places in Myanmar’s
Mangdu district,” he said.Dasgupta said ordinary Rohingya Muslims escorted them
to borders from where these Hindus entered Bangladesh along with thousands
others.“Attack on Myanmar Hindus should be investigated to bring the
perpetrators to justice,” he said.Meanwhile, Cox’s Bazar’s deputy commissioner
or administrative chief Ali Hossain told reporters bodies of 54 Rohingyas
washed up on the Bangladesh shore in last 5 days.PTI
At Least 123,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar:
UN
Hong Kong:At least 123,000 Rohingya have fled
from western Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh since late last month, UN said
on Tuesday, as a military crackdown has destroyed villages and killed
hundreds.In recent days, a constant stream of desperate people has marched
through muddy fields while attempting to escape the violence. At least 46
Rohingya died last week when boats capsized while crossing a river between the
two countries, the Bangladeshi authorities said.With villages still in flames in
Rakhine State, the exodus that began last month is expected to continue, rights
groups and UN officials said.There are “clear signs that more will cross into
Bangladesh from Myanmar before situation stabilizes,” Mohammed Abdiker, director
of operations and emergencies for UN migration agency, said on Twitter. “Suffering
will continue” without more international support, he added.NYTIMES
Muslims deeply concerned by Myanmar violence, Erdogan
tells Aung San Suu Kyi
Ankara: Turkey`s President Tayyip Erdogan told
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that violence against Rohingyas was
of deep concern to the Muslim world, and will send his foreign minister to
neighbouring Bangladesh to discuss the fighting.Erdogan, who has said that the
violence against Rohingya Muslims constitutes genocide, told Suu Kyi on Tuesday
that it was a violation of human rights and that the Muslim world was deeply
concerned, Turkish presidential sources said.In the phone call, Erdogan and Suu
Kyi also discussed potential solutions to the fighting and means to deliver
humanitarian aid to the region, the sources said.They said Erdogan had
condemned terrorism and operations targeting civilians, voicing concern that
the developments could turn into a serious humanitarian crisis.Foreign Minister
Mevlut Cavusoglu will travel to Bangladesh on Wednesday evening and hold
meetings on Thursday, Turkish sources said.Reuters
Malaysia summons Myanmar envoy over violence
Muslim world denounces Myanmar's treatment of
Rohingya; West reticent
Myanmar is facing growing condemnation from
the Muslim world over its failure to halt the violence directed toward the
minority Rohingya ethnic group, amid growing protests across the globe.So far,
an estimated 123,600 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape
escalating violence in their native Rakhine State, according to a UN official
in Bangladesh. Leaders of countries with majority Muslim populations including
Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan have led efforts to increase
pressure on the Myanmar Govt .Malaysia's foreign minister summoned Myanmar's
ambassador to express its concern, according to state-run Bernama news,and
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held talks Monday with Aung San Suu
Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar. Marsudi was due to meet with her
counterpart in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday."(Indonesia)
speaks not only on behalf of global Muslim concerns but also ASEAN. It feels a
real sense of urgency," Herve Lemahieu, research fellow at Sydney's Lowy
Institute, told CNN.In contrast, Western leaders have have so far appeared
reluctant to speak out strongly on the issue. According to Lemahieu, the Western
world's attention is still fixed elsewhere in Asia, on the nuclear standoff in
North Korea.In solidarity with the Muslim minority, tens of thousands of people
marched through the Chechen Republic's capital city of Grozny.According to a Govt
statement, protest in Chechnya, which is part of the Russian Federation, was
attended by more than a million people.AP
Russia, Egypt oppose Myanmar violence, call
for control over situation – Putin
Myanmar de-factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi
urged to stop violence against Rohingyas in Rakhine
Bar on int’l aid putting thousands at risk in
Rakhine state of Myanmar: Amnesty
Amnesty International has said Myanmar
authorities' restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens
of thousands of lives at risk in a region where mainly Rohingya people are
already suffering horrific abuses from a disproportionate military campaign.The
London-based human rights organisation came up with the observation at a press
statement on its website on Monday. thedailystar
Persecution of all Muslims in Myanmar 'on the
rise'
The systematic persecution of minority Muslims
is on the rise across Myanmar and not just confined to the northwestern state
of Rakhine, where recent violence has sent more tens of thousands of Muslim
Rohingya fleeing, a UK-based rights group said.Burma Human Rights Network
(BHRN) said on Tuesday that persecution was backed by the Govt, elements among
the country's Buddhist monks and ultra-nationalist civilian groups. aljazeera
Burma soldiers 'burning bodies of Rohingya
Muslims' to conceal evidence: The Independent
Soldiers and civilians in Burma are attempting
to cover up the massacre of the country’s Rohingya Muslim population by
gathering their bodies and burning them, an advocate for the minority group has
said. Chris Lewa, director of the Arakan Project, which monitors violence in
Burma’s Rakhine state, said her organisation had documented the killing of at
least 130 people in one settlement in the Rathedaung region.She added that there
were reports of 3 other villages where “dozens” of people had been killed.“A
minimum of 130 people have been killed actually we think it’s more,” she told
BBC World Service.
INDIA: OTHERS
Initial probe blames lack of oxygen for deaths
of 49 children in a month at Farrukhabad hospital
The city magistrate’s investigation has
claimed that lack of oxygen had caused the deaths of 49 children at a hospital
in UP’s Farrukhabad, HT reported on Tuesday.Govt, however, dismissed the report
and called the findings superficial.As many as 49 children died between July 21
and August 20 in the Sick Newborn Care Unit of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in
Farrukhabad. After these reports emerged on Monday, the state Govt had
transferred Farrukhabad DM Ravindra Kumar, the chief medical officer and the
chief medical superintendent of the district hospital.City Magistrate Jainendra
Kumar Jain lodged a FIR, in which he said the hospital’s doctors had “neither
administered oxygen nor any medicines” while treating the children. The report
attributed the deaths to “perinatal asphyxia”, a condition in which the child
cannot breathe properly. “It was amply clear that most children died because of
lack of oxygen,” Jain said. He lodged and FIR against the chief medical officer,
CMS and a senior child specialist of the hospital. UP Govt has ordered an
investigation into the incident, which is expected to be conducted on Tuesday. All
doctors at Govt hospitals in the district have gone on mass leave starting
Tuesday till Sept.7, IANS reported. Officials of medical associations in UP said emergency and post-mortem services,
however, will not be disturbed.The protesting doctors have alleged that the
state Govt is acting in haste and under
pressure and is unnecessarily blaming innocent doctors.They demanded that FIR
against the medical professionals be withdrawn and a technical team be formed
to investigate the children’s deaths. scroll
Farrukhabad child deaths: Doctors threaten
mass leave to protest FIR against colleagues
Rajasthan: Death of 86 newborn, actions
against 15, including 11 doctors
Jaipur: The state health department on Monday
suspended 3 doctors, put five on awaited posting order (APO) and asked for
disciplinary action against 3 after the death of 86 infants at Banswara
district hospital in last two months.In addition, 4 nurses have also been
suspended and another four given showcause notices.At least 37 of the 86 infant
deaths at the district hospital in Banswara were due to the alleged
carelessness of the doctors, following which health minister Kali Charan Saraf
had constituted a 4-member committee, headed by Dr SM Mittal.After Dr Mittal submitted
his report, Saraf consulted the district collector and on Monday 3 doctors –
principal medical officer (PMO) VK Jain, PC Yadav and Jitendra Banjara — were
suspended.5 other doctors – Manisha Choudhary, Divya Pathak, OP Upadhyay,
Jaishree Jain and Shalini Nanawati — have been out on APO, and 3 other doctors
— Pushpa Kumari, Pritesh Jain and MK Jain — has been issued showcause notices.
In addition, 4 nurses have been suspended and showcause notices have been
issued to Sunderi Vaishnav, Indra Maida, Sunni MT and Sukli Garasiya, said the
minister.HT
36 newborns die in MP hospital
Shahdol: As many as 36 newborns died in a Govt
hospital here in Madhya Pradesh in
August, the hospital authorities said on Monday.In Aug., 195 newborns were
admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), its head VD Sonwani said.“Of
these, 36 could not survive. Those who died were either underweight,
underdeveloped or had some disease,” he added. Hospital sources said the
hospital had four ventilators but nobody was trained to operate them. Because
of this, many newborns and other patients who need them don’t benefit.IANS
Bengal Governor urged to ensure triple talaq
petitioner’s security
Kolkata: A 5-member delegation on Monday met
West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi and urged him to ensure physical and
economic security to triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan after the Supreme
Court struck down the practice.The joint platform of three groups Pragatishil
Muslim Samaj, Reformist Muslim Society and Secular Mission — which stands for
abolition of triple talaq and polygamy — also expressed concern over the
situation in the state post the judgement and recommended that more efforts be
put in by the state administration to ensure women’s security. “We met the
Governor of West Bengal to apprise him of the situation of triple talaq
petitioner Ishrat Jahan,” Syed Tanveer Nasreen of Joint Movement Committee told
reporters here after meeting the Governor.IANS
Ganpati festivities: Supreme Court stays
Bombay HC order banning use of loudspeakers
New Delhi:Loudspeakers can blare in Mumbai
during the Ganpati Visarjan festivities on Tuesday, with the Supreme Court on
Monday staying a High Court order banning their use in the state. The Bombay
High Court on Sept.1 had granted an interim stay to a recent amendment to the
Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules that led to the elimination of
1,573 notified ‘silence zones’ in Mumbai ahead of festive season.A bench headed
by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud issued
notice to the social activists on a plea of state Govt and stayed the Sept.1 order of high court.It
sought a reply from the activists in favour of the ban within 2 weeks and
restrained the HC from passing any further orders in the matter.Additional
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for state Govt , said the high court
has erred in staying the rules which cannot be done.“If these all India rules
are implemented in a literal sense, then you cannot use loudspeakers near a
small clinic, school or even court premises which will virtually make the
entire country go silent,” Mehta said.Senior advocate CU Singh, appearing for
some social activists, said the high court was justified in staying the rules
and even the SC has in the past stayed them.The bench asked Singh as to what
will be the impact of this ban in the state.The senior advocate said then Govt allow processions during Ganesh Visarjan
revelry with loudspeakers being played.Mehta said if we go strictly by these
nationwide rules, then no function can be held even at the SC lawns.The bench
said it will look into the matter.PTI
MoS Hegde faces 2 cases: Beating doctors, hate
speech
Bengaluru:A 5-time BJP MP from Uttara Kannada
constituency, Anantkumar Hegde, 48, who took charge as Minister of State for
Skill Development on Monday, was not allowed to travel to Delhi for over six
months this year after he was accused of assaulting doctors at a private
hospital in his hometown of Sirsi on Jan.2. Hegde remains the prime accused in
the case — a chargesheet has been filed and the matter is set to be taken up by
a magistrate’s court on Oct.21. The police case against Hegde says that he beat
up Dr Madhukeshwar, Dr Balachandra Bhat and Dr Rahul Mashlekar on the night of
Jan.2, for not treating his mother who had been taken to the TSS Hospital with
a broken leg in the evening. The hospital claimed that Hegde’s brother wanted
to move their mother to another hospital after a surgery was recommended, and
they had provided the necessary first aid and pain management required for her.Though
the doctors and the hospital authorities refused to file a complaint against
Hegde, the police registered a suo motu case against him on Jan.5, on the basis
of CCTV footage from the hospital showing the assault, which was aired on news
channels.
Remove 'assaulter' Minister Anant Hegde from
Cabinet, Indian Medical Association urges PM
The country may have celebrated India’s second
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, cutting across party lines. But not
everyone is happy with all the Ministers inducted on Sunday. Doctors across the
country are up in arms against the new Minister of State for Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship from Karnataka, Anant Kumar Hegde. The Indian Medical
Association has even gone so far as to write to PM demanding that Anant Kumar be dropped from the
cabinet immediately, reported India Today.Anant Hegde’s induction into the
Union Cabinet came as a surprise to many, as he had been caught on camera
assaulting doctors at the Totagarara Seva Samiti Hospital in Sirsi just a few
months ago. The MP was angered at what he said was negligent care of his
mother, and was seen harshly abusing doctors and manhandling them.In the
letter, the IMA has said that Anant Hegde’s appointment clearly sends out a
very wrong message.“Instead of taking action or conducting a probe, he has been
inducted into the cabinet. Making him Skill Development Minister has sent
another wrong message. Is indulging in violence the ‘new skill’ to be taught to
entrepreneurs?” the letter from IMA was quoted as asking.
Raghuram Rajan breaks silence, says neither he
nor RBI under him wanted demonetisation
New Delhi: Ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has
revealed that he did not favour demonetisation as he felt the short term
economic costs associated with such a disruptive decision would outweigh any
longer term benefits from it.Rajan makes the disclosure in his latest book – I
do what I do – which is a compilation of speeches he delivered on a wide range
of issues as RBI governor. Although he maintains the book is not a tell-all,
the short introductions and postscripts accompanying the pieces offer
fascinating insights into his uneasy relationship and differences with the
present Govt .“At no point during my term was RBI asked to make a decision on
demonetisation,” Rajan has said, putting to rest speculation that preparations
for scrapping high-value banknotes got underway many months before PM Narendra Modi made the surprise announcement
on Nov.8.This is the first time the former RBI governor has spoken on
demonetisation since demitting office on Sept.3 last year. Rajan, who now
teaches economics at University of Chicago, said he chose not to speak on India
for a year because he didn’t want to “intrude on his successor’s initial
engagement with the public”.“I was asked by the Govt in Feb.2016 for my view on
demonetisation, which I gave orally. Although there might be long-term
benefits, I felt the likely short-term economic costs would outweigh them,”
Rajan wrote. “I made these views known in no uncertain terms.”HT
Where are achhe din? Modi Govt has no clue
about economy: Chidambaram
Slamming demonetisation as a major factor
responsible for the current deceleration in the economy, ex-Finance Minister P.
Chidambaram says Govt was "clueless" about the causative factors on
why the GDP was declining and unless these are addressed the Indian economy
would be stuck at 6% growth. He also said that if Govt that came on the promise
of "good days" (achche din) cannot deliver on growth and jobs in
1,200 days in power, it cannot do so in the next 600 days. IANS
Govt
restricts bank accounts of over 2 lakh ‘struck off’ companies: indianexpress
New Delhi:Govt has advised banks to “put restrictions” on the
operation of bank accounts of the 2,09,032 companies delisted by Registrar of
Companies. “Since such ‘struck off’ companies have ceased to exist, action has
been initiated to restrict the operation of Bank accounts of such companies.
Dept of Financial Services has, through Indian Banks Association, advised all
Banks that they should take immediate steps to put restrictions on bank
accounts of such struck off companies,” a finance ministry release said.Also,
the banks have been advised to go in for “enhanced diligence” while dealing
with companies in general, the release said. “A company even having an active
status on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs but defaulting in
filing of its due Financial Statement(s) or Annual Return(s) of Particular of
Charges on its assets on the secured loan should be seen with suspicion as,
prima facie, the company is not complying with its mandatory statutory
obligations to file this vital information for availability to its
stakeholders,” it said.The existing directors and authorized signatories of
such struck off companies will now not be able to operate bank accounts of such
companies till they are legally restored under Section 252 of Companies Act by
an order of National Company Law Tribunal, it added.
Ex-RAW official RSN Singh insults Prophet on
Times Now
Times Now has lately upped the ante while
competing with the right-wing channel, Republic TV, in pushing the limit for
anti-Muslim coverage. The channel owned by the Times Group has been dedicating
a lot of its coverage to issues involving Muslims.As part of its latest effort
on what many term as anti-Islamic propaganda, the channel hosted a debate on
the alleged forced conversions of Hindu girls in Kerala, a state that BJP is
desperately trying to make inroads into for electoral gains. A video from a
recent debate with a former RAW official, RSN Singh, insulting Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) has now gone viral on social media platforms causing considerable anger
among Muslims.In the video, Singh, who’s known for his bigoted views and a
regular panelist on Times Now on debates concerning Kashmir, Pakistan and
anti-Muslim issues, uses derogatory language for the most revered personality
in Islam after God. He then goes on to make insane and factually incorrect
comments about the the revered wife of the Prophet(PBUH) accusing her of having
murdered Hazrat Ali, one of the caliphates of Islam, and his sons.Singh is
described as an intelligence expert, who has reportedly served in the Indian
army and RAW in the past. He’s usually seen shouting loudly and losing his
temper while indulging in brawls with fellow panelists- an act not approved by
even people who share the same bigoted views on social media. Singh is
described as an intelligence expert, who has reportedly served in the Indian
army and RAW in the past. He’s usually seen shouting loudly and losing his
temper while indulging in brawls with fellow panelists- an act not approved by
even people who share the same bigoted views on social media.Legal experts that
Janta Ka Reporter spoke to are convinced that Singh’s hateful utterances make
it a perfect case of criminal act under Section 153A since his comments promote
enmity ‘between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,
residence, language, etc.,and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of
harmony.’ jantakareporter
Zee News Directed To Apologise To Gauhar Raza
And Pay Fine For Branding Him as Part Of 'Afzal Premi Gang'
New Delhi: National Broadcasting Standards
Authority has directed Zee News to issue a public apology and pay a Rs. one
lakh fine following a complaint that objected to the channel branding Raza as
part of an ‘Afzal Premi Gang’ for reciting his poems in the ‘Shankar ‘ Shaad
Mushaira.’ The NBSA has awarded the highest punishment in its jurisdiction,
reaffirming that big media houses cannot trample over the rights of citizens to
freedom of speech and expression, which includes the right to dissent.Raza was
branded as part of an ‘Afzal Premi Gang’ on a Zee show Afzal Premi Gang ka
Mushaira – which first aired on March 9 with multiple telecasts over the
following days. The programme was based on the annual Shankar-Shad Mushaira
that took place in New Delhi on March 5 -- it was a poet’s conclave where Raza
had recited several poems. Raza says that the Zee programme telecast only
selective portions of certain poems and went on to brand him as an “anti
national” based on a prejudiced and baseless line of reasoning. Following NBSA
order, a press release states:“Gauhar Raza, an eminent scientist and poet, was
maligned, defamed and hate engineered against him by the malicious, concocted
and motivated news telecast carried by Zee News in March, 2016. Raza was
branded as a part of an “Afzal Premi Gang” for reciting his poems in the
‘Shankar - Shaad Mushaira’. A complaint was then filed by Raza with News
Broadcasting Standards Authority against Zee News along with another joint
complaint filed by eminent artists like Mr. Ashok Vajpeyi, Ms. Shubha Mudgal,
Ms. Sharmila Tagore and Dr. Syeda Hameed. Advocate Vrinda Grover arguedf on
behalf of Gauhar Raza and other complainants.The Citizen
Zee News asked to apologise, pay fine for
calling poet Gauhar Raza ‘anti-national’
Allow temple at Ayodhya site, promote
religious harmony: Shia Wakf Board head Waseem Rizvi
Lucknow:UP Shia Wakf Board president Waseem Rizvi
believes there is nothing wrong with allowing the construction of a Ram temple
at the site of the erstwhile Babri Masjid in Ayodhya as long as it promotes the
cause of communal harmony. Rizvi visited Ayodhya over the weekend to meet many
prominent saints and present his new formula, which advocates: “Come construct
the temple and spread harmony”. He said that while the temple can be
constructed at the supposed birthplace of Ram in the religious city, a mosque
with the title ‘Masjid-e-Aman’ may be set up at a Muslim-populated locality in
the neighbourhood.Rizvi was accompanied by Mahiradhwaj Singh alias Murari Das,
convenor of Rashtriya Muslim Manch (minority wing of RSS), during his visit.
The duo met several mahants, including Dharam Das, Suresh Das, Kamal Nayan Das
and Bhaskar Das, to evolve a consensus on the proposed formula. hindustantimes
Gujarat riots : Court gives 4 days to Maya
Kodnani on Amit Shah’s deposition
Ahmedabad:Ex-BJP minister Maya Kodnani has
sought time from a special SIT court to state whether BJP president Amit Shah would
depose before it in her defence, saying that she was not able to find his
address where the court could issue summons to him.Kodnani sought time as the
court had earlier allowed her application to summon Shah as a witness in her
defence, saying that she was not able to find address of Shah to which the
court could issue summons. Special SIT judge PB Desai allowed Kodnani four days
to respond and posted the matter for hearing on Sept.8.The court had last week
asked Kodnani to respond whether Shah would depose as her witness, as he was
the last defence witness to be examined.HT
Post alliance, communal row in Bihar points to
slow rise of BJP’s Hindutva: hindustantimes
Araria (Bihar):The policemen looked bored and
the parents who had gathered at the police station were panic-stricken, as
their teenage sons sulked behind the bars of the lockup in this sleepy rural
district headquarters along the Nepal border.“Ma tum jao ... just leave,” a
skinny young man in a saffron vest shouted as his teary-eyed mother tried to
negotiate the release of her son.Several parents nervously peered at a
policeman’s phone as he played footage of the violence from the night before
when an mob of hundreds of angry Hindu men lit a fire not far from National
Highway 57, blocked traffic, and pelted stones at a convoy of policemen to
protest against the alleged sacrifice of a cow on Eid ul-Adha.While
approximately 30 people were initially detained for questioning, Dhurat Sayli
Savlaram, Araria’s superintendent of police, said a total of 13 people — both
Hindu and Muslim — had been arrested for cow slaughter, and for rioting.A month
after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar dumped his
former ally and formed a new Govt by
forging a mid-term alliance with the BJP, experts say the events in Araria
reveal how BJP and its affiliates are leveraging their influence in the state Govt
to expand their muscular brand of
Hindutva to regions where they had no previous presence. HT
Beef Would Continue to be Consumed in Kerala:
Alphons Kannanthanam
On the first day in his new office as tourism
minister, bureaucrat-turned-politician Alphons Kannanthanam touched upon the
controversial issue of beef, saying it would continue to be consumed in
Kerala.The 1979 Kerala cadre officer said that the BJP had never said that beef
cannot be eaten.“As Goa CM , Manohar Parrikar has said that beef will be
consumed in the state. Similarly, it will be consumed in Kerala,” he said.“BJP
does not mandate that beef cannot be eaten. We don’t dictate food habits in any
place. It is for the people to decide,” he said. Kannanthanam said if a
BJP-ruled state like Goa was eating beef, there should be no problem in
Kerela.He later told a TV channel that he act could be a bridge between the
Christian community and the BJP.Addressing some of the concerns that were
raised by the Christian community about the BJP in the past, Kannanthanam said
it was mere propaganda.PTI
MP panchayat asks woman to beg, take dip in
Ganga for killing calf:PTI
Bhind: A caste panchayat here ordered an
elderly woman to beg for seven days outside her village and take a dip in the
Ganga as penance for the “sin” of incidentally killing a calf. The incident
occurred last Friday.Kamleshi Devi (60), a resident of Sriwas Nagar, tried to
pull the calf off the lactating cow but the rope around its neck tightened,
resulting in its death, corporator MukeshGarg said.Members of backward Sriwas
community, which Devi belongs to, held a panchayat on Saturday which ordered
her to beg outside her village for seven days as penance. Garg said the caste
panchayat asked the woman, a widow, to take a dip in the Ganga and serve food
to girls. He said the order was “inhumane and illegal”.“In today’s era, such
diktats are not justified. Police should take action,”corporator said. Devi
fainted on hearing the order and was hospitalised.
In UP madrasas, laptops help bring down
dropout rates: HT report
Barabanki: Access to laptop and internet has
transformed the way students acquire education in many madrasas of UP and improved their participation, Islamic
institutes’ teachers and officials said.Barabanki-based Noorul Makatib madrasa
witnessed a fall in student dropout rate after it got 5 laptops with internet
connection in 2014 as part of Tata trusts’ Technology in Education (ITE)
initiative.“Earlier, we had to persuade students to come to school but now they
eagerly attend classes. It is heartening to see the way technology is being
used by students,” said madrasa head Mahmud-ul-Haque. Students of Class 4 and
above are given access to a laptop to find out about history and geography of
Indian cities, dietary components in their food and contribution of
personalities, said madrasa teachers.To ensure that the students use the
laptops for education purposes only, officials have denied them access to
different social media sites.“Exposure to internet has connected the students
to the outside world. It has made them feel that they are at par with students
from metro cities,” Haque added.
Najeeb assault accused fielded by ABVP in JNU
polls
New Delhi: Sangh-backed ABVP has fielded one
of its four activists, who assaulted JNU student Najeeb Ahmed before he went
missing last October, for the JNU students union polls this week.Ankit Roy was
among the four "found to be involved in hitting" Najeeb by a
proctorial inquiry. As disciplinary action, they were transferred to other
hostels, leading to protests by students and teachers against the "mild
punishment".While the Lyngdoh Committee's recommendations on student
elections, binding on all varsities, prohibits those who have faced
disciplinary action from contesting, JNU's election committee is unable to
disqualify Roy as the chief proctor's office has refused to share the inquiry
report.Roy has been fielded for a councillor's post from the School of
Language, Literature and Culture Studies.ABVP has maintained that it was Najeeb
who had assaulted Roy and others during a campaign for a hostel poll last year. telegraphindia
TMC MP Sultan Ahmed dead, Mamata says CBI put him through a lot of tension
Kolkata: Uluberia MP and senior Trinamool
Congress leader Sultan Ahmed passed away in the city on Monday after a cardiac
arrest, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to
mourn his "untimely death" and say CBI had put him "through a
lot of tension".Ahmed, Trinamool's moderate Muslim face who had under his
thumb almost every Kolkata Muslim socio-cultural organisation that mattered,
was 64. He breathed his last at his Ripon Street residence."I got
information that when his body was being taken, a CBI notice was served. There
was some Narada case of Rs 1-Rs 1.5 lakh... he was under extreme stress...it
was not his age to die... we are all very saddened," Banerjee said a few
hours after tweeting: "Shocked and deeply saddened. He was my long-time
colleague."Trinamool all-India general secretary Subrata Bakshi echoed the
CM. "It takes four decades to get established in politics but not even 40
minutes to sully that," he said. "Politics has now become such that
even an established politician like him had to struggle. He went through a lot
of tension. Trinamool family is deeply saddened," Bakshi said. "The
ruling party at the Centre was not able to compete politically. In the name of
an investigation, he was put under pressure for 7-10 months," he
added.CBI's Sept.1 letter was addressed to Iqbal Ahmed, Sultan's brother and
KMC deputy mayor, asking him to appear before the agency's Nizam Palace office
on Monday at 11am. The letter was received at Iqbal's Ripon Street apartment in
the morning. Ahmed, who led a very disciplined life after his angioplasty 10
years ago, had shown little sign of any physical distress, family sources said.
He reported unease around 11.15am and even before he could be taken to the
Belle Veu Clinic, he died within the hour.Ahmed is survived by his wife Sajda
Ahmed and two sons. The eldest, Taha Ahmed is a Delhi-based orthopedic surgeon
and the younger Sharique is pursuing his post-graduation in business
administration. timesofindia
Sultan Ahmed put under Narada probe pressure:
Mamata
Close to 8,000 Indian-Americans to be hit as
Trump decides to end DACA immigration programme
Washington:US president Donald Trump is
reported to be planing to end a popular and controversial Obama-era regulation
that protected from deportation undocumented immigrants who arrived in the
country as children and that has benefitted an estimated 800,000 people of whom
close to 8,000 are from India.The announcement, which is likely on Tuesday,
could include a delayed trigger period of 6 months for Congress to enact a law
to replace the current regulation — called Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) — which was instituted through an executive order by President
Barack Obama in 2012.While most of those granted DACA are from Mexico, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru — the top five countries of origin —
7,881 for them came India, according to the latest data published by the
regulating agency, US Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS). hindustantimes
NIA
summons J&K high court Bar chief
NIA has summoned J&K High Court Bar
Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom for questioning in connection with its
probe into a case of alleged terror funding through Kashmiri separatists.
Qayoom has been asked to appear before NIA officers in Delhi on Wednesday, when
he would be questioned on his links with Kashmiri separatists, his finances and
various properties that he has amassed over the years, NIA sources said.An NIA
spokesperson confirmed that Qayoom has been summoned to Delhi.“His name cropped
up during the interrogation of various accused we have arrested. We have learnt
that he has moved money for Kashmiri separatists such as Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
We have to verify all that information,” a senior NIA officer said. He added
that Qayoom has been fighting legal cases, defending Hurriyat leaders and stone
throwers in various cases registered against them. “He is an important cog in
the Hurriyat wheel,” the officer said.
BRICS name Pak-based militant groups as
regional concern
Xiamen: The leaders of the 5 emerging market
BRICS powers have for the first time named militant groups based in Pakistan as
a regional security concern and called for their patrons to be held to
account.India welcomed the move -- which came at a summit in the Chinese city
of Xiamen -- as an important step forward in the fight against militant
attacks, of which it has been a target.Brazil, Russia,India, China and South
Africa make up BRICS grouping. China has generally been supportive of its ally
Pakistan in the past.The group called for an immediate end to violence in
Afghanistan.“We, in this regard, express concern on the security situation in
the region and violence caused by the Taliban, (Islamic State)..., Al-Qaeda and
its affiliates including Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement
of Uzbekistan, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, TTP and
Hizb ut-Tahrir,” the leaders said in the declaration.reuters
In Wake of BRICS Statement, Pakistan Denies
Giving Safe Haven to Terror Groups: Reuters
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a
statement by the five emerging-market BRICS powers that militant groups in
Pakistan pose a regional security concern, with its defence minister saying no
group operates freely inside Pakistan.The minister’s response follows a
statement on Monday by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that also
called for Pakistan-based militant groups to be held to account.“These
organisations, they have some of their remnants in Pakistan, which we’re
cleaning,” Defence minister Khurram Dastagir Khan told GeoTV channel, without
specifying which groups he was referring to.“But Pakistan,we reject this thing
categorically, no terrorist organisation has any complete safe havens.”
Talks in Pune to discuss extremist trends in
Islam and India, and rise of China
Pune: India’s strategic position in the New
World, extremist trends and the concerns about national security will be the
highlights of 3rd Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) to be held on Sept.15
and 16. 2-day dialogue, being organised by Pune International Centre (PIC),
will cover 3 themes – India and the Emerging New World Order, Extremist Trends
in Islam and India, and The Rise of China and its impact on India. Experts NITI
Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar, chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian, ex-IB
chief, research and analysis wing chief and some of the former foreign
secretaries of India will be attending the conference. HT
WORLD
One million children in unlivable conditions
in Gaza'
One million children are suffering from
"unlivable" conditions in the Gaza Strip, according to Save the
Children, an international charity that promotes children's rights and provides
aid worldwide."One million children in Gaza are living in dire
conditions," the group said in a statement on Tuesday. "Save the
Children considers Gaza to be unlivable now."According to the charity,
"60 % of the sea around Gaza is contaminated with untreated sewage and
over 90 % of water sources [are] too contaminated for human
consumption".The besieged Palestinian territory, where more than two
million people live, has also been suffering from an energy crisis since
mid-April due to a dispute over taxes between Hamas, which rules the enclave,
and occupied West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, the party of Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas.Save the Children's Caroline Anning told Al Jazeera
that the "situation in Gaza is a growing humanitarian crisis".She
added that the situation "is getting worse every day".Al Jazeera
More scandals hit Israel with Netanyahu’s wife
to be charged and ex-head of naval intelligence arrested
Close associates of PM Benjamin Netanyahu have
been charged in relation to just two of numerous scandals currently embroiling
senior political figures in Israel. Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, is to be indicted
on charges of fraud amounting to $110,000 later this week, while last Sunday’s
round of arrests as part of the investigation into the “submarine scandal”
included Brigadier General Shai Brosh, former head of the Israel navy’s elite
Shayetet 13 commando unit and naval intelligence. According to Haaretz, Sara
Netanyahu is accused of using public funds for private expenditure in PM’s
households. middleeastmonitor
Cairo University sacks professors accused of
attending Brotherhood conference
Cairo University has announced the dismissal
of 4 professors after claims that they attended a conference held by the Muslim
Brotherhood in Germany, Quds Press reported on Monday. 4 were named as
Professors Ahmed Helmi Mahmoud, Ahmed Fathi Darwish, Ismail Abdel Shafi and
Amro Mahmoud. All deny the allegation and stress that they have no links with
the movement.According to Abdel Shafi, he went to Germany in July to take part
in a science conference. This, he insisted, was with the consent of the then
University Chancellor Dr Jaber Nassar. The conference was organised by
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which promotes academic cooperation between
top scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad. The foundation, he added,
has an internationally-respected reputation. Nevertheless, the new Chancellor
of Cairo University, Mohamed Othman Al-Khasht, dismissed the four academics
following remarks that he will purge the university of the Muslim Brotherhood. middleeastmonitor
N. Korean ICBM Reportedly on Move as S. Korea
Eyes Bigger Warheads
Seoul/UN: South Korea said on Tuesday an
agreement with the US to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it
respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted
its sixth and largest nuclear test two days ago.South Korean officials believe
more provocation from the reclusive state is possible, despite international
outrage over Sunday’s test and calls for more sanctions on North Korea. South
Korea’s Asia Business Daily, citing an unidentified source, reported on Tuesday
that North Korea had been spotted moving a rocket that appeared to be an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its west coast.
Saudi coalition kills hundreds of Yemenis in
2017: UN
UN accused a Saudi-led coalition fighting in
Yemen of failing "to mitigate the impact of its operations on
civilians", and said the 29-month-war had caused the spread of al-Qaeda in
the country.In a report released on Tuesday, UN's Human Rights Council said
that between July 2016 and Aug.2017, coalition air attacks continued to be the
leading cause of civilian casualties, killing at least 933 civilians and
injuring 1423."In addition to markets, residential areas,and public and
private infrastructure, past year witnessed notable air strikes against funeral
gatherings and small civilian boats," the report said.
Russia fires Kalibr cruise missiles near Deir
Ezzor enclave besieged by Islamic State
Moscow:A Russian warship today fired cruise
missiles from the Mediterranean at the Islamic State group near the Syrian city
of Deir Ezzor where regime forces are battling the jihadists, Moscow said. The
Russian defence ministry said the strike, which was carried out by the frigate
“Admiral Essen,” hit IS targets near the town of Al-Shula, which were
controlled by fighters from Russia and other post-Soviet nations.AFP
Commander of Syrian regime killed in Deir
Ez-Zor
The commander of Syrian regime military
campaign, Brigadier General Ghassan Saeed, is reported to have been killed on
Sunday near the city of Deir Ez-Zor.Al Arabiya reported that Saeed died when
regime forces confronted Daesh in Syrian desert then advanced on the city of
Deir Ez-Zor. Meanwhile, pro-regime media sources reported that 5 other officers
were killed in the fighting. middleeastmonitor
FLASH: VIEWS & NEWS
As Violence Intensifies, Israel Continues to
Arm Myanmar’s Military Junta: John Brown
Newly sworn Minister Anantkumar Hegde’s
Twitter account gives a peek into his mindset:Pratik Sinha
Tavleen Singh’s column on a lecture at JNU
ignores some facts, distorts others; Amir Ali, Rajarshi Dasgupta
On Rohingyas, Modi Regime Ends India's Golden
Tradition: Mani Shankar Aiyar
How Indian ‘Left’ is using Islamophobia:
Lessons from JNU student union elections:Waseem RS, Researcher,JNU
7 Little Lies Govt is Still Peddling About
Demonetisation:Amitabh Dubey
Demonetisation is a Clear Case of How Public
Policy Should Not be Made:Arun Kumar
https://thewire.in/173595/demonetisation-is-a-clear-case-of-how-public-policy-should-not-be-made/
https://thewire.in/173595/demonetisation-is-a-clear-case-of-how-public-policy-should-not-be-made/
If Anything, Demonetisation Slowed the Rate of
Increase in Income Tax Base:JAMES WILSON
Right to Privacy Ruling Pokes Holes in Supreme
Court’s Order on National Anthem in Cinemas:ROHIT BHAT
As Social Media Heat Rises, Media Houses Worry
About What Journalists Are Tweeting:Karnika Kohli
India's faith tourism must recognise imprints
left behind by Islam:Varnitha Kurli Reddy
One nation one code: How Ambedkar and others
pushed for a uniform code before Partition:Vaibhav Purandare
Muslim-Yadav consolidation will help Nitish
craft a ‘coalition of extremes’ with the BJP: Shaibal Gupta
How ‘Hadiya case’ is testing the limits of
civil rights of women in Kerala:Nidheesh M.K.
German Chancellor Merkel defends refugee
policy, says Islam belongs to Germany
EPW’s Trustees Need to Address the Misgivings
About Their Own Role: Sumanta Banerjee
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