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Police Lathi-charge at BHU women students
protesting inaction in molestation case
New Delhi: Clashes broke out at Banaras Hindu
University (BHU) late on Saturday night after the police lathi-charged women
protesting the administration’s inaction in a case involving the molestation of
a student earlier this week. Video footage has emerged of policemen charging
towards the protesting women as others run to their hostel. No women constables
can be seen in the videos. The lathi-charge happened just hours after PM
Narendra Modi’s visit to Varanasi.A first-year hostel resident was molested and
grabbed by three bike-borne men just outside the BHU campus on Thursday
evening. According to NDTV, protesting students have been trying to meet the
vice chancellor to apprise him of the safety situation and to urge him to take
necessary steps. But on Saturday night, as they tried to enter his residence,
they were stopped by university guards. Then the police arrived and used lathis
to disperse them. Several students got injured in the scuffle.According to the
NDTV report, the students said that the police lathicharged them without
provocation and alleged that the cops even tried to enter the women’s
hostel.Students told ANI that girls were beaten and abused during the
lathicharge.The main gate of the university has now been cleared of protesting
students and the situation is under control, the police told NDTV.According to
a report in the Hindu,the administration said it would advance puja vacation
for students and has asked students to vacate their hostels by 4 pm.However,
according to the report, the BHU administration that it ordered the
lathi-charge on the women. BHU chief proctor O.N. Singh told the Hindu that the
police acted in self-defence after the group of protesters, which he claimed
was full of outsiders and “anti-social elements,” pelted stones at the security
forces and tried to break into the hostels.At least two journalists were
injured and they allege the police did not let them go to the hospital for
treatment, the UP state accredited correspondents committee told the Hindu.THE
WIRE
BHU Molestation: Universities, Degree Colleges
In Varanasi to Remain Closed Until Further Notice
BHU Clashes, Cops Filmed Thrashing Woman
Student
Banaras Hindu University on the boil
Rahul Gandhi mocks BJP over violence in BHU
campus: ‘BJP version of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao in BHU’
New Delhi:Reacting strongly against the
clashes in the BHU campus, Congress vice president mocked the ruling BJP for
the violence in the campus.Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said:“BJP version of Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao in BHU.” indianexpress
Sharad Yadav criticises police action against students
HRW says India ignored UN recommendations on
AFSPA, torture and beef attacks
Human Rights Watch has castigated the Indian Govt
for not accepting a number of key human rights recommendations on Sept.21,at
its UN review in Geneva which included greater accountability of its security
forces, ensuring freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and abolishing
the death penalty. India’s Govt responded on Sept.21 to the recommendations
made by other UN member countries on May 4 during India’s third periodic
review. Indian Govt was unwilling to accept important recommendations, said
HRW.“In the face of countless attacks on free speech and threats to
marginalised communities, the Indian Govt has chosen to be in denial,” said
Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at HRW. “India should show leadership on
the world stage by taking the human rights concerns of other countries
seriously and adopting concrete steps to address them.”At May 4 session, 112
countries made a total of 250 recommendations. On Sept.21, the Govt accepted
152, including commitments made toward sustainable development goals aimed at
alleviating poverty, improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation,
and strengthening protections for children and women.30 countries called on
India to ratify the UN Convention Against Torture, a treaty it signed two
decades ago but never ratified. Even as the Indian Govt denied the existence of torture at the May
meeting, saying “the concept of torture is completely alien to our culture and
it has no place in the governance of the nation,” it said it remained committed
to ratifying the treaty.However, India made a similar commitment at the last
UPR cycle in 2012 when the recommendation was made by 17 countries, and yet
failed to take any steps to fulfill it.In a recent report on deaths in police
custody, HRW found that torture is frequently used to gather information or
coerce confessions.HRW has also raised concerns over AFSPA, a law that provides
soldiers who commit abuses effective immunity from prosecution.It has also
castigated the role of Govt in
persecuting the people responsible for beef-related attacks. “Mob attacks by
extremist Hindu groups affiliated with the ruling BJP against minority
communities, especially Muslims and Dalits, have become a serious threat. In
the first seven months of 2017, there were 26 attacks, and seven people were
killed over rumors that they sold, bought, or killed cows for beef. The govt
has failed to prosecute those responsible for such attacks, and at the same
time several BJP leaders have made incendiary remarks against minorities, and
in support of Hindu nationalism,” said HRW.“15 countries raised concerns over
such increasing violence, recommending that India should better protect these
vulnerable populations and freedom of religion, and prosecute attacks against
them. However, the Indian Govt was
unwilling to make any commitments.”TCN
Cow vigilantes pose threat to Kerala’s white
revolution plans:state Animal Husbandry Minister
Cow vigilantes pose a threat to Kerala’s plans
to achieve self-sufficiency in milk production, the state’s Animal Husbandry
Minister said. The southern state had put on hold its ambitious project to
bring 200 Gir cows, a high-yielding species, from Gujarat following
apprehensions about transporting it by road because of the reported presence of
‘gau rakshaks’. State Minister for Forests, Animal Husbandry and Zoos K Raju said
Kerala had planned to procure th Gir breed as part of its efforts to boost milk
production.Not just from Gujarat, but procurement of cows from other states has
also been hit hard by the possible threat of mob violence in the name of
protecting cows, he said.“We have not abandoned our plan to procure Gir cows
from Gujarat. It is under active consideration. But, we have put it on hold due
to the risk of transporting the cows,” Raju said. Known for their yield, Gir
cows belong to the Gir forest region and surrounding districts of Saurashtra
region of Gujarat. The ability to withstand hot climates make the high-quality
breed a favourite of farmers.Kerala was planning to procure as many as 200 cows
by paying over Rs one lakh for each bovine.Raju said he had recently visited
Gujarat and met the minister concerned to discuss the plan.“Authorities in the
state had responded positively. The availability of cows was also not an issue.
Our plan was to go to the villages there and procure cows directly from farmers,”
minister said.Gujarat authorities had ensured safe transportation of the cows
within the state borders, he said.“But, we have to travel through other states,
including Maharashtra, before reaching Kerala. It will be very risky to
transport the cows through this distance in the wake of reports about the
presence of cow vigilantes,” he said.PTI
Income-Tax
notice to Harsh Mander's NGO after tribute to lynching victim
New Delhi:Civil rights activist Harsh Mander
today questioned a recent Income-Tax notice to Centre for Equity Studies of
which he is a director.He said the notice smacked of state intimidation. Mander
questioned the timing of the notice which came days after RSS sympathiser
Rakesh Sinha told Mander in a TV debate that the funding of all of Mander’s
organisations would be investigated. The debate was being held on the
“Karwaan-e-Mohabbat” that was held to seek justice for hate violence victims.
“On Sept.15, Karwan was to stop at the site of Pehlu Khan’s lynching to pay him
tribute but on its eve, Hindu Jagran Manch, Bajrang Dal and VHP said they would
not let this happen. But we managed to do so,”Mander said.tribuneindia
Harsh Mander's organisation gets I-T notice
Dalit writer Kancha Ilaiah alleges attack by 4
people
Prominent Dalit writer and intellectual Kancha
Ilaiah on Saturday filed a police complaint stating that 4 persons attacked his
vehicle in the town and tried to kill him.The alleged attack on Ilaiah sparked
tension between members of Arya Vysya caste and Dalits who came face to face.
However, the police averted any escalation in tension by dispersing groups.A
police official said around 200 members of Arya Vysya community held a
demonstration at Ambedkar chowrasta (crossing) in the town after they spotted
Ilaiah’s vehicle.The writer was headed towards Hyderabad after attending a
function at Bhupalpally.He said sensing trouble Ilaiah’s driver diverted the
car to Parkal Town police station.In his complaint, Ilaiah stated that 4
persons attacked his vehicle and tried to kill him, the official said, adding
that no FIR was registered in the matter.The situation became tense after
protesters followed Ilaiah to the police station and laid a siege.Meanwhile,
members of dalit communities came to know about the incident and rushed to the
police station.“Members of both the communities raised slogans against each
other,” the official said.Circle Inspector John Narsimhulu and other police
personnel pacified the two groups and asked them to leave the campus of the
police station.However, both groups gathered at the crossing and again started
raising slogans, following which police personnel rushed to the spot and
dispersed them.PTI
Pehlu Khan's family welcomes SC order, demands
compensation from Rajasthan govt.
New Delhi: The family of slain dairy farmer
Pehlu Khan has welcomed the Supreme Court order directing the state Govt s to
provide monetary compensation to victims of cow vigilantism. The family has
demanded the Rajasthan Govt to act upon
the SC order. Its sole bread-earner Khan, 55, was lynched by a brutal mob of
Gau Rakshaks in the Alwar district of the state in April this year. "Till
today, we have not got any compensation -- neither from Rajasthan Govt nor from
the Govt of Haryana (family is resident of Mewat)," said Irshad Khan,
eldest son of Pehlu Khan while talking to IndiaTomorrow.net over phone on
Saturday.More than five months have passed since the incident but the Govt of Rajasthan where the crime took place has
not offered any compensation to the victim family. "We should get justice
and legitimate compensation should be given to us. The order of Supreme Court
is appreciable. There must be separate district level officers to look into the
cases of cow vigilantism so that the fraud Gau Rakshaks can be
controlled," demanded Irshad who was also brutally assaulted along with his
father on in Alwar while they were returning to Haryana after purchasing some
cows and calves from a Govt-run cattle fare in Jaipur. .IndiaTomorrow
Govt To Give Cash Reward Worth Rs 1 Crore To
Secret Informers Who Provide Information On Benami Properties
Centre is planning to give out cash rewards to
the tune of Rs 1 crore to secret informers who provide tip offs to
investigative agencies in connection with Benami Properties.A senior Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) official who is part of the policy making said on
condition of anonymity, "An informer will get minimum Rs 15 lakh and
maximum Rs 1 crore. According to the official, the information will have to be
acute and identity of the informer will be kept secret. The department will
never disclose identity as this could endanger the informer. The Benami
Property Law introduced last year lacked this provision. It is a common
practice by the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax dept and Directorate of
Revenue Intelligence to reward informers. The reward, however, is not so
lucrative."Finding Benamidars is a herculean task for Income tax officials
as well as the administration.A senior CBDT official told ANI, "It would
be a lot easier, faster and effective method of operation if we take the help
of informers. If we have an attractive award prize for informers then our task
will become easy and we will start cracking Benami property holders nationwide,
he further added. This policy is now with Finance Ministry. Once it gets
approval from Finance Ministry and Final nod by Finance Minister, it will be
announced by CBDT. An announcement is expected to be made by Oct.end or first
week of Nov."Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 came
into effect from1st Nov.2016.ANI
Centre to police: Nudge people to achieve
goals of demonetisation
Union Home Ministry has written to police
forces across the country to assess their efforts to encourage citizens to move
to cashless transactions and curb fake currency and anti-national activities,
so that “the objectives of demonetisation are fully accomplished”. Home
Ministry’s letter, titled “Implementation of pending recommendation of DGsP-IGP
Conference (2014, 2015 & 2016)”,was sent to all police stations in the
country on September 18. A status report on each pending recommendation was to
be submitted to Superintendents and Commissioners of Police by Thursday. The
move came about, the letter mentions, during a meeting chaired by PM Narendra
Modi in New Delhi on Aug.25, 2017, where it was found that proof of pending
recommendations being implemented was present only on paper, but “no evidence
was found that action had been taken on those recommendations”. Among 5 pending
recommendations from Nov.24-26, 2016, DGsP-IGP Conference in Hyderabad, which
Modi inaugurated, are those relating to digital transactions and
demonetisation. From the recommendations made at annual meet of DGsP and IGPs
between 2014 and 2016, 25 are still to be implemented by the police of states
and UTs, ministry’s letter says. Other key recommendations that remain pending
for implementation include using Aadhaar data to the advantage of police,
compiling a “data bank” of Govt employees living in jurisdiction of a police
station, and “honouring” journalists who portray the police positively in their
reports.All state police forces must “educate people to enable the move to
cashless transactions”, Ministry has recommended, and asked Union Territories
and particularly the Delhi Police, “to take the lead role in this exercise”.
The letter asks officers in charge of police stations in large towns about
action taken to reach out to shopkeepers and traders in their jurisdictions to
educate them.indianexpress
India IT superpower, Pak terror factory: Sushma’s
speech
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on
Saturday responded to Pakistan’s allegations at UN General Assembly that New
Delhi was involved in state-sponsored terrorism and widespread human rights
violations, calling it an “export factory of terror”.Swaraj, who addressed the
world leaders in Hindi, also spoke about the significance of mitigating global
warming, international cooperation and demonetisation. hindustantimes
India 'Mother Of Terrorism,' Says Pakistan
After Sushma Swaraj's UN Speech
UN:Pakistan accused India of adopting a
posture of that of a "predator" and said if the international
community wishes to avoid a dangerous escalation between the two neighbours, it
must call on New Delhi to halt its provocations and aggressive actions. Terming
India as the "mother of terrorism" in South Asia, Pakistan's
Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi accused it of sponsoring terrorism in
various parts of her country. Exercising her right to reply after Foreign
Minister Sushma Swaraj hit out at Pakistan, Ms Lodhi alleged that "in her
vitriol she (Ms Swaraj) deliberately ignored the core issue" of Kashmir.Ms
Swaraj in her remarks did not mention Kashmir."If the international
community wishes to avoid a dangerous escalation between India and Pakistan, it
must call on India to halt its provocations and aggressive actions. It must end
the ceasefire violations along the Line of Control. It must halt its
sponsorship of terrorist groups against Pakistan," Ms Lodhi said.Given
that such responses are normally given by a low level foreign service official,
it was quite significant that the top Pakistani diplomat took up the floor to
launch a verbal dual against India.India did not immediately exercise its right
to response to Ms Lodhi's remarks, in which Pakistan for the second time
accused NSA Ajit Doval of interfering in Balochistan. Lodhi said if the parties
fail to resolve a dispute, the UN and the international community has not only
the right but the obligation to intervene and help to resolve the dispute.
"UN Security Council resolutions do not lapse with time. Or are
'overtaken', as the Indian foreign minister put it. Law has no expiry date.
Morality has no sell-by date. India's posture is that of the predator. It
cannot escape its legal and moral obligation to abide by the resolutions of the
Security Council," she said. "India has sponsored and perpetrated
terrorism and aggression against all its neighbours; creating terror groups;
destabilising and blockading neighbours to do its strategic bidding and
sponsoring subversion, sabotage and terrorism in various parts of Pakistan. All
this establishes that India is the mother of terrorism in South Asia," she
alleged.She said the 'largest democracy' is also "the world's largest
hypocrisy" and it's ruled by the "fascist" ideology. She also
said Pakistan remains open to resuming a comprehensive dialogue with India to
address all outstanding issues, especially J&K and discuss measures to maintain peace and
security. ndtv
International community must call on India to
halt aggressive acts: Pak
Kashmir terror funding: NIA summons PhD
student, trader body head, 2 Hurriyat leaders
Srinagar:NIA has issued summons to a Kashmir
university PhD student, the head of a trader’s body and two Hurriyat leaders to
appear before it tomorrow in connection with a case related to the funding of
terror activities in Kashmir, officials said today. Yaseen Khan of Kashmir
Traders and Marketing Federation, Aala Fazil, pursuing a doctorate from Kashmir
university, and leaders of pro-Pakistan Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat
Conference, Abdul Hameed Magrey and Wali Mohammed, have been asked to appear
before the NIA at its headquarter in New Delhi, they said.Kashmir Trader’s body
has called for a strike tomorrow to register its protest over Khan’s summoning.
Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Qayoom is likely to be summoned again by
NIA, officials said, adding that many points related to his statement that was
recorded earlier were being corroborated. The people summoned to appear before
the NIA tomorrow were likely to be questioned about alleged funding to various
groups that pelted the security forces with stones, the officials said.PTI
Explain How Dawood's Wife Visited Mumbai
Undetected: Congress To Centre
New Delhi:Congress has demanded that the Modi Govt
explain how underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's wife managed to visit Mumbai last
year undetected and said that it raises questions on the credibility of the
Centre and Maharashtra Govt as well as
the state and central security agencies."Wife of Ibrahim, Mehajabin Shaikh
came to meet her father in 2016 in Mumbai and the Modi Govt kept on
sleeping," Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said.Surjewala's
remarks came a day after the arrested brother of Dawood, Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar
told investigators that his sister-in-law, Mehjabin (Dawood's wife) visited
Mumbai sometime in 2016 to meet her father, Salim Kashmiri, before quietly
departing.Thane Police, however, have denied making any such
revelation.Targetting the investigative agencies of Govt, Surjewala questioned,
"What was CBI doing? What was RA&W doing?" ndtv
Internal Durga Puja memo leaked, Hindutva
elements trying to foment communal disturbance in Bengal
Durga Puja ends with Bijaya Dashami and the
next day Muslims mourn the historic loss of lives in the Battle of Karbala on
the occasion of Muharram. In West Bengal, there has been peace for decades and
both communities have never had major confrontations. But since 2014, there
have been sudden attacks on temples and Muharram processions.And the number of
such incidents are only growing. Though Bengali Hindu ritual prohibits idol
immersion on the eleventh day, Ekadashi, this year BJP and its allies have been
trying their best to provoke people to immerse the idols on the day, considered
religiously inauspicious. Aim of this propaganda seems to be political rather
than religious with an intention to create a massive law and order problem by
pitting one community against another, National Herald has learnt from an
insider who has leaked some information about the Sangh Parivar’s plans to
create communal disturbance during Durga Puja. Due to power struggle between
BJP and Hindu Samhati, a number of details have been leaked outside the Hindu
right wing circle. As per these details, Hindu Samhati is spreading unnecessary
panic among the masses by circulating baseless and provocative notifications.
These notifications claim that the Muslims are attacking Hindus in different
unspecified areas and give a list of places where the Muslims will be attacking
the Hindus during Durga Puja. Hindu Samhati is the same organisation that was
responsible for setting houses and shops on fire last year during the Hazinagar
riot, as confessed by a member on camera in presence of its senior member Sujit
Maity. Along with the said organisation, certain members of RSS also allegedly
played an important role in organising a mob of looters and arsonists. This
year too, the organisation is receiving good support from BJP members in
spreading communal hatred. The list was intercepted recently with the help of a
prominent member of the BJP. nationalheraldindia
Kolkata Police busts fake video of ‘priest
being assaulted by Muslims during Navratri'
On Saturday, Kolkata police took on
hatemongers on Twitter after a video was shared purportedly showing a Hindu
priest being beaten up during Navratri. A Twitter handle shared a video
stating:“This brahmin's Puja bell sounds during this navaratri disturbed those
Muslims in a Muslim majority areain West Bengal!”While the tweet was roundly
retweeted, several people tagged the Kolkata police asking them to verify the
video. According to the police’s Twitter handle the video is of an old incident
showing a priest being manhandled by a victim's family, who he had allegedly
molested. FIRs had been lodged against the priest and the those that had
accosted him. The user has deleted the tweet now.Police wrote on Twitter: “This
is a wrong and mischievous postThis priest was manhandled by the family members
of the victim girl where he allegedly molested her.Legal action is being
initiated against all the people spreading communal hatred.” dnaindia
Maharashtra: My marriage, not a case of ‘Love
Jihad’, claims girl, moves HC for protection
“I have married my Muslim fiancee by choice
and nobody pressurised me and though my parents are forcing me to come back, I
will stay with him,” asserted the Hindi girl, whose parents and an outfit have
dubbed the marriage as another case of ‘Love Jihad’.The girl in her statement
through WhatsApp Video Call recorded by police in presence of parents, Govt lawyer,
confirmed that she was pregnant and would stay with her husband. Couple Mohd
Arif and Monika alias Aayat claimed that they had married on their own accord
and alleged that Bajrang Dal activists and police officers were harassing them
and unnecessarily terming it as case of forcible marriage. The boy has been
selected in Maharashtra Police and is likely to join soon. They sought
protection from the High Court. The police officers reported the statement to a
division bench consisting of Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice MG Giratkar after
which the court disposed of the case. Arif is a resident of Pinjar in Akola
district while girl Monika Ingle used to stay in the jurisdiction of Imamwada
police station.Arif is presently staying with his aunt at Hasanbag and trying
to join police force while the girl is also undergoing training to join police
force. During the pre-exam training sessions at police headquarters ground,
they were attracted towards each other and soon decided to tie Nuptial tie.The
Hitavada
‘Rights violation’ of converted Hindu woman:
Kerala women’s panel to seek SC nod to file report
Kochi: Kerala Women’s Commission today said it
would seek the Supreme Court’s nod to file a fact- finding report on
allegations of rights violations of a Hindu woman here, who married a Muslim
man after converting to Islam, in the custody of her parents.The decision to
move the apex court was taken in view of complaints from various quarters that
the rights of 24-year-old woman were allegedly being violated, commission
chairperson MC Josephine told reporters here.Josephine said the commission had
received representations from various organisations, seeking its intervention
following allegations of violation of the woman’s rights.Since the matter was
under the Supreme Court’s consideration, the commission required its permission
to meet the woman and her parents and file a fact-finding report before it, she
added.Josephine said the commission had received a legal opinion from an expert
yesterday and based on it, it had decided to approach the top court. Slamming a
social media campaign being run by various groups in connection with the
matter, she alleged that it was not being done to protect the rights of the woman.“The
commission is not interested in going after such a campaign. Such campaigns are
not good. Such matters should be dealt strictly within the purview of law. All
should cooperate to protect the democratic rights of the woman,” Josephine
said.PTI
Women's Commission to move SC in Hadiya Case
Kerala: Akhila is being tortured, allege
activists
Kochi: Women activists belonging to a Facebook
Collective named Feminist Reading group has alleged that Akhila Hadiya, who is
confined to her home for the past 4 months, is being physically and mentally
tortured at her home.Speaking to media in Kochi, activists said that
authorities concerned should record the statement of Hadiya immediately.The
members alleged that she has been confined to her 3-bedroom house in TV Puram
for the past four months, on court orders.She had no contact with the outside
world and is also not allowed to meet anyone. Police officials are deployed at
her house to monitor her every move. The inhuman treatment meted out to Hadiya
should be stopped. She should be immediately released," said members of
the Feminist Reading group.TOI
Hyderabad: Jamat-e-Islami Hind to construct
100 houses for Rohingya refugees
Hyderabad: Jamat-e-Islami Hind has decided to
construct 100 houses for Rohingya refugees in Hyderabad. Process has begun to
identify land at a suitable place. President Jamat-e-Islami Telangana and
Odisha, Hamed Mohammed Khan has issued a circular to all local presidents and
district presidents and requested them to appeal for funds during Friday sermon
on September 29. Houses will be constructed in collaboration with Human Welfare
Foundation.Mr. Hamed Mohammed Khan informed that Jamat has decided to
collaborate with Human Welfare Foundation and execute relief and rehabilitation
programme for Rohingya Muslims in 3 fields. Besides constructing houses in
Hyderabad, JIH will fight for their right of living and right of residency
within legal framework.Siasat
Fresh plea in SC backing deportation of
illegal Rohingyas from India
New Delhi:A fresh petition has been filed in
the Supreme Court favouring the Centre’s stand to identify and deport to
Myanmar around 40,000 illegal Rohingya Muslims staying here. The plea may be
heard along with the PIL filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees challenging
deportation, which is likely to come up for hearing on Oct. 3.Advocate Ashwini
Kumar Upadhyay, also a BJP leader, said that his plea has been accepted in the SC
registry and would be heard on the date already fixed. The plea has sought a
direction to the Centre and the state Govts to identify, detain and deport all
illegal migrants and infiltrators, including Bangladesh nationals and
Rohingyas.PTI
Former Vice President Ansari attends
conference amidst controversy at Calicut University
Kozhikode: The international conference on
“The Role of Women in Making a Humane Society”, which ran into trouble after
the University of Calicut denied permission to hold it on the university
campus, was held in the city on Saturday. Inaugurating the conference organised
by the Institute of Objective Studies in association with the National Women’s
Front, former Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari said Islam respects the
individuality of women in society. He said a study conducted by the UN Women, a
wing of the UN which works for gender equality and women empowerment, has
revealed the plight of women across the world. He said the unethical human and
social practices marginalising women should change. Women should be made an
equal partner in creating a humane society. “The conscious or subconscious
perception of many sections of the society is a girl child is a burden or even
a misfortune. This should change,” he said. The inaugural session of the
two-day conference was attended by IOS chairman M Manzoor Alam. On Friday the
University of Calicut had decided to withdraw from the conference which was
jointly organised by the New Delhi-based Institute of Objective Studies,
Islamic Chair of the University of Calicut and National Women’s Front.
Delegates and scholars from South Africa, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia attended
the conference.A B Moideen Kutty, Head of Department of Arabic, said the
University had decided to stay away from the programme considering the
involvement of certain organisations in the conduct of the conference. newindianexpress
Gender equality diluted by tradition:Hamid
Ansari
Unite or you will end up like Rohingyas: Azam to
Muslims
Lucknow: Senior SP leader Azam Khan called
upon Muslims to unite or they would be reduced to the status of refugee
Rohingyas in their own country. He also made a passionate appeal to leaders who
had abandoned the Samajwadi Party and joined other political outfits, to return
to the party fold.The party's Muslim face, known for making headlines with his
controversial comments, said Muslims had contributed to the freedom struggle
like any other Indian but today, the time had come when the community woke up
to routine insults and discrimination every morning and went to bed fearing
what would happen next."We will go by history that is factual and not by
what the RSS wants us to believe as
history," Azam said, adding that everybody must unite to take on
"fascist" forces.
Activist claims mafia death threats to
withdraw cases against ex-BJP minister
Mumbai: Activist and ex-AAP leader Anjali
Damania on Saturday claimed to have received death threats in a call made from
a landline number in Karachi."At 12.33 a.m., I got a threatening call
asking me to withdraw all cases against (ex-BJP minister) Eknath Khadse,"
she said in a statement. Damania quoted the telephonic conversation: "You
have made life miserable for everybody. You also have a family”. She said the
true caller showed the number (starting with codes +92 21) from a landline in
Karachi.IANS
WORLD
Tensions rise in Iraq ahead of Kurdish
referendum
Hundreds demonstrated in eastern Iraq against
a planned referendum on the secession of northern Iraq's Kurdish region, which
neighbouring countries and Western powers fear could break up the country and
stir regional ethnic and sectarian conflict.Protestors, who gathered outside
Baquba city council on Sunday, waved banners denouncing the Sept.25 vote and
called on local authorities to ban the polls."We are taking to the streets
to express our rejection of this secession referendum," Salim Saleh, a
protestor, told Anadolu news agency. The non-binding referendum will see Iraqis
in areas under the control of the Kurdish Regional Govt (KRG) - and in a
handful of territories disputed between Erbil and Baghdad - vote whether to
secede from Iraq. aljazeera
A look into Iraq's disputed Kirkuk before
referendum
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan
border
Iranian forces have launched war games in an
area near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Iran’s state media reported
on Sunday, a day before a Kurdish independence referendum in the region.Turkey
also said on Sunday its aircraft launched airstrikes against Kurdistan PKK
targets in northern Iraq’s Gara region on Saturday after spotting militants
preparing to attack Turkish military outposts on the border..Iranian State media
IRIB said military drills, part of annual events held in Iran to mark the
beginning of the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, are centered in the Oshnavieh border
region. Middleeastmonitor
Shia militia accused of attacking Sunni
village in Iraq
An Iraqi tribal elder on Saturday accused an
Iran-affiliated militia of expelling civilians from a Sunni-majority village in
western Iraq.Sheikh Jabbar al-Hamoud said Shia fighters from the Iraqi
Hezbollah faction had raided Makr al-Deeb village in western Iraq and forced
villagers out to desert.He, however, failed to cite a reason for the
attack.Agency could not reach members of the Hezbollah faction for
comment.Anadolu
Turkey extends troops' deployment in Iraq &
Syria
Turkey's parliament has approved the extension
of a mandate that allows the deployment of troops in Iraq and Syria if faced
with national security threats.The move on Saturday came 2 days before an
independence referendum in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region - a vote
denounced by Ankara as a "mistake" and a threat to its security and
regional stability.The motion was backed by MPs from the ruling Justice and
Development Party, as well as the main opposition CHP and Nationalist Movement
Party. MPs from the People's Democratic Party (HDP) voted against it. aljazeera
Russian airstrikes kill 45 Syrian rebels, says
monitor
Beirut:Russian air strikes have killed 45
members of a rebel group in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Sunday.It was unclear why
the strikes, which took place Saturday, targeted members of the Faylaq al-Sham
rebel group, which has taken part in peace talks supervised by Moscow in the
Kazakh capital Astana.The strikes hit the group in the province of Idlib, which
is part of a so-called “de-confliction” zone agreed in a deal between Syrian
regime allies Russia and Iran, and rebel backer Turkey.Faylaq al-Sham is an
Islamist rebel group considered close to the Muslim Brotherhood movement.AFP
UN: Rohingya in Bangladesh need 'massive'
assistance
Bangladesh needs "massive international
assistance" to feed and shelter the 436,000 Rohingya who have fled Myanmar
in recent weeks, the head of the UN refugee agency said.UN High Commissioner
for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Sunday there were "immense"
challenges after visiting the overflowing camps around Cox's Bazar."I was
struck by the incredible magnitude of their needs. They need everything - they
need food, they need clean water, they need shelter, they need proper health
care," he said.Grandi said there had been an "incredible outpouring
of local generosity" but that now needed to be "beefed up by massive
international assistance, financial and material"."That's partly why
I am here, to help... the Govt organise that response," he said. aljazeera
Fire continues at Rohingya villages in Myanmar:
Amnesty
New
satellite images and videos from Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from
Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s
claims that military operations there have ended, according to Amnesty
International. London-based group said its sources in Rakhine have claimed that
the fires, captured in images on Friday afternoon, were started by members of
the Myanmar security forces and vigilante mobs, reports the Guardian. IANS
Rohingya violence: UN medics see evidence of
rape in Myanmar army ‘cleansing’ campaign
Cox's Bazar:Doctors treating some of the
429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent
weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual
attacks, UN clinicians and other health workers said. The medics’ accounts,
backed in some cases by medical notes reviewed by Reuters, lend weight to
repeated allegations, ranging from molestation to gang rape, levelled by women
from the stateless minority group against Myanmar’s armed forces.Myanmar
officials have mostly dismissed such allegations as militant propaganda
designed to defame its military.Doctors at a clinic run by the UN’s
International Organization for Migration (IOM) at the Leda makeshift refugee
say they treated hundreds of women with injuries they said were from violent
sexual assaults during the army operation in October and November.Reuters
Gangrape Horrors Haunt Rohingya Refugees,
Leave UN 'Gravely Concerned'
Hindus in Bangladesh cutting Durga Puja
expense to fund aid for Rohingyas
Dhaka:In a humanitarian gesture, Hindus in
Bangladesh on Friday decided to cut the expenses of the upcoming Durga Puja to
set up a fund to provide relief for Rohingya refugees who poured into the country
following the ethnic violence in Myanmar.Reports suggest that the violence also
forced some 800 Hindus in Rakhine State to take refuge in Bangladesh. “Their
mass exodus has unfolded a horrific humanitarian crisis (and so) we will stand
by the persecuted refugees with assistance by saving during the Durga Puja
festival,” general secretary of apex Puja Celebration Council said.He said puja
celebration committees across Bangladesh had been asked to save to set up a
fund to provide relief for the Rohingya refugees.PTI
170 Yemen rebels killed within last 3 days
At least 170 rebel fighters were killed this
week in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah province, the Yemeni army said in a Friday
statement.“Shia Houthi militia and allied forces loyal to ousted President Ali
Abdullah Saleh lost 170 fighters within the last 3 days in clashes with pro-Govt
forces in Hajjah,” the statement read.It
went on to assert that Houthi leader Abu Amjad al-Jabri had been among those
killed.Anadolu Agency was unable to obtain immediate comment from Houthi or
pro-Saleh officials regarding the army’s claims.World Bulletin
Women allowed into stadium as Saudi celebrates
it’s 87th anniversary
Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary
of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and
performances, including allowing women into King Fahd International Stadium in
Riyadh for a Saturday evening operetta – a first in the conservative Islamic
kingdom.The festivities are part of a Govt bid to boost national pride and improve the
quality of life for Saudis.Also on offer is a concert in the Red Sea city of
Jeddah featuring 11 Arab musicians, plus fireworks, air acrobatics and
traditional folk dance shows.
Middleeastmonitor
Trump's 90-day travel ban on Muslim-majority
nations expires today; new restrictions expected
President Donald Trump is expected to announce
new restrictions on travel to the United States as his ban on visitors from six
Muslim-majority countries expires today, 90 days after it went into
effect. Department of Homeland Security
has recommended the president sign off on new, more targeted restrictions on
foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share information with the US
or haven't taken necessary security precautions. Officials haven't said which
or how many countries will be affected by the new restrictions, which could
take effect as soon as today. "The acting secretary has recommended
actions that are tough and that are tailored, including restrictions and
enhanced screening for certain countries," said Miles Taylor, counselor to
acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke. AP
Iran tests new ballistic missile, draws rebuke
from Trump
Iran's successful test of a medium-range
ballistic missile after US warnings that it may pull out of a landmark nuclear
deal also drew fresh criticism from President Donald Trump.The launch called
into question the nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers,
Trump said on Saturday, while he also accused the Islamic republic of colluding
with North Korea."Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of
reaching Israel. They are also working with North Korea. Not much of an
agreement we have!" Trump tweeted.An "extremely concerned"
French foreign ministry warned that the launch violated the United Nations
Security Council resolution that endorsed the accord."France demands that
Iran halt all destablizing activities in the region and to respect all
provisions of Resolution 2231, including the call to halt this type of
ballistic activity," a statement read. "France will consider ways,
with its European and other partners, to get Iran to stop its destabilizing
ballistic activities." middleeasteye
Israel signals “go-ahead” for construction of
11,700 settler homes
\RAMALLAH, (PIC) The Israeli government
advanced plans for the construction of 11,700 settler homes since the start of
2017, Walid Assaf, Chairman of the Commission Against the Wall and Settlements,
said Sunday.According to Assaf, the Israeli government approved plans for the
establishment and expansion of 122 settlements over the past six years at the
expense of Palestinian lands.The official further warned of other settlement
bids in Occupied Jerusalem and al-Khalil.“The Israeli government has advanced a
dangerous plan to isolate al-Khalil’s Old City from its environment by granting
the settlers a municipal council,” he said.Israeli settlements across the
occupied Palestinian territories are deemed illegitimate under international
law.
UK-based Human Rights body sounds alarm over destruction of
UNESCO-registered site in Gaza
LONDON, (PIC) The UK-based Arab Organization
for Human Rights (AOHR) called on authorities in the blockaded Gaza Strip to
immediately cease leveling an archaeological site in Tel al-Sakan.In a Sunday
statement, AOHR urged Gaza’s attorney general to launch a criminal probe into
the destruction of an archaeological site in Gaza and to hold those responsible
for the damage to account.AOHR said archaeological sites are Palestinians’
weapon to preserve their identity in the midst of the unending Israeli efforts
to grab their land and holy sites.According to AOHR, the most dangerous of such
archaeological theft crimes occurs in Occupied Jerusalem and in the vicinity of
holy al-Aqsa Mosque.The organization pointed the finger at Palestinian
Authority officials, whom it said have been rummaging around for material gains
at the expense of Palestinians’ archaeological legacy.
FLASH: VIEWS & NEWS
Appraising the Rohingya refugee situation in
India and are Muslim countries shying away?Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
Raqqa: 'Seeing dead bodies is normal now':
Priyanka Gupta
The govt’s policy towards the Rohingya boils
down to imprudent, myopic, untenable:Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Painting Mughals as looters to hailing
‘Indian’ heroes: How to rewrite history: HT
NDTV, Indian Express And The Relevance And
Responsibility Of Mainstream Media:Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Is This The Job of the Indian Army, Or Of The
Inept Civil Administration?Lt General P.C.Katoch
Gaushala & Ram Mandir Slogans at Media
University: Is MP’s Makhanlal Chaturvedi University Turning Saffron? Tarique
Anwar
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