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India has lost Kashmir valley emotionally,
says Yashwant Sinha, advices Indian Army
to go back to barracks
Hyderabad: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has
suggested that Army should return to barracks in J&K, leaving the
anti-militancy operations to CRPF and state police, which he said would act
“like a balm on the psyche” of the people there.Ex-external affairs minister also
said that Pakistan has become a “necessary third party” in J&K issue
because of “our own repeated mistakes”.Delivering a talk on ‘Kashmir-Now and
Way Ahead’ at an event here, Sinha pressed for an urgent dialogue with “our own
people” of J&K, saying too much violence has already taken place and too
many lives lost, including that of the security forces, and it’s time to put an
end to this. He said it has now become the primary responsibility of the Army
to be in the forefront in the fight against militancy in J&K.“In villages
or towns, when there is militancy situation, it is Indian Army first, followed
by CRPF and J&K Police,” Sinha said. He said he was against the excessive
use of armed forces in controlling internal law and order situation, including
in J&K.“There is a case for the Army going back to the barracks, leaving
the operations (against militancy) to CRPF and J&K Police,” he said, adding
“It will act like a balm on the psyche of the people.”Sinha attacked the Govt on
the Kashmir imbroglio, insisting “India has lost people of the valley
emotionally”. In an interview to ‘The Wire’ recorded on Friday, Sinha answered
questions from journalist Karan Thapar on him being criticised for an article
he wrote in a leading English daily on the state of economy that left BJP
embarrassed. Sinha termed as “exaggerated claims” the success of the various
reforms and schemes undertaken by Govt like the Mudra Bank.“I am looking at the
alienation of the masses of people in J&K. That is something which bothers
me the most…We have lost the people emotionally… You just have to visit the
valley to realise that they have lost faith in us,”Sinha said. He also said
Kashmir was a political problem and people want the dialogue process to begin
as was “promised” to them. A large number of people in J&K had welcomed PM
Narendra Modi’s Independence Day message in which he had emphasised that the
problem of the state will be solved neither by abuse nor bullets but by
embracing all Kashmiris, he said.“They were looking forward to a beginning of a
political engagement. But, the first task is to identify the internal
stakeholders. Please make up your mind who the stakeholders are.They have to be
identified,” BJP leader said.“Obviously the stakeholders will be political
parties, civil society groups,intellectuals, trade bodies, youth, various
regions of J&K,” he said, adding “Then we will have to decide who the
interlocutor will be.”He said the day the Centre shows a keenness to begin the
dialogue process and announces that “such and such person or persons will
conduct it”, there will be a dramatic improvement in the situation in the
state.“Let’s begin the dialogue process with our own people...our own citizens
in the state of J&K,” he said.He went on to add, “There is an urgency
attached to it because people are suffering. It is entirely our fault that the
people of Kashmir are alienated from us and (since) we consider them our
people, it is our duty to reach out to them and ensure that alienation subsides
and is eliminated.”In separate remarks, the former finance minister maintained
that “demonetisation was not a good idea at all” and it should not have been
attempted as “it has had very adverse impact on the economy.”Sinha also said
that the implementation of GST has been “flawed and the design of GST has left
much to be desired.”PTI
India has lost Kashmir valley emotionally: Sinha
Father cannot hold custody of 24-yr-old girl, SC
questions Kerala HC annulment of Hindu-Muslim marriage
New Delhi: After ordering a NIA probe into the
alleged conversion and marriage of a Hindu girl to a Muslim in Kerala, the
Supreme Court on Monday turned around to question the very annulment of the
inter-religious marriage by the Kerala High Court and the legality of the
girl's father keeping her in his custody for the past several months.A Bench of
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y.
Chandrachud asked how the High Court, on May 24, annulled the marriage of a
woman, who has reached the age of majority, while exercising writ jurisdiction
under Article 226, which is used to challenge violations of fundamental rights,
legal rights and other basic rights.“We will hear logical and legal arguments
on 2 issues - can the HC nullify a marriage exercising jurisdiction under
Article 226 and was an NIA probe necessary,”Chief Justice Misra observed and
posted the case for hearing on Oct 9.CJI Misra then turned to counsel for the
girl’s father, observing “she is a 24-year-old woman. You cannot have control
over her.”The court said it could either appoint a loco parentis or send her
somewhere safe.“The father cannot say he should have 24-hour custody of her,” CJI
Misra observed.Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the Muslim man,
Shafin Jahan, strongly objected to the SC order for NIA investigation. Jahan
has filed a plea for recall of the order.“The order for NIA investigation
strikes at the very foundation of multi-religious society...2senior BJP
functionaries have married members of minority communities... Call the girl
here, ask her,” Dave submitted.Kerala Govt, which had agreed in the SC to give
the probe in favour of NIA, also came forward wanting to file an affidavit.Ex-SC
judge, Justice R.V. Raveendran, had refused the SC’s assignment to monitor NIA
probe.Jahan’s recall petition requests the SC to stop NIA probe in light of
subsequent events showing the girl converted of her own free will and she is
being confined and “tortured” by her parents.Jahan also sought a direction to
be issued to DGP, (Law and Order), Trivandrum, Kerala to produce the girl
before the SC.His plea,through advocate Haris Beeran, refers to an aired video
shot by activist Rahul Easwar, featuring the girl objecting to her “house
arrest”.The application claimed that the acting president of the Kerala Human
Rights Commission, P. Mohandas had gone on to make a statement that the girl
“is undergoing immense human rights violation at her house”.“NIA has already
commenced investigation and already found a link, all without the guidance of
Justice Raveendran, the worst fears of the petitioners have therefore been
realised. That such an probe is clearly not fair and is against the orders of
the SC,” the application said.It said that keeping the girl in custody against
her will wherein she is not free to practice the religion she has chosen of her
own free will is a clear violation of her fundamental rights,” it said. thehindu
Kerala case: Can HC annul marriage of an
adult, asks SC
Kerala 'Love Jihad' case: SC asks how HC can
annul Hadiya's marriage; to hear matter on Oct.9
Father cannot hold custody of 24-yr-old girl:
SC on Kerala conversion case
How Can HC annul marriage of 24yr old girl
exercising art 226: SC Questions Kerala HC judgment In Hadiya Case
Arguments on Rohingya Muslims must be on law
points, not on emotional aspects: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Fixing Oct 13 as the date for
hearing the matter of Rohingya Muslims, the Supreme Court today said that the
arguments in the case should be based on law points and now on emotional
aspects. The SC added that the concern for humanitarian cause and humanity
should come with mutual respect. The court directed Centre and 2 Rohingya
petitioners to compile all documents and international conventions for its
assistance.In its affidavit last month, the Centre had told the SC that
Rohingya Muslims are “illegal” immigrants in the country and their continued
(rpt continued) stay posed “serious national security ramifications”. 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. indianexpress
SC to hear Rohingya refugees' plea on Oct 13
Bashar al-Assad's Grand Mufti supports India's
stand that Rohingya Muslims are a 'security threat'
Syria’s grand mufti sided with India over Myanmar
Rohingya crisis in a TV interview last week. Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun,
the highest Islamic authority in Syria, claimed in an interview with Indian
World is One News (WION) channel that there was “big propaganda against the Govt
of Myanmar”, stating that 450,000 refugees from the country are mentioned “at
least a hundred times a day” in the media, implying that the plight of the
refugees is being exaggerated. India has stated that the Rohingya are
"illegal immigrants" and not refugees. According to a report by
Amnesty International, Hassoun was deputised by President Bashar al-Assad to
approve the execution of up to 13,000 inmates in Saydnaya prisoner over the
last five years, and has previously said that he would "train suicide
bombers" to launch attacks in Europe and US if the West launched air
strikes on "Syria and Lebanon".Hassoun has been a staunch supporter
of the Syrian Govt since the start of
the civil war and has been pictured on numerous occasions with Assad. Middleeasteye
Langar for Rohingya refugees: Ludhiana mosque,
gurudwara donate money to Sikh volunteers
Ludhiana:Presenting yet another example of
communal harmony, Jama Masjid of Ludhiana and a gurudwara came forward to
donate money to Sikh organization Khalsa Aid on Monday, so that langar
(community kitchen) service being run by Sikh volunteers for Rohingya refugees
is continued at Bangladesh-Myanmar border.Shahi Imam Punjab Maulana Habib ur
Rahman presented a cheque of Rs 9.32 lakh to the volunteers of Khalsa Aid at
Jama Masjid premises in Field Ganj of Ludhiana. Interestingly, the sum also
includes Rs 1 lakh contributed by Gurudwara Dukhnivaran Sahib of Ludhiana, one
of the largest Sikh temples in Punjab. Their head priest Pritpal Singh said
Sikhism is not about differentiating among people on basis of religion. “We
have donated the amount for the service of humanity,” he said.Sikh volunteers
from Khalsa Aid were also honored at Jama Masjid for running langar for
Rohingya refugees. “Sikh volunteers have shown the true spirit of humanity by
filling the empty stomachs of Rohingya refugees. I also thank all those people
who came forward to donate for this noble cause and we were able to collect Rs
9.32 lakh for it. We thank Sikh community for running langar for Rohingya
refugees,” said Rahman.Meanwhile, Gursahib Singh, Khalsa Aid volunteer informed
that the langar service at the border for Rohingya refugees is running unabated
since Sept.14 and thousands being fed on daily basis. indianexpress
Australian media investigates Adani, uncovers
unknown tax havens: nationalheraldindia
An investigation by the ABC’s 4 Corners
programme has uncovered previously unknown tax haven ties for Adani Group's
Australian operations, with key assets ultimately owned in the British Virgin
Islands.“Adani Group has promised a $22 billion windfall in taxes and mining
royalty payments for Australia over the life of the giant Carmichael coal mine
it has been given approval to build in outback Queensland,” the report said and
added, “but experts say an opaque web of companies and trusts behind its
Australian assets gives it ample opportunity to minimise the tax it
pays.”“Adani has put in place multiple ways in which they can minimise the
amount of tax they pay in Australia, and maximise the amount of profits if they
choose in Caribbean tax havens," the report quoted Adam Walters, research
director at the consultancy Energy and Resource Insights.In August, Adani’s
Abbot Point coal facility was fined more than $12,000 for releasing water
during Cyclone Debbie that contained eight times more sediment than allowed,
reported news.com.au.“Indian mining giant was granted a temporary emissions
licence during Cyclone Debbie in March to allow stormwater to be released due
to high rainfall,” the report said, adding that “in April, Adani advised the
Queensland Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection it had breached the
strict conditions of the licence by releasing more sediment than allowed and
the department has now issued the miner with a $12,190 fine.”“Temporary
emissions licences and environmental authorities are not taken lightly by the
department and there can be harsh penalties for companies that breach their
approvals,” the report stated.
‘History will damn you for generations’: What
are Aussies saying about Adani’s mine
What do these Nathuram Godse fans have in
common? They are all followed by PM Modi on Twitter: altnews
“Godse was God sent”, “Gandhi should have been
hanged“, “Godse had valid reasons to shoot Gandhi”, “I repeat I’m a big Godse
fan, so what?” What do the people who posted these tweets have in common? Yes,
they are all followed by the honorable PM of India, Mr. Narendra Modi. “गांधी जयंती पर बापू को शत्-शत् नमन! I bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His noble ideals motivate
millions across the world,” Even as PM Modi tweeted his homage to Mahatma
Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, he continues to follow many of those
who celebrate the killer of Gandhi.The video that is attached to Mr. Modi’s
tweet pays a personal tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary.
Though from PM downwards, BJP leaders
don’t miss to their mandatory Gandhi Jayanti tweet, the situation on the ground
among the followers of the RSS ideology is very different. From criticizing
Gandhi to praising Godse, you can see it all there.Alt News researched the
tweets of the people Modi follows to see the sentiment they express towards the
father of the nation and his murderer.The above is only a small extract from a
large number of such tweets by people Mr Modi handpicked to follow. Though he
follows so many admirers of Nathuram Godse, Mr. Modi himself has never tweeted
anything in his praise. At the same time, he has never said anything negative
about him either.Alt News
Mumbai Stampede: Modi Deletes Condolence
Tweet, Govt Under Fire for Ignoring Warnings: thewire
New Delhi:In a tweet PM Narendra has expressed his condolences over the loss of
life in the stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road station – has now been
deleted but the reasons for this remain unclear. While the cause of the
accident that killed at least 22 people and wounded 36 on Friday is being
investigated by the authorities, witnesses say the stampede took place after a
cloudburst caught commuters off guard, leading to a huge buildup on the
station’s pedestrian overbridge that was too narrow to accommodate the surging
crowd.“My deepest condolences to all those who have lost their lives due to the
stampede in Mumbai. Prayers with those who are injured,”Modi had tweeted.Apart
from the poor draftsmanship – condolences are offered to the families of
deceased persons and not to the dead themselves –PM was slammed on Twitter for focussing on vanity
projects like the bullet train and Rs 3,600 crore-statue of Maratha ruler
Shivaji.
MEA’s Latest: BJP ‘Only Alternative’, Only
Hindus Are ‘Spiritual’:The Wire
On
Sept.2017, a few days before the birth anniversary of RSS ideologue and Bharatiya
Jan Sangh founder Deendayal Upadhyaya, Ministry of External Affairs uploaded an
e-book with the title Integral Humanism on the home page of its official
website.Apart from being shoddily written and edited, the e-book – which
external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj describes as the product of the “hard
work of MEA officials” – falsifies independent India’s early political history
and shockingly describes BJP as the only political alternative for the
country.Sample this strange text:“When India’s struggle for freedom was covered
under the shadow of 2-nation theory, at that time in 1942 he started his public
life through RSS. He engaged himself in Sangh-work as an excellent organiser,
writer, journalist and orator…“The democracy of the country required a capable
Opposition; Bharatiya Jansangh (sic) emerged as a strong Opposition in the
first three Lok Sabha elections. He made full preparations so that with time
this Opposition becomes alternative…“From 1951 to 1967 he remained the general
secretary of Bharatiya Janshangh (sic). He got the responsibility as President
in 1968. Suddenly he was murdered. Only the party, BJP, developed by him became
the political alternative.” (emphasis added).In the original Hindi, which the
e-book also contains, that last sentence sounds even more blatant: उनके द्वारा विकसित किया गया दल, “à¤ारतीय जनता पार्टी” ही देश में राजनैतिक विकल्प बना (‘Unke dvara viksit kiya gaya dal, ‘BJP’, hi desh mein rajnaithik
vikalp bana’). This line is more accurately translated as: “The party that he
helped develop – the BJP – became the only political alternative in the
country.”
Journalists Across Country Protest Attack on
Media, Demand Report from Centre
New Delhi: A gathering of journalists today
vowed to take up the recent killings of people from the media in the country
with the home ministry and demand a status report on the attacks against the
media in various states.Scores of journalists gathered at PCI here and formed a
human chain to condemn the recent spate of killings, threats and violence
directed at journalists.Organised on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,
protesting journalists, wearing black bands, also took out a silent march from
PCI to the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) building, demanding press
freedom.A petition, signed by hundreds of journalists, is going to be submitted
to the home ministry on Oct 5, when the presidents of various press clubs from
across the country are going to meet to chalk out the future course of action,
PCI president Gautam Lahiri said.Similar protests were staged by the PCI’s
affiliate bodies across the country, down to the district-level, IWPC
vice-president T.K. Rajalakshmi said, expressing anguish over the recent
killings of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru and young reporter
Shantanu Bhowmik in Tripura.PTI
A temple for Modi to be built in Meerut: thehindu
Meerut:A temple in the name of Narendra Modi
to be built in Meerut where admirers of the PM can offer worship.J.P Singh, the ‘follower and
supporter’ of Modi, told presspersons that the temple would be built on 5 acres
of land in the Sardhana area of Meerut where a 100-foot statue of PM would be installed.
Zee News unlikely to apologise for
inflammatory reporting on Indo-Pak mushaira
Zee News is unlikely to carry the ‘regret’ at
9 PM on Friday, Sept. 8, as directed by the News Broadcasting Standards
Authority (NBSA), said sources within Zee Media Corporation Ltd on Saturday.
The channel, they indicated, would challenge the order.In a rare order, NBSA
had ordered the channel to pay a fine of ₹ one lakh to NBSA and carry an
apology at the specified time on full screen. The apology was to be tendered
for violating guidelines of the NBSA in a programme that was reportedly aired
nine times between March 9 and March 12, 2016.While the channel was reporting
on an Indo-Pak mushaira, the 51st anniversary of the Annual Shankar Shad
Mushaira, which began in 1954, it used the title “Afzal Premi Gang Ka
Mushaira”, described eminent poet and scientist Dr Gauhar Raza as ‘Deshdrohi’,
or traitor, and used video footage from JNU and Kashmir to buttress the point
that the event was a gathering of traitors.Aggrieved Dr Raza filed a complaint
with the broadcaster, but Zee News refused to tender any apology or retract. Dr
Raza, then, approached the NBSA and sought a public apology, removal of the
programme from public domain and payout of ₹ one crore as compensation.nationalheraldindia
‘No hope of recovery’: Varanasi sari weavers
are abandoning their looms as GST rips business by 50%
“I am facing a bit of trouble buying food,”
admitted Altafur Rehman. The only earning member of a family of 4, Rehman’s
income from weaving Banarasi silk saris has fallen to less than half of the Rs
800-Rs 1,000 a week he was making in Sept. last year.Now he makes Rs 400 in a
good one. “It will drop to Rs 300 or less,” he predicted darkly. At least he is
still holding out.Dozens of his neighbours in Varanasi’s Jaitpura-Chhora colony
of weavers have abandoned their craft, opting to drive cycle or autorickshaws,
said another weaver, Sohrab Ali. Till Sept 2016,HAR Fabrics, run by Ali’s uncle
Abdul Hasan, employed over 40 weavers.He now has 20-25.Sari business in a city
that has a textile tradition dating back to at least the 16th century has been
struck a body-blow by 2 Govt policies in
under a year – demonetisation in Nov.and the introduction in July of the GST.“Business
is down to 50% of what it was,” complained Rajan Behal, the general secretary
of the Banarasi Vastra Udyog Sangh, a trade association.For customers who can
afford them, the intricately embroidered Banarsi saris are a valued part of
North Indian bride’s trosseau. Saris produced in this region can sell over Rs 2
lakh. The cheapest, starting from Rs300, are made of synthetic fibre on
powerlooms. The most expensive are made of silk, and incorporate silver or gold
thread. A sari that sells for Rs 5,000 sari can take a handloom weaver 3-4 days
to make. According to Behal, Banarsi sari trade is valued at about Rs 5,000
crore per year. According to another veteran in the business, it provides
employment to over 5 lakh people in Varanasi district alone. Scroll.in
Under Modi Govt, Funding for Railway Amenities
Has Taken a Back Seat: thewire
New Delhi: Data shows that existing rail
infrastructure remains neglected under the Modi Govt, which has taken a heavy
toll on passenger safety.The recent stampede over a narrow foot overbridge near
a local Mumbai railway station, which resulted in the tragic death of more than
20 people, is a chilling reminder that the bulk of rail infrastructure that was
built during the British Raj is now unable to cope with the increased traffic.
There is thus an urgent need to renovate and modernise the rail
infrastructure.A close look at Govt spending patterns show that the bullet train
system appears to be a greater priority than the renovation of rickety and
outdated rail infrastructure.The Govt has envisaged spending Rs 65,000 crore for the
high-speed rail project during 2016-20 but just Rs 12,500 crore for providing
passenger amenities including foot overbridges, escalators and toilets.Not only
is the budget for passenger amenities puny, it is hardly ever fully utilised.
For example, nearly 17% of the allocation made for passenger amenities in
2014-15 was not utilised. The shortfall in fund utilisation on this head was as
high as 38% in 2015-16. While Rs 1,838 crore was allocated for this purpose in
2016-17, it is still not known how much was actually utilised.Thanks to the
uneven utilisation of funds, actual spending on amenities has seen negative
growth in some years. For example, actual expenditure on this head was Rs 906
crore and Rs 910 crore in 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively but slipped to Rs
859 crore in 2014-15.
UP govt proposes projects worth Rs 156 cr for
Taj Mahal amid reports of exclusion
UP Govt has proposed a slew of tourism projects worth
Rs 370 crore, around half of which is meant for the Taj Mahal and its
surrounding areas, an official release said on Monday.The details have been
released in the wake of reports in a section of the media saying the Taj Mahal
has been excluded from the tourism development projects of the state.“Tourism
projects worth Rs 370 crore are proposed, under which schemes worth Rs 156
crore are meant for the Taj Mahal and its surrounding areas in Agra,” the
release read.The proposal for the projects have been prepared in consultation
with the World Bank and submitted to the Union Govt for approval, which is
expected within the next three months, the release read.PTI
Powder recovered in UP assembly not explosive:
NIA to file closure report
New Delhi: NIA is all set to formally close
the probe into the alleged recovery of ‘explosives’ in the UP assembly.“We will
file a closure report in the designated court this week,” said a senior NIA
official on the condition of anonymity.NIA decided to close the case after a
Hyderabad laboratory concluded that the alleged ‘explosive’ was silica powder
(silicon oxide), which is mainly used as a filler in glass work. hindustantimes
Day after Dalit youth’s murder in Gujarat:
‘They banged his head against wall, they kept kicking him’
Around 4 am Sunday, 20-year-old Jayesh Solanki
woke up his mother who was sleeping on the verandah of their house: “I will be
back in an hour. Keep breakfast ready. I will have to leave for Vadodara, so
that I can be at work by 6 am.” Madhuben nodded. Her son, a Class X dropout,
who used to work as a daily wager in Bhadraniya in Borsad taluka of Anand
district, had landed a job as a security guard at a Navratri venue in Vadodara.
He had returned home to Vankarvas in Bhadraniya late at night but decided to
watch the garba outside the Someshwar temple in the village.But Jayesh never
returned. Within the hour, the Dalit youth was dead. He was beaten to death,
allegedly by men who were upper-caste Patels, for watching the garba — police
later arrested all 8 accused, including a juvenile. 7 men have been sent to
judicial custody. Incidentally, hours after the incident, BJP’s Gaurav Yatra,
led by party president Amit Shah, passed Borsad, some 10 km from Bhadraniya.On
Monday, Prakashbhai Solanki (23), Jayesh’s cousin, said:“I was sitting on a
wall outside the temple with my friend Deepakbhai. We were watching the garba
when Sanjaybhai Patel came and abused us. He used derogatory words about my
caste and said, ‘what are you looking at?’ Jayesh, who was also there, told him
we are watching what you are watching.”“Sanjay left but returned soon with 7
others, all Patels.He slapped me. Jayesh stopped him when he tried to do it
again. The other men with Sanjay caught hold of Jayesh by the neck and pushed
him against the wall.They banged his head against the wall and he lost
consciousness. But they kept kicking him, sat on him and punched him,” said
Prakashbhai, now a witness in the case.The post-mortem report pointed to
intracranial haemorrhage or head injury as the cause of death. Produced in a
Borsad court, 7 of the 8 accused —eighth is a 17-year-old — were sent to
judicial custody. indianexpress
Dalits have no right to watch garba: Upper
caste men lynch youth in Guj
Guj:2 Dalits thrashed allegedly for ‘sporting moustache’
Ahmedabad: 2 Dalit men of a village near
Gandhinagar in Gujarat were allegedly thrashed by members of Rajput community
for “sporting a moustache” in two separate incidents, the police said on
Sunday. The incidents occurred on Sept.25-29 at Limbodara village in Kalol
taluka of Gandhinagar district. In the Sept.29 incident, Krunal Maheria (30), a
law student, was allegedly beaten up by one Bharatsinh Vaghela.In his complaint
to the Kalol taluka police, Maheria claimed that Vaghela assaulted him for
sporting a moustache.“When I was visiting my friend on Friday night, Vaghela
and some others intercepted me and verbally abused me. Vaghela told me that I
cannot become a Rajput by just sporting a moustache. When I ignored him,
Vaghela beat me up with a stick,” Maheria said.He returned his home on Sunday
after undergoing treatment at the Gandhinagar civil hospital.Based on his
complaint, police had lodged an FIR against Vaghela under section 323 of IPC
and under the Prevention of Atrocities Act, a Kalol taluka police official
said.PTI
Join Army, drink rum: Athawale advises Dalit
youth
Pune:Advocating the need for reservation for
Dalits in the defence forces, Union minister Ramdas Athawale quipped on Monday
that instead of consuming country-made liquor the youth from the community
should join the Army, where “rum” is available.“We have been demanding
reservations for the Dalit youth in Army, Navy and Air Force because the
community is a fighter and ready to make the supreme sacrifice for the nation,”
he said. RPI-A leader, however, said that not all those who join the military
get martyred.“In fact, more people lose their lives in road accidents and due
to heart attack, so the Dalit youth should not think that going to the Army is
equal to getting martyred,”he said.He quipped:“Instead of consuming
country-made liquor,Dalit youth should join Army where rum is available and
they will also get good food to eat.” PTI
In MP village, 8 held for beating Dalit to
death
Bhopal:8 upper caste men were arrested on
Monday, 2 days after they allegedly beat a Dalit man to death, apparently for
lodging a complaint against them at the SC/ST Police Station in Mahukhan
village of Guna district in MP.The deceased, Neelam Ahirwar, 40, had on Sept.
25 filed a police complaint accusing four people — Deenbandhu Sharma, Mithun
Sharma, Dharmendra Sharma and Anurag Sharma, all residents of Mahukhan — for
hurling caste slurs and profanities at him, as also for intimidating him, on Sept.18.
Based on his complaint, a case was registered against 4 under IPC Sections 323,
294, 506 and 34, and sections of SC/ST Act.Ahirwar’s wife Rajabai told the
police that on Saturday, several men arrived at their house on motorbikes and
beat her husband with rods.When she and her daughter tried to stop them,
Rajabai said, they were also beaten up.He died the same night. Indianexpress
CBI should probe 'foreign funding' of Kancha
Ilaiah: World Arya Vysya Mahasabha moves Hyd HC
Hyderabad High Court on Monday accepted a
petition filed by World Arya Vysya Mahasabha, Chennai, which sought a criminal
case against writer and social scientist Kancha Ilaiah over remarks made
against the community in his book. Arya Vysya organisations have been holding
protests in parts of Telangana and AP and burning the writer's effigies,
seeking a ban on his book 'Komatollu Samajika Smagglarlu' (Komatollu are social
smugglers).TOI reported that the Mahasabha also sought a CBI probe into the
alleged “fund flow from foreign elements” to the professor, and asked the court
to direct the police to book a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act on
the ground that he was making money through illegal sources.A writ petition was
also filed against the writer for reportedly misusing his position and causing
“threat to social and national integrity”.Last month, Kancha was allegedly
attacked with slippers and stones, as he was heading towards Hyderabad, after
attending a function in Bhupalpally in Telangana.Kancha filed a police
complaint accusing 4 people of attacking his vehicle and trying to kill him. Thenewsminute
BSP leader shot dead outside Allahabad
University
Allahabad:A BSP leader was shot dead outside a
hostel near the University of Allahabad in UP ’s Allahabad late on Monday,
police said on Tuesday.Enraged BSP workers staged a violent protest and torched
a roadways bus demanding the early arrest of the culprits. Heavy police force
was rushed near the Indian Press Crossing to control the situation.Preliminary
investigations revealed Rajesh Yadav had gone to meet someone at Tara Chand
Hostel with his friend Dr Mukul Singh where he had an altercation with some
people. hindustantimes
Noida mosque ‘vandalised’, imam ‘beaten up’ police
deployed: indianexpress
Noida; A local mosque in Chhaprauli village in
Noida Sector 135 was allegedly vandalised after another community raised
objections over Friday prayers being offered there, police said. While an FIR
is yet to be registered, a meeting between various sections of the local
communities and district officials is set to take place on Tuesday morning.“There
was some vandalism at the mosque in Sector 135.Once a police complaint is
filed, an FIR will be registered. The situation is under control, there is no
communal tension. But security has been deployed in the area as a preventive
measure,” SSP Gautam Budh Nagar, Love Kumar, said.The incident allegedly took
place around 9 am on Monday.“Some youths beat up the Imam.They broke the
windows and also vandalised the graveyard. We informed police, who asked us to
file a complaint. But we held a meeting in the village. We have been asked to
wait till tomorrow, when another meeting will be held. We have been assured
that the culprits will apologise. It is a matter of the village; all of us have
to live together,” Noor Mohammad, a resident, who is also a member of the
mosque’s committee, claimed.According to Mohammad, for the last few months, the
attackers had been “demanding that the mosque stop operations”.“Some
anti-social elements, mostly youths from the area, raised objections to the use
of loudspeakers for azaan. A meeting had been called last Thursday on the
matter, but the venue was changed at the last minute. They had asked us to meet
them at a village elder’s house. But when we got there, we were told the venue
had been changed. Some people warned us, saying anti-social elements from the
village had organised the meeting to beat us up,” Mohammad alleged. “Earlier, Noor mosque was located inside the
village. It was a small mosque. Over the years, the number of people visiting
the mosque to offer namaaz on Fridays increased. Some locals objected, so we
found another spot half a kilometre away. It was decided that daily prayers
will be offered at the old mosque, and the new mosque will be used on Fridays
and festivals when there are more people,” Mohammad claimed.
Tension grips Noida village after imam abused,
kin roughed up by mob
Gurmeet Singh's aides threaten mass conversion
to Islam, say Dera chief was jailed since he is Hindu
Chandigarh:Gurmeet Singh's aides and followers
have threatened mass conversions to Islam in a bid to stoke another
controversy. The controversial Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief's followers
claim that their chief - Gurmeet Singh - was jailed because he is a Hindu and
that Hindu organisations are easy targets.The latest allegation and the threat
of conversion surfaced on social media in a video which is being anchored by
none other than the Dera spokesperson Sandeep Mishra himself. In the video, he
can be seen in conversation with a Dera follower whose face is masked. The
video, as claimed by Mishra himself, was shot in Sirsa. In the video, Mishra
claims that the Dera followers are in touch with AIMIM president Asaduddin
Owaisi and Shahi Imam Syed Ahmad Bukhari of the Jama Masjid, Delhi."If you
love Hindustan... it will bring tears to your eyes that being a Hindu is a
crime in our own country Hindustan. When faith is under attack, why not to
convert? I am being joined by people with a similar mindset," says Sandeep
Mishra in the video.The person on the other side, whose face has been masked,
says converting to Islam will be beneficial for them as nobody touches Muslims
even when they throw stones. "We face bullets even when we are
empty-handed. Our leader is in touch with Muslim leaders and we will convert
when one lakh followers give their consent," says the Dera follower who
says they will live in India after converting to Islam.In the video, Sandeep
Mishra is also heard saying that those who are followers of Ram get punished
while those who pledge their allegiance to Rahim are allowed to go scot free.
The follower also claims that all Dera followers will convert to Islam in
batches of one lakh followers. He also says that Gurmeet paid the price for
being a Hindu. indiatoday
Honeypreet Insan, arrested by Haryana Police
Panchkula:Gurmeet Singh’s ‘adopted daughter’
Honeypreet Insan was today arrested by Haryana Police, DGP BS Sandhu said.
Honeypreet, who was absconding since the last 32 days, along with another woman
travelling in an Innova was apprehended by ACP, Panchkula, Mukesh Malhotra from
Zirakpur-Panchkula Highway at around 2pm.AS Chawla, Police Commissioner,
Panchkula range said, “We have rounded up Honeypreet along with her another
woman associate from Zirakpur-Patiala road. indianexpress
FIR against 21 after 'pro-Pak slogans' raised
during Muharram procession in Bihar’s Bettiah
Motihari:The police has detained 3 persons and
lodged FIRs against 21 persons who reportedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans
during a Muharram procession near Bettiah on Sunday. The police had registered
the case on charges of sedition and trying to breach communal harmony. 3
persons detained were from Yogapatti, about 30 km north-west of Bettiah,
district headquarters of West Champaran, nearly 200 km north-west of Patna.The
youth, clad in green colour T-shirts, with ‘Pakistan’ and ‘PCB’ inscribed on
them, came armed with lathis. The procession was taken out from Pipra Katharia
village to Yogapatti block, a distance of 2-3 kms.The police raided some houses
and recovered T-shirts similar to those worn by Pak cricketers.However, accused
were absconding.Yogapatti SHO Vivek Kumar Jaiswal said FIRs had been lodged
against 21 persons.“We have slapped sedition charges and also charged them with
trying to breach communal harmony. Raids are on to nab the accused,” he
added.Nazir, Aftab, Sarfaraz, Salman, Azhar, Gauhar, Aujekh, Imran, Salaluddin
and Nasseruddin were among the 21 named in the FIR.HT
Mallya arrested in London in money laundering
case:
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya was today arrested
by London police in the second money laundering case. This case of money
laundering was filed by Enforcement Directorate. “Vijay Mallya has been
arrested on money laundering charges and will be appearing in court today,” CPS
spokesperson said.indianexpress
All 3 militants who attacked BSF camp in
Srinagar killed, one jawan dead
Srinagar: A BSF trooper was killed on Tuesday
after militants attacked a paramilitary complex in a high-security zone close
to the Srinagar airport just before daybreak, leading to an hours-long gunfight
that ended after all 3 suspects were killed, officials said.According to
officials and sources in the state police, search and combing operations were
started after three militants were neutralised. HT
Kishanganj born scientist Dr. Mumtaz develops
Hepatitis-C vaccine in British university
It’s very pleasing to know that a major
breakthrough happened in the global biological science research and innovation
of a life-saving vaccine has Bihar connection. Dr. Mumtaz Naiyer, a
postdoctoral scientist at University of Southampton, UK originally hailing from
Kishanganj (Bihar) with his team has made a significant discovery in efforts to
develop a vaccine against Zika, dengue and Hepatitis C viruses that affect
millions of people around the world. In a study published in Science
Immunology, researchers have shown that natural killer cells (NK cells), which
are a fundamental part of the body’s immune system, can recognise many
different viruses including global pathogens such as Zika, dengue and Hepatitis
C viruses, through a single receptor called KIR2DS2.milligazette
UAE Woman saves Indian driver’s life, to be
honoured
Dubai:A woman saved the life of an Indian
truck driver in UAE when she saw him in flames following a horrific road
accident, media reports said. Jawaher Saif Al Kumaiti, 22, was driving home
after visiting a friend in a hospital when she saw 2 trucks burst into flames
in Ras Al-Khaimah, a city in the UAE, and responded to the victim’s pleas for
help, Gulf News reported. She bravely saved the Indian driver from a fire by
dousing the flames with an abaya, a traditional garment worn by Muslim women.
Al Kumaiti said she was shocked to see the two trucks on fire following the
accident. She also saw a man on fire shouting for help, the report said.The
police have named the victim as Harkirit Singh. Al Kumaiti asked her friend,
who was with her, to take off her abaya cloak and leaped out of the car and
used it to douse the flames, police said.PTI
Govt should set up authority to ‘compel’
ministries to put info on websites: Wajahat Habibullah
New Delhi:Govt should set up an authority to “compel”
ministries to disclose information on their websites and reduce the burden of
RTI applications, India’s first chief information commissioner Wajahat
Habibullah has said. Hailing RTI as a “great success story”, Habibullah added
that there were still challenges in the implementation of the 12-year-old law.
The absence of updated information on websites by ministries, both at the
central and state level, and the maintenance of autonomy and independence of
the Central Information Commission and information commissions in states were
some of the challenges, the exCIC said.Under RTI Act, he said, it is expected
that every ministry and department under the Centre or state Govt should not only develop a website but also
ensure that it contains a host of routine information. The websites are there
and a lot of information is there but that “information is unfortunately out of
date”, he said.
WORLD
Police say the white gunman in Las Vegas isn't
a terrorist. Nevada state law defines mass shooting as a terror attack
Police investigating the mass shooting of
concert-goers at a music festival in Las Vegas have said they are not treating
the incident as an act of terrorism. But Nevada law suggests the Sunday night
massacre of at least 50 people can be defined as such. The state's statute says
an “act of terrorism means any act that involves the use or attempted use of
sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to cause great bodily harm or
death to the general population”.However, police, who are early on in their
investigation of the shooting that also left at least 200 injured, said it was
too early to label the incident as terrorism.Responding to questions about
whether the killing was being treated as terror-related,Clark County Sheriff
Joseph Lombardo said:“No not at this point, we believe it is a local
individual, he resides here locally.“We don’t know what his belief system was
at this time.”.Independent.co.uk
No connection to terrorism found in Las Vegas case:
FBI
Las Vegas:Investigators have so far found “no
connection” between international terrorist groups and a mass shooting in Las
Vegas that killed at least 58 people and injured more than 500, an FBI special
agent said on Monday.”Police said the attack was carried out by Stephen
Paddock, a 64-year-old retired accountant.“As this event unfolds we have
determined to this point no connection with an international terrorist group,”
said Aaron Rouse, the special agent in charge of the Las Vegas office of the
FBI.AFP
Las Vegas shooting: Gunman Stephen Paddock a
wealthy gambler who owned homes in 4 states
Las Vegas massacre: 59 dead, more than 500
injured
Palestinian PM leads unity cabinet in Gaza
Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah has chaired a
unity cabinet meeting in Gaza as part of national reconciliation efforts
between his Fatah party and Hamas."We are here to turn the page on
division, restore the national project to its correct direction and establish
the (Palestinian) state," said Hamdallah, in his opening remarks on
Tuesday.An Egyptian security delegation is monitoring the reconciliation process.
It was the first meeting of the cabinet in Gaza since November 2014, although
Hamdallah visited a year later without his ministers. Upon his arrival in the
Gaza Strip on Monday, Hamdallah announced that several committees have been
established to handle issues such as border crossings and PA employees in the
Strip.Upon his arrival in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Hamdallah announced that
several committees have been established to handle issues such as border
crossings and PA employees in the Strip. Last month, Hamas announced it had
agreed to demands by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party to
dissolve what is seen as a rival administration in Gaza. It also said it was
ready for elections and negotiations towards forming a unity Govt.Hopes are
that reconciliation will end a decade of bitter feuding between Hamas and Fatah
- and a parallel entrenchment of territorial divisions between Gaza and the
occupied West Bank.Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesperson, said that the
reconciliation efforts reflected people's wishes."Hamas demanded that people's
grievances be addressed in the meeting," he said. "This time, both
parties are serious about making reconciliation project/unity Govt last."Qassem
pointed out that Hamas' decision to dissolve its administrative Govt was a
strategic step that they will uphold. Usamah Qawasmeh, Fatah spokesperson, said
the group expected that "this time, the reconciliation will
last."Qawasmeh said:"Project requires patience and perseverance, and
we're surrounded with a hopeful atmosphere. This time, and in accordance with
Palestinian law, we're not going to back down and we will continue to only move
forward."Al Jazeera
Fatah hails Hamas efforts to end internal division
A senior member of Fatah’s Central Committee,
Azzam Al-Ahmad, has hailed Hamas efforts to end the internal division in
Palestinian politics. Al-Ahmad said that this week would be “decisive” as the
Ramallah-based PA Govt is going to take up its responsibilities in Gaza.The
Fatah official noted that these developments are part of the understandings
reached under the auspices of the Egyptian mediator who made “abnormal” efforts
to end the division. He acknowledged that the division had resulted in a
humanitarian crisis that is reflected in all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip,
as well as a negative effect on the Palestinian cause. middleeastmonitor
Israel bans children playing in Al-Aqsa Mosque
courtyard
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171003-israel-bans-children-playing-in-al-aqsa-mosque-courtyard/
Israeli authorities have prohibiting Muslim
children from playing in the courtyards surrounding Al-Aqsa Mosque, according
to Israel’s Channel 7.The channel reported yesterday that orders were issued to
police units at Al-Aqsa in occupied Jerusalem not to allow children to play
with balls in the courtyards.It also reported that the Israeli Supreme Court
issued an order banning Jerusalemite children from playing in Al-Aqsa
courtyards.The order was issued after complaints filed about a month ago by
settlers who storm Al-Aqsa Mosque and claimed to have seen children playing
football around the schools. According to the Supreme Court ruling, “ball games
on Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa Mosque] are prohibited as it violates its
sanctity.”According to the Israeli police, the order is aimed primarily at the
areas adjacent to the Islamic schools located in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa
Mosque. middleeastmonitor
11-year-old Palestinian shot in the head with
rubber bullet during raid in Shufat
Jerusalem; 3 Palestinians, including an
11-year-old boy, were injured Monday when Israeli forces raided Shufat refugee
camp in occupied East Jerusalem, sparking violent clashes. Palestinian Red
Crescent said that the child was evacuated in a moderate condition to Israel’s
Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem after Israeli forces shot him in the
forehead with a rubber-coated steel bullet.A man in his 60s and another
resident who was not identified further were also treated on the scene after
they were shot with rubber bullets. Several others suffered from severe tear
gas inhalation. maannews
Erdogan to visit Iran to discuss regional
issues
President Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official
visit to Tehran on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional
and global issues, according to the president's press office.The visit comes
upon the invitation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a statement on Tuesday
said. During the visit, Erdogan is scheduled to meet his Iranian counterpart
and the country's religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The leaders are expected
to have talks over current regional and international issues, and in particular
Iraq and Syria, the statement said. Erdogan and Rouhani will also co-chair the
fourth meeting of Turkey-Iran High Level Cooperation Council.World Bulletin
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos holds talks with Iran
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said held
talks with the Iranian foreign minister in Muscat yesterday, the Times of Oman
reported.In his first public appearance in months, Sultan Qaboos met Mohammad
Javad Zarif and discussed bilateral cooperation “with a view to serving the
shared interests of the Omani and Iranian peoples”.Oman’s Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Yusuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, also attended the meeting. Political
developments in the Middle East were discussed in the meeting. An Iranian news
agency reported that the conflict in Yemen, Syria and Iraq were the main
focuses.The majority of Sunni-led Arab states do not have strong bilateral ties
with Iran due to political and religious differences; however Oman has
maintained links with Tehran and has often mediated between conflicting sides. middleeastmonitor
In first, Saudi king set for Russia visit: World Bulletin
King Salman of Saudi Arabia will arrive in
Russia this week to conduct the first official visit to the country by a Saudi
king, a senior Kremlin aide said Monday."We are awaiting the king's visit
on Thursday," President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide, Yury
Ushakov, was quoted by TASS as saying.Putin visited Riyadh in 2007.The visit
comes a month before members of the OPEC oil cartel, of which Saudi Arabia is
the biggest producer, are due to meet with the other nations that have joined
them in cutting crude output, including Russia, to discuss extending the pact
that has helped prop up prices.
Saudi court clears Binladin Group in deadly
crane crash
A Saudi Arabian court has cleared the Binladin
Group of responsibility for the 2015 collapse of a crane in Makkah which killed
100 people, the Saudi press reported on Monday. The Saudi-based Binladin
construction firm belongs to the family of the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin
Laden. At least 107 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2015, when the crane
toppled over near the Grand Mosque in Makkah, just days before the annual Hajj
pilgrimage.Binladin Group’s defense team claimed the group could not have
predicted the severe thunderstorm and violent winds that caused the crane to
fall, according to the Arabic-language Asharq Al-Awsat daily. AFP
Director of Mossad: ‘we carry out thousands of
operations in the enemy countries every year’: middleeastmonitor
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad
Director Yossi Cohen spoke in a brief and vague manner about the operations of
Mossad, at a ceremony to honour operative from the organization, Monday. etanyahu
told Mossad agents:“I salute you for your initiative, courage, professionalism,
planning and implementation.” He went on “there are campaigns and intelligence
operations that provide a counter attack to the central threats we are dealing
with.”He also pointed out that the Mossad coordinates its actions with other
Israeli security forces.Cohen spoke about Mossad’s directing the activity focus
against Iran’s “renewed threats” and its military presence in Syria, in
addition to the focus on the Lebanese and Palestinian context, especially the 2
movements of Hamas and Hezbollah and against their missile production, as well
as against Daesh.
Drone strike kills 8 Hezbollah soldiers in
Homs, Syria
At least 8 members of Hezbollah guerrillas
were killed yesterday in a drone strike in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said.“An unidentified drone hit a Hezbollah position near the town
of Sukhna in the eastern desert of Homs province killing eight fighters and
injuring more than 20,” Rami Abdulrahman, director of the observatory, told
AFP.Sources close to the party reported that indicators point towards the
Israeli army because of similar attacks in the past.The operation comes only
two days after the party received a major setback in Homs where it lost many
fighters during battles against Daesh on Friday.Sources close to the party said
more than 10 fighters were killed during fierce fighting in Homs over the past
days. middleeastmonitor
Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000
lives including 955 civilians
Nawaz Sharif re-elected PML-N president after
assembly passes controversial bill
Nawaz Sharif was re-elected as the president
of Pakistan’s ruling PML-N party after Parliament passed a controversial bill,
paving the way for the ousted PM ’s return to politics. Sharif, 67, had to step
down as the chief of the PML-N after he was disqualified as PM by the Supreme
Court on July 28 in Panama scandal.Under Representation of Peoples Act 1976, a
disqualified person could not hold office of a party. However, the legal hurdle
in his way to become party chief was cleared on Monday when National Assembly
passed a controversial Election Bill 2017 that allows politicians disqualified
from holding public office to head a political party.PTI
CPN-UML,CPN-Maoist Centre set to form alliance
in Nepal
Kathmandu:In a surprise political development,
2 of Nepal’s largest leftist parties – CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre – are set
to announce their coming together in an alliance ahead of provincial and
general elections.Other leftist parties too are likely to join this new
alliance, which is reportedly being backed by Beijing.Analysts believe the new
alliance could boost forces that oppose any major role for India in Nepal’s
domestic politics and come as a setback for Govt led by Nepali Congress. CPN-Maoist Centre is
part of the ruling coalition led by PM Sher Bahadur Deuba. hindustantimes
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