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SC asks 8 states, 1 Union Territory to file
replies on mob lynchings within 2 weeks
The Supreme Court today asked 8 states and one
union territory, who have not complied with the apex court’s earlier order on
mob lynchings and cow vigilantism, to file their replies within two weeks,
reports said. The SC has taken a serious note of the fact that only nine of the
29 states and two of the seven UTs have so far complied with its July 17 order
giving a slew of directions to deal with mob violence and cow vigilantism
incidents across the country.On July 17, the SC, while decrying incidents of
lynchings, had asked the Parliament to come up with a law to deter such crimes
and warned that if the reports are not filed then home secretary of defaulting
state will have to appear in person before the court.A bench headed by CJI
Dipak Misra condemned cases of mob-lynching and called the incidents
“horrendous acts of mobocracy” which cannot be allowed to become a new norm and
asked states and union territories to give wide publicity to its orders and to
put it up on their websites so as to spread the awareness. Senior Counsel
Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners Tushar Gandhi, requested
that the SC to direct the states to disclose the names of the organisations
accredited by them as the Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under
Rule 3 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules, 2001, livelaw.in reported.While hearing
a plea by activist and Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala, who is pressing for
an anti-lynching bill or Masuka (Manav
Suraksha Kanoon) and Tushar Gandhi, the court also directed the Rajasthan Govt to file an affidavit explaining the action it
had taken against police personnel facing allegations in the case of lynching
of one Rakbar Khan in Alwar on July 20.newsx
SC asks states, union territories to comply with
its order on cow vigilantism, lynchings
SC refers plea against female genital
mutilation to Constitution Bench as Bohra Women body says female circumcision is not FGM
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday referred
to a 5-judge Constitution Bench petitions seeking a declaration that the
practice of female circumcision or ‘khafz,’ prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra
sect, amounts to “female genital mutilation” and is a violation of women’s
right to life and dignity. A 3-judge Bench of CJI Dipak Misra, Justices A.M.
Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud observed that the issue deserved to be examined
by a Constitution Bench.Earlier, during hearings, Justice Chandrachud had
observed that circumcision leaves a permanent, emotional and mental scars in a
young girl.CJI had orally observed that the Constitution does not allow a
person to cause injury to another. The Bench had said that the practice should
be tested in the light of constitutional morality.However, senior advocate A.M.
Singhvi, appearing for 70,000 Bohra Muslim women under banner of Dawoodi Bohra
Women’s Association for Religious Freedom (DBWRF) in favour of ‘khafz,’ said
the practice was essential to religion and has been continued since 10th
century.DBWRF secretary Samina Kanchwala said, “The SC has today upheld the
voice of a large section of Dawoodi Bohra women in India... we have maintained
that female circumcision is not FGM and we will continue to clear the
misconceptions that the two practices are the same.”More recently, Nafisa
Vahanvati, the widow of former attorney general of India Goolam Vahanvati had
approached the SC in support of female circumcision and the right of the
Dawoodi Bohra women to practice their religion.The Hindu
Triple talaq ordinance challenged in Bombay HC
Mumbai: Central Govt’s ordinance criminalizing
instant Triple Talaq has been challenged in the Bombay High Court. The petition
says the provisions of the ordinance are “illegal, null, void, unreasonable and
arbitrary”.As per a report in LiveLaw.in, a former municipal councillor, a
city-based NGO and an advocate jointly approached the Bombay High Court on
Friday challenging provisions of the ordinance.The petition was moved by a
former municipal councillor and social worker Masood Ansari, NGO ‘Rising Voice
Foundation’ and advocate Devendra Mishra.“The very construction of the
ordinance shows that it selectively targets men from the Muslim religion. The
provisions of the ordinance are violative of fundamental rights of Muslim men,”
the petitioners’ lawyer, Tanveer Nizam, said.caravandaily
'Wrong to brand everything concerning Islam
anti-women': Lawyer Flavia Agnes hails darul qaza
To dissect the uproar and shed light on the
reality of how darul qazas operate, IndiaSpend spoke with Flavia Agnes, a
leading women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of Majlis, a legal and cultural
resource centre that campaigns for and provides legal representation to women
and children. Studies have shown that the main beneficiaries of Islamic
alternative dispute resolutions largely consist of women, agitating for
divorce, land and other family disputes. With each court visit costing
litigants on average Rs 350 per day (25 % of earnings for those with a
household income of less than Rs 100,000 per annum), many lower-income and
subsequently disempowered individuals can feel financial barriers block their
path to justice.In an email interview, Agnes explains why at a time of
heightened Islamophobia, we must avoid politicised readings of darul qazas in
order to fully understand how the communities themselves are using and potentially
benefiting from their work. Agnes said, "An impression seems to have been
created that this move to set up darul qazas in every district is driven by an
objective to undermine the impact of the recent constitutional bench ruling in
the triple talaq (Shayara Bano vs Union of India) case, which had declared
triple talaq invalid last August. But this premise has no basis since darul
qazas have been functioning in India for a long time.For instance,
Imarat-e-Sharia in Patna,which has a well-oiled alternate dispute resolution
mechanism, was set up in 1920 and has a broad network of darul qazas across
many north Indian states.At that time, there was no controversy around the
setting up of this institution. Additionally there are also darul qazas run by
muftis who are not affiliated to any darul qazas. In fact, the AIMPLB does not
have the monopoly of setting up darul qazas. Any learned mufti who is socially
conscious may set up a darul qaza to help resolve family disputes." She
continued,"Right now, there is so much Islamophobia and fear of ‘the
other’, because we do not know about the traditions, customs and practices of
Muslims. Through our ignorance, we are branding everything concerning Islam as
anti-women. We can all visit a darul qaza and find out for ourselves how
disputes are resolved before making erroneous and invalid presumptions about
them. This might help to clear the air."She added, "I have visited
around 8 that are functioning and each one said more women approach them than
men. A few of these stated that around 95 % are women. This is because when a
Muslim woman faces domestic violence she often prefers to go to a darul qaza to
dissolve her marriage rather than the family court. In a darul qaza, women feel
more comfortable since they are familiar with the culture, understand the
language. Also, darul qazas offer expeditious and cheaper options to resolve
family disputes, than civil courts."Indiaspend.org /FIRSTPOST
Day after bail in hospital case, Kafeel Khan
and Brother Arrested in 9 yr old Bank Fraud Case, Family Says Charges False
Dr Kafeel Khan, who was out on bail in a case
related to the death of infants at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur last year,
and his elder brother Adeel Khan were arrested on Sunday in a 9-year-old fraud
case.A case of forging documents was registered against Adeel and Kafeel Khan
at the Rajghat police station by Gorakhpur resident Muzaffar Alam in 2009. Complainant
accused Adeel Khan and Dr Kafeel Khan of opening a bank account in Union Bank
of India in 2009 under his name using fake documents and forged signatures.The
matter is being investigated by SSP Shalabh Mathur.“We found the complaint to
be true as the bank account was opened in the name of Mohammad Faizan using the
photograph of the complainant Muzaffar Alam. As per the complaint the accused
also made transactions of Rs 2 crores from the same account,” said SSP
Mathur.Local police sources in the Rajghat police station told The Citizen,
“Both brothers have been arrested, but we are not aware of the location where
they are being held.”Dr Khan’s re-arrest comes two days after he was released
on bail after being arrested on charges of creating a disturbance and ruckus at
a district hospital in Bahraich. According to the police Dr Khan was arrested
on Saturday allegedly for arguing with doctors and causing a hindrance in the
treatment being given to patients at the hospital. He was later released on the
orders of the magistrate. Khan’s family shared posts on Facebook relating to
his arrest and that of his brother, accusing the UP police of framing false
charges. The statement by the family states that Khan was going to organise a
press conference about the wrongdoings of Baharich district hospital
authorities,and to explain the cause of death of 79 kids.But, he was arrested
from the hospital even before press conference could be organised.thecitizen
Day after bail in Bahraich case, Dr Kafeel,
brother arrested in another case
Sanjiv Bhatt not allowed to move court, says
his wife; SC terms allegations serious
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday termed
as "serious" the allegations made by the wife of arrested former IPS
officer Sanjiv Bhatt that he was not being allowed to sign any document in
custody to enable him approach the SC.A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and
Navin Sinha said the Gujarat Govt should
file a reply to the allegations levelled by Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt in her
petition, on or before Oct4."Before we go into the merit of the case, we
would like Gujarat Govt to respond to
the allegations. According to us, the issue raised is serious as it pertains to
allegation made against the state that it is preventing a citizen to approach
us," the bench said.Advocate Divyesh Pratap Singh, appearing for Shweta
Sanjiv Bhatt said they have also challenged the remand of Bhatt, who was arrested
by the Gujarat CID on Sept. 5 in connection with a 22-year-old case of alleged
planting of drugs to arrest an advocate."We are not on remand at present.
We are not on individual hardship. If a citizen is not allowed to come to court
and his wife has to come before us, then it's a very serious issue," the
bench said.At the outset, the bench asked Bhatt's lawyer to read the averments
made in the petition and said it had taken note of it.Singh said Bhatt was not
allowed to sign any documents including Vakalatnama for filing an appeal
against the high court order.PTI/UNI
Amit Shah: 100 crore infiltrators entered
country, eating it like termites
Raising the issue of National Register of
Citizens (NRC) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP president Amit Shah
Sunday said “infiltrators have entered the country” and are “eating it like
termites”.Hitting out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at a rally in Ramlila Maidan,
Shah said the 2 speak out in favour of illegal immigrants because they care
only about vote-bank politics. He also asked them to clarify their stand on
NRC, which is being updated in Assam. Addressing Purvanchal Mahakumbh event,
organised by Delhi BJP, Shah said, “Are you bothered because of illegal
immigrants in Delhi or not? Should they be thrown out or not?100 crore
infiltrators have entered our country and are eating the country like termites.
Should we throw them out or not? But as we start talking about uprooting
them,Rahul Gandhi and others start to crow.They (illegal immigrants) enter
here, throw bombs and kill innocent citizens of the country.Should we not
protect human rights of our people?”He also hit out at Kejriwal, saying that he
lies and has not done any work for the city. Kejriwal promptly responded on
Twitter and challenged Shah to a debate at the same venue. “I challenge you,
come let us have a public debate at Ramlila Maidan before the people of Delhi,”
he tweeted.indian express
BJP trounced in Punjab local polls: Congress wins
2682 seats, BJP 65
Chandigarh:BJP of PM Narendra Modi faced almost a rout in the local
body elections in Punjab, with the party winning only 65 out of 3252 seats that
went to poll. Its local ally Akali Dal also received a drubbing as it could win
371 seats. On the other hand, the ruling Congress party won 2,682 seats.AAP
also made a poor performance. While it could not win a single seat in Zila
Parishad, it won 20 seats in Panchayat Samiti.The elections were held for 353
seats of Zila Parishads and 2899 seats of Panchayat Samitis across the
state.Out of 353 seats of Zila Parishad, Congress won 331 seats and 2351 seats
out of 2899 of Panchayat Samitis. BJP won 2 and 63 seats in the 2 layers
respectively.The humiliating defeat of BJP, amidst a controversy manufactured
around the Pakistan visit of Congress leader and minister in the state Navjot
Singh Siddhu. Lots of TV debates were conducted in bid to brand Siddhu and his
party ‘unpatriotic’, but they left little impact on the ground.Just months
ahead of Assembly polls in four states, the defeat could not be a good news for
the saffron party.caravandaily
After massive Congress victory in Punjab civic
polls, Lok Sabha sweep expected
MP: Minister in Shivraj Govt quits BJP, will
join Congress; report
ABP News has reported on Monday that Padma Shukla, a minister in the Madhya
Pradesh BJP Govt led by Shivraj Singh
Chouhan, has quit the BJP and will join the Congress party.Shukla, who is the
Madhya Pradesh Public Welfare Board chief, will meet state Congress President
Kamal Nath Chhindwara today and take membership of Congress party, said ABP
News.A minister quitting the party with just two months to go for assembly
elections, will come as a huge blow to the BJP and affect party worker’s
morale.nationalheraldindia
Dadri-Lynching Accused to Contest Lok Sabha
Polls From Noida on Navnirman Sena Ticket
New Delhi: Just days after Shambhulal Regar,
accused of killing and setting a Muslim man on fire in Rajasthan, was offered a
ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections by UP ’s Navnirman Sena, the political
outfit has courted fresh controversy with its decision to field the
Dadri-lynching accused Rupendra Rana from Noida.Rana, one of the 19 accused of
killing Mohammad Akhlaq in UP’s Dadri, who spent two-and-a-half years in jail,
is currently out on bail. He will contest 2019 polls from the Gautam Budh Nagar
constituency in Noida.Confirming the move, Amit Jani, president of the UP Navnirman Sena, was quoted by Times of India
as saying: “Rana is the perfect person to protect cows as he has spent
two-and-a-half years in prison for the respect of gaumata [cows].“ Referring to
Akhlaq’s role in mob lynching over suspicion of consuming cow meat, Jani added
that instead of making “false promises” on cow protection, Rana had “proven his
commitment to cows in 2015.”thewire
M.M. Joshi-Led Panel Asks PMO for 'Rajan List'
of High-Profile NPA Fraud Cases
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi,currently battling allegations
of crony capitalism over the selection of inexperienced billionaire Anil Ambani
as an offset partner in the Rafale deal, is in the midst of another big
crisis.PMO has been issued a notice by the estimates committee of the Lok Sabha
to depose before it and share with the parliament the “Rajan list”, a note that
red-flags a list of high-profile fraud cases of non-performing assets for
“coordinated investigation” and was given to PMO by the former governor of
RBI.The notice to PMO was sent ten days ago by the chairman of the estimates
committee, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. The notice also asks the PMO
to share what action has been taken by the Modi Govt in terms of coordinated investigation into
corporates committing frauds with bank funds. Ex-RBI chief Raghuram Rajan had
told the PMO that it should set an example and act as a “deterrent” if a “high
profile fraud NPA was made an example of”.Significantly, Rajan, in his note to
the committee, says he was “unaware” of action taken, if any, on those who he
had listed as his term as RBI governor was not renewed by the Modi Govt .The
Wire reached out to Joshi seeking his comments over several days but he refused
any comment.The Wire
Rafale Deal: Congress seeks probe, moves CVC
Continuing its battle against the Modi Govt over the controversial Rafale deal,a Congress
delegation on Monday met the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) seeking a probe
into the alleged corruption in the inter-Govt al defence deal to procure 36
fighter jets.An 11-member delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Rajya
Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, met CVC KV Chowdary and submitted a memorandum
claiming that the Rafale deal has emerged as India's "biggest defence
scam". Accusing the Govt of causing
loss to the public exchequer and endangering national security by bypassing
state-run HAL in favour of some businessman “friends” for the lucrative offset
contract.The delegation comprised senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad,
Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh,
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Manish Tewari, Vivek Tankha, Parmod Tiwari and Pranav
Jha.nationalheraldindia
Aligarh 'Encounter': Cops Trying to
'Implicate' Deceased in Kasganj, Muzaffarnagar Riots
After killing 2 Muslim youths in an alleged
encounter on September 20 morning, the Aligarh police has now detained women
folk of their families and is likely to declare them as "fugitives"
from West Bengal and "implicate" the two in the Kasganj and Muzaffarnagar
communal riots.It may be noted that the police had received a lot of flak for
inviting the media to shoot and witness the live 'encounter'. This is probably
the first shootout case in the country where the media was asked an hour
earlier to reach the spot and film the entire episode. According to the Pravesh
Rana, SHO of Atrauli police station, the police have found enough evidence that
the family had fled from Balrampur in Purulia,West Bengal, a few years ago and
the two who have been gunned down by the police were involved in recent Kasganj
and Muzaffarnagar riots. "Family members are not cooperating with the
police in the investigation. They are also not providing us any document
related to their address proof nor are they letting us talk to another family
member Nafees," Rana said, claiming that family member stopped Nafees from
speaking every time he tried to say something.20The family, however, says that
Nafees is mentally unstable.newsclick
India at UN: Pak’s ‘one-trick pony’ act on
Kashmir has no resonance on multilateral platforms
Amid an escalation of tensions between India
and Pakistan, India said “one-trick pony (Pakistan)” can continue to rake the
Kashmir issue at the high-level 73rd UN General Assembly session that begins
Tuesday, but “single act plays” have no resonance on multilateral platforms
like UN.Addressing a press conference, India’s Permanent Representative to the
UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said UN General Assembly session is a global
platform to address global issues, yet each country is sovereign and can do
what they feel is in their best interests. “If somebody else would like to be a
one-trick pony, it is for them to regurgitate and act. We have handled this act
many times in the past and are confident that we will do so again. Single act
plays have no resonance in such matters. Anybody can try and be a solo player.
However solo players in a multi-lateral context have neither the past or a
future.”indianexpress
‘Not all of them are terrorists’: Pakistan on
Burhan Wani postal stamps
After India cited the release of postal stamps
by Pakistan “glorifying” slain Kashmiri militant commander Burhan Wani as one
of the 2 reasons for cancelling of ministerial-level talks, Pakistan Foreign
Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, “hundreds of thousands of people are
fighting in Kashmir, not all of them are terrorists.”Addressing a news
conference on Sunday at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, Qureshi said
India’s reluctance to hold talks with Pakistan will not stop Islamabad from
closing doors on its peace efforts. “Hiding away from issues will not make them
disappear. It will not improve the situation in Kashmir,” he was quoted as
saying by the ‘Dawn’ paper.Qureshi also alleged that Sushma Swaraj’s “language
and tone was unbecoming of a foreign minister”, the report said.“We did not use
a non-diplomatic language in our rejoinder. Our response was matured and
measured. They adopted a new approach, and moved back,” he said.Asked if
tensions between India and Pakistan could lead to a war between the 2
countries, Qureshi said “Who is talking of war? Not us. We want peace,
stability, employment and improving lives. You identify where is the
reluctance”. Qureshi said that Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be
mistaken for a sign of weakness. “We want peace. It does not mean, we cannot
defend ourselves against aggression. We can but we do not have an aggressive
mindset,” he said.The foreign minister also reiterated Pakistan’s offer to open
the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara corridor for allowing Sikh pilgrims from India to
visit the historic gurdwara on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.indianexpress
J&K: A soldier , 3 militants killed in
anti-infiltration operation in Kupwara
New Delhi; A soldier was killed and 3
militants were gunned down Monday by security forces in an ongoing
anti-infiltration operation in Kupwara district of J&K along the LoC. 2 militants were killed last
night in the same operation.“3 more terrorists have been killed today as the
Army foiled an infiltration attempt along LoC in Tangdhar sector (Kupwara
district),” PTI quoted an Army spokesman as saying. “One gallant soldier has
been martyred in the operation,” the spokesman said, adding the operation is in
progress.indianexpress
Maulana Khursid Ansari shot dead in Nepal,
assailants flee to India
Kathmandu: A man was shot dead on a broad
daylight in southeast Nepal by four unidentified assailants who escaped to
India, police said Friday.The assailants were suspected Indian criminals, they
said.The deceased has been identified as Maulana Khursid Ansari, a social
worker and the chairman of a local school management, police said.The incident
took place Thursday at Harinagar area, 14-km from Indo-Nepal border, in Sunsari
district.The assailants came in a motorcycle and shot dead Ansari before
escaping to India, police said, adding that the reason behind the murder is not
known yet.As the gunmen were fleeing to India, they also shot at a police
constable, Shiva Poudel, who had tried to stop them at Ghuksi Bazaar, according
to Kathmandu Post.The injured constable was taken to Dharan for treatment, it
said.Meanwhile, the local people took to the street to protest the killing. The
protestors said they will not allow police to collect the dead body until the
culprits are arrested. Ansari was also the vice-chairman of the Nepal Muslim
Society.PTI
Maulana Ansari shot dead in Nepal: Indian
Express
Dalit activist’s murder exposes toxic caste divide
in Himachal
“Anth to ek din Raavan ka bhi ho gaya tha
(Ravana was also killed eventually). This is what a resident of Dubor village
in Shillai block had to say about the murder of Kedar Singh Jindan, a dalit
lawyer, a BSP politician and RTI activist on Sept. 7.The murder has brought to
the fore a toxic caste divide in Himachal, where incidents of caste violence
are rare. In Dubor, members of the Rajput caste can barely hide their joy at
what they described as “good riddance” to a man “known for encouraging Koli (a
dalit caste) men to marry Rajput women”. At the same time they are vehement it
was not a murder but an “accident”. The scene of the alleged crime is Bakrash,
a village 20 kms off the Paonta Sahib-Shillai road, close to Paab, Jindan’s
native village, but in several villages of Shillai,responses were
similar.Police have registered a case of murder and under the SC/ST(Prevention
of Atrocities) Act, and arrested three persons – deputy sarpanch of Barkash Jai
Prakash, and 2 more suspects, Gopal Singh and Karam Singh aka Kaku.Jindan was
allegedly beaten up at Block Primary Education Office in Bakrash, and then run
over by a Scorpio driven by Jai Prakash, better known in the area as JP.In
June, Jindan held a press conference in Shimla, alleging that Jai Prakash’s
brother Rajeev Chauhan had managed to get a Govt job on the basis of a “fake BPL card” with the
help of Jai Prakash. indianexpress
W.Bengal:2 killed in Islampur: BJP leader held
for ‘inciting violence’ against policemen
Kolkata : North Dinajpur BJP chief Shankar
Chakraborty was arrested on Sunday, hours after he addressed a public meeting
in the violence-hit Daribhit area, where he called on people to “retaliate”
against the police and “tie them to trees”.2 men had died of bullet injuries on
the grounds of Daribhit high school after a clash between police and local
residents on Sept.20 over appointment of teachers. Polytechnic college student
Rajesh Sarkar and Islampur college student Tapan Burman — both 19 years old and
former students of Daribhit high school — died on Sept.20 and 21 respectively.
“If policemen come here, tie them to a tree. If policemen are thirsty and ask
for drinking water, give water to the dogs but not to them. If you see injured
policemen on the road, take injured cows and buffaloes to hospital but not
them. If you see children of policemen lying on the road, do not take them to
hospital. Do not allow police to enter this area. Socially boycott the police,”
Chakraborty had told people during the meeting.“Keep sticks, bamboo poles ready
and women should have bontis ready. Thwart the police,” Chakraborty added.Later,
Chakraborty defended his remarks.indianexpress
Gujarat: Fight over DJ music snowballs into
communal riots near Borsad
Vadodara/ Anand: A verbal spat over loud DJ
music between two groups snowballed into clashes between mobs of two
communities in Pipli village of Anand’s Borsad taluka during Ganesha immersion
procession on Sunday.Sources said that the groups resorted to stone pelting
clashed after dispute over playing music and bursting fire crackers near a
mosque located in the village. The processions were going on peacefully in the
morning. Earlier, in the day, two mandals had already taken out immersion
processions from the same route that passes from the heart of the village. But
fight erupted when a Ganesha mandal, with youth from the Darbar community, took
out a procession from near the masjid.There was a heated altercation the mandal
members and a group from the minority community standing outside the mosque.
Soon, a group allegedly started abusing members from the minority community.
Situation turned ugly when some members of the procession threw stones on the
mosque, police said, adding this led to heavy stone pelting.The stone pelting
which had started at around 12 noon continued for nearly 30 minutes. It was
only after teams from local crime branch, special operations groups and
additional force rushed to the spot that the situation was brought under
control.TOI
Gujarat: Man lynched over suspicion of theft,
5 held
Gandhinagar:A 50-year-old unidentified man was
lynched by residents of Harigadh village near Danta in Gujarat’s Banaskantha
district on Saturday night over suspicion that he stole jewellery. 5 persons
have been arrested on murder charges in this connection.Those arrested have
been identified as Amrat Prajapati, Shiva Prajapati, Dashrath Prajapati,
Jayanti Prajapatiand Babu Prajapati.“Last night, around 10 pm, I got a call
from Babu that they had caught a person attempting theft in the house of Amrat.
When we reached the spot, 50-year-old man was dead as he had been beaten up
after being tied to a tree. There was a mob of around 40-50 villagers. We
detained the 5 present at the spot. They were arrested today by Local Crime
Branch which is probing case,”said police official BK Goswami.indianexpress
UP: 6 killed in Moharram-related incidents
Lucknow:With law-enforcing agencies having a
tough time averting clashes during Moharram processions, at least six people
were killed and around 50 others injured in separate incidents related to
Moharram across the state in the last 24 hours.There were around 6 incidents in
which tazias caught fire that left several people with burns while some youths
suffered injuries while doing aerobics during the procession.In Ballia,
Moradabad, Allahabad and Amroha, tazias were reduced to ashes after catching
fire on coming in contact with overhead electric wires.dailypioneer
8 Killed, Schools Closed as Heavy Rains Cause
Havoc in Himachal, Punjab
8 people were killed and hundreds, including
school students, remained stranded across Himachal Pradesh on Monday after
incessant rainfall for third consecutive day triggered landslides and snapped
over 200 road links, officials said, adding that a 'high alert' had been issued
for Kullu.3 people were washed away near Manali late on Sunday night when their
vehicle fell into the swollen Beas River. Two were washed away in the Parbati
River in the Manikaran Valley, while one girl died near Bajaura. Both incidents
occurred in Kullu, one of the worst-affected by flash floods.Meanwhile, schools
in most districts of the state were closed as a precautionary measure due to
continuing moderate to heavy rains. People residing in low-lying areas, especially
in Kangra, Chamba, Kullu and Mandi districts, are being evacuated, officials
said. They are also being asked to remain alert due to rising water levels in
rivers and streams.Punjab Govt , too, has issued a ‘red alert’ in the wake of
heavy rains in the state.news18
Himachal news: Heavy rains continue, 8 killed;
five faculty members of IIT-Mandi go missing
WORLD
Maldives Opposition candidate Solih wins Prez
poll, India calls it ‘triumph of democratic forces’
New Delhi: India has congratulated Maldives’
Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih after provisional results released
by Election Commission showed that the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leader
won the presidential elections by 38,484 votes.“Welcome the successful
completion of presidential election process in the Maldives which, according to
preliminary information, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won.We heartily congratulate
him on his victory and hope that Election Commission will officially confirm
the result at the earliest,” Ministry of External Affairs said.This comes as a
possible blow for China which has invested millions of dollars in projects
under the outgoing administration. Incumbent Abdulla Yameen, who had cultivated
ties with both Beijing and Saudi Arabia, conceded defeat after the Election
Commission said Solih had won Sunday’s election by a margin of 16.7 percent.
Stating that the election, which took place amidst a Govt crackdown and Opposition fears of rigging, was
a triumph of democratic forces, MEA said New Delhi was looking forward to
deepening its partnership with Male under its “Neighbourhood First” policy.
“This election marks not only triumph of democratic forces in the Maldives, but
also reflects the firm commitment to democracy and rule of law. In keeping with
our ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy, India looks forward to working closely with
Maldives in further deepening our partnership,” the statement said. Tensions
between New Delhi and Male had escalated a month before the elections following
a tweet by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, calling for “invading” the island nation
if the polls were “rigged”. After the tweet, Maldives had summoned Indian High
Commissioner Akhilesh Mishra.Solih declared victory early on Monday in a
surprise defeat for Yameen and requested the outgoing president to respect the
verdict and begin the smooth transition of power. In his victory speech, Solih
called the election results “a moment of happiness, hope and history,” but said
that he did not think the election process had been transparent.Solih became
the Maldivian Democratic Party’s presidential candidate after its other top figures
were jailed or exiled by Yameen’s Govt. MDP leader and former President Mohamed
Nasheed, in exile in Sri Lanka, had hoped to run again but was disqualified
because of an outstanding prison sentence in the Maldives.Maldives has emerged
as the latest theatre of the geopolitical tussle between India and China, and
Male has been carefully using its closeness to Beijing to make New Delhi wary.
indianexpress
Yameen concedes defeat in Maldives election
Maldives' President Abdulla Yameen has
conceded defeat after a surprise election win for the opposition in a poll that
was billed as a test for democracy in the troubled island nation." Citizens
of the Maldives had their say ... and I accept that result," Yameen said
in a televised speech. 59-year-old, who presided over a five-year crackdown on
dissent, said he met with president-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at the
president's office in Male shortly before his speech.aljazeera
Egypt court sentences Brotherhood chief,65
others to life in prison;upholds death sentences for 20
An Egyptian court has sentenced 66 people to
life in prison, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie, over an
Aug.2013 attack on a police station in Minya.Death sentences were meted out to
183 people over the deadly attack on the police station in the southern
province before a retrial was ordered.On Sunday, around 700 people were tried
again in this case, defence lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsood told AFP. Badie,
75, was on Sunday convicted of inciting his supporters to violence in the Minya
case following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. Badie, on
trial in 35 cases related to the Brotherhood, has been sentenced to death in
several of them but the verdicts have been overturned by the court of
cassation. He got life sentences in more than 5 cases. A court in Cairo has
also upheld the death sentences for 20 Egyptians convicted of killing 13
policemen during violent unrest after the military overthrow of President
Mohamed Morsi in 2013. "The verdict is final and cannot be appealed,"
a judicial official said on Monday.The case involves 156 defendants, all of
whom had received either death or lengthy imprisonment sentences in the first trial
on charges of storming Kerdasa police station in Giza in August 2013.The same
court on Monday sentenced 80 other defendants to 25-year prison terms, another
34 defendants to 15 years, and a minor to 10 years. 21 defendants were
aquitted.middleeasteye/aljazeera
Court upholds death sentences for 20 Egyptians
Iran warns US,Israel of revenge after parade
attack
The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
warned US and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a "devastating"
response to an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz.Tehran blames
"US-backed regimes in the region" for the attack and sees it as part
of a "plot". "You have seen our revenge before... You will see
that our response will be crushing and devastating and you will regret what you
have done," Hossein Salami said in a speech before the funeral of the
victims broadcast live on the state television.Thousands of people packed the
streets of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz to mourn the victims of
Saturday's assault, which killed 25 people, including 12 members of the elite
Revolutionary Guards.Many chanted "death to Israel and America". The
coffins, wrapped in the flag of IRAN, were carried by the mourners. Many held
pictures of a four-year-old boy killed in the attack, one of the worst against
the most powerful military force of Iran.middleeasteye
4 yrs of coalition strikes on Syria kill 3,300
civilians: Monitor
Beirut: Over 3,000 civilians have been killed
in US-led coalition air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria since
they began four years ago, a monitor said on Sunday.The Washington-led alliance
puts toll at just over 1,000 civilians in both Syria and neighbouring Iraq, and
says it does all it can to prevent civilian deaths.The coalition began bombing
IS targets in Iraq in August 2014 after the jihadist group seized swathes of
territory straddling the 2 countries, proclaiming an Islamic "caliphate".The
coalition extended its strikes to Syria on Sept.23,2014.Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group, said on Sunday those Syria
strikes had since killed 3,331 civilians. The monitor relies on a network of
sources inside Syria and tracks flight patterns, aircraft involved and
ammunition used to determine who carries out raids."Among those killed are
826 children and 615 women," said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman.The
coalition says it takes every possible precaution to prevent civilian deaths.In
its latest civilian casualty report published last month, the coalition said
its strikes had unintentionally killed 1,061 civilians in both Iraq and Syria
up until July 30, 2018.It is still assessing a further 216 reports of civilian
casualties, some of them in strikes dating back to 2014.AFP
Russia says Israeli role in Syria plane
downing was premeditated
Kremlin has accused Israel of
"premeditated actions" over the downing of a Russian plane in Syria
last week, warning it will harm relations between the two
countries."According to information of our military experts, the reason
[behind downing] were premeditated actions by Israeli pilots which certainly
cannot but harm our relations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told
journalists on Monday.Peskov's remarks followed an announcement by Russia's
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu that Moscow will be sending an advanced S-300
air defence system to the Syrian military as well as jamming communications of
any military planes that attack Syria from over the Mediterranean.aljazeera
Russia to send S-300 missile defence systems
to Syria
Moscow will bolster Syria's air defence
following the downing of a Russian plane last week by sending a modern S-300
system to the Syrian army within two weeks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
said.In a televised statement on Monday,Shoigu said the decision to
"transfer the modern S-300 air defence system to the Syrian armed forces
within two weeks" was taken by President Vladimir Putin and is one of the
"response measures".On the same day, the Kremlin accused Israeli
pilots of "premeditated actions" over the downing of a Russian plane
in Syria last week, warning it will harm relations between the two
countries.aljazeera
Egyptian delegation tells Hamas Israel wants
an end to demonstrations
Israeli news website Wallah revealed yesterday
that the Egyptian delegation which visited Gaza on Saturday passed a message
from Israel to Hamas, Al-Wattan Voice reported.The Egyptians, the news website
said, told Hamas that Israel is asking for an end to the demonstrations taking
place near the fence along the eastern side of the Gaza Strip and to halt
flying incendiary balloons.According to the Israeli website the Egyptian
intelligence delegation met with the Hamas leadership in Gaza and passed on the
Israeli demands. Meeting, the website said, concentrated on the issues of truce
and reconciliation, noting that the Egyptians presented a new proposal
regarding reconciliation. Israeli news website reported Israeli estimations
that Hamas would expand demonstrations, pushing Israel to put more pressure on
Egypt and the Palestinian Authority in order to lift the siege and the punitive
measures imposed on Gaza.MEMO
Own up to mass Muslim detentions in Xinjiang: Amnesty
tells China
Beijing: China must come clean about the fate
of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a "massive
crackdown" in far western region of Xinjiang, Amnesty International said
in a new report Monday. Beijing has ramped up restrictions on Muslim minorities
to combat what it calls Islamic extremism and separatist elements in the far
western province. But critics say the drive risks fuelling resentment towards
Beijing and further inflaming separatist sentiment.In a new report, which
included testimony from people held in the camps, Amnesty said Beijing had
rolled out "an intensifying Govt campaign
of mass internment, intrusive surveillance, political indoctrination and forced
cultural assimilation". Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are punished
for violating regulations banning beards and burqas, and for the possession of
unauthorised Korans, it added.AFP
Treason case: Pakistan court summons Nawaz
Sharif for 26/11 Mumbai attack remark
Lahore :Lahore High Court Monday summoned
Nawaz Sharif on Oct. 8 during the hearing of a petition seeking action against
the deposed PM for claiming that those
involved in 2008 Mumbai attack belonged to Pakistan. Sharif, for the first time
in May, publicly acknowledged in an interview to Dawn that militant
organisations are active in Pakistan and questioned the policy to allow the
“non-state actors” to cross the border and “kill” people in Mumbai.In the
exclusive interview, he had also criticised the apparent delay in the
conclusion of the Mumbai attack trial.Lahore High Court’s 3-member bench headed
by Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi also issued non-bailable arrest
warrants for Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida and ordered placing his name on the
Exit Control List.“Justice Naqvi expressed anger over non-appearance of Almeida
in the court, directing the Deputy Inspector General of the Police Punjab to
present him in the court on next hearing (Oct.8),” a court official told
reporters.Judge, before summoning Sharif on Oct.8, also inquired from Sharif’s
counsel Naseer Bhutta as why his client did not appear before the court today.PTI
16 Killed In Pakistan Anti-Terror Operation
Pakistan Army has announced that nine
militants and seven soldiers were killed in an anti-terror operation carried
out in North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan. Inter-Services Public
Relations (ISPR) in a statement late Saturday said the security forces launched
the operation in Gharlamai and Spera Kunar Algad, reports Xinhua news agency.
ISPR said a group of terrorists was reported to have infiltrated into Pakistan
and was hiding in a compound in the district.IANS
Saudi human rights activists awarded
'alternative Nobel prize'
3 jailed Saudi human rights activists have
been named winners of "the alternative Nobel prize" award, along with
two anti-corruption activists, a farmer, and an agricultural scientist.Abdullah
al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Waleed Abu al-Khair were jointly
awarded a $113,400 cash award by Right Livelihood Award Foundation "for
their visionary and courageous efforts ...to reform the totalitarian political
system in Saudi Arabia."Created in 1980,Right Livelihood Award honours
efforts that prize founder Jacob von Uexkull felt were being ignored by the
Nobel prizes. aljazeera
Turkey arrests 61 soldiers over alleged Gulen
links
Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of
61 soldiers from the navy and land forces, including senior officers, on terrorism
charges, according to the state media. 18 of those ordered detained were on
active duty, Anadolu said, adding the suspects included 13 majors and 12
captains from the land forces and 24 first lieutenants from the navy.They were
arrested for suspected links to a US-based religious leader who Ankara says
orchestrated a July 2016 failed coup.aljazeera
FLASH VIEWS & NEWS
‘Through our ignorance, we are branding
everything concerning Islam as anti-women’:Flavia Agnes
Facts do not back govt’s assertions about
economic recovery:Yashwant Sinha
After Mallya, Lalit & Nirav Modi, new
billionaires on fugitive row — Sandesaras of Gujarat:RUHI TEWARI
Modi's Hindu nationalism is stumbling:Uday
Chandra,aljazeera
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