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France, Germany can be good neighbours, why
not India,Pak:Imran during ground breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor; Sidhu,
Indian ministers present
Kartarpur:Pakistan PM Imran Khan today laid the foundation stone
for a corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur — the
final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev— to Dera Baba Nanak
shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district to facilitate visa-free movement of Indian
Sikh pilgrims. Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri were
present at the event.Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu also attended
the ceremony. Speaking at the event, Pakistan PM called for restarting trade
links with India. "When France and Germany, which have fought many wars
can live as good neighbours today, why not India and Pakistan," wondered
Khan.Khan said he believes poverty in the sub-continent can be reduced if the
neighbours restart trade ties. "I say again that if India moves one step
forward, Pakistan will move two steps," he added.Dismissing reports of
differences between Govt and the Army,
Khan said, “When I went to India, I was told that army will not allow good
relations with India, I want to say that all institutions are on the same
page."Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across river Ravi.Kartarpur
Corridor, which will facilitate visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, is expected to be completed within 6
months.The development comes ahead of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary next
year.PTI
Pakistan PM Imran Khan launches Kartarpur
corridor; Sidhu, 2 Indian ministers present
India will not participate in SAARC unless
Pakistan ends terror:Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi :Ahead of the stone laying ceremony
of Kartarpur corridor by Pakistan PM
Imran Khan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today threatened to
pull out of the SAARC Summit, saying there would be no dialogue with Pakistan
until it stops sponsoring terrorist activities.“Unless and until Pakistan stops
terrorist activities in India there will be no dialogue and we will not
participate in SAARC,”Swaraj said at a press conference in Hyderabad.On
Tuesday, Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Faisal said that PM Narendra Modi will be invited to the summit.indianexpress
Ban on Hafiz Saeed outfits not lifted:Pak
Minister
Lahore:Pakistan Information Minister Chaudhry
Fawad Hussain has said the nation was “bound by United Nations' resolutions”
and that the ban on Hafiz Saeed’s organisations, including LeT, JuD and
Falah-I-Insaniyat Foundation, has not been lifted.“We are bound by the UN
resolution [under UNSC1267]. So there is no question of lifting the ban,”
Hussain told The Hindu in an interview. “There is just a misconception because
of the lapse of the [anti-terror] ordinance.”Saeed's lawyers had made a
submission in the Islamabad High Court that the ordinance had lapsed.While the
Pakistan Govt did not deny or confirm
the development then, both New Delhi and Washington reacted sharply to the
news.thehindu
SHRC seeks report on infant hit by stray
pellet in Shopian
Srinagar : State Human Rights Commission
(SHRC) has sought a report from J-K police and the administration, asking them
to file a detailed report on the pellet injury to a 20 month-old-baby girl in
South Kashmir on Sunday. victim Hiba Nisar, suffered a pellet injury on her
right eye at their native village in Kapren-Batgund area in Shopian district,
post-encounter on Sunday. Her mother Marsala Jan had said that while clashes
were going on in the area, the security forces fired pellets. She said she was
trying to move out of the house as intense tear gas shelling had caused
breathing problems. She was holding Hiba in her arms when the pellets were
fired. On Tuesday, SHRC chief Justice (Rtd) Bilal Nazki issued notice to SSP
Shopian and DC Shopian on the petition filed by chairman International Forum
for Justice and Human Rights Muhammad Ahsan Untoo.Nazki confirmed that a report
has been sought from the authorities. “We have sought a report from both police
and district administration and asked them to give their version of the
events,” he said.indianexpress
Naveed Jatt, suspect in Shujaat Bukhari
killing, another militant shot dead in Budgam encounter
Srinagar: Naveed Jatt, a suspect in the
killing of editor of Rising Kashmir Shujaat Bukhari on June 14 outside his
office, is among two militants killed in an operation by security forces in
central Kashmir's Budgam district, the police said today. Among the 2 militants
killed [in the encounter], one is identified as Naveed Jatt alias Hanzallah
affiliated with LeT,"said police.The operation at Chattergam has been
called off after “both the hiding militants were killed”.It was launched by the
Army, police and CRPF in the early hours of the day. 3 people were injured as
protesters clashed with security forces in the area. One injured was shifted to
a Srinagar hospital. Hailing from Pakistan, Jatt escaped from Srinagar’s
hospital on Feb.6 this year when he was being shifted from Central Jail in
Srinagar for a treatment.thehindu
Delhi HC upholds conviction of 88 people in
1984 anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi:Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld
the conviction of 88 convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, ANI reported.
88 convicts had been arrested in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area and had been
sentenced to 5-year jail terms each by a trial court in 1996. The 88 convicts
had been held guilty of rioting, burning houses and curfew violations by the
trial court. Justice RK Gauba, who was hearing the case, has directed all the
88 convicts to surrender within four weeks.The convicts had challenged August
27, 1996 judgement of a Sessions Court which had convicted 88 out of 107 people
arrested on Nov. 2, 1984 for rioting, burning houses and curfew violation in
Trilokpuri area of East Delhi, PTI reported. Dismissing their petition, the
Delhi High Court said that all those convicted must serve the 5-year jail
term.HT
CBI vs CBI: Delhi HC allows Verma to inspect
case file relating to Asthana
New Delhi :CBI Director Alok Verma and Joint
Director A K Sharma were today allowed by the Delhi High Court to inspect in
the CVC’s office the case file relating to FIR against the agency’s Special
Director Rakesh Asthana. Verma was asked by Justice Najmi Waziri to go to
Central Vigilance Commission’s office on Thursday after his counsel said there
are allegations of mala fide against him in Asthana’s petition. He also allowed
Sharma to go to CVC’s office on Friday for inspecting files. Regarding
proceedings against Asthana, who has sought quashing of an FIR against him in a
bribery case, the court extended till December 7 its order directing CBI to
maintain status quo.The court was hearing separate pleas of Asthana, Kumar and
middleman Manoj Prasad seeking quashing of FIR against them.In the previous
hearing, counsel for Sharma said he had incriminating evidence against Asthana
and would place it before the court in a sealed cover, to which the court had
asked him to file it before CBI. The probe agency will then place the documents
before it. indianexpress
RBI's Cash Reserves Meant For Periods of
Stress, Not Govt’s Normal Needs: Urjit Patel
New Delhi:RBI Governor Urjit Patel told a
parliamentary committee that the current level of currency reserves in central
bank is necessary keeping in mind international volatility and to maintain high
creditworthiness. Sources quoted Patel telling the committee that these
reserves are meant "for periods of stress and not for meeting normal
needs," TOI reported. Governor had appeared in front of a panel to brief
the demonetisation and NPA situation. 3 were many reports that said Patel
steered clear of controversial issues like Section 7 of RBI Act, NPAs and the
autonomy of the central bank.Patel's comments on the surplus reserves are
significant as it was one of the main issues of contention between the central bank
and the Govt during the unprecedented
rift. Govt had reportedly asked for Rs 3.6 lakh of RBI’s cash reserves, but the
charge was denied by finance ministry, with Arun Jaitley saying Govt does not need the money for the next 6 months.News18
Citizenship Bill: Consensus eludes JPC meeting
New Delhi :Maintaining that India is a secular
country, several members of a parliamentary committee from the Opposition
suggested that nationality not be accorded on the basis of religion. The members
expressed their views as Joint Parliamentary Committee on Citizenship
(Amendment)Bill, 2016, took up a clause-by-clause consideration of the
legislation. 30-member committee, headed by Rajendra Agrawal of BJP,includes
Bhartruhari Mahtab of BJD, Saugata Roy and Derek O’Brien of TMC, Satish Mishra
of BSP, Mohammad Salim of CPI(M) and Sushmita Dev of the Congress.Bill seeks to
confer citizenship on people belonging to minority communities–Hindus, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians–from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and
Pakistan after 6 years of residence in India even if they do not possess any
requisite document.The meeting was inconclusive. People belonging to TMC and
Left parties claimed that BJP had been made to hold itself back considering
that it had planned to conclude the deliberations on Tuesday. However, the
committee will now decide at its next meeting which amendments will be taken up
for consideration.The amendments have to be adopted through a consensus or
through voting. BJP and its allies outnumber the opposition members. Sources
disclosed that an opposition member at the meeting on Tuesday moved an
amendment seeking to exclude immigrants from Bangladesh from the purview of
Bill. indianexpress
Ayodhya: After PM’s ‘Congress Scared Judges’
Remark, Now Indresh of RSS Slams CJI Bench
New Delhi:Apparently emboldened by Ayodhya
remarks of PM Narendra Modi, senior RSS
leader Indresh Kumar has directly slammed the Supreme Court bench led by Chief
Justice for delaying the hearing in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title
suit. He even suggested that the judges should resign “if they are not ready to
deliver justice early”. 3-judge bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi last
month deferred the hearing in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit till
Jan.2019. Saffron groups including RSS and BJP have since gone in offensive
drive over the issue.“I haven’t taken names because 125 crore Indians know
their names… 3-judge bench… they delayed, they denied, they disrespected,”
Indresh was quoted as saying by Indian Express. He then went on to say “will
the country be so handicapped” that it lets “2-3” judges “throttle its beliefs,
democracy, Constitution and fundamental rights”.RSS leader was speaking a
seminar titled ‘Janmabhoomi mein anyay kyun’, organised by the Joshi Foundation
on the campus of Panjab University on Tuesday.In a remark that could be seen as
a threat to judges, he also claimed there was growing anguish against “2-3”
judges. “All are looking forward to justice. They still have belief… but the
judiciary, judges and justice have been disrespected because of two-three
judges… It should be heard early. What is the problem? Otherwise, a question
arises: if they are not ready to deliver justice, they should think if they
want to remain judges or resign,”said he.caravandaily
Ayodhya: Indresh of RSS slams CJI-bench,
claims govt is ready with a law
At ‘Dharma Sansad’ in Varanasi, sants condemn
govt’s Ram statue proposal
Lucknow :A resolution condemning the state Govt
’s proposal to build a 211m Ram statue in Ayodhya — calling it “disrespectful
to god, who is to be prayed to and not showcased” — was introduced at an
ongoing ‘Dharma Sansad’, a gathering of over 1,000 sants in Varanasi, Monday.
Meanwhile, Govt is contemplating opting for crowd-funding for the project, as
was done for the ‘Statue of unity’ in Gujarat. 3-day ‘Dharma Sansad’, organised
by Dwarka Peeth’s Shankracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati, is happening right
after VHP organised a ‘Dharma Sabha’ in Ayodhya to renew their demand for a Ram
temple.The ‘Dharm Sansad’ continued till late Tuesday evening, and a
‘dharmadesh’ (verdict) is likely to be announced today.indianexpress
Muslim families begin their journey back to
Ayodhya post VHP event
Several Muslim families who had left the
temple town ahead of the VHP organised ‘Dharma Sabha’ started returning on
Monday, a day after the event demanding construction of the Ram Temple ended
peacefully.“I am relieved a lot after reaching here this morning. Everything is
in order. The crowd has now returned to their places,” said Shabir Ali,a
75-year-old, who returned to his Gadiwan Tola residence in Ayodhya after
spending two nights at a relative’s place in the nearby Faizabad city. “My
family members will come here by the evening,” he told ET.Ali said he shifted
the family of 6, including his ailing wife, out of the town as the communal
violence following the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition was still fresh in his
mind. This time, however, there were no reports of trouble in Ayodhya, where on
Sunday Hindu saints and leaders urged Govt to commence construction of the temple at the
earliest.On Monday morning, ET found a few houses still locked in localities
such as Saiyyadwada, Beghumpura, Gadiwan Tola and Kotia, as the occupants had
shifted temporarily to places like Faizabad, Akbarpur and Gorakhpur. While
staying in Faizabad, Ali said he kept a close watch on every development in
Ayodhya. “We have good friends among the Hindus. I was in touch with them to
collect every update. Besides, I was also watching TV,” he said. Ali said his
father had served as the manager of a local temple for several years. “So, I
still enjoy good relationship with local sadhus,”he added. economictimes
Ayodhya: SDPI threatens to bring 25 lakh
people, demands reconstruction of Babri Masjid
A day after VHP organised ‘Dharam Sabha’ in
Ayodhya to galvanise support in favour of Ram Mandir, SDPI threatened it can
bring 25 lakh people in this temple town of UP. Addressing the media on Monday,
SDPI’s national general secretary Tasleem Ahmad Rehmani even demanded from the Govt
to abide by its promise of
reconstructing the now-razed Babri Masjid at the same place in Ayodhya.“If they
can gather 5 lakh people, we can gather 25 lakh,” Rehmani said. It also
announced that it will hold a big rally in Delhi on December 6, the day the
Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992, to agitate for demand to rebuild a mosque.
Attacking RSS,VHP, Bajrang Ral and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray for the
recent Ayodhya visit, SDPI said that attempts are being made to terrorise
people to press for the construction of Ram Mandir by hook or crook bypassing
the judicial proceedings. It said that the recent mobilisation in Ayodhya
involves several hundred crores of rupees with tremendous inconvenience to people
in east UP, adding that thousands of frightened residents had to move away from
their homes fearing violence from provocative sloganeering mobs roaming in
Ayodhya and Faizabad streets. Responding to Rehmani, Ram Vilas Vedanti,
president of Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, said if they had called people to gather in
Ayodhya, 25 crore would have arrived here to participate in Dharam Sabha.financialexpress
Analysing complaint seeking Rafale probe:
French prosecutor
New Delhi :French anti-corruption NGO Sherpa’s
complaint to the French National Public Prosecutor seeking an investigation in
the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale deal is “part of all items being analysed” by prosecutor’s
office.Céline Clement Petreman, spokesperson for the National Public
Prosecutor’s office, has said: “Sherpa sent a letter to National Public
Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) conveying information from the Indian press by
drawing the attention of the PNF to this case.” Documents sent by Sherpa are
“part of all items being analysed” in the Rafale deal, Petreman said.The
complaint against the French Govt and Dassault Aviation was filed late last month
by Sherpa with PNF. It asked for “opening an early investigation into the
seriousness of the facts and the presumptions of the commission of the offenses
reported: potential acts of corruption, granting undue advantages, trading in
influence, complicity in these offenses, receiving corruption and laundering”.indianexpress
Coal scam: Supreme Court asks SIT to file
fresh status report on inquiry against former CBI chief
Supreme Court has asked the SIT of the CBI to
file a fresh status report on the inquiry into of “abuse of official position”
by former agency chief Ranjit Sinha in the coal scam cases.A special bench of
Justices MB Lokur, Justices Kurian Joseph and AK Sikri was hearing the matter.
The bench asked CBI’s SIT to file status report by Jan.15, 2019.The last status
report covered the inquiry conducted until Jan.15 this year. The bench is
monitoring the probe by CBI and the ED into the coal scam cases.The bench
reiterated its earlier order that officers investigating and supervising these
cases should not be transferred or removed without permission of the SC.The
court also asked the Enforcement Directorate and CBI to file updated status
reports on all pending coal scam cases.scroll.in
SC directs CBI to probe Bihar shelter home
abuse cases
New Delhi :The Supreme Court Wednesday
directed CBI to investigate the alleged abuse of inmates at 16 shelter homes in
the state. The central investigation agency is already probing the Muzaffarpur
shelter home case. Dismissing the state Govt ’s appeal against a CBI probe, the
court also said that the officers probing the case shall not be changed. CBI
informed the court that it will file a chargesheet by Dec. 7.An audit report by
the TISS in April this year, which was handed to the Bihar Govt , had revealed
alleged abuse of inmates, many of whom were minors, at 14 shelter homes across
the state. The report, which found that abuse is “prevalent in almost all
institutions”, cited sexual exploitation, physical abuse and inmates being
“always locked up”, among other allegations.indianexpress
Assembly Elections Live: 71% polling in Mizoram, 65.5%
in MP
Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram voted today in Assembly elections. About 71%
votes cast in Mizoram, state Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra says.Polling
ends in MP, poll officials say 65.5% voter turnout. TOI
MP, Mizoram Assembly Election LIVE : 50% voter
turnout in MP, 54 % in Mizoram till 3 pm
MP election: Faulty EVMs, VVPAT machines cause
glitches
Polling is underway for 230-member MP Assembly
today.Several faulty EVMs and VVPAT machines have been replaced within the
first hour, officials said. In Ujjain, two faulty EVMs and 11 VVPAT machines
were replaced by the Election Commission officials.In Bhuranpur constituency,
five VVPATs and two faulty EVMs were replaced by 9 am.Click here for Live
updates on Madhya Pradesh assembly election 2018.CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan voted with his family
in Jait village under Bhudni constituency. He is contesting against Congress’
Arun Yadav.State Congress chief Kamal Nath also casted his vote, after a temple
visit along with his family, at a polling booth in Chhindwara.Polling began at
7 a.m. for three Maoist-affected constituencies in Balaghat district, while
votes were cast in the remaining 227 assembly seats starting 8 am.HT
Mumbai: Rahiwasi Mahasangh protests against
proposed mosque in Sanpada, blocks highway
Mumbai :A group of residents have protested
against a proposed mosque in Sanpada on the Sion-Panvel highway. The protesters
also shaved their heads off on the highway.Akhil Sanpada Rahiwasi Mahasangh
took out a protest march on Tuesday against the proposed mosque in Sanpada.
According to Ghanshyam Pate of Mahasangh, the protest was regarding a proposed
mosque in Sector 8 of Sanpada. He said: “Sanpada is a Hindu majority area with
only 51 Muslim families. Bringing a mosque here is akin to creating a religious
clash.”Protest started at around 8 am after rituals at the Ganesh temple. “We
have been protesting against the mosque since 2001. In 2002, the then senior
inspector had sent a favourable report for the mosque, despite our protests. We
have spoken to the municipal authorities to find a different place with sizable
Muslim population for the mosque, but now they seem to be adamant to make it in
Sanpada,” Pate said.The protesters blocked the Sion-Panvel highway for an hour
before the police managed to take control of the situation and detained some
protesters. “…The mosque will disturb the peace of the area in a Hindu majority
population and we will not let it come up in Sanpada,” said Anjali Mate, a
protester. Another resident Suyash Kale said: “There is enough space in other
places. This is a trick to create communal rivalry in quiet Sanpada. Why can’t
they build mosque somewhere else?”indianexpress
Angry Over 'Unfulfilled' Govt Promises, Una Dalit Victims Seek Mercy Killing
New Delhi: The Dalits who were publicly
flogged in Una, Gujarat in 2016 have written to President Ram Nath Kovind,
seeking permission for mercy killing. According to the Indian Express, the
victims have said that the state Govt has did not fulfil any of the promises that
were made in the aftermath of the incident.Vashram Sarvaiya has written on
behalf of his family that then CM
Anandiben Patel had made several promises after the July 11, 2016
attack, but the victims were still waiting for the Govt to deliver.“She had assured us that the state Govt
will allot five acres land to each of
victims, that the victims will be given Govt jobs as per their qualification, and Mota
Samadhiyala will be transformed into a developed village. Two years and four
months have passed since the incident and the Govt has fulfilled none of its promises nor has it
made any attempt to fulfil them,” Indian Express has quoted the letter as
saying.“We have quit the occupation of selling animal hides and therefore are
left with no other means of livelihood. It is possible we would die of hunger
in future. We have represented our case repeatedly in writing and orally, but
the Gujarat Govt has not paid any
attention to any of our problems.”thewire
Una’s Dalit victims seek mercy killing, write
to Prez
#ImplantFiles: In US, ortho major forced to
admit it was corrupting doctors and hospitals in India
Inducements TO doctors, dubious deals with
hospitals. If these are the hallmarks of the big unregulated medical bazaar in
India, a rare case involving a global major has put a figure to it.In a filing
two months ago, the top financial regulator in USA, Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), ordered the world’s leading manufacturer of orthopaedic
implant devices, Stryker, to pay $7.8 million (over Rs 55 crore) in settlement
for violating its corruption norms in India, China and Kuwait, documents
accessed by Indian Express reveal.The settlement, recorded by the SEC on
September 28, came after the Commission’s “accounting and audit enforcement”
proceedings noted a number of “violations” by the company’s Indian subsidiary
and its dealers. These “violations” include questionable payments to doctors
for “consulting fees, travel, and other benefits” and “inflated invoices”
issued to “mostly large, corporate hospitals”. And that’s not all. In 2012, anti-monopoly
regulator, Competition Commission of India (CCI), fined an authorised
distributor of Stryker India and two other firms Rs 3 crore for allegedly
rigging bids, manipulating tenders and forming a cartel to sell equipment to
the AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, two of the largest Govt hospitals.In its scrutiny of Stryker’s India
operations, including the findings of internal audits between 2010 and 2015, US
SEC concluded: “Payments intended to benefit HCPs (Health Care Providers) also
lacked sufficient documentation, such as consulting fees paid to doctors
without adequate explanation of the doctors’ consulting services or hours
billed, and payments for HCP travel with documentation that appeared
falsified…“Additionally, the forensic review found missing or inaccurate
documentation for numerous other transactions flagged as high-risk, including
expenses related to consulting fees, travel, and other benefits to health-care
professionals in India.”US regulator’s severe indictment of Stryker’s India operations
is one of the most startling findings to emerge from the Implant Files
investigation by theIndian Express and the International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on the medical bazaar, where pharma majors
hardsell their products without any regulation via a dubious nexus with
hospitals and doctors.indianexpress
Rehana Fathima suspended by BSNL after arrest
BSNL has suspended woman activist Rehana
Fathima from the post of telecom technician after she was arrested by the
Pathanamthitta Police for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of
people.On September 30, Fathima had posted a picture on Facebook, dressing up
like an Ayyappa devotee with caption ‘Thathvamasi’.
Jet Airways brings back white knight Capt
Hameed Ali to lead talks with Etihad
Even has he explores multiple avenues in his
quest for funds for the troubled Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal has roped in industry
veteran Capt Hameed Ali to lead talks with shareholder Etihad Airways.Capt Ali
was instrumental in Jet Airways' deal with Etihad in 2013, when the Abu
Dhabi-based airline bought a 24 % stake in its Indian peer."Capt Ali is a
known face in the industry, especially in Middle-East where he has close
ties," said an executive from the industry.Capt Ali's rapport with
Etihad's senior management will be crucial for Goyal, who needs an urgent
infusion of liquidity to keep his airline flying. Jet Airways has now reported
losses for three consecutive quarters.moneycontrol
Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain, 4 AAP
volunteers acquitted in 2013 rioting case
Patiala House Court in Delhi acquitted Health
Minister Satyendar Jain and 4 AAP volunteers in a case of rioting in Paschim
Vihar before 2013 Assembly polls. Additional CMM Samar Vishal acquitted the 5
people noting that witnesses in the case had failed to identify them.Delhi
Police had arrested Jain in 2013 for allegedly rioting and obstructing public
officials from discharging their duties during a protest.The court, however,
said that no public official appeared before it to prove that Jain had
obstructed them from doing their duty.
Will file PIL against polygamy, Halala: Women group
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA)said
that it will be filing a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court
seeking a ban on polygamy and nikah halala. The group announced their decision
in a public hearing conducted jointly with the Maharashtra State Women's
Commission at the St Pius College, Goregaon.The group had sought a ban on the
two practices with instant triple talaq in their earlier PIL but they were not
taken up by the SC. "We will be filing the petition in a month's time. All
laws are codified and it is time Muslim laws are codified too. Our next fight
will be on inheritance and other things. Four marriages were allowed as per the
conditions that time. Today those conditions do not prevail and hence polygamy
should not be allowed," said Zakia Soman, convenor of BMMA.dnaindia
SIT to probe graft charges against UP waqf
boards
Lucknow: A special investigation team will
investigate all corruption charges levelled against waqf (endowment) properties
managed by the Sunni Central Waqf Board and Shia Central Waqf Board in Uttar
Pradesh. All orders passed by 2 waqf boards,including appointments, will be
reviewed by the state Govt . The boards will also have to undergo a special
audit of funds allocation, collection and expenditure by the state Govt. The
decisions were made during a review meeting of the minority affairs department,
chaired by cabinet minister Laxmi Narayan Chawdhary, on Tuesday. State minority
welfare minister Baldev Singh Aulakh and Haj and waqf minister Mohsin Raza were
also at the meeting. Sunni waqf board has 1.23 lakh registered properties,
while the Shia board has 6,186 registered properties and is updating its list. TOI
Another ‘encounter’ in UP, police say victim
an alleged cattle smuggler Irshaad
Meerut :A 21-year-old man was killed in police
firing in Meerut on Tuesday. Police claimed the victim and 4 others were
smuggling cattle, and they opened fire when their vehicle was stopped for
checking.Police said a sub-inspector was shot in his arm in the firing.While
the victim has been identified as Irshaad, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, the
four others reportedly escaped.An FIR has been registered under IPC Sections
including 307 (attempt to murder) and UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, at
Sardhana police station against the four unidentified men on the basis of a
complaint filed by the injured sub-inspector, Om Prakash Arya.Police claimed to
have recovered four bulls, 2 country-made weapons and six live cartridges from
their vehicle. Irshaad’s father Dilshaad (44), said he did not know why his son
was in Sardhana. “I had dinner with Irshaad and other members of my family at
around 9 pm and then went to sleep.Early Tuesday, village pradhan, Yunus, told
me that my son had met with an accident in Sardhana. An hour later, he told me
Irshaad had died. I don’t know how and why Irshaad reached Sardhana.” Maganveer
Singh Gill, in-charge of Muzaffarnagar’s Ratanpuri police station, said, “There
was no case registered against Irshaad here…Irshaad used to rent out his Bolero
pick-up and would himself drive the vehicle sometimes…His father has not filed
any complaint with us in this connection so far.”indianexpress
Man pulled out of police van, beaten to death
in UP’s Shamli
A man was dragged out of a police vehicle and
beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli on Monday. In a video that has gone
viral, the police can be seen just standing and not making any attempt to save
the man.One person has been arrested and police are on the lookout for five
others who attacked the victim identified as Rajendra.Shamli SP Ajay Kumar said
that a police team had gone to village Hathchoya on Monday evening after
receiving a complaint that Rajendra, apparently drunk, was creating nuisance in
the area. He was taken into custody.The video shows a group of villagers
thrashing Rajendra inside the patrol car in the presence of cops and then
dragging him out of the car. He is seen lying unconscious by the side of the
road and was later declared dead. Admitting negligence on part of the cops on
duty in patrol van, SP ordered their suspension and has initiated a
departmental enquiry. hindustantimes
TN:Muslim bodies provide releif to Cyclone
victims
Gaja cyclone that hit coastal and delta
districts in Tamil Nadu created a heavy loss uprooting thousands of acres of
coconut grooves, several electric poles and blew away roof tops of many a
house.Coastal district of Tamilnadu like Cuddalore, Nagapattinam,
Ramanathapuram,Thiruvarur, Puducherry were severely affected by Gaja cyclone.
And some of the non-coastal districts like Tanjore,Trichy, Pudukkottai,
Dindigul were also affected.While Govt of Tamil Nadu received 13 crore rupees from
donors and has demanded Rs.15 thousand crores from centre towards relief
fund.While the Govt is awaiting the
relief fund, Islamic social
organisations and political parties such as India Thowheed jamath, SDPI, TMMK,
MMK cadres began relief work by distributing relief materials to the survivors
of Gaja cyclone.TCN
Minority welfare: Rs 1,800 crore ‘unspent’,
Centre waits for details from states
New Delhi: Even as the Centre revamped the
multi-sectoral development programme (MsDP) earlier this year to enhance outreach
to minority communities, it turns out that the ministry of minority affairs is
still awaiting utilisation certificates from states for almost Rs 1,800 crore
that currently reflect as “unspent funds” for 12th plan period that ended in
March 2017. While the Govt has been
calling for proposals from states under the revamped MsDP, now called Pradhan
Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), the ministry has been also writing to
states to submit the utilisation status of funds for the 12th plan period. Assam
tops the list in the unspent funds category as it has not yet submitted
utilisation details for Rs 479 crore approximately, followed by Rs 404 crore by
Bihar and Rs 346 crore by West Bengal. Two other states that figure in the
unspent funds category of over Rs 100 crore include Arunachal Pradesh with
around Rs 116 crore and UP which has to provide utilisation status for Rs 101
crore. In the case of many other states, the data for unspent money status
available ranges between Rs 1-10crore, sources said. As per sources, the states are mandated to
convey to Govt on utilisation of funds for schemes and till they don’t come
forward to submit the utlisation certificate details, the amount will reflect
as “unspent” in the ministry’s records. Across states, MoMA has so far approved
proposals worth Rs 304 crore approximately under PMJVK out of the annual
sanction of Rs 1,320 crore and proposals are also under process. The southern
states have been more forthcoming. TOI
WORLD
Egypt, Saudi say Qatar blockade will continue
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have jointly announced
that their ongoing blockade of Qatar would remain in effect until further
notice, according to the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya channel. The two countries on
Tuesday reiterated their ongoing refusal to "make any concessions"
towards Doha, which has been facing sanctions from four Arab states for more
than a year. The announcement was made following a meeting in Cairo between
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman, the latter of whom visited Egypt's capital on Tuesday as part of a
regional tour.Later on Tuesday, Prince Mohammed is expected to arrive in
Tunisia where protesters have taken to the streets to oppose to his visit and
demand justice for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month
in the kingdom's consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.aljazeera
Egypt admits ‘heavy losses’ resulting from
Qatar blockade
The chairman of EgyptAir, Ahmed Adel,
announced on Monday “heavy losses” following the country’s participation in the
Gulf blockade, which has been imposed on Qatar for the second year in a
row.“The cessation of our [EgyptAir] flights to the Qatari capital of Doha has
incurred heavy losses on the company,” Adel said in a meeting with the Egyptian
parliament’s tourism and civil aviation committee.He added that the recent
events in Syria and Libya have “negatively” affected the national carrier’s
annual sales.Adel did not provide details on the value of the losses. “More
than 50 per cent of the tickets’ fares are being obtained by the state’s tax
authority,”national airline’s head pointed out.MEMO
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in Argentina in the
face of G20: Will he be a pariah?
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman has arrived in Buenos Aires in the run-up to the G20 summit, a visit
fraught with controversy over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal
Khashoggi.Human Rights Watch asked Argentina on Monday to use the war crimes
clause in its constitution to investigate any involvement by the crown prince
in possible crimes against humanity in Yemen and Khashoggi's murder.The killing
of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and a critic of the crown prince, at
Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul six weeks ago, has strained Saudi's ties with
the West and battered Prince Mohammed's image abroad. Saudi has said the
prince, the kingdom's de facto ruler, had no prior knowledge of the murder. MBS
arrived in Buenos Aires from Tunisia, where he was met by protesters who
denounced him as a murderer for the killing of Khashoggi. Western nations are
also calling for an end to the Saudi-led military campaign in neighbouring
Yemen, which was launched by Prince Mohammed, as a humanitarian crisis there
worsens.aljazeera
Egypt Blacklists 161 Brotherhood men as
Terrorist
https://m.aawsat.com/english/home/article/1480081/egypt-blacklists-161-brotherhood-members-terrorist
An Egyptian court upheld on Monday a sentence
to blacklist as terrorist 161 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.The
suspects include 20 women, four of whom are related to prominent businessman
Hassan Malek.The sentence was originally issued in 2014 and an appeal against
it has since been filed.The appeals court rejected the filing on Monday and
upheld the blacklisting of these individuals.The accused will now have their
assets frozen and they will be barred from traveling.Separately, the court
upheld a verdict on the sentencing of 77 suspects for their involvement in the
storming of the Zagazig University.They were originally sentenced to 10 years
in jail for inciting violence during 2013 Rabaa sit-in that was held in support
of former President Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood.aawsat
White House blocks CIA chief from Senate
briefing on Saudi: Report
White House has prohibited CIA Director Gina
Haspel from appearing before the US Senate to brief the lawmakers on journalist
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.The newspaper,
citing unidentified officials, said a classified US Senate briefing on
Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James
Mattis on US relations with Saudi Arabia would not include Haspel.The exclusion
of Haspel is uncommon and signals an ongoing rift between US President Donald
Trump and his country's intelligence officials over the Khashoggi murder.CIA
concluded earlier this month that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the
country’s de-facto ruler – ordered the Saudi journalist's killing, but Trump
has repeatedly cast doubts over that assessment.middleeasteye
Afghan president announces team to hold peace
talks with Taliban
Afghan Govt has formed a 12-member team to
hold peace talks with Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani announced in Swiss city
of Geneva."I'm pleased to announce today that after several months of
intensive consultation with our citizens across the country, we have formulated
a roadmap for peace negotiations," he said at the two-day UN conference on
Wednesday."The constitutional rights and obligations, of all citizens,
especially women, should be ensured."Afghan leader also announced that the
negotiating team will be led by presidential chief of staff Salam
Rahimi."The team includes women and men who have the necessary credentials
to deal with the key challenges of peace negotiations".Ghani said the Govt
sought a peace agreement in which the
Taliban would be included in a democratic and inclusive society but added that
no organisation that has ties with "terrorist networks" will be
allowed to join the political process.The summit is billed as a platform for
the Afghan Govt to renew its commitment
to reform and discuss aid contributions in its bid to achieve stability and
security.The conference comes at a time when the US administration is holding
direct talks with Taliban, Afghanistan's largest armed group which was toppled
following a US-led invasion in 2001.Taliban wants pullout of international
forces as a pre-condition for talks.Tens of thousands of people have been
killed in the war that has dragged on for more than a decade and cost billions
of dollars.Earlier this month, Taliban officials held three days of talks with
US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar, aimed at
renewing the peace process.aljazeera
Israel expropriates almost 70 acres of
Catholic Church property
Israel’s occupation authorities expropriated
almost 70 acres of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley and West Bank on
Tuesday, Shehab news agency has reported. The land is owned by the Roman
Catholic Church — the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — in the villages of
Bardala and Tayaseer near the West Bank city of Tubas and in Jordan Valley
respectively.Palestinians residents living on the property fear that this
expropriation is the forerunner to their expulsion for “security reasons”, a euphemism
used by Israel to ethnically cleanse the land prior to the expansion of illegal
settlements.The expansion of Israeli settlements always starts with such
measures. It is one way that Israel uses to empty the land of the indigenous
Palestinian population.MEMO
Chad opposition leaders decry Prez Israel
rapprochement
Opposition leaders and civil society groups in
Chad denounced the central African country's President Idriss Deby's decision
to visit Israel and his intention to establish diplomatic relations with
it.Political and civic leaders said Chad should not restore diplomatic ties
with Israel as long as it continues to occupy Palestinian territories, and in
absence of a collective decision by African states to establish relations.Deby
became first leader of the majority Muslim nation to visit Jerusalem in decades
which, according to analysts, came as a crowning achievement of intelligence
and military ties between Deby's Govt and Israel. aljazeera
People jailed for over 2 yrs can't contest
polls: Bangladesh court
Dhaka:A Bangladesh court on Tuesday ruled that
people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending,
cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in
response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of 5 opposition
BNP leaders:Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain, Wadud Bhuiyan, Md Moshiur Rahman
and Md Abdul Wahab. As per the Constitution, if a person is sentenced to more
than two years in prison, he or she will not be able to participate in
elections until an Appellate Division rejects or suspends the verdict,
according to the court observation. Tuesday's ruling will prevent BNP
Chairperson and ex PM Khaleda Zia from
contesting the upcoming election as she was awarded a 17-year jail term in two
graft cases.IANS
FLASH: VIEWS &
NEWS
Ram Temple Mobilisation: How to Defeat
Divisive Forces:Abhay Kumar
Banning ‘gorakhdhandha’: Are Gorakhpanthis
ignorant of their history? Mrinal Pande
When there is Ram in every particle, why
should we go to Ayodhya, say youth:Aas Mohd Kaif
Right-wing politics is playing havoc with
people’s lives; it is time for introspection:Humra Quraishi
India's Electoral Laws are Ill-Equipped to
Deal with Digital Propaganda:Divij Joshi
Modi raj is the most anti-farmer regime in
India’s history:Yogendra Yadav
Demonetisation: New currency notes issued in
2016 have become ‘unusable’ in 2 years
Institutions speak not for the rule of law,
but for those who rule: Kapil Sibal
Why the US battle in Afghanistan refuses to
end: New York Times
Noor Mohammad, Economics Writer, Passes Away
Born in Turkey: Syrian children face uncertain
future in new homeland
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