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INDIA
Karnataka: As SC clears path to contest bypolls,
all 17 disqualified MLAs to join BJP tomorrow
New
Delhi:After the Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S)
MLAs in Karnataka but paved the way for them to contest the December 5 bypolls,
disqualified MLA Ramesh Jharkiholi said all of them would join BJP on Thursday
at the party headquarters in Bengaluru. “All 17 of us will join the BJP in the
party HQ in Bengaluru on Thursday at 10.30 am,” Jharkiholi said.Earlier,
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwathnarayan CN said the disqualified MLAs
were welcome to join BJP. “They (disqualified legislators) have expressed
interest to join BJP and have met our senior leaders. They have been welcomed
to join the party,” PTI quoted Ashwathnarayan as saying. The Supreme Court today
upheld then Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s decision disqualifying
17 MLAs, which eventually led to fall of Congress-JD(S) government. However,
the SC set aside the portion of the order by the then Speaker by which the
legislators were disqualified till the end of 15th Karnataka Assembly’s term in
2023.The verdict is of high importance to the politicians as byelections to
their 15 of their respective seats – except Rajarajeshwari Nagar (N Munirathna)
and Maski (Pratapgouda Patil) – have been scheduled for Dec.5. Earlier,
Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “If BJP has any morality
left, they should not give tickets to disqualified MLAs to contest.”indianexpress
‘BJP morally bankrupt’: Congress calls for
dismissal of Yediyurappa govt after SC verdict
Congress
has sought the dismissal of BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka
after the Supreme Court upheld ex Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s decision to
disqualify 17 MLAs belonging to Congress and JDS in July. State Congress leader
and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the top court’s judgement,
saying it proves that the MLAs had defected with ulterior motives. “The
defection is not voluntary and not genuine,” he added. “Once an MLA is elected
in a democratic setup, they can’t switch parties as they wish.”The verdict
“exposes the moral bankruptcy of BJP leaders and the disqualified MLAs”, he
added. “Operation Kamal is now a proved act and there is nothing more shameful
than this.”“Supreme Court’s decision upholding the disqualification of
‘defector MLAs’ has burst the bubble of BJP’s ‘Operation Kamal’,” tweeted
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, echoing Siddaramaiah. “It is now
proved that BJP brazenly and illegally brought down an elected JD(S)-Congress
government in Karnataka. Yediyurappa government is an illegitimate government
and should be dismissed.”Surjewala also called for an inquiry into the
“sinister conspiracy of the BJP to bring down an elected government by misusing
‘money power’”. Congress leader said the ball was in PM Narendra Modi’s court
and wondered if he will “show the courage of conviction to dismiss Yediyurappa
government”.Senior national Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi also said the
Yediyurappa government had no moral right to continue in office, PTI reported.
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Office of CJI to come under RTI: SC
New
Delhi :Upholding the 2010 Delhi High Court verdict, the Supreme Court today ruled
that the office of CJI was a public authority under RTI. While cautioning that
RTI cannot be used as a tool of surveillance, CJI Ranjan Gogoi-led bench held
that judicial independence had to be kept in mind while dealing with
transparency. In 3 separate but concurring judgments, the Supreme Court bench,
also comprising justices NV Ramana, DY Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv
Khanna, dismissed the 3 appeals filed by the Secretary General of the SC and Central
Public Information officer of the SC.The Supreme Court’s Central Public
Information Officer had appealed against a January 2010 ruling of the Delhi
High Court that held that the Supreme Court and CJI are “public authorities”
under RTI.The SC said only names of judges recommended by Collegium could be
disclosed and not the reasons, holding that method of appointment had an impact
on the independence of the judiciary.indianexpress
Rafale, Sabaramila review petitions: CJI-led bench
to pass judgment tomorrow
New
Delhi :The Supreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its judgment on review
petitions challenging its order in the Sabarimala and Rafale cases. After the
Ayodhya verdict, these are the next set of high-profile cases that will be
signed off by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, who is retiring on Nov.17.In the Sabarimala
case, a five-judge bench including CJI will review the Supreme Court’s
Sept.2018 ruling that had lifted a ban on menstruating women from entering the
Sabarimala temple.On Sept.28, 2018, a 5-judge bench headed by then CJI Dipak
Misra had delivered a landmark 4:1 ruling setting aside decades-old
restrictions on the entry of women of menstrual age at the temple. Temple
custodians argue that women of menstrual age are prohibited from offering
prayers as the deity there, Ayyappa, is a celibate.indianexpress
Shiv Sena does not mention plea in SC challenging
governor's refusal to give it more time
New
Delhi:Shiv Sena today did not mention in the Supreme Court its plea challenging
the governor's decision to deny it three days' time to get the letter of
support to form the govt in Maharashtra.Ahead of the SC judges commencing the
hearing in the courtroom, lawyers representing Shiv Sena told PTI that the
party has preferred not to mention the petition as there was change in political
situation in the state after the imposition of President's rule.Advocate Sunil
Fernandes, who had filed the petition on behalf of the Sena, said on Tuesday
that the Supreme Court had asked them to mention the writ petition at 10:30 am
on Wednesday.The lawyer said another petition challenging the imposition of
President's rule in the state was being readied.However, Fernandes said:
"We are not filing the fresh petition on behalf of Shiv Sena today
(Wednesday). The decision when to file the petition is yet to be taken."Advocate
Dev Dutt Kamat said that since the President's rule has been imposed in the
state, "there is no hurry to file a fresh petition".There is no
urgency now and lawyers will wait for the instructions, he said.PTI
After meeting Congress leaders, Uddhav says talks
‘in the right direction’
Pune:Emerging
from a meeting with Maharashtra Congress leaders in Mumbai today afternoon,
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said their discussions were “progressing in
the right direction” and a final decision would be taken soon.“The discussions
are in the right direction…will convey the decision to everyone at the right time,”Sena
chief said, as he came out of the meeting around 2:20 pm.Last night, Uddhav had
met senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel for around 30 minutes.This morning, he
held his first round of discussions with state Congress leaders.Before meeting
Uddhav, the clutch of Congress leaders, including state party chief Balasaheb
Thorat, former chief minister Ashok Chavan and former MPCC chief Manikrao
Thakare, met Sena leader Sanjay Raut at Leelavati hospital, where he had been
admitted.Raut, who underwent an angioplasty, was discharged from the hospital
this afternoon. On his way home, he said a Sena CM would soon take charge in
the state. He also denied the possibility of a mid-term poll. Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP — had on Tuesday
decided to hold discussions on a common minimum programme before staking claim
to form the govt.indianexpress
BABRI MASJID VERDICT
Ayodhya Mandir Trust: Split wide open among
different mahants, Akharas
Mahants
and sadhus connected with the Ayodhya Ram temple movement have expressed
differing views over the composition of the trust for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to
be set up by the union government. President of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Mahant
Nritya Gopal Das said there is no need for forming a new trust by the
government as one trust (Nyas) already exists for the construction of Ram
temple.Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas is run by the VHP.Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, in a
statement, said: "The trust (Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas) already exists, we can
give a big shape to it, new members would be added as per need."Mahant
Suresh Das, mahant of Digambar Akhara, who has a long association with the Ram
temple movement, said: "The court has very clearly said that the new trust
is to be formed and it is the responsibility of the Union government to form
the Trust, not of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, though representatives of Nyas should
be in the Trust "Mahant Dinendra Das the chief of Nirmohi Akhara, whose
claim was turned down by the apex court, said the government must take
representatives of the Nirmohi Akhara in the trust. "The trust must be
formed as per the directions of the Court," Das said, adding, "the
court has clearly mentioned that a new trust has to be formed by the
government."Dinendra Das, however, expressed his reservations over joining
a government trust. He said: "Our Nirmohi Akhara is also a trust, so our
trust members will decide on joining a government trust."Triloki Nath
Pandey, who represented the deity, Lord Rama, in court as "friend of Ram
Lalla" and won the title, said: "The trust must be formed by the
government and must have members from the government."He said: "The
government should appoint Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of VHP's Ram
Janmabhoomi Nyas as president of the government's trust."Pandey said,
"The grand Ram temple must be build according to the model that was
proposed by VHP and all the carved stones prepared by VHP must be used in the
construction of Ram Mandir."IANS
Ayodhya verdict: Mahasabha may file review over 5
acre land for mosque
Lucknow
:Days after the Supreme Court, deciding the title suit of Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid, ruled that the entire disputed land be handed over to a trust to be
constituted for construction of a Ram temple and that Muslims be given 5 acres
of either the acquired land near the site or at “a suitable prominent place in
Ayodhya” for building a mosque, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), one of appellants
in the apex court, has raised an objection over the direction to provide 5-acre
land to Sunni Waqf Board.Hindu Mahasabha said they are studying the judgment to
decide on filing a review petition against the order.“We have strong objections
over the court direction to provide Sunni Waqf Board 5 acres of land near the
site or a suitable prominent place in Ayodhya. If it has been proved that a
temple was there, then why any land should be given to them. We are presently
studying the Supreme Court judgment and will decide later on filing a review
petition,” said advocate Shishir Chaturvedi, the present president of ABHM.
ABHM appeal in the Supreme Court against 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment was
filed in 2011 by its then president Kamlesh Tiwari who was murdered at his
residence in Lucknow last month. Chaturvedi, who is now also a “pairokar” on
behalf of Tiwari in the Supreme Court appeal, added that Tiwari got down from ABHM
president’s post over a year ago.“I had applied for a power of attorney on
behalf of Kamlesh Tiwari in the Supreme Court in the title suit case,” said
Chaturvedi. ABHM had formed a high-power committee and nominated Tiwari, the
then president, to be an appellant in the title suit case on behalf of the
outfit against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment.indianexpress
Muslim community mulls rejecting offer of
alternative site for mosque in Ayodhya
New
Delhi: With prominent voices joining in, a view is gaining ground within Muslim
community that it should not accept land for building a new mosque anywhere
else in Ayodhya. In order to articulate the sentiments of its members and the
community, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board will on Sunday spell out its
view on the offer of 5 acres of land for a new mosque as per the Supreme Court
judgement in the Ram Mandir- Babri Masjid case.The Board at a special meeting
of its working committee on Sunday in Lucknow will also decide whether it is in
favour of filing a review petition against the judgement or not.While AIMPLB
meeting is being seen among Muslim organisations as critical to put forth a
public statement, the fact remains that the decision whether or not to accept
the land is going to be the prerogative of UP Central Sunni Waqf Board. UPCSWB
on the day of the judgement issued a statement welcoming the SC verdict and
made it clear that it was not going to file a review petition. UPCSWB was also
one of the petitioners in the case.However, the community voices over the way
forward have started growing with Jamiat Ulama -i- Hind president Arshad Madani
saying, “While it is up to the UPCSWB to take the land or not in my view they
should not take it. The reason is that the case was about Babri Masjid and that
it existed on the site that was under dispute. It was never about seeking an
alternate site. We don’t need five acres land like a compensation. We have lost
the case and we accept the top court’s verdict with dignity. However, building
a mosque elsewhere does not make any sense to me,” Madani said.A prominent
member of the AIMPLB, Kamal Faruqui, said, “There is a sentiment within the
community that land should not be accepted. I also feel if a new mosque is
built at an alternate site it will be a reminder of Babri Masjid and the
associated developments ever since it was demolished. Therefore a new mosque
should not be built at an alternate site.”Jamaat -e- Islami Hind national
secretary Malik Mohtashim Khan too said that there was a sentiment within the
community that 5 acres of land should not be accepted by those at the helm of
affairs.TOI
Sikhs are angry for referring Sikhism as 'cult' in
Ayodhya verdict, showing them as idols worshippers
As
it attempted to sort out a century-old Hindu-Muslim issue with its 1045-page
judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, the Supreme Court has inadvertently riled
Sikhs. It has described their religion as a ‘cult’ and seems to have relied on
the testimony of someone who Sikhs believe has “misinterpreted the purpose of
Guru Nanak Dev’s visit to Ayodhya in 1510-1511”. The court relied on the
testimony of one Rajinder Singh, ‘a person having interest in the study of
religious, cultural and historical books of Sikh cult’ who had been fielded as
a witness by Hindu parties to strengthen their claim to the disputed site. The
SC further noted on Rajinder Singh’s evidence, “In his examination-in-chief, he
has referred to several books about Sikh cult and history.”Kendri Guru Singh
Sabha in Chandigarh has publicly criticised the judgment and described it as an
“affront” to the Sikh community. “The court has called us a ‘cult’ — a word
which bears a definite negative connotation. The learned judges should have
consulted experts before doing so,” said professor Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon, a
Sikh historian associated with the Sabha. Neena Singh, a Delhi lawyer, has
written to the SC registrar that she and a group of Sikh lawyers will be
submitting a representation to CJI soon, asking for a correction of the portion
of the judgment that refers to Sikhism as a cult. “It is derogatory and goes
against all that Sikhism stands for. The judges should have rebuked the witness
for using such language against a peaceful and independent religion like ours.
The community is shocked and hurt by the false submissions of the witness and
the judgment of the Supreme Court,” Singh said. Sikh intellectuals are also
angry over the allegedly false janam sakhies or biographical writings about the
Guru that have been taken on record by the SC from the evidence presented
before the Allahabad high court. These state that Guru Nanak went to the
alleged Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya for ‘darshan’.“Guru Nanak went to religious
places like Mecca or Ayodhya to preach and spread the message of one formless
God. He did not go for ‘darshan’ at any place. There is no place for idol
worship or ritualism in Sikhism and the Guru, in fact, preached against it,”
said Singh. Gurpreet Singh, head of Kendri Guru Singh Sabha said, “Instead of
relying on an unknown person, the court should have asked for opinions from
Sikh historians or the Akal Takht or the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak
Committee who would have produced authentic ‘janam sakhies’ written by renowned
Sikh writers and not a ‘fictitious’ account that has been presented before
it.”thewire
Post Ayodhya verdict, Adityanath meets top Muslim
clerics, assures safety of minority community
Lucknow:Post
the Ayodhya verdict, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met top
clerics in Lucknow on Monday and assured them that strict action will be taken
in case people belonging to minority community are harmed anywhere in the
state.UP Minority Affairs Minister Mohsin Raza said "CM met renowned Sunni
and Shia clerics. CM Adityanath told them that in case people belonging to the
minority community are harassed by anyone in any part of the state then strict
action will be taken. CM also discussed steps taken for the modernisation of
madrasas and how to improve the education system.""CM informed them
about the flagships schemes of Narendra Modi government like Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana, Ujwala Yojana, Saubhagya scheme and others. He urged the clerics
to publicise these schemes so that more and more people belonging to the
minority community can be benefited," Raza said.Speaking after the
meeting, Salman Nadvi said "Our meeting with CM Yogi was very positive. He
pitched for communal harmony and peace across the state. I believe that a
university along with a mosque should be constructed on the 5-acre land which
the Supreme Court has ordered the government to provide to the Muslim community
in Ayodhya. This will send a good message to society."Another cleric,
Maulana Hamidul Hasan said "CM in the meeting told us in detail about the
schemes of both central and state government for minority welfare. We spoke
about peace and brotherhood after the Ayodhya verdict."Maulana Yusuf
Husaini, Maulana Shah Fakhre Alam Hasan, Maulana Younus Husain Nadvi are other
clerics who met the Uttar Pradesh CM on Monday evening at his residence in
Lucknow.India Today
Owaisi on Ayodhya verdict: Don’t need ‘khairat’,
our fight was for Babri Masjid:
Expressing
his dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya issue again,
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party was not in favour of the
five acres of land proposed in the judgment for building a mosque.“I speak for
my party, we do not want this ‘khairat’ (donation or charity). Our fight was
for a legal right, for a Babri Masjid. Our fight was not for, to get this piece
of land,” Owaisi said. He said the struggle for so many years was not for a
piece of land. “Why did we have this patience so much. We went to the court, if
it was a piece of land we could have accepted it somewhere else. But, from last
50 years, we have been fighting this case in a court of law with all the
patience,” he said.He also claimed that with this decision, the country has
furthered on the path of “Hindu Rashtra”. “How attempts are being made to make
Muslims in Imdia as second class citizens. Keep watching. Political
disempowerment is happening. Nobody can deny this..bring NRC, citizen amendment
bill, what message you are giving. My regret is that all the secular parties,
their mouths are shut,” Owaisi said. indianexpress
Fight was not for land but for rights and
principles: Arshad Madni on Ayodhya verdict
New
Delhi: Maulana Arshad Madni, president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the leading
Muslim organization that is a party in the Ayodhya Ram Temple and Babri Masjid
case, has said that the decision of the Supreme Court is beyond comprehension,
but we respect it. Madani said that a decision will be taken in the meeting of
the working committee of the Jamiat on Thursday on filing a review petition
against the decision of the Supreme Court. Maulana Madani said in an encounter
that the status of Babri Masjid in terms of Sharia is not more than other
mosques located in the country, but it was a fight, which we fought for 70
years. newstracklive
Forget closure, Muslims can’t even say how unhappy
we are: Rana Ayyub on Ayodhya verdict:
India’s
Muslims have been silent after the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict because they
are afraid of what will happen if they speak up, said journalist Rana Ayyub.
There is a lot of anger and sadness in the community over the Babri Masjid
demolition, but people are scared that “anything they say or do will only make
things worse for them,” Ayyub told HuffPost India in phone interview. “This
silence is of fear, not happiness. It’s only when you are intimidated that you
are silent. We have been asked to shut up. Muslims are numb right now. The
community has gone into a cocoon. People are just going about their routines
because they don’t want to think anymore. They don’t know what is going to
happen next,” she said. Ayyub’s opinion was shared by other Muslim leaders and
activists this reporter spoke to after a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court
ruled in favour of the Hindu parties last week, granting the disputed land in
Ayodhya to a Hindu trust for the construction of a temple devoted to Ram, and
offering an alternative five acres to the Muslim parties to build a mosque.
huffingtonpost
OTHERS
J&K police not only detaining minors but making
them pay for food in custody:families
Srinagar:
The families of juveniles being detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in
Srinagar have alleged that authorities are not only picking up their children
but are also making them pay for the meals that are served to their wards while
in custody.At least five families in a Srinagar locality claimed that police
personnel in civilian clothes are picking up children, aged 14 to 16 years,
bundling them into private vehicles before driving them to police stations.The
police, the families alleged, are driving around the residential neighbourhoods
of Srinagar in the private vehicles to scout for juveniles roaming around their
homes. 3 of the juveniles ThePrint spoke to after they were let off said not
only were they detained for over a week but also thrashed during their time in
the police lock-ups.The police, however, have so far maintained that they have
been picking up the juveniles, ever since the Modi government’s 5 August
decision to scrap J&K’s special status, to maintain law and order in the
newly-created union territory.Police has also claimed that the minors are
released on the same day they are detained and are only questioned.Haseeb
Mughal, SSP, Srinagar, denied most of the allegations levelled against the
force. He, however, admitted that police are picking up youngsters in 14-24 age
group but added that in 99 per cent of the cases, they are let off after brief
questioning.theprint
Jammu and Kashmir: After snowfall, power supply
still affected, fruit industry hit
Srinagar:
6 days since heavy snowfall threw life out of gear in the Valley, electricity
supply in North Kashmir districts continues to be affected. Meanwhile,
preliminary assessment by J&K’s horticulture department has shown that
Kashmir’s fruit industry has been hit, with snowfall damaging 35 per cent of
the orchards.Lt Governor G C Murmu held a review meeting in Jammu on Monday
regarding the situation, but has not visited the Valley since the snowfall —
which occurred on Nov 6-7.On Tuesday evening, Power Development Dept officials
in Srinagar said that power supply has been restored in North Kashmir. “As we
speak, we have restored electricity in North Kashmir,” Hashmat Qazi, Chief
Engineer(Kashmir) of the dept,said. He said the snowfall had damaged
4,000-5,000 electricity poles and the department has replaced 2,500 poles so
far.indianexpress
Kulbushan Jadhav case: Pak Army refutes claims of
amending Act to implement ICJ verdict
Pakistan
Army today refuted claims that a special amendment is being brought to allow
Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to file an appeal in a civilian court and
said that "various legal options" for review and reconsideration of
the case are being considered. "Speculations for amendment in Pak Army Act
to implement International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict regarding convicted Kulbushan
Jadhav are incorrect. Various legal options for review and reconsideration of
the case are being considered. Final status shall be shared in due course of
time,"Pak Army spokesperson Asif Gafoor tweeted.Earlier in the day,
quoting sources, Pakistan-based Ary News reported that Islamabad is planning a
special amendment under the Army Act for Jadhav in view that the existing act
forbade individuals or groups being tried under Military courts from filing an
appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court.. ANI
Muslim Girl Commits Suicide at IIT-Madras; Family
Alleges of Discrimination
Kollam:Days
after 19-year-old Muslim girl, a first-year student of IIT-Madras, committed
suicide in the hostel room, her family members have alleged that religious
humiliation and caste discrimination by a faculty member had forced their
Fathima to take the extreme step.A suicide notes shared by her parents to the
media named two faculty members as cause of her death.“In the case of my death,
This should be considered as my last non nuncupative statement. I never
realised that I would miss my home so much. I abhor this place. How I yearn for
my home, to be suspended in that delicious inertia like an interminable sleep
from which I can never be roused. In the case of my death, the whole of blame
will be unremittingly upon Hemachandran Karah and Milind Brahme,” the suicide
notes was quoted by the en.maktoob,com as saying.Fathima’s family members, who
hail from Kerala’s Kollam, have alleged that the faculties taunted her for
belonging to the Muslim community.“My daughter faced casteist and religious
discrimination from her faculties. Earlier she said that her name (Muslim name)
itself is a problem there”, Abdul Latheef told MediaOne TV.caravandaily
UP man held for terror funding, his father says
hang him if he is guilty
Muzaffarnagar:
NIA has arrested a Muzaffarnagar man from Indira Gandhi International Airport
in Delhi for his role in fund management on behalf of the terror outfit
Lashkar-e-Taiba. Javed Ali, 40, was arrested just after he arrived from Saudi
Arabia, where he has been working as a carpenter for several years, at the
Delhi airport on Friday.The national agency was looking for him for the past 2
years for his role in terror funding. According to sources, he was operating
through hawala channels. Reacting to the development, his father, Imran Ali,
told TOI that Javed was innocent and if at all he was guilty, he should be
hanged. He acknowledged his own questioning by NIA several times in Feb.last
year but every time he was let off."My son earns well as carpenter in
Saudi Arabia and sent us money to pay off debts and for his sister’s wedding.
We came under the NIA scanner in Feb.2018 when my son sent Rs 3 lakh for his
two sisters' marriage. Later, I was called by NIA and they asked me a lot of
questions,” Imran told TOI.“I told the agency that my son sent me money by an
unknown person who had called me once before handing over the money. Thereafter,
I was called several times and I answered to all their questions,” he said,
adding “I think I think my son is innocent and he is being framed. But if he is
at all supporting terrorists, he should be hanged from a tree or shot
dead.”According to sources, NIA is investigating a case filed in 2017 about
raising funds for LeT. NIA has already arrested 5 accused, including Adish
Kumar Jain and Anki Garg, two Muzaffarnagar-based jewellers in 2018.TOI
Justice Kureshi to take over as Tripura HC CJ on
Nov 16: Sources
New
Delhi: Newly-appointed chief justice of Tripura high court Akil Kureshi will
take charge on November 16 and Justice Subhasis Talpatra has been asked to
officiate as acting chief justice till then, sources said on Wednesday. Justice
Sanjay Karol, who was heading the Tripura High Court, was recently appointed to
the Patna High Court as chief justice.Days later,Justice Kureshi was appointed
as chief justice of the Tripura High Court on November 8. "Since Justice
Kureshi (of Bombay HC) will take over on Nov 16, Justice Talpatra, the
senior-most judge of the Tripura HC, has been asked to officiate as chief
justice," a senior government functionary explained.PTI
Gujarat govt aiding traders, not farmers, says RSS
kisan wing
Gujarat
chapter of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), a RSS-affiliated farmers’ outfit, on
Tuesday slammed the state government over its “poor” data collection on
cultivation and the subsequent crop loss the farmers faced in Gujarat. It said
that the farmers in the state are “Ram Bharose” (left to their fate).At a press
event organised in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, BKS Gujarat president Vitthal Dudhatra
said, “They (govt) have a good system in place but unfortunately failed in its
implementation. There is a system under which the Talati is supposed to keep
track of which kind of crop is cultivated in each farmland under their
jurisdiction. But for the past 10 years, there is no record of this data. When
the government doesn’t have the data on cultivation, how is it expected to have
data on crop loss,” said Dudhatra. BKS state president alleged that the state
government was busy creating an “illusion of numbers” in order to assist the
traders of the state, but not the farmers.indianexpress
Retail inflation jumps to 4.62% in Oct due to
higher food prices
Retail
inflation surged to 4.62%in Oct, mainly on account of higher food prices,
according to government data released today.The inflation based on Consumer
Price Index (CPI) was 3.99% in Sept and 3.38% in Oct 2018.The inflation in food
basket spiked to 7.89% in Oct 2019 as against 5.11% the preceding month.RBI has
been asked to keep the retail inflation at around 4%.PTI
‘India, China dumping garbage into sea that floats
into Los Angeles’: Trump
US
President Donald Trump has said countries like China, India and Russia are
doing “absolutely nothing” to clean up their smokestacks and industrial plants
and the garbage that they drop in sea floats into Los Angeles.Terming climate
change as a “very complex issue”, Trump said he considers himself to be, “in
many ways, an environmentalist, believe it or not”.“So …I’m very much into
climate. But I want the cleanest air on the planet and I want to have — I have
to have clean air — water,” Trump said in remarks at the Economic Club of New York
on Tuesday. Trump told the audience that the US withdrew from the “one-sided,
horrible, horrible, economically unfair, ‘close your businesses down within
three years,’ ‘don’t frack, don’t drill, we don’t want any energy’ — the
horrible Paris Climate Accord that killed American jobs and shielded foreign
polluters.”PTI
Goa CM reading Quran in Hindi, says curious to know
what’s in it
anaji:
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he is currently reading a Hindi
translation of the holy book Quran as he was “curious”.“I wanted to know what
it is there in the Quran. I had a curiosity to read it. I told Nadir Bhai to
give me a copy which is translated in Hindi. I am trying to read it,” said
Sawant during an Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi function organized in his Assembly seat,
Sanquelim, on Sunday.The chief minister also cited the lessons taught in the
holy book. He said that the book teaches that its religion is superior but
other religions should also be respected.“In the Quran humans are ranked above
all (species). The Quran says that just as our religion is superior to most,
the other religions should also be respected,” he said.Sawant said that he is
also in the process of reading the Holy Bible which has been gifted to him.“I
am also trying to read the Bible. Neither the Quran, or Bible or Bhagwat Gita
say that other religions should be defamed,” Sawant said.siasat
Narada tapes case: CBI court rejects SMH Mirza’s
bail plea
Kolkata
:A special CBI court today rejected the bail plea of suspended IPS officer SMH
Mirza, who was arrested by the central agency for corruption in connection with
the Narada tapes case, extending his judicial remand till November 26.Mr.
Mirza’s counsel pleaded before the Kolkata court that his client is in no
manner connected with the scandal but has been in custody for 49 days.He prayed
to the court to grant Mirza bail as there’s been no progress in the case since
his arrest. CBI lawyers pleaded that Mirza’s
appeal be rejected as his custodial remand was needed further for
interrogation.PTI
After massive protest, JNU to partially roll back
hostel fee hike
The
executive council meeting of JNU has decided to partially roll back the hike in
hostel fees. As per the revised decision, the room rent for single occupancy will
be Rs 200 while for double, it will be Rs 100. The caution deposit will be Rs
5,500. The service charges will continue to be fined at Rs 1,700. The varsity
will also provide assistance for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
students.Earlier, the fee was hiked from Rs 20 per month to Rs 600 per month
for single, and Rs 10 per month to Rs 300 per month for double sharing hostel
residence. Further, a fee of Rs 1,700 would also have been charged. JNU student
union (JNUSU) protested against the same on Monday.indianexpress
Delhi pollution level close to emergency mark, Kejriwal
says odd-even scheme could be extended
New
Delhi: As pollution levels in the national capital hovered close to emergency
levels, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the odd-even
scheme could be extended, if the need arises.The road rationing scheme started
on Nov 4 and is expected to end on Nov 15.“If the need arises, we will extend
it (odd-even scheme),” Kejriwal said in response to media queries on whether
the road rationing initiative, aimed at curbing vehicular pollution, will be
further extended.PTI
WORLD
Palestinian death toll climbs to 24 as Israel
bombards Gaza for a second day
At
least 24 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza,
including a father and his two sons, as the military continued its air campaign
for a second day today.The latest flare up was triggered by Israel's
assassination of a top member of the Islamic Jihad on Tuesday morning, and is
showing little sign of easing. The enclave's ministry said 69 people had also
been wounded during the bombardment.Some of the bodies of those killed in Gaza
City were brought into Shifa hospital in taxis and ambulances early on
Wednesday, as relatives wept and screamed, Reuters reported. Medics and
witnesses said they were civilians who lived in densely populated
neighbourhoods.A father and his two sons were killed by an air strike while on
a motorcycle, an eyewitness told Middle East Eye, adding that they had just
reached their home when the attack took place.The father was a farmer with no
political affiliations and was coming back from his field, the eyewitness said.
They started this, we did not want war," said one grieving
relative.Islamic Jihad confirmed that two of its fighters were killed in
separate strikes south of Gaza City during the morning. It identified one of
the men as Khaled Farraj.Israel launched deadly strikes against commanders of
Islamic Jihad early on Tuesday, triggering a wave of tit-for-tat rocket salvoes
and air strikes.Israeli military said it had carried out a series of strikes on
Islamic Jihad targets on Wednesday in response to new rocket fire from Gaza.
Abu Musaab al-Breem, spokesman of Al-Quds Brigades, armed wing of Islamic
Jihad, said: What’s going on is retaliation for the assassination of Abu
al-Atta and is coordinated by all Palestinian factions.Israel's PM Benjamin
Netanyahu, who ordered the assassination, on Tuesday accused Abu al-Atta of
masterminding recent attacks against Israel and planning more in near
future.middleeasteye
Israeli attacks: All the latest updates
Point Blank: Egypt, Russia and UAE sent arms to
Libya's Haftar
An
Al Jazeera investigation has uncovered Egyptian, Russian and UAE arms support
to Libya's renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.The commander has - since
April 4 - waged a months-long offensive against UN-recognised, Tripoli-based
Government of National Accord (GNA).The Point Blank investigative programme
incorporated exclusive documents and interviews with GNA leaders who spoke
about the complex workings of the three countries' support for Haftar and his
self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA).According to GNA Interior Minister Fathi
Bashaga, Haftar's "biggest support lies in the fact that [Haftar-controlled]
eastern region directly borders Egypt," making the border crossing with
Egypt the main channel for military supplies.The hour-long Arabic language
documentary revealed the existence of secret Egyptian foreign ministry
documents dating back to May 26, 2017, implicating Cairo in the facilitation of
Sudanese militia deployment to Libya.aljazeera
Congress and White House at odds as Erdogan and
Trump set to meet
When
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the White House on Wednesday, he will
likely receive a relatively warm, but conflicted, reception from President
Donald Trump, but a hostile one from members of the United States Congress.The
visit comes just a month after Turkey launched a military offensive against
Kurdish YPG forces in northeast Syria.YPG is viewed by Turkey as an offshoot of
the armed Kurdistan PKK, considered by Ankara and several Western nations a
"terrorist" organisation whose campaign for autonomy has killed tens
of thousands over the past decades.aljazeera
China running hundreds more camps: Uighur activists
Uighur
activists said they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China
to detain the ethnic group, alleging China could be holding far more than the
commonly cited figure of one million people. East Turkistan National Awakening
Movement, a Washington-based group that seeks independence for mostly Muslim
region known to China as Xinjiang, said on Tuesday it assessed images from
Google Earth and found 182 suspected "concentration camps" that it
listed by coordinates.The group, which said it matched its findings with
on-the-ground information, said it also spotted 209 suspected prisons and 74
suspected labour camps, which it would share later."In large part, these
have not been previously identified, so we could be talking about far greater
numbers" of people detained, said Kyle Olbert, director of operations for
the movement.aljazeera
Saudi hands jail terms to 38 on terror related
charges
Saudi
Arabia’s Specialist Criminal Court in Riyadh has sentenced 38 defendants to
prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years on charges of financing
terrorism and declaring other Muslims as non-believers, state-run Al-Ekhbariya
channel reported.The channel said one of the convicts set up a terrorist outfit
while in prison and recruited prisoners, without giving further details. According
to channel, defendants were accused of “financing and committing acts of
terrorism with the aim of disturbing internal security, and preparing, storing
and sending material that would prejudice public order”.It quoted a source as
saying that court has also ordered to non-Saudi defendants to be deported after
the end of their trial, without specifying their number.MEMO
Saudi authorities backtrack on description of
feminism as extremism
Saudi
Arabia’s state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional
video that categorized feminism and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on
an action by individuals, reports Reuters.The animated clip was posted on
Twitter at the weekend by a verified account of the State Security Presidency
which reports directly to the king. It has since been removed.In a statement
published by state television, the security agency said the video contained a
number of mistakes in defining extremism, and that the individuals who made the
video did not do their job properly.In a separate statement, the
state-affiliated Saudi Human Rights Commission said feminism was not a crime
and that the kingdom “accords the utmost importance to women’s rights.”Neither
statement referenced feminism and atheism – which have long been illegal and
punishable by death in the absolute monarchy.middleeastmonitor
Egypt seeks to parry rights criticism after mass arrests
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191112-egypt-seeks-to-parry-rights-criticism-after-mass-arrests/
Egypt
has been trying to deflect criticism of its human rights record and prison
conditions ahead of a UN review in Geneva today that comes in the wake of
thousands of new arrests, reports Reuters.The crackdown, which rights activists
say was the most intensive campaign of arrests for years, came after rare
protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo and other cities in
late Sept.More than 4,400 were detained, among them prominent activists,
lawyers, academics and political figures, according to the Egyptian Commission
for Rights and Freedoms. Around 3,000 are still being held under charges
including using social media to spread false news, joining a banned terrorist
group, and protesting without a permit, ECRF said.middleeastmonitor
Sikhs third most targeted religious group in US
after Jews, Muslims: FBI report
Sikh
community is third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and
Muslims in US, according to an annual report released by FBI.According to a
press release issued by FBI, 2018 data shows the largest number of hate crimes
based on religion were reported against Jews (835), followed by Muslims (188)
and Sikhs (60). There were 64 offences against Sikhs with 49 known offenders
and 69 victims. Another 91 hate crimes were reported against other religions,
including 12 against Hindus and 10 anti-Buddhist crimes. Data, submitted by
16,039 law enforcement agencies, provides information about crimes motivated by
bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, gender, and gender identity.In total, at least 7,120 hate crimes
were reported by law enforcement agencies across the US, slightly down from
7,175 in 2017, report states. Sikh Coalition, a New York-based think tank that defends
Sikh civil rights, said that it remains a “disheartening” fact that hate crimes
remain systematically underreported across US. indianexpress
Shafiqur Rahman made ameer of Bangladesh
Jamaat-e-Islami
Dhaka
: Shafiqur Rahman has been elected the ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Previously, he was the secretary-general of the party.Jamaat's member elected
him through direct voting held from between 17 October and 10 November. The
election commission confirmed the result on Tuesday announcing him as the
Ameer, said a press release.Shafiqur Rahman was born in Kulaura upazila of
Moulvibazar district on 31 October 1958. He passed MBBS from Sylhet Medical
College in 1983. He was the president of Sylhet city unit of Islami Chhatra
Shibir. He became the Majlis-e-Shura member of central Jamaat-e-Islami in
1985.Rahman is the chairman of a private medical college and a high school's
management committee.prothomalo.com
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A Dalit laid first brick for Ram Mandir. Now, Modi
must appoint a Dalit woman as its priest:DilipMandal
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Ayodhya Verdict: Majoritarian Faith Prevailed, Say
Some Experts:Tarique Anwar
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recent propensity to convert friends into foes: Girish Kuber
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Between National and Local Issues:Santosh K. Kiro
Why Indian Muslims Reject Extremist
Doctrines:Talmiz Ahmad
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transformed each other and the freedom struggle:Salil Misra
Confusion over land for Mosque – in Ayodhya city or
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