Friday, March 5, 2010

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Kerala to set up psychological counseling centers for women

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:39 AM PST

By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.Net

Malappuram: The Women Folk of Kerala is undergoing many mental pressures in the interiors of their house, even after much innovation in the field of Women empowerment.
And so, the government has decided to set up a Psychological Counseling centre in every towns of Kerala. This will help to solve the problems of the most discriminated group in the society to a great extent.

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Dalits and Minorities demands inclusive Women Reservation

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:31 AM PST

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: Just 3 days before the 100th Anniversary International Women Day, various religious Minority and Dalit groups rejected the Women Reservation Bill in its present form and urged for an inclusive one. The proposed bill is likely to be presented in Parliament for passage on March 8, 2010, which is also 100th Anniversary International Women Day. The Union Cabinet has already given its nod.

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Court admits plea to transfer Gulbarg massacre case

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:26 AM PST

By IANS,

Gandhinagar : The Gujarat High Court Friday admitted a petition seeking transfer of the Gulbarg Society massacre case of the 2002 communal riots from the court of Judge B.U. Joshi.

Justice Anant Dave admitted the petition filed by eyewitnesses of the massacre who alleged bias and unprofessional conduct by Special Court Judge B.U. Joshi and sought the hearing of the case to be transferred from his court. The case is now posted for March 15.

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For Shahid..the martyr!!

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:44 AM PST

By Rana Ayuub

No sight would have been as brutal for a mother than to see her son lying in a pool of blood , taking his last few breaths. The mother crying for help to the bystanders and trying to pour the last few drops of water in his mouth, that which he spills out as the soul is on the verge of leaving the body.

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India rules out Islamic banking for the moment

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:59 AM PST

By IANS,

New Delhi : India Friday ruled out introducing Islamic banking in the country for the moment, making the wait longer for interest-free access to finance under the principles of Sharia.

The introduction of Islamic banking was recommended by a committee on financial sector reforms, set up by the Planning Commission, for delivery of interest-free finance on a larger scale, even through the banking system.

However, the government decided not to go ahead with the recommendations, and said it was not feasible to introduce the new system in the current scheme of things.

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More than 4.5 lakh educated youths are unemployed in JK

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:07 AM PST

By Agence India Press,

Jammu: As many as more than four lakh educated youth in Jammu and Kashmir are unemployed and have registered themselves with various counseling centres in the state, officials said.

"There are 4,66,770 educated unemployed youth registered with various District Employment and Counseling Centres (DECC) in the state," Labour and Employment department officials has said.

Out of these, the Kashmir division has registered 2,51,048 unemployed youth and Jammu division has 2,15,722, they said.

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Quranic calligraphy thrives in Kashmir

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:06 AM PST

By Agence India Press,

Srinagar: Youth in Kashmir keep the centuries old tradition of Quranic calligraphy alive with their utmost devotion to this great art form.

Calligraphy, known as "Khatati" in Persian and "Khoshnevisi" in Urdu, was popular all over the world especially in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and some parts of India, including Hyderabad, Lucknow and Mumbai.

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Plea for voice test in 2002 Gujarat riot case rejected

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:22 PM PST

By IANS,

Ahmedabad : A court hearing the Naroda Gam case of the 2002 Gujarat riots has rejected the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) plea to conduct voice tests on VHP activists Babu Bajrangi and Jaideep Patel. Eleven people were killed in Naroda Gam.

The SIT had wanted to cross-check claims of complicity of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders in the riots. The claims were made in a sting operation by a magazine in 2007.

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Muslims have key for formation of next Bihar govt: Ram Vilas Paswan

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 08:47 PM PST

By Manzar Bilal, Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Muslim votes have been crucial in the formation of governments in Bihar. Therefore, almost all leading parties in the state have been fighting to win their vote. The state is going to vote later this year for assembly, so, once again this battle has geared up with Lok Janshakti Party holding a massive 'Muslim Rally' at historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna today.

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TCN Malabar series featured on ABN Chicago radio

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:34 PM PST

By TCN News

Chicago: Asian Broadcasting Network (ABN), a Chicago based Urdu talk radio station featured TwoCircles.net's series on Malabar that was published in January of this year.

ABN talked to TCN editor Kashif-ul-Huda and Zubair Hudawi a Darul Huda graduate and now research scholar in Jawahar Lal Nehru university on the topic of "Rediscovering Islam in South Asia."

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Forces cut in Kashmir if situation improves: minister

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:11 AM PST

By IANS,

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said that reduction of security forces and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state would depend on improvement in the situation.

Responding to a joint resolution of Javed Mustafa Mir and Nizam-ud-Din Bhat of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which called for the reduction of the security forces and repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ministerr Ali Mohammad Sagar said the situation in the state needed to improve before these steps could be taken.

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Govt offers minority candidates free coaching for IT, BPO jobs

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:08 AM PST

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is offering free coaching to candidates from minority communities with an aim to enhance their skills to make them employable in IT industries, services and business sectors, both private and public. The last date for registration for the coaching is March 8.

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