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AMU alumni set up health camp for Kumbh mela pilgrims
Ulemas object to Sania-Shoaib pre-marriage 'proximity'
Court to hear plea on allowing worship at Ayodhya
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind convention in Bhopal on Apr. 10
Curfew timings cut short in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad
Jammu parties welcome job bill, Kashmir leaders angry
Teachers hold AMU administration responsible for Prof. Siras death
Sania Mirza can represent India even after marriage with Pak cricketer: Sports Minister
The pluralistic Message of the Quran
Samajwadi Party to ascertain problems of minorities
Employees continue strike, Omar Abdullah offers fresh talks
Inter-district recruitment bill passed amid Jammu shutdown
Communal Violence Bill deferred till winter session

AMU alumni set up health camp for Kumbh mela pilgrims

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:17 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will set up a health camp April 12-14 for the pilgrims attending the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, a statement by the group said Friday.

Sir Syed Forum, as the group is called, set up a similar health camp March 15-16 to provide medical facilities to the pilgrims.

Ulemas object to Sania-Shoaib pre-marriage 'proximity'

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:16 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza's "physical proximity" with her fiance Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has come in for strong disapproval from the Islamic clergy.

The Lucknow-based Darul-Uloom Nadwatul-Ulama and the Deoband-based School of Islamic Studies have said that Sania and Shoaib's proximity before marriage went against the tenets of Islam.

Court to hear plea on allowing worship at Ayodhya

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:15 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea for easing restrictions imposed by the authorities on worshiping at the make-shift Ram temple built at the demolished Babri mosque site in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town.

"We will consider your plea," a bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma assured former union minister Subramanian Swamy.

The bench gave the assurance in response to his plea for early hearing of his application, pending in the court since early 2009.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind convention in Bhopal on Apr. 10

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:56 AM PDT

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Bhopal: Preparations are afoot on a war footing for the convention of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, (JUH), Mahmood Madani faction, to be held here at the historic Iqbal Maidan on April 10. The walled city is plastered with banners, hoardings and posters declaring the hosting of the convention and exhorting people to attend it in large numbers.

Curfew timings cut short in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:42 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad : With further improvement in the situation in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad, the police Friday said curfew relaxation was being extended from 12 to 17 hours.

Police Commissioner A.K. Khan told reporters that curfew would remain in force from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in areas under 25 police stations. The decision, which will come into effect from Friday, was taken after Friday prayers passed off peacefully.

"The prayers were offered in a peaceful atmosphere and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere," Khan said.

Jammu parties welcome job bill, Kashmir leaders angry

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:37 AM PDT

By IANS,

Jammu : Politicians from the Kashmir Valley are furious but Jammu-based political parties have welcomed the passage in the state assembly Friday of the amended inter-district recruitment ban bill, which retains eight percent job quota for the Scheduled Castes across Jammu and Kashmir.

"It's our victory," declared Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party legislature party leader Harshdev Singh after the bill was passed by voice vote in the state assembly.

Teachers hold AMU administration responsible for Prof. Siras death

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 04:14 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: Jamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) teachers have taken notice of the death of Prof. Siras. Prof. Siras who was suspended from
the University when he was caught in a sting operation having sex with another man, was found dead in his room on Wednesday evening. Teachers
allege that it was the harassment by the authorities that led to his death.

In an open letter to the Vice Chancellor Abdul Azis, Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association (JTSA) blamed him for Prof. Siras' death. "By

Sania Mirza can represent India even after marriage with Pak cricketer: Sports Minister

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:47 AM PDT

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Bhopal: Federal Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Pratik Prakashbabu Patil has stated that tennis star Sania Mirza could continue to represent India, even after tying the nuptial knot with the Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Patil stated this while talking to the media persons during his visit to Bhopal here. He said marriage is a personal choice of an individual. "If Sania is marrying Shoaib then it is her choice and the issue should not be linked to her sports career", he remarked.

The pluralistic Message of the Quran

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 03:07 AM PDT

By Sadia Dehlvi,

I am passionate about the Quran, love swimming in the scriptures and begin each morning reading verses from the Book Muslims believe to be the word of Allah. The Quran is not an intellectual or political document but a call to recognise the Lord and submit to Him. It drives towards purification of the heart, mind, body and soul. Sadly, I find many people with negative stereotype perceptions of Muslim Scripture.

Samajwadi Party to ascertain problems of minorities

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:57 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : In an apparent bid to help minorities, the Samajwadi Party (SP) will launch a statewide campaign to ascertain the various problems plaguing them, a party official said Friday.

"The campaign will start tomorrow (Saturday) and will continue till April 20," Atta-ur-Rahman, national secretary of the party's minority cell, told reporters here Friday.

"The objective of the campaign is to bring to the fore the socio-economic problems faced by members of the minority community so that later our party can take measures to solve those problems," he added.

Employees continue strike, Omar Abdullah offers fresh talks

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 01:23 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Government employees across the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the fifth day Friday to demand payment of the 6th Pay Commission arrears even as they welcomed the offer for fresh talks by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Khurshid Alam, leader of the Employees' Joint Action Committee (EJAC), told reporters that the offer of fresh talks by the chief minister was welcome, but the discussion needed to be result-oriented and meaningful.

Inter-district recruitment bill passed amid Jammu shutdown

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:01 PM PDT

By IANS,

Jammu : A controversial bill banning inter-district recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir was passed by voice vote amid uproarious scenes in the state legislative assembly Friday even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed a complete shutdown in Jammu to protest its provisions.

The bill that bars applicants from seeking jobs in districts other than their native ones was passed after it was amended to keep eight percent jobs reserved for the Scheduled Caste community.

Communal Violence Bill deferred till winter session

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:43 PM PDT

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

Lucknow: Union government has deferred the proposed Communal Violence Bill (CVB) till winter session. Several Muslim organizations including All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) have lodged strong reservation over certain clause of the proposed CVB. The board will soon hold a meeting of Muslim and other like minded Member of Parliaments (MPs) in Delhi to continue the pressure for withdrawal of the CVB in present format besides inclusion of their suggestions.