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Madhya Pradesh judicial panel to inquire into Bhopal gas tragedy
Curfew-bound Kashmir towns 'peaceful but tense'
Amaranth Yatra commences under tight security
Education and employment are major challenges facing Indian Muslims: Owaisi
Masked girls: A fashion shrouded in mystery
Protest not to target Amarnath yatra: Mirwaiz
Court orders relief for Gujarat riot victims
Judicial custody of Mecca Masjid blast accused extended
Sohrabuddin case: Gujarat Home Minister next to be arrested
Milli Council writes to PM on Bihar youth plight
Close associate of JP on hunger strike for landless farmers
Bihar to give funds to 2,700 unaided madrassas
TCN cartoon: Explosive combination
Prof. Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo passes away
Seven Muslims among 72 BAS officers promoted by Bihar Govt
Indefinite curfew in south Kashmir after mob violence
SIO Campus Caravan attacked; eight including president injured
Demonstration against harassment of women in Mumbai

Madhya Pradesh judicial panel to inquire into Bhopal gas tragedy

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:51 AM PDT

By IANS,

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday decided to set up a judicial commission to inquire into the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, with the focus on probing the release on bail of Warren Anderson, the then chief of Union Carbide.

"A retired high court judge is to be appointed for one-member enquiry commission to probe into circumstances of Bhopal gas tragedy. The commission will focus on reason of the release of Anderson," Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters.

Curfew-bound Kashmir towns 'peaceful but tense'

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:50 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: Several towns in Jammu and Kashmir remained curfew-bound Wednesday to curb widespread violence witnessed in the past few days. The authorities said the law order situation was "peaceful but tense", though mobs did pelt stones at security forces at several places in north Kashmir.

An indefinite curfew remained in force in seven areas of summer capital Srinagar, in north Kashmir's Sopore and Baramulla towns and in Anantnag, Pulwama and Kulgam towns of south Kashmir. Eight youth have been killed in firing by the security forces in the last four days.

Amaranth Yatra commences under tight security

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:28 AM PDT

By Amit Khurana, Agence India Press

Jammu: With the Amarnath Yatra set to start on Thursday amid turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, authorities say foolproof arrangements are in place to protect the tens of thousands of pilgrims.

Amidst tense situation due to the curfew imposed in the Valley, the annual Amarnath Yatra today began under tight security cover with the first batch of 1,272 pilgrims leaving Jammu base camp for the cave shrine, located at 3,338 metre altitude, in south Kashmir Himalayas.

Education and employment are major challenges facing Indian Muslims: Owaisi

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:26 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Chicago, IL: Education and employment are the major challenges currently facing Indian Muslims, said Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of the Indian parliament from the city of Hyderabad. He was speaking at a public meeting on the theme "Challenges Facing Indian Muslims" in Chicago organized by the Overseas Friends of Majlis Ittehad ul Muslimeen at the North Shore Banquet Hall on Devon Avenue in Chicago, IL on Saturday, June 25, 2010. About 1000 people attended the meeting.

Masked girls: A fashion shrouded in mystery

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:12 AM PDT

By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net

Modern girls from Indian metros may soon pose a big challenge to authorities in France and Belgium, who are busy implementing new rules on hijabs and burqas. If our latest fashion remains unchecked and crosses the international boundaries of these two European countries––and of course many others––then they may soon be flooded by 'masked girls' from India.

Protest not to target Amarnath yatra: Mirwaiz

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 09:37 AM PDT

By AIP Bureau,

Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said the protests in Kashmir had nothing to do with the Amarnath Yatra and that the amalgam wanted the pilgrimage to pass off successfully.

"Our protests are against the human rights violations and increased killing of youths in Kashmir. We are not aiming anyone," chairman of the faction Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said.

"We want the yatra to pass off successfully," Mirwaiz, who is under house arrest, said in a statement.

Court orders relief for Gujarat riot victims

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 07:48 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Wednesday directed the central and the state governments to take a decision to release compensation for a group of 2002 riot victims which has not received any relief yet.

The court also directed the state government to sympathetically consider pleas for jobs made by the next of kin of government employees killed in the riots.

The court was acting on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by activist Gagan Sethi, seeking compensation for the 2002 riot victims.

Judicial custody of Mecca Masjid blast accused extended

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 07:25 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad: A city court Wednesday extended the judicial custody of one of the two accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case by 10 days.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing 2007 blast, produced Devender Gupta in the court after his CBI custody ended.

On a petition by the CBI, the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate extended Gupta's remand.

The accused was later shifted to Cherlapally jail on the city's outskirts as he was reportedly facing threat to his life from some inmates in Chanchalguda jail.

Sohrabuddin case: Gujarat Home Minister next to be arrested

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:46 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

Ahmadabad: After arresting several Gujarat Police officers including some IPS officers, now it is time for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest Gujarat's Home Minister and one of the Narendra Modi's trusted friends Mr. Amit Shah in connection with fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi in the state in November 2005.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh with his wife Kausar Bi

Milli Council writes to PM on Bihar youth plight

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:09 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Acting on the TwoCircles.net report about the Bihar youth who was stopped from going to Qatar at IGI Airport in Delhi by Delhi Police without any reason, Dr M Manzoor Alam, Secretary General of All India Milli Council today wrote to Prime Minister urging him to intervene to stop such humiliating incidents.

Close associate of JP on hunger strike for landless farmers

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:28 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Patna: Seventy-five-year-old Baburao Chandawar, a close associate of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan, is on an indefinite hunger strike here for more than one lakh Bhoodan kisans – the farmers given land by the government following the Bhoodan movement, but could not get possession of the land yet.

For last five years Baburao Chandawar in association with Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal has devoted himself in the campaign to hand over lands to the real owners. Nothing substantial could be done as yet in this connection.

Bihar to give funds to 2,700 unaided madrassas

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:28 AM PDT

By IANS,

Patna : Ignoring alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strong reservation on promoting madrassas in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to provide financial support to 2,700 unaided Islamic seminaries.

The 2,700 madrassas are affiliated to the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board but have not been getting any financial aid from the government till now.

Human Resource Development Principal Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh told IANS over telephone Wednesday that the state government has decided to provide financial aid to 2,700 madrassas.

TCN cartoon: Explosive combination

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:19 AM PDT

By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,

Prof. Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo passes away

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:08 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: Prof. Mukhtaruddin Ahmad Arzoo, a noted scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Aligarh Muslim University, died here today. He was 86. Born on November 14, 1924 in Patna, he did his D. Phil in 1958 from Oxford University under the guidance of Prof. Hamilton A. R. Gibb.

Dr. Arzoo, appointed as lecturer in the Department of Arabic at AMU in 1953, became Reader in Islamic Studies and in 1968 he became Professor and Chairman in the Department of Arabic and Dean, Faculty of Arts in 1975.

Seven Muslims among 72 BAS officers promoted by Bihar Govt

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:35 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

Patna: Of 72 officers of Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) who were promoted yesterday by Bihar government to the position of joint secretary, seven are Muslims. They are Akhlaq Ahmad, Saadat Hasan Manto, Mohammad Hasnain Khan, Aqil Zubair Hashmi, Mohammad Muslim Zia, Mohammad Saeeduddin Shah and Mohammad Saood.

Indefinite curfew in south Kashmir after mob violence

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:28 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : An indefinite curfew was imposed Wednesday in south Kashmir towns of Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama while it continued without any relaxation for the fifth day in north Kashmir's Sopore town and for the second day in Old City areas here to curb widespread violence.

Following the deaths of three teenagers in Anantnag town Tuesday, violence had broken out there with mobs burning vehicles inside a state road transport yard and a petrol pump, besides setting fire to a police post and many shops.

SIO Campus Caravan attacked; eight including president injured

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:22 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Thrissur: The Kerala Campus Caravan led by SIO state president PM Salih was yesterday attacked by SFI activists in Thrissur, according to reports. Eight SIO activists including the caravan's captain state President PM Salih were injured in the incident. The SIO will observe a state-level protest today on the attack, office-bearers said in a press conference.

Demonstration against harassment of women in Mumbai

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:46 PM PDT

By TCN News,

Mumbai: To register their protest against harassment and humiliation of women by mischief mongers in the city, the youth wing of Movement for Human Welfare (MHW) organized a signature campaign and demonstration at Mumbai's Andheri railway station on 28th June.

Notably, during the last few days some anti-social elements have been busy in harassment of pedestrian women in Mumbai specially at and around the Andheri railway station.