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Pandits are integral part of Kashmir: Omar
Kashmir: Muslims greet Hindus on Kheer Bhawani festival
Indian Islamic preacher to challenge British entry ban
Bhopal ministerial panel looking at legal options
What had Zakir Naik said one week before he was banned?
Muslim Council of Britain deplores Zakir Naik ban
Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festival
Ma’dani’s anticipatory bail petition to be considered Tuesday
Boundless football craze of Malappuram is dangerous: Sunni Students’ Federation
BJP has to grapple with old friends, sulking allies
Nitish returns Rs 5 crore Kosi flood aid of Narendra Modi
Construct memorial for Ayyankali: SDPI to Kerala Govt

Pandits are integral part of Kashmir: Omar

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 09:46 AM PDT

By AIP Bureau

Srinagar: Describing Kashmiriyat as a unique characteristic of Jammu and Kashmir's traditional brotherhood and harmony, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday said that Kashmiri Pandits are integral part of Kashmir.

Talking to media on the sidelines of his visit to Khir Bhawani here, the Chief Minister said that many attempts had been made to damage this trait but people foiled the ill designs time and again exhibiting their firm faith in Kashmiriyat.

Kashmir: Muslims greet Hindus on Kheer Bhawani festival

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 09:40 AM PDT

By AIP Bureau

Srinagar: Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country Saturday thronged the Kheer Bhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival. Local Muslims greeted them with sweets as part of a centuries' old practice in the state where the two religions have traditionally lived in harmony.

The temple in Tullamulla village, about 25 km from here, is dedicated to Ragnya Devi, one of the many incarnations of Goddess Durga.

Indian Islamic preacher to challenge British entry ban

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 05:06 AM PDT

By IANS,

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Mumbai-based Islamic scholar Zakir Naik Saturday said he plans to challenge the ban order on him by the British Home Office in British courts.

"The decision is politically motivated by the new government. My lawyers have already examined it in detail and we have a very strong case," Naik, a 44-year old medico-turned preacher, told IANS Saturday afternoon.

Bhopal ministerial panel looking at legal options

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 04:39 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : On the second day of its meeting, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy Saturday discussed legal options before the government in the wake of the June 7 trial court judgement and reached some "tentative conclusions", panel head Home Minister P. Chidambaram said.

"We discussed all pending issues and options before the government after the trial court judgement. We heard all concerned and reached some tentative conclusions," Chidambaram told reporters here after the first session of the GoM's meeting Saturday.

What had Zakir Naik said one week before he was banned?

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 03:36 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer,

New Delhi: "I have spoken out on numerous occasions against all and any acts of terrorism and I have unequivocally condemned such acts of violence; acts including 9/11, 7/7 and 7/11 (serial train bombings in Mumbai) which are completely and absolutely unjustifiable on any basis," eminent Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik had said on June 11, exactly a week before he was banned (June 18) from entering Britain for his alleged support to terrorism and "unacceptable behavior".

Muslim Council of Britain deplores Zakir Naik ban

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 02:26 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Muslim Council of Britain has deplored British Government move to ban renowned Indian Islamic scholar Dr. Zakir Naik from a speakers' tour in the UK, and said UK Home Secretary Theresa May's action "serves to demonise the very voices within the world ready for debate and discussion."

Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festival

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 01:53 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country Saturday thronged the Khirbhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival. Local Muslims greeted them with sweets as part of a centuries' old practice in the state where the two religions have traditionally lived in harmony.

The temple in Tullamulla village, about 25 km from here, is dedicated to Ragnya Devi, one of the many incarnations of Goddess Durga.

Ma’dani’s anticipatory bail petition to be considered Tuesday

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 01:52 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Bengaluru: The anticipatory bail petition submitted by Abdunnasir Ma'dan in connection with his naming in the Bengaluru blast case has been postponed to Tuesday. The Bengaluru fast-track court made the postponement as the prosecution requested for more time. The petition was to be considered today.

Boundless football craze of Malappuram is dangerous: Sunni Students’ Federation

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 01:21 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Malappuram: The boundless football craze of the people of Malappuram is dangerous, said Abdul Jaleel Saqafi, vice-president of the Sunni Students' Federation. He was speaking at the programme titled 'When the football craze of Malappuram people go unlimited' in Malappuram.

BJP has to grapple with old friends, sulking allies

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:52 AM PDT

By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in the throes of change. While several former members like Jaswant Singh and Ram Jethmalani are returning to the party, some of its allies are showing signs of restiveness.

Nitish returns Rs 5 crore Kosi flood aid of Narendra Modi

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:18 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer,

Patna: Taking his anger over Gujarat government's last week ad in Patna dailies claiming Narendra Modi's liberal donation for Kosi flood 2008 victims to its logical conclusion, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today returned Rs 5 crore aid to Gujarat. During the recent BJP National Executive meet here, Modi had published a full-page ad on Kosi aid.

Construct memorial for Ayyankali: SDPI to Kerala Govt

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:29 PM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government should be ready to construct a memorial for the noted Dalit leader Ayyankali, said Abdul Majeed Faisy, state general secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India. He was delivering the chief address at the Ayyankali memorial conference organized by the party in Thiruvananthapuram. Ayyankali was a famous Dalit leader and reformist who fought for Dalit rights in the state.