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British awards' nominations begin
Mockery of Ideals
Is this the price for this development?
Bihar Police team sent to Gujarat to probe ad issue
Jamia alumni in Riyadh raise Batla issue with ex-Okhla MLA
A malicious survey questionnaire about Muslim youths
Empower minorities commission: IUML urges PM
Kashmiriyat revisited
Bhopal gas victims have little hope from new relief package
Mecca Masjid bombs were assembled by Hindutva terrorists in Hyderabad
AMU old boys launch campaign against special centres
Unani Medical College loses direction thanks to govt apathy
UP Haj mess: Many to miss pilgrimage
Restrictions, separatist strike hit life in Srinagar
Tamil Nadu Waqf Board plans to set up AMU centre in the state
Ma’dani’s anticipatory bail petition to be considered today
Reservation for Muslims in West Bengal – Gimmick or Affirmative Action

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 10:05 AM PDT

By Venkata Vemuri, IANS,

London: The 2010 Rory Peck Awards, sponsored by Sony Professional, has opened for nominations to honour global excellence in freelance news and current affairs camerawork.

These are the only awards dedicated to the work of professional freelance camerapersons and welcome entries from all over the world.

The London-based Rory Peck Trust was established in 1995, two years after Northern Irish freelance cameraman Rory Peck was killed while reporting on the siege of the Moscow White House in 1993.

Mockery of Ideals

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 10:03 AM PDT

By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi,

The West precisely Britain has been campaigning for its humane values over the world for centuries. As 'Rome was not built in a day', the ideals that the United Kingdom earned as champion of freedom of speech and expression, for some, were also not established in a day or year. Without going by the liking or disliking of people in the East some Western countries including the UK have stood by and openly supported controversial people like Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen in the recent past on grounds not other than freedom of expression.

Is this the price for this development?

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 10:02 AM PDT

By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net

Justice delayed is justice denied, goes the saying. But the Indian law minister, Veerappa Moily, while reacting to the June 7 judgment of a Bhopal court on the gas tragedy coined a new term "Justice Buried."

Bihar Police team sent to Gujarat to probe ad issue

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 09:30 AM PDT

By IANS,

Patna: A Bihar Police team has been sent to Gujarat's Surat city to probe who sanctioned full page advertisements in vernacular dailies here bearing a photograph of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, an official said Tuesday.

The advertisements triggered a controversy between ruling allies, the Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party after Nitish Kumar objected to the use of his photo without his permission.

Additional Director General of Police P.K Thakur said that a police team was sent to Surat to investigate.

Jamia alumni in Riyadh raise Batla issue with ex-Okhla MLA

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 08:51 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): The Riyadh chapter of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association raised the issue of Batla House encounter with visiting ex-Okhla MLA and present Member of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) Parvez Hashmi. Hashmi was MLA of the area when the Batla shootout took place. The Association demanded CBI enquiry into the encounter.

A malicious survey questionnaire about Muslim youths

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:33 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: An eminent marketing research and consulting organization is conducting a survey in the country to know about the condition, rather, thinking of the Muslim youths and students. For this, the organization is approaching Muslim community and religious leaders with a very malicious and close-end questionnaire. Just have a glance at the questions, and you will conclude the move is not to know about Muslim youths rather to malign them.

Empower minorities commission: IUML urges PM

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:29 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide statutory powers to the National Minorities Commission and hoped that a bill on this would soon get parliament's nod.

"The bill proposing amendments to empower the commission with statutory powers is still pending in parliament. It is imperative on the part of the government to give top priority for this bill to be adopted," the IUML said in a memorandum submitted to the prime minister here at a meeting here.

Kashmiriyat revisited

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:23 AM PDT

By Ram Puniyani,

Bhopal gas victims have little hope from new relief package

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:40 AM PDT

By IANS,

Bhopal : The survivors of the world's worst industrial tragedy that hit the Madhya Pradesh capital in December 1984 don't have "much hope" from the new Rs.1,500 crore (Rs 15,000 million) relief package announced by the government and doubt whether it will be "distributed among the families of the victims honestly".

Mecca Masjid bombs were assembled by Hindutva terrorists in Hyderabad

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:31 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer,

Hyderabad: Truth is coming out bit by bit, though late, much late – damage has been done to the community: they and their religion were maligned, their sons, in scores, picked, tortured and life destroyed. In the latest revelation about the May 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday said the bombs were assembled by Hindu terrorists in the city.

AMU old boys launch campaign against special centres

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:58 AM PDT

By Kulsum Mustafa, TwoCircles.net,

Aligarh: It is not very common for any alumni association to declare war against its own parent body. Certainly not when the institution enjoys enviable popularity and is as old as 110 years. But the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association, comprising nearly 5,000 registered former students of the University are up in arms against what they are terming as a well designed move of the university administration to dilute the residential status of the AMU.

Unani Medical College loses direction thanks to govt apathy

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:30 AM PDT

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

Lucknow: Two projects situated within a distance of three kilometres from each other reflect government's vision in Lucknow. The first one Rama Bai Ambedkar Rally Sthal meant for holding rallies is complete within a span of three years while a Unani medical college in the same area is under construction for past eight years.

UP Haj mess: Many to miss pilgrimage

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:24 AM PDT

By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

Lucknow: Regional Passport Officer, JP Singh said on Monday that the pendency of passports of Haj pilgrims will be completed in a day or two. As many as ten employees from the office, said Singh, had been deployed to complete the work in due course of time. Singh was addressing a press meet at his office premises on Monday.

Restrictions, separatist strike hit life in Srinagar

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:30 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) The overall law and order situation in Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley remained peaceful Tuesday even as the official restrictions and a separatist shutdown threw life out of gear here.

An undeclared curfew was strictly enforced by the security forces in old city areas of Srinagar falling under Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gunj and Safa Kadal police stations.

In the uptown city areas, tension was reported in the Maisuma area while very little private transport was seen in the civil lines area of the city.

Tamil Nadu Waqf Board plans to set up AMU centre in the state

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:22 AM PDT

By TwoCircels.net Staff Correspondent,

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board is planning to set up a branch of the Aligarh Muslim University in the state, according to reports. The Board has reportedly written to the centre asking its permission for the same as 250 acres of land has been identified in Tiruchirappally for the AMU centre. Waqf Board chairman Kaviko Abdul Rahman expressed his hope that the government would make a positive response.

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

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:07 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Bengaluru: The anticipatory bail petition submitted by Abdunnasir Ma'dani in connection with the Bengaluru blast case will be considered today at 3 pm. The case was considered early today but the judge did not take a decision and postponed it to 3 pm.

Reservation for Muslims in West Bengal – Gimmick or Affirmative Action

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:06 AM PDT

By Sabir S. Ghaffar,

The Constitution is the State Religion of India. Every state, administration, judiciary, and every citizen is duty bound to abide by the Constitution. Equality of every citizen irrespective of caste, religion, language, place of birth, profession etc. is the vision and aim of the Constitution. If in any office, or state administration, or in any post the representation of any community is below its proportion of population, it must be understood that inequal treatment has been meted out to that particular community.