Monday, July 19, 2010

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Gujarat opposes handing over Ishrat case to CBI

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 09:29 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government Monday strongly opposed handing over the probe into the Ishrat Jahan killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Advocate General Kamal Trivedi told a division bench of Justice Jayant Patel and Justice Abhilasha Kumari that entrusting of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake gunfight case by the Supreme Court to the CBI was no reason for entrusting the June 2004 Ishrat case to the central agency.

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Kashmir observes strike; tension in Batmaloo over a civilian death

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 08:54 AM PDT

By Sheikh Imran Bashir, Agence India Press,

Srinagar: Official restrictions were lifted on Monday in the Old City areas of Srinagar but a normal life remains on a standstill across Kashmir valley as a general strike is being observed at the call of the Hurriyat Conference (G) to protest the civilian killings.

The Hurriyat group headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a complete shutdown here Monday against alleged human rights violations and appealed to government employees to carry out peaceful protests.

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Another death in police firing in Kashmir

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 08:19 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: Violence made a return to the Kashmir Valley Monday - a man was killed in firing by police during protests after the body of teenager who drowned when chased by police was fished out from a river.

Marine commandos fished out the body of a 13-year old Faizan Ahmad Buhroo, a Class 7 student, from river Jhelum in Baramulla town late in the afternoon.

The body was located by divers some distance away from the spot where the locals alleged he drowned when being chased by police who were after a group of stone pelters.

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Gujjar demands special census for migratory tribes

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 08:15 AM PDT

3 to 5 lakh nomads left uncounted by Census 2010

By Jammu News Agency,

Srinagar: Demanding a special census of nomadic and shelter-less Gujjars and Bakerwals of Jammu and Kashmir who are presently under seasonal migration along-with their livestock to upper reaches of northwestern Himalaya , a main organization of tribes of the state today expressed sharp resentment over exclusion of lakhs of migratory tribals during census process that ended recently in the state.

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Kerala government soft on extremist outfits: BJP

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 08:12 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused Kerala's Left government of being "soft" on those behind the chopping off of a lecturer's palm and demanded a ban on the Popular Front, a radical Muslim organisation alleged to be involved in the attack.

In its report titled "Talibanisation of Kerala", the BJP alleged that the attack on lecturer T.J. Joseph July 4 was a "pre-planned conspiracy with deep-rooted extremist links". It also demanded that the Kerala government come out with a report on terrorist activities in Kerala.

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Nitish govt under opposition attack over scam

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 08:01 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

Patna: In the Patna High Court order for a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 11,412 crore in development and welfare schemes in the state between April 1, 2002 and March 31, 2008, the opposition parties have found a hot issue to attack on the Nitish Kumar government just a few months before the assembly poll.

Opposition parties including RJD, LJP, Congress and Communist Party of India demanded, in one tone, resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi.

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Stop aggression in Kashmir: Prof. Jawahirullah of TMMK

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 07:59 AM PDT

By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,

Chennai: On Human Rights violation in Kashmir, which has been mounting extremely since more than a month, TMMK cadres conducted a rally near Panagal Park, Saidapet, Chennai condemning the acts of atrocities. It was led by Prof.Jawahirullah, the president of the party.

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SDPI hails move to amend Communal Violence Bill

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 07:24 AM PDT

By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,

Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has hailed the reported move to amend the Communal Violence Bill, (CVB), following the recommendation of National Advisory Council, (NAC), headed by the Congress president Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
SDPI national general secretary A. Sayeed in a Press statement said the move is a welcome step in the right direction as there were many apprehensions among people, especially in the minds of Muslims, about the proposed bill and its ramifications.

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Kalbe Jawwad vows to foil UP govt designs on masjid land

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 07:23 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

Lucknow: Eminent shia cleric and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawwad on Sunday alleged that state government is making plans to acquire the land of Shahdra Mosque situated on Mohaan road in Lucknow. The cleric claimed that the acquisition is being done to facilitate construction of a university for disabled.

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Peace in prison

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 06:32 AM PDT

By Mahtab Alam,

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TCN cartoon: Bureaucracy game

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 06:06 AM PDT

By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,




Muslim MPs spent just 17% of constituency fund in 2009-10

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 04:45 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

In another shameful revelation, Muslim Members of Indian Parliament have been found doing very little for the people of their constituencies. The Muslim Members of Lok Sabha, the Lower House of Indian Parliament, spent just 16.86% of the annual central government fund for their constituencies in the year 2009-2010.

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Burqa empowers women, says British minister

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 04:35 AM PDT

By IANS,

London : As debate intensifies across Europe on banning the Islamic full-body veil at public places, a British minister has defended a Muslim woman's right to wear the burqa and says it is empowering.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said women were "empowered" by the freedom to wear the face coverings.



Muslim girls going to college in Darbhanga [TCN Photo: By Mudassir Rizwan]

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Bandh and petty politics over sealing drive in Jamia Nagar

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 03:57 AM PDT

By Md Ali, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: There was a complete Bandh in the first half of 18th of July, in Jamia Nagar, a Muslim dominated locality of South Delhi. It was called by Asif Mohammad Khan, the local MLA, as a protest against the proposed sealing and demolition drive in the area on July 21, 2010, by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi which will be carried out under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court's Monitoring Committee for Sealing and Demolition.

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11 Malegaon blast accused to be charged under MCOCA

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 03:42 AM PDT

By IANS,

Mumbai : All the 11 accused, including a serving Indian Army officer, in the Sep 29, 2008 Malegaon bomb blast are to be charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), the Bombay High Court said Monday, setting aside a lower court ruling.

A division bench comprising Justice B.H. Marlapalle and Justice A.V. Mohta set aside an order of a lower court of July 31, 2009, dropping charges under MCOCA on the 11 accused, including Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and other members of right wing Hindu groups.

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Attack against professor not a communal issue: UDF

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 03:27 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent

Kochi: The UDF yesterday stated that the attack on the professor accused in the question paper controversy should not be seen as a communal problem. In another development to the investigation, police yesterday released the draft picture of two accused in the case. Meanwhile, the DGP said that the state had not thought about handing over the case to the NIA.

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PFI’s ‘freedom parade’ banned; SDPI to hold ‘long march’

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 02:19 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kochi: The Freedom Parade of the Popular Front of India to be held on Independence Day was banned in Kottayam and Payyannur in Kerala. The parade at Aluva was banned last day itself. The organisation had decided to fight the ban legally. Meanwhile, the Social Democratic Party of India is planning to hold Long Marches in four areas in the state.

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Court accepts Ahmadi's resignation from Bhopal trust

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 11:45 PM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday accepted the resignation of former chief justice A.M. Ahmadi as chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust.

The court accepted the central government's application to take over the hospital set up for the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy that had taken place in 1984.

The bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia asked the central government to take steps to wind up the trust. The court placed on record its appreciation of the services rendered by Ahmadi.


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