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PDP demands release of all political prisoners, youths
Shia cleric comes to Mahmoodabad ex-royal's rescue
Young MPs appeal to Kashmiri youth for calm
Talk on better understanding of Pakistan at Jamia Millia
Court seeks Gujarat, Shah's response on CBI's custody plea
Parliament passes bill to amend Minority Educational Institutions Act
Gadkari urges PM to stop Waqf property misuse
Pulwama rocks with bullets sounds, 1 Killed
Government assures steps to promote Urdu
BJP leaders meet PM over Kashmir situation
CBI challenges Shah remand rejection in high court
Tendency of suspecting Muslim is against the nation’s culture: Js VR Krishna Iyer
Anti-terrorism meeting: Muslim League is playing politics – JIH Kerala
Government sports awards for 2010 announced
K’taka Govt to sponsor minority candidates for Civil Services
Sohrabuddin case: Why Andhra police role not being probed?
Banks continue denying accounts to Muslim students
Civilian succumbs to bullet injury, Kashmir toll rises to 47
Former policeman appears before CBI in Sohrabuddin case

PDP demands release of all political prisoners, youths

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 10:42 AM PDT

By Agence India Press,Bureau Report,

Srinagar: Demanding immediate release of all political detunes and hundreds of young people, who have been rounded by recently, Peoples Democratic Party today, welcomed the move to seek intervention of Syed Ali Shah Geelani in restoring peace and to solve the present crises.

Shia cleric comes to Mahmoodabad ex-royal's rescue

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 10:39 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow: Prominent Shia scholar and cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawaad Thursday sprung a surprise by coming out in support of the erstwhile royal of Mahmoodabad who was suddenly deprived of his properties that he had retrieved after fighting a 32-year-long court battle.

If it was the Supreme Court that had entitled Ameer Mohammad Khan of Mahmoodabad, about 80 km from here, to get back his family estates worth billions in different cities of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, it was an ordinance promulgated last week by President Pratibha Patil that brought him back to square one.

Young MPs appeal to Kashmiri youth for calm

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:20 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram stressed on dialogue as the way forward for addressing the problems in Kashmir, a group of 40 young MPs from across the spectrum Thursday appealed to the youth in the Valley to "exercise restraint" and put their trust in a dialogue for working out a solution.

"What has happened in the recent past has been very unfortunate and we are deeply concerned...we urge our young brothers and sisters in J and K to exercise restraint and have trust in the power of dialogue," the joint appeal said.

Talk on better understanding of Pakistan at Jamia Millia

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:21 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia's Maulana Mohamed Ali Jauhar Academy of Third World Studies Thursday organised a talk intended to promote better Indian understanding of Pakistan.

The talk on "The Idea of Pakistan in the Colonial Muslim Press (1932-1949)", by Thierry DiCostanzo from the University of Strasbourg (France), was presided over by Professor Salil Misra from Indira Gandhi National Open University's school of Social Sciences.

Court seeks Gujarat, Shah's response on CBI's custody plea

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 08:05 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Thursday issued notices to the state government and former minister of state for home Amit Shah on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a designated court's order turning down his remand plea in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case.

The CBI plea will be taken up for further hearing Friday.

Meanwhile, the agency grilled former additional director general of police O.P. Mathur at their headquarters here for nine hours. He is likely to be summoned again for questioning.

Parliament passes bill to amend Minority Educational Institutions Act

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 07:18 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: Parliamentary approval was Thursday accorded to a bill amending the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act to enable the central government decide on the status of such institutions without consulting the states.

The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which had earlier been passed by the Lok Sabha, was passed by the Rajya Sabha Thursday by a voice vote.

Gadkari urges PM to stop Waqf property misuse

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 07:17 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to stop misappropriation of the multi-billion-rupee Waqf properties in the country and said the funds should be used for the betterment of the Muslim community.

In a letter to Manmohan Singh, Gadkari said it was a "matter of serious concern that the Waqf properties are encroached upon". The administration of the properties was also in a bad shape, he added.

Pulwama rocks with bullets sounds, 1 Killed

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:42 AM PDT

By Agence India Press,Bureau Report,

Srinagar: A 30-year-old youth has been killed in police and CRPF firing in Zadoora Pulwama district in south Kashmir.

The youth has been identified as Shabir Ahmed of Lonepora Newa in Pulwama.

Shabir had sustained critical injuries when police and CRPF opened fire on peaceful protesters near Puwlama Degree College this afternoon. He was rushed to SMHS hospital where he succumbed.

"Shabbir had recieved a bullet in his neck and died at the hospital, said doctor at SMHS.

Government assures steps to promote Urdu

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:51 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The central government will take appropriate steps to promote the Urdu language, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

Mukherjee's assurance came after the leaders of all political parties, central ministers and even Speaker Meira Kumar expressed the need to strengthen the Urdu language.

"There are no two opinions about the importance of the Urdu language. It is part of the heritage of India," Mukherjee said.

He said the central government will ask all the state governments to initiate steps to strengthen this language.

BJP leaders meet PM over Kashmir situation

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:49 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday told a delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including legislators from Jammu and Kashmir, that the government's first priority was restoration of peace and stability in the troubled state and nothing would be done to demoralise the security forces stationed there.

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the prime minister also assured the party delegation that the government had no hesitation in calling an all-party meeting to discuss the situation in the troubled state.

CBI challenges Shah remand rejection in high court

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:43 AM PDT

By IANS,

Ahmedabad : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday challenged in the Gujarat High Court the denial of remand of former minister of state for home Amit Shah, arrested in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case.

The matter will come up before Justice Akil Qureshi later in the day. Veteran lawyer K.T.S. Tulsi will represent the CBI.

The Special CBI court Wednesday rejected the CBI plea to take Shah on remand for further questioning in connection with the case.

Tendency of suspecting Muslim is against the nation’s culture: Js VR Krishna Iyer

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 04:35 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kochi: The tendency of 'suspecting if Muslim and suspecting more if Ma'dani' is not apt for the nation's culture, opined Js VR Krishna Iyer. Such attitude would lead to human rights violations, he said while inaugurating the Human Rights Protection Conference organized by the Neethi Samrakshana Vedi in Kochi.

Anti-terrorism meeting: Muslim League is playing politics – JIH Kerala

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 04:35 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kozhikode: The statement of the Muslim League calling for a boycott of the Jamat e Islami and naming the Jamat along with extremist organizations is a politically motivated move, analysed the state shura of the Jamat e Islami. It opined that the statement was a vain effort to hide the League's own fears.

Government sports awards for 2010 announced

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:21 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Central Government today announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Dronacharya Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2010.

Saina Nehwal, No 2 in world badminton ranking, has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sports award in the country.

K’taka Govt to sponsor minority candidates for Civil Services

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:19 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Bangalore: There is good news for Civil Services candidates from minority communities in Karnataka. The state Department of Minority Welfare will sponsor minority candidates for pre-examination coaching for Indian Civil Services Examinations 2011 to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and for Karnataka Administrative Service examinations.

Sohrabuddin case: Why Andhra police role not being probed?

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:55 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Hyderabad: Why isn't the role of Andhra Pradesh police being probed in the Sohrabuddin and Kausar Bi murder case? There is strong nexus between Hyderabad and Gujarat Police and politicians of the ruling parties in the two states. Facts should be brought before people, demanded a civil rights group based in Hyderabad in an open letter to state chief minister.

Banks continue denying accounts to Muslim students

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:37 PM PDT

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Notwithstanding the startling disclosure by National Commission For Minorities of gross communal profiling against Muslim students and subsequent letter by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs to Chief Secretaries of all states to check the menace, the banks have continued denying them scholarship accounts.

Civilian succumbs to bullet injury, Kashmir toll rises to 47

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:17 PM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : The violence in the Kashmir Valley claimed its 47th victim since June 11 as a civilian Thursday succumbed to a bullet injury received during protests here a day earlier.

Fifty-year-old Gulam Muhammad Badyari was injured in firing by security forces late Wednesday when a mob attacked a paramilitary picket in Gunpatyar area, police said.

Doctors at the hospital where the victim was admitted said he succumbed to his injuries. His body was being handed over to his relatives.

Former policeman appears before CBI in Sohrabuddin case

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:12 PM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar : O.P. Mathur, former additional director general of police, appeared before the CBI Thursday for questioning in connection with the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case.

Mathur was head of the state CID (Crime) department which was heading the investigation into the case before the Supreme Court handed it over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Mathur had been issued summons to appear before the CBI.