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Former Gujarat police chief Pandey, Johri seek more time from CBI
Maulana Wahiduddin to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award
Jamia to organise conference on remote sensing
Sit-in in Hyderabad against Kashmir protest killings
Police summon Kerala PFI chief in hand-chopping case
Case against Ma’dani not part of anti-minority move: Prakash Karat
Board to regulate madrassa education planned
Paying back to the Madrasah
Kerala Panchayat elections: ‘Vikasana Munnani’ to field 2004 candidates
Jamia Millia community to donate books to the needy
Freedom of speech, Truth and its politics
Muslim women law board decries fatwa against woman qazi
Reach out to Kashmiris, political parties united in message
Famous Oriya singer Sikandar Alam is dead
Another youth dies, curfew in Srinagar

Former Gujarat police chief Pandey, Johri seek more time from CBI

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:29 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: Summoned by the CBI for questioning in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, both retired director general of Gujarat Police P.C. Pande and Rajkot police commissioner Geetha Johri have asked for more time.

Pande is on a trip to Kailash Mansarovar and has made it known that he would be back only Aug 18, while Johri has just returned from a training stint in London. The CBI had summoned Johri to appear on Tuesday and Pande a day later. The CBI will now fix revised dates, sources said.

Maulana Wahiduddin to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:42 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: The 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award will be given to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace, it was announced Monday.

Congress treasurer Motilal Vora, who is member secretary of the advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, said in a statement that the award will be given to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan for his "outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill".

Jamia to organise conference on remote sensing

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 05:36 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Experts from various institutions, including the premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), will participate in a day-long conference Tuesday on 'Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Management' organised by the Jamia Millia Islamia University.

The conference will cover new horizons in the areas of spatial technology for hydrology, water and air pollution, land degradation, land use planning and natural hazards, an official statement said.

Sit-in in Hyderabad against Kashmir protest killings

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:51 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Hyderabad: The city-based Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee of India yesterday organized a sit-in in the Andhra Pradesh capital to protest against the killing of children in ongoing protests in Kashmir and demanded an end to all violent actions immediately.

The Hyderabad protesters also demanded withdrawal of the Armed forces from civilian areas immediately, handover of law and order to the state government and release of all the people arrested during demonstration and agitations.

Police summon Kerala PFI chief in hand-chopping case

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:33 AM PDT

By IANS,

Muvattupuzha (Kerala) : Naserudeen Elamaram, Kerala president of the radical Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI), was Monday summoned by police in connection with last month's attack on a college professor, police sources said

Malayalam teacher T.J. Joseph's hand was chopped off July 4 for allegedly preparing a question paper derogatory to Prophet Mohammed.

Jospeh, who teaches at the New Man College Thodupuzha, is on bail for preparing the alleged inflammatory question paper.

Case against Ma’dani not part of anti-minority move: Prakash Karat

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:25 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Vijayawada: The case against PDP leader Abdunnasir Ma'dani cannot be seen as part of the anti-minority move of the BJP government in Karnataka, said CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat. He was speaking to media persons on Sunday in Vijayawada where the party's Extended Central Committee meeting was being held.

Board to regulate madrassa education planned

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:10 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is all set to create its independent education board to institutionalize and modernize madrassa education in the country.

Lucknow's Naib Imam and prominent member of AIMPLB national executive Maulana Khalid Rasheed told IANS here Monday: "The new board would be set up on the pattern of CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and ICSE (Indian Council of Secondary Education), with a view to promote literacy among Muslims."

Paying back to the Madrasah

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:36 AM PDT

By Dr Wasim Ahmad,

Kerala Panchayat elections: ‘Vikasana Munnani’ to field 2004 candidates

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:11 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kochi: The 'Janakeeya Vikasana Munnani' will field 2004 candidates in the coming Panchayat elections in Kerala, said Hameed Vanimel, political secretary of the state Jamat e Islami. He was speaking at the state-level announcement of the 'Janakeeya Aikyavedi', formed by cultural and literary activists in Kochi.

Jamia Millia community to donate books to the needy

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:27 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Youth Empowerment Services is going to organize a Book Donation Programme, a community development initiative on campus for the needy in the neighborhood.

Freedom of speech, Truth and its politics

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:24 AM PDT

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: "If we want to ensure freedom of expression then, there has to have a proper balance between rights and responsibilities of freedom of expression," said Ilyas Sharfuddin.

He was giving a talk on "Freedom of Expression: Rights & Responsibilities, Religious and Modern Perspective" at Shree Ram Center here on August 8, 2010. The talk was about spreading the message of freedom of expression, its rights and responsibilities in the light of religious scriptures and modern day legal systems and constitutions

Muslim women law board decries fatwa against woman qazi

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:53 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

Lucknow: In yet another row over fatwa, the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) on Sunday decried the recent fatwa issued by Darul Uloom, Deoband restricting Muslim women from becoming qazi.

Reach out to Kashmiris, political parties united in message

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:21 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Worried at the continuing civilian strife in Kashmir for the past two months, parties across the political spectrum have urged the government to reach out to the people of the state, suggesting various measures ranging from sending an all-party delegation, revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and granting of a measure of political autonomy.

Famous Oriya singer Sikandar Alam is dead

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:07 AM PDT

By IANS,

Bhubaneswar : Popular Oriya singer Mohammad Sikandar Alam, who was known for his devotional songs to the Hindu god Jagannath, has died of a heart attack, a family member said Monday. He was 71.

Alam, who had been admitted to a private hospital here Thursday after he complained of chest pain, died of a massive heart attack Sunday night.

He is survived by his widow Naima, and two daughters - actress Sophia and singer Nazia.

Alam was the president of Orissa Sangeet Natak Academy.

Another youth dies, curfew in Srinagar

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:03 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : The toll in the ongoing cycle of violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to 50 with another youth succumbing to injuries sustained in firing by security forces, police said Monday as curfew was imposed in Srinagar to contain tensions.

"Fida Nabi Lone, 20, who had been injured in Shalteng outskirts of Srinagar city last week, when a violent mob defied curfew and attacked security forces, died in hospital during the night (Sunday)," a police officer said here.