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Ghulam Nabi Azad & Medical College of AMU
Need to liberate Islam from traditional seats of learning
Opportunity Commission now will be limited to minorities?
Kashmir mobs defy curfew, two protesters injured
28 countries participating in Islamic nations section of Qur’an Exhibit
Jamia receives a special grant of Rs 54.2 crore from UGC
Kashmir: amend armed forces act, switch to rubber bullets
Milli Forum raises minority concerns at Right to Food convention
Sons of former MP kill youth in Uttar Pradesh
'Manmohan's offer of talks attempt to distract Kashmiris'
Ram Mandir fight to go online
Autonomy no solution to Kashmir problem: Mirwaiz Farooq
HIV/AIDS health centre inaugurated in Jamia
Taslima's visa extended by a year
After reports of corruption, Maharashtra Wakf Board CEO transferred
Amendment to empower NCMEI approved by the Parliament
BJP, Congress slugfest over Sohrabuddin in Gujarat

Ghulam Nabi Azad & Medical College of AMU

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 01:35 AM PDT

By Jasim Mohammad,

The Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University which is one of country's prestigious institutions of its kind, is passing through a very critical stage primarily because of paucity of funds.

A former senior functionary of the medical college, who preferred to remain anonymous, told this writer, "Badly needed funds for life saving equipment and drugs are being denied to this hospital which caters to the medical needs of half a dozen districts in western U.P".

Need to liberate Islam from traditional seats of learning

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 01:30 AM PDT

By Dr Wasim Ahmad,

Opportunity Commission now will be limited to minorities?

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer,

New Delhi: The much-touted Equal Opportunity Commission to be set up by the Central Government may now be limited to minorities. The decision to narrow the ambit of EOC was taken by a group of ministers headed by Defence Minister A K Antony here on 12th August.

R-L: Gulzar Ahmad Qasmi (UP Milli Council president), Dr Manzoor Alam, Yusuf Hathim Muchall and Mauji Khan (Milli Council official)

Kashmir mobs defy curfew, two protesters injured

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:44 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Curfew was imposed in the Kashmir Valley Saturday as curfew-defying mobs pelted stones at police and paramilitary vehicles and security forces resorted to firing, injuring two protesters.

"Except for Ganderbal, Bandipora and Awantipora districts, curfew has been imposed in the entire valley today (Saturday) to prevent violence. The situation is being closely monitored," a senior police officer said.

28 countries participating in Islamic nations section of Qur’an Exhibit

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:20 AM PDT

By IRNA,

Tehran : Some 28 countries are participating at the Qur'an and Islamic Nations culture in the ongoing 18th International Qur'an Exhibition.

The section, which has attracted many visitors, reviews the cultural differences and similarities as well as Qur'anic production of the Muslim nations.

Jamia receives a special grant of Rs 54.2 crore from UGC

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:12 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allocated a special grant of Rs.54.2 crores to Jamia Millia Islamia. This fund has been allocated to the University for the purpose of upgradation of laboratories, construction of new buildings and extension of old buildings among other things.

This special allocation of Rs 54.2 crore is over and above the XIth Plan General Development Grant sanctioned by the UGC to the University.

Kashmir: amend armed forces act, switch to rubber bullets

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:07 AM PDT

By Amulya Ganguli, IANS,

When the prime minister of India refers to the alienation of a state, delivers a televised address in the language of the region and promises autonomy, the seriousness of the situation is not in doubt.

Yet, if the run up to these conciliatory gestures is considered, there is little evidence of the Indian government's willingness to make a special effort to conquer hearts and minds. Instead, what was seen in Srinagar and elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir in the last few weeks was an unusually harsh police response to stone-throwing crowds.

Milli Forum raises minority concerns at Right to Food convention

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:05 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Rourkela, Orissa: A delegation of United Milli Forum (UMF), Jharkhand comprising of eight people participated in the 4thNational Convention on Right to Food and Work held from 6-8th August 2010 at Rourkela, Orissa.

Sons of former MP kill youth in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 11:57 PM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : Three sons of a former Janata Dal parliamentarian have been booked for killing a youth over a trivial issue in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police said Saturday.

Rahul, Atal and Kaushal, sons of Hargovind Singh, allegedly shot dead Mohd Alam Friday evening at their farm house in Pakarbarda, 250 km from Lucknow.

"It all started when Alam along with his two friends stopped in front of the farm house gate to check about some address with the three brothers," Superintendent of Police (City) Rahul Yadvendra told reporters in Moradabad.

'Manmohan's offer of talks attempt to distract Kashmiris'

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:59 PM PDT

By IANS,

Islamabad : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer for discussions, including on autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, is an effort to distract the Kashmiris from their freedom struggle "which is on the verge of success", an editorial in a Pakistani Urdu daily said Friday.

Ram Mandir fight to go online

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT

By IANS,

Panaji : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has gone into an overdrive -- including going online -- to motivate journalists, oriented towards Hindutva and working in regional media, to write more emphatically about the Ram janmabhoomi issue, in the run up to the Allahabad High Court verdict on the contentious Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue.

A top VHP leader, who was in Goa to conduct a workshop exclusively for Hindutva-oriented journalists in the state, said there is need for a strategic shift in the media-management policies of the VHP.

Autonomy no solution to Kashmir problem: Mirwaiz Farooq

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:42 PM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Friday said autonomy was no solution to the Kashmir issue.

"Autonomy is no solution to the Kashmir problem as people here seek complete freedom," the Mirwaiz said while addressing a large Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Mosque in the Old City.

The Mirwaiz said Kashmir is not a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, but a trilateral one involving the two south Asian neighbours and the people here.

HIV/AIDS health centre inaugurated in Jamia

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:38 PM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : A health centre was inaugurated at the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university to create awareness among students of HIV/AIDS, an official said Friday.

"Such a centre would not only be able to provide clinical services to students on campus but will also disseminate information pertaining to health and hold awareness programmes," said Faizi O. Hashmi, the project director of the Delhi State Aids Control Society.

Taslima's visa extended by a year

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:36 PM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The government of India has extended the visa of controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen by another year from August 2010. Surprisingly it's a shift in the government's stand which had earlier asked her to leave the country and apply afresh. Her present visa is valid till August 16. Earlier the government had expressed its inability in extending the 47 year old doctor turned writer's visa as her travel document had been issued under the category (miscellaneous).

After reports of corruption, Maharashtra Wakf Board CEO transferred

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:34 PM PDT

By Mohammed Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Mumbai: Amid increasing allegations and charges of corruption in Maharashtra Wakf Board (MWB), CEO of MWB, Sadique Ali Qadri has been transferred.

While announcing the CEO's transfer, Arif Nasim Khan, the Minister of Wakf said, "Due to complain of corruption, illegal transfer, sale of Wakf properties and the charges against the Maharashtra Wakf Board, its CEO, S. A. Qadri has been transferred."

Amendment to empower NCMEI approved by the Parliament

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:31 PM PDT

By TCN Staff reporter,

New Delhi: 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 in its current session by voice vote.

The Act adds two important features to the power of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI). NCMEI is a quasi-judicial body empowered to deal with the issues of minority educational institutions in India. It was established in November 2004.

BJP, Congress slugfest over Sohrabuddin in Gujarat

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:25 PM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: The Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case became the centre of a political tussle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress in Gujarat Friday with both holding parallel meetings in different parts of the state and attacking each other on the issue.