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Unique Quran understanding competition in Nanded
AMU professor invited by OIC Research Centre
Burqa ban: What it means for the West
Charges framed against 23 including Murli Manohar, Sakshi Maharaj, Uma Bharti in Babri Masjid demolition case
Shoe thrower Ahad Jan released
Muslims were 10% of police medal awardees this I-Day
No anticipatory bail for Maudany as he is already arrested: SC
Jamia: Sports Authority of India's new extension centre
Karkare killing: Bombay HC issues notice to Centre, state
Abdunnasir Maudany arrested on way to surrender in court
BJP talks to Kashmiri youth
Nod to caste-based Census: A victory of backward politics in India
One more youth dies in Kashmir, toll rises to 58
Violence is not my path: Maudany

Unique Quran understanding competition in Nanded

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 09:42 AM PDT

By TCN News

Nanded: Khademeen Ummat, Nanded is organising a competition regarding reading of Quran with meaning on the occasion of Ramadan. In this competition any person having age above 15 years can participate. In this Quran understanding competition, after registration, participants have to finish the entire Quran with meaning at Masjid or home, and those who have already completed Quran with meaning can participate in written test based on information regarding Quran.

AMU professor invited by OIC Research Centre

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:31 AM PDT

By TCN News

Aligarh: Professor Abdur Raheem Kidwai, Dept of English and Director, UGC Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has been invited by Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the meeting of the OIC Ministers and prominent scholars of the Islamic world on September 5, 2010.

Burqa ban: What it means for the West

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:18 AM PDT

By M. Zajam, TwoCircles.net,

Charges framed against 23 including Murli Manohar, Sakshi Maharaj, Uma Bharti in Babri Masjid demolition case

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:04 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter

Lucknow: The Special Court (Ayodhya Issue) of district session court in Lucknow on Tuesday framed charges against 23 accused including the then District Magistrate (DM) RN Srivastava, Sakshi Maharaj, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi, Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and others. The trial of all the accused will begin from August 23.

Shoe thrower Ahad Jan released

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 06:57 AM PDT

By Agence India Press

Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah said he has forgiven a police Head Constable who threw a shoe at him on Independence Day and has ordered his release.

Sources told Agence India Press that Abdul Ahad Jan held a meeting with the chief minister Omar Abdullah at his official residence in Srinagar.

"The meeting was about ten to five minutes and then Chief Minister ordered his immediate release," sources said.
They said Jan was flown to Ajas in Bandipore district in a State helicopter.

Muslims were 10% of police medal awardees this I-Day

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:44 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: For protection and prestige of their Motherland Bharat, they have braved odds and even laid their lives when needed, sometimes loudly as Havildar Abdul Hamid did in the 1965 war with Pakistan, and many times silently every year. The annual Independence Day police medals give an idea about how patriotic are the Muslims.

This year 718 personnel have been awarded police medals on the occasion of the Independence Day 2010 – Muslims are 72 i.e. 10.02%.

No anticipatory bail for Maudany as he is already arrested: SC

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:24 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea submitted by Abdunnasir Maudany, accused in the Bengaluru blast case, citing that it was not possible now as he was already arrested. The SC added that Maudany could apply for bail in the court where hearing would be held. Maudany also could inform the court if he had any health problems.

Meanwhile, the PDP has called for observing a black day tomorrow in the state in potest against the arrest of Maudany. The party has also called for hartal in Kannur and Kasargod districts.

Jamia: Sports Authority of India's new extension centre

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:03 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has been adopted as an extension centre by the Sports Authority of India, an official said Tuesday.

"The varsity will be used as 'Special Training Centre' and 'Special Area Games' for junior level trainees," JMI media coordinator Simi Malhotra said.

She said schools and colleges, which are actively involved in sports, have adequate infrastructure and a history of producing national and international sportspersons, are eligible for this scheme.

Karkare killing: Bombay HC issues notice to Centre, state

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:50 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the central and state government on a petition seeking high-level probe into the killing of Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare and two other higher police officers during the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai in 2008.

Radhakant Yadav

Abdunnasir Maudany arrested on way to surrender in court

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:12 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kollam: PDP leader Abdunnasir Maudany, accused in the Bengaluru blast case, has been arrested by Karnataka police on his way to surrender in the Karunagappalli court. The arrest was made inside the Anvarssery campus when Maudany was in the vehicle to go to court. A big team of Kerala police is accompanying the Karnataka police. Today is the deadline set by Bengaluru Chief Additional Metropolitan Magistrate for the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Maudany.

BJP talks to Kashmiri youth

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 01:10 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : Amid continuing unrest and killings in the Kashmir Valley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday began a dialogue with representatives of Kashmiri youths.

BJP president Nitin Gadkari inagurated the in-camera dialogue organised by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (SPMRF).

In all 56 students from the Kashmir University, Islamic University for Science and Technology and other professional colleges from the valley are taking part in the dialogue, a SPMRF spokesperson told IANS.

Nod to caste-based Census: A victory of backward politics in India

Posted: 17 Aug 2010 12:32 AM PDT

By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,

In a country, where over 80 per cent population––that is total number of Hindus––believe that caste has a religious sanction it took 80 long years to decide in favour of caste-based census. The Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, earlier this week gave a green signal to the caste-wise census and it is up to the Cabinet to give its final nod.

One more youth dies in Kashmir, toll rises to 58

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:25 PM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : A 20-year-old man succumbed to his injury in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Tuesday, taking the toll in the ongoing unrest since June 11 to 58 even as authorities lifted curfew from the valley.

Mohammad Abbas Dhobi died in the Soura Medical Institute here in the morning. He was allegedly severely beaten by the troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in south Kashmir Anantnag town Friday during a stone pelting incident.

His body was handed over to his relatives by the police.

Violence is not my path: Maudany

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:16 PM PDT

By Shameer KS for TwoCircles.net,

Abdul Nasir Maudany is the chief of Kerala-based Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). After spending eight years in prison on charges of being involved in Coimbatore bombing, he was absolved of all charges and released by the courts. Now, once again he is on the verge of arrests for his alleged role in Bangalore bomb blast of 2008. He is accused number 31 in that case and Karnataka police is in Kerala to arrest him. Shameer KS sat down with Maudany to ask him about the case and his thoughts.