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Sunday, March 7, 2010

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RJD asks MPs to vote against women reservation bill
To work for Muslims our duty, not appeasement: Nitish Kumar
Application invited from minority youths for coaching centres for police job
AMU handed over land for Malappuram centre
Women's quota bill 'anti-Muslim','anti-Dalit': Mulayam

RJD asks MPs to vote against women reservation bill

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:52 AM PST

By IANS,

New Delhi: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Sunday issued a whip to its party MPs in the Rajya Sabha to vote against the women's reservation bill being taken up in the house Monday.

RJD leader and party whip Rajniti Prasad said the party MPs will oppose the bill and vote against it.

"A whip has been issued to party MPs to remain present in the house Monday and vote against the bill," Prasad told IANS.

The RJD has four members in the Rajya Sabha.

To work for Muslims our duty, not appeasement: Nitish Kumar

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:22 AM PST

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Just two days after LJP held a massive Muslims Rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, now it was the turn of Bihar ruling party JD(U) to woo Muslims by holding Aqalliati Falahi Bedari Conference (Minority Welfare Awareness Conference) at Gandhi Maidan in Jahanabad on 6th March. Addressing the conference Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar said working for Muslims is his government's duty, not appeasement.

Application invited from minority youths for coaching centres for police job

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:15 AM PST

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

Patna: Bihar government has invited applications from Minority youths to join the free coaching centres started to provide them with physical and academic trainings for two months to crack test for recruitment in security forces in the state.

AMU handed over land for Malappuram centre

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:08 AM PST

By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net,

Malappuram: The first piece of land for the special centre of Aligarh Muslim University in Malappuram was handed over in a grand festival at Perinthalmanna on Saturday March 6. The documents of the land were handed over by Kerala Education Minister Sri M.A. Baby to the AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof: P.K. Abdul Azis.
The program which started at 8.30 in the morning with a huge procession consisting of ministers, political leaders and common men from the KSRTC bus stand undoubtedly gave excitement and proud to each one in the state.

Women's quota bill 'anti-Muslim','anti-Dalit': Mulayam

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:46 AM PST

By IANS,

Lucknow : Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday termed the women's reservation bill "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Dalit", and said it will restrict chances of members of these communities getting elected to legislatures.

"When states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi or Orissa rarely elect even a single Muslim, the reservation for women will further minimise the chance of a Muslim ever getting elected from these places," he said at a press conference here.