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Demand for Probe into Batla House Encounter grows louder
AMU Kerala land: second phase under survey
Islam, Christianity alien, so cannot get quota: BJP
Muslims hail court order on Andhra quota, want states to follow
Indian University to hold int’l seminar on Holy Quran
Lodge murder case against police for Batla shootout: Jamia MLA Asif Khan
BJP silent on revisiting Babri ghost
Uttar Pradesh is top fake encounter specialist in India
NHRC lists Batla House as fake encounter
Bihar welcomes Muslim reservation in Andhra Pradesh
Advani 'euphoric' on Babri demolition day, says eyewitness cop
Civilian wounded in Kashmir grenade explosion
Supreme Court order on Muslim quota a relief for students
Minority Minister holds meeting with Muslim community representatives
To demand Muslim reservation, PFI march towards TN Raj Bhavan

Demand for Probe into Batla House Encounter grows louder

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:51 AM PDT

By TCN Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: It seems the series of protests and agitations on Batla House Encounter issue is not going to end soon. In yet another protest to demand the judicial enquiry into Batla House Encounter, hundreds of residents of Jamia Nagar staged a Dharna today at Batla House Chowk after Juma Prayers.

AMU Kerala land: second phase under survey

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:11 AM PDT

By Aaliya Rushdi, TwoCircles.net

Malappuram: After the handing over the 123 acres of the First phase of land for the Aligarh Muslim University Open centre, the Kerala Government is moving forward with rapid pace. The 300 acres of land in the second phase is also under survey.

Islam, Christianity alien, so cannot get quota: BJP

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:17 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : "Islam and Christianity are alien" to India and, therefore, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) feels people from the minority groups, even if their socio-economic condition is low, should not be given the privilege of quota in jobs, legislative bodies and education, a party official said Friday.

Muslims hail court order on Andhra quota, want states to follow

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:14 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad/Patna : The Supreme Court order restoring four percent quota for backward class Muslims in government jobs and education in Andhra Pradesh has come as a relief for students aspiring for professional courses and has been welcomed by the community, which now wants more to states implement it.

Students, who feared they would lose an academic year because the Andhra Pradesh High Court last month quashed the quota, were elated with the Supreme Court's interim order. The court Thursday observed there was nothing wrong in providing a quota for Muslim backward classes.

Indian University to hold int’l seminar on Holy Quran

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:34 AM PDT

By IRNA,

New Delhi : Islamic scholars, writers and academics from different parts of the world will be attending a three-day International Seminar on the Holy Quran, planned by the Arabic Department of Kerala University at Thiruvananthapuram from April 29.

The focus of the seminar would be the status of Quranic Arabic language in the knowledge era from a different perspective, according to A Nizarudeen, Head of the Department of Arabic in the university.

Lodge murder case against police for Batla shootout: Jamia MLA Asif Khan

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:25 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: Asif Mohammad Khan, the Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA from Delhi's Okhla Assembly segment wherein fall Jamia Nagar and Batla House area, has been very vocal on the issue of Batla House encounter and demanded probe since the day one. Talking to Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net, he says the victim families should lodge murder case against the police officers involved in the Batla House encounter. He stresses judicial process, rather judicial probe.

BJP silent on revisiting Babri ghost

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:03 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday refused to comment on a senior police officer testifying in a court against L.K. Advani that he gave an instigating speech in Ayodhya shortly before the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

"The BJP won't comment on that. It is a matter subjudice," party spokesperson Ramnath Kovind told reporters here when asked about the party's reaction to the statement by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anju Gupta in a Rae Bareli court.

Uttar Pradesh is top fake encounter specialist in India

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:29 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: As a state Uttar Pradesh is the top fake encounter specialist in the country with 716 fake encounter cases registered at National Human Rights Commission from the state in the last 16 years (1993-2009). No other state in the country has entered three-digit figure. Surprisingly, next to UP, however, is Bihar with 79 fake encounter cases. Andhra Pradesh is at No. 3 with 73 cases while Maharashtra with 61 is at No. 4. Andaman & Nicobar has just 1 case in 16 years.

NHRC lists Batla House as fake encounter

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:48 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

New Delhi: Surprised? But it's true. The official data of the official human rights watchdog, National Human Rights Commission, has included Batla House encounter among fake encounters in the country. In the last 16 years (1993-2009), there were 1224 fake encounters across the country. The September 19, 2008 Batla House encounter in which two alleged terror suspects were killed was also registered as a fake encounter, the NHRC data say.

Bihar welcomes Muslim reservation in Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:11 AM PDT

By IANS,

Patna : Muslims in Bihar welcomed the Supreme Court decision to uphold the validity of four percent reservation for backward members of the Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh.

"It is a historical decision," chief of a Patna based influential Muslim body Imarat Shariah Maulana Syed Nizamuddin said.

The Supreme Court's order will have a long term effect for the development of Muslims, the most backward and poorest community in India, Nizamuddin, who is also the general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, told IANS.

Advani 'euphoric' on Babri demolition day, says eyewitness cop

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:09 AM PDT

By IANS,

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani "looked euphoric" as he declared in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992, shortly before the demolition of the Babri Masjid, that a Ram temple would be built on the site, police officer Anju Gupta testified before a court here Friday.

Gupta, who was then posted as assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in Ayodhya, was deposing before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in this town, about 85 km from the state capital Lucknow.

Civilian wounded in Kashmir grenade explosion

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:08 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : One civilian was injured when separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Friday.

Police said guerrillas targeted the bunker of the paramilitary force outside the State Bank of India branch in Sopore town, about 50 km from here, but the grenade exploded on the ground.

"The grenade exploded on the road injuring one civilian, named Tanveer Ahmad. He has been shifted to a hospital for treatment. The area has been surrounded for searches," a police official said.

Supreme Court order on Muslim quota a relief for students

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad : The Supreme Court order restoring four percent quota for backward Muslims in government jobs and education in Andhra Pradesh has come as a big relief for students aspiring for admission into professional courses in the next academic year.

The students, who were afraid of losing a year due to last month's Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the quota, were elated with the interim order of the Supreme Court, which Thursday observed that there was nothing wrong in providing a quota for Muslim backward classes.

Minority Minister holds meeting with Muslim community representatives

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:29 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today in New Delhi held an interaction with about two dozen Muslim community representatives and activists drawn from across the country. Different issues including Muslim reservation, communal violence bill were raised by the invitees and the minister put his views on these issues.

Among the prominent people who participated in the meeting include Prof. Jawaharullah of TMMK,Ejaz Alam of Jamaate Islami Hind, and represantative of Muslim Education Society (MES), Kerala.

To demand Muslim reservation, PFI march towards TN Raj Bhavan

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:09 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Chennai: To press the demand for reservation to Muslims in government jobs and education in entire country, the Popular Front of India today held a protest march towards Raj Bhavan in Chennai. A delegation of PFI leaders submitted a memorandum to the Governor demanding implementation of Ranganath Mishra Report which recommended 10% reservation for the Muslim community.