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Youth's drowning triggers protests in Kashmir
4,000 Kashmir employees call off strike
Ceremonies begin at Sania Mirza's house
Report: MIT workshop on Challenges to Secularism and Rule of Law in India
The Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat— Part 1
AMU VC gets Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
Cops, CRPF troopers stoned in Srinagar
Ulama Council again puts Batla encounter on top of its agenda
Separatist shutdown cripples life in Srinagar

Youth's drowning triggers protests in Kashmir

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: Tension gripped north Kashmir's Sopore town Tuesday after a youth drowned in the Jhelum river.

Zubair Ahmad, 17, drowned after he along with four other youths jumped into the Jhelum in the tense Sopore town Tuesday evening. Local residents alleged that he was being chased by the security forces before he jumped into the river.

After his body was fished out from the river hundreds of locals carrying the body shouted slogans against the security forces. They blamed the forces for chasing the youth who allegedly panicked and jumped into the river.

4,000 Kashmir employees call off strike

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT

By IANS,

Jammu: Bringing some relief to the state machinery, a section of the Jammu and Kashmir government employees Tuesday called off their strike on an assurance by the state government that their demands would be met in three months.

Secretariat Employees Union president Nazir Ahmad Tuesday evening said that 4,000 employees of the secretariat have called off their strike with immediate effect.

Ceremonies begin at Sania Mirza's house

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad: A day after Sania Mirza's marriage with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, wedding ceremonies began at the residence of the Indian tennis ace here.

The bride and her bride-groom arrived at her residence in Jubliee Hills Tuesday, formally kicking up series of ceremonies. The couple stayed at Taj Krishna hotel after their 'nikah' Monday afternoon.

Report: MIT workshop on Challenges to Secularism and Rule of Law in India

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:56 AM PDT

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,

What are the threats to secularism and the rule of law in India? Some of the best minds of academia, activism, media, and administration came together to discuss various challenges to India at the two-day workshop organized at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge.

The Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat— Part 1

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:27 AM PDT

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

This 6-part series of articles provides a detailed account of the historical origins and development of the Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat, focusing in particular on the social multiple roles that the movement has played in the region, which accounts, in large measure, for its deep-rooted popularity among the Meos. A sociological study of the development of Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat can provide interesting insights and parallels to understand the success and appeal of the movement in other contexts as well—Editor

AMU VC gets Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:12 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has been given Blessed Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 by Mother Teresa International Award Committee of Kolkata for his services in the field of education and for deprived classes. The award was conferred on him by Governor of West Bengal M. K. Narayanan in the presence of Governor of Bihar Devanand Konwar in a function on April 11 in Kolkata.

Cops, CRPF troopers stoned in Srinagar

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:51 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Pelting stones at police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, dozens of youths clashed with security personnel in a Srinagar locality Tuesday during a shutdown against the conviction of six Kashmiris in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bombing in New Delhi.

As public transport and markets remained closed in response to the shutdown called by Syed Ali Geelani, chief of the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, clashes broke out in Maisuma locality, adjacent to the city centre Lal Chowk.

Ulama Council again puts Batla encounter on top of its agenda

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:45 AM PDT

By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,

Azamgarh: Indicating that it will raise the Batla House encounter issue in high tone during the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh – after forgetting the issue for some months following the Lok Sabha elections in May 2009 – Rashtriya Ulama Council has again put the issue on top of its agenda. The party organized a meeting in Azamgarh yesterday to introduce its charter of 14 demands with Batla issue topping the list.

Separatist shutdown cripples life in Srinagar

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Life in Srinagar ground to a halt Tuesday in response to a shutdown called by the hardline faction of Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference against the conviction of six Kashmiris in New Delhi's Lajpat Nagar bombing case.

Public transport was off the roads and shops, educational institutions, banks and other business establishments were closed as the shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani came into effect.