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• SDPI demands probe into safety measures available at Mangalore airport
• He died trying to attend his father's funeral
• Scrapping of discriminatory water agreement must for economic growth of J&K: Mehbooba
• Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) expresses condolences for Mangalore plane crash
• Muslims and media images: Where things went wrong
• Plane's black box found, kin bid loved ones adieu
• With 30 funerals, Kerala in mourning after plane crash
• Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosts Islamic Exhibition
• 158 dead as AI plane overshoots Mangalore runway, hurtles down cliff

SDPI demands probe into safety measures available at Mangalore airport Posted: 23 May 2010 06:37 AM PDT By TCN News Bangalore: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), while mourning the death of passengers in the crash of Air India Express flight from Dubai at Mangalore, has called upon the Union Government to order thorough investigations into the mishap with emphasis on whether standard safety measures were available at the Bajpe airport. A. Sayeed, SDPI general secretary, in a statement expressed deep shock at the mishap and offered his party's condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of their personal tragedies. read more

He died trying to attend his father's funeral Posted: 23 May 2010 06:33 AM PDT By Kashif Masood, AIP Bangalore: 27-year-old Siddique Choorisulaiman was rushing home to Kerala on getting the news about his father's demise. But what awaited him was death. Siddique was on board the ill-fated Air India Express flight which crashed in Mangalore on Saturday. Tragically, Siddique was scheduled to fly on a different flight but had let his brother go on it instead. read more

Scrapping of discriminatory water agreement must for economic growth of J&K: Mehbooba Posted: 23 May 2010 06:27 AM PDT By AIP Bureau Srinagar: Reiterating resolve of her party to get the grossly unfair water agreement with NHPC scrapped, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti demanded that state should be given right on its water to properly utilize to natural resources to make Jammu and Kashmir economically self-reliant. read more

Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) expresses condolences for Mangalore plane crash Posted: 23 May 2010 06:13 AM PDT By TCN News Dubai: Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims of Mangalore Air India Express plane accident and hoped immediate steps are taken to provide relief to the survivors. As many as 160 persons are dead when an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 169 on board crashed and caught fire today as it overshot the newly built runway while landing at the Mangalore airport. read more

Muslims and media images: Where things went wrong Posted: 23 May 2010 05:41 AM PDT By Vinod Mehta     Before I come to the subject matter of this essay, I must make a disclaimer, namely, that I do not bring to the issue an academic's or a specialist's perspective. All I can say is that I have been an English language editor for more than twenty-five years, and in that period I certainly have a working experience and knowledge of some of the problems and some of the complaints of Muslims in this country in terms of their media representation, especially in the English-language section of the press. read more

Plane's black box found, kin bid loved ones adieu Posted: 23 May 2010 05:40 AM PDT By IANS, Mangalore/Mumbai/Kasargod : A day after the air disaster in Mangalore claimed 158 lives, investigators Sunday found the plane's 'black box' to put together the last moments of the ill-fated aircraft while families, a large number of them from Kerala, went through the painful task of identifying their loved ones and cremating or burying them. At least 146 bodies, mostly charred beyond recognition, were identified by the families by Sunday evening, Air India chairman-cum-managing director Arvind Jadhav said in Mangalore. read more

With 30 funerals, Kerala in mourning after plane crash Posted: 23 May 2010 02:10 AM PDT By IANS, Kasargod (Kerala) : Sunday morning saw as many as 30 funerals in north Kerala's Kasargod and Kannur disricts. With 66 victims of Saturday's plane crash in Mangalore being Malayalis, Kerala was clearly in mourning. In fact, Pareppu, a small village in Kasargod was witness to seven funerals. As a mark of respect to the many departed, Nileshawaram town that borders Mangalore is observing a shutdown Monday. Of the 66 Malayalis killed in the accident, bodies of 54 have been identified while efforts are on to identify the rest. read more

Muslim Women’s Forum of Azamgarh hosts Islamic Exhibition Posted: 22 May 2010 10:57 PM PDT By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net, Azamgarh: Muslim Women's Forum of Azamgarh hosted an Islamic Exhibition on 21st and 22nd May 2010. Islamic Educational & Research Organization (IERO), Allahabad through its girl volunteers exhibited models based on Quranic teachings. Visitors walking past posters read more

158 dead as AI plane overshoots Mangalore runway, hurtles down cliff Posted: 22 May 2010 10:44 PM PDT By V.S. Karnic and Minu Jain, IANS, Mangalore (Karnataka) : At least 158 people were killed when a packed Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed Saturday while landing at Mangalore's "table top" airport, breaking into pieces and falling into a deep gorge in balls of fire. Only eight passengers survived in what is one of India's worst aviation disasters. read more

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