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Omar asks Army to cooperate in fake encounter inquiry
Jamia Millia to conduct B.Tech entrance test in 63 centres
Riot-hit area of Ahmedabad peaceful
Four-member family meets tragic end in West Bengal rail mishap
British envoy on three-day Kashmir trip
Few Muslims crack National Defence Academy, Naval Academy Exam 2009
Emirates India Fraternity Forum to help Mangalore crash victim families
Bihar’s budding scientist Meraj Ahmad working on rail engine
Two arrested for involvement in fake gun battle in Kashmir
New ICCR website inaugurated
Historian Nasim Yousaf’s book on Allama Mashraqi released
IAS topper Shah Faesal meets PM
Rivers swell in Kashmir Valley after rains
A serious look at communal intolerance in India
Dilemmas of Muslims Living in the New Age
New York Aligs names Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for Lifetime Achievement Award 2010
Hypocrisy in the guise of freedom of expression

Omar asks Army to cooperate in fake encounter inquiry

Posted: 28 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

By AIP Bureau

Srinagar: Taking strong note of an alleged fake encounter case involving a Major, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asked the Indian Army to cooperate in the investigations being carried out by the police.

Commander of 15 Corps Lt Gen N C Marwah met the Chief Minister who reiterated his government's commitment to zero tolerance to human right violations.

General Marwah assured the Chief Minister of complete cooperation and also apprised him that a high-level internal enquiry had been launched by the army to ascertain the facts.

Jamia Millia to conduct B.Tech entrance test in 63 centres

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:54 AM PDT

By IANS

New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia University will hold entrance tests for its B.Tech course outside Delhi in 63 centres Saturday.

The university received 37,000 applications for its 350-seat B.Tech course.

"For the first time, the university moves out of Delhi to conduct its entrance test as the demand is huge for the course. The entrance will be conducted in Patna, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Ranchi, Srinagar and Guwahati," Simi Malhotra, media coordinator of the university, said Friday.

Riot-hit area of Ahmedabad peaceful

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:50 AM PDT

By IANS

Ahmedabad: The riot-hit Shahpur area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat remained tense but peaceful with no untoward incident being reported Friday, police said.

Ahmedabad Joint Police Commissioner Satish Sharma termed the situation in the affected area as under control.

Clashes between two groups over a minor incident left one person dead Monday. Four people were stabbed.

Trouble began when a marriage procession with loudspeakers blaring passed by a place of worship when prayers were in progress.

Four-member family meets tragic end in West Bengal rail mishap

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:47 AM PDT

By IANS

Kolkata: Four members of a family, who boarded a long distance train for the first time, were killed in the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express train tragedy Friday.

Syed Javed Alam was taking wife Sabia Javed and their twin daughters Shirin and Shamrin to meet Sabia's elder sister in Mumbai. Both Syed and Sabia were school teachers.

"All four have been killed in the accident. It was for the first time that they were going out of the state and boarded a long distance train. Both Shirin and Shamrin were very happy that they are going to Mumbai," relative Reshma Khatun said.

British envoy on three-day Kashmir trip

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:46 AM PDT

By IANS

Srinagar: British High Commissioner to India, Sir Richard Stagg arrived here Friday on a three-day visit to Kashmir during which he will meet various political leaders.

After his arrival here, Stagg called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

"In an hour long meeting, the two discussed various socio-economic and political developments in the state," an official statement here said.

The high commissioner was later scheduled to meet Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group.

Few Muslims crack National Defence Academy, Naval Academy Exam 2009

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:38 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (II) 2009. The examination was held for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of National Defence Academy and Naval Academy 10+2 (Executive Branch). Very few Muslims are among the successful candidates.

Among 694 successful candidates for Army/Navy, there are only 13 Muslims. For Air Force, 282 have been selected. Muslims among them are just 5 while for the Naval Academy there is only 1 Muslim among 57 successful candidates.

Emirates India Fraternity Forum to help Mangalore crash victim families

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:10 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Emirates India Fraternity Forum has come out to help the families of Mangalore air crash victims. EIFF will work that the families get benefits from the companies in Dubai and other parts of Emirates where the deceased were working.

Bihar’s budding scientist Meraj Ahmad working on rail engine

Posted: 28 May 2010 05:27 AM PDT

By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,

Meraj Ahmed, 24, living in Betiah, a backward district in Bihar, has won several awards for his innovations – the recent one from President of India. Nowadays he is working on a rail engine like that of bullet train. But his bullet train engine will run on the normal railway track. Talking to Mudassir Rizwan of TwoCircles.net Meraj gives detail about his innovations, his life and problems, and his future plans.

Mr Meraj, please tell us about you and your background.

Two arrested for involvement in fake gun battle in Kashmir

Posted: 28 May 2010 04:32 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Two people have been arrested for the disappearance of three men in the Kashmir Valley who were allegedly killed in a fake gun battle near the border with Pakistan.

An officer said Bashir Ahmad, a former special police officer, and his accomplice Fayaz Ahmad were arrested for the disappearance last month of Shahzad Ahmad, Riyaz Ahmad and Muhammad Shafi from Nadihal village in Sopore district.

Locals and relatives of the three have alleged that the pair abducted them from their homes April 29.

New ICCR website inaugurated

Posted: 28 May 2010 04:30 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : The Indian Centre for Cultural Relations (ICCR) took India's soft power a step ahead by launching a new web portal listing the centre's activities both in the country and abroad.

The portal was inaugurated by ICCR president Karan Singh at Azad Bhavan in the capital Friday.

The ICCR helps formulate and implement policies pertaining to the country's external cultural relations and fosters multi-lateral understanding through creative dialogues and people-to-people cultural contact.

Historian Nasim Yousaf’s book on Allama Mashraqi released

Posted: 28 May 2010 03:49 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: A book entitled, "Government of British India on Allama Mashraqi and Khaksar Tehreek (Movement): A Select Chronology" has been published and released in the USA. This work of 544 pages is a major contribution toward the historiography of the independence movement and the emergence of two sovereign states — Pakistan and India— in 1947.

IAS topper Shah Faesal meets PM

Posted: 28 May 2010 03:39 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulated Dr. Shah Faisal, the Civil Services topper for 2010. Faesal met Prime Minister here on May 26. Faesal is the first candidate from Jammu & Kashmir in Independent India who has bagged top position in the most coveted exam in the country.

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulating IAS topper Dr. Shah Faisal

Rivers swell in Kashmir Valley after rains

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:35 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar : Incessant rains have left the Kashmir Valley's rivers and streams swollen, prompting authorities to issue a flood alert for Friday.

"There will be rain and thundershowers across the valley in the next 12 hours. The weather will only show signs of improvement by tomorrow (Saturday) evening," said an official of the weather office here.

"The minimum temperature in the valley will stay around 13 degrees Celsius during the next 24 hours," the official added.

A serious look at communal intolerance in India

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:15 AM PDT

By M.R. Narayan Swamy, IANS,

Book: "Decoding Intolerance"; Author: Prateep K. Lahiri; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 276, Price: Rs.395

Dilemmas of Muslims Living in the New Age

Posted: 28 May 2010 12:06 AM PDT

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan,

The Biggest Problem of Muslims Today

New York Aligs names Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT

By TCN News

New York: The Aligarh Alumni Association of New York has announced that the eminent literary critic, poet and novelist, Mr. Shamsur Rahman Faruqi will be honored with this year's "Sir Syed Day Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Literature, Poetry, Arts or the Sciences.'

This award will be presented at the Association's annual Sir Syed Day Dinner and Mushaira to be held on October 2, 2010 at Akbar Restaurant, Garden City, New York. The award includes the presentation of a plaque and a cash purse of Rupees one lakh.