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New Way of protest increasing acts of violence in Indian Kashmir
Leaders react to Mulayam's apology to Muslims
Mulayam's apology to Muslims a gimmick: Mayawati
Verdict on transfer of Gujarat riots case reserved
TCN impact: Centre writes to Bihar on minority district plan
Sit-ins, protests amid separatist shutdown in Kashmir
Kerala satisfied with AMU-Malappuram progress
Gujarat: Making of a fascist state
Jamia to introduce semesters at post-graduate level
RJD promises Muslim quota in Bihar
Mulayam apologises to Muslims for aligning with Kalyan
Kashmiri traders body says losing $ 1 m daily
Muslims in Bihar from the eye of Darbhanga-born Muslim NRI
Raid of office a violation of freedom of expression and political rights: SDPI
Muslim, Christian leaders call for peace
Scholar KT Abdul Raheem passes away

New Way of protest increasing acts of violence in Indian Kashmir

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT

By Sheikh Imran Bashir, Agence India Press,

Srinagar: Indian Kashmir's protests turned a new leaf on Thursday, July 15 as protestors occupied streets in a peaceful show of resistance, marking, perhaps, a new era in the movement in the troubled Himalayan region

Leaders react to Mulayam's apology to Muslims

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday appologised to muslims for his recent bonhomie with communal forces (read Kalyan Singh). In his appology letter Mulayam admitted his mistake and assured that he will strive for protecting the interests of muslims in future.

Mulayam's apology to Muslims a gimmick: Mayawati

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:25 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday termed as a "political gimmick" her rival and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's public apology to Muslims for associating with former BJP leader Kalyan Singh before the 2007 state assembly polls.

"The apology was nothing more than a political gimmick being played by Mulayam, whose game was to simply misguide and mislead the Muslim community," Mayawati said in a statement issued here.

Verdict on transfer of Gujarat riots case reserved

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:13 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat High Court Thursday reserved its order on a petition seeking transfer of the Gulberg Society massacre case during the 2002 Gujarat riots from the judge hearing it due to his alleged "biased behaviour".

Petitioner Imtiyazkhan Pathan and others, who are witnesses and victims of the 2002 riots, filed a petition before the court seeking a transfer of the case from the court of judge B.U. Joshi.

TCN impact: Centre writes to Bihar on minority district plan

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:01 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Within days of TwoCircles.net starting a series on the ground situation of the Multi-sectoral Development Program (MsDP) in seven Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) in Bihar – with first part on Darbhanga – the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has snubbed Nitish Kumar government for being slow in implementing MsDP projects.

Union Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has written a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressing concern at Bihar lagging behind in structural development projects in MCDs.

Sit-ins, protests amid separatist shutdown in Kashmir

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:51 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: People came out in large numbers to stage sit-ins and protests at many places in this Jammu amd Kasmir summer capital Srinagar Thursday on the second day of a separatist shutdown even as restrictions were removed throughout the Valley.

People came out in Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal, Naid Kadal, Safa Kadal, Bohri Kadal and Khanyar areas of the city early Thursday and staged sit-ins and protests in response to the call given by the separatist Hurriyat group headed by Syed Ali Geelani.

Kerala satisfied with AMU-Malappuram progress

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:47 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: A Multi Ministerial Consultative Meeting held today at Trivandrum, expressed the satisfaction on the progress made by the Aligarh Muslim University in starting the Center at Malappruam.

The meeting was attended by Mr. K.P. Rajendran, Minister for Revenue and Land Reforms, Mr. M.A. Baby, Minister for Education & Culture, Dr. T.M. Thomas Issac, the Minister of Finance and Public Works, Mr. Paloli Mohammad Kutty, Minister of Local Self Government and Mr. N.K. Premachandran, Minister of Water Resources.

Gujarat: Making of a fascist state

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:24 AM PDT

By Ram Puniyani,

Jamia to introduce semesters at post-graduate level

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:43 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi : While concerns are being raised over the introduction of the semester system in Delhi University, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university has gone ahead and introduced it in all its post-graduate courses, an official statement said Thursday.

Around 6,000 students are taking admission to 231 courses in Jamia this academic session. The varsity reopens after vacations Friday.

The 91-year-old Jamia has also introduced new courses like BA Hons. (Tourism and Hospitality), Masters in Physiotherapy (MPT) among others.

RJD promises Muslim quota in Bihar

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:40 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Writer,

Patna: In a bid to take lead in the pre-poll race among political parties to win Muslims heart, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of Lalu Prasad Yadav yesterday promised state Muslims special quota in job if it came to power after October-November Assembly elections.

Mulayam apologises to Muslims for aligning with Kalyan

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:06 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Thursday apologised to Muslims for aligning with former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh, widely seen as a key figure in the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya in 1992.

Kashmiri traders body says losing $ 1 m daily

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:42 AM PDT

By IRNA,

Srinagar, India : Kashmir Traders Federation (KTF), a body of local traders, Thursday said that despite suffering massive loses due to continued series of strikes and curfews, traders would continue their support to the separatist programmes.

KTF, which recently split in to two factions, is aghast at the killing of innocent Kashmiri youth.

Muslims in Bihar from the eye of Darbhanga-born Muslim NRI

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:30 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

They are not aware of their rights and are much backward compared to South India Muslims. However, things have begun changing of late, says Darbhanga-born, Dubai-based businessman Omar Hejazeen about Muslims in Bihar in an exclusive interview with Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net.

How do you see Muslims in Bihar, your home state, from the eye of a Muslim NRI?

Raid of office a violation of freedom of expression and political rights: SDPI

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:13 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kozhikode: The unnecessary raids conducted in the offices of the Social Democratic Party of India are a violation of the right for independent political activity as well as the freedom of expression acknowledged by the Indian Constitution, said the state leaders of the SDPI in a press conference.

Muslim, Christian leaders call for peace

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:33 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Kochi: Care should be taken to ensure there is no activity in the religious or educational institutions of Muslims or Christians hurting the good communal relations between the communities, urged a meeting of the leaders of Muslim and Christian communities. The meeting was held in Muvattupuzha in the background of the attack on the professor accused in blasphemy case.

Scholar KT Abdul Raheem passes away

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:23 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Malappuram: KT Abdul Raheem, noted Islamic scholar and member of the national representative body of the Jamat e Islami Hind, died yesterday. The 67-year old was admitted to a private hospital when he died around 7.30 pm.