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- Court notice to CBI on Amit Shah associate's bail plea
- Salauddin Ahmed appointed first Muslim Chief Secretary of Rajasthan
- Stop use of arms against stone throwers in Kashmir: Activists
- Court notice to Gujarat, Delhi on shootout killing fears
- Shah's court appearance deferred due to hospitalisation
- High court adjourns hearing in Ishrat Jahan case
- Repeal AFSPA in Kashmir: Swami Agnivesh
- Large Muslim congregation to take pledge against terrorism
- Repeal army's special powers in Kashmir: Civil society team
- Peace returns to Hindpiri area of Ranchi, Alvida Juma performed
- Normalcy returns for a day in Srinagar
- A visit to Amiruddaula Public Library of Lucknow
- PFI welcomes NRI voting bill, inclusion of caste in census
- E-Ramzan – A journey of the Web World
- Respect for Ulama: Earned or Requested for?
- Maudany’s bail plea: hearing on Monday
- Court order on PDS will lead to price-rise: Solidarity
- Salem’s Muslim Women’s Aid Society: Idea of young women
- AMU student selected by Science Foundation of Ireland for research prog
- World Qods Day an important event for unity of Muslim Ummah: Jawwad
- Osama and the Prophet
- Commission probing civilian deaths in Kashmir starts inquiry
- New Jersey temple cancels Rithambara program
- JUCS to keep a watchful eye on Ayodhya related news
| Court notice to CBI on Amit Shah associate's bail plea Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:12 AM PDT By IANS, Gandhinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on the anticipatory bail plea of Yashpal Chudasama, a close aide of former minister Amit Shah, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shoutout case. Ajay Patel, another aide of the former minister, has also filed for anticipatory bail but the matter is yet to come up. The notice is returnable Sep 13.
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| Salauddin Ahmed appointed first Muslim Chief Secretary of Rajasthan Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:11 AM PDT By TCN News Jaipur: Earlier this week, Rajasthan appointed Salauddin Ahmed to be the new Chief Secretary of the state. Salauddin is 1975-batch IAS officer. Salauddin Ahmed was born in Lucknow in 1952 and was the Additional Chief Secretary prior to his promotion. Ahmed is an MA in modern history. He has also a degree in public management from University of Sussex, UK.
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| Stop use of arms against stone throwers in Kashmir: Activists Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:04 AM PDT By IANS, Mumbai : The government should call for an immediate halt to the use of arms by security personnel against stone throwers to end the turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, a group of activists urged at a conference here Friday. Among other things, the meeting convened by Peace Mumbai, a network of social organisations, called for an immediate withdrawal of security forces from the civilian areas of Jammu and Kashmir where over 60 people have been killed, mostly in firing by security forces, in the last three months of turmoil.
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| Court notice to Gujarat, Delhi on shootout killing fears Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT By IANS, Gandhinagar : The additional sessions judge, Ahmedabad, A.S. Shah Friday issued notices to the Gujarat and Delhi governments following fears of a staged shootout killing voiced by a kin of an Ahmedabad railway station bomb blast accused. Iliyas Pathan, lawyer of 2007 Ahmedabad railway station bomb blast accused Mohammed Aslam alias Aslam Kashmiri, Friday filed an application expressing fears of an alleged staged shoot-out killing while in transit.
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| Shah's court appearance deferred due to hospitalisation Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:54 AM PDT By IANS, Gandhinagar : Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah, the prime accused in the Sohrabudin Sheikh staged shoot-out case, did not appear before the court Friday through video-conferencing due to his hospitalisation. The designated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge A.Y. Dave was informed by the jail authorities that since the former minister was in the government civil hospital, he would not be able to present himself before it even through video-conferencing.
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| High court adjourns hearing in Ishrat Jahan case Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:30 AM PDT By IANS, Gandhinagar : The Gujarat High Court Friday adjourned the hearing in the Ishrat Jahan staged shoot-out case to Sep 9 with the Supreme Court still considering the matter and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) conveying its inability to probe the case. A division bench of judges Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari adjourned the hearing after the Supreme Court appointed SIT headed by R.K. Raghavan, a former CBI director, conveying in writing its inability to take up the case.
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| Repeal AFSPA in Kashmir: Swami Agnivesh Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT By Manoj Khar, Agence India Press New Delhi: Describing the situation in Kashmir as "critical and tragic", a delegation from the civil society, which visited the valley recently, Friday called for the immediate withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who led the team, told Agence India Press here that the people whom the team met in Kashmir "complained about the total insensitivity of the central government as well as the people and media in India to the tragic happenings in Kashmir".
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| Large Muslim congregation to take pledge against terrorism Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT By IANS, Thiruvananthapuram : Come Monday and Kerala will witness a large congregation of Muslim devotees taking a pledge against terrorism on the 26th night of Ramadan, which is considered particularly holy. The congregation for the annual prayer at Malapuram is said to be the third largest after Makkah and Madina.
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| Repeal army's special powers in Kashmir: Civil society team Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT By IANS, New Delhi : Describing the situation in Kashmir as "critical and tragic", a delegation from the civil society, which visited the valley recently, Friday called for the immediate withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who led the team, told reporters here that the people whom the team met in Kashmir "complained about the total insensitivity of the central government as well as the people and media in India to the tragic happenings in Kashmir".
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| Peace returns to Hindpiri area of Ranchi, Alvida Juma performed Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:31 AM PDT By TCN Special Correspondent, Ranchi: Today, two days after the clash between two communities in the Hindpiri area of Ranchi City followed by communal tension, peace returned in the area. Alvida Juma (last Juma of the holy month of Ramdhan) was performed in a relatively peaceful atmosphere at Chatta Masjid, where on Wednesday night, a clash between two communities had taken place. 
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| Normalcy returns for a day in Srinagar Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:19 AM PDT By IANS, Srinagar : Life once again returned to normal for a day as authorities did not impose any restrictions in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital after separatists withdrew their protests Friday, also a public holiday on the occasion of Jaumat-ul-Vida. Banks, educational institutions, government offices and post offices were closed here on account of Jaumat-ul-Vida, which is the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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| A visit to Amiruddaula Public Library of Lucknow Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:01 AM PDT By TCN Special Correspondent, Lucknow: Situated amidst lush green trees in the backdrop of historical 'white baradari' is the Amiruddaula Public Library in Lucknow. The library which is a favourite rendezvous for book lovers completes the Qaiserbagh heritage zone with its architectural beauty.
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| PFI welcomes NRI voting bill, inclusion of caste in census Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:58 AM PDT By TCN News, Bangalore: The Popular Front of India has welcomed the NRI voting bill passed in the Parliament and the decision of the Central Government to include caste of the citizens in the Census 2011.
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| E-Ramzan – A journey of the Web World Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:56 AM PDT By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In this month of Ramzan let's once drift from the real world to the virtual one. It is the world of technology, gadgets and internet – all have affected all including religion and its festivals. It has brought about a revolution in thoughts and also empowered commoner to form and share his or her feelings. E-Ramzan started with SMSes. The time the moon of Ramzan was sighted mobile got flooded with SMSes and mail box with e-greeting cards.
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| Respect for Ulama: Earned or Requested for? Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:55 AM PDT By Dr Wasim Ahmad, There is a discussion currently going on initiated by a request "Please respect our 'Ulama". We should respect all human beings – including the 'traditionally' and 'modern' educated. Having said that, please allow me to assert that respect is earned more than requested for. Do we ever need to start a campaign for increased awareness about the importance of sun, air, water and light etc? We don't.
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| Maudany’s bail plea: hearing on Monday Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:53 AM PDT By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Bengaluru: The hearing on the bail plea submitted by PDP chairman Abdunnasir Maudany, arrested in connection with the 2008 Bengaluru blast case, will take place on Monday. Prosecution yesterday filed the counter-affidavit opposing the bail plea. Meanwhile the Karnataka police would again send notice to the four policemen in guard duty of Maudany, asking them to be present for interrogation.
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| Court order on PDS will lead to price-rise: Solidarity Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:46 AM PDT By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Kozhikode: The Supreme Court order against distributing food grains to those above the poverty line through the Public Distribution System will lead to price-rise in the country, said PI Noushad, state general secretary of the Solidarity Youth Movement. The organization asked the government to make legislation strengthening the PDS in order to defend the price-rise as a result of the court order.
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| Salem’s Muslim Women’s Aid Society: Idea of young women Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:51 AM PDT By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: While studying the role and activities of Muslim Women's Aid Society (MWAS) in Tamil Nadu this correspondent came into contact with Mrs. Umai Banu, Honorary Secretary of Salem District's MWAS. Mrs. Banu was a source of not only information but also inspiration.  Mrs.K.M.Umai Banu
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| AMU student selected by Science Foundation of Ireland for research prog Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:51 AM PDT By TCN News, Aligarh: An undergraduate student of B.Tech. (Electronics) III Year, Ms. Musfira Jilani of Aligarh Muslim University was selected by the Science Foundation of Ireland for their UREKA (Undergraduate Research Experience Knowledge Award) Programme. Ms. Musfira is one of the ten students selected from all over the world for the award this year.
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| World Qods Day an important event for unity of Muslim Ummah: Jawwad Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:50 AM PDT By IRNA, New Delhi:A renowned Indian Shia Scholar on Friday said that by forging unity, Muslims and the other world nations must exert pressure on the Isreal to stop crushing the people of Palestine and forcing it to vacate the occupied lands. In an exclusive interview with IRNA, Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawwad, Friday Prayer Leader at historic Asafi Mosque in Lucknow said that by observing the World Qods Day as an important occasion, the entire Muslim ummah can be united. 'It is indeed a highly sentimental issue for Muslims all over the world', said Jawwad.
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| Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:15 PM PDT How would Osama explain himself before the Prophet? : A fictional dialogue Osama: Holy Prophet I most humbly submit to you and ask you how do you view the jihad I am waging against kafirs and western imperialists including America and Satanic powers in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan who are against Islam and are slaves of American imperialism. This is the only way we can destroy the Satanic and imperialistic designs of the west and their collaborators in the West.
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| Commission probing civilian deaths in Kashmir starts inquiry Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:20 PM PDT By Agence India Press Srinagar: A judicial commission appointed by the state government in July to probe 17 civilian deaths in the Kashmir Valley between June 11 to July 19 this year on Thursday started its process of inquiry. Secretary to the commission of inquiry Tariq Ahmad Banday issued a public notice, seeking information from persons, groups or organisations having any knowledge about incidents which led to the killing of 17 civilians, beginning with the death of 17-year-old Tufail Ahmad Mattoo after he was allegedly hit by a teargas shell at Rajouri Kadal on June 11.
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| New Jersey temple cancels Rithambara program Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:59 PM PDT By TCN News New Delhi: Hindu Samaj Mandir, a temple in New Jersey has canceled a program of Sadhvi Rithambara that was scheduled in their facility from Sept 2 to 6. An advocacy group, Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA) has welcomed the decision by the temple authorities to not let their facilities be used by Rithambara. "I am truly heartened to hear the Hindu Samaj Mandir's decision for not allowing Sadhvi Ritambhara to speak at their facility" said Rasheed Ahmed, president of IMC-USA.
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| JUCS to keep a watchful eye on Ayodhya related news Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:31 PM PDT By TCN News New Delhi: With judgment on Babri Masjid title case on Sept 17th coming closer, extremist groups have started the campaign to mobilize their supports. It is feared that media might play the same divisive role that in late 1980s and early 1990s during the movement that led to the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992.
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