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Jammu : Amidst several incidents of violence, tension prevailed across Jammu region as protestors clashed with the police, damaged over dozens of vehicles, pelted stones on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) office and blocked Jammu-Pathankot and Jammu-Srinagar National Highways for hours together in protest against the state government's decision of retaining of 800 kanals of transferred forest land.

Kolkata: Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has opposed the global campaign, India included, to associate Islam with terrorism. He said the idea of associating Islam with terrorism floated by the U.S. after 9/11 is unacceptable.

He was speaking at the seminar on "Terrorism and Justice" organized by an NGO.

"After the Twin Tower attack, the U.S. floated worldwide the concept of ‘Islamic terrorism'; I am vehemently opposed to this" the Munsif daily quoted him saying.

By IANS

New Delhi : Hamid Ansari, who is most likely to be India's new vice president, is not just a diplomat and academic. He comes from a prominent political family with socialist leanings.

Non-controversial and low profile, Ansari, who is the unanimous choice of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Left parties for the August vice presidential election, points out that he is not that far away from politics as is being made out in sections of the media.

By IANS

Islamabad : The controversial Lal Masjid in the heart of the Pakistani capital will be ready for devotees next Friday, two weeks after 103 people were killed in the military operation to evict rebel Muslim clergy, students and armed militants.

But the Pakistan government does not want to rebuild the girls' seminary that was completely destroyed and might now be relocated.

The move is being opposed by Wafaqul Madaris, the national organisation of madrassas, whose leadership is meeting shortly to chalk out protest demonstrations.

Riazuddin Ahmed lost his parents and a sister in the ghastly Nellie Massacre. But he has fought against all odds to revive the spirit to live. He has set up COMTI, a one man mission to compile biographies of Indian Muslim personalities whose contributions need to be remembered by the society.

Srinagar : Tens of thousands people across Kashmir today marched towards the United Nation Office, here on Monday, urging the international community to intervene so as to find a permanent solution to Kashmir issue.

People in large number came on roads and marched towards the office of United Nations Military Observers' Group (UNMOG). Led by the representatives of co-ordination committee and other separatist groups the protestors were raising anti India and pro-freedom slogans.

Hyderabad : In a first of its kind development a leader of Jamiatul Ulema-e-Hind was today elected to the Andhra Pradesh legislative council,, upper House of legislature, as Congress member.

Hafiz Shabbir Ahmad, former president of state wing of Jamiatul Ulema was today declared elected unopposed in a by election caused by the resignation of by Habeeb Abdul Rahman of Telangana Rashtra Samiti.

By IANS

Islamabad : The military assault on the Lal Masjid, which killed over 100 people, has left traders in the heart of the Pakistani capital fearing possible suicide attacks because of the presence of security forces.

Amid beefed up security arrangements, the shopkeepers -- and shoppers too -- feel vulnerable because the presence of a large number of security personnel has only increased, they say, the chances of suicide attacks.

Agartala : Her writing "badly affected" since she left Kolkata and desperate to return, controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said she would return there "as soon as possible". If not Kolkata, she would choose Agartala as her home when she returns to India in August.

Srinagar : Chairman Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party, Prof. Bhim Singh today challenged the Hurriyat leaders Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Molvi Umer Farooq to contest from any of the Assembly constituency in Kashmir.

"I challenge to the two foremost but hostile Kashmiri Leaders to face me in any assembly constituency of the Kashmir Valley in the forthcoming Assembly Elections" Prof Bhim Singh said in a statement issued here today.

Kishtwar : The residents of Drubel in district Kishtwar today blocked National Highway (NH1B) and disrupted normal vehicular movement for whole day in protest against the transfer of a teacher from Government High School Drubel in Chatru area of Kishtwar.