Malwa’s communal poison worries Muslims in MP
In latest round of rioting in at Alirajpur and Neemuch, houses, shops and vehicles belonging to Muslims were damaged. Yet over 30 Muslims arrested so far, curfew imposed only in Muslim areas.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Bhopal: The flow of communal violence in the Malwa region, the hotbed of Sangh Parivar, in Madhya Pradesh has left state’s Muslims in the state worried. The recent violence at Alirajpur and Neemuch is just the new addition to the ever growing communal frenzy in the region which has already covered Indore, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Dewas, Ujjain and Burhanpur in the past few years.
Land acquisition bill: misgivings justified
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
There is the fundamental question as to whether taking away the agricultural land for setting up industry or housing projects is appropriate for the country. India is predominantly an agriculture oriented economy. In a densely populated country like ours agriculture provides jobs to millions of people at unskilled and semi-skilled level.
On World Autism Day, a charitable trust in Kozhikode hopes for rehabilitation of special...
By Shafeeq Hudavi, TwoCircles.net,
Kozhikode: Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Autism Week observance, being held in Kerala, the functionaries of the Humanity Charitable Trust are upbeat, with every reason to be. The members of the trust, based here in Kozhikode, are glad that their years long efforts have started to bear fruit.
Muslim League Parliamentarian writes to Telangana CM demanding justice for Shiekh Hyder
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Hyderabad: The custodial death of poor labourer Sheikh Hyder in Nizamabad town continues to draw ire from different political parties, the recent to jump in is the Indian Union Muslim League. IUML Member of Parliament from Ponnani Kerala, ET Mohammed Basheer has shot a letter to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao demanding stringent action against the cops involved in the custodial death.
Legal fraternity backs Justice’s Joseph call for religious sensitivity
New Delhi : A number of senior Supreme Court lawyers have come in support of Justice Kurian Joseph who protested against holding of a...
जानिए कि कौन है नरेन्द्र मोदी को धर्मनिरपेक्षता की नसीहत देने वाला?
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
नई दिल्ली: जब पूरा देश नवनिर्वाचित प्रधानमंत्री के ताकत की दुहाई दे रहा है और साथ में समाज का एक...
Awareness on birth control in Assam’s Hailakandi
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: For Doctor Ilias Ali, it was a major step taken in the right direction as he addressed the second...
Mushawarat expresses concern at the deteriorating communal situation
AIMMM's central committee met here today to deliberate over community, national and international issues.
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, the apex body of Indian Muslim organisations, condemned the violence unleashed against Muslims, Christians, Dalits and Adivasis across the country. It is said the attacks on mosques, churches, graveyards and dargahs across the country are assault on the basic constitutional rights of minorities in the country.
Scholarships meant for female students distributed in Gaya’s only minority girls’ school
By Tameemuddin Humble, TwoCircles.net,
Gaya: “Students’ money, allotted by the Government under Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana and Mukhyamantri scholarship program...
BJP meet endorses its coalition government in Kashmir
Bengaluru: The BJP's national executive on Saturday endorsed the formation of a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for...
45 arrested over clash in MP town, curfew continues
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): At least 45 people were arrested in connection with a clash during the Hanuman Jayanti Hindu festival in a town in...
Minister wants centre to popularise Agra’s lesser known monuments
Agra: Union minister Ram Shankar Katheria on Saturday said he has urged his cabinet colleague and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma to take steps to...
100 tribal study centres to be set up in Wayanad district of Kerala
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: As many as hundred tribal study centres will be established in Wayanad in a bid to bring a qualitative...
Slain gangsters had no terror links: Telangana minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy has denied that the two gangsters killed in a gunfight with police on Saturday had any terror...
Policeman, two gangsters killed in Telangana gunfight
Hyderabad: Two gangsters and a policeman were killed and two police officers were injured in a fierce gunfight in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Saturday,...
Arch rivals join hands ahead of civic polls in WB; Left parties support Mamata’s...
Court stays ban on Togadia, administration cancels permission to his public meeting
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata/Raiganj: Two days after Mamata Banerjee government banned...
BJP wants to implement the RSS agenda in Jammu & Kashmir: Syed Ali Shah...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Srinagar: Comparing the mainstream political parties of the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) with the two...
‘Manual scavenging-free India’ still a distant dream
Is the government really serious about rehabilitation of manual scavengers?
By Nivedita Khandekar, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: It is centuries old, most inhuman of the...
PFI organises convention on rise of communal tensions in Delhi
Representatives of different faiths and various civil society groups and activists participated to express their concern
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Perturbed on...
RS polls: IUML nominates Wahab from Kerala
Malappuram (Kerala): Ending speculation of a rift in the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), businessman and party secretary P.V. Abdul Wahab was on Saturday...
Three die in Rajouri explosion
Jammu: Three people were killed and one injured on Saturday in a blast at a forest area near the line of control (LoC) in...
Muslim girl from Thane tops Bhagwad Gita competition
Thane (Maharashtra): A 12-year old Muslim schoolgirl recently topped an examination on knowledge of the Hindu holy book, Bhagwad Gita, conducted by the International...
BJP corporator booked for molesting minor girl belonging to minority community; family seeks protection
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mira Road (District Thane, Maharashtra): A BJP corporator from the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has been booked for allegedly molesting a minor girl here.
The girl is a 13-year-old, class 7 student, belonging to a minority community.
पंच-नामा : गिरिराज, आदित्यनाथ, आडवाणी, तम्बाकू और भाजपा का मूड
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
आज के पांच...चीनी प्रतिबंधित करवाने पर तुले भाजपा सांसद, क्या सरकार को अपने चुनावी वादों का पुनर्मूल्यांकन करने की ज़रूरत है? भाजपा का सबसे वरिष्ठ नेता बैकफुट पर और आदित्यनाथ क्यों नहीं सम्हाले बनते......यानी भाजपा की मौजूदा कार्यप्रणाली की पड़ताल
1. गिरिराज सिंह बलात्कारी?
केन्द्रीय मंत्री गिरिराज सिंह ने सोनिया गांधी पर नस्लभेदी बयान देने के साथ उठे बवाल के बाद अपनी गलती के लिए माफ़ी मांग ली थी. लेकिन ‘ज़ुबान से निकली बात और कमान से निकले तीर’ के लिए जो बातें कहावतों में कही गयीं हैं, वे भाजपा के बड़बोले नेताओं पर सही जाकर बैठ रही हैं. ज्ञात हो कि गिरिराज सिंह ने कहा था कि यदि पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री राजीव गांधी किसी नाइजीरियन महिला से शादी करते, तब भी क्या कांग्रेस उस महिला का नेतृत्व स्वीकार करती. कांग्रेस को विरोध करना ही था, तो उसने किया. साथ में नाइजीरिया और उसके करीबी देशों ने भी आपत्ति जताई तो भाजपा की अंतर्राष्ट्रीय किरकिरी हुई. अब ‘इंडियाज़ डॉटर’ नाम की डाक्यूमेंट्री बनाने के बाद भारत सरकार के निशाने पर आ जाने वाली फ़िल्मकार लेज़ली उडविन ने भी गिरिराज सिंह को बलात्कारी करार दे दिया है. ब्रिटिश फ़िल्मकार लेज़ली उडविन ने कहा कि उन्हें गिरिराज सिंह किसी बलात्कारी से कम नहीं लगते. उन्होंने आगे कहा, ‘भारत सरकार ने मुझ पर आरोप लगाया कि मेरी फ़िल्म बलात्कारियों को प्लेटफॉर्म मुहैया करा रही है, लेकिन असल में संसद ऐसे स्त्री-विरोधी बयान देने वालों को प्लेटफॉर्म मुहैया करा रही है. मुझे गिरिराज सिंह के बयान का स्तर निर्भया कांड के मुख्य आरोपी मुकेश सिंह के बयान से ज़रा भी कमतर नहीं लग रहा है.’ ज़रूरी है कि सिर्फ़ बयानों से सुर्खियां बटोरने वाले नेताओं से भाजपा जल्द से जल्द छुटकारा पाए, नहीं तो पार्टी के स्तर पर भाजपा की जो भद्द पिट रही है वह तो होगा ही, साथ ही अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्बन्धों में सरकार की साख भी गिरेगी.
By 2050, Hindus’ share of India’s population to fall by 2.8 percent: Study
By Arul Louis,
Phoenix (Arizona) : Hindus in India are projected to grow to almost 1.3 billion by 2050 in a total population of nearly...
बाबरी विध्वंस के आरोपियों को बचा रही सीबीआई – रिहाई मंच
By TCN News,
लखनऊ: रिहाई मंच ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा बाबरी मस्जिद को गिराने के आरोपी लालकृष्ण आडवाणी, कल्याण सिंह, उमा भारती, मुरली मनोहर जोशी, अशोक सिंघल समेत बीस लोगों को नोटिस जारी करने का स्वागत करते हुए पूर्व में हुई सीबीआई जांच में आरोपियों को क्लीन चिट दिए जाने पर सवाल उठाया है.
A park that threatens Taj Mahal’s safety?
By Brij Khandelwal,
Agra : Most photographs of the Taj Mahal taken before 2003 show the Yamuna river flowing close to the rear foundation of...
Lord Ram at centre of yet another BJP-SP flashpoint
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Lord Ram is once again at the centre of a flashpoint between the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya...
India-Pakistan rivalry and heavy dosage of history
It is an undisputedly history-rich bouquet of books that IANS is offering to its readers this weekend, covering the most debated topic of India-Pakistan rivalry to juxtaposing the neighbour's state of affairs in global politics. And then there are some gems from history repolished through the eyes of foreigners. Take a look.
Rahima Khatun: Exemplary work in the field of Muslim women empowerment and children’s welfare...
Changing the socio-economic status of Muslim women by mobilising them into Self-Help Groups and building their skills and capacities is the singular goal of ‘Rajya Mahila Samman 2014’ awardee
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata/Howrah: Her mission is to self-help, empower and to protect the minority women, girls and children, especially in the rural society. Rahima Khatun has devoted herself for spreading awareness and upliftment of women, eliminate poverty and help tide over poor health and illiteracy. Her weapons in this fight are skill development programmes and self help groups focusing on Muslims.
Passport Seva Kendra opened at Imphal
The office would also benefit Muslims preparing to perform hajj
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: Opening of a passport office at Imphal is a dream comes true for the people of the state, said Chief Minister O Ibobi while inaugurating the office of Passport Seva Kendra here.
The function, organised by the Union Ministry of External Affairs on March 31, was attended by Gaikhangam, deputy chief minister; Thangso Baite, Lok Sabha MP; Haji Abdul Salam, Rajya Sabha MP; P C Lawmkunga, chief secretary; Mukesh K Pardeshi, joint secretary of Ministry of External Affairs, and Ajungla Jamir, Guwahati Regional Passport officer.
Now, AIMIM to field 60 candidates for Aurangabad civic elections
Enthused with support from SCs and dalits, AIMIM has also decided to contest from saffron bastions – Gulmandi, Raja Bazar, Khadkeshwar and Aurangpura.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Aurangabad: Buoyed after winning two seats in 2014 assembly election in Maharashtra – one of it being the Aurangabad (Central) seat – the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is now aiming at the forthcoming civic body polls in the city by declaring to contest 60 of the 113 wards.
Sania and Saina symbols of woman power
By Veturi Srivatsa,
Saina Nehwal has officially been anointed the No.1 woman player in world badminton. Sania Mirza is on the cusp of becoming the top-most in tennis doubles - she is No.3 right now. The two Hyderabadis are the best role models for young Indian women trying to make a mark in today's highly competitive world of sport.
Hashimpura: Crying Shame !!
Since the Hashimpura killings, governments of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati have come in and gone out. Despite their tall claims of sympathy for Muslims, they did everything to thwart justice.
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam,
How do we judge the justice delivery system in India? Is it good, shoddy, or great? In fact, it is all the three at different times and levels. To be fair to it, its shoddiness does not always come from within it, but mostly from outside: the political culture, the police and the state itself.
Maldives institute, AMU discuss cooperation
Aligarh : A delegation from an institute in the Maldives visited Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here on Thursday and discussed with officials the prospects...
Advani not to address BJP meet?
Bangalore : As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commenced its largest strategy meet on Thursday since coming to power at the centre, it remained...
Misguided empowerment camouflaged as choices
By Zoya Khan for TwoCircles.net,
A lot has been said about the recent Vogue campaign which claims to empower women by having to make their own choices. Well I have something to say, and I will say it not because I have the choice to but because I have the option to. To exercise that option could be my choice. Most certainly it is not the case. Our choices are driven by the current market situation and are dependent on the dynamics and functioning of the markets. It is amidst this that the choices we make are heavily market-oriented.
Qutb Shahi tombs to regain lost grandeur
By Mohammed Shafeeq,
Hyderabad : If Charminar is the symbol of Hyderabad, the Qutb Shahi Tombs along with Golconda Fort are an integral part of...
VHP to approach Calcutta HC over Togadia ban
Kolkata : The VHP said on Thursday it will approach the Calcutta High Court against the Mamata Banerjee government issuing prohibitory orders to ban...
Two more accused secure bail in nine-year-old Aurangabad arms haul case
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: Continuing blows to Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Mumbai special court established inside the Arthur Road jail granted bail to two more accused – Muhammad Zubair, 32, and Afzal Khan, 35, in the Aurangabad Arms Haul case of 2006.
PFI Telangana demands criminal cases against guilty police personnel in custodial murder case of...
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Condemning the custodial death of a Muslim youth Shaikh Hyder in Town-1 Police Station at Nizamabad city, the Popular Front of India, Telangana unit has demanded filing of criminal cases against guilty police personnel.
Nightlong rain keeps Kashmiris on edge
Srinagar : Incessant overnight rain on Thursday kept thousands of locals on tenterhooks, though the water level in Jhelum and all other major rivers...
‘Leadership 2015’ award for Prof Touheed Mujawar
Jamia Institute of Engineering and Jamia Polytechnic, Akkalkuwa receives recognition at national level
By TCN News,
Nandurbar (Maharashtra): Professor Touheed Mujawar, executive director of the Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom, Akkalkuwa in the district, has received the 24MRC Network 2015 Leaders Award (Education) given for recognition of educational excellence.
‘Saffronisation’ imperative to rectify distorted Indian history: RSS chief
Kolkata : Condemning the calling of Indian revolutionaries as terrorists, RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat on Wednesday said "saffronisation" was imperative to rectify the country's...
पंच-नामा : यूजीसी, तोगड़िया, गिरिराज, पार्सेकर और गाय-बैल
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
आज के पांच और उनकी पड़ताल ..... महाराष्ट्र की सरकार के लिए गाय-बैल ज़रूरी हैं या मर रहे किसान, क्या यूजीसी का वजूद अल्पदक्ष मंत्रालय मिटा देगा, फ़िर से लहराती भगवा ज़ुबानें और तोगड़िया को बंगाल में भी रेड सिग्नल.
1. गए यूजीसी के दिन?
अच्छे दिन आम जनता के आएं या ना आएं, लेकिन केन्द्रीय मंत्रियों के, भाजपा से जुड़े हुए लोगों के और संघ के लोगों के अच्छे दिन ज़रूर आ गए हैं. इसी क्रम में मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय के अच्छे दिन आए तो विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग (यूजीसी) के अच्छे चाहे बुरे, जैसे भी दिन थे, अब लद गए से लगने लगे हैं. अपनी कम काबिलियत और योग्यता को लेकर चर्चा में रहने वाली स्मृति इरानी मानव संसाधन व विकास मंत्री हैं. इस मंत्रालय की एक कमेटी ने यूजीसी की कामकाज की समीक्षा करने के बाद इसे भंग करने की सिफारिश कर दी है. इस कमेटी के अध्यक्ष हरी गौतम थे, जो पहले खुद यूजीसी के चेयरमैन रह चुके हैं. इस कमेटी की सिफारिश की खबरों को सही मानें तो कमेटी में अपनी सिफारिश में कहा है कि यूजीसी में कोई फेरबदल करने से कोई लाभ नहीं मिलेगा. अच्छा होगा कि सरकार एक नेशनल हायर एजुकेशन अथॉरिटी का गठन करे. लेकिन यह बात जानने योग्य है कि यूजीसी का गठन संविधान के अधिनियम के तहत किया गया था, इसलिए इसे भंग करने के लिए भी लोकसभा और राज्यसभा में मंत्रालय को संघर्ष करना होगा. इसके बाद राष्ट्रपति से भी अनुमति लेनी होगी. हालांकि सरकार ने यह सफ़ाई दी है कि यह बात गलत है, लेकिन कमेटी की सिफारिशों और सरकार के रवैये को देखते हुए मामले की संजीदगी कुछ और ही कहती है.
NCMC reviews Kashmir flood situation
New Delhi : The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met here on Wednesday to take stock of the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir,...
Temporary closure of Calicut airport postponed; no inconvenience to Hajj, Umra pilgrims, Gulf expats
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kozhikode: In what brought cheers to the expatriates, Hajj and Umra pilgrims from Kerala, the partial closure of the Calicut International Airport at Karipur has been postponed beyond Hajj pilgrimage and busy Gulf season.
As per the information passed on by R K Srivastava, chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to E Ahmed, Malappuram MP, the re-carpeting works, scheduled to be started on May 1, has been postponed to September. The decision was initiated after the sufferings of the Hajj pilgrims from Malabar were brought to the notice of AAI, a statement from Ahmed’s office said.
West Bengal govt bans entry of VHP’s Praveen Togadia
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: The Trinamool government in West Bengal on Wednesday banned entry of Praveen Togadia, International president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, claiming it apprehends that his entry will lead to communal tension and disturb public tranquility.
“मुजफ्फरपुर दंगों की जांच हाशिमपुरा की राह पर”
By TCN News,
‘अजीजपुर गाँव, मुज़फ्फरपुर में दिन दहाड़े हुए साम्प्रदायिक हमलों पर जिस प्रकार सरकार लीपापोती कर रही है, उससे ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि बिहार सरकार, मुज़फ्फरपुर में हुए साम्प्रदायिक हमलों में वही फ़ैसला देना चाहती है जैसा फ़ैसला उत्तर प्रदेश के हाशिमपुरा नरसंहार में आया है.’ यह बातें कहीं गयीं मुज़फ्फरपुर दंगों पर ‘समाज बचाओ आंदोलन’ द्वारा की गयी एक समीक्षा सभा के दौरान कही गयीं.
Overwhelming reactions from all corners to SC notice to Advani and others in Babri...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court issued a notice to BJP veteran leader LK Advani and 19 others over Babri Mosque demolition, stakeholders in the case and opposition parties have welcomed the Supreme Court move even as BJP came up with a cautious reaction saying the matter is in the court.
Court helps Muslim woman to live with Hindu husband
New Delhi : Coming to the aid of a young Muslim woman who alleged threats from her family after she married a Hindu, the...
Ruling, Opposition MLAs oppose ‘anti-minority’ Goa Film Festival
Panaji : Four legislators, including a Christian MLA from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, have demanded that the Goa Film Festival be...
“Lessons from Hashimpura”
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Possibly the biggest incident of custodial killing, where officers of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) shot dead 42 Muslims and sought to destroy the evidence, has resulted in acquittal because of the deliberately lackadaisical and shoddy investigation, says Vibhuti Narain Rai, retired Indian Police Force (IPS) officer.
Amjadi Begum: “A brave woman”
By Rizwan Lateef Khan,
One name, Amjadi Begum, associated with the Indian Freedom Struggle needs no introduction. Principled, patriotic, self-respecting, honest, dignified, truthful, courageous, determined and committed to the cause are all the attributes which direct us to that great personality whom we all know as Amjadi Begum.
Beauty of Urdu resonates in the Sanskrit university
By TCN News,
Koilandy (Kerala): ‘Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna teri …’ the famous Urdu poem by Iqbal was heard at a Sanskrit University premises.
The beautiful rendition of the poem – actually a prayer – marked the start of an almost lyrical seminar programme ‘Ilm al bayan aur Ilm al kalam’ (Rhetoric & Prosody), the two-day seminar on Urdu Literature at the Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit University here.
Rain forecast worries Kashmiris
Srinagar : The water level in Jhelum and other major rivers has dropped much below the danger mark on Wednesday, but the forecast of...
‘Made in Mumbra’ exhibition, seminar for micro, small and medium industries summit held at...
By TCN News,
Mumbra (District Thane, Maharashtra): A ‘Made in Mumbra’ exhibition, which had stalls showcasing security surveillance, moulding and engines material, cloths, colors and perfumes, cake and even vadaa paav etc. prepared by people of Mumbra was part of the event which also saw 3rd annual seminar on Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries Summit in Mumbra.
Orientation programme for stress management held at AMU
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice chancellor, urged teachers to avoid stress by keeping their minds free from clutter and dedicate themselves to their students wholeheartedly.
Telangana proposes garden, museum at Qutub Shahi tombs
Hyderabad : The Telangana government has sent a proposal of Rs.85 crore to the central government for restoration works at Qutub Shahi tombs, the...
Maoist group owns up to Patna blast, Nitish orders probe
Patna : A Maoist group, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in the Bihar capital on...
Babri demolition case: SC notice to Advani, Joshi
SC to hold final hearing in Babri demolition conspiracy case on April 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to BJP leaders L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and 17 others on a petition challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging them of criminal conspiracy in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
पंच-नामा : गुजकोक, बाबरी विध्वंस पर नोटिस, हाशिमपुरा पर कांग्रेस, तम्बाकू-कैंसर और कश्मीर के...
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
गुजरात के एंटी-टेररिज़म बिल में ऐसा क्या है जो उसका पास होना एक बड़ी खबर बनता है, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने की बाबरी मस्जिद मामले पर एक बड़ी चोट, हाशिमपुरा मामले में कांग्रेस का विरोध कितना सही, विज्ञान और सरकार में दूरी कैसे और क्या है घाटी की आज की कहानी....पांच खबरों की पड़ताल, आपके लिए.
Modi, RSS, and BJP come under attack at JUH conference
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Lucknow: Thousands attended a conference organized by Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Hind faction led by Maulana Arshad Madani. The public meeting or Ijlas-e-Aam at Rifah-e-Aam Club grounds was held in Lucknow on Saturday, March 28.
Mamata government traded national security for vote bank: BJP
Kolkata : In the wake of the NIA's claim that the terrorists involved in the Burdwan blast had conspired to overthrow the government in...
Gujarat assembly again passes controversial anti-terror bill
Gandhinagar : Amid strong protests and a walkout by the opposition Congress, the Gujarat legislative assembly on Tuesday passed the controversial 12-year-old anti-terror and anti-organised crimes bill for the fourth time.
The proposed law, intended to combat terror and organised crimes in the state, has been hanging fire since 2003 when it was propounded by then home minister Amit Shah, now the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, during the tenure of former chief minister Narendra Modi, now the prime minister.
Srinagar-Jammu highway partially reopens as weather improves
Jammu : The strategic Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was opened for one-way traffic on Tuesday as improved weather and receding water level in major rivers...
SC notice to Advani, Joshi over Babri demolition
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and 17 others on a...
Photo Essay: Another flood disaster engulf the Kashmir valley
Even when the people in Kashmir valley are yet to come over the devastating flood of October 2014, the nature’s fury struck again. Intermittent heavy rainfall since Friday, March 27, night lead to flooding of the Jhelum – which is flowing above danger mark – and its tributaries inundating large portions leaving Srinagar and surrounding areas in the grip of panic.
Attacking the cross: Rise in anti-Christian violence
By Ram Puniyani,
Julio Ribeiro is one of the best known police officers in India. Recently (March 16, 2015) he wrote that he is feeling like a stranger in this country. ‘I feel threatened, not wanted, reduced to a stranger in my own country’. This pain and anguish of a distinguished citizen, an outstanding police officer has to be seen against the backdrop of the rising attacks on churches and rape of a 71-year-old nun in Kolkata. All over the country, the rage amongst the Christian community is there to be seen in the form of silent marches, candle light vigils and peaceful protests.
SC to hold final hearing in Babri demolition conspiracy case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday will take up on April 1 for final hearing the CBI's appeal challenging 2010 Allahabad High Court...
More than 20,000 Muslim men and women attend Tablighi Ijtema in Manipur
By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,
Imphal: The three-day state-level Tablighi Ijtema in Manipur which commenced on March 28 concluded on March 30 with a...
WB police delay submission of report; 11-year-old girl from Maharashtra continues to stay in...
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata/Bangaon: Thanks to negligence of over 10 months by West Bengal police, an 11-year-old girl from Maharashtra continues to remain at the juvenile home in West Bengal even as her mother is running from pillar to post to seek her release.
पंच-नामा : जन्नत में बाढ़, नज़मा हेपतुल्ला की विदाई, एनआईए की चार्जशीट, जनता परिवार...
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
कश्मीर में लगातार आ रही आपदा किसका इम्तिहान ले रही है, नरेन्द्र मोदी सरकार से एक अल्पसंख्यक मंत्री की छुट्टी तय,...
Army prepared for rescue operations in flood-hit Kashmir
Srinagar: The Indian Army has kept 20 columns, equipped with boats and water pumps, ready for rescue operations in the flood-hit Kashmir valley, officials...
17 die as floods ravage Kashmir
ArraySrinagar: Up to 16 people were killed on Monday as a devastating flood in the Kashmir Valley forced thousands to flee to safer places...
BJP ally in Maharashtra opposes beef ban; many other organisations join hands to pressurize...
Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR), Mumbai calls beef ban in Maharashtra ‘unconstitutional’.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Mumbai: The Republican Party of India...
Flood horror haunts Srinagar, people abandon homes, shops
Srinagar: Nisar Hussain, 65, who lives in the Gogjibagh residential area of Srinagar, repents his decision to have come back home after three months....
Burdwan blast: NIA names 21 for bid to overthrow Dhaka regime
ArrayKolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a special court on Monday named 21 people, formally charged with involvement in the Burdwan blast case,...
Floods ravage Kashmir; 16 buried alive as houses collapse
Kashmir: Sixteen people were buried alive as two houses collapsed and a young man was washed away in floods that ravaged the Kashmir Valley...
System of impunity breaks the soul of terror-acquitted journalist
If the jails were harsher for Iqbal Ahmed Jakati, life outside after he walked as a free man was not pleasant anymore. Even...
21 formally charged for hand in Burdwan blast
Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday formally charged in a special court 21 people, including four Bangladeshi nationals, for their involvement in...
Floods ravage Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Floods ravaged Kashmir Valley on Monday following incessant rainfall over the past four days. Anxious people began to leave for safer places as...
बिखर गया ‘झाड़ू’ का तिनका
By शादाब अहमद मोइज़ी,
….. अभी गर्मी आई भी नहीं और गर्मी की आहट सुनते ही ‘झाड़ू’ मुरझाने लगा. क़रीब 50 दिन पहले ही तो झाड़ू खरीदा था लेकिन न जाने क्यों बरसात के पानी में भींगे बिना ही झाड़ू कमज़ोर पड़ने लगा. एक-एक करके उसके सारे तिनके निकलने लगे, लेकिन अब आप ही बताइये हम क्या करें? इस झाड़ू को खरीदते वक्त पांच साल की गारंटी मिली थी, लेकिन पाँच साल की गारंटी वाला झाड़ू अभी से ही अपना ब्रांड या यूँ कहें कि अपनी ‘हैसियत’ बताने लगा.
Retaining controversial clauses, Gujarat govt set to introduce amended anti-terror GUJCOC Bill in Assembly
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Gandhinagar: Aiming to strengthen state anti-terror laws, Gujarat government has decided to reintroduce the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill...
Re-probe of Hashimpura killing case
By Syed Ali Mujtaba,
The conspiracy of silence among the political parties of UP regarding Hashimpura judgement that has acquitted the accused for want...
Flood alert issued in Srinagar as Jhelum water level crosses alarming level
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: The water level in river Jhelum has crossed to alarming level at two critical points on Sunday, forcing government...
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind demands ban on ‘fascist’ RSS for its communal activities
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Lucknow: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the socio-religious organization, has demanded that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) be banned for its alleged involvement in several communal activities across the country.
At the Ijlas-e-aam (general body meeting) of the Jamiat here on Saturday, it accused RSS for the demolition of Babri Masjid, ghar wapsi and campaign for a Hindu Rashtra.
Government will try to ban cow slaughter: Rajnath
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) : The central government will try to build consensus on banning cow slaughter, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday.
Cow...
Flash floods damage houses, roads in Kashmir; continuous rainfall triggers panic
By TCN News,
Srinagar: Flash floods triggered by incessant rain have damaged scores of houses, school buildings and other structures besides snapping road connectivity in the Kashmir Valley, an official said on Sunday.
"Over 80 structures, including residential homes, school buildings and other structures, have suffered damage due to flash floods since Saturday," an administrative officer told IANS here.
Flash floods damage houses, roads in Kashmir
Srinagar : Flash floods triggered by incessant rain have damaged scores of houses, school buildings and other structures besides snapping road connectivity in the...
Hashimpura: wait for justice continues even after 28 years, survivors pledge to continue fight
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: “Men from Hashimpura between ages 12 to 50 were segregated, forced in a truck and taken to so remote place in the dark of the night. One by one PAC shot at us. A bullet hit me here in the stomach and exited from back,” says Mohammad Usman, while showing the bullet mark that has remained.
National Urdu Science Congress organised at Zakir Husain Delhi College
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The very First National Urdu Science Congress, was organized by the Anjuman Farogh-e-Science (Organisation for Science Promotion, Delhi), at Zakir Husain Delhi College, Delhi, India during 20-21 March 2015.
Continuous rainfall triggers another flood panic in Kashmir; Met dept denies any chance of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Srinagar: In wake of heavy rainfall in Kashmir valley, the Jammu and Kashmir state government on Sunday deputed four ministers to monitor rising water levels in Kashmir valley. Even Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is on his way to Srinagar to personally monitor the arising situation.
Lift ‘no fly zone’ restriction: India urges Saudi Arabia
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has urged the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to persuade Saudi Arabia to lift the ban on...
No flood threat to Kashmir Valley: Met
Srinagar : The Kashmir Valley faces no flood threat, authorities said on Sunday, as many residents of Srinagar began shifting to safer areas as...
Sayeed leaves for Kashmir to assess flood threat
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed rushed to Srinagar on Sunday to personally monitor the situation arising from incessant rains...
Submit Magisterial Inquiry and Forensic report in two year old Shopian Killing Case: NHRC
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: In the latest development in two years old Shoipan case, where 4 persons were shot dead as alleged militants, NHRC had already asked for reports and had issued notice on the appeal of human rights activist and Save sharmila Solidarity Campaign convener Ravi Nitesh.
Delhi based NGO empowering women from flood prone Purnia in Bihar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Purnia/Delhi: Delhi based NGO ANHAD is helping women in flood-prone Purnia District of Bihar in livelihood under an umbrella project Dhaani. ANHAD started working in Purnia District in Bihar in 2008 after the Kosi floods. After the initial relief work and livelihood support to over 150 families we set up vocational training centres in 10 villages in Purnia and Araria.
Afghan students in Delhi organise candle vigils in solidarity with Farkhunda
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Students from Afghanistan studying in different universities in New Delhi organised candle vigil in solidarity with with Farkhunda...
नया फ़ैसला: फ़िल्म बनानी है? पहले तीन-तीन मंत्रालयों से इजाज़त लीजिए..
By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
नई दिल्ली: बीबीसी की डॉक्यूमेंट्री ‘इंडियाज़ डॉटर’ को भारत सरकार ने अपने आत्मसम्मान से जोड़ लिया था. भयानक स्तर पर सरकार ने कोशिश जारी रखी कि किसी भी तरीके से इस फ़िल्म का प्रसारण रोक दिया जाए. लेकिन ‘अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी’ को कुचलने में सरकार असफल रही और बीबीसी ने तयशुदा तारीख से पहले ही अपनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री को प्रसारित कर दिया.
Custodial death in Nizamabad: rights groups see nexus between police and politicians
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nizamabad/Hyderabad: A fact finding report by Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has termed the custodial death of Shaikh Hyder of Nizamabad, a “blot on the face of Telangana state,” alleging “nexus” between police and politicians.
Jammu & Kashmir government reveals vision about education
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Naeem Akhtar said on Saturday that the coalition government is determined about course correction in education and...
At UN, India condemns persecution, violence in religion’s name
By Arul Louis,
United Nationn : India has strongly condemned violence perpetrated in the name of religion, declaring that it "strikes at our common humanity".
India's...
Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked
New Delhi : Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi was sacked on Saturday, officials said.
President Pranab Mukherjee directed that "Qureshi shall cease to hold the office...
Kashmiri students beaten? The controversy that was not!
Kashmiri media guilty of propagating one-sided news to create controversy
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net,
Kanpur/Srinagar: It started as just another brawl between two groups of students earlier on Monday, March 23. Location: The residential campus of the Maharana Pratap Group of Institutions (MPGI), Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Students involved were from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, especially the Kashmir valley.
New beef ban law comes into force in Maharashtra; 3 booked in Malegaon for...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Malegaon (Maharashtra): In a first case after the BJP-Shiv Sena government’s approved Maharashtra Animal Prevention Bill came into effect, police have booked three persons for allegedly slaughtering two calves in Malegaon town of Nashik district.
‘AMU shall never forget the services of Maulana Shibli Nomani’
By TCN News,
Aligarh: “Aligarh Muslim University shall never forget the services of Maulana Shibli Nomani who served this institution for sixteen years during its early period as a confidant of Sir Syed and AMU will consider establishing a chair to perpetuate the memory of Maulana Shibli Nomani and Khwaja Altaf Husain Hali”, said AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah while addressing at the inaugural session of two-day National Seminar on “Shibli and His Times”, organized by the Department of Urdu, AMU. He said that Shibli’s contributions will always be remembered.
Scrapping 90:10 funding pattern for special states not fair: Sayeed
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said on Friday that dispensing with the 90:10 funding pattern for centrally-sponsored Schemes (CSSs)...
NGOs to work with MANUU
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have agreed to develop long term community based collaboration with the Department of Social Work of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU).
Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more
A prolific poet, his Urdu poem Tarana-e-Assam is part of the 12th class curriculum of the state education board of Assam.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: Maulana Abul Hussain Mazumdar – popularly known as Sabiri Saab – the eminent Islamic scholar, writer as well as the first Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member from the north-east India, has passed away.
पंच-नामा : सब्सिडी खत्म, केजरीवाल, बिहार में संघ का खेल, आज़म खां और जम्मू-कश्मीर
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
क्यों केजरीवाल अपनी पूर्ववर्ती सरकारों से अलग नहीं हैं और दिल्ली चुनाव से भाजपा गलत सीख क्यों ले रही है, आज़म खां क्या कर रहे हैं और जम्मू-कश्मीर क्यों ख़ास होता जा रहा है.....पांच खबरों की पड़ताल...
1. तैयार रहिये बिना सब्सिडी के सिलेंडरों का उपभोग करने के लिए
चौंकने से काम नहीं बनेगा. एलपीजी के घरेलू गैस सिलेंडरों को लेकर चली आ रही लम्बी जद्दोज़हद और परेशानियों के बाद अब ऐसे संकेत मिलने लगे हैं कि भारतीय मध्यवर्गीय उपभोक्ता जल्दी ही सब्सिडी से वंचित हो सकता है. नई दिल्ली में ‘ऊर्जा संगम’ का उद्घाटन करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने इस बात के संकेत दिए हैं. नरेन्द्र मोदी ने कहा कि जो लोग संपन्न हैं, वे सब्सिडी छोड़ दें. ‘जो लोग बाज़ार के दामों के गैस सिलेंडर खरीद सकते हैं, वे अपनी मर्ज़ी से सब्सिडी वाले सिलेंडर खरीदना छोड़ दें’, ऐसा कहा प्रधानमंत्री ने. कुछ दिनों से आधार कार्ड को बैंक खाते और एलपीजी ग्राहक कार्ड से जोड़ने के बाबत पूरे देश में जो उठापटक मची है, इस पूरे पचड़े का अर्थ था कि ग्राहक को गैस सब्सिडी सीधे बैंक के खाते में मिलेगी. सरकार अभी ‘अपनी मर्ज़ी से’ का दावा कर रही है, लेकिन यह जानना ज़रूरी है कि कोई भी ग्राहक ऐसे फैसले कैसे लेगा. ज़ाहिर है कि सरकार इस फैसले को किसी न किसी रूप में ग्राहकों पर लागू करेगी और इसमें सरकार को ग्राहकों के बैंक खातों से सबसे अधिक मदद मिलेगी.
Ruckus in Kashmir assembly, NC legislator injured
Jammu : Pandemonium marred the proceedings of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Friday as opposition National Conference (NC) members gathered near the speaker's...
Beef essential food for Goa’s minorities: CM
Panaji : Asserting that beef is an essential part of the diet of the minority community, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday asked...
Giving wings to dreams and a Sunday School!!
An inspiring story of a bunch of dedicated volunteers who work for realizing the dreams of students from low-income area of Hyderabad
By Rupa Abdi for TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Don’t allow yourself to be misled because of her burka and hijab or her surroundings. She is not just another ordinary Muslim girl living a simple life. She is an engineering student who also works part time for an NGO called Helping Hands.
नक्सलविरोधी ऑपरेशनों का सच
By हिमांशु कुमार,
जब हम दंतेवाडा में काम करते थे तो हमारे साथ आश्रम में काम करने एक लड़का आया. मेरे साथियों ने बताया कि पहले वह ‘सलवा जुडूम’ में एसपीओ था लेकिन बाद में उसे अपने काम से नफरत हो गयी थी और उसने वह काम छोड़ दिया. उसने मुझसे कहा कि अब वह गाँववालों के लिए काम करना चाहता है इसलिए हमारे आश्रम से जुड़ना चाहता है. वह काम करने लगा. बाद में उसने मुझे कई घटनाएँ सुनाई. उनमे से दो घटनाएँ आज आपके साथ बाँट रहा हूँ.
‘Muslims of Karnataka and the Media’ seminar organised by India Fraternity Forum, Jeddah
By Tanveer Kaup for TwoCircles.net,
Jeddah: Muslims were urged to empower themselves on political grounds and come up as a political power during a seminar here organised by India Fraternity Forum (IFF).
Lambasting some media groups which have adopted dual policy against the Muslims, Abdul Majeed Vittla, in his presidential speech said, “It is very important for us to empower ourselves on political backgrounds and come up as a political power.”
Feel ‘vindicated and relieved,’ says Shahid Badr Falahi after acquittal in 14-year-old case
Dr Shahid Badr Falahi was the chief of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) at the time of its ban in 2001.
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Dr Shahid Badr Falahi, former chief of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), was acquitted on Thursday by a Delhi court in a 14-year-old case.
“I am vindicated and relieved,” Dr Falahi said after the verdict.
SIMI ex-chief cleared of promoting communal enmity
New Delhi : A court here on Thursday acquitted the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India's (SIMI) former president Shahid Badr Falahi in a...
IOS organises lecture on ‘Religious Minorities in India and Legal Perspective’
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Focusing on the constitutional provisions for the religious minorities to profess and propagate their religious belief, Professor Manzoor Ahmad, former IPS officer and vice chancellor of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, examined how the freedom of religion, right to equality and the right to maintain their cultural identity guaranteed under the Constitution were being allowed to be practised unfettered.
Investigate disappearances, identify unknown and mass graves in Kashmir, demand kin of disappeared persons
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Srinagar: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) on Thursday wrote to the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed demanding an Independent Commission of Inquiry to prosecute those responsible for over 8000 disappearances and more than 7000 unknown, unmarked and mass graves.
पंच-नामा : कौमी आवाज़, मंत्रियों के असबाब, वाड्रा, मनमोहन सिंह और दिल्ली में लाठीचार्ज
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
क्यों बदले-बदले से दिल्ली के सरकार नज़र आते हैं, वाड्रा कहां और मनमोहन कहां और महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्रियों द्वारा संपत्ति छिपाने से क्या सन्देश मिलता है...पांच खबरों की पड़ताल.
1. कश्मीर में पाकिस्तान का झण्डा
अलगाववादी नेता आसिया अंद्राबी ने एक ज़्यादा बड़ी बहस को जन्म दे दिया है. पाकिस्तान दिवस के मौके पर दुख्तरान-ए-मिल्लत की प्रमुख आसिया अंद्राबी ने श्रीनगर में पाकिस्तान का झण्डा फहरा दिया. रोचक बात तो यह है कि उन्होंने सिर्फ़ झण्डा फहराया ही नहीं, बल्कि अपने कुछ समर्थकों के साथ मिलकर पाकिस्तान का कौमी-तराना भी गा दिया. अब आसिया के खिलाफ़ नौहट्टा पुलिस थाने में गैरकानूनी गतिविधि निरोधक कानून के अनुच्छेद 13 के तहत मामला दर्ज़ कर दिया गया है. यह भी बात ध्यान देने की है कि पुलिस ने अभी तक आसिया को गिरफ़्तार नहीं किया है. जम्मू-कश्मीर की मुफ्ती सरकार अपने कुछेक फैसलों और बयानों के चलते अलगाववादियों के करीब नज़र आ रही है. चाहे वह सफल चुनाव के लिए पाकिस्तान को धन्यवाद देना हो या अलगाववादी नेता मसरत आलम को रिहा करना. ज़ाहिर है कि ऐसे में कश्मीरी सरकार किसी भी अलगाववादी नेता को गिरफ़्तार कर अशांति पैदा करने से बचना चाहेगी.
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