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Vol. XLVI No. 5, 2008-05-06

SILLOD TALUKA OF AURANGABAD FACES COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

Hindu-Muslim riots flared up after Friday prayers on April 18 in Bharadi village, Taluka Sillod of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Incidents of destruction of properties, including setting shops on fire took place. During the Friday prayers rioters raised the slogan 'Qasam Ram ki khate hain mandir wahin banayenge' in front of Jama Masjid and played DJ music loudly which caused much disturbance during the prayer. Latter on some unknown persons destroyed things and all of a sudden Bharahd...

"ISLAMIC TERRORISM' IS A CONSPIRACY OF COMMUNAL FORCES: TEESTA

There is no confrontation between Islam and democracy. 1400 years ago Islamic teachings warned against cruelty, exploitation, injustice, equality and taught about the rights of women and how to establish secular and democratic society; so linking Islam with terrorism is nothing but a well-planned conspiracy against Muslims. These were the views of famous social worker and advocate Teesta Setalvad.

Speaking as Chief Guest on in a convention on “Facts of Allegation of Islam...

3 PERSONS ARRESTED IN MALEGAON

Malegaon Police conducted a raid on a Pathology Laboratory which is situated in a basement of a private hospital, and recovered revolver, RDX and fake currency notes of one thousand rupees. They have arrested three persons who were committing crimes for unknown organisations, reported Urdu Times on April 18.

The names of those arrested were reported as Nitish Ashire (20), Sahab Rao Sukhdev Dhevre (22) and Jitendar Kherna (25). The last one is the owner of Smith Patholo...

BAN BAJRANG DAL LIKE SIMI: DIGVIJAY SINGH

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on April 23 demanded that Hindu extremist organisation Bajrang Dal should also be banned like SIMI. Talking to pressmen at Indore, Singh alleged that Bajrang Dal and its affiliate organisations make bombs and give bomb-making training to their cadres. He said these organisations are responsible for communal riots in the country. On the arrest of Muslim youth in the name of anti-SIMI campaign, Singh warned against the arrest of innocent people in the n...

GOVT SAYS NO TO MOVE FOR STRICTER SATI LAW

The United Progressive Alliance government has dropped attempts to strengthen the anti-Sati law, more than 20 years after it was first enacted. The amendments to the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, had met with resistance in the Cabinet over some clauses. The proposed law was expected to increase prison terms for those committing as well as glorifying the practice. Some officials of the women and child development ministry reportedly said the amendments have been dropped followin...

JALALUDDIN UMARI LAUNCHES HIS WEBSITE

Renowned Islamic scholar and Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, has launched his personal website. The website www.jalaluddinumari.com, which will be available in both Urdu and English, was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Dr Shakil Ahmed in the weekly programme at JIH headquarters in New Delhi on April 19. The website will feature his biography, statements, interviews and his Juma sermons.

Those who were present in the programme inc...