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Vol. XLVIII No. 49, 2011-03-13 |
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| UMF Demands Probe into Niyamat Ansari Murder Case |
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The United Milli Forum (UMF) Jharkhand has condemned the brutal murder of the social activist Niyamat Ali Ansari in strong possible words. “The murder of Mr. Ansari is yet another attempt to silence the voices against corruption and all those who are working to expose the irregularities in the implementation of government act and schemes like MGNREGA, RTI, ICDS, etc. Moreover, these killings further expose the nexus between contractors, administration and corrupt political leaders,&rd...  |
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| BODY LAUNCHED TO BAN SEX DETERMINATION, FOETICIDE |
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A “Dignity of Girl Child Foundation” was launched in the presence of two State Ministers in Jaipur on February 27 with a call for affirmative action for girls, restoration of their value in the society, complete ban on sex determination tests and female foeticide and renewed efforts to check the declining sex ratio in Rajasthan. A conglomerate of three non-government organisations – Urmul, Swach and Vihaan – joined hands for the unique initiative with the support of Aw... |
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| SADHVI HELD FOR 2007 MURDER OF SUNIL JOSHI |
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Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police in connection with the murder of Sunil Joshi, an RSS worker and a suspect in the Samjhauta Express blast case, late on February 25. Joshi, believed to be an associate of the Sadhvi, was shot dead on December 29, 2007, near his house in Dewas, MP. Two men on a motorbike and others in a Maruti van had shot Joshi from close range. The MP police had sought the permission of the speci... |
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| MUSLIM TRUST INSTITUTES KARKARE AWARD |
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Chennai-based Darul-Islam Foundation Trust has instituted an award in the name of former ATS Maharashtra chief Hemant Karkare. It will honour the bravery, honesty and talents of Karkare, who was killed during the terrorist attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Risking his life, he unearthed the conspiracy hatched by saffron terrorists against the Constitution of India to topple the elected government and install a fascist administration based on the ideology of Hindutva. Karkare&rsqu... |
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| 'MERE PRESENCE AT CRIME SITE SUFFICIENT FOR CONVICTION' |
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Mere presence of an accused at the crime scene is sufficient to convict a person provided he had an “active mind in furtherance of the common object,” the Supreme Court has ruled in a case where the groom was murdered on the very next day of his marriage. A Bench of Justices V S Sirpurkar and A R Dave passed the ruling while dismissing an appeal of four life convicts challenging their conviction on the ground that they were merely present at the site and their active involvement w... |
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| RSS-BACKED SURVEY IN BIHAR UPSETS NITISH |
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A survey in Bihar for RSS by its outfit India Policy Foundation (IPF) could become a source of friction between CM Nitish Kumar and alliance partner BJP, reports said on February 26. Titled “Study of process and nature of change in Bihar’s Social, Economic and Political Development”, the survey is a set of 34 multiple-choice questions ranging from demerits of the Nitish government to future of JD(U), Muslims voting for the alliance despite the bogey of RSS and en masse vot... |
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| SC SEEKS MORE RELIEF FOR BHOPAL VICTIMS |
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The Supreme Court on February 28 issued notice to the Union Carbide Corporation, Dow Chemicals and others on the Centre’s extra-ordinary petition seeking an additional compensation of Rs 7,844 crore for the victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Over 5,000 people were killed and about five lakh injured in the world’s worst-ever industrial disaster when deadly methyl isocyanides leaked from Union Carbide’s plant in Bhopal in the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984. The ape... |
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| US MILITARY IN LIBYA UNACCEPTABLE: JIH |
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The Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omeri said that America is preparing for the military interference in Libya by yielding the opportunity from the circumstances prevailing in Libya. It is not acceptable in any situation. US should stay away from it. In a press statement on March 2, the Jamaat chief said, “We fully support the Libyan citizens who are protesting against their tyrant ruler. And we strictly condemn the use of violence and firing on unarmed Libyan prote... |
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