Peepal branches at Masjid Roshan situated at Old Kabootar Khana in Hyderabad were cut as they had been obstructing the extension and construction work of the masjid. After cutting the branches of the tree, the roof was laid. Some communal-minded miscreants made an attempt to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere of the city; however the timely intervention by the police averted any untoward incident. Activists of some communal organisations including Mr. Raja Singh, TDP Corporator objected to the c...

After the Jammu & Kashmir Human Rights Commission, the state police has disclosed that it has registered 2,683 FIRs about unidentified bodies in unmarked graves in three districts of north Kashmir. This number is 500 more than the figure given by the state human rights commission. The disclosure was made in response to an RTI application filed by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Indian Adminis...

Shabnam Hashmi, a newly-appointed Central Advisory Board for Education (CABE) member, said, “After 2002 there have been instances when minority students have been struck off the school rolls and there are some schools where children from minority communities do not get admission.” She was speaking at a discussion on implementation of Right to Education (RTE) in states.

The CABE meeting included educationists, di...

The state government rejected the opposition parties’ demand for a judicial inquiry into the communal violence at Kosi Kalan in Mathura. The demand for a probe by a sitting judge of the high court was raised through adjournment notices in the UP Assembly by the Congress, BSP and BJP. In his reply, parliamentary affairs minister Azam Khan said no assurance for a judicial inquiry had been made in the House in the past. He also told the House that the government would get the incident prob...

The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, (Retd.) Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah, felicitated Ms. Hira Sultan, student of Diploma in Engineering (Computer) who has been selected for the English Access Micro Scholarship programme 2012 U.S. Summer Access Plus Alumni Workshop. Hira Sultan is the only female student of India who was finally selected on the basis of all India level competition organised by Regional English Language Office of the American Embassy. She belongs to economically ba...

The Punjab Govt will tie up with Israel-based Afimilk company to provide technical support to State’s farmers in order to promote dairy farming. A decision to this effect was taken by Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal at a meeting with a delegation of an Israeli company and members of Progressive Dairy Farmers’ Association in Chandigarh on Jun 5.

The General Secretary of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), P M Salih participated at the 7^th International Muslim Youth Cultural Cooperation Meeting organised by International Youth Forum (IYFO) at Wow Airport Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey on May 26 & 27. The theme of the Conference is ‘Islamic Union and Muslim Youth’.

At ‘Media and Communication’ session, P M Salih opined that “Media is doing its role as a ‘power house of ...

Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari arrived at Lahore on Jun 6 on a week-long visit to Pakistan. He is accompanied by eminent Indian scholar Maulana Raziul Islam Nadvi. JI Pakistan Foreign Affairs Director Abdul Ghaffar Aziz and senior JI leader Hafiz Muhammad Idrees received the distinguished guests at Lahore airport. A reception was held in Lahore in honour of Maulana Jalaluddin Umari. He left for Karachi on Jun 7 where he addressed a Qur’ān exhibition at Idar...

The Human Welfare Foundation, a national NGO working in the field of education, healthcare and protection of civil rights, launched its A.P chapter in Hyderabad on Jun 7. The programme was held at Madina Education Centre, Nampally, at 7 p.m. According to Abdul Jabbar Siddiqui, general secretary, State chapter, the State unit will work on the same lines as that of its main body. Noted consultant psychiatrist, Dr. M.A. Majid Khan, is its president, and E. Ismail, retired Judge and Member SHRC, ...

Ruling that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice if she has attained puberty i.e. 15 years, the Delhi High Court has held the marriage of a minor valid and allowed her to stay in her matrimonial house. “According to Mohammedan Law, a girl can marry without the consent of her parents once she attains the age of puberty and she has the right to reside with her husband even if she is below the age of 18....,” a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and S P Garg observed. HC sai...