by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
Mumbai : Thousands of Muslims on Friday hit the roads in south Mumbai’s minority-dominated Bhendi Bazaar area, spontaneous shutdowns were observed in different parts of the city, and several groups and political parties protested against Thursday’s Pulwama terror attack which left close to 50 CRPF troopers dead.
Muslims led by leaders of several NGOs took out a procession on Mohammed Ali Road — south Mumbai’s trading hub — carrying the Indian Tricolour, banners, placards and raising anti-Pakistan and anti-terror slogans this afternoon.
The entire area observed a total shutdown and reverberated with slogans of “Pakistan Murdabad”, “LeT Murdabad”, “Down with Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed” and “JeM Murdabad” as thousands peacefully staged protest marches in Saifee Jubilee Street, Handiwala Mosque and Sunni Bilal Mosque here.
Earlier in the day, the Maharashtra government announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the families of two troopers from Maharashtra martyred in the Pulwama attacks.
“We have announced Rs 50 lakh for the kin of the martyred jawans and the Maharashtra government will take responsibility of their rehabilitation. 125 crore Indians are their family members,” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said condemning the attack.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) units in Mumbai led by Raj Purohit, Ram Kadam and other leaders organised demonstrations in the city and suburbs against Pakistan and flayed the terror strikes.
Maharashtra Congress President Ashok Chavan and Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam organised a special condolence meeting at the party headquarters and other cities in the state condemning Pakistan and demanded strict action against the terror groups by India.
Both Chavan and Nirupam said the government must ensure that the sacrifices of the troopers do not go in vain and added that as per Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s statement, the party would fully support all endeavours of the government in this regard.
The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists burnt Pakistan flags, the Nationalist Congress Party and others organised similar protests and demonstrations at various locations in Mumbai and other parts of the state.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray demanded immediate retaliation and said the government should “hit back with full force”.
“Alliances, elections — all this can continue, but don’t spare Pakistan. Now a surgical strike is needed inside Pakistan. The entire country is united to give a befitting answer to the Jaish-e-Mohammed and teach a lesson to Pakistan it will never forget,” Thackeray said.
The Sena has also demanded convening a special Parliament session to discuss the Pulwama crisis and the future course of action.
The Bharat Diamond Bourse, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council and Mumbai Diamond Merchants Association organised a joint condolence meeting for the martyred troopers at the BDB Complex in Bandra Kurla.
Many private and government offices arranged a two-minute silence to mourn the victims, and protests were held at major railway stations on the Mumbai suburban sector with lakhs of home-bound commuters joining to raise slogans in solidarity with the CRPF troopers.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government is yet to take a decision on bringing an ordinance to amend the Citizenship bill after the amendment bill failed to secure parliamentary approval, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday.
The government, however, is likely to repromulgate the triple talaq ordinance as it could not get the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill too passed in the upper House, though Tomar refused to comment on that too.
“I cannot say anything as of now on this matter. We will think over it,” Tomar said in response to IANS query whether ordinances will be brought in place of the said bills.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill is being widely opposed, especially in the northeast where even the BJP’s allies in the NDA have taken a strong exception to the legislation that was passed by the Lok Sabha last month.
Tomar blamed the opposition for non-passage of the triple talaq bill, saying the opposition’s attitude changed as the election came nearer.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
Srinagar : Normal life was adversely affected in Srinagar city and other parts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday by a shutdown called by separatists in support of Article 35-A of the Constitution.
A petition seeking abrogation of Article 35-A is being heard by the Supreme Court. The article gives powers to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to define residents of the state and their privileges.
The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), the separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, called a two-day strike to highlight people’s support of the people for the article.
Shops and other businesses remained closed in the Valley while public transport went off the roads. Only private vehicles moved at many places.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Media, News
Frank Islam
By Maeeshat news,
Renowned author, philanthropist and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) alumnus, Dr Frank Islam will inaugurate the Frank and Debbie Islam Mass Communication state of the art Auditorium-cum-Preview Theatre of the Department of Mass Communication on February 13 at 2: 30 pm.
Dr Islam donated a grant of Rs one crore for the project’s civil work, acoustics and interiors. The department already has a three-camera state of the art studio AMU Vice Chancellor, Professor Tariq Mansoor will preside over the inaugural function. The inaugural of the state-of-art auditorium with a seating capacity of 150 people comes after the establishment of a three-camera studio at the Department of Mass Communications.
Established in 1938 by Mr Chaudhary Reham Ali Hashmi, author of Fanne Sahafat (Art of News), the Department of Mass Communications offers Masters in Mass Communications, MPhil and Phd programmes, is one of the premier institutions of the country engaged in imparting training in mass communications theories and skills. “Strong academic orientation and extensive, hands-on-training enable majority of students to get jobs before the result is out,” said Professor Shafey Kidwai, Chairman, Department of Mass Communication.
Some of the distinguished alumni of the Department are Nadeem Asrar (Al Jazeera) Saif Khalid (Al-Jazeera), Parvez Alam (BBC), Iftikhar Ahmad (Director, Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia), Romana Khan (ABP News), Arfa Khanum (The Wire), Ghulam Jeelani (Mail), Brijendra Prashar (Hindustan Times), Naved Anjum (Indian Express), Ehtishamuddin (TV18), Ashish Sharma (Times Now), Feroz Haider (Times Now), Nadim Ahmad (Aaj Tak), Wali Ahmad (Indian Express), Vivek Varshney (The Nav Bharat Times), Anuj Kumar (The Hindu), Ehtesham Ali (NDTV), Hina Zubair (ETV), Raheel Pasha (ETV), Prof Ehtesham Ahmad Khan (Dean, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University, Hyderabad), Mohammad Asim (NDTV) and Poonam Sharma (Aaj Tak) .
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News, Politics
Srinagar : A separatist-called shutdown on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley to mark the sixth death anniversary of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru, has paralysed life across the region.
Afzal Guru was executed in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 2013.
While calling for the shutdown, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, has reiterated their demand for handing over Afzal Guru’s mortal remains to the family.
After the execution, Afzal Guru’s body was buried within the precincts of the jail. He is survived by his wife, Tabassum and 18-year old son, Ghalib, who live in Tarzoo village near north Kashmir’s Sopore town.
Authorities placed Mirwaiz Umer Farooq under house arrest on Friday at his residence on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Markets, public transportations and other business establishments remained closed in Srinagar and other major cities and towns of the valley.
Authorities made heavy deployments of police and paramilitary forces at law and order sensitive places in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla, but n o restrictions were imposed on public movement anywhere in the valley.
—IANS
