Month: April 2023

A mosque was allegedly vandalized and properties of Muslims were targeted during Ram Navmi procession in Biharsharif in Bihar's Nalanda district, forcing the authorities to suspend internet in the area for two days. As per reports, a procession of a Hindutva group marched through the town and vandalized the property of Muslims on Friday and also set ablaze a Hotel, owned by a Muslim. Several such incidents have been reported from India including the Sasaram area of Bihar. The confrontation started on Friday noon when a mob of around 500 people attacked a mosque with stones injuring at least two people. As Muslims retaliated to these attacks, the Hindu mobs set on fire Hotel City Palace, a business owned by a Muslim. They mob also burnt several automobiles. The goons also torche...

Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Rajinder Sharma on Friday said that the proposed property tax will not be imposed in Jammu from April 1 as the corporation has not yet registered all the households. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sharma while speaking to the media person on the sidelines of an event, said, “For imposing property tax, JMC has to register all the households in municipal limits.” “JMC will provide digital door numbers and QR (Quick Response) codes for every house, which is still under the process, so we are not imposing the property tax from April 1,” he said. On people’s opposition to property tax, the mayor said, “There is no opposition to the tax and people have accepted that for progress, they have to pay nominal taxes.” The mayor s...