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Delhi CM Kejriwal’s house vandalized allegedly by BJP workers

Delhi CM Kejriwal’s house vandalized allegedly by BJP workers

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The house of the Delhi Chief minister was allegedly attacked by BJP activists in New Delhi. The Police, as news reports suggest, have arrested eight people for the vandalism incident at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's house. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj moved the Delhi High Court against the alleged attack and vandalisation of the official residence of CM Arvind Kejriwal on March 30. The plea has sought the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to undertake an independent, fair and time-bound criminal investigation with respect to the attack and its perpetrators. Saurabh Bhardwaj, in his plea, accused BJP workers of carrying out the attack. It "appears to have been carried out with Delhi Police's tacit complicity", the plea said.buy viagra oral...
7 suspended for allowing students in hijab to take class 10 exams in Karnataka

7 suspended for allowing students in hijab to take class 10 exams in Karnataka

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The Karnataka Education Department has suspended 7 teachers including 2 superintendents for allowing hijab clad students to take SSLC (class 10) exams in Gadag district. The department has also ordered an inquiry on the suspended persons. These teachers and superintendents allowed hijab clad girls to write exams on Monday at the C.S. Patil Examination Centre in Gadag. Meanwhile, Sriram Sene Kalaburagi District President, Ninganna Gouda Patil has lodged a complaint with the Block Education Officer of Kalaburagi demanding the suspension of Mohammad Ali, the teacher of Ijeri Urdu School in Jevargi taluk for allowing a student to write exams wearing hijab. In his complaint he has warned that if action is not taken, protest will be staged. Following the Karnataka High Court Special Ben...
‘Halal meat is Economic Jihad’- BJP Leader calls for a ban on Halal meat

‘Halal meat is Economic Jihad’- BJP Leader calls for a ban on Halal meat

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Calling for a ban on 'Halal meat', a BJP leader from Karnataka has described it as an ‘economic jihad’.buy prelone online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/generic/prelone.html no prescription BJP leader CT Ravi, who is is the party's national general secretary, said that the Halal meat offered to ‘their God’ is dear to them (Muslims) but for Hindus, it is somebody’s leftover. He also said that Halal has been designed in a planned way so that the products should be purchased only from Muslims and not others. “Halal is an economic Jihad. It means that it is used like a Jihad so that Muslims should not do business with others. It has been imposed. When they think that Halal meat should be used, what is wrong in saying that it should not be used?” he said. “How they (Muslims...
Shadimahal scheme meant for community functions of minorities to be shut down in Karnataka

Shadimahal scheme meant for community functions of minorities to be shut down in Karnataka

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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated on Tuesday that ‘Shaadi Mahals’ which have been established for conducting the marriages of the poor people belonging to the minority communities would be closed. He also clarified that there is no proposal to stop scholarships for students from such communities. Replying in the Legislative Council to a question in this regard by the opposition Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, Bommai clarified that there was an attempt made earlier to stop scholarships of school children and for higher education. But, nothing will be stopped, he assured. Hariprasad had told Bommai that let the government do anything over the hijab issue, but it should not stop scholarships to minority students. “The scholarships to minority students are being stopped,”...
Jammu Kashmir residents file petition in Supreme court challenging Delimitation exercise’

Jammu Kashmir residents file petition in Supreme court challenging Delimitation exercise’

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A writ petition has been filed by two residents of Jammu Kashmir before the Supreme Court challenging the March 2020 decision of the Central Government to conduct a delimitation exercise in the region. The plea was moved by Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Dr. Mohammad Ayub Mattoo seeking a declaration that the constitution of the Delimitation Commission Commission u/s 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002, is without power, jurisdictions, and authority, Live Law reported. The plea states that the action of the Central government in issuing the notifications for the Delimitation of Assembly Constituencies for Jammu Kashmir was without jurisdiction as it usurped the jurisdiction of The Election Commission of India. "Any move to increase the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir must be preceded b...
Bail granted to creators of Sulli Deals and Bulli bai apps that auctioned Muslim women

Bail granted to creators of Sulli Deals and Bulli bai apps that auctioned Muslim women

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The alleged masterminds behind the derogatory “Sulli Deals” and “Bulli Bai” apps were granted bail by a local court in the national capital on Monday, an official said. Deputy Commissioner of Police K.P.S. Malhotra told IANS that the main grounds for granting the bail to the accused persons — Sulli Deal app creator Aumkareshwar Thakur and Niraj Bishnoi for Bulli Bai app — was that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) results and replies from Intermediaries were still awaited. “The trial court had relied upon the evidence against the accused persons and no shortcoming in the investigation was pointed out,” Malhotra said. He said that the court has granted bail on humanitarian grounds and considered that the alleged persons were first-time offenders and continued incarceration woul...
In Karnataka, Muslim exam invigilator suspended for wearing Hijab

In Karnataka, Muslim exam invigilator suspended for wearing Hijab

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Amid the raging controversy over Hijab, an exam invigilator has been suspended in Karanataka for wearing a hijab to the Karnataka SSLC exams. As reported by Maktoob, Noor Fahima was the invigilator at the KTSV School in Bengaluru. After the verdict of the Karnataka High court, school authorities have barred students from wearing hijab inside school premises, however, there is mention of teachers in the order. This happened on a day when Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said the wearing of the hijab would not be allowed during the Class 10 examination of the state board. “After the High Court order, we’ve not allowed that (hijab). We’ve given clarification that they (students with hijab) can come into the campus wearing the hijab but they cannot put ...
Omar Abdullah demands the immediate return of Kashmiri engineer’s dead body from Saudi Arabia

Omar Abdullah demands the immediate return of Kashmiri engineer’s dead body from Saudi Arabia

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday asked the Ministry of External Affairs India to coordinate with Saudi authorities and help expedite the return of a Kashmiri engineer who passed away in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Mustakeen Ahmad Pandit (26), son of Nazir Ahmad Pandit from Yaripora Kulgam died in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The young man was working at ‘Al-Yamama’ Company, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia as an Engineer and reportedly died of a heart attack. After the family of the deceased requested LG Manoj Sinha and MEA to facilitate the transportation of the body, the former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah requested the same to authorities. Omar Abdullah tagged his tweet to MEA India and wrote: “Request the Ministry of External Affairs to coordinate with Saudi author...
School in Delhi renamed after Tika Lal Taploo

School in Delhi renamed after Tika Lal Taploo

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A municipal school in North Delhi has been renamed after Tika Lal Taploo, a Kashmiri Pandit who was shot dead 33 years ago in Srinagar. A program was organized by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Sunday attended by Union Minister Jitendra Singh was present as the chief guest. NDMC Education Committee head Dr. Alok Sharma said that the name of 'NDMC Primary School 7-B' located in Sector-7 of Rohini has been changed to 'Shaheed Teeka Lal Taplu'. "This is a tribute from our side to the late leader," Dr. Alok Sharma, adding, "he was a unsung hero." Taploo was shot dead in 1989 in Srinagar. This incident has also been mentioned in the film 'The Kashmir Files'.buy zovirax online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/zovirax.html n...
Man abducts minor girl from Jammu Kashmir, arrested in Maharashtra

Man abducts minor girl from Jammu Kashmir, arrested in Maharashtra

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The Jammu Kashmir (J&K) Police arrested a man from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly eloping with a minor girl from Rajouri. The incident came to light after the victim's mother filed a case of kidnapping against the accused. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the accused had eloped with the 16-year-old girl from Rajouri. The accused switched off his mobile and fled to Palghar along with the minor and rented a flat in Vishnu Nagar, Police Naik Ramesh Palve of Palghar police said. A few days later when Zulfikar switched on his mobile, the police traced his location to Palghar. Following this, the Jammu Kashmir Police arrived in Mumbai and arrested him from Palghar. "We took the police to the location and Zulfikar was arrested for kidnapping and viola...