Month: August 2011

Hyderabad, August 27: In a very unfortunate incident, occurred at Chandrayangutta Barkas a man brutally killed his wife and mother in law and surrendered self. However police has denied reports of surrender. It is said that the incident occurred after iftaar. Auto driver Mohammad Tayyab stabbed his wife Ayesha Begum and mother in law Badar Begum to death. According to sources 50 year old Badar Begum had fallen victim to her son in law’s attack in an attempt to rescue her daughter.

Miraj, August 27: A 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Miraj town of Sangli district in western Maharashtra as she was apparently upset over the government stand on the hunger strike by Anna Hazare.

Shubhangi Vinayak Karande, a married woman, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling in her house in Miraj-wes area of the town this evening, police said.

The suicide note mentioned that “Hazare was on fast in Delhi against the corruption, but the government was not paying heed to it, and was not doing anything”, police said.

Hyderabad, August 27: A delegation of Muslim leaders met Mr. Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmed, MLC and Mr. Ahmedullah, Minister for Minorities Welfare and represented that the Central Haj Committee has allotted only five seats for the State Haj Committee Chairman as his discretionary quota.

It is a humiliation to the state Haj Committee. The delegation requested the Minister to represent the matter for the allotment of more quota for pilgrims to the Central Haj Committee.

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Hyderabad, August 27: Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, Siasat and Mr. Zaheruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor, Siasat, expressed satisfaction that accepting the recommendations of National Minorities Commission, the Chief Minister has declared to extend financial assistance to the innocent Muslim Youths who were falsely implicated in Makkah Masjid bomb blast case and were arrested by the State Police.

Hyderabad, August 27: Chief Minister Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday visited Mr. K Rosaiah who has been appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister spent some time with Mr. Rosaiah and congratulated him on being made the governor of Tamilnadu. And also requested to continue guiding and advising him. Mr. Reddy wished best wishes for the success of Mr. Rosaiah after being appointed for the new post.

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Hyderabad, August 27: Jummatul vida was observed with religious fervour in the city. The largest congregation was seen at Makkah masjid where lakhs of Muslims offered Friday prayers. However rain continued in short intervals on Friday. Though it was light rain yet the shopping in the last days of Holy Ramadan affected due to it.

Tripoli, August 27: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi killed more than 150 prisoners in a “mass murder” as they fled the rebel takeover of Tripoli, a rebel military chief said on Friday. “There were instances of revenge in the last few hours before the fall of the regime,” said Abdel Nagib Mlegta, head of operations for the takeover of the capital.

“In Bab al-Aziziya there was a mass murder. They killed more than 150 prisoners. The guards did it before running away. They threw hand grenades at them,” he said, referring to Kadhafi’s fortified headquarters.

Chennai, August 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday assured the Islamic community that the AIADMK Government would always be a protector of the people of the community.

“I want to give you the assurance that the AIADMK Government would always protect the Islamic community people,” she told the gathering at an Ifatar party organised by her party here.

Recalling that when AIADMK organised the Iftar party last year the DMK chief M Karunanidhi had dubbed it as an attempt to garner Muslim votes, she said everyone knew there was not an iota of truth in it.

Hyderabad, August 27: Insaaf division Musheerabad urged the state government to immediately accept the recommendations of National Minority Commission and besides their rehabilitation, release compensation of Rs 3 lakh per head, in an effort to recompense the damages caused to their self respect.

Chennai, August 27: The three men facing death penalty for the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will be hanged on September 9 at Tamil Nadu’s Vellore prison, a jail official said on Friday.

Prison Superintendent R Arivudainambi on Friday afternoon received the official communication to carry out the execution of Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan.

“We have informed the convicts about the date of hanging. The execution will be (carried out) September 9 early morning,” Arivudainambi said.

Hyderabad, August 27: The additional quota given to Chairman Andhra Pradesh state Hajj Committee by Central Hajj committee is synonymous to insult of the state. The additional quota allotted to Chairman Andhra Pradesh state Hajj Committee, Mr. Khaleeluddin Ahmed comprises of only 5 seats, while earlier during the period of Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmed and Mr.

Hyderabad, August 27: Friday prayer was performed with fear of God and humility on the Jummatul vida the last Friday of Holy Ramadan, in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Largest congregation was seen at the historical Makkah masjid on the occasion of Jummatul vida, where Misbah Alqurrah Maulana Hafiz Abdullah Qureshi Alzahravi led the Friday prayers.

Imams in various exhorted the ummah to continue worshiping with same fervour even after Ramadan. They advised them to inhabit the mosques as they were inhabited during Ramadan.

New Delhi, August 27: Activist Anna Hazare feels “weak and stressed” as his fast for a strong anti-corruption bill entered the 12th day on Saturday, said a doctor monitoring his health. “Anna Hazare has lost seven kg and he is feeling weak and tired,” a doctor, pleading anonymity, told IANS.

“Although his vital parameters are stable at present, he should end his fast as soon as possible as his health is deteriorating. His complexion shows his health condition – he has turned dark due to dehydration,” he added.

New Delhi, August 28: The secular credentials of the Anna led movement for Jan Lokpal, has been conspicuous since its very beginning because of its RSS connections. What is interesting is that if, on the one hand Anna Hazare and other leaders of this movement, have categorically denied RSS “backing”, on the other hand, those from the RSS and the BJP have left no opportunity to own and accept the strong connections of the movement with the saffron group.

New Delhi, August 27: Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh, Syed Azeez Pasha raised the issue of incarcerated innocent Muslim youths in Rajya Sabha on 25th August. He demanded the Government to immediately release all those innocent Muslim boys who have been falsely implicated in terror cases as probe agencies like NIA and some ATS have filed fresh FIRs against Hindutva activists for the same terror blasts.

New York, August 27: A state of emergency has been declared in New York as the US East Coast geared up for hurricane Irene which is expected to make its first landfall over the weekend and dump about 15 inches of rain in the area.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said measures were being put in place in preparation for the potential impact of the hurricane and state and local agencies are working on emergency response efforts.

New York became the latest state to declare emergency after Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and North Carolina began implementing measures to tackle the massive storm.

New Delhi, August 27: Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Friday lashed out at Anna Hazare, alleging that the veteran social activist has a ‘dictatorial way of working’.

Agnivesh said: “Most decisions taken by Anna Hazare are his own. Once he makes up his mind and announces his decision, he expects everyone to adhere to them. If you do not accept his decision, you are told to stay out of the group.”

Hyderabad, August 27: Apparently hurt by the admonishing she received from her headmaster, a standard VII student committed suicide in Warangal district. Kanuganti Swapna, 12, consumed pesticide at her home in Pandikunta village in Mulugu mandal and died on her way to Mulugu government hospital late on Thursday.

Mumbai, August 27: Her detractors insist that Kareena Kapoor is “affected” by Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra. But Bebo says when it comes to signing a major actress, filmmakers still knock on her door first. Bebo at her fiery best…

Salman Khan says Meera in Bodyguard, that releases on August 31, is tailormade for you.

Mumbai, August 27: Manisha Koirala’s marriage to Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal is back in the news. Six months into the marriage, Manya announced on her social networking page that she was contemplating divorce from Dahal, seven years her junior, and hoped her parents wouldn’t be angry.

A key insurgent group says rebels and not Indian forces assassinated a prominent Muslim leader in Indian-ruled Kashmir in April.
Lashkar-e-Taiba said Thursday it initially thought Indian forces and institutions had killed Moulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah to weaken rebel groups in the disputed territory.

But the report said, “We had no idea that the killers would be within us.”

Shah headed the Jamiat-e-ahle Hadi religious group, and state police blamed his murder on factional rivalry.

Chennai, August 27: Hasan Ammal’s husband was tortured to death in police custody in 2005. She couldn’t even get the body as it was disposed of by the law enforcers. She vowed to get justice and it is her relentless strive that she did get justice though six years later. This past July the Madras High Court ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to pay her Rs 7.8 lakh in compensation and prosecute 11 policemen found involved in the killing of Muhammad Masud – Ammal’s husband.

Grozny, August 27: A centre for the study of the Quran – under the assistance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – has been opened in the Chechen capital city of Grozny.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov and UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan inaugurated the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Centre for Holy Quran Memorisation.

A man like that, haunted by a sense of persecution, may not be accurate in his judgment. However, there has been little in the Jewish situation after 1945 that can be described as getting bad to worse.

Yours Truly suspects that aggravation is a Muslim word. Is it not true that our situation has been getting steadily bad to worse, especially the quality of our leadership and the politics they choose to do?

Lucknow, August 26: Eminent Shia cleric and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawwad at Asafi Mosque in Lucknow used the podium during his sermon on Alvida Juma namaz (last Friday of the month of Ramazan) exhorting Muslims to support Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Bill.