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Seers vow to end female
foeticide
Govt dismissal: Cong
gets 5 cr signatures Muslim manch objects
to scenes in ‘Gadar’ Activists of Ali sena
tearing off the banner film "GADAR" at a theater in New
Delhi on Sunday. — PTI photo Stock scams: JPC sittings from today Advani leaves for Germany,
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12 student leaders held
in Manipur Father
claims ‘sutra’ for super kids
VHP planning to build
Ram Temple Mamata’s terms for rejoining NDA Shankaracharya to visit China Maneka accused of ‘misuse’ of authority
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Seers vow to end female
foeticide New Delhi, June 24 The convention, in the backdrop of protests from some women’s organisations, saw renowned religious leaders of all faiths condemning female foeticide as “shameful and inhuman”. The leaders emphasised that this practice had no sanctity under any faith. The women’s organisations were protesting against the presence of certain religious leaders at the convention, the first of its kind. “We, the citizens of India and the representatives of various religions and sections of India, strongly condemn the inhuman and shameful practice of female foeticide,” they said. Pledging their “total commitment” to the movement of abolishing female foeticide”, representatives of various faiths led by Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Swami Jayendra Saraswatiji Maharaj, said, “We all take oath that we would use all resources to propagate to the Indian masses to shun the atrocious practice of female foeticide from our country.” Addressing the convention, Union Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi said the participation of religious seers was significant as more than laws, the word of the seers would have a greater impact in putting an end to such social evils. Despite the passage of 17 Acts in this regard, the practice continued unabated with the connivance of the people as also the medical fraternity, regretted the minister. He hoped that roping in religious leaders to reverse the adverse child sex ratio. Describing the convention as a “beginning”, he appealed to the religious leaders to sit together and review the religious texts and declare such discriminatory and orthodox customs as “immoral”. “There is a need to interpret the religious texts in the modern context,”Mr Joshi said. The convention was organised jointly by the National Commission for Women, Indian Medical Association and Unicef. Mr Sanjay Malik, honorary secretary of the IMA, said the convention was a proactive endeavour to correct the grave imbalance in the child sex ratio which was as low as 927 in country, with Punjab registering 793 and Haryana 820. Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh stressed upon the need for reforms in several social customs like dowry, which, according to him, was the main factor behind female foeticide. “Until we tackle such issues at the socio-economic level, we should not expect female foeticide to come to a halt,” said Swami Agnivesh. His view was endorsed by scores of leaders who had gathered from across the country to express solidarity with the girl child. |
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Govt dismissal: Cong
gets 5 cr signatures New Delhi, June 24 The signatures were collected during two-month exercise by the Congress carried out in villages and towns across the country. After having repeatedly asked for the exit of the Vajpayee government, the Congress is now approaching the President for dismissal of the Vajpayee government. This is perhaps the first time that such a large number of signatures have been collected for removal of the Central government. The memorandum says that Prime Minister was “hanging on to his position’’ despite demands for resignation. “We are now constrained to request you to dismiss the Vajpayee government as per the Constitutional powers vested in you.’’ Congress President Sonia Gandhi is on a visit to the USA and the party’s delegation to the President carrying five crore signatures would be led by party’s senior leader Pranab Mukherjee. He will be accompanied by CWC members. The signatures would be carried tomorrow to Rashtrapati Bhavan in a big vehicle. Party sources said the largest number of signatures have come from Maharashtra, where 1.25 crore people signed the memorandum. Rajasthan sent about one crore and Karnataka 87 lakh signatures. The most populous state of UP sent 80 lakh signatures while Madhya Pradesh sent 60 lakh. Nearly 27 lakh signatures came from Punjab, 12 lakh from Haryana and 11.5 lakh from Delhi. Though Uttaranchal, which has a BJP government, sent eight lakh signatures, Bihar could send only 10 lakh. Jammu and Kashmir sent only 1.3 lakh, Himachal Pradesh four lakh, Tamil Nadu 6.2 lakh and Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh 2.8 lakh. Kerala, where elections were held, sent only about a lakh signatures. “The government can say whatever it wants inside the House, but what people think outside is reflected by these signatures,’’ remarked AICC general secretary Oscar Fernandes who coordinated the signature campaign. |
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Muslim manch objects
to scenes in ‘Gadar’ Lucknow, June 24 “The film, set in the pre-independence era depicting the mayhem of Partition, portrays muslims in a very poor and derogatory manner,” president of the manch Sayyed Kalbe Hussain told
PTI. The manch had already given an ultimatum to the government to withdraw objectionable scenes from the film by June 28. Otherwise Muslim youths would forcibly stop the screening of the film, specially in Muslim-dominated cities, he said. Hussain, who is also peeved over the mention of his father and noted Shia scholar Maulana Kalbe Sadiq’s name in the acknowledgements of the film, said he was filing a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against the director and producer of the film and notices would be served on them on Tuesday. Questioning the relevance of the Censor Board that has passed the film, he demanded that a review committee of religious leaders from all communities should analyse the film and decide whether it should continue to be screened or not. Noted Shia cleric, Maulana Kalbe Sadiq, who is also the vice-president of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, when contacted said he was not aware of these things as he was out of the country. Manch president Kalbe Hussain said a memorandum against the film had already been sent to some Union Ministers, the state Chief Minister and the Lucknow District Magistrate. Meanwhile, the Lucknow district administration has taken remedial measures and enhanced security arrangements in and around the cinema houses showing the film.
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Stock scams: JPC sittings from today New Delhi, June 24 The JPC, which is expected to submit its report to Parliament by August 31, the last day of the forthcoming monsoon session, is expected to hear on the action taken on the recommendations of the previous JPC during its present sitting. The current sitting is expected to be of four days ending on June 28. It is also expected to finalise the schedule for the witnesses to depose before the JPC, which will also mark the start of its main job. The JPC Chairman, Mr Shriprakash Mani Tripathi has said that the committee would try to finish its job within the stipulated time and for that it would also hold meetings even while Parliament is in progress during the monsoon session. Incidentally, the committee has already heard the opinions of two journalists and two independent experts on the scam. The experts apparently have informed the committee that the badla system could be harmful for the stock market. The committee has also had presentations from almost all the major financial institutions, including the Sebi and the Reserve Bank of India. Mr Tripathi has said that the JPC probe encompasses all the other probes held in the scam. He has also made it clear that if need be the CBI will also be called in as a witness. Though terms and references of the committee do not make a mention of the mutual funds, Mr Tirpathi has explained that even the mutual funds would figure in the probe for their part in the scam. |
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Advani leaves for Germany,
Turkey New Delhi, June 24 During his visit, the Home Minister, who left early this morning, will also conclude the extradition treaties with Germany and Turkey. He will also take up the matter of extradition of some of the hardcore criminals, wanted in India for terrorist and criminal activities, holed up in the UAE. India, Germany and Turkey have already negotiated the extradition treaties and the Home Minister has to just formally sign them during this trip. The Home Minister will be in Germany from June 24 to 27 and Turkey from June 28 to July 1. He will make a day-long stopover at the UAE during his return. Mr Advani will hold delegation-level talks with the Interior Ministers of Germany and Turkey on the matter of internal security and combating international terrorism. He will also hold discussions on situation in the region, specially in Afghanistan and the Draft International Convention on Terrorism. |
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12 student leaders held
in Manipur Imphal, June 24 The police rounded up 12 AMSU leaders, including its president O. Shyamachand, for leading the protest against the extension of Naga-ceasefire in Manipur and the subsequent violence which rocked the state leaving 14 persons dead and scores injured on June 18. The state government today issued a notification asking to close all educational institutions of the state for a week from tomorrow. The decision was taken in view of the arrest of the student leaders, sources said. The district authorities in the capital today allowed all banks located here to operate for three hours from 9.00 am onwards. All banks had been closed from June 16 onwards following a 66-hour general strike called by senior citizens of Manipur and supported by All-Manipur United Clubs Organisations (AMUCO), an apex body of different organisations to protest the extension of ceasefire. Meanwhile, the arrested students started an indefinite hunger strike in the Sajiwa jail to protest detention. The six-hour curfew relaxation period from 5.00 am today passed off peacefully in Imphal East and Imphal West districts. All these areas had been under indefinite curfew since June 18. No untoward incident had been reported so far from these areas. With the improvement of the situation, the authorities have decided to extend relaxation period from tomorrow. NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday opposed the demand of some of its NDA partners for the revival of Manipur Assembly brushing aside their assessment that installing a popular government would bring back peace in the troubled state. “Revival of Manipur Assembly which had been placed under suspended animation should not be considered by the government at all at this point of time. The cause for violence is not related to the event and the revival of the Assembly is irrelevant,” BJP Secretary Padmanabha Acharya, who is incharge of north-east told UNI. The violent protests that witnessed the killing of 14 persons in the state after the Centre signed an agreement with the NSCN (IM) extending the ceasefire to those states bordering Nagaland were led by students organisations like the All-Manipur University Students Union (AMUSU) and the All-Manipur University Clubs Organisation
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Father claims ‘sutra’ for super kids Patna, June 24 Too good a news for the crazy Americans who have so far spent billions of dollars to develop a principle of eugenics. If Tulsi has up in his sleeves what he claims, the humanity is in for a world inhabited by ‘super humans’. Tathagat had it from the very childhood. He is probably the most neglected but rare talent on earth. Tathagat is embarking on the journey to Germany in the hope to get confirmation about his research on the “Experimental Solid State Physics”. He will talk to Nobel winners in science and hopes that he will fetch a Nobel prize for his research. He has claimed the patent for his research on atom and for that he plans to visit America. The wonder kid has the claim to have the know-how to facilitate rain at a place of choice and the amount pre-decided. For that he is working on a “cloud bank”. He has a dream to run the car on gas made from the excreta of humans. His father must not be forgotten, as it was Mr Tulsi who fought for the talent of his wonder son. From the very start people discouraged him not to pressure his son with so much of expectation and workload, but he went ahead with fighting for his son’s cause. His claimed research on eugenics and super human may not be true or viable scientific theory, but what he did for his son certainly is a human principle every father should learn. He fought cases in the courts and launched agitations against the educational institutions that refused tests for Tathagat. He ran from pillar to post, knocked every newspaper office to get justice for his son. Now Tathagat has finally got recognition from the Government of India. This is the principle of eugenics that makes every son super human even if he has the average talent. Mr Tulsi, however, says, his research is foolproof and anyone can get a wonder son if his research is put to practice. May be the wonder kid and his wonder father will some day create history by bagging the Nobel Prize for their queer researches in different fields. |
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VHP planning to build
Ram Temple Bhopal, June 24 Senior VHP leaders, including President Ashok Singhal, vice-president Giriraj Kishore and general secretary Parveen Tongadia held
discussions with 62 regional secretaries of the parishad on Friday. They yesterday called some 150 regional leaders of the Bajrang Dal and the Durga Vahini (the youth and women’s wings, respectively) to hear their views. The exercise will last till June 26, the last two days — June 25 and 26 — having been fixed for the VHP’s national executive committee meeting. The confabulations are being held amidst extraordinary security arrangements, with the district police, the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the Special Armed Force (SAF) guarding the VHP office at Chhola Road not only from potential miscreants but also from mediapersons. Mr Singhal is expected to announce the decision at the end of the parleys on June 26. Talking to a select group of reporters, Mr Singhal said the VHP and its allied organisations would definitely start the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on March 12. |
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Mamata’s terms for rejoining NDA Kolkata, June 24 The four conditions are: (1) The issue of constructing of the Ram temple at Ayodhya will not be raised till the court’s final verdict is obtained; (2) The Centre should institute a special probe into Bengal’s “rigged elections” in which the Election Commission and the government machinery took an active part in favour of the CPM; (3) The TMC will be allowed to protest the government’s decisions, which they would consider against the interest of the people and the nation and (4) The decision of their rejoining in the ministry will be entirely left to the TMC. Ms Banerjee met some MPs and MLAs at a dinner hosted by Mr Akbar Ali Khondakar at his residence in Hoogly on Friday, and made it clear to all that she was not in a hurry to return to the NDA. |
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Shankaracharya to visit China New Delhi, June 24 The 69th Peetadhipati Sri Jagadguru Jayendra
Saraswathi, arrived here on Friday. Jayendra Saraswathi will give public ‘darshan’ on June 26 in Sri Fort Auditorium. |
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Maneka accused of ‘misuse’ of authority Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 In a letter to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, he alleged that the minister had grossly misused her authority to remain the chairperson of the PFA after the reconstitution of the Animal Welfare Board. “Naturally it is the dual role of a minister and chairperson that is reflected in the constitution of the new board. It is a gross misuse of authority that she has made the board a miniature PFA in which she is interested,’’ he added. Mr Moosad also demanded a close scrutiny of the functioning of the board during the tenure of Ms Gandhi as minister. A copy of the letter was released to the Press today. He further alleged that after Ms Gandhi became minister, the board ceased to function except in some matters of the minister’s interest.
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