Mumbai: The All India Khilafat committee has cited four fatwas it has secured to back its claim that the iconic Khilafat House in Byculla is not a waqf property.Its chairman, Sarfraz Arzoo, said on Wednesday the panel wrote to four different religious organisations, both Sunni and Deobandi, seeking fatwas on whether a “leased property can…
Bengaluru: The NICE Road controversy is fast turning into a war primarily between Union minister HD Kumaraswamy and DK Shivakumar, one which the chief minister can ill afford to brush aside as another political attack. Kumaraswamy is not merely questioning the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project; he is linking alleged changes in the project, land…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s scheme to give a 1g gold ring to babies born in govt hospitals will now cover children of women who moved elsewhere after marriage, provided both their parents remain permanent residents of TN.The govt has relaxed the residency requirement under the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram scheme, which previously required the mother to be…
Inside waqf land grab in T: Fake NOCs, forged ORCs Hyderabad: Even as the Telangana Waqf Board continues to battle large-scale encroachments on its properties, it is now facing a new threat: Fake no-objection certificates (NOCs) and forged occupancy rights certificates (ORCs) allegedly being used to grab waqf land, secure layout approvals and have properties…
The unfinished portions are also adding to the dust burden at a time when the city is entering the pollution season Gurgaon: Thousands of commuters have been forced to negotiate uneven stretches, loose dust and construction waste in Industrial Development Colony (IDC) as road repair and drainage work in the area has been progressing slowly….
Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, five underpasses, designed to accommodate large elephant herds, have been proposed along NH 327 between Bagdogra and Panitanki in Darjeeling district to facilitate safer wildlife movement.The forest department has proposed the underpasses, as part of the project to expand NH 327 to four lanes, to the Union ministry of…
Ghaziabad: Several localities of Indirapuram, including Abhay Khand, Gyan Khand and Nyay Khand, saw intermittent outages through Tuesday and Wednesday. While officials from the power department said work is on to restore electricity, residents of the affected neighbourhood said it has become a part of their daily routine and asked for a permanent redress before…
Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is exploring whether bars in the city, particularly in Sao Tome, can be required to close by 11pm following complaints from residents about noise, late-night nuisance and disturbances caused by patrons.CCP commissioner Clen Madeira said the corporation had received several complaints about bars operating into the…
A public meeting held at Jagatpur College ground in Rohaniya in Varanasi at the conclusion of the Seva Sankalp Bike Yatra BJP national president Nitin Nabin attacked the Congress on Wednesday, saying the prince of its royal family enters politics on the strength of inheritance, while Narendra Modi was projected before the people as the…
The canteen failed on several hygiene and food safety parameters Ahmedabad: NID Ahmedabad campus’s mess and ‘BMW’ canteen have failed an independent food safety and hygiene audit, with the report giving the verdict: ‘Fail: critical hazard detected’. Inspectors found “27 non-compliant parameters and 14 active critical hazards” during the audit on Oct 3, initiated directly…
