Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have announced that no weapons of any type are permitted to be displayed during Muharram. Additionally, the police have stated that DJs are not allowed to be played during the procession, and excessively tall tazias are prohibited.The police also said on Wednesday that permission for any new processions will not be granted.Instructions in this regard have been sent to all police stations under its jurisdiction on Tuesday evening.According to the police …
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Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) Hundreds of Shia Muslim mourners on Wednesday joined the Muharram procession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city as authorities made elaborate security arrangements for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the procession.Black flags dotted the roads as volunteers opened stalls to provide refreshments to people joining the Muharram procession, which began at Guru Bazar and culminated in the Dalgate area.A huge number of people wearing black dresses beat their chests to r…
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) The killing of an elderly Sikh couple inside a gurdwara in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sparked fears among religious minorities, who have said they have long been targeted by radical Islamist groups, a report has detailed. On June 17, Jagannath Wanti (72) and his wife, Asa Wanti (69) were inside a gurdwara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire and fled, police said.Sahib Singh, a Sikh elder from Peshawar said, “The…
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The disappearance of Hindu girl from Sukkur district of Pakistan in 2021, who remains missing till now, exposes the weakness of provincial law enforcement mechanisms and the disparity in how urgency and state resources are applied when the victims belong to powerless and marginalised communities, a report has stated. Nearly five years have passed since the minor Hindu girl – Priya Kumari, disappeared from Sukkur district on the day of Ashura in August 2021. Priya Kumari’…
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Domestic equity markets will remain closed on Thursday as trading on the exchanges — the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE — remains suspended on account of Eid al-Adha.Trading across equities, equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing (SLB), currency derivatives and interest rate derivatives will remain closed for the day on both bourses.The closure follows an earlier holiday on May 1 for Maharashtra Day, with trading set to resume on Friday, May 29.In…
Bareilly, Dec 29 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ) President, Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, has again issued a fatwa urging Muslims in India not to celebrate the New Year, as this goes against the tenets of the Sharia.Sharia is the system of Islamic moral and legal guidance derived from the teachings of the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet, and it governs both religious obligations and aspects of daily life.In the fatwa, Maulana Razvi stated that activities such as singing …