Kochi, June 11 (IANS) The functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board has come under judicial scrutiny after BJP state vice-president Shone George approached the Kerala High Court, alleging that the Board is operating in violation of the amended Waqf law and that all decisions taken by it could be legally questioned.The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by George contends that the state government has failed to appoint the mandatory non-Muslim members to the Board as required under the 2025 …
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Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has reiterated its opposition to the implementation of the new Waqf Act, with Minority Welfare Minister S.M. Nasar Shahjahan announcing on Monday that the state government will neither enforce key provisions of the legislation nor immediately comply with the Centre’s deadline for uploading Waqf properties to the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal. The minister announced while welcoming the first batch of Hajj pilgri…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the legal basis for exempting Waqf institutions from payment of court fees in proceedings before Waqf Tribunals, orally observing that any such claim must be backed by a clear statutory provision.A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Aravind Kumar was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) against orders of the Gujarat High Court which had affirmed decisions of the Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal rejecting suits filed by Waqf instituti…
Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Records about Waqf properties in Andhra Pradesh are set to be handed over to the state from Telangana, a senior official said on Tuesday. The records are with the Waqf Board of the combined Andhra Pradesh, located in Telangana, and their transfer has been pending for more than a decade.Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman Shaik Abdul Aziz said progress had been made towards resolving the long-pending issue regarding the records, which had remained stalled for 10 years.He s…
Belagavi, Feb 13 (IANS) Responding to the opposition against the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Friday here that it is not just opposing the scheme but its about how the Congress simply can not tolerate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at an awareness programme on Centre’s initiative VB-G RAM G Act, Vijayendra alleged that the opposition to VB-G RAM G Act, is not about …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Mob violence and arson following communal flare‑up have become a pattern in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where fresh protests in Beldanga on Friday over the death of a migrant worker in Jharkhand spilt into the weekend. Incidentally, former Trinamool MLA Humayun Kabir’s proposed Babri Masjid replica is also intended for Beldanga, which turned into a fortress on December 6 last year during the foundation stone laying event.Riot police and central forces patrol…
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday questioned the recent move of the authorities seeking the profiling of preachers (Imams) of different mosques in the union territory.Speaking to the media here, Mufti alleged that the move seeking detailed profiling of Imams of different mosques has a design to ‘distance Kashmiris from their religion’.“The five-page document issued to the Imams o…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is staring at one of its toughest electoral battles since coming to power in 2011, with a series of socio-political developments in 2025 posing formidable challenges ahead of the crucial Assembly elections scheduled next year.Key trouble spots include allegations of appeasement politics, rampant corruption, rising crimes against women, mounting legal setbacks and a precarious state financial situation.IANS takes a review of the major socio-poli…