The holy month of Ramadan is one of the most awaited times of the year. Muslims from all over the world celebrate this religious time by greeting each other ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and ‘Ramadan Kareem’, which literally means a happy and generous month to you. Ramzan 2022 Time Table: Sehri and Iftar Timings for 26th Roza […]

The holy month of Ramadan is one of the most awaited times of the year. Muslims from all over the world celebrate this religious time by greeting each other ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and ‘Ramadan Kareem’, which literally means a happy and generous month to you. Ramzan 2022 Time Table: Sehri and Iftar Timings for 23rd Roza […]

Ramzan, One of the most important months for Muslims all over the world, commenced on April 2. During the month-long holy period, people observe a fast. Ramadan, also spelled Ramazan or Ramzan or Ramzaan, is the ninth month in the Muslim Lunar Calendar and is considered to be the holiest month according to Islamic culture which […]

Ramadan is the most auspicious month of Islam across the world and is considered the ninth month of the Islamic calendar that appears at the end of the Shaban month. Ramadan will be observed this year on April 02, 2022, with the fast starting from April 03, 2022. Ramzan 2022 Time Table: Sehri and Iftar […]

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI CPIM Politburo member Brinda Karat and the partys Delhi state committee secretary K M Tewari have alleged that the Hanuman Jayanti procession taken out in Delhis Jahangirpuri was armed with several men carrying swords lathis and firearms days after communal violence broke out in the areaIn a letter to the Delhi police commissioner the duo have also raised questions over the role of the force in the incidentVideo evidence aired on several television channels along with eyewitness reports to our fact-finding team is conclusive evidence that the procession taken out by members of the youth wing of the Bajrang Dal was armed with several men carrying naked swords lathis and also shockingly firearmsThese weapons were openly flaunted and brandished during the procession The police have stated that the procession had police permission Did the police give permission to carry arms In fact the processionists who carried arms had clearly violated the Arms Act which has stringent provisions of imprisonment for such violations the letter readIt also said from the police commissioners statements to the media it is unclear whether those carrying arms during the procession were identified or notIf so whether they have been arrested under the relevant provisions of law including the Arms Act It is also unclear from your statement whether there is any investigation into the role of the policeWho is accountable for allowing an armed procession to stop in front of a mosque shouting provocative and aggressive slogans at the exact time when the prayers to break the Roza fast were scheduled to begin Such deliberate acts of omission and commission by the police have directly resulted in the ensuing incidents the letter written by the Left leaders readWhile both the leaders raised the issue of injuries suffered by police personnel during the violence they also asked if senior officers had followed due diligence in the matterif adequate police arrangements had been made if action had been taken against weapon-carrying processionists if the procession had not been allowed to stop in front of the mosque -- the incidents would not have taken place It should be noted that there have never been incidents of a communal nature in this area earlier Two communities have lived together in harmony This is further evidence that the events were manufactured by outsiders in the procession in the name of shobha yatra the letter readThe Communist Party of India Marxist leaders also said they have information that male police personnel raided houses in C block at night and manhandled and beat up womenThis is against all norms and rules laid down which forbid male police personnel to touch a woman Further on the 17th April when our members along with others had met Additional DCP Kishen Kumar at the Jahangirpuri police station they were shocked to find that leaders of the BJP were holding a press conference within the compound of the thana This is highly irregular and strengthens the apprehension of an entirely partisan and biased police role in the present case the letter readThe leaders appealed to the commissioner to take action against the police personnel who allowed weapons to be carried during the procession who were responsible for the lack of adequate arrangements who allowed the procession to stop in front of a mosque and those conducting a one-sided biased investigationYou have stated that people from both communities have been arrested We stand for the arrest and punishment of all those guilty However the overwhelming majority of arrests is from the minority community whereas the course of events shows that the main provocations and planning for the incidents were done by the organisation which held the procession -- an affiliate of the Bajrang Dal as stated by the policeThe Crime Branch to whom the investigation has been handed over is under the overall jurisdiction of the very police force which in the case of the Jahangirpuri incident is responsible It is for this reason that the CPIM has demanded a time-bound judicial inquiry or an impartial investigation In the meanwhile we request you to take action against the police responsible the letter read Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday said 23 people from both the communities have so far been arrested in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence and refuted claims that attempts were made to hoist saffron flags at a mosque during the Hanuman Jayanti processionAt a media briefing Asthana asserted that those involved in the violent clashes will not be spared irrespective of their class creed or religionThere was no attempt to hoist any saffron flag at the mosque during the procession he saidSeveral politicians and social media users had alleged that some people tried to hoist a flag on a mosque in Jahangirpuri that led to stone-pelting and violence PTI ASG RC

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 17 (ANI): Kashmir's Badam Vaer garden has become the latest attraction for tourists as the multicoloured almond flowers bloomed in the garden, announcing the advent of spring.