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Madrassas promoting terrorism, govt's support must end: MP Minister
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Minister Usha Thakur here on Tuesday alleged that madrassas are responsible for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a terror factory.
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Karnataka's previous secular governments ignored Wakf property report as C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Alleging that the two previous "secular" governments of Karnataka ignored a report on encroachment of Waqf Board properties, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday demanded that the properties should be used for the welfare of poor Muslims.
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Hindu becomes first contributor for Ayodhya mosque, praised for setting 'e
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 4 (ANI): Showcasing a perfect example of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, the first contribution towards the construction of the mosque complex in Ayodhya has come from a Lucknow University's law faculty member, Rohit Shrivastava, according to Indo-Islamic Cu
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Rizvi writes to PM: Scrap Places of Worship Act, rebuild temples
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to scrap the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 -- brought by the then Congress government -- and rebuild the te
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Telangana HC issues notices on plea for rebuilding of religious structures
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 9 (ANI): The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Central Government, State Government, Waqf Board and the Commissioner Endowments on a PIL seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana State Secretariat bui
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Plea in SC seeks direction for appointment of govt nominee to Ayodhya mosq
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction for the appointment of a government nominee to the Ayodhya mosque trust constituted for the construction of the mosque.
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UP Sunni Central Waqf Board creates 'Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation' for
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board created an 'Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation', a 15-member trust for building a mosque and other facilities on the land allotted in Ayodhya by the Uttar Pradesh Government on the Supreme Court's instructions.
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Telangana Waqf Board failed to pass resolution on mosque demolition in sec
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 14 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that Telangana Waqf Board failed in its duty by not passing a resolution against the demolition of a mosque in Secretariat complex.
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Naqvi directs officials of waqf boards to ensure strict lockdown complianc
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday directed senior officials of several state waqf boards to ensure strict compliance of lockdown during the holy month of Ramadan in view of coronavirus spread.
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Delhi Waqf Board designates graveyard for COVID-19 victims
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): In view of the "major problem" faced by people in paying last rites to COVID-19 victims, the Delhi Waqf Board has designated one of its graveyards for the burial of those, who have passed away due to the virus.
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Naqvi urges Muslims to offer prayers at home on Shab-e-Barat, follow COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday directed the Central Waqf Board to ensure that there is no violation of lockdown on Shab-e-Barat festival on April 9 and people should offer prayers at their homes and maintain social distancing
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Those offering namaz in mosques of Shia Waqf during lockdown will be sent
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi on Friday said that those found offering namaz in mosques of Shia Waqf during the COVID-19 lockdown will be sent to jail and a case will be filed against the mutawalli (caretaker) and Maulana.
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