Internal Security Watch

[krisna]

Why dont I hear any calls of Boycott of the games from any proud Mumbaikars and for that matter Bharatiyas? And the Indian cable TV operators boycotting the transmission of the games?

What happened to all the patriots outside BR and living in India?

And the 2nd match of the tour is in Ahmedabad. Why is the CM and current head of the Gujarat Cricket Association even allowing this?

the issue is of central govt making these ones. the local govts can voice their greivances thats it.
If in opposition can do strikes hartals etc.

In this particular case of Guajarat, if NaMo opens his mouth then all hell will break loose-- will turn into < you can add it> by DDM and congis.

Not to forget Rajiv shukla is bosom friend of inner cotorei of sg. easier to keep it in Gujarat to test the Narmada waters.

[krisna]

The myth of ‘Hindutva terror’

India is home to nearly 18 per cent of the world’s population. That’s a huge chunk of humanity in one country. Of this, nearly 82 per cent are Hindus. So naturally, it is a nation with a Hindu identity, irrespective of whether people with more “secular” outlook accept it or not. If Turkey can be called a Muslim nation and Germany a Christian nation, India is for sure a Hindu nation that functions in the form of a democracy.

Unfortunately India is one of the biggest victims of terrorism in the 21st century world. Interestingly, it has become very fashionable over the past 4 to 6 years to flash Hindutva “terror” or Saffron “terror” at the drop of a hat. Hindutva, is essentially an ideology which is pro-Hindu, and Saffron is a colour most associated with Sanatana Dharma, or Hinduism as the world labels it. Many people bring “Hindu terror”, “Hindutva terror” or “Saffron terror” into political and media discussions to score brownie points with the generally Hindu-despising crowd out there — the so-called secular people, communists, and some ‘friendly neighbours’ of who have a big stake in projecting Hindus in bad light.

Since Islamic terror or Muslim terror has been so much in news this century, some people felt obligated to bring in an “equal-equal” balancing act to emphasise their own secular credentials. Of course it would be stupid to say that there are no bad people who are Hindus. They exist. There are criminals, rapists, murderers and much worse people who happen to be from practicing Hindu family or just have a Hindu name. But ‘Hindutva terror’ or ‘Hindu terror’ is mostly meaningless as hardly any Hindu would go out and commit terrorism for the glory of the Bhagavad Gita or for attaining heaven for the sake of Krishna or Durga, or cite a Vedic mantra before blowing up a group of people. Hindu criminals surely exist, but Hindu ‘terror’(of the Islamist variety) is mostly imaginary. I have never come across an act of Hindutva ‘terror’ that killed even 100 people (that’s 0.8 per cent of the number of global terror victims in 2011) anywhere in the world in one incident. You can leave a comment below to educate us if you find this claim false.

No surprises here

I found one very credible and internationally accepted report on the previous year’s terrorism statistics. I was actually hoping to see a lot of ‘Hindutva terror’-related information from this comprehensive world report on terrorism in 2011. To my shock, there was not even a single mention of ‘Hindu’, ‘RSS’, ‘Sangh’, ‘Saffron’ and other labels that Indian media regularly feeds us. There were 16 mentions of India in this 33-page comprehensive report, but not ONE mention of the word ‘Hindu’! I checked and rechecked, just to ensure that I was not missing something.

the official National Counter Terrorism Center website in USA --www.nctc.gov/docs/2011_NCTC_Annual_Report_Final.pdf

From the website.

India features among the six countries most affected by terrorism in 2011. In Afghanistan, 3,353 people died due to terror attacks in 2011. Iraq saw 3,063 deaths, Pakistan saw 2,033, Somalia saw 1,101, Nigeria saw 593 and India saw 479 victims. These are purely terrorism-related deaths, and do not include deaths in religious / sectarian wars like in Syria where more than 20,000 people have died in 2011 itself. The war-torn Afghanistan, the unstable Iraq, and the very likely imploding Pakistan together account for 64 per cent of the terrorist attacks in the world during 2011. India’s most volatile neighbour Pakistan, with a long history exporting terrorism, saw an increase of 8 per cent in terror attacks compared to 2010.

Religious denominations.

1. In 2011, 56 per cent of the world’s terrorist attacks (5,700) were by Sunni Muslims. 70 per cent of the worldwide deaths were also OF Sunni Muslims.

2. Effectively, out of the 12,533 terror victims in the world in 2011, 8,886 were killed by Sunni Muslim extremists.

3. There were 279 suicide attacks in the world during 2011. Sunni Muslims conducted 93 per cent of these attacks.

4. Out of 12,000+ killed by terrorists in 2011, 6,418 were civilians. 755 were children. Nearly 90 per cent of terror victims, with their religion identified, were Muslims.

Amazing! What will the ‘secular’ columnists, who made a living bashing ‘Hindutva terror’ do now? Not ONE mention in the world’s most comprehensive report of Hindu ‘terror’. Not to mention the fact that an overwhelming majority of terrorists listed happen to be Muslims, whom these folks hesitate to highlight, thanks to their ‘equal-equal’ reporting mission. Is it time for them to get back to their ‘terrorism has no religion’ cliche?

Non muslim groups in India killing people.

According to the report, the top non-Muslim terrorist groups in the world were FARC from Columbia (carried out 377 attacks in 2011), CPI-Maoist in India (351 attacks), NPA-CPP of Philippines that struck 102 times and PKK of Turkey (carried out 48 attacks).

Here were the only 3 Indian terror organisations featured:

1. Communist ideology holding Communist Party of India – Maoist.

2. Indian Mujahideen, the terror outfit that is alleged to have links with Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), for which the incumbent Foreign Minister of India Salman Khurshid was a legal voice.

3. Harkat ul-Jihad Islami (HUJI).

However, even though Hindus form 15 to 18 per cent of the world’s population across dozens of countries, with an overwhelming majority in India, they had zero mention in the comprehensive world terror report for 2011. Not only was there no mention of the word ‘Hindu’ itself, all other related labels like ‘Hindutva’, ‘RSS’ etc. were absent as well. Among the three Indian terrorist outfits featured in the global report, two were Islamist and one was Communist. Ironically, it is the advocates of these very same ideologies that have been trying desperately to project to the world the imaginary idea of ‘Hindutva terror’ and the huge danger it poses to humanity.

Despite overwhelming evidence against the myths, the media scums portray it. DIEs SLIMEs do it with no shame.

[Virupaksha]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 151170.cms

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tam ... epage=true

Inter-caste marriage sparks riot in Tamil Nadu district, 148 dalit houses torched

DHARMAPURI: Outraged by the suicide of a man who felt humiliated after his daughter married a dalit boy in secret, a mob of non-dalits went on the rampage in three villages of Dharmapuri district, looting and burning houses of dalits late on Wednesday, police said.


Though 300 policemen were present, they failed to control the mob after being grossly outnumbered. The arson and looting continued till 9.30pm when additional police forces arrived on the scene.

Talking to TOI on Thursday, IG (west zone) T P Sundaramoorthy said the situation was brought under control after an additional 1,000 personnel were deployed and more than 90 people arrested. Cases had been registered against 210 others, he said.

Nagarajan ended his life at his residence in Sellankottai, not far from the Natham dalit colony, on Wednesday evening. The autopsy was delayed because of frequent power cuts , and the body was handed over to his relatives only on Thursday evening. Later, police said, a group of dalits set fire to two houses belonging to non-dalits in Natham.


Activists point out that the violence in Dhamrapuri had occurred in a hamlet which used to have a strong presence of the left movement. "The district was once the headquarters of the 'naxalbari' movement. Hence caste violence in such a place has come as a surprise," said a police officer.

[Aditya_V]

THis kind of Riots are a real shame on Indian society. Shows Leftist movements only create more problems than solving issues.

and this extreme treating of women as property is ridiculous, If the marriage is voluntary then these barabrians who caused the riots houses should be burnt.

[Virupaksha]

All those guys should be punished to the fullest extent of law.

Curiously it wasnt the father but clearly the extended family. The vanniyar community was explicitly named in the Toilet report. PMK is said to be the trying to create a hardened caste identity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi

[shyamd]

and this extreme treating of women as property is ridiculous, If the marriage is voluntary then these barabrians who caused the riots houses should be burnt.

Principally and also religiously you are right. Practically you will find its not uncommon for the ordinary family to be outraged if their child married a lower caste.

[sum]

Things are so grim that the news finally makes it to MSM after being reported in BRF a few months back.

However, it is in standard secular template since the words "Hindus", "RSS", "radicals" turns up several times but no word on which set of people is conducting the target practice other than mentioning that it is to counter the RSS and Hindu domination. Must be those damn Buddhists of Kerala!
Street dogs being used for target practice in Kerala

In one of the most dreaded forms of target practice, dogs in several parts of Kerala [ Images ] are being hacked as part of a training programme by radicals.

Such incidents, which have been reported in places like Kannur, Kozhikode, Mallapuram and Thrissur districts, have finally woken up the law enforcement agencies in the state, with eight cases of animal cruelty being registered so far.

Police and Intelligence Bureau officials told rediff.com that during their inquiry they found that these radicals train in batches of 30 at a time. They get street dogs to the ground and chase them on their bikes. These Islamic radicals sit on their bikes with swords and chase the dogs injuring them badly and also killing them at times.

People in these districts were aware of such incidents taking place but feared confronting the youngsters. It is said that nearly 100 dogs were being subject to this brutal act everyday.

However, the Kerala police is now taking the matter seriously and have started registering cases against those involved, as a result of which these incidents are on the decline.

The other places where such incidents have been taking place are at Kakikavu, Pandikkad, Changaramkulam, Peinthalmanna and Palakkad.

The preliminary investigations which are being conducted jointly by the police and the forest department under the instructions of the home ministry have found that extremist groups in Kerala have been organising these camps. Without naming the group, sources say that they started off by organising martial arts camps. This was primarily started to counter the shakhas organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in various parts of Kerala. However, along with martial arts, they even started training youngsters with the use of weapons including swords and pistols, and decided to use dogs as their targets.

{ Standard secular equal== equal}
Police sources say that in many cases the dogs died or were badly injured. While one reason behind this activity was target practice, the other was to help these youngsters overcome their fear while carrying out an attack. Many of the newer recruits would think twice before carrying out an attack on a human being as they would fear the sight of blood. Hence they are asked to practice on animals so that they overcome their fear, police sources pointed out.

A source in the National Investigation Agency who has been looking into the terror angles in Kerala says that these youngsters do not belong to any particular outfit. They could just be part of a unit from the city and could be asked to join any outfit depending on the requirement.

"It is not necessary that they are a part of a terror group alone; they could also take part in subversive activities such as killing and rioting during an election. There are sects in Kerala working independently and the larger issue to be looked into here is the battle for religious supremacy in Kerala. They feel that the Hindus are a threat to them and hence have decided to train themselves in order to counter any attack. They have been using animals for this purpose for sometime now, the source said.

"Such training camps are taking place in Kerala and the NIA has stated in many reports that the state is turning into a hub for terror activities. It is time that the state government and also so called animal rights activists wake up to the issue and put an end to this gruesome act," the official said.

Confirms the grim situation staring the state in coming future. Looks like a lost cause if such kind of brutality is openly practiced now without any remorse.

[Aditya_V]

and this extreme treating of women as property is ridiculous, If the marriage is voluntary then these barabrians who caused the riots houses should be burnt.

Principally and also religiously you are right. Practically you will find its not uncommon for the ordinary family to be outraged if their child married a lower caste.

Amoung the so called Higher castes including people like my father the egoistic superiority is unbelivable. It is this false ego that one is superior to others and extreme posesiveness which causes such violence.

[Gus]

DHARMAPURI: "The district was once the headquarters of the 'naxalbari' movement.[/b] Hence caste violence in such a place has come as a surprise," said a police officer.

What nonsense. It is true that there were some stragglers banding together as naxals in that part of TN. Nothing of note came out of these naxals, unlike some other states.

That area is a chronic poor area and offers no social mobility unless you get out of the state to work in Hosur/Blr. I lived there for a year. At the low level, there is so much BC on MBC on SC stuff there.

The moment they came to the streets to protest, police should have been posted in the residencies to note movements and not allow a 1000 strong group to descend upon another area.

[brihaspati]

and this extreme treating of women as property is ridiculous, If the marriage is voluntary then these barabrians who caused the riots houses should be burnt.

Principally and also religiously you are right. Practically you will find its not uncommon for the ordinary family to be outraged if their child married a lower caste.

Would this also be right if it was Islamic outrage and riots at a Muslim girl voluntarily marrying a non-Muslim man?

The claim on which this is done is not clearly stated in Islamic texts. The quranic line is ambiguous and it is supported only in some hadiths. Just as there is confusing or contradictory elements in the Hindu law texts about "pratiloma" marriage.

What typcally happens in Indian context - is however recognition of the Islamic right to marry cross religion for men, and not for islamic women - and any violent reaction on the part of the non-Muslim party is subject to stringent rasthrya clamp-down inlcuding possible employment of the congrez bureau of inveztigashun, while Isllamic party is typically mollycoddled and defended in the name of "minority rights".

Let us be equal equal onlee.

[nawabs]

MIM legislators held, tension over temple

http://in.news.yahoo.com/mim-legislator ... 32037.html

Tension prevailed in the old city of Hyderabad Sunday following the arrest of eight legislators of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) when they were protesting against the expansion of a temple abutting historic Charminar.

Incidents of stone-pelting and protests were reported from different parts of the communally sensitive old city as a curfew-like situation prevailed in the markets around the historic monument and in the interior areas.

MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and four other members of the Andhra Pradesh assembly were taken into custody while they gathered to ask police to stop the expansion of Bhagylaxmi Temple.

The MIM leaders alleged that despite the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordering a status quo, a canopy over the structure was put up in the early hours of Sunday but the police remained a mute spectator.

Akbaruddin had a heated argument with police officials and lodged his protest over the policemen pushing him and other legislators.

The police arrested the MIM leaders and their followers and shifted them to Bolarum police station.Later, two more MLAs of the party, a member of the legislative council and several corporators were also arrested.

Following the arrests, violent protests were reported from Moghalpura, Talabkatta and other areas. Police fired teargas shells and baton charged a mob protesting the arrests at Talabkatta.

Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma appealed to the people to maintain peace and not believe in rumours. The police chief said they would implement the court orders.

The usually busy roads around the 400-year-old Charminar monument even on Sundays were deserted with police sealing off all the routes.

Barricades and barbed fencing were erected leading to Charminar in view of a planned rally by some organisations to ready the temple by Diwali.

Police intensified patrolling in the communally sensitive areas in the old city which witnessed communal clashes a few days ago.Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of five or more people remained in force in areas falling under five police station limits.A large number of policemen including the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed.

A curfew-like situation prevailed. Policemen checked vehicles and frisked people.

The Bhagyalaxmi Temple Protection Committee had Saturday announced plans to decorate the temple and perform a puja Sunday. The committee warned that if it was prevented from doing so, a rally would be taken out.

The committee members, including former BJP legislator Baddam Bal Reddy, claimed that the temple was as old as Charminar and accused police of acting at the behest of MIM.

The BJP took out a rally outside the old city Saturday to protest what it called attempts by MIM to hurt religious sentiments of Hindus.

[Virupaksha]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes ... d-district

HYDERABAD: The Owaisi family is eyeing three acres of prime government land at AC Guards, presently housing the not-for-profit Mahavir Hospital and Research Centre.

Though several government entities like Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), the Hyderabad district collectorate and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) are scouting for land for their offices, the state government is planning to allot the three-acre land to Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS) being run by Dar-us-Salam Educational Trust. The trust was started by the Owaisi family.

http://eenadu.net/news/newsitem.aspx?item=state&no=12
BJP state President and MLA kishan Reddy questions whether should Hindus in old city hyderabad take permission from Pakistan or Dar-ul-saloon to pray during diwali.
and then a rally and talking about arrests and then saying that MIM is eyeing on hindu assets and giving an example of the above.

[sum]

MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and four other members of the Andhra Pradesh assembly were taken into custody while they gathered to ask police to stop the expansion of Bhagylaxmi Temple.

Wasnt this the %^@&@ who was critically injured in a dispute with another goon of the area?

Why doesnt the almighty recall such folks instead of really useful do gooders?

[Satya_anveshi]

is the Bhagyalaxmi temple really a Lakshmi godess temple or in anyway associated with Bhagmati who married to Quli Qutub Shah, who built Hyderabad aka Bhagyanagar in memory of her?

I see an interesting angle and implication for "Telangana" project and probably movers/money behind this.

[SSridhar]

Home-Grown Western Terrorists are a New Threat to India - Interview in The Hindu with Mathieu Guidère , Professor of Islamic Studies and Culture at the University of Toulouse.

[kenop]

Cops call for peace in Kovai as communal trouble simmers

As communal tension continued to simmer in Coimbatore for the sixth consecutive day, City Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan stepped up efforts to ease the situation by holding separate “peace meetings” with members of the Hindu and Islamic outfits here on Sunday.

While both groups stuck to their stands claiming that they were not to blame, Viswanathan made it clear that the police would not hesitate to even invoke the National Security Act against miscreants who disturb public harmony. Additional police personnel have also been deployed in the city. A week ago, a fracas involving two groups of people over a petty issue had led to physical attacks on members of Islamic and Hindu communities in Mettupalayam. This had flared up following an attack on RSS district secretary Anandan. Over the past three days, the communal tension had spread to areas like Ukkadam and Selvapuram with both groups alleging that miscreants had damaged their respective properties.

[svenkat]

Coimbatore is reeling from power cuts and water crisis.Many small units,textile units are facing closure.This is the reality of India where 70% of the population has to struggle for the basic needs taken for granted in west-ie piped water,sanitation,electricity,decent housing.

All this communal stuff is just diversion.And Hindus are divided into castes and are bedevilled by low efficiency and are still grappling for the right technological mix suitable for Indian conditions.

Sad to see this useless communalisation.The problem in India is the sikularists who complain about communalism will not utter a word about politically correct casteism(casteism of 'backwards'/dalit-'appeasement' etc) or the threats from christism or the devilish attitude of chinese/pakis/goras.//

Pontification ends.

[svenkat]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-08/coimbatore/34992955_1_mettupalayam-bus-services-bus-terminus

Tension prevailed in Mettupalayam and neighbouring areas after sporadic incidents of stone pelting and vociferous protest demonstrations continued on Wednesday even as heavy police presence was deployed in the area to quell further untoward incidents. Unidentified miscreants pelted stones at the windshields of eleven government buses plying between Mettupalayam and Coimbatore at various locations, forcing the sudden termination of their trips. Two shops suffered minor damage after an unsuccessful attempt to gut them in Nallampalayam.

The situation is expected to remain tense at least for the next couple of days as reports of minor violence continue.


In addition, the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) has called for a massive protest at the Mettupalayam bus stand on Thursday afternoon, demanding police action against the assailants who targeted S Anand (39), district general secretary of the RSS, on Tuesday evening.
Two unidentified men on a motorcycle attacked 41-year-old Abdul Gafur, an Imam at a Mosque in Karimbukkadai, early Wednesday morning. He was on his way to a mosque on his bicycle when he was attacked on his head with a rod. He suffered minor injuries and has been admitted at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where he is in stable condition.

"We are keeping a close watch on the situation. Peace talks are also being conducted and police patrols have been intensified in the entire belt," said ES Uma, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore (Rural).

Turns here

Commuters suffered as the private buses plying between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam stayed off the roads while government buses were forced to ply on an erratic schedule in a convoy with police escort from the Mettupalayam bus stand. Passengers from Nilgiris heading towards Coimbatore were forced to wait at the bus stand until a green signal was received from the police. "We had gone to Ootty to visit friends and are now trying to get back to Coimbatore before proceeding to Bangalore," said MA Shahjahan and V Harris, two MBA students from Bangalore.

According to office staff at the bus terminus, more than 150 government buses originating from Coimbatore and Nilgiris ply through the Mettupalayam bus stand on a regular basis. Bus services to a few remote areas like Velliankadu and Thayanur were suspended till late evening fearing attacks in remote areas. However private vehicles continued to ply without any hindrance except for a few minutes at Karamadai, Narasimmanaickenpalayam, Thudiyalur and Mettupalayam where they were interrupted by road rokos.

"Government buses are plying with police escort and we are doing the best we can to ensure there is no inconvenience for passengers because of the strike," said A Arugusamy, DSP, Avinashi, presently deployed as the official in charge of Mettupalayam bus stand on Wednesday.

The response to the bandh call by right wing Hindu outfits in Mettupalayam and Tirupur remained total as commercial establishments downed their shutters fearing backlash from the rioters. However, shops remained open in Kavundampalayam.

As many as 367 police personnel including superintendent and deputy superintendent rank officers have been deployed in the trouble prone areas to maintain the law and order situation. Peace talks are being conducted in Mettupalayam in the presence of senior members of both communities to neutralise the tension.

The chindu as usual conveniently ignored assault on RSS functionary.Do not know how credible TOI is given it is a new entrant to TN.

[svenkat]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Muslim-woman-attacked-for-travelling-with-Hindu-man-in-Mangalore/articleshow/17164794.cms

In a fresh vigilante group attack, a Muslim woman was assaulted at Karmar in Bajpe, near here, allegedly by a fringe mob.

The mob waylaid our car, pushed us out and assaulted us. They asked me why I was travelling with a Hindu. I heard the miscreants talking over phone in the Beary language and referring to KFD (Karnataka Forum for Dignity). I can identify those who assaulted us," she added.

[chaanakya]

^^ Fringe Mob ??
What is this?
Is there mainstream mob??
ToiLet has some screwed sense of reporting.

[Rony]

Burmese immigrant may be behind Azad Maidan violence

[sum]

Burmese immigrant may be behind Azad Maidan violence

Riiiight...

And all the scum who were vandalising the Amar Jawan and going beserk shouting anti-India slogans were also Mumbaikars with Burmese ancestors...The amount of white-washing the secular DDM has to do to justify some acts!

[Pratyush]

^^^

MHA may ease visa norms for Pak cricket fans

NEW DELHI: Relaxing the condition requiring an Indian sponsor for every Pakistani fan applying for a visa to watch the upcoming Indo-Pak cricket series, India may also allow visa applications which have the match tickets and return journey tickets duly attached. Though India is looking at accommodating around 500 Pakistani spectators for the Delhi tie and 100 each for the other venues, it has agreed to consider raising the ceiling after Islamabad indicated that the ticket sales back home may touch 2,000 for the national Capital alone.

The five-match Indo-Pak series — the first after bilateral cricket ties were snapped in 2008 in wake of the 26/11 strikes — will be held between December 25 and January 6. Three one-day internationals (ODIs) and two T-20 matches will be played during the nearly fortnight-long series.

The MHA had earlier proposed to insist on strict adherence to the "Indian sponsor" criterion, given the experience during the last Indo-Pak series in 2007, when 12 Pakistani spectators went missing and also the 26/11 probe revealed that two Pakistani masterminds had entered the country to survey targets on the pretext of watching a match at Mohali.

However, after getting a feedback from its own agencies as well as from Islamabad on how this might disadvantage genuine Pakistani cricket lovers, who cannot get an Indian sponsor for their visit, the ministry is actively considering easing the norms.

"Making an Indian sponsor mandatory for each Pakistan visa applicant was possibly loaded against ordinary Pakistani citizens who may not have Indian contacts but still want to watch the matches here for their genuine interest in cricket," a senior intelligence official told TOI. The concerns were discussed at a meeting in the Union home ministry on Monday, which decided to also look at visa applications that have the applicant's match tickets as well as return journey tickets — by bus, rail or air — duly attached.

The return journey tickets are crucial since they will help intelligence agencies establish if the Pakistani fans travel back home on the date indicated in the tickets.

Interestingly, though the Indian authorities expect maximum applications for the Delhi match since the venue is the closest to Pakistan and also connected by multiple means of transport, it will also allow Pakistani fans to travel to all other venues — Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. Though Pakistani interior minister Rehman Malik may not travel to India as earlier scheduled on November 22-23, multi-city visa for Pakistani fans may still be possible. Visas for all the five venues, an official said, can be done by either operationalizing the new visa regime with Pakistan in part or whole, or even clearing a special visa arrangement limited to the upcoming Indo-Pak series alone.

[sum]

"Making an Indian sponsor mandatory for each Pakistan visa applicant was possibly loaded against ordinary Pakistani citizens who may not have Indian contacts but still want to watch the matches here for their genuine interest in cricket," a senior intelligence official told TOI. The concerns were discussed at a meeting in the Union home ministry on Monday, which decided to also look at visa applications that have the applicant's match tickets as well as return journey tickets — by bus, rail or air — duly attached.

Great...

So, all one has to do is to have a return ticket and can stay over for as a guest! Why will anyone bother for a sponsor when there is a option of no sponsor?

[sum]

ew Delhi [ Images ] has been put on high alert following an intelligence warning of a possible strike by the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen [ Images ]. The alert put out by the Research and Analysis Wing has been classified serious in nature and has been based on a tip off from Saudi Arabia.

Places that could be targeted as per the tip off are the Pragati Maidan, parts of Old Delhi and also the Delhi metro.

Official sources told rediff.com that terrorists were planning a series of attacks in New Delhi on November 14.

The plot was revealed following an anonymous call from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The caller said that there was some activity which suggested a possible attack was being planned in Delhi. An official in the Delhi police then went down to Riyadh and met with the caller who gave further details of the plot.
{ How is it a anonymous caller then? Is it a known source in Saudi?}
The details provided by the caller tallied with the ongoing investigations by the Delhi police, who have arrested a number of Indian Mujahideen operatives in the past couple of months. An officer with the Delhi police said that the IM operatives have had Delhi on their hit list.

W(hy)TF does such news get leaked?

[kish]

Temple row: Congress to hold talks with MIM

A day after Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) withdrew support to the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling party has decided to hold talks with its ally to persuade it to reconsider its decision, reports said on Tuesday.

MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, however, ruled out the possibility of his party reconsidering its decision. "Once we take a decision, we don't go back on it," he said.

And these guys claim they are persecuted in India.

[vijayk]

http://www.niticentral.com/2012/11/is-c ... achen.html
Is Congress slyly selling out on Siachen?

Growing murmurs of disapproval are rising in Indian military and diplomatic circles over the recent Track II diplomacy over the Siachen glacier. Sources say that military veterans are adamant that a settlement can give no advantage to India and would only enhance the bruised status of the Pakistan army within that nation’s public life.

Moreover, given the China-Pakistan nexus and Chinese presence in the Shaksgam Valley north of Siachen and in Aksai Chin to its east, plus the ISI’s continuing links with terrorist networks in India, there is simply no merit in a retreat from the glacier. Yet it is undeniable that Islamabad has successfully suborned the national consensus on this strategic issue.

The disquiet relates to the recent military-to-military (actually retired officers) confidence building measures in Lahore from September 23-25, 2012. This was followed by a round table discussion in Delhi on October 15, 2012, where both the Lahore dialogue and the Indus Water Treaty were discussed. Select officers from the Army and members of the CLAWS faculty were present at the Delhi conclave.

The Lahore Track II meeting was the third such conclave (previous ones having being held in Dubai and Bangkok), wherein both sides reportedly reached an ‘agreement’ on resolving the Sir Creek and Siachen disputes. The apprehension among nationalists is whether the shaky UPA regime is covertly agreeing to American pressure to surrender Indian interests in this strategic sector without taking the Indian public in confidence.

Military veterans are aghast that the Atlantic Council of Ottawa which broke the news of the Track II accord, had actually sponsored the dialogue, no doubt with the blessings of the American, Canadian and British global policemen who are determined to demilitarise the glacier. A veteran present at the Lahore talks privately told to an interlocutor that the Track II Team was handpicked by the Atlantic Council of Ottawa and not the Government of India! The complete expenses of travel and stay were also borne by the Council.

As senior retired military and diplomatic officers, surely the participants would have known that the Atlantic Council of Ottawa and Atlantic Council of US are extensions of the Pakistani Army which would obviously be funding this so-called diplomacy. So despite the Ghulam Nabi Fai debacle, our people are determined to learn nothing from history, so desperate is the craving for foreign trips in five star comfort. We need to know more about the covert official backing for such talks, if any, in the light of the experience that persons who availed of the dubious hospitality of Ghulam Nabi Fai were appointed by the Union Home Ministry as interlocutors on Jammu & Kashmir.

Worse, though the Track II groups (that is, individuals selected by the Atlantic Council for unknown qualities) informed the Ministry of External Affairs and the military brass about their meeting and sought some inputs. Some MEA officials did meet them but did not even mention Siachen, nor did the team ask questions on the subject.

The Military, however, was adamant that it did not favour any demilitarisation. General VK Singh when approached reportedly retorted, “What bloody demilitarisation? Don’t let the @#$%$#@S discuss this. There is nothing to discuss with Pakistan over Siachen”. The new Army Chief General Bikram Singh was equally explicit, “Tell the $##s (in Punjabi) to first stop exporting terrorism. No question of discussing any demilitarisation”.

So why did the Government of India let this handpicked group of retired military and diplomatic officers including a self-righteous journalist, go to Lahore and discuss and even agree to demilitarisation? What is the legal standing of this group? It would be in the fitness of things for the Government of India to quickly take an official view on this Ottawa-funded jamboree from the account reportedly furnished to the Ministries of Defence, External Affairs, the NSA and the Service Chiefs. There is need to crack down of such potentially harmful ‘private initiatives’.

It is scandalous that a bunch of individuals selected by a foreign body most likely funded by the Pakistan Army / ISI, with no authority to discuss geo-strategic matters, went and in violation of the Indian constitution and the 1994 Parliament Resolution reiterating claim over the entire J&K State as acceded to India by Maharaja Hari Singh in October 1947, agreed to demilitarise the Siachen glacier. This, despite being told by the outgoing and current Army Chief, that the matter was non-negotiable.

[Vipul]

Its clear now handpicked bunch of morons are currying favor for their own selfish interest and are sponsored by Shitistanis. They are now openly defiant in their behaviour and do not care for all the reasons not doing what they propose to do and are almost smug in their knowladge that Indian unilateral withdrawal is a fait accompli.
Any Indian advocating withdrawing from Siachen is an anti-national and should be charged with Treason.

[Sushupti]

[Sachin]

NIA probe to confiscate assets of accused in fake currency cases
This case is about circulation of fake currency in Nothern districts of Kerala. The main culprit Thahir Merchant was picked up from the Middle east and is now in NIA custody. He is supposed to a close chum of the brother of Dawood Ibrahim. He was caught when he tried to bring in 72 lakh worth of fake currency to India. He is also an accused in Mumbai Blasts case.

[vishvak]

About attacks on temples, sooner than later 24-hour protection would be necessary.

Hopefully RSS and such Hindu organizations would provide personnel for security of temples. This must be dealt with in urgent basis.

[member_19686]

Violence continues in Assam, death toll rises to six
IANS | Nov 15, 2012, 10.10 PM IST

GUWAHATI: Indefinite curfew was imposed in Assam's troubled Kokrajhar district on Thursday after suspected militants shot dead a man and stabbed another.

The stray incidents of violence, continuing in Kokrajhar and Baksa districts of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), had claimed six lives and left six injured since last week, officials said.

The army, which was called in Wednesday night to handle the situation, carried out a flag march in all sensitive areas of Kokrajhar on Thursday.

While the first incident took place during curfew, when suspected militants stabbed one Abul Kalam, the second incident took place in Telipara where suspected militants shot dead one Nirisan Basumatary.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked Director General of Police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury to proceed to BTAD to take stock of the situation and restore normalcy, said a statement by the chief minister's office.

Choudhury was also told to take strong punitive action against those perpetrating the violence.

Gogoi also asked minister for industries and power Pradyut Bordoloi to proceed to BTAD.

"We are concerned about the situation in BTAD. There are some people who do not want peace to return to the BTAD. There are also lots of forces instigating the violence in BTAD," Gogoi told reporters, adding that six people had been killed in BTAD since last week.

Gogoi also indicated the role of anti-talk faction of the Bodo militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) behind the violence.

Besides violence in BTAD, suspected NDFB militants had also killed a tea planter in Sonitpur district on Tuesday.

"The group of ministers constituted for relief and rehabilitation would also visit in BTAD soon," Gogoi said.

He said he had discussed the situation with general officer commanding, 4 Corps, Gen CA Krishnan.

The officer is likely to visit BTAD Friday.

"The district administration has imposed indefinite curfew in view of the continued violence," said inspector general of police (BTAD) G.P. Singh.

He said the army had conducted a flag march in all the sensitive areas of the district.

Singh said the condition of the man injured during an attack at a weekly market in Kokrajhar Thursday was serious.

Kokrajhar and Chirang districts, which form Assam's BTAD along with Udalguri and Baksa, had witnessed one of the worst communal clashes earlier this year which led to the death of over 100 people and displacement of over four lakh people from their homes.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 232939.cms

Violence breaks out in old Hyderabad, cops step up vigil
IANS | Nov 16, 2012, 04.41 PM IST

HYDERABAD: Violence broke out once again near Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad on Friday over a temple row.

At least seven people were injured in stone pelting by an unruly mob, and baton charge by police.

Teargas shells were also fired by the police to disperse the mob, which set afire four vehicles and damaged several other vehicles, witnesses said.

Trouble broke out soon after Friday prayers at the historic Mecca Masjid when a large number of people coming out of the mosque tried to proceed towards Charminar to offer 'salam' at a religious symbol abutting the monument.

Policemen and paramilitary personnel, however, stopped them by setting up barricades.

Raising slogans against the police and demanding that restrictions be lifted, the protestors started pelting stones at policemen and attacking vehicles and shops.

The police resorted to baton charge and fired several teargas shells to disperse the mob, which was pelting stones from three sides of the Charminar.

Police said the situation has since been brought under control.

Additional reinforcements were rushed to sensitive areas around Charminar.

Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy reviewed the situation with top police officials. She appealed to people to cooperate in maintaining peace.

The communally sensitive old city had been witnessing sporadic incidents of violence for the last two weeks following a row over the Bhagylakshmi Temple abutting Charminar, which symbolizes the historic city.

Muslim groups have been opposing attempts to expand the temple on the ground that it was illegal and had marred the beauty of the 400-year-old monument.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court Nov 5 had ordered status quo as on Oct 30.

However, the erection of a canopy over the temple structure, in alleged violation of the court orders last Sunday, triggered violent protests.

The government claimed that it was allowed only to implement court orders.

Accusing the Congress government of colluding with communal elements, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) withdrew support to the government.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 242123.cms

Has pics:

https://twitter.com/aghorii

[member_23629]

About attacks on temples, sooner than later 24-hour protection would be necessary.

Hopefully RSS and such Hindu organizations would provide personnel for security of temples. This must be dealt with in urgent basis.

Why is every responsibility dumped on RSS? The same Hindus who suddenly remember RSS in riots time refuse to donate a single rupee to it in peace time and most also badmouth it as something communal. But when riots occur, the same Hindus fall on its feet for protection.

[Aditya_V]

About attacks on temples, sooner than later 24-hour protection would be necessary.

Hopefully RSS and such Hindu organizations would provide personnel for security of temples. This must be dealt with in urgent basis.

Why is every responsibility dumped on RSS? The same Hindus who suddenly remember RSS in riots time refuse to donate a single rupee to it in peace time and most also badmouth it as something communal. But when riots occur, the same Hindus fall on its feet for protection.

+1 everybody knows where the INC stands with MMS first right on resources claims and numerous innendous against Hindus.

It is not RSS job, it is the Police's and Govt. job. You vote for certain politicans face the consequences.

[Rony]

Fake Abhishek Singhvi tweet on Hyderabad riots engineered by Majlis-Itehedul-Muslimeen party

Riots by Muslims is 'protest'. Protest by Hindus is communal riot

[Sachin]

It is not RSS job, it is the Police's and Govt. job. You vote for certain politicans face the consequences.

Amen. These so called "seculars" who sit and cry that RSS/BJP did some thing or did NOT do some thing should stop whining in this case. Either openly admit that police or government agencies are not doing a good job, or put pressure them to take strong action.

[kshatriya]

As expected

One held in the recent assault on senior RSS cadre

According to police, the arrested youth was identified as Syyed Abu Tahir (19) of Mettupalayam who was picked up late on Wednesday night near Kattur railway gate. He originally hails from Mettupalayam and is a resident of Lajjamal layout street. As per police records he is pursuing his diploma in journalism through a private centre in Ukkadam.

[Ashley Kravitz]

US Chennai consulate strengthening ties with AP faction of Sunnis in Kerala

Kozhikode: The US consulate officer for political and economic affairs Matthew Beh visited Markaz, the head office of Kanthapuram AP faction of Sunni's yesterday. It is believed that the visit is part of the US decision to keep cordial relations with selected Muslim factions all across the globe, especially after the recent blasphemy conducted against Prophet Mohammed [SAW] through the film ‘Innocence of Muslims.’

On reaching Markaz he had a detailed discussion with Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musalyar and a few other Saqafis and scholars of the AP faction including Prof AK Abdul Hameed and C Muhammed Faisy. Matthew Beh assured that America won’t support any sought of blasphemous works against Prophet Mohammed and he invited AP Abubacker Musalyar to visit America.

Earlier the recorded cables sent from the US Consulate in Chennai to Washington in mid-2006 leaked by the Wikileaks had mentioned in detail about the Muslim organisations, their social, political, economic and media participation in the state. The cables revealed that Kerala Muslims are keen on vehemently opposing American policies in the Muslim world.

The leaks mentioned the names of Minister and Muslim League leader Dr MK Muneer, Indian Islahi Movement leader Dr Hussain Madavoor [Founder of Mujahid Madavoor faction in Kerala], journalist Baburaj and former police Commissioners of Kozhikode city Neera Ravat and Balram Upadhyaya as having close links with the US Consulate on various matters. The cables while addressing the names of MK Muneer and Hussain Madavoor went on to the extent of glorifying them as their close friends in Kerala. Interestingly, the cables sent also ask to keep the names of Muneer, Hussain Madavoor and Baburaj as confidential.

Earlier the US had arranged free trips to their country for selected leaders from the community as well. The leaders of the Madavoor faction of Mujahids [Nadvathul Mujahideen] – Hussain Madavoor and Mujeeb Rahman Kinaloor were earlier found attending Iftar meets organised by the Chennai American consulate at Thrissur in Central Kerala and after the Wikileaks revelations the Kerala Muslims had kept a doubtful eye over these leaders and their organisational activities. It is quite usual in Kerala that the public conscience – especially Muslim organisations and the Left are so vigilant and doubtful about any American influence in the religious, social or political realms of the state and so as expected the credibility of these leaders were under question before the Kerala Muslim community.

It was since then that the Nadvathul Mujahideen took care to stay away from programmes organised by the US consulate and this way they even refrained from attending the last years Iftar meet. A seminar organised at Kerala University by the Chennai American Consulate too went poorly attended as the invitees feared of being branded as 'American agents.’

It is in this context the Chennai American consulate has decided to strengthen their relationship with the AP faction of Sunnis, well renowned for their anti-Mujahid [Salafi] stands. Though silent until now, after this news there exists rumours in the Muslim circles like the AP faction of Sunni’s have replaced the earlier position enjoyed by the Madavoor faction of Mujahid’s because these section of Sunni’s are so insistent on keeping away from anything and everything associated to Mujahid [Salafist ideologies] and so it is very unlikely that they would cooperate with the US consulate until and unless they have detached all their links from the earlier comrades.
http://twocircles.net/2012nov16/us_chen ... erala.html

Two-Circles is a pro PFI Islamist news portal.

[kshatriya]

Abhishek Manu Singhvi tweet on Hyderabad riots engineered by Majlis-Itehedul-Muslimeen party

Riots by Muslims is 'protest'. Protest by Hindus is communal riot

I don't see that on twitter. Where did you get this ?

[member_19686]

Its a fake profile.