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Will Modi govt take action against Dr Zakir Naik without verifying facts?

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July 6, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government on Wednesday indicated taking action against peace activist Dr Zakir Naik after media reports claimed that he was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi militants, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka recently.

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"Zakir Naik's speech is a matter of concern for us. Our agencies are working on this. But as a minister, I will not comment what action will be taken," Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told reporters in Delhi.

Meanwhile, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) has reportedly started examining the speeches of Zakir Naik. The officials have been asked to be extra cautious and be very specific with the facts regarding the popular orator, a report said on Wednesday.

A senior government official told a news paper in India that the NIA sleuths have been directed to investigate whether Zakir Naik advocates any terrorist outfit or justifies terrorism with his speeches.

Bangladeshi newspaper 'Daily Star' had recently reported that militant Rohan Imtiaz, son of an Awami League leader, ran a propaganda on Facebook last year quoting Zakir Naik. The report also alleged that Zakir Naik's preachings often demean other religions and even other Muslim sects.

Ironically, the newspaper falsely quoted Zakir Naik and said that he had urged all Muslims to be terrorists, which is obviously a baseless and false allegation. Similar reports were published in several other news papers across the world to link Zakir Naik with Bangladeshi terrorists.

Zakir Naik is hugely popular in the Indian sub-continent with millions of followers globally. The MBBS graduate, who calls himself a student of comparative religion, is known for quoting verses from Quran, Bible, Vedas and many other holy scriptures as well as presenting scientific arguments in his public speeches.

Zakir Naik runs Peace TV which mostly beams his lectures on Islam and comparative religion. He is the president of Mumbai-based Islamic Research Foundation. Naik's profile on Peace TV website describes him as an international orator who clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam, using the Quran, authentic Hadith and other religious scriptures as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts.'

In fact Dr Zakir Naik has openly condemned all kinds of terrorism and always argued that peaceful dialogue between scholars of different religion could eradicate their misunderstandings.

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Well Wisher
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Thursday, 7 Jul 2016

Funny things there is more n more aligation expected n come against Mr.Zakir Naik n no surprise. Real terrorist n communal people always act behind screep. What happens to 9/11.is America or the rest of take any action. They jumped on Afghanistan who r not real. Now some peace loving prominent group n leaders in America giving statements.
From the very next day it was understood by whole world the master mind n the fact Israel Jews planned with full material. Only plain fuel not sufficient to burn such big n mighty strong building.

ali
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Wednesday, 6 Jul 2016

Popularity of Zakir Naik all over the world and there is no scholar to face against zakir bhai has become the problem for other religions.

When opposition is weak to face zakir, they used terrorism as weopons to attack on zakir. In India many has been proved guilty for riots and terrorism but they has been selected in the cabinet.

Non-muslims pundit lost to zakir bhai in debate. No one have the ability to challenge zakir, they are utilising terrorism to hide their impotency.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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January 2,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed states, which have not enrolled with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana (PMKSY), saying that such petty politics has done great damage to the farming community.

"I expect that in the new year, those states which are not associated with the Kisan Samman Yojana will at least become a part of it this year," the Prime Minister said at a function in Tumakuru where he disbursed Rs 12,000 crore to six crore beneficiaries under the government scheme in one-go.

Also, he gave away the Krishi Karman Award to the selected farmers and distributed fishing equipment to the chosen ones on the occasion. Modi said political considerations by the state governments in implementing the PMKSY has caused severe loss to the poor farmers.

"Such politics has never strengthened the farmers. Our government understood your (farmers') needs, requirements and your aspirations and accordingly tried to implement the schemes," said Modi.

He further said his government never saw agriculture in fragments but in its totality. Claiming his government has ensured that the entire money reached the poor beneficiaries, Prime Minister hit out at the previous governments, when middlemen ruled the roost.

"There was a time when a rupee was rolled out (by the government) for the poor person, only 15 paise would reach him. The middlemen would pocket the remaining 85 paise. "Today, whatever money is dispatched from Delhi, the entire amount directly reaches the bank account of the beneficiary," he said.

He told the gathering about the various initiatives taken by his government to improve the agriculture sector such as completing the pending irrigation schemes, soil health card and 100 per cent neem-coating in urea.

Due to the initiatives of the government, agriculture production has gone up, he said. Speaking about measures in the fisheries sector, the Prime Minister said the sector has been promoted in the villages, financial help given to fishermen, modernisation of boats and building fisheries-related infrastructure have been done.

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March 14,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 14: Following the footsteps of the neighbouring state Kerala, the state government has decided to deliver groceries to the mid-day meal scheme beneficiaries at the anganwadis.

The state govt has also declared one-week holiday for anganwadis, as a precautionary measure to control the spread of COVID-19 among children.

The respective district administrations have been directed to take necessary steps to ensure that the groceries are delivered to the students’ homes as well.

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