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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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.

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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Dont discriminate poor on political lines: Siddaramaiah to Karnataka govt

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April 23,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Former Chief Minister and the Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah appealed the state government not to discriminate the poor on political lines while distributing relief package to the COVID-19 affected people in the state.

He was speaking to newsmen after attending a grocery kits distribution programme, organised in Jayanagar Assembly constituency, which was represented by the Congress MLA and former minister Ramalinga Reddy.

Charging that there are complaints about the state government in discriminating the Congress MLAs represented constituencies in providing relief kits to distribute among the poorer sections in the society, he said that “there should not be no room for politics, while fighting the COVID-19 disease”.

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35-yr-old CIB officer found dead inside his car in Bekal

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January 3,2020

Kasaragod, Jan 3: A serving officer of the Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB) was found dead inside his car in Bekal town near here early on Friday.

Police sources said the officer, Rijo Francis (35) has been under treatment after he had an heart attack last year.

Police suspect that the death could be due to heart failure.

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Birders ‘Walk the Chirp’ in Manipal

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February 3,2020

A motley group of as many as 150 birders ‘walked the chirp’ in search of their feathered friends in and around the countryside of Manipal. The occasion was the 10th Edition of Manipal Bird Day organised by Manipal Birders Group on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020.

The day began ‘Bird Walk’ from Hotel Sheela Sagar (Opposite MIT campus) at 6:30 a.m. The birders divided themselves in smaller groups of 10-12 members and followed 13 different trails which took them through different terrains like hills, plains, paddy fields and wetlands. The idea was to sight as many birds as possible and record their presence in the region.

When the walk ended at about 10:00 a.m., the different groups have recorded a total of 125 species of birds, which was a bit lesser than the sighting of the yester years. “The 10th edition this year has seen a very good growth of interest among people. At the same time a decline has been seen in the bird species sighted compared to previous years,” said one of the organisers. Some of the rare birds sighted were Indian Pitta, Oriental Turtle Dove, Fork-Tailed Drongo Cuckoo, Orange Breasted Green Pigeon, Eurasian Marsh Harrier and Malabar Pied Hornbill.

The bird walk was followed with an interaction session at KMC Food Court and MAHE Vice Chancellor Dr. H. Vinod Bhat presided over the function. He felicitated six people who actively participated recently in a rescue mission of abandoned birds in Manipal.

A program then continued with a talk on ‘Ethical Photography’ by Dhruvam Desai, final year student of MIT, Manipal. This was followed by ‘Backyard Birding’ with Shubha Bhat from IISc Bangalore. She spoke on different ways to feed the birds with water using different materials for bird baths. “I have recorded 120 species of birds from bird baths in my garden,” she said. She encouraged the participants to have bird baths in their gardens or flats which will help quench the thirst of these little winged wonders during summer.

The participants involved themselves actively in the interaction sessions. The event was accompanied with an art exhibition titled ‘Feathered Jewels’ by Aditya Bhat. He presented around 18 paintings all from his memory of birding encounters.

Participation in Manipal Bird Day was open to all and entry was free.

MANIPAL BIRD DAY

Manipal Bird Day is an annual event dedicated to celebrating birds in Manipal. This day long event brings together a large number of birders from Manipal, Udupi, Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore, Davangere and other places. Around 150-200 people gather and are split into different teams. They visit the assigned regions and count as many birds as possible. This non competitive event focuses on spreading awareness regarding the diverse avifauna around us. Turn out for this event has been increasing from 3 people to 200 in last 10 years. This is the 10th edition of Manipal Bird Day.

MANIPAL BIRDERS CLUB

Manipal Birders Club started as a Facebook group after the release of the first edition of “A Birders Handbook to Manipal” to share information about the latest sightings. It is now a formal group of over 500 like-minded members that meets at least once a week to go on bird walks. It is now a large birders community and a medium to organize events, bird walks and discussions about birds and sightings.

The next step would be to involve a higher number of local and young birders who will dictate the change in environment around the town in the coming years. With the co operation of Zoology and natural sciences students and other nature enthusiasts and faculty of different colleges weekly birding sessions have been conducted to involve and encourage more and more people to bird and get connected to the nature and to try to understand the changes happening around us, the media release issued by the group said.