Indian Muslim Group ‘Partly Disappointed’ by Ayodhya Verdict

LUCKNOW: The main Muslim group contesting a religious site in northern India said it was “partly disappointed” by a verdict Thursday to divide the location.

The case relates to the site of a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya which is claimed by Muslims and Hindus.

Lawyers said the court had ordered the site to be divided into three parts, with two thirds for Hindus and a third for Muslims.

“The suit of Muslims were liable to be dismissed. But they are still entitled to one third of the site,” the lawyer for the Babri Masjid Action Committee, Zafaryab Jilani, told reporters.

“We can say we are partly disappointed not fully because some of the stand of the Muslims has been vindicated.”

In 1992 the demolition of the mosque by Hindu activists sparked riots that killed more than 2,000 people, mostly Muslims, and propelled India’s Hindu nationalists into the political mainstream.

Israeli bulldozers raze 4 Jerusalem buildings

JERUSALEM: Israeli bulldozers destroyed at least two homes and two other buildings in contested east Jerusalem on Tuesday, resuming the demolition of Palestinian property after a halt aimed at encouraging peace talks.

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Three-day Ban on Pillion Riding in Punjab

Pakistan News: Slashing the five day ban, Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed three-day ban on pillion riding from 8 till 10th of Muharrum-ul-Harram.
The CM called for utilization of all resources to promote religious harmony and added proper monitoring to enforce the pillion riding ban.
Earlier, speaking in another gathering, the CM directed to jazz up the demolition drive against illegal plazas in Lahore, and said that no influence or approach would be entertained in this regard.
He also gave directives to initiate a crackdown against wall chalking across the province.

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Three-day Ban on Pillion Riding in Punjab was first posted on December 23, 2009 at 4:48 pm.