Waqf Board
- India
Rajkot incident: Mosque trustee and 8 arrested for shopkeeper eviction
Rajkot: A trustee of a mosque in Gujarat’s Rajkot city and eight others have been arrested for allegedly evicting three shopkeepers by citing a Waqf Board order, the police said on Friday.…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP leader Abdul Aziz elected Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman
Vijayawada: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Abdul Aziz was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board on Tuesday. A meeting of the State Waqf Board was held…
- India
Darul Uloom Deoband opposes changes to Waqf Act
New Delhi: India’s oldest Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Wednesday opposed the proposed changes to the existing Waqf law during a meeting with the Parliamentary panel examining the bill. Maulana Arshad…
- India
UP: Tension at Varanasi college over mosque as students protest
Varanasi: Tensions continue to escalate at the Uday Pratap College here over a mosque located on its premises as a large group of students staged a demonstration on Friday demanding the removal…
- Andhra Pradesh
Amit Malviya hails ‘striking down’ of Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board
Amaravati: BJP leader Amit Malviya has hailed the ‘striking down’ of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board by the state’s NDA government. The in charge of BJP’s national information and technology department…
- India
TDP calls for Waqf Bill to protect Muslim interests ahead of parliament session
New Delhi: The BJP ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday said it wants the proposed Waqf Bill to take care of the interests of Muslims and the community should feel that…
- India
Himachal mosque dispute: Waqf board submits 2006 document amid legal battle
Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board on Friday presented in the district court an 18-year-old document that identified Latif Mohammad as the nominated president of the committee for the under-contention Sanjauli mosque here. This…
- Hyderabad
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Chhattisgarh Waqf board’s prayer proposal
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Chhattisgarh government has proposed a new rule requiring mosque preachers (Khatibs) to get prior approval from the state Waqf Board before delivering Friday sermons (Khutbah). The government…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri MLA slams Waqf Board for failing to prevent encroachments
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri BRS MLA Marri Rajashekhar Reddy has raised serious concerns regarding the functioning of the Waqf Board, alleging that it is failing to protect its lands from encroachment. He stated that…
- India
Karnataka HC questions Waqf Board’s authority to issue marriage certificates
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has raised concerns regarding a government order that allows the Waqf Board to issue marriage certificates to Muslim couples, calling it “unheard of in law.” The High…
- News
Kerala HC: No prosecution for Waqf property occupants prior 2013 Act amendment
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has observed that section 52A of the Waqf Act, which was inserted by an amendment in 2013, does not say that those in occupation of waqf property…
- India
Time to make changes in Waqf Board, claims Shah at Jharkhand rally
Baghmara: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Waqf Board of grabbing land of temples, villagers and others in Karnataka and asserted that it was time to make changes in…
- India
JPC on Waqf Bill postpones study tour to WB, Patna, UP as members busy in election
Bhubaneswar: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has postponed its study tour to Kolkata Patna, and Lucknow as many of its members are busy in elections, the…
- India
Waqf row: Karnataka govt files FIR against Tejasvi Surya over online post
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government filed an FIR against BJP National Youth President and MLA Tejasvi Surya for posting a message, based on a media report, on his social media handle alleging suicide…
- News
Telangana HC dismisses petition against Waqf Board CEO appointment
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Muhammad Asadullah as Chief Executive Officer of the Telangana Waqf Board. The petition was filed by Golconda resident Mohammad…