Waqf Board
- India
Shimla mosque row: Waqf board appeals demolition verdict in HC
Shimla: While the Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti, pressing for the demolition of the Sanjauli mosque in the Shimla suburbs, is sitting on a hunger strike for the last 10 days, the Waqf…
- Hyderabad
Mohammed Asadullah appointed in charge CEO of Telangana Waqf Board
Hyderabad: The Telangana Minority Welfare Department on Wednesday, October 15, appointed additional collector Mohammed Asadullah as the in charge chief executive officer of the Waqf Board. Government order number 96 issued by…
- Telangana
Safiullah appointed EO of Telangana Haj Committee in additional charge
Hyderabad: The Minority Welfare Department of the Telangana government today issued a memo assigning the additional responsibility of Executive Officer (EO) of the Telangana State Haj Committee to Mohammad Safiullah, Director Secretary…
- India
SC upholds relief to BJP MP Tejasvi Surya in criminal case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Karnataka government’s plea against a high court order quashing the criminal case against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya. “What is this? Don’t politicise the…
- India
HP: Sessions court stays order to demolish Sanjauli mosque
Shimla: A sessions court on Monday stayed the May 3 order of the Commissioner’s Court that directed the demolition of a mosque located in Sanjauli locality in Shimla after the waqf board…
- India
ED raids 10 locations in Ahmedabad linked to Rs 100 crore Waqf Board fraud
Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at 10 locations in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in connection with a Rs 100 crore fraud involving Salim Jummakhan Pathan, who is accused of illegally posing…
- India
Amid SC scrutiny, JPC chief claims Waqf Board not religious but administrative body
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chief, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday rejected the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Central Waqf Councils and State Waqf Boards as an ‘encroachment’ in the religious…
- India
Will lead nationwide movement against Waqf act, says AIMPLB
New Delhi: The AIMPLB has said that it would lead a nationwide movement against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, in coordination with all religious, community-based and social organisations, and that the campaign would…
- India
Opponents of Waqf Bill are enemies of Muslims: OP Rajbhar
Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has said that the influential members of the Muslim community do not allow weaker members of the community to occupy land belonging to the…
- Telangana
Telangana HC directs qualified appointment for Waqf Board CEO
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued a directive for the removal of Mohammad Asadullah from his position as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Waqf Board, citing a lack of…
- India
Yogi Adityanath calls Waqf Board ‘Land Mafias’ amid Maha Kumbh claims
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday likened the Waqf Board to land mafias after claims that the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj is being held on a waqf property. Adityanath, while speaking…
- Telangana
Telangana HC overturns Waqf Board’s Ibadat Khana management order
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has annulled a 2023 order from the state Waqf Board, which appointed seven members to manage the Ibadat Khana (house of worship) in Darulshifa. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka…
- 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…
