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Nizamuddin Markaz can be made operational for devotees during Ramzan, says Delhi HC
•The Delhi Waqf Board had appealed to the high court to ease restrictions on the premises, which was locked since 31 March last year
J&K admin directs officials to identify Waqf properties across Jammu region, remove encroachments
•Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma also asked officials to include attestation of mutations, encroachments, recovery of arrears, acquisition and possession of specific Waqf properties in the survey report
FIR filed against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for ‘misuse’ of Waqf board funds during anti-CAA protests and 'irregular' recruitment
•The Anti-Corruption Bureau booked AAP MLA and Waqf Board Chairman Amanatullah Khan on Wednesday for alleged misuse of the board's funds
Centre tells LS nearly 17,000 Waqf Board properties under encroachment nationwide, Punjab has highest number
•Punjab is followed by Madhya Pradesh (3240), West Bengal (3082), Tamil Nadu(1335) and Karnataka (862)
Muslims, Hindus have had joint possession of Ayodhya site, argues Ram Lalla advocate on day five of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case hearing
Fp Staff •On the fifth day of the Ayodhya case hearing before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguments on whether a temple existed at the disputed site continued, with senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan highlighting the significance of an idol and deity in Hinduism
Waqf board properties to be geotagged, Centre to provide free UPSC coaching to Muslim girls, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
•New Delhi: Properties belonging to the All India Waqf Board will be geotagged and facilities like schools, colleges and hospitals will be constructed on them, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has announced.
Waqf board stops illegal sale of land in Hyderabad's Manikonda, chairman calls for inquiry into issuance of NOC
Fp Staff •The land in Manikonda is part of a total of 1680 acres of the dargah of Hazrat Hussain Shah Vali, who supervised the construction of the historic Hussainsagar lake. The water body is also named after the saint-engineer of the Qutub Shahi period.
UP Shia Waqf Board makes chanting 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' on Independence Day mandatory at its properties, warns of 'strict action'
•In an order issued on Saturday, Waqf board has also warned of "strict action" in case the directive is not complied with.
Delhi ACB launches probe against Congress' Haroon Yusuf after AAP MLA alleges misuse of waqf board resources
•The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has launched a probe into AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's complaint against Congress leader Haroon Yusuf, alleging corruption in the functioning of the Delhi Waqf Board
Ayodhya dispute: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar representing 'govt interests', says Congress
•The Congress on Tuesday dubbed spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar a "government agent" who is representing its interests in the Ram Temple dispute in Ayodhya.