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 Waquar Hasan | Clarion IndiaNovember 2, 20210NEW DELHI – A report on the extra-judicial killings happened in Uttar Pradesh nearly four years back has blamed the India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other oversight bodies for condoning “the unconstitutional procedures followed by the police during these investigations” into the encounter killings. 

 NEW DELHI,November 3, 2021:The Chairperson of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed concern over recent anti-Muslim violence  in  Tripura state in India. The USCIRF has urged the Indian government to stop violence against religious communities. Reacting to a BBC report on the violence, Nadine Maenza, the chairperson of the commission, said  that they are concerned about ongoing violence in Tripura against Muslims, which some regard as retaliation for attacks against #Hindus in #Bangladesh last month  following allegations of desecration of the Holy Quran on October 13.. The Indian government must stop violence against religious communities.

 NEW DELHI ,November 2, 2021:  In India, a Delhi court  reserved its order on the bail application of JNU scholar and activist Sharjeel Imam, in connection with a 2019 fake case related to his alleged  speeches during the protests against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) . Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat  on Tuesday  reserved the order after hearing both sides in the case. The court is likely to pronounce the order on the bail plea on November 15.

Srinagar,November 2, 2021:An unidentified elderly male body was recovered in Kupwara district while law student was arrested by Indian police in Srinagar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The elderly male body was recovered in Kralpora area of the Kupwara district on Monday evening. A police official confirming the recovery of the body told media men that the identity of the dead person is being ascertained.

Aligarh, November 02, 2021 :  A Muslim hawker Amir was forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ after being beaten up and looted by Hidutva terrorist group  Bajrang Dal in Indian state Utter pardesh. In a video that surfaced on social media, Amir said that when he was selling clothes in the area, two men came and asked him whether you are a Mulla (derogatory terms used for Muslims). Then, they asked him to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and he said it to their intimidation in Aligarh on Sunday evening. 

 Mumbai, November 2, 2021: The prominent Indian human rights and civil society activist Gautam Navlakha, has been shifted to the 'Anda Circle' (high-security barracks) in the Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai in India, his partner Sahba Husain said , adding  that the 70-year-old's already fragile health had deteriorated further due to shifting. 
 

New Delhi, Oct 29, 2021: India recorded 153,052 suicides - an average of 418 daily - in 2020, according to the latest central government data.The 2020 figures were more in comparison to 2019 when 139,123 suicides were recorded in the country, the Indias National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated in an annual report said NDTV. 

 Srinagar,  Oct 29, 2021 :  The family of a Kashmiri student from Bandipora district has staged a protest in Srinagar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and demanded immediate release of their son who has been arrested under sedation charges in Indian state Utter Pradesh's Agra. 

PRESS RELEASEIslamabad, 27 October 2021: Kashmir Black Day is being observed today to condemn the 74 years of Indian illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and to reaffirm Pakistan’s unwavering support for the just struggle of the Kashmiri people. 

 PRESS RELEASEIslamabad, 27 October 2021: The Indian Charge d’Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office today and a strong protest was lodged on the reported killing of a Pakistani civilian prisoner Mr. Zia Mustafa, in an incident involving Indian occupation forces in Poonch sector of Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).