Sunday, August 3, 2014
high court order on loudspeakers -prevents competitive religiosity
Muslim leaders welcome high court order on loudspeakers
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MUMBAI: One of the attributes of 'azaan' is that it summons the
faithful to peace and tranquility. Ironically, 'azaan' through
loudspeakers has become a cause of concern and is being objected to from
some quarters. So much so that Navi Mumbai resident Santosh Pachalag
petitioned the Bombay High Court against "illegal use of loudspeakers"
by mosques in his area. An RTI plea had found that 45 of 49 mosques in
the area didn't have permission to use loudspeakers. Acting on the
petition, the Bombay High Court directed the police last week to remove
"illegal" loudspeakers from mosques. Many in the community have welcomed
the verdict. They say in many mosques the use of loudspeakers defeats
the purpose for which the muezzins call out to the faithful five times a
day.
For long many mosques, in violation of the Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules, 2000 have used loudspeakers much above the permissible decibel levels (50dB during day and 40 dB at night for silence zone and 55 dB during day and 45dB at night for residential area). Now many community leaders and activists demand that mosques should reduce the noise level or face the music. "Azaan is mandatory to namaz, not the use of loudspeakers. Azaan should be sonorous and easy on the ears. If loudspeakers are inconveniencing fellow citizens, I would say the mosques should remove them before the police take action," says senior community leader Dr M A Patankar who, like many others, feel disturbed by the noise from illegal loudspeakers atop some mosques.
Activist Saeed Khan has closely observed the increasing levels of noise from loudspeakers atop mosque minarets. He says the Saboo Siddique Hospital in Dongri is a classic example. Situated between Masjid-e-Iranian or Mughal Mosque (a Shia place of worship) and a Sunni Masjid, Saboo Siddique Hospital and a nearby municipal school (both fall in the silence zone) have to endure the long, high-decibel azaans every day. "Normally an azaan should last two to three minutes, but here the muezzins at both the mosques give azaans which last longer. It is competitive religiosity and both groups try to outdo one another in proving their respective superiority," says Khan. Ali Namazi, honorary secretary of Mughal Mosque's Trust, denies that his mosque is in any competition but admits that during the recently-concluded Ramzan festivities the loudspeaker volumes were "really high". "I ensured that the volume is reduced as it was inconveniencing many residents. We don't allow anything which creates problem for the citizens," claims Namazi.
Khan complains that at many Sunni mosques the practice of reciting "salam" (devotional verses in praise of the Prophet) after the fajr (morning) prayer causes "pain" to many people. "I have no problem if the salam is recited by those who are praying inside the mosque. Why should it be amplified to disturb those who are sleeping in the morning?" asks Khan. "If Muslims have the right to give azaan, non-Muslims have the right to sleep peacefully."
The verdict has awakened many community members from their "sleep." In New Mumbai, under the banner of Muslim Ekta Forum, community members have decided to approach the court against the rule that says that loudspeakers should not be used between 10pm and 6am. "Our morning namaz is held around 5am. We are planning to challenge this rule and want exemption for it. We have told the mosques' managements to follow the rules," says the Forum's president, Ali M Shamsi.
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For long many mosques, in violation of the Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules, 2000 have used loudspeakers much above the permissible decibel levels (50dB during day and 40 dB at night for silence zone and 55 dB during day and 45dB at night for residential area). Now many community leaders and activists demand that mosques should reduce the noise level or face the music. "Azaan is mandatory to namaz, not the use of loudspeakers. Azaan should be sonorous and easy on the ears. If loudspeakers are inconveniencing fellow citizens, I would say the mosques should remove them before the police take action," says senior community leader Dr M A Patankar who, like many others, feel disturbed by the noise from illegal loudspeakers atop some mosques.
Activist Saeed Khan has closely observed the increasing levels of noise from loudspeakers atop mosque minarets. He says the Saboo Siddique Hospital in Dongri is a classic example. Situated between Masjid-e-Iranian or Mughal Mosque (a Shia place of worship) and a Sunni Masjid, Saboo Siddique Hospital and a nearby municipal school (both fall in the silence zone) have to endure the long, high-decibel azaans every day. "Normally an azaan should last two to three minutes, but here the muezzins at both the mosques give azaans which last longer. It is competitive religiosity and both groups try to outdo one another in proving their respective superiority," says Khan. Ali Namazi, honorary secretary of Mughal Mosque's Trust, denies that his mosque is in any competition but admits that during the recently-concluded Ramzan festivities the loudspeaker volumes were "really high". "I ensured that the volume is reduced as it was inconveniencing many residents. We don't allow anything which creates problem for the citizens," claims Namazi.
Khan complains that at many Sunni mosques the practice of reciting "salam" (devotional verses in praise of the Prophet) after the fajr (morning) prayer causes "pain" to many people. "I have no problem if the salam is recited by those who are praying inside the mosque. Why should it be amplified to disturb those who are sleeping in the morning?" asks Khan. "If Muslims have the right to give azaan, non-Muslims have the right to sleep peacefully."
The verdict has awakened many community members from their "sleep." In New Mumbai, under the banner of Muslim Ekta Forum, community members have decided to approach the court against the rule that says that loudspeakers should not be used between 10pm and 6am. "Our morning namaz is held around 5am. We are planning to challenge this rule and want exemption for it. We have told the mosques' managements to follow the rules," says the Forum's president, Ali M Shamsi.
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Misanthrope: Mosque loudspeakers violating noise laws
mise-en-trope.blogspot.com/.../mosque-loudspeakers-violating-noise.htm...Jul 27, 2008 - Here are the timings for the mosque loudspeakers within earshot of my bedroom. ... court order, which is only possible for a limited number of days each year. ... of lightning at every single loudspeaker in Mumbai, because the police sure .... minorities over the last several centuries and has allowed them to ...Noise Pollution, Restrictions On Use Of Loudpspeakers ...
www.esamskriti.com › EssaysJul 18, 2005 - I am forced to wake up daily at 5 a.m. by the loudspeakers blaring Azan. The mosque is nearly a km away yet sounds travel easily esp. at 5 a.m. ... Several people are injured due to the noise produced by firecrackers every year. ... daytime or other persons carrying on other activities cannot be permitted.It's against the law to use loudspeakers outdoors in residential areas at any time, and in any area at all between 10:30 pm and 6:30 am. Religious use is not exempt from this law, except by specific court order, which is only possible for a limited number of days each year.
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history:-
congress chief minister of Mumbai in 1980's period officially allowed such loud speakers
same person was home minister later when Babri masjid was destroyed
shows the 'SKIN DEEP" politics of some parties
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Train accident victim taken by handcart to 3 govt:hospitals before he died-MUMBAI'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Western Railway says paramedic in ambulance at Mumbai Central refused to take mishap victim to hospital--train disaster
MumbaiThe Times of IndiaWestern Railway says paramedic in ambulance at Mumbai Central refused to take mishap victim to hospital
RELATEDMUMBAI: A day after a railway accident victim had to be carried on a handcart to hospital by the police from Mumbai Central station, the Western Railway (WR) on Friday blamed the paramedic of the ambulance parked at the station.
WR officials said the paramedic refused to ferry the victim to hospital in the ambulance saying he "wasn't alive", though only a qualified medical practitioner can pronounce a person dead.
"A memo was issued by the stationmaster to our constable SS Karvanje for ferrying the victim to hospital," inspector Rajendra Trivedi, GRP, Mumbai Central, said. "But an ambulance was not made available by him and Karvanje was forced to ferry the victim on a handcart."
The police faced more hurdles when two public hospitals did not accept the body of the victim.
Karvanje took the victim to Nair Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Nair did not accept the body as its mortuary was shut.
"The hospital had sent us a letter, earlier, which stated that the mortuary would remain shut till July 29 for renovation," Trivedi said. "They failed to inform us that the period had been extended till August 4."
Karvanje then took the body to JJ Hospital — this time the stationmaster sent an ambulance — but was told the incident had not occurred in its jurisdiction.
After the intervention of the police surgeon's office, Nair accepted the body at 7.30 pm and sent it to the Kasturba Hospital mortuary in Chinchpokli.
COMMENT:- IF IT WAS A POLITICIAN OR MINISTER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENTNOBODY CARES FOR COMMON MAN IN MUMBAI
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DEAD VICTIM?
OR HE REMAINS JUST ANOTHER VICTIM;WITHOUT NAME; TILL HIS BODY IS CHUCKED OUT OF THE NON FUNCTIONING RAT INFESTED MORGUES?
Friday, August 1, 2014
Disaster Management Authority of maharashtra did not have one meeting last 3 years-[pune mudslide]
- Mid-Day - 10 hours agoFor, members of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) tell mid-day, ... committee has, in fact, allegedly not met for a full three years.
where are the sniffer dogs to sniff out the dead and iving ?? below photo shows trained sniffer dogs in western countries
using this heavy machine on living lying under the mud will kill them
India
The Times of India
Govt projects are to blame for Pune landslide tragedy: Experts
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Torrential rains|Pune landslide|Govt Projects
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PUNE/
MUMBAI: Torrential rains may have triggered the landslide on Wednesday
that buried Pune's Malin village, but experts say short-sighted
government policy and shoddy implementation of its schemes are the major
underlying factors for the tragedy.
Sahas Manch, an NGO working in the area, has blamed abject carelessness of government officials in measuring and levelling land for the Padkai scheme. Under this tribal employment project implemented under MNREGA, hill slopes are flattened and trees are cut down to develop cultivable plots. The NGO claimed that government officials did not survey the area thoroughly and allotted 25 plots on steep slopes.
Land was levelled by uprooting trees, which in turn loosened the soil, stone bunds were not built to contain erosion and nullahs were not cut into the soil to allow drainage. Such criminal errors caused the landslide, it alleged. On the other hand, massive deforestation for a windmill project along the hillside was equally responsible, said acclaimed ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil.
While official data said around 28,000 trees were cut for the project, unofficial figures put the count around 3lakh. "By calling wind-energy green energy, those constructing windmills are given a free hand to do what they please without any regulation or monitoring," Gadgil told TOI.
( Rescue work is carried out at the site of a landslide in Malin village, in Pune, Maharashtra on Wednesday. Torrential rains triggered a massive landslide that buried a remote village.) PTI Photo
30 students trapped under Hanuman temple debris
Around 30 students had taken shelter from the rain in Malin's ancient Hanuman temple that got buried under the debris following Wednesday's landslide. "Among them was a group of boys in the 18-22 age group. They had ventured out to see the overflowing river and streams but sought shelter in the Hanuman temple when it started raining around 7.30am. There were also some school students under 12 years who had sought shelter in the temple as the morning state transport bus that takes them to school in the adjoining taluka had not turned up," said Sanju Kathe, a villager who works as a driver in Pune.
READ ALSO: Pune village landslide: Toll rises to 30
Had landslide occurred a few hours later, they would've lived
Sahas Manch, an NGO working in the area, has blamed abject carelessness of government officials in measuring and levelling land for the Padkai scheme. Under this tribal employment project implemented under MNREGA, hill slopes are flattened and trees are cut down to develop cultivable plots. The NGO claimed that government officials did not survey the area thoroughly and allotted 25 plots on steep slopes.
Land was levelled by uprooting trees, which in turn loosened the soil, stone bunds were not built to contain erosion and nullahs were not cut into the soil to allow drainage. Such criminal errors caused the landslide, it alleged. On the other hand, massive deforestation for a windmill project along the hillside was equally responsible, said acclaimed ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil.
While official data said around 28,000 trees were cut for the project, unofficial figures put the count around 3lakh. "By calling wind-energy green energy, those constructing windmills are given a free hand to do what they please without any regulation or monitoring," Gadgil told TOI.
( Rescue work is carried out at the site of a landslide in Malin village, in Pune, Maharashtra on Wednesday. Torrential rains triggered a massive landslide that buried a remote village.) PTI Photo
30 students trapped under Hanuman temple debris
Around 30 students had taken shelter from the rain in Malin's ancient Hanuman temple that got buried under the debris following Wednesday's landslide. "Among them was a group of boys in the 18-22 age group. They had ventured out to see the overflowing river and streams but sought shelter in the Hanuman temple when it started raining around 7.30am. There were also some school students under 12 years who had sought shelter in the temple as the morning state transport bus that takes them to school in the adjoining taluka had not turned up," said Sanju Kathe, a villager who works as a driver in Pune.
READ ALSO: Pune village landslide: Toll rises to 30
Had landslide occurred a few hours later, they would've lived
COMMENT:_
Maharashtra government is afraid of another 'LAND SLIDE DEFEAT" NOW " SO BUSY WITH ELECTIONEERING FOR STATE POLLS
Thursday, July 31, 2014
1960 Film Bewaquoof
now this same empty place is an urban jungle of highrise buildings
Cast
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Kishore Kumar | ... |
Kishore Kumar
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Mala Sinha | ... |
Mala
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I.S. Johar | ... |
Johar
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Pran | ... |
Pran
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Bipin Gupta | ... |
Advocate Rai Bahadur
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Leela Chitnis | ... |
Mrs. Leela Rai Bahadur
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Sabita Chatterjee | ... |
Meher
(as Sabita Chaterjee)
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Krishna Kumari | ... |
Marina
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Ulhas | ... |
Captain Jung Bahadur (Mala's dad)
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Mukri | ... |
Sherdil (Marina's dad)
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Asit Sen | ... |
Ashit Sen
(as Ashit Sen)
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Neelam Mirajkar | ||
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Munshi Munakka | ... |
(as Munshi Munaqqa)
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Hiralal | ... |
Prosecuting Lawyer
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Vinod Mehra | ... |
Young Kishore Kumar
(as Vinod Kumar)
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Bewaqoof 1960 Hindi Movie
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