Govt will not remove temples built on Waqf properties, CM Siddaramaiah tells AssemblyKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah promised no temple demolition on Waqf land. Eviction notices will be withdrawn. BJP raised the Waqf issue in the ...
18 Dec, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
58,929 waqf properties facing encroachment: GovtUnion Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed that 58,929 waqf properties across India face encroachment, with Karnataka accounting...
27 Nov, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill to hold nationwide discussion across different citiesThe Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will hold discussions in five states from September 26 to October 1. These ...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.00 AM IST
Waqf through the ages: How Rs 1-lakh crore property owner board acquires land and what the govt aims to changeThe Waqf Board is reportedly the third-largest landholder in India, following the Railways and the Defence Department. Waqf boards control ...
08 Aug, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
Waqf Act amendments likely to be introduced first in Rajya Sabha: SourcesThe government is set to introduce significant amendments to the Waqf Board Act, aiming to regulate property registration and elevate women...
05 Aug, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Notice to mosques on encroachments: Railways says routine procedure, Waqf Board terms it 'surprising'The Indian Railways has issued notices to two mosques in Delhi to remove encroachments within 15 days, as structures on railway land pose p...
22 Jul, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
UP orders survey of waqf properties 'illegally registered' under 1989 order"The move is to prevent illegal encroachment of Waqf land and to ensure documentation and records of property registered as waqf under the ...
22 Sep, 2022, 12.11 AM IST
Over 2000 cases of waqf property encroachment in 1.5 years: GovernmentUnion minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said most of the encroachment cases are a result of a "criminal conspiracy" between the waqf board and m...
29 Jun, 2017, 06.42 PM IST
Maharashtra government directs to take back encroached Waqf landAs per the online data available with the Maharashtra State Waqf Board, there are 23,566 listed Waqf properties admeasuring 37,330.97 hecta...
05 May, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
Will recommend dissolution of state Waqf boards if they fail to perform: Najma HeptullahHeptulla asked Khan to give his complaint in writing and assured she will take up the matter with state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouha...
30 Mar, 2016, 05.06 PM IST
Beef ban row: Respect sentiments of majority also, says Najma HeptullaHeptulla, a former Congress leader, also accused the previous Congress-led government of talking only about the sentiments of minorities.
01 Jun, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
Congress government talked only about sentiment of minorities: Najma HeptullaThe minister said there are people who have special feelings for cow, and those sentiments of the majority community should also be respect...
01 Jun, 2015, 05.16 PM IST
Vice Chancellor alleges attempt to grab Aligarh Muslim University landShah has pointed out that the property, which is in Civil Lines, is a registered Waqf property under the trusteeship of the Finance Officer...
08 Dec, 2014, 06.18 PM IST
Centre mulling removal of encroachment from Waqf properties: Najma HeptullahThe Centre is considering removal of encroachment from Waqf properties and strengthening the regional offices of Waqf Board.
08 Jul, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
- Stringent waqf law likely soon, says Prof Saifuddin Soz
A Rajya Sabha committee, which is studying the new amended Muslim waqf law, has suggested that all the properties occupied by institutions ...
14 Jun, 2011, 07.25 AM IST
- Scheme to strengthen waqf boards
Centre has launched a scheme to strengthen all its state boards.
20 Jun, 2010, 10.41 AM IST
- State to make Waqf land govt property
The Maharashtra government has decided to introduce a legislation to recognise properties belonging to Waqf as government property.
07 Sep, 2007, 03.43 AM IST