Faizabad: ‘Secular’ weekly victim of riots

The eight-page Aap ki Taaqat,with four pages each in Hindi and Urdu,had a small circulation,but was “a flame of communal harmony”,said Iqbal Mustafa,who manages Faizabad Public School.

Manzar Mehdi,who launched the weekly said,“It survived on support from Hindu doctors,businessmen and leaders. I can’t imagine why it was attacked… There was never any threat to us. Nobody raised an objection to our reports.” He said it was likely that people in the mob that ransacked the weekly’s office and set it on fire were not outsiders.

Despite offers of help,he is unsure whether things can return to normal soon.

Weapons being stored in Jammu temples: Geelani

Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday alleged that some “mysterious non-state subjects” have become priests of Hindu temples in Jammu and that they are “storing weapons” in these temples. He accused the government of

encouraging “communal forces”,saying it wants to divert attention from the Kashmir issue.