Wakf bill sent to Select Committee

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 22:12

A key bill aimed at bettering the functioning of Wakf boards across the country was referred to a select committee of Rajya Sabha.

Deal with encroachment on Wakf properties: Gadkari to PM

Last Updated: Friday, August 6, 2010, 00:24

In a bid to reach out to the minorities, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that his government take steps to deal with encroachments on Wakf properties.

Wakf amendments won`t affect Babri Masjid title case: Khurshid

Last Updated: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 14:04

Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday tried to dispel apprehensions among Muslims over the Wakf amendment bill.

AP Wakf Board CEO caught accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe

Last Updated: Friday, June 18, 2010, 00:51

Anti Corruption Bureau officials here today caught the Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board red-handed for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.

AP Wakf Board CEO caught accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe

Last Updated: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 22:43

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials today caught the Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board red-handed for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.

PM may write to states on vacating Wakf properties

Last Updated: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 00:02

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to write to state governments to vacate Wakf properties occupied by them, Minorities Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday.

States should take action against encroachment of Wakf assets

Last Updated: Friday, May 7, 2010, 23:02

The Government on Friday expressed concern over the incidents of encroachment of Wakf properties and said it was for states to take corrective action.

Bill to streamline functioning of Wakf Boards

Last Updated: Friday, May 7, 2010, 20:27

A bill to streamline functioning of Wakf Boards across the country and doing away with encroachment of Wakf properties was passed in Lok Sabha today.

Bill to improve functioning of Wakf Boards

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 18:48

A bill seeking to streamline functioning of Wakf Boards across the country and do away with encroachment of Wakf properties was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Bill on Wakf Boards` functioning in budget session

Last Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 18:52

A bill to streamline the functioning of Wakf Boards across the country will be tabled in the coming budget session of Parliament.

Govt rejects Sachar recommendation on Wakf boards

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 15:31

The government has rejected a recommendation of the Sachar Committee to create Indian Wakf Services on the lines of the civil services to appoint officers to boards that manage Muslim religious and community properties.

‘National Wakf board to be part of restructured NMDFC’

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 17:47

The government on Thursday said that it has approved restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) "in principal" and setting up of a National Wakf Board will be a part of it.