ENTRAL WAKF COUNCIL RECONSTITUTED, YOUSUF ALI REPRESENTS KERALA

Yousuf Ali, who will represent Kerala state in the Central Wakf Council, with L.K.Advani (file Picture)

The Central Government has reconstituted the Central Wakf Council, CMC. In a notification issued here by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Council will have a tenure of 5 years with effect from May 1, 2003. The 19 members Council is headed by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya. The Civil Aviation Minster Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Members of Parliament Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Shri Akbar Ali Khandoker have been appointed as Member of the CWC. The Administrator of the Punjab Wakf Board, the largest Wakf Board in the Country, Dr.M.Rehman, the Chairman of Gujrat State Wakf Board .Prof. Mohd. Yousuf Qureshi and the Chairman of the UP Sunni Central Board of Wakfs .Shri Amir Alam have also been appointed as Members. The other Members of the Cuncil are:

1. Dr.Azfar Shamshi, Bihar.

2. Shri Alamgir Khan Gauri, Inodre (.M.P)

3. Shri Habib Abbas Fakih, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

4. Shri Yusuff Ali, Kerala.

5. Shri Riyaz Ali ‘Kaka’. Bhopal (M.P)

6. Shri Mirza Mohd. Yasoob Abbas, Lucknow (U.P)

7. Shri Irshad Mirza, Kanpur (U.P)

8. Justice Mohd.Shamim (Retd.) New Delhi

9. Justice Akbar N Divecha (Retd), Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

10. Shri Md. Wasi Akhtar, Patna (Bihar)

11. Shri Hasan Baqer Kazami, Allahabad. (U.P)

12.Shri Abdul Majid Khan, Distt. Ujjain (M.P)

13.Shri Abdul Wahab, Distt.Araria(Bihar)

 

COMPENSATION FOR LOST LUGGAGE

RAJYA SABHA

Railway Administration is responsible for loss or theft of booked luggage only.In the case of booked luggage, the claim can be filed either by the consignee/the endorsed consignee or the consignor/any other agent on production of authority from the consignee.Claims for compensation should be made on the prescribed proforma to the General Manager or Chief Commercial Manager or Chief Claims Officers or at station goods shed or at parcel office either at booking Railway or destination Railway or the railway on which loss or theft has occurred. Claims should be filed within six months from the date of booking with necessary documents like Railway Receipt, Beejuck or Sale invoice of goods, etc.

Compensation amounting to Rs. 921.64 lakhs was paid for loss or theft of goods, parcel and luggage during 2002-2003.This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy in the Rajya Sabha today.

Air India likely to restore all services by May 8: Hussain

New Delhi,Friday, May 02, 2003: With more pilots reporting for duty after their agitation was called off last night, Air India is likely to fully restore its services by May eight. While five flights were restored on April 30, 14 more would be resumed by Sunday, Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain said.

The 14 flights to be restored comprise eight of A-310s, four of Boeing 747-400s and two of B 747-200s. "We expect that all flights would be fully restored by May eight," he said. Asked whether the walk-in interviews for trained pilots advertised in the wake of the strike would continue, Hussain said the process was on "but no final decision has been taken as yet". He said he was happy that the agitation had ended and the pilots were returning to work. "I sympathise with them. They have contributed to the growth and reputation of Air India, but the latest action of the Indian Pilots Guild has brought a loss of name to the organisation", he said. The Minister also welcomed the order of the Mumbai High Court which directed that pilots should be permitted to join after individually putting in written representations as to why they did not report for work. It also asked the management to permit them to join depending upon the exigencies of work.

A-I tough stance continues, pilots have to give undertaking

Mumbai,Friday, May 02, 2003: Continuing with its tough stance, Air-India management today said disciplinary action would be taken against the 46 suspended pilots and members of derecognised Indian Pilots Guild would have to submit a written undertaking before 5 pm tomorrow on flying duties.
"All these pilots will have to give us an undertaking that they will take the assigned flights and undertake training for CAT III when deputed for which no compensation will be paid", A-I's public relations director told newspersons here.

Asked about the 27 suspended pilots, Bhargava said as per the court order today all of them "will have to put in written representations individually explaining as to why they did not report for duty and the management will permit them to join depending upon the exigencies of the work". &nbspAsked whether the pilots would be rostered for flights, Bhargava said "at the moment the requirement is less since we have curtailed flights to the Far East, including Hong Kong and Singapore". at the moment with a curtailed schedule "we see an excess of pilots", he said. Bhargava said IPG today wrote a letter to the management that "in national interest the managing committee was withdrawing all its directions and agree to resume flight duties immediately".

"We had asked for this on April 26, when the Civil Aviation Secretary K Roy Paul, who is also the chairman, met IPG leaders and they should have agreed instead of causing financial loss to the airline", he said.