AYODHYA: Amidst frenetic activity for UP Sunni Waqf Board elections scheduled on March 6, there’s a curious lull in the Shia Waqf Board, whose tenure ended in May last year, but there’s no talk of elections even 10 months after the state government took control over the Board.
Talking to TOI, chief executive officer of Shia Waqf Board, Dr Naseer Hasan, said, “Elections to the Shia Waqf Board can be held only after the state government issues a notification or there is a court order. Elections to the Sunni Board were necessitated by Allahabad High Court’s order, quashing the September 30, 2020, directive of the additional chief secretary minority welfare and waqf to extend the board’s tenure.” Top sources in the Board told TOI that ongoing investigations into corruption in functioning of the Shia waqf board has delayed elections.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Monett continues improving as season moves along
The Monett girls wrestling team is looking to make some noise today in Willard, as six varsity grapplers will hit the mats at the 18-team Lady Tiger Pride Tournament.
Justin Semerad, Monett girls wrestling coach, said although placing as a team with so few competitors is not as realistic, he is hoping for strong individual finishes from his squad.
We only have six girls that will score points for us because we have a few out on injuries right now, he said. Individually this year, we are making a lot of progress, then we are finding holes in our game and looking to improve on positions we are not scoring on or giving up.