Hyderabad, July 1
In his first visit outside Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today provided succour to the farmers of Andhra Pradesh by extending support to the families of farmers who committed suicide.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with family members of Andhra Pradesh farmers who committed suicide on account of failed crops and debt-burden, at
Somayajulapalle, 30 km from Kurnool, during his visit to this area on Thursday. — PTI
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10 sane women declared insane
New Delhi, July 1
In a sting operation, Tehelka today exposed a senior doctor of Agra Mental Asylum
who certified 10 sane women as insane to enable their husbands get divorce.
Dr S.K. Gupta, a senior psychiatrist with Agra Mental Hospital was
issuing ‘false’ certificates to the husbands for Rs 5,000 each
without even meeting their wives.
Mufti refuses extension as
Yatris leave for Pahalgam
Jammu, July 1
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today ruled out extension of the Amarnath Yatra by a month even as the Amarnath Yatra Action Committee (AYAC) sent the first batch of pilgrims to
Pahalgam.
Amarinder’s SOS to Centre for additional power Patiala, July 1
In view of the deepening power crisis in Punjab, the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today sent an SOS to the Union Power Minister, Mr P.M. Sayeed, urging him to allocate an additional 500 mw of power to the state immediately.
Saddam refutes charges, bashes Bush
Baghdad, July 1
A defiant Saddam Hussein rejected charges against him as he appeared before an Iraqi judge today, telling the court “this is all theatre, the real criminal is Bush.”
Iraq’s deposed dictator Saddam Hussein appearing before an Iraqi tribunal in Iraq on Thursday.
— Reuters photo
1 doctor runs Rs 2 cr hospital in Moga Moga, July 1
It is a fine example of government apathy. People of Badhani Kalan town here have invested Rs 2 crore to reconstruct a mini Primary Health Centre (PHC) building, but the government seems least interested in upgrading the hospital.
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