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Non-bailable warrants against Goswami
Criminal-official nexus: DIG suspended
7 cops die in Naxal landmine blast
Bhopal survivors write in blood to PM
4 Bihar MLAs move SC
Maharashtra, Karnataka lock horns over
coal mines
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Scientist Ramakrishnan wins Trieste
Cong, Left to attend NCP convention
CPI (Maoist) commander held
Gurumurthy gets bail
Uddhav’s bodyguard held for rape bid
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Non-bailable warrants against Goswami
Lawyer to seek bail Amid tightening of noose around him by the state Vigilance Bureau, former District Magistrate of Patna and accused in the case Gautam Goswami, will move for anticipatory bail in a day or two. “I am going through the FIR filed against my clients (Goswami and branch manager-operation of IDBI Sajjad Ali) and will file their anticipatory bail applications in a day or two in the court of Special Vigilance Judge Jitendra Mohan Prasad,” the lawyer of Goswami and Ali, Tuhin
Shanker, said here. Mr Shanker said his clients had approached the Vigilance Department after an inquiry was set up in the scam to present their side of the story, but they were denied the opportunity.
— PTI
Patna, May 31 The warrants of arrest against rest of the 14 accused, excluding the five who were arrested on Saturday and remanded in judicial custody, were likely to be obtained in a day or two, Vigilance sources said. Designated Vigilance Judge J. M. Prasad ordered the issue of warrants of arrest against Goswami and eight others, including his assistant Amitav Arun, proprietor of a ‘fake’ firm Santosh Kumar Jha, alleged kingpins of the scam after accepting the petition of the state Vigilance Bureau probing the scam. The Bureau had yesterday alerted international and domestic airports, besides the immigration authorities across India, to prohibit Goswami and two other alleged kingpins of the multi-crore flood relief scam from flying out of the country. The Bureau had announced reward for information leading to the arrest of Goswami and Jha. Goswami had earlier featured in ‘Time’ magazine for his exemplary role in coordinating flood relief operations in the state last year. Five of the accused - IDBI Manager (Patna branch) Sanjay Kumar Jha, employee Shailendra Kumar, then Managing Director of the Bihar Small Scale Industries Corporation’s Mukteshwar Prasad, employee Amlendu Choudhury and then Additional District Magistrate (Patna) Basudeo Prasad - who were arrested by Vigilance sleuths on Saturday, had already were remanded in judicial custody on Sunday. Meanwhile, asserting that nobody involved in the scam would be spared, Bihar Governor Buta Singh said he was “fully satisfied” with the progress of the Bureau inquiry into the case and ruled out ordering a CBI probe “at this stage”. He said “stern action” would be taken against the officials of the Relief Department if they were found to have sat over the files and delayed the vigilance probe The Uttar Pradesh Government has denied the presence of Goswami in the state.
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Criminal-official nexus: DIG suspended
Lucknow, May 31 The 6.15-minute telephonic conversation, a transcript of which was shared with the media on Monday evening by Lucknow SSP Navneet Sakera, provides evidence of how the well-connected dons lodged in jails not only continue their criminal activity but also pressurise jail wardens, jailers and superintendents. With the support of senior officers they remain in touch with ministers and get their work done. The conversation allegedly between the DIG, Prisons, and mafia don Atul Singh was recorded from the DIG’s landline number and was made from Atul’s mobile number 9839961560 at 8.39 a.m. on April 27. In the conversation the DIG was heard assuring the don that he would not spare any effort from his end to stall the transfer of the don to Fatehpur jail. The voice, purportedly of Atul Singh, is heard pleading with the DIG whom he addresses as “chacaha” to “do something…Even if I am transferred to Fatehgarh jail, please persuade the jail superintendent there to refuse admission to me… He can cite some technical problem… you know. If nothing else then he can say that security would be an issue. If that is ensured, we would get a stay from court,” the don is heard suggesting. In reply the DIG as per the tapes assures Atul “Oh, don’t you worry…Fatehgarh jail is within my jurisdiction. The superintendent there respects me. He would do whatever I ask him to. I am leaving for the headquarters from where I would do something… But the minister has already signed on the transfer orders for Fatehgarh jail at 2.30 p.m.” In a part of the conversation the don is heard informing the DIG about the transfer orders being issued on April 26 from the office of the Minister for Prisons, a fact that even the DIG was reportedly not in the know of till then. This clearly underlines the connection of the don with the powers that be. Meanwhile, suspended DIG Shesh Mani Tripathi hinting at a conspiracy to malign him has squarely denied ever talking to the criminal over the phone. In an interview to a local news channel he said as part of his duty he visited the Lucknow jail at least 20 days in a month. He did not rule out his conversation with one of the convicts being secretly recorded and made available to the Press. |
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7 cops die in Naxal landmine blast
Mumbai, May 31 The incident happened late last night when a police patrol was conducting combing operations in the forests of Gondia district, some 950 km from here. Police officers suspect that the Naxalites may have been trying to pilfer explosives from a dam site near Deoritola village. The explosives were stored for blasting rock for dam construction. The impact of the landmine blast threw the police vehicle to be thrown some distance away. The civilian who died in the blast was driving the private vehicle in which the policemen were travelling. Two constables were seriously wounded in the blast while two others escaped unhurt, the police said. The deceased were identified as PSIs Waman Gadekar (Aurangabad) and Kirankumar Dhokade (Nagpur), and constables Sagar Raut, Amberaj Bisen, Bhojraj Babhare, Ravikumar Jawanjal and Moolchand Bhoyar, all residents of Gondia. Driver of a private vehicle carrying the policemen Salim Gulam Aagwan, was also killed in the blast, they said. The bodies were brought to the Gondia police headquarters early this morning and were being handed over to relatives, sources added. The injured have been identified as constables Jaikumar Ukare and Sachin Sonule. Last night’s landmine blast is a major setback to the Maharashtra government which has so far managed to prevent Naxalites from carrying out deadly attacks in the state. Though naxals tried to shoot down a police helicopter carrying officials on the eve of Assembly elections last year, no casualties were reported. |
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Bhopal survivors write in blood to PM
Chennai, May 31 The Madras Bulls, a club of Royal Enfield motor cycle owners, returned from Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s constituency in Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, campaigning against the agreement and holding a protest rally on their bikes. They were accompanied by a Bhopal tragedy survivor Shahid Noor, who was orphaned and still suffers from physical discomfort. Shahid said: “Most of the Muslims and the Dalits in Mayiladuthurai, who form Mr Aiyar’s large vote bank, were unhappy with him.” The IOC has entered an agreement with Dow Chemicals to use Union Carbide’s patented technology to set up a naptha cracker plant at Panipat with a 30 lakh MT per annum production capacity. The activists who are urging people all over the country to boycott the IOC alleged that rather than deliver justice to the survivors of the disaster, the Central Government was more concerned about foreign investment. “The Centre is reluctant to take action against Dow or Carbide for fear or reprisal from the powerful corporations and the corporate controlled US government. Even worse, the government is sitting idly while Dow-Carbide once again seek to expand its toxic trade in India,” they alleged. They demanded that the two multinational corporates should be blacklisted and prevented from doing business in India, Dow Chemicals assets in India must be attached to force it to produce Union Carbide to face criminal trial in Bhopal and it must be forced to clean up the toxic contamination in Bhopal and pay for the medical and economic rehabilitation of the survivors and their children. |
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4 Bihar MLAs move SC
New Delhi, May 31 This is the second petition moved in the apex court within two days, challenging the May 23 proclamation of the President made on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet in a post midnight meeting to him when he was out of the country in Moscow. Describing the Union Home Ministry’s subsequent notification dissolving the Assembly as “unconstitutional”, the four legislators of the dissolved House said their right to form a popular government as per the mandate of the February poll was defeated due to the proclamation. They said that after the elections had thrown a fractured mandate, the Assembly was placed under suspended animation only with the aim to give enough time to the elected legislators for realignment and form a viable government. “The process of realignment had already ensured that the NDA led by Mr Nitish Kumar had climbed up with a support of over 135 MLAs on the evening of May 22. The midnight meeting of the Cabinet was hurriedly called in order to prevent the formation of a government,” they alleged. Accusing Governor Buta Singh of not acting in a fair manner as per the provision of the Constitution, they said “his intention was to prevent the formation of the NDA government.” Regarding the allegation of “horse-trading”, they said under the Anti-Defection law the power to ascertain the charges and deal with this was vested with the Speaker not with the Governor. |
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Maharashtra, Karnataka lock horns over
coal mines
Mumbai, May 31 With Maharashtra facing a power shortfall of nearly 4000 MW, the Maharashtra Government is lobbying with the Central Government. Dilip Walse-Patil, Maharashtra’s Power Minister said, the state government was keen on keeping the coal blocks within the control of the state government. The Shiv Sena is already threatening to take the matter to the streets. |
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Scientist Ramakrishnan wins Trieste
New Delhi, May 31 Dr
Ramakrishnan, with his colleague Mohammed Yussouff, has provided the theoretical underpinnings for studying solids as atomically “frozen” versions of dense liquids characterised by strong correlations of subatomic particles that have become even stronger. This insight, which has enabled scientists to understand better how classical dense systems are altered, has had a profound impact on scientific investigations into quantum transport, nanoscopic systems and metal-insulator transitions. He is one of the two winners of the newly-instituted award, the other being Brazilian biologist Sergio Henrique Ferreira, Professor of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo in Ribeirco
Preto, Brazil, who was selected for the biological sciences category for his contribution to knowledge of how enzymes reduce high blood pressure and lessen the sensation of pain. According to a UNESCO release, each winner of the award instituted by the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
(TWAS) - a UNESCO administered non-governmental organisation - will receive a cash prize of $ 50,000. |
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Cong, Left to attend NCP convention
New Delhi, May 31 Congress President Sonia Gandhi has expressed her inability to attend the convention due to pre-occupation, but the party will be represented by a senior leader who will carry a message from the party chief. Party presidents of other major UPA constituents and supporting parties are expected to attend the function. NCP General Secretary and chief spokesman D.P. Tripathi said all parties invited to the convention had accepted the invitation. He said Mr Ahmed Patel, political secretary to the Congress President, had conveyed Ms Gandhi’s inability to attend but had assured that the party would be represented at the function. |
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CPI (Maoist) commander held
Patna, May 31 Acting on a tip-off, STF commandos, assisted by the local police and STF men from Uttar Pradesh, carried out intense search operation and captured Baitha from the outskirts of the city last night, Director General of Police Ashish Ranjan Sinha told a press conference here. Baitha, who was also wanted by Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand police in some criminal cases, was allegedly responsible for the murder of more than 70 policemen, the DIG said. Soon after his arrest, he was brought to the Kotwali police station. While Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments had announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh each for the person providing clues about him, Jharkhand also had announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for those who would help in arresting the Naxalite.
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Kancheepuram, May 31 A warrant was issued agaist him by a magistrate court here yesterday in connection with his articles on the Sankararaman murder case. Advocate Sankaranarayanan, lawyer of Gurumurty, appealed to Magistrate-I G. Uthamaraja, to withdraw the warrant, which was not executed on him so far and his client had appeared on the court voluntarily today merely knowing about the issuance of the warrant from the media. He said the offence against Gurumurthy was a ‘cognisable’ one and there was no need to insist or seek bail. — PTI
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Uddhav’s bodyguard held for rape bid
Mumbai, May 31 Police constable Rukmanand Kashinath Shinde, 29, was arrested after his 20-year-old sister in law complained against him. According to the complaint, Shinde molested the girl in an intoxicated condition early this morning. Today’s incident comes weeks after a police constable raped a teenager at a police post at the Marine Drive promenade in downtown Mumbai.
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