Saturday,
March 15,
2008, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Every Indian free to settle anywhere: SC
New Delhi, March 14
In an apparent rebuff to Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on the issue of North Indians, the Supreme Court today asserted that every Indian has the right to settle any where in the country.
Oil Pilferage
Scam Brig,
Lt-Col among chargesheeted New Delhi, March
14
In an embarrassment to
the Army, its five personnel, including a Brigadier, have been
chargesheeted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly
replacing kerosene and diesel in tankers meant for troops in
Siachen with water.
Nation page: CAG
indicts Army chief for misusing financial powers
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Bishnoi
quits Lok Sabha Chandigarh,
March 14
In an act of
solidarity with his comrades, rebel Congress MP
Kuldeep Bishnoi today quit the Lok Sabha. Bishnoi
had sent in his resignation from the Lok Sabha on
December 2 last when he had announced the
formation of his separate party, Haryana Janhit
Congress (BL), at a rally held in Rohtak.
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Drunk baratis burn 10-yr-old boy to death New Delhi, March 14
In an incident that has sent shock waves through the city, a 10-year-old boy, who protested against his bicycle being damaged in an accident, was burnt alive in Alipur village allegedly by some members of a marriage party yesterday.
Sanjeev
Barak
deal: Nanda, son sent to custody New Delhi, March
14
Arms dealers Suresh Nanda
and his son Sanjeev, accused in the Barak missile deal pay-off
case, were sent to 14 days judicial custody today by a special
CBI court. After hearing the bail application of the accused,
CBI Special Judge Indermeet Kaur Kochar send all accused to
judicial custody, after their earlier three days police
remand.
CMCH
admn panel resigns en masse Ludhiana, March 14
The CMCH management crisis deepened
here this evening when the chairman, director and principal,
along with several office-bearers, resigned over a series of
controversies engulfing the renowned health institution of the
state.
Human Rights Violations India
rejects US views Left terms it as
interference in internal affairs New
Delhi, March 14
India today condemned the US State Department’s latest annual report
on human rights, which has listed the Nandigram violence among the worst
cases of rights violations in India in 2007. The CPM and the CPI quickly
seized the opportunity to lambast the US for ‘grave interference of
internal affairs of India by the Bush administration’. (Details
on Nation page)
SGPC
Decides Experts
to take care of Golden Temple
Amritsar,
March 14
The SGPC has finally decided to engage experts for the restoration work
of ancient Ramgarhia Bungas and Gurdwara Baba Atal, keeping in view the
wanton destruction of heritage buildings through “kar sewa” in the
past.
(Details on Punjab
page)
State
Bank of Patiala is in poor state Chandigarh, March 14
Business at the State Bank of
Patiala is on a sharp decline. As the financial year draws to a close,
the bank is short of Rs 3,080 crore in deposits and Rs 2,223 crore in
advances. In addition, around Rs 4,000 crore worth of high cost deposits
are due to mature during this month. Top officials in the bank admit
that they may not be able to roll them over because of the high costs
prevailing in the banking industry.
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