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AP minister lashes out at IAS officers
I fear only God: Khali
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10th Anniversary
Just another day for Vajpayee
Mango Gets Sweeter
Karnataka Elections
Spiritual leader Aga Khan arrives today
NCW seeks farm worker status for rural women
Naxal Violence
Sexual harassment at workplace includes misconduct outside: HC
Maharashtra to sell
red wheat in open market
Barak Deal
Now, Shiv Sena plays Marathi card
Appointment of
V-Cs
Crime graph on rise in Uttarakhand
The Tribune Patna staffer dies
Inflation, N-deal upset Left
Boy falls to death in mall
Pak marines capture 11 Indian fishermen
Uttarakhand govt anti-people: Cong
Black Widow ultras kill 8 labourers
2 cops killed, 5 hurt in encounter with
Maoists
Soldier of Humanity Award for Mukhim
Mass marriages organised in Hyderabad
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AP minister lashes out at IAS officers
Hyderabad, May 11 Known for courting controversies with his outspoken observations, the marketing minister said 50 per cent of the civil servants working in the state lacked commitment and dedication, leading to severe hardships to common public. “It is the responsibility of the bureaucrats to sincerely implement the policies and programmes of an elected government. The success of any government depends on the implementation of its policies,” Mareppa who hails from the faction-ridden Rayalaseema region said. Stating that disadvantaged sections were lacking proper food, clothing and shelter even 60 years after the Independence, Mareppa said, “Let the officers work to fulfill these needs instead of resorting to self-aggrandisement”. Understandably, his remarks evoked strong reaction from the IAS Officers’ Association. Condemning the minister’s observations, association secretary S.N. Mohanty warned him against interfering with the smooth functioning of the executive. “Instead of pointing fingers at us, it is better they (politicians) set their house in order,” Mohanty said and sought apology from the minister. Mareppa’s acerbic tongue had in the past caused embarrassment to the ruling Congress. He was earlier involved in a bitter war of words with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, incurring the wrath of the pro-Telangana elements. Sticking to his guns, Mareppa lashed out at Mohanty saying that the senior IAS officer was targeting him out of fear that he might expose his corrupt past. “Mohanty belongs to Orissa cadre of IAS and does not understand local problems of the people, particularly Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections,” the minister said. Meanwhile, the joint action committee of SC/ST/BC and minority communities has come out in support of the minister and demanded an apology from the IAS officer for his “inappropriate remarks” against Mareppa. “If the officer does not tender an apology, we will launch a state-wide agitation,” committee’s convener J Suryanarayana and co-convenor K Devisetty Rao warned. Terming the IAS officers’ association as “anti-Dalit”, they said the civil servants were pursuing “colonial policies and neglecting the interests of weaker sections.”
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I fear only God: Khali
Mumbai, May 11 Khali was speaking at an event, “The Great Khali Live In Mumbai”, organised by a sports channel here yesterday. “I fear only Parmaatma,” said Khali, who later voiced aloud “Ganpati Bappa” to which the crowd returned “Morya”. The first Indian world champion of WWE, standing 7 ft 3 inches tall and weighing 190 kg, said he wrestled not for himself but for the country and would be happy if more Indians join him and bring greater glory to the country. When asked as to what he felt was the best part of WWE, he said he felt proud that he was from India. “Main Goron ki dhulai karta hoon (I beat up the white people) aur mere saath ek-do aur aajeyenge toh hum chak denge phatte (and if one or two more persons join me, we’ll do whatever it takes),” said Khali. Khali and his wife Harvinder Kaur were welcomed with a huge applause by a crowd of over 15,000 consisting mainly youngsters. There were cheers from all corners of the ground when Khali welcomed the crowd in Marathi. Khali advised the younger generation that they must take education seriously, refrain from drugs and make a good life while keeping their family happy and making their nation proud. When asked if he liked any other sport, Khali refrained from saying anything but acted as if he was swinging a cricket bat, with the crowds cheering him still further. Khali, who has also acted in a film, said, “WWE was far more tougher than working for a film where you could take a shot and go and rest in the trailer but for WWE, one had to exercise, eat well, fight and even deal with injuries”. When asked about his journey, the wrestler said it had not been easy. “After intensive body building for eight years, I went to the US for training. There I learnt the art of wrestling. Later, I went to Japan and joined a wrestling group. Training continued for a long time followed by a series of fights,” he said. The secret of his strength, said Khali, who was recently promoted to the rank of inspector in Punjab police, said, “I drink a lot of milk and exercise a lot.” Also, when asked who was behind his success, he gave credit to his “guru” Ashutosh Maharaj, his parents and the Indian fans.
— PTI
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10th Anniversary
Mumbai, May 11 “Vajpayee gave us the permission within a week of assuming the political office, to establish India’s expertise,” Kalam said at a function at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the ‘Shakti’ series of tests at Pokhran in Rajasthan. Kalam, who had supervised the Pokhran-II explosions as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation camping in the Thar desert for over a fortnight, said the testing was a “defining moment” in the country’s history, next only to adopting the path of economic liberalisation in 1991. Another core member of the team that carried out five tests and then chairman of Atomic Energy Commission R. Chidambaram reminisced, saying, “We recall the pleasure and excitement of May 11, 1998. It was just a coincidence that this day too was Buddha Purnima (just like the day on first test at Pokhran in 1974).” The BARC presented Kalam with a memento of a banyan tree bonsai, which had a statue of a smiling Buddha under it at the function. “The Buddha has smiled” was the code used by scientists in 1974 to declare that the nuclear test has been successful. Meanwhile, making a strong case for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal facing stiff opposition from the Left, Kalam today said the country is dependent heavily on nuclear power in the future for which it will need the uranium supplies that the pact will facilitate.
— PTI
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New Delhi, May 11 “Today being Sunday, it is a day of rest for him,” said Vajpayee’s personal aide. “There is no special programme on the Pokhran anniversary,” he added. Vajpayee (84) has been rarely seen in public in the recent months and is said to be in declining health. He has withdrawn from day to day politics of the BJP and many see the recent endorsement of the Indo-US nuclear deal by Brajesh Mishra, the then national security adviser and his closest aide, as carrying Vajpayee’s approval. The BJP too was not going to celebrate. “There are no programmes as such,” party MP and spokesman Prakash Javadekar said. Incidentally, BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani had criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government for not marking the tenth anniversary of Pokhran nuclear tests, saying the ruling coalition had “dishonoured” late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, under whose leadership the country had conducted the first nuclear test in Pokhran in 1974. “It is a dishonour to Indira Gandhi. She was the one who started nuclear testing. What Vajpayee government did in 1998 was a culmination of it,” Advani was quoted as saying on Saturday.
— IANS
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Prices fall nearly 50 pc in Delhi
New Delhi, May 11 Safeda and Totapuri varieties that were being sold in the range of Rs 30 to 35 per kg a fortnight ago, are now available at Rs 17-20 per kg. “Both Safeda and Totapuri variety from Andhra Pradesh now bear a lower price tag of around Rs 20 a kg as the supply is sufficient in the market,” said Mohammad Faisal, a local mango seller. In branded retail chains like More and Reliance Fresh, Safeda is available at Rs 16.90 and Rs 18 a kg, respectively. The popular Dussheri variety, too, is available for Rs 37 a kg at More outlets, while the Sindoori variety cost Rs 25 a kg in the local market. Mango Growers Association of India president S. Insram Ali said southern states, especially Andhra Pradesh, supply Safeda and Totapuri varieties of mango across the country till first week of June. Thereafter, other varieties like Dussheri, Maldah and Langda hit the market from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat. He said rains and hailstorms in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa affected the mango crop, which was heading for a bumper production this year. “As against the previous expectation of 12.5 million tons, we now feel mango production can decline to about 10 million tons as the crop has been damaged in Lucknow and Saharanpur, the two mango growing belts of UP, besides parts of Orissa and Bihar,” he said. — PTI
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Chopper seized for wrong landing
Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service
Bangalore, May 11 The helicopter, with the union minister onboard, landed on a field where children living in the neighbourhood were playing. “One child escaped from being hit by the helicopter by a whisker,” Karnataka chief electoral officer (CEO) M.N. Vidyashankar said here today.
The helicopter had the permission to land at a place about 4 km away from the field where it eventually landed, putting the lives of at least 40 children playing there to grave risk. The pilot of the helicopter, who was slapped with criminal charges, explained the unlawful landing saying he was not able to properly locate the scheduled place of landing. “Deputy commissioner of Chikmagalur told me that the place where the helicopter was actually slated to land was much more conspicuous than the field where it finally landed,” Vidyashankar said. The helicopter had been confiscated and kept at the airport in Bangalore. The case against the pilot would come up before the court tomorrow, Vidyashankar said. Information regarding the ownership of the helicopter was still awaited, he said. Meira Kumar had come to Chikmagalur for campaigning for the party candidates for ongoing Assembly elections in the state. This was the second such incident in Karnataka involving a Congress leader during the run up to the Assembly elections. Last month a helicopter carrying Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief M. Mallikarjun Kharge landed at an unscheduled location at Gulbarga. The private company owning the chopper was asked by the court to pay a fine of Rs 13 crore to the authorities for the lapse.
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Spiritual leader Aga Khan arrives today
New Delhi, May 11 During his stay in Delhi tomorrow and on May 13, he will meet President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries. He will also visit Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The Aga Khan last visited India in September, 2006, during which he laid the foundation stone of the Aga Khan Academy at Hyderabad. After his arrival here at 8 a.m. tomorrow, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee will call on him at 10.45 a.m. He will later meet the Vice-President. The 71-year-old spiritual leader will have a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 5 p.m. after which he will call on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The next day, May 13, he will call on President Pratibha Patil. Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani will also call on him in the evening. He will leave for Hyderabad on Wednesday from where he will go to Mumbai the next day. He will also visit Ahmedabad and return to Mumbai. From Mumbai the Aga Khan will leave for Dhaka on May 19. The Aga Khan, who normally wears a suit and a tie and lives in Paris, has set up the ‘Aga Khan Foundation’ which is involved in many philanthropic activities. It has established educational institutions including universities in countries like the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Syria and Egypt. The Forbes Magazine has listed the Aga Khan as the 10th richest royal in the world, having a wealth of $1 billion. The Aga Khan, whose original name is Prince Karim al-Husseini, was given the title by his grandfather when he was just 20 year-old and studying at Harvard. His father, Prince Aly Khan, was not bestowed the title because he had married an American actress.
— UNI
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NCW seeks farm worker status for rural women
New Delhi, May 11 Seeking equal wages for equal work done by women farmers and equal access for them to all benefits that go to male agricultural workers, the NCW has set out to correct gender imbalance in the existing agricultural policy documents in the country. Its Draft National Policy for Women in Agriculture, 2008 is a response to gender inequities that dot the National Policy on Farmers, 2007 published by the ministry of agriculture. Objectives of the draft are rooted in the increased feminisation of agricultural work, and feminisation of hunger and poverty. Framed by experts who earlier provided gender inputs for the National Policy for Farmers, the NCW draft addresses specific needs of women engaged in farm sector. At the very outset, it mentions how the National Policy for Farmers had marginalized most of the crucial concerns the NCW expert group had raised with respect to women farmers, in its gender inputs to the national policy for farmers. “That’s why it is necessary to supplement the National Policy for Farmers with a comprehensive document on women in agriculture,” the draft document states. It takes off from the fact that women constitute 40 per cent of the agricultural workforce in India. While 53 per cent of all male workers are in agriculture, a whopping 75 per cent of all female workers and 85 per cent of all rural female workers are in the sector. Moreover, 20 per cent of rural households are female headed due to widowhood, desertion or distress migration. That explains the feminisation of agricultural work - a fact any policy document on agriculture must consider, says NCW chairperson Girija Vyas, who chaired a two-day consultation on the subject, which concluded today. Considering sharp decline in the agricultural growth rate from 2 per cent in the IXth Plan to 1.8 per cent in the Xth, NCW’s draft recommends women’s access and control over resources, including land rights, water, pasture and biodiversity resources like seeds and fodder. It also stresses safeguards for food security by guaranteeing minimum support price for primary producers and provision of sufficient food grains to prevent malnutrition among women and children. The decline in food grain production in India has led to per capita food availability falling from 177 kg per person in 1991 to 153 kg per person in 2003. This in turn has led to feminisation of hunger, a concern the NCW draft addresses. Experts have further discussed how a shift from universal to targeted PDS has led to decline in consumption per capita from over 2,200 calories per day in 1987-88 to 2150 calories per day in 2000. The latest NSS data suggest a further decline in calorie consumption and a widening gender gap in malnutrition. The draft broadly recommends equal, if not increased, control of women over natural resource assets like land, policy to tackle problems related to displacement, women’s control over seeds and biodiversity resources and their access to water.
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Centre may set up special force
New Delhi, May 11 The proposal is awaiting "final" nod from the union home ministry, official sources said here. As per the proposal, the new force would comprise 10 battalions (10,000 personnel) and would be set up on the pattern of Greyhounds of the Andhra Pradesh police and would be under the command and control of the CRPF, the world's largest paramilitary force. While terming Left-wing extremism as a “virus” and the single biggest threat to internal security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during his address to state chief ministers, had asked all states to set up specialised units to counter naxal activities in the country on the pattern of the Greyhounds. This force was set up by the Andhra Pradesh police in 1989 to counter the Naxals. The police force comprised best of the officers who had specialised in commando and jungle warfare. In its proposal, the CRPF has submitted that 10 fresh battalions should be sanctioned and in the meantime, it would deploy an equal number of personnel to begin operations from the day it was sanctioned. The proposed 10,000- odd men strong SAF would focus on “effectiveness and operational success”, they said. The officers and personnel of the SAF will be imparted exclusive training in the terrain and topography of the area of operation, they said. — PTI
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Sexual harassment at workplace includes misconduct outside: HC
New Delhi, May 11 The court referred to the recent phenomena of senior officials of the private sector running their businesses from their residences with the advancement in information technology. “An officer or teacher may work from the accommodations allotted to him. He would not be allowed to say that it is not a workplace,” the Bench also comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi said, adding “a person can interact or do business conference with other persons while sitting in some other country by means of video conferencing”. The court passed its order on a petition filed by suspended director of the National Academy of Audit and Account S K Mallick, facing a departmental inquiry for allegedly indulging in sexual harassment with a senior woman officer.
— PTI
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Maharashtra to sell
red wheat in open market
Mumbai, May 11 The wheat was purchased from Australia last year for distribution under the Public Distribution System (PDS) to people below the poverty line. However, distribution was discontinued after tests in the government’s own laboratories indicated that the wheat was not fit for human consumption. It is not clear who will buy the wheat. Tatkare hoped that bakeries and private individuals might buy the wheat whose base price has been fixed at Rs 670 per tonne. According to the minister, not all of the wheat is unfit for human consumption and the quantity that has not rotted may find a market. The wheat is stored in warehouses across the state. The quantity which is found unfit for consumption would be destroyed, the minister said. So far it is not clear how much of the wheat can be sold. Some of the wheat has also been found fit for consumption by animals. So a quantity of the wheat may be sold to manufacturers of animal feed. The opposition BJP had run a campaign on the grounds that the imported wheat was dangerous to health.
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CBI examines ex-defence secy
New Delhi, May 11 While the CBI was officially tight-lipped about the questioning, sources in the agency said Datta, who was a former defence secretary, was questioned to ascertain "certain facts" before the CBI quizzed George Fernandes who was the defence minister when the deal was signed in October 2000. They said Datta was asked by the CBI about the note that was put before the Cabinet Committee on Security by Fernandes about the need for the procurement of Barak missiles from Israel in which opposition by a section of scientists was not mentioned. Datta, a 1967 batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, who joined the Union Public Service Commission in July 2003, had also been examined by the CBI in the coffin scam earlier. The sources said that Datta had served in the defence ministry during the period when purchases were finalised. He served as additional secretary from 1998 to 2000 and later as secretary, defence production and supplies (2000-02) before being appointed as defence secretary (2002-03). — PTI
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Now, Shiv Sena plays Marathi card
Mumbai, May 11 Apparently moved by party MP and executive editor of Sena mouthpiece “Saamna" Sanjay Raut's views in his weekly column, the activists allegedly burnt some copies of “Bombay Times”, a supplement of Times of India newspaper. “Some unidentified persons have burnt copies of several newspapers, including Bombay Times, outside the office of Times of India at 5.30 pm,” a senior police officer at the Azad Maidan police station said. The first incident was reported from the Bombay Scottish School in central Mumbai’s Mahim today, where at least three boards on different entry gates were targeted. “These are small boards. The miscreants have smeared the word ‘Bombay’ with black colour on the board. Nobody has been held so far. The admission process was just completed and we suspect some disgruntled elements to be at work,” said a senior police officer of the Mahim police station. Ironically, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray’s children go to the same elite school. In his column, Raut says that usage of the word “Bombay” by some people at a time when the city was renamed Mumbai long ago is a rebellion against the Marathi pride. President of the Sena’s campus wing Abhijit Panse confirmed that Bhartiya Vidyarthi Sena began such an agitation, but did not elaborate.
— PTI
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Appointment of
V-Cs
Dehra Dun, May 11 The state government, led by B.C. Khanduri, had brought the Panchayat Regulations Amendment Act, 2008 in the budget session of the Assembly reserving 50 per cent seats for women in the panchayats of the state. The Bill, after its passage by the state Assembly, was sent to the Governor for his consent. However, he returned the Bill with his suggestions. “We have received the communication from the Governor. His letter would be read in the state Assembly on May 12,” said Mahesh Chander, secretary of the Uttarakhand state Assembly. The Bill would be re-laid on the table of the Assembly if the Khanduri government decides to incorporate the suggestions given by the Governor. Otherwise, it would be re-sent to him for his approval. The passage of the Uttarakhand Universities Bill has also become controversial following the opposition from the academic circles. The state government wants to curtail the powers of the Governor who is the chancellor of the state universities in the matter of appointments of vice-chancellors. The Bill proposes to take away the powers of the chancellor to appoint a committee to select vice-chancellors. The Bill presented in the budget session faced stiff opposition and was sent to a committee of the House, which gave its recommendations today. It was expected that the state government would try to pilot these Bills during the two-day session despite opposition from the Congress.
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Crime graph on rise in Uttarakhand
Dehra Dun, May 11 As per the data of crime cases reported in various districts of Uttarakhand for the period from January 1 to April 15 for 2007 and 2008, there has been an increase in the number of murder cases. While for the corresponding period last year, 41 murder cases were reported, this year, the number stands at 45. Likewise, figures for dowry deaths are also very shocking, as the cases have doubled. The cases related to riots have also seen a drastic increase. From 84 such cases last year, this year the number of riot cases touched 111. Some incidents, including robbery, loot and robbery, however, witnessed a downward trend. Meanwhile, with as many as 16 murders being reported so far this year, Dehra Dun, the state capital and its surrounding areas, including Mussorie, Rishikesh and Vikasnagar, seem to be the worst affected as far as increasing crime is concerned. What is worrying is the fact that the law and order situation has deteriorated to such an extent that five persons were murdered in separate incidents during the past 12 days in different areas in Dehra Dun alone. Besides, a minor was raped on May 8. While the residents are “terrorised” due to the increase in the crime graph, the administration is yet to wake up. Though the police has solved a majority of murder cases, people feel that the police must take concrete measures to put a tab on the ever increasing crime.
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The Tribune Patna staffer dies
Kolkata, May 11 Ambarish was suffering from cancer in the pancreas as well as obstructive jaundice for some time. On April 14 last, he had undergone an operation at a city nursing home and was recovering. But his condition suddenly deteriorated a few days ago and he was again admitted to the nursing home. However, two days ago he was brought back home. Today, at about 5 in the morning, he suddenly collapsed. Ambarish started his career in journalism in mid-seventies as Patriot correspondent in Kolkata after getting mass communication degree from Jadavpore University. Later, he worked with the Ennadu groups in Hyderabad. He also worked as UNI's reporter in Guwahati before joining The Tribune about two years back. Bedecked with flowers, his body was driven to the Behala's Siriti cremation ground where he was cremated in the afternoon in the presence of his family members, friends and well-wishers. Special wreaths were laid on his body on behalf of Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, and other Tribune family members, Calcutta Press Club and E-TV,
Calcutta.
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Inflation, N-deal upset Left
New Delhi, May 11 CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan said, “Taking into account government's failure in controlling inflation and its stand on the nuclear deal, the Left parties will take some stand which is serious”. The Left parties are slated to meet on May 23, six days ahead of their ninth round of deliberations with the UPA on the nuclear issue. Briefing reporters on the two-day national executive meeting of the party, the CPI leader said, “The general attitude of the Left parties towards the UPA was discussed, mainly in the context of price rise and the deal”. “Several sections of the people and Left followers have started raising questions whether it is worthwhile to support a government which opposes the views of its supporters. Therefore, we are thinking very seriously on those lines. This sentiment will be brought to the notice of other Left parties at the meeting (on May 23)”. However, the CPI leader sought to ward off the question whether the Left would again threaten to withdraw support to the UPA government. After repeated questions from the media, Bardhan said there was “pressure on us from sections of the people and followers of the Left questioning our outside support. We will discuss it and see what can be
done”.
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Varanasi, May 11 Annu, the only son of Nandlal, a driver in a travel agency, had gone to the JHV Mall, along with his uncle Ramesh and some of his friends, last evening when the incident occurred. After watching the film, Annu and his friends decided to enjoy a ride on the escalator and when they reached on the second floor the boy lost his footing on the steps, the police said. They said the second floor, where the escalator ended, did not have any side railing as stipulated by building bylaws and the boy fell down to the lounge floor. His uncle rushed to Annu’s side and took him to hospital, where the doctors declared him “brought dead”. The police has begun an inquiry and registered a case under Section 304 (culpable homicide) against mall management, which was unavailable for comment. — PTI
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Pak marines capture 11 Indian fishermen
Ahmedabad, May 11 The Pakistani marine security agency alleged that the Indian fishing boats had strayed into the Pakistani waters for fishing and hence, they seized the boats and arrested the crew members yesterday. However, sources in the Gujarat Fishermen Association had denied the allegation stating that the fishermen were operating within the Indian waters. The boats are owned by Ramji Mepa. Nearly 500 Indian fishermen are languishing in jails of Pakistan for allegedly straying into the waters of the neighbouring country while fishing.
— UNI
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Uttarakhand govt anti-people: Cong
Roorkee, May 11 In a meeting held here, district Congress spokesperson Rajender Chaudhary said, “It is due to the erroneous policies of the BJP government that people are facing hardships in Uttarakhand. The farmers are the worst sufferers of BJP policies, still the state government is turning a blind eye towards their genuine problems”. “The sugarcane farmers have not been paid their dues and are facing harassment at the hands of sugar mill owners. The government is not taking any interest to solve the problem of these farmers, instead the government is indirectly benefiting the mill owners,” he alleged. The Congress members during the meeting alleged that the BJP government had completely failed to address the genuine problems of people and development had come to a stand still in the state. “People are confronting regular power cuts and erratic drinking water supply in most parts of the city, all due to the indifference of the government," alleged Congress district secretary
Nadem.
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Black Widow ultras kill 8 labourers
Guwahati, May 11 The police said a group of armed militant opened indiscriminate fire at the construction workers, killing eight of them on the spot. The killed persons were working for a railway contractor engaged in the gauge conversion project of the Northeast Frontier Railway Gauge in Lumding-Badarpur section. Security sources said it was retaliation to yesterday’s killing of 12 militants of the outfit by security forces here. Senior police and Army officials rushed to the site after the incident. A railway spokesman said the Northeast Frontier Railway was mulling cancellation of passenger train services in the
Lumding-Badarpur section in protest against the continuing attacks by the militants.
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2 cops killed, 5 hurt in encounter with
Maoists
Hazaribag (Jharkhand), May 11 Three
other CRPF personnel were injured that prompted the security personnel
to return the fire and the encounter lasted for an hour, SP Praveen
Kumar Singh said. Two girls Anju and Manju also suffered bullet wounds
as they were caught in the crossfire. — PTI
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Soldier of Humanity Award for Mukhim
Guwahati, May 11 The award is presented by Upendra Nath Brahma Memorial Trust every year to outstanding personalities who have contributed to social, cultural and economic development of the region. Shillong-based journalist-writer, Mukhim happens to be the fifth person to receive the prestigious award so far.
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Mass marriages organised in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 11 The happiest of them were the couple’s parents, who never dreamt their sons and daughters getting married without spending a single rupee. The Prabhandak Committee, Gurudwara Saheb Barambala, conducted mass marriage of 25 couples under one umbrella in the presence of Punj Pyaras Singh Saheb Bhai Ram Singhji of takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, Maharashtra. The brides and bridegrooms hailed from Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Hanamkonda, Nizamabad, Aurangabad, Bidar and other places. — UNI
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Jharkhand school students to get free hair cut John Abraham to feature in Pak album 5 killed, 33 hurt in mishap Robbery in DSP’s house
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