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Crackdown on oil mafia
200 places raided, 180 persons arrested in Maharashtra
Mumbai/New Delhi, January 27
Maharashtra launched a massive crackdown on oil adulteration mafia across Maharashtra today raiding 200 places and arresting around 180 persons after an official was burnt alive while the Centre unveiled steps to reduce scope for diversion of subsidised kerosene.

Government employees take part in a march protesting brutal killing of Malegaon Additional Collector Yashwant Sonavane, near Mumbai on Thursday. — PTI

15 lakh state employees go on strike
Mumbai, January 27
Over 15 lakh Maharashtra government employees went on strike today in protest against the gruesome killing of Nashik Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, who was set on fire by members of the oil mafia on Tuesday.

Govt feels CVC Thomas should quit on his own 
New Delhi, January 27
Embarrassed by the developments in the CVC case in the Supreme Court today, the government appears to be veering round to the view that controversial PJ Thomas should voluntarily resign from his post.

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Sushma to tell all in SC
New Delhi, January 27
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, announced on Thursday her decision to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying why she had opposed the appointment of PJ Thomas as the CVC.Reacting to the government claim in the apex court that it was not aware of Thomas’ past involvement in the palm oil scam, Sushma said: “The government's argument is totally false. 

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Destitute Punjabis dot London streets
Punjabis who once travelled to London in search of ‘streets paved with gold’ are today among the most acutely deprived citizens of the British capital.They include Sikhs who queue for free food in local gurdwaras and spend the nights huddled in sleeping bags inside telephone boxes or in giant rubbish bins where they have oversize rats for company.

Toxic acid boxes offloaded from jet
Kochi, January 27
A possible air disaster was averted as 98 boxes containing hydrochloric acid, declared globally as 'dangerous good', were off-loaded from a passenger plane here before take-off after one of them fell on the tarmac while being loaded, generating strong fume, officials said today.

Lavasa seeks time for negotiated settlement
New Delhi, January 27
Having been given a lifeline by the Environment Ministry, Lavasa Corporation today sought six weeks time to arrive at a negotiated settlement on its ambitious hill city project in Pune. “Lavasa Corporation has asked for an extension of six weeks as Lavasa has submitted relevant documents requested by the MoEF in their final order dated January 17, 2011,”the company said in a statement here.

SC demands black money details again
‘Identify people who have stashed money abroad’
New Delhi, January 27
The Supreme Court today repeatedly questioned the government on the steps taken to find out the source of the huge black money generated and stashed in secret bank accounts abroad in the light of the PIL petitioners’ assertion that such wealth could have been amassed through arms deals, drug trafficking, smuggling and other nefarious activities. (Details on Nation Page)

Guru Nanak shrine in Baghdad lives on in memories
Baghdad, January 27
A desolate courtyard surrounded by fields of mournful graves is all that remains of an ancient shrine to Guru Nanak inside a sprawling Muslim cemetery in Baghdad.

Abu Yusef, the caretaker of the ancient shrine to Guru Nanak, sits in his lodgings in the Sheikh Marouf Junaid al-Baghdadi cemetery in Karkh district of Baghdad. -- AFP

PAU experts perform green miracle Revive 400-year-old dried-up ber trees in Golden Temple Complex Ludhiana, January 27 The historic and sacred ‘ber’ trees in the Golden Temple complex have returned to life and are bearing fruit heavily this year after a gap of two decades, thanks to the efforts of horticulture experts from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), here, who have given a new lease of life to these trees that had almost dried up. The 400-year-old Dukh Bhanjani Beri in the Golden Temple Complex, Amritsar. Tribune photo: Vishal Kumar