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Bheelwada Collector, SP removed CBI still groping in Rajiv murder case DMK rally din refuses to die Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha Man kills wife, stepmother Bombay riots: ex-police official held
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165 named for gallantry awards New Delhi, August 14 The President has also approved 23 gallantry and distinguished service awards to armed forces personnel for their successful conquest of Mount Everest. Besides, seven Mention-in-Despatches have also been announced. The awardees are: Kirti Chakra
— Capt Pankaj Dhyani and Corporal Akhilesh Kumar Mishra. Vir Chakra — Major Manoj M. Deshpande and Havaldar Chuni Lal. Shaurya Chakra
— Major Bhupinder Singh, Major Gautam Segan, Capt Sanjiv Kumar, Capt Nanda, Capt Tapan Kumar Pant, Capt Manoj Kumar Patel, Capt Sekhar Ghosh, lt Hemant Singh (posthumous), Comdt P.N.N.T. Nair (posthumous), Sub Nain Singh (posthumous), Hav Parmanand Patel (posthumous), Hav Bikram Singh, Hav Keshar Bahadur Chhetri, Naik Vayas Chander (posthumous), Naik Haidip Rai, Naik Amrit Malla (posthumous), Lance Naik Mohammed Iqbal, Sepay Sahib Singh (posthumous), Sepay Amrik Singh, Sepay Parkash Chand, Rf Kaliyan Singh Tomar (posthumous), Rf Mohd Ajaz (posthumous), Gdr Devender Bhati (posthumous), Flt Lt Sameer Riaz Kagdi (posthumous), Sgt Mahender Singh, Corp Mohammad Javed, Corp Sanjeev Kumar Arora, Leading Aircraftman Amar Kumar Bajpai, Leading Aircraftman Arvind Kumar, Leading Aircraftman Rajeev Bhardwaj, Suptd Ram Naresh, Giasuddin Sarkar and Ganga Ram Bishnoi. Yudh Seva Medal
— Col Konsam Himalay Singh Barto Sena Medal (Gallantry) — Lt Col Mandip Grewal, Major P.H. Reddy, Major Karan Singh, Capt S. Tanwer, Capt P.S. Banafar, Capt S.B. Rathore. Sena Medal (Gallantry)
— Major M. Gnana Sekaran, Major Kuljit Singh, Major Narendra, Major Mehtab Singh, Major H.S. Sandhu, Major Nagendra Singh, Major V.K. Pundir, Major Dinesh Singh Bisht, Major Kulwant Kataria, Major A.K. Rajak, Major K.G.K. Nair, Major S.S. Khanna, Major Rajesh Mishra, Major Ranjeet Desai, Major Gautam V. Desai, Capt Mukesh Srivastana (posthumous), Capt Tarun Gosain, Capt Ashish Katoch, Capt Sumeet Kumar Sharma, Capt A.K. Bhattacharya (posthumous), Capt Johny Joseph, Capt P.G. Vaghela, Capt Hemant Prem Kumar (posthumous), Capt A.K.K. Gomez, Capt Anil Kumar Jain, Lt Kunal Sharma, Lt Nashim Akhtar, Lt Rakesh Kumar, Lt Rajeev Kaushik, Lt Jagadish Nair, Lt Adarsh Pratap Singh, Sub Phata Bahadur Chhetri, Sub Malkiat Singh, Sub Karnail Singh, Sub Nathu Singh Ranawat, Sub Darwasub Santosh Kumar, Aub Phadtare Shankar Maruti, Sub Shyam Singh, Sub Sekar G, Sub A. Arul Swamy, Sub Jaspal Singh, Sub Surinder Kumar, Naib Sub Prem Singh, Naib Sub P.C. Bhardwaj, Naib Sub Malkiat Singh, Naib Sub Talib Hussain, Hav Charan Singh, Hav Parhalad Singh Chauhan, Hav Hoshiar Singh, Hav Gurdev Singh, Hav Rajit Singh, Hav Balbir Singh, Hav Harvinder Singh, Hav Kamal Singh, Hav Tara Bahadur Thapa, Hav Joginder Singh, Lance Hav Sat Pal, Lance Hav Jagat Singh, Lance Hav Mukhtiar Singh, Lance Hav G.B. Sahi, Lance Hav Asal Kumar Limbu, Naik Charan Dass, Naik Y. Manju, Naik Munsi Khan, Naik Baldev Singh, Naik Lalsiemkong Hmar, Naik Sachit Thapa, Naik Narinder Kumar, Lance Naik Sukhbir Singh, Lance Naik B.N. Krishnan, Lance Naik Inderjeet Singh, Lance Naik Hardeep Singh, Lance Naik Naresh Kumar, Lance Naik B.S. Negi, Lance Naik Surya Bahadur Gurung, Lance Naik Rashid Ahmed, Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh, Lance Naik Sham Singh, Lance Naik P.V. Vilas, Sepay Gursewak Singh, Sepay Raghuveer, Sepay Avtar Singh, Sepay Rupendra Kumar, Sepay R.B.S. Yadav (posthumous), Sepay Gurdeep Singh, Sepay Sushil Kumar, Sepay Kulwinder Singh, Rf Kiran Kumar, Rf Mohammed Bashir Khan, Rf Rudra Kumar Dangal, Rf Hentin Pao Kuki, Rf Digamber Singh, Rf Allaudin, Rf Vijaypal Singh, Rf Surender Kumar (posthumous), Rf Suraj Rathee, Rf Trilok Singh, Rf Bijay Thapa, Rf Dheeraj Thapa, Rf Buddhi Chan Rana, Rf Kulwant Singh, Rf Deepak Singh, Rf Majid Ahmed Magray, Rf Ranjeet Singh, Rf Ghar Singh, Rf Kulwant Singh and Grenadier Mahaveer. Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) — Lt Commander T.L. Prasad Babu Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)
— Wg Cdr Rajesh Isser, Sqn Ldr Gulbag Singh Padda, Sqn Ldr Sanjeev Sharma, Sqn Ldr Amitabh Sharma, Flt Lt Amit Singh Gaharwar, Flt Lt Ravi C. Pathak, Warrant Officer Kailash Chnadra Das, Junior Warrant Officer Sunil Kumar Singh and Corporal Ashim
Sarkar. Indian Mount Everest Expedition Awards: Ati Vishisht Seva Medal- Col Krishan Kumar; Vishisht Seva Medal-Brig Rakesh Dhir; Shaurya Chakra - Lt Col Satish Chandra Sharma, Maj Ajay Kothiyal, Capt Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, Naib Sub Amar Prakash, Hav Til Bikram Budhathoki, Hav Jigmey Namgyal, Lance Hav Chanchal Singh, Lance Hav Mohinder Singh, Lance Naik Chhering Norbu Bodh, Lance Naik Neel Chand, Lance Naik Bhag Chain, Lance Naik Palden Giachho; Sena Medal (Gallantry)-Naib Sub Vijender Singh, Lance Naik Nim Bahadur Khattri, Rf Rohit Gurung; Sena Medal (Devotion to duty)- Col Rajendra Singh, Lt Col Deep Chand Thakur, Maj Anand Swaroop, Major Tek Bahadur Rana, Hav Robin Kumar Thapa and Naik Mandhoj Gurung. Mention-in-despatches: Operation Rakshak
— Naib Sub Sher Singh, Hav Bachan Singh, Lance Hav Kunwar Pal Singh. Operation Rhino
— Sub Nishan Singh, Hav Mohinder Singh, Tech Asst Sukhwinder Singh. Other Operation
— Sepay Patil Purandar Shankar (posthumous). Shram Awards:
The Labour Ministry has awarded Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for 2001 to 36 workers employed in various public sector and departmental undertakings of the Central and state governments. The employees have been selected for the 17 Shram Awards in recognition of their distinguished performance, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind. Announcing the awards here today, the Labour Ministry said that three Shram Bhushan Awards have been given instead of two as per the scheme. The third award has been announced in lieu of the highest Shram Award, the Shram Ratna, as no nomination was found suitable for it. Two teams of five workers each have been selected for the two prestigious Shram Bhushan Award while one worker has been given the third award. Fourteen workers have bagged six Shram Vir Awards and 11 workers, including a women worker, have been bestowed with eight Shram Shri and Shram Devi Awards. The award winners include Mr Nand Lal Nishad of Chamera Hydroelectric Project, NHPC Limited, Khairi, Chamba (HP), Mr Darji Jagadhisbhai Vishabhai of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Kandla-Bhatinda pipeline, Kandla, and a team comprising of Mr Kishori Lal, Mr Jagdev Singh, Mr Om Prakash Singh, Mr Babu Singh and Mr Devinder Kumar (jointly) of Sarna (Pathankot), Bodh (Nurpur, HP), Wagoora Substation (Srinagar) and Salal (Jammu) units of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. President’s Police Medals:
Fifteen officials of the CBI have been awarded President’s Police Medal for distinguished service and Police Medal for meritorious service by the President of India. The President’s Police Medal for distinguished service has been awarded to the following three personnel: Mr D. Bagchi, a non-IPS DIG of the CBI (currently on deputation to the Delhi Vidyut Board); Mr Jai Swadesh, SP, Delhi and Mr J.P. Verma, SP, Bhubaneswar. Twelve CBI personnel have been awarded Police Medal for meritorious service, including DIG O.P. Galhotra, who is in the Economic Offences wing here and hails from Kurukshetra in Haryana and DSP Suresh Kumar Kashyap (in the same wing), who is a native of Chandigarh. The rest of the Police Medal for meritorious service awardees are as follows: Mr H.C. Awasthy, DIG, New Delhi; Mr Ram Pujan Tiwari, Inspector, Dhanbad; Mr Samir Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Inspector, Kolkata; Mr Gulab Mahadeo Bhosale, Sub-Inspector, Mumbai; Mr Kamalnathan Madaymurthy, Sub-Inspector, Chennai; Mr Ishwar Chand, ASI, New Delhi; Mr Alam Singh Rawat, ASI, Jaipur; Mr Kehar Singh, Head Constable, New Delhi; Mr T.B Ramachandran, Head Constable, Chennai; and Mr Mathura Dutt. |
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50 to get police medals New Delhi, August 14 The list of awardees is as follows:- President’s
Police Medal for Distinguished Service D.S. Amist, Addl DGP, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Narinderpal Singh, Commandant 82 Bn, PAP Chandigarh, K.S. Sandhu, Supdt of Police, Detective, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, M.K. Devarajan, IGP, CID Int., Jaipur, Rajasthan, Omendra Bhardwaj IGP (Planning and Welfare), Jaipur, Rajasthan, Chunni Lal, SP, Distt Dausa, Rajasthan, S.S. Randhawa, SDPO, Central, Chandigarh, D.S. Randhawa, Commandant, 39 Bn, BSF Samba (J and K) Border Security Force, Dr P. Kaushal, CMO, G.C. Jalandhar, CRPF, M.A. Dar, Asstt Comdt, ZSD, Udaipur, Rajasthan, CISF, Renuka Muttoo, Joint Director, SIB, Chandigarh, Intelligence Bureau. Police Medal for meritorious service: J.R. Thakur, Supdt of Police, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Mohan Lal, Inspector, CID (HQ), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Sukhdarshan Atary, Inspector, Panipat, Haryana, Lekh Raj, ASI, Telecom, Panchkula, Haryana, Ravinder Kotwal, SSP/AD SKPA, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, S.S. Jamwal, SP (City), North Jammu and Kashmir, G.H. Bhat, SP, (PCR), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, P.R. Manhas, SP, SSG J and K, Srinagar, S.H. Kanth, SP, CID HQ, Srinagar, G.H. Rather, Dy SP, Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir, Abdul Rouf Lone, Dy SP/SDPO, Gandhinagar, Jammu , Jammu and Kashmir, K.S. Kotwal, Inspector/Stenographer, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, Qamar-ud-Din, Head Constable, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, T.S. Dhaliwal, Commandant, Bahadurgarh, Punjab, PS Gill, ADC to Governor Punjab, Chandigarh, Punjab, PS Grewal, Supdt of Police, GRP, Patiala, Punjab, Rajinder Kumar Sharda, Supdt of Police, Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar, Punjab, Pawan Kumar Uppal, Supdt of Police, City-I Jalandhar, Punjab, Balwinder Singh, Inspector MTO Police Lines, Jalandhar, Punjab. Narinder
Singh, Inspector, C.I. PAP Jalandhar, Punjab, Avtar Singh, Inspector,
Grid Circle Phillaur, Punjab, Gurcharan Singh, Sub-Inspector, Head
Clerk DPO, Sangrur, Punjab, Harbans Singh, Sub-Inspector/ORP, Line
Officer Jalandhar, Punjab Ram Niwas, ASI/ORP, Civil Suit Clerk
Sangrur, Punjab Kulwinder Singh, ASI/ORP CDI Police Line Patiala,
Punjab Prithipal Singh, Constable (C-II), DPO Jalandhar, Punjab, Atma
Singh, Constable (C-II) DPO, Jalandhar, Punjab, Rameshwar Singh, Dy
IGP, Kota Range, Kota, Rajasthan P.K. Vyas, DIGP, ACB, Jaipur,
Rajasthan, N.L. Maurya, Addl, SP Barmer, Rajasthan H.P. Sharma, Addp
SP, Kota City, Rajasthan, Praveen Sharma, Addl, SP, CID SSB Jaipur,
Rajasthan Ummed Khan, Coy Comdr Ist Bn RAC Jodhpur, Rajasthan, U.S.
Udawat, Inspector, Jaipur (south), Rajasthan D.L. Meena, Inspector,
SHO Jawaharanagar, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, Lumba Ram, Inspector, PTS
Kishangarh, Rajasthan A.K. Khatri, Sub-Inspector, Jaipur (rural),
Rajasthan, Kishore Singh, Sub-Inspector, Dholpur distt., Rajasthan,
A.P. Singh, ASI, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan M.S. Bhati, Head Constable
Ist Bn RAC Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Deepa Ram, Head Constable 12 Bn RAC (IR)
Delhi, Rajasthan, Badam Singh Commandant, 84 Bn, BSF Singhpura,
Baramula Border Security Force, S.R. Singh, Commandant, 35 Bn, BSF,
Niru (J&K), Border Security Force, Dr D.P. Singh, CMO, STC BSF,
Udhampur, Border Security Force, Panni Lal, Dy Comdt, 20 Bn, BSF,
Baramula, Border Security Force. A.K. Mishra, Assistant Commandant, 11
Bn, BSF, Trehgam, Jammu and Kashmir Security Force, Karnail Singh,
Subedar, 20 Bn, BSF, Nagaur, Rajasthan, Border Security Force, U.C.
Sharma, Sub-Inspector, 153 Bn, BSF, Samba, Jammu, Border Security
Force, Prem Singh, Sub-Inspector, 14 Bn, BSF Trehgam, J and K Border
Security Force, R.N. Ram, Head Constable, 133 Bn BSF, Ramgarh,
Rajasthan, Border Security Force, A.S. Rawat, ASI, Jaipur CBI, Budhi
Singh, Sub Maj, 20 Bn, Ferozepore, CRPF, Babulal, Inspector, 18 BN,
Srinagar, CRPF, R.S. Phuke, Inspector, 10 Bn, Srinagar CRPF, Uttam
Chand Patial, Inspector, RTC-IV Srinagar, CRPF. Vidya Nand, Head
Constable (Driver), 21 Bn Jammu, CRPF, Riyajat Khan, Head Constable,
130 Bn, Baramula, CRPF, Bal Bahadur, Cook, 54 Bn, Anantnag, J&K,
CRPF, T. Raghavan, Pvt Secy. HQ, NWZ, Chandigarh, CRPF, S.C. Wadhwa,
Dy Commandant, Jaipur Airport, CISF, B.C. Barik, Sub-Inspector/EXE RTC,
Sidhabari, CISF P.M. Gajrani, Asstt Director, SIB Jaipur, Intelligence
Bureau, R.K. Jalali, ACIO-I, SIB, Jammu, Intelligence Bureau, A.S.
Kharab, ACIO-I, SIB, Chandigarh, Intelligence Bureau, Jeet Singh,
Subedar Major, 10 Bn, J&K ITBP, J.R. Sharma, Sub-Inspector, 16 Bn
Sarahan, ITBP, Kamal Singh, Constable/Cook, Chandigarh ITBP, B.L.
Inspector, Jaipur, Ministry of Railway, Ram Pal Singh, Sub-Inspector,
Jagadhari (Haryana) Ministry of Railways, Bikram Ram, ASI (EXE),
Jagadhari Workshop, Ministry of Railways, Rajinder Singh, Inspector,
CDTS, Chandigarh, MHA (BPR&D), Dr S.S. Brijwal, Sqn Commander
(Med)/CMO, Manesar, MHA (NSG) and Radheyshyam, AC-I, II SRG Manesar,
MHA (NSG).
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Freedom fighters, martyrs honoured New Delhi, August 14 Speaking at a function organised to honour the martyrs and freedom fighters by the All India Anti-Terrorist Front here, Mr Rao called upon the youth to put in their best in their respective spheres of activity to take the country forward. Painting an optimistic picture of the future, Mr Rao said India would in the coming years be among the powerful countries of the world. He said events in the last few decades had shown that freedom could not be taken for granted. He said preserving freedom was a continuous task to which every citizen and every generation had to contribute. The chairman of the Anti-Terrorist Front, Mr M.S. Bitta called for a new direction to the politics in the country which focused on empowering people. He said the front members were ready to make any sacrifice to
strengthen the unity of the country. Referring to the phase of militancy in Punjab, Mr Bitta recounted how people, many of whom were in the AITTF now, did not succumb to the threats. The well-attended function was marked by rendition of patriotic songs and soulful poetry. Former President R Venkataraman and Mr Rao honoured the freedom fighters and the relatives of the martyrs by presenting them a replica of charkha. Those who were honoured included Kultar Singh, brother of Shaheed Bhagat Singh; Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi; Mr A K Hangal, veteran freedom fighter and actor, Sardar Bachan Singh, maternal uncle of Shaheed Uddham Singh, Ms Vimla Sharma, wife of former President Shankar Dyal Sharma; Mr Devender Singh, son of former President Giani Zail Singh; Mr GVG Krishnamurthy, veteran freedom fighter and former Election Commissioner of India; Dr Harjot Singh, Chairman of Lala Lajpat Rai Trust; Ms Nirmala Deshpande, close associate of Acharya Vinobha Bhave; Ms Meera Kumar, daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram; Mr Vinmra Shastri, grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri; members from the family of Mangal Pandey and Mr Deen Bandhu Choudhry, son of Kaptan Durga Prasad. Other freedom fighters honoured included Mr Shashi Bhushan, Mr Ranjeet Singh, Mr Pyara Singh, Mr Omkar Nath, Ms Lilawanti, Mr Sardara Singh, Mr Sohan Lal Bharti, Mr Niranjan Singh; Mr Karnail Singh, Mr Chanan Singh, Mr Gurdev Singh, Mr Mehar Chand, Mr Raghuvan Chopra, Dr Ved Prakash, Captain Ajmal Singh, Mr Des Raj and Mr Amar Singh Wadhera. Complimenting Mr Bitta for his efforts, veteran actor Mr Hangal said such functions helped reinforce the spirit of patrotism in the youth. The audience, which comprised a large number of students, waved
Tricolors all through while loudly cheering the freedom fighters as they got up to receive the mementos. |
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Vajpayee’s good wishes to Musharraf New Delhi, August 14 In a message extending good wishes on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day, Mr Vajpayee said: “Our recent meetings in Agra have resumed the dialogue process between the two countries”. Asked why there had been no mention of India’s principal concern of cross-border terrorism in the Prime Minister’s message, a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said this was a message on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day and should be “read in that light.” India’s concerns on the issue remain and would be taken up at the next meeting, the spokesperson said. |
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Lashkar ultra killed Lucknow, August 14 A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 12.5 kg of RDX, two China-made 7.62 bore pistols, 160 live
cartridges, firing devices, timers, detonators and circuit wires were seized from the possession of the slain militant and two of his accomplices arrested last night, Assistant Director-General (Law and Order) A.K.Mittra said. Altaf Hussain, alias Abdul Rehman, and Salim Qamar were arrested here last night. Following interrogation, the two ultras revealed that Imran, an area commander of the outfit, would reach the state Capital on a motorbike today, he said. The Special Task Force (STF) intercepted Imran on the Ayodhya-Basti road around 2.30 a.m. and shot him dead in an encounter that followed. The militants had also masterminded the powerful bomb blast in a jeep at Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya in May last, he said. The ultras were on a mission to trigger the RDX at sensitive places in Lucknow on the eve of the Independence Day, Mr Mittra said. He said Imran was the kingpin of the team which had planned to strike here during the Independence Day celebrations. Security
agencies have stepped up vigil in the state, particularly in the five
main towns of Lucknow, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura and Kanpur.
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Bheelwada Collector, SP removed Jaipur, August 14 Bheelwada District Collector C.P. Vyas and Superintendent of Police Harish Chandra Bhagat have been replaced by Mr Sudhanshu Pant and Mr Shriniwas Jangarao, respectively, the sources said. In addition, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), a police circle officer and the Pander town police station in charge have been placed under suspension over the incidents of arson and sabotage which occurred at a religious place of worship at Pander town of Bheelwada district late on Sunday. The action was taken at a high-level meeting presided by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. It reviewed the prevailing law and order situation in the state this morning. The meeting felt that the Bheelwada district authorities had “failed” to take timely action to prevent the communal incidents at Asind, Jahajpur and Pander townships of the district during the past month, the source said. Among those present were Home Minister Gulab Singh Shaktawat, Chief Secretary Inderjeet Khanna, DGP Shantanu Kumar and other officials.
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CBI still groping in Rajiv murder case New Delhi, August 14 The Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI), which controls the MDMA operationally, had received a credible “source information” from Sweden some months back about Kumaran Padmanathan’s presence there, well-placed sources in the MDMA said on Tuesday. Surprisingly, no CBI team was rushed to Sweden after the receipt of this information and there was a gap of at least a week between the receipt of this information and the field verification by the Swedes. The CBI got in touch with the Swedish authorities through Interpol. And by the time the Swedes raided the suspected hideout of KP, the bird had already flown away. KP, sources said, holds the key to the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. It is understood that the grenades used in the belt bomb of Dhanu were made in Singapore and were probably arranged by KP. KP’s arrest, in fact, can lead to filing of a fresh chargesheet and can also unravel a wider conspiracy behind the assassination. KP is perhaps the most important functionary of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after its chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. The 46-year-old suave jet-setter, whose real name is Tharmalingam Shanmugham Kumaran, is the lifeline of the LTTE as he is the procurer of arms and explosives and also the fund-raiser. Sweden has raised questions whether the nearly three-year-old fresh investigations would settle doubts raised by the Jain Commission about the former Prime Minister’s May 21, 1991 murder. “As of now there does not seem to be a major breakthrough in the case,” said a well-placed source in the MDMA. Sources said there were only three options before the MDMA: (i) Ask for an extension when its extended tenure expires in November 2001. (ii) File a report to the Central Government giving details about its work in the event of its inability to break new ground in the case. (iii) File a fresh chargesheet before an appropriate court if it is able to arrest KP along with legally admissible evidence. |
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DMK rally din refuses to die New Delhi, August 14 The issue forced adjournment of both Houses for the day with agitated DMK and AIADMK MPs holding each other responsible for the violence that took five lives. As both Houses assembled this morning, agitated DMK members started raising anti-AIADMK slogans and demanded dismissal of the Jayalalitha government. The two Houses had witnessed similar uproar yesterday too leading to their adjournment. In the Rajya Sabha, DMK members led by their leader Viduthalai Virumbi attempted to troop into the well even as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs O. Rajagopal urged them not to do so. Sensing the mood, Chairman Krishan Kant adjourned the House till Thursday barely two minutes after it met. The Lok Sabha witnessed a repeat of yesterday scenes with DMK members rushing into the well leaving Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi no other course but to adjourn the House for the day after an hour-long adjournment this morning. After the House re-assembled at 12 noon, DMK members repeatedly trooped into the well displaying posters saying “dismiss Jaya government”, “MLA died of police harassment” and “protect the press”. DMK leader and Environment Minister T.R. Baalu and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan tried to dissuade the DMK members from moving into the well. Both Houses will meet on Thursday, tomorrow being national holiday on account of Independence Day. As the din continued with the AIADMK too joining the fray and saying the Sunday’s violence was provoked by DMK rallyists, Mr Balayogi’s pleas to restore order went unheeded. However, amidst the slogan-shouting, Mr Balayogi managed to get the papers laid. The Lok Pal Bill, seeking to provide an institution to probe allegations of corruption against public functionaries, and the Indian Council of World Affairs Bill to declare ICWA an institution of national importance were introduced by Minister of State for Personnel Vasundhara Raje and Urban Development Minister Jagmohan, respectively. Trouble began in the Lok Sabha after Mr Balayogi read out an obituary reference to condole the death of Begum Aizaz Rasul, a member of the Constituent Assembly. DMK members rushed to the well protesting against the alleged police excesses. AIADMK members objected to the charges and said the violence was incited by DMK activists. At this stage, P.R. Dasmunshi (Cong) criticised the behaviour of DMK members for not allowing proceedings and said the ruling NDA should not encourage its constituent to disrupt the House. |
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Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha New Delhi, August 14 The Bill, introduced by Minister of State for Personnel and Pension, Mrs Vasundhare Raje proposes to set up the office of Lok Pal comprising a chairperson and two members for a fixed tenure. The Lok Pal and two members would be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee comprising the Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Home Minister, the leader of the House other than the House in which the Prime Minister is a member of Parliament and leaders of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Under the Bill, the Lok Pal will inquire into complaints that a public functionary has committed an offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Bill also seeks to make special provisions for discouraging frivolous, vexatious and false complaints. The Lok Pal Bill has been introduced for the eighth time with the legislation having lapsed on seven earlier occasions following the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha first in 1969. |
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Man kills wife, stepmother Sriganganagar, August 14 According to sources, Raisinghnagar resident and the accused Dharmendra, alias Raju, is a wayward person and earned his livelihood by cheating people on a petty scale and had recently eloped with a married woman. After coming to know that she was pregnant, he allegedly took her to a secluded spot near Thakri village and strangled her. He hid the body in the wild vegetation and fled the spot. Some villagers stumbled on the body and informed the police. When his stepmother Rati Kaur came to know about the murder, she confronted him and threatened to spill the beans to his uncle (tayaji) about it. He was rattled by the threat and decided to fix her also. He took the help of three of his friends, including a taxi driver, for this purpose. One day he called his stepmother on a pretext and when she arrived, allegedly bundled her in the car and took her to an abandoned brick kiln on the Raisingnagar-Gajsinghpur road and strangled her. They then threw the body in a thick clump of elephant grass nearby. The incident would have gone unnoticed but for the fact the father and two elder brothers of the accsued become suspicious when she did not return for a couple of days and Raju was also behaving in an odd manner. They confronted him and thrashed him. He admitted that he had killed her and also his wife. But the beating was so severe that he is stated to be in a serious condition at the local Civil Hospital, the sources added. He was arrested yesterday from the hospital and the police are looking for the driver, Rajendra Singh, and two others. Meanwhile, his father and two brothers too have been booked for criminally assaulting the accused. |
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