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1400
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police chief is DG, BSF Outgoing Director-General of BSF Gurbachan Jagat handing over the baton to his successor
Ajai Raj Sharma at the BSF headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI
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facilities for Geelani in jail  New York, June 30 An emotional movie with strong family theme, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham” was adjudged the best film at a glittering Bollywood film awards ceremony held here last night. The film bagged six awards in all at the Z-Gold Bollywood Awards function even as “Lagaan,” which missed the Oscar earlier this year, excelled in five categories with its hero Aamir Khan chosen the best actor. Aamir also got the critics award for best male role while Ashutosh Gowariker was selected the best director as also the best story writer for “Lagaan”. Bollywood actress
Urmila Matondkar performs at the "Bollywood Awards-2002" in
New York on Saturday. — PTI photo
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No parallel centres of power, says Advani New Delhi, June 30 Sources here indicated that the undercurrents of such a move were being felt for more than a month now, and allayed fears that the installation of a Deputy Prime Minister was fraught with the danger of establishing two parallel power centres in New Delhi. In an interface with reporters today, Mr Advani dismissed apprehensions in certain quarters that his elevation as Deputy Prime Minister would lead to the creation of another power centre. The domain of Mr Advani’s work profile was unlikely to undergo any major metamorphosis in the immediate aftermath of his appointment as Mr Vajpayee’s shadow. Mr Advani himself emphasised that the move would only inject more efficiency in governance. “I have been doing similar kind of work before but now the responsibility and accountability is a lot more. In the eyes of the public and my Cabinet colleagues, however, my responsibilities have increased”, Mr Advani said. He said his new assignment only formalised the role and responsibilities he was already handling. Even though Mr Advani said Mr Vajpayee would lead the party in the next elections, the sources indicated that the objective of ensuring a smooth transition of leadership in case of any exigency had been the main consideration for the Prime Minister. Political analysts said the timing of the decision was significant in the sense that the anticipated dropping of some “non-performing” ministers could send the signal that Mr Vajpayee was seeking to execute a mid-course political correction while at the same time positioning Mr Advani as heir apparent in the leadership stakes. Besides, except for Vallabh Bhai Patel, who was Jawaharlal Nehru’s deputy, all other Deputy Prime Ministers were more of facilitating instruments necessitated by the compulsions of coalition politics, rather than that of creating an actual number two to smoothen the functioning of the government. Meanwhile, senior politicians and Union Ministers today thronged Mr Advani’s residence to congratulate him on his elevation. |
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BJP leaders sore over exit of Jana Krishnamurthi New Delhi, June 30 “Mr Krishnamurthi, who has served the party selflessly for the past 50 years should not be shunted out from the party in this manner,” a senior party functionary at BJP Headquarters told The Tribune when asked to comment on the issue. He felt that the Prime Minister and Home Minister L.K. Advani should have had a meeting with him and took him into confidence before deciding such an important issue. “Mr Krishnamurthi has such a long association with Mr Vajapyee and Mr Advani that he would have then and there agreed,” he said not willing to be quoted. Another senior leader of the party, who is known for his proximity with Mr Vajpayee, said “a mature party like the BJP should have handled the matter in a mature manner.” “You ask anyone in the party, from the grassroot level to the top, each one of them would vouch for Mr Krishnamurthi’s sincerity, honesty and integrity... A man of such a quality should have had an honourable exit from the Presidentship of the party,” he said on condition of anonymity. Pointing out that Mr Krishnamurthi always stayed away from manipulative politics, he said the outgoing President turned down the request of Sports Minister Uma Bharti for her inclusion in the Working Committee of the party even as she threatened not to campaign for the party during the Uttar Pradesh elections. Interestingly, one of the former BJP Presidents, who had
apparently tried to overshadow Mr Krishnamurthi during the recent Assembly elections by directly communicating with Mr Vajpayee and Mr Advani, was also full of praise for the outgoing chief. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is understood to be cut up over the manner in which the Jana Krishnamurthi issue was handled and had told the BJP leadership that “this smacks of Congress culture and not the BJP culture.” Mr Shekhawat, who is tipped to be the Vice-Presidential candidate of the NDA, met Mr Advani late last evening. |
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Tehelka money came from abroad: ED
New Delhi, June 30 Submitting a 14-page fresh affidavit to the commission, probing alleged corruption in defence deals, the Enforcement Directorate gave a detailed account of findings during its investigations against Shanker Sharma, owner of First Global, who had purchased 10 per cent shares of Tehelka at a premium of Rs 3.5 crore. The ED claimed Sharma had secured a banking remittance of $ 1.25 lakh from Dubai and alleged that the same was transferred to its Indian-based firm and later used for acquiring 10 per cent shares in the Tehelka portal. The ED’s affidavit said, “Sharma acquired a company in Mauritius called Harrow Enterprise (incorporated) on (June 23, 1998), whose name was changed to First Global Mauritius on July, 1999.” The company, at the time of takeover, had a share capital of $ 2 comprising two shares of $ 1 each. However, at the end of the financial year on March 23, 2000, the company showed $ 11.89 lakh as operating profit. “Sharma was interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate and he did not give any particulars as to the transactions that gave rise to this huge income of $ 11.89 lakh” the affidavit said. The ED affidavit said in the course of interrogation of Ahmed Shamsuddin, who was arrested (now on bail) by the Mumbai police in connection with the Bharat Shah case, it was found that Dubai-based firm Jamila Traders, of which he was a partner, had transferred $ 1.25 lakh to First Global Mauritius. The ED alleged that Shamsuddin admitted that his firm had sent monies in the bank account of First Global Mauritius.
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Maya sets deadline for bureaucrats Lucknow, June 30 At least 40 such priority areas have been identified that need immediate attention. Be it water crisis, land dispute or application for any kind of certificate, the every job has been identified and a time frame has been fixed for the same. The order has to be followed in totality, said the Chief Secretary of the state, Mr D.S. Bagga. The aim behind the decision is to ensure that people do not suffer due to bureaucratic red tape. The District Magistrates and the Tehsildars have been asked to meet people at a regular basis. “The problems of the people should be solved at the village level only. They should not come to Lucknow with petty complaints,” said Ms Mayawati. As per the timetable prepared, the women-related cases are to be solved within 15 days, the certificates ranging from caste to income should be released within 20 days, decision on applications for gun licences should be taken within 15 days and any complaint related with encroachment of land should be redressed within 30 days time. The District Magistrates have also been asked to compile report of their subordinates and send the same to the Chief Secretary. The decision is also seen as an attempt by Ms Mayawati to reign in bureaucrats. There were complaints, from all over the state about apathy of bureaucracy to solve even minor problems of the masses. Ms Mayawati has reportedly said she does not believe in “janata darshan” as it caters to only a section of people. |
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1400 doctors transferred Patna, June 30 The transfer of 1400 doctors could be possible only after the intervention of the Patna High Court. The HC had directed the state government to shift all such doctors posted for more than three years at one place and file the affidavit of compliance in the first week of July. The state Health Minister, Mr Shakuni Chowdhary, had earlier sought reports from all districts on the status of doctors’ in the health centres. |
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Delhi police chief is DG, BSF New Delhi, June 30 Mr Sharma belongs to the 1966 batch of the Indian Police Service. A highly decorated officer, he was Commissioner from July 1999. |
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Better facilities for Geelani
in jail Ranchi, June 30 Top state officials visiting the jail for an on-the-spot inspection have instructed the Birsa Munda jail authorities to improve the overall conditions and arrangements of Mr Geelani. The jail authorities have also been asked to make separate arrangements for the preparation of food for the “VIP prisoner”. On June 21, Mr Geelani had threatened the jail authorities of self-immolation if the living conditions and facilities made available to him were not improved immediately. Since his lodging in the jail he had been demanding food of his choice and other facilities but the Jail Superintendent had refused them all owing to what was perceived as ambiguity over his status as a prisoner. |
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‘Kabhi Khushi...’ bags 6 Bollywood awards
New York, June 30 The film bagged six awards in all at the Z-Gold Bollywood Awards function even as “Lagaan,” which missed the Oscar earlier this year, excelled in five categories with its hero Aamir Khan chosen the best actor. Aamir also got the critics award for best male role while Ashutosh Gowariker was selected the best director as also the best story writer for “Lagaan”. The best actress award went to Kajol for her role in “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham”. Lifetime achievement award went to Jeetendra who while accepting it, thanked his fans for “loving and tolerating” him for so many years. The award for the best supporting role and the critics award for best female performance was bagged by Raveena Tandon for her role in “Aks” while the former in the male category went to Hritik Roshan for his role in “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham”. For best sensational male and female roles, the awards went to Salman Khan for “Chori Chori Chupke Chupke” and Urmila Matondkar for “Pyar Tune Kya Kiya,” respectively. Tushar Kapoor was chosen the best ‘debut actor’ for his role in “Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai” and Diya Mirza the best ‘debut female’ for her performance in “Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein”. Saif Ali Khan won the award for best comedian for his role in “Dil Chahta Hai” and Amrish Puri bagged the best villain award for his performance in “ Gadar Ek Prem Katha”. A.R. Rahman was selected the best music
director for his contribution to “Lagaan” and Shanker Mahadevan
the best male singer for his number in “Dil Chahta Hai”. Alka
Yagnik won the award for the best female singer for her songs in “Asoka”.
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