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CAUVERY ISSUE USA no to Kyoto Protocol
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RSS leaders break bread with PM
Ostracise Pakistan: Advani George: study encroached
Defence land Husband identifies Shivani’s chain CBI Director elected to Interpol panel
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CAUVERY ISSUE New Delhi, October 24 Hearing two contempt petitions filed by Tamil Nadu, accusing its neighbour of not releasing water, as stipulated by the apex court, a three-Judge Bench headed by Chief Justice B.N. Kirpal said, “We are prima facie of the view that there is deliberate non-compliance of our orders and this is contempt.” However, the Bench also asked Solicitor-General Harish Salve to tell on Monday as to what should be done in a case where the state government wilfully disobeys apex court orders. Karnataka counsel Anil Divan pleaded repeatedly that there was no wilful disobeyance of the court orders and that the Chief Minister thought it fit to first “cool down tempers” as farmers’ agitation and roadblocks were continuing. Rejecting the argument, the Bench said, “the plea of bandhs and agitations have, unfortunately, been raised by other Chief Ministers. We cannot accept it. It has to be deprecated in the strongest terms.” Admonishing the state for disobeying the court orders by citing law and order situations, the Bench said, “If an elected government says because of law and order situation it cannot comply with the Supreme Court order, let it go. You (Karnataka) come to that.” The Bench, also comprising Mr Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Mr Justice Arijit Pasayat, did not spare the Union Government either, saying it also had a constitutional duty to see that the court’s orders were complied with. When the Bench asked Karnataka as to whether any water had been released after September 18, its counsel submitted that no water had been released since that date to Tamil Nadu. On this admission, the Bench said, “You had water in your reservoirs. You could have released it. It was not a difficult order to implement. But you chose to sit at home and said we would not implement the court orders.” Painting a grim picture of the country, the Bench said, “For each of you, the most important question is the seat — that is more important.” Raising a serious issue for the Union Government, the Supreme Court said India’s federal structure had been “dented” by the manner in which Karnataka had chosen not to implement its orders.
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USA no to Kyoto Protocol New Delhi, October 24 “It (Kyoto protocol) is only an action on paper. We cannot meet the commitment targets,” senior US climate negotiator Harlan L. Watson told reporters here. Signing the Kyoto Protocol would impinge on the US economy, he said, adding, “any measure which hurts the US economy will have global ripples.” But, Mr Watson said the USA was committed to work with other nations, especially developing countries, for reducing GHG emissions and clean technology through bilateral partnerships. The Kyoto Protocol envisages reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 5.2 per cent by the year 2012, to bring it below the 1990 levels. The European Union today hit out at the USA, saying others had to foot the bill for the latter’s refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on reducing emission of greenhouse gases. The EU also said it was looking at new alliances beyond the developed and developing world framework to accelerate the use of renewable energy resources in the world. Meanwhile, the three-day international conference on ‘Science and Technology Capacity Building to Study Climate Change’ has approved the setting up of a regional centre in India to analyse issues relating to the subject.
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Canada is ‘Fossil of the Day’ New Delhi, October 24 “Fossil of the Day comprises three awards given to countries that have had the most negative or faulty attitude during the deliberations of the day. The awards are given by the Climate Action Network (CAN), which consists of over 3,000 environment groups from across the world,” Mr Matthias Duwe of the European Node of CAN said.
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G-15 summit suspended New Delhi, October 24 The Indian delegation led by Mr Naik, which was to leave for Margarita Island tonight, has cancelled its visit, official sources said here. A report from Caracas said Venezuela had suspended the G-15 summit that was scheduled to begin on Saturday as only six of 19 heads of state were planning to attend. Mr Naik, who was to stand in for Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at the summit leading the Indian side at the meeting of Energy and Foreign Ministers before the summit, had prepared a detailed paper seeking concessional pricing of crude oil and a mechanism to insulate developing countries from high volatilities. He had also prepared a case for removing regional disparities in pricing of crude oil.
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RSS leaders break bread with PM New Delhi, October 24 The two-hour meeting held at the Prime Minister’s residence today underlined the need for greater dialogue between the two on “contentious” issues which had been bedeviling the mother organisation and the child. The RSS leadership emphasised that a “serious effort” should be made to resolve the Ayodhya issue. While agreeing with the BJP point of view that the Ayodhya issue could not be resolved due to compulsions of coalition politics, the RSS leadership wanted the Vajpayee government to seriously pursue other issues of the “Hindutva agenda”, where NDA allies could be
persuaded to relent. Emerging out of the meeting BJP President M Venkaiah Naidu said “we agreed to understand and respect each other’s views”. Maintaining that no specific issues, organisations or individuals were discussed, he said in reply to a question that BJP would hold parleys with all nationalist organisations. Asked whether the meeting would put an end to direct personal attacks against government leaders, Mr Naidu said, “it is understood”. The meeting was attended by Mr Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu, Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, RSS chief K. Sudarshan, general secretary H.Y. Sheshadri and joint general secretary Madandas
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Salman gets bail, at last Mumbai, October 24 Salman was asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 20,000 with one surety in the like amount. He was warned against contacting witnesses and directed to deposit his passport with the police. The court allowed the actor to go abroad whenever he desired after filing a detailed schedule. Salman, lodged in Thane jail, was not brought to the court. His father Salim Khan, mother, stepmother Helen, brother Arbaaz Khan and sister were, however, present. As the judge said “the bail application is allowed”, the family members and friends of Salman cheered the order with a loud clapping. Outside the court, they hugged each other to welcome the court’s order. The actor has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Public prosecutor R.V. Kini said that on last occasion the police had raised an apprehension about Salman tampering with the evidence.
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Ostracise Pakistan: Advani New Delhi, October 24 “Any country which supports terrorism is against humanity and democracy and should be ostracised by the international community,” Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani said while addressing officers and jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police on the 41st raising day of the force. In an obvious reference to dictatorial regime of Gen Pervez Musharraf Mr Advani, who is also Home Minister, said terrorism did not affect countries under military rule. Referring to China, Mr Advani said though New Delhi and Beijing have had a border dispute since 1962 war, both countries are expanding cooperation in other fields. However, the other neighbour (read Pakistan) had continued with its proxy war against India for more than two decades and had been indulging in raising the Kashmir issue in all international fora despite both New Delhi and Islamabad agreeing under the Simla Agreement to resolve all issues through bilateral talks. Mr Advani said the events of September 11, 2001, in the USA made the international community realise that India’s campaign against terrorism was not guided by any self-interest. He blamed last month’s attack on the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar on Pakistan-based terrorists, and described it as a conspiracy to put Gujarat back in the cauldron of communal conflict. Expressing the government’s resolve to help the families of soldiers who protected the country’s territorial integrity, Mr Advani announced Rs 1 crore from the Home Ministry for the welfare of ITBP personnel. He awarded 26 personnel of the force with President’s Medals for Gallantry, Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service after taking salute of an impressive parade by various field formations which guard the 2115-km Himalayan borders with China, stretching from Karakoram in the West to Lipulekh in the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China border. Earlier, ITBP Director General S.C. Chaube said the force had adopted 32 remote border villages for one year under the Border Area Development Scheme and basic amenities like drinking water, education, adult education and vocational training were being provided. He said ITBP has been designated as the nodal agency by the government for disaster management in the Himalayan region. |
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George: study encroached
Defence land New Delhi, October 24 Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of the new complex of the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) in Delhi Cantonment, Mr Fernandes said Defence land should be used for the purpose for which it had been acquired. The Defence Estate Department has over 17 lakh acres in 62 cantonments and at other places. |
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Husband identifies Shivani’s chain New Delhi, October 24 In a test identification parade held before a city court, Rakesh Bhatnagar identified the chain as belonging to Shivani, police sources said. The police on Tuesday moved an application for identifying the chain which was reportedly recovered from Ved Prakash Sharma, one of the key accused in the case. The chain allegedly snatched away from Shivani on the day of the murder was later passed on to another accused Sri Bhagwan Sharma and then to Ved Prakash Sharma, the police said. The identification of the chain is significant in the case as this is the first recovery in the case by the police with which they hope to establish one of the crucial links in the alleged murder. |
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CBI Director elected to Interpol panel New Delhi, October 24 In the election to the post of Delegate for Asia, Mr Sharma defeated Mr George Boustani, Head of NCB and Head of Internal Security of Lebanon, a CBI press note said here today. Participants from 139 countries took part in the election at the general assembly session of the Interpol at Yaounde, Cameroon, today. Earlier F.V. Arul, the then Head of NCB-India, had served in the Executive Committee of the Interpol as Vice-President for Asia in 1970s. Two former Directors of the CBI M.G. Katre and Joginder Singh had also been elected as delegates to the Executive Committee subsequently. A delegate, elected to the Executive Committee has a three-year term. The committee comprises a President, three Vice-Presidents and nine delegates. |
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