 |
Sunday,
December 29, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
|
BJP livid over BSP ministers’ letters Congress ready for Assembly polls: Sonia
Jethmalani to fight case of Dec 13 convicts India flays terror attack in Grozny India to have Russian
aircraft carrier |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airport to have rail link with Kolkata Punjab to set up veterinary varsity Loan scheme for
students ‘needs finetuning’ SBI’s ex-manager fined Rs 42 lakh
|
|
BJP livid over BSP ministers’ letters Lucknow, December 28 Mr Katiyar said deliberations had started in the party over these letters and a decision in this regard would be made soon. Two senior BSP ministers, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sukhdev Rajbhar and Minister of State for Medical Education Lalji Verma, through written statements, decried senior BJP leaders, including Mr Rajnath Singh, for criticising the Chief Minister for large-scale transfers and for changing the name of Amethi to Shahuji Maharaj Nagar. Both of them called the act of the BJP leaders as “violation of the ethics of coalition politics”. The BJP reacted sharply and spokesman for the party Hridaya Narain Dixit admitted that there was lack of coordination between the two parties. “Such incidents are happening only because there is lack of coordination and trust between two parties and for this the meeting of the coordination committee should be held at regular basis,” said Mr Dixit. He said the BSP ministers had reacted in haste and they should have spoken to the BJP leaders concerned before issuing any written statement. However, there were red faces in the BJP over the support the national leaders had given to Ms Mayawati. “It is ridiculous,” said a senior party leader, adding that the national leadership should have consulted state leaders before making any statement. “The BSP ministers have issued statements against our leaders and we are made to toe Mayawati’s line only because the national party wants to keep BSP leaders in good humour just for electoral gain,” he said. |
|
Congress ready for Assembly polls: Sonia New Delhi, December 28 “I am not worried at all,” Ms Gandhi said when reporters asked about her party’s poor performance in Gujarat. However, she conceded that she was “disappointed” by the showing of the party in that state. Ms Gandhi was talking to the media after she unfurled the party flag and took the salute from the Seva Dal volunteers, clad in white, at a function at the party headquarters here to mark the foundation day of the Congress. The Congress, was founded on December 28, 1885. “We are ready to face future challenges”, Ms Gandhi said in a reference to the coming Assembly elections in 10 states. |
|
|
Jethmalani to fight case of Dec 13 convicts New Delhi, December 28 The two lawyers were approached by Mr Shabir Shah, leader of the People’s Freedom Party (PFP) of Jammu and Kashmir, to appear on behalf of the three convicts in the high court against the death sentence awarded to them by a Special POTA court on December 18. Mr Shabir Shah told UNI that the three convicts had decided to file an appeal against the death sentence awarded to them by the POTA court. Mr Shah said Mr Jethmalani, who is currently in Vienna, had given his consent when contacted on telephone. “Both have decided not to charge any money from the three convicts,” Mr Shah added. The PFP leader said Mr Shanti Bhushan had also agreed to appear on behalf of Afsan Guru, wife of Shaukat Hussain Guru, and take up her case in the high court free of cost.
UNI |
|
|
India flays terror attack in Grozny New Delhi, December 28 “We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack yesterday against the main government complex in Grozny which has resulted in a large number of casualties. Such acts of terrorism are completely unacceptable. We express full support and solidarity with the Russian Government in its efforts directed towards eradicating terrorism, protecting its territorial integrity and establishing constitutional order in Chechnya. The attack is yet another reminder to the international community that it must step up efforts to eradicate terrorism wherever it exists,” the External Affairs Ministry spokesman said. At least 46 persons were killed and 76 injured when suicide bombers rammed two dynamite-packed vehicles into the headquarters of the pro-Russian Government in Grozny yesterday. |
|
India to have Russian aircraft carrier Visakhapatnam, December 28 Laying the foundation stone for Rs 191.52-crore modernisation- cum-expansion project at the Vizag airport, he said the aircraft carrier, though a gift from Russia, required investment for refitting and retrofitting. Acquiring this had become a necessity as India required at least two aircraft carriers. The existing aircraft carrier — INS Virat — would be phased out in eight to 10 years, he said. The paper-work for indigenous manufacture of the first aircraft carrier — air defence ship — was over and it required at least nine years for the ship to roll out of the shipyard. Mr Fernandes admitted that the Indian Navy, particularly the Eastern Coast, had hitherto been neglected by the defence sector for various reasons. The sea frontier had gained significance after the Kargil war, he said. The East Coast gained significance when the USA had asked the Indian Navy to escort its ships for six months through Malacca Straits after the formation of the global coalition against terrorism, the minister recalled.
UNI |
|
Airport to have rail link with Kolkata Kolkata, December 28 A decision to link Netaji Subhas Airport in Dum Dum with the cantonment station of Sealdah division was taken recently by the Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, and the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Shahnawaz Hussain, which the Prime Minister had approved. The project, which will cost Rs 111 crore, will be completed by 2006. This will be for the first time in the country that an Airport will have a direct rail link with the city as is Heathrow Airport in London. The Railway Minister, who was in Kolkata last week, held a meeting with the GM of Eastern Railway, Mr S.C.Sengupta, in this connection. He also met three other GMs of three different railway zones, including the Metro rail, and reviewed the progress of various ongoing projects which former Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had approved. Mr Nitish Kumar directed the GMs to expedite all pending schemes and complete them within the stipulated period. He assured them of funds in this regard. According to an official note released by the Railways, it was decided at the meeting that the Metro rail will be extended up to Garia from Tollygunge (distance of 8.5 km) by June, 2007, at a cost of Rs 907 crore. A decision was also taken for the completion of the railway line from Tamluk to Digha, Eklakhi to Balurghat in Dinajpur, Kakdwip to Namkhana in the Sunderbans and the extension of circular rail from Princep Ghat to Majerhat by 2004. |
|
Punjab to set up veterinary varsity Chennai, December 28 The minister, who is here to study the working of Tamil Nadu Veterinary University, the first of its kind in the country, said he was impressed with the institution and his government would like to model the proposed university in his state along the lines of that in Tamil Nadu. Mr Kang felt that a separate veterinary university would help get more funds from the University Grants Commission for research work on animal husbandry. It would also help farmers to diversify their activities. The minister also invited dairy industrialists in Tamil Nadu to set up milk plants in Punjab and offered to provide them incentives and infrastructure facilities. He said Punjab
contributed 10 per cent of the total milk production and his government wanted to make use of the surplus milk available in the state. Mr Kang said his state was seeking to develop fresh water fishing in a big way and was prepared to give subsidy for the purpose. The government also proposed to set up a fishermen training institute, he added. |
|
Loan scheme for
students ‘needs finetuning’ New Delhi, December 28 The loan could be provided to the educational institutions and extended with or without security. It was agreed that the issue would be discussed with the Indian Banks Association for providing a more people-friendly educational loan. These points emerged during the meeting with the Secretary and other officials of the banking and insurance division of the Ministry of Finance held to discuss public grievances, according to Mr Vijay Goel. |
|
SBI’s ex-manager fined Rs 42 lakh New Delhi, December 28 The former banker was also sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years. |
 |
| Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Editorial | | Business | Sport | World | Mailbag | In Spotlight | Chandigarh Tribune | Ludhiana Tribune 50 years of Independence | Tercentenary Celebrations | | 122 Years of Trust | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
In
video (
