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Shiv Sainiks stop
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Siachen encounters fake Scramble for Rajya Sabha seats hotting up Jairam set to go
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MLAs’ pressure tactics to get Cabinet berths B.K. Chaturvedi
takes over as Cabinet Secy Reddy to accommodate TRS men in Cabinet Kalam okays top 5
diplomatic posts Goa CM averts Cong bid to topple govt Chances of ULFA-Centre talks bright Centre to invite Hurriyat for talks Charges to be
framed against 20 blast suspects Cong welcomes Vajpayee’s comment on Modi Tortoise seized from Srivastava’s residence SC declines to
entertain Sehajdhari’s plea Gustad’s
lock-up stay extended The police escort Bollywood film-maker Kaizad Gustad to a police station after his appearance in a Mumbai court on Monday. — Reuters
photo Murder weapon
found in Dubey case Another Best Bakery accused held SC to have 4
vacancies after vacation PIL filed over
reported starvation death J&K students
meet Vice-Chief of Army Staff Hindi
litterateur Kartikeya dead Indian actors to
star in Pak serial Ticketless will
now pay five times
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Shiv Sainiks stop screening of ‘Girlfriend’
Mumbai, June 14 Nearly 100 activists of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena, the student wing of Shiv Sena, tore posters and raised slogans outside a theatre in central Mumbai, forcing it to suspend the screening of the matinee show of the movie. The theatre managers remitted the money to those who had bought tickets to watch the show. In Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, activists of the Kranti Shiv Sena, a breakway group of the Shiv Sena, burnt posters and banners and tried to forcibly enter into a theatre where the film was being screened, forcing the authorities to cancel the noon show. The KSS activists indulged in heavy stone-pelting and damaged electrical fittings at the entrance gate of the hall, the police said. Karan Razdan, director of the film based on the theme of lesbianism, termed the action as unfortunate and said “how can the country run if such violence was permitted. We are not forcing people to see the movie, they are coming on their own.” “My film does not hurt any religious or spiritual sentiment. Nor is there any nudity or vulgar kissing scene. The theme is realistic and we also know there are some lesbian groups have come out in the open about the trend”, Razdan claimed. “Why don’t these agitators take up issues of poverty and hunger. Why do these so-called guardians of morality not stand up for such issues,” he said. Coming down heavily against the protesters, noted director Mahesh Bhatt said “what moral right do these people have to point fingers. I would be more happy if some of these organistions take up the issue of death of women due to starvation in various villages in India.” “I might find many things objectionable, that does not mean that I will tear it down or burn it”, he said adding not the film has been screened after a censors’ certification. Censor Board chief Anupam Kher said the film has been cleared after giving it an ‘A’ certificate and with a lot of cuts. “Once we have issued a certificate, our job ends there. It is up to the government and the law and order machinery to ensure that the film was safely released”, he said. “However, if the city and state government feels that the screening of the film would create law and order problem, then they have every right to stop the screening of the film”, he said. Reacting to vandalism, Mumbai Police Commissioner A.N. Roy said such acts were illegal. “We will take strong action against them (protesters) and provide security to theatres screening the movie,” he said.
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Major claims Siachen encounters fake
Jodhpur, June 14 Major Phani Kishore, who assumed charge as Company Commander after Major Surinder Singh — against whom a court of inquiry has recommended disciplinary action for making exaggerated claims last year — was injured, told the court in his deposition that he came to know about the fake encounters and killings from an officer. However, he did not name the officer who informed him about the “fake” killings. “When I verified by visiting the site I found no trace of enemy or enemy bunker as claimed by Major Surinder Singh,” Major Kishore, who had earlier served in the National Security Guard for about two years, said. Asserting that all reports of enemy build-up and consequent encounters and killings of Pakistani soldiers along the LoC sent to higher ups were “false” he said it was unfortunate that an officer had indulged in such malpractices. Major Kishore said he reported his findings to battalion commander Col K.D. Singh on telephone. The military court is recording summary evidence as a follow up of a court of inquiry which had found Col K.D. Singh and Major R. Lamba responsible for administrative lapses and recommended disciplinary action against Major Surinder Singh.
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Scramble for Rajya Sabha seats hotting up New Delhi, June 14 Of the 15 seats which the Congress can win in the Rajya Sabha elections, due on June 28, the party can get five members from Andhra Pradesh given its strength in the state assembly. Except Mr. Jairam Ramesh, the other candidates whose names figure in the list are from the state. These
include Hanumanath Rao, Mohammad Jani, Girish Sanghi and Ravi Mallu. With only two days left for filing nominations, the scramble for Rajya Sabha seats in the party is hotting up. The party has so far declared the names of five candidates. having finalised the names of the Andhra Pradesh contingent, the rush is on for the remaining seats. Mr. Satish Sharma, close family friend of the Gandhis, and veteran party leader M.L.Fotedar are both trying for the lone seat in Uttaranchal. Power minister P.M.Sayeed is expected to be fielded from the Delhi seat, vacated by sitting member Ambika Soni, who has shifted to Punjab. In addition, the Congress will also be able to win a seat each in Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh. The party managed to add yet another seat to its total tally with six independent legislators in Haryana today declaring their support for a Congress candidate. The battle lines are also being drawn in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress is planning to field CWC member Salman Khursheed from the state although given its 16-member strength in the assembly, the party cannot win till it can rustle up the support of another 16 members. While the Congress is eyeing the independent legislators and is also trying to strike a deal with Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Ajit Singh whose party has 13 MLAs but is unable to get a candidate through on its own strength. However, it is not going to be an easy task for the Congress. The Samajwadi Party and the BJP, who both have surplus votes, have also decided to field an extra candidate each. These two parties will also be depending on the independent legislators and the RLD. With all the three parties out to cut each other to size, all eyes are on Mr. Ajit Singh. The RLD is an ally of the Samajwadi Party and, despite Congress efforts to woo Mr. Singh, it appears relations between the two have not reached breaking point yet. Since the Samajwadi Party helped Mr. Ajit Singh win two seats in the legislative council, the latter appears more inclined towards the SP. The
Congress, on the other hand, is luring Mr. Ajit Singh with a Cabinet berth at the Centre in return for his support in the Rajya Sabha poll. |
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Jairam set to go to RS Hyderabad, June 14 Mr Ramesh is one of the five candidates nominated by the Congress from the state for the forthcoming poll to the Upper House. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, finalised the list of the candidates after meeting the AICC President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, in Delhi today. Mr Girish Sanghi, industrialist and publisher of Telugu and Hindi newspapers, Vartha and Swatantra Vartha, respectively, also figures in the list. The state assembly will fill seven seats. Former PCC president V. Hanumanth Rao, former minister Mohammad Jani and former MP Mallu Ravi are the three others from the Congress, while Mr B.V. Raghavulu, state secretary of the Congress ally, CPM, is the sixth candidate. |
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MLAs’ pressure tactics to get Cabinet berths Jaipur, June 14 Never in the political annals of more than half a century such caste-based demands for ministerial berths were made in the state. A peculiar feature of this phenomenon is the aggressive strategy devised by the deprived ones to voice their anguish and annoyance through the social forums of their respective communities. While the members of the mighty Meena tribe are flamboyantly fighting to find at least three more ministerial berths on the ground that out of the 31 legislators of their tribe, as many as 22 belonged to the BJP, the Gurjar community is also pressing its demand through their Mahasabha to induct Mr Nathu Singh Gurjar who had been a Minister of State in the Shekhawat government. At a meeting of over 200 Meena community leaders and workers, including MLAs, village sarpanchas, panchas and patels organised at Alwar recently under the pretext of discussing renovation plans of a students’ hostel gave vent to their dissatisfaction and demands. Kumawat community leaders at a meeting also pressed their demand to give them representation in the ministry. Curiously enough, even a senior leader like Mr Shanti Lal Chaplot, who had remained Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha, also organised a formidable protest with his nearly 500 supporters at the BJP state headquarters. He has been elected from the Mawali constituency of Udaipur division. In a move to counteract these protests, the party administration has also initiated disciplinary action against some rebels. While the state party chief, Mr Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, has suspended Mr Jagannath Verma, MLA, even from the primary membership of the BJP, as many as 27 office-bearers who had tendered their resignations en masse were also placed under suspension in the Manohar Thana area of Jhalawar region. Disciplinary proceedings are further being contemplated against the rebels. |
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B.K. Chaturvedi
takes over as Cabinet Secy New Delhi, June 14 He said there was need for the administration to be more responsive and added that the priority was the implementation of the common minimum programme of the UPA government. “We have to see how the difficulties that may arise in its implementation are effectively overcome,”Mr Chaturvedi said after assuming office here. Mr Chaturvedi, who was the Petroleum Secretary before taking over as the Cabinet Secretary, succeeds Mr Kamal Pande, whose tenure has been cut short by more than three months. Mr Chaturvedi, who was to retire on July 31 has been appointed for a term of two years. A Masters in physics from Allahabad University with specialisation in electronics, Mr Chaturvedi has also studied public administration at Manchester University, UK. He started his professional career as an Associate Professor of physics in the Engineering College of Allahabad University and later qualified for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in July, 1966. Having served in various capacities, including Finance Secretary in the Uttar Pradesh Government, Mr Chaturvedi joined the Central Government in 1984 and has held several senior assignments in the past few years. These include: Chairman and Managing Director, State Trading Corporation of India, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Special Secretary (Insurance and External Finance), Ministry of Finance; Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, and Secretary, Department of Elementary Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development. As regards the deficiencies of the existing civil service in India, Mr Chaturvedi said “till we do not tailor it to the aspirations of the people, such deficiencies will always remain”. |
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Reddy to accommodate TRS men in Cabinet Hyderabad, June 14 The TRS, which has already been provided with two berths in the Union Cabinet, has conveyed its decision to the Congress high command to join the state government. The pre-poll partner, who has 26 members in the 292-strong Assembly, is understood to have asked for six portfolios in the state government. The TRS has also been insisting on the post of Deputy Speaker in the Assembly. The Chief Minister, Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who was in Delhi recently, discussed the issue with the party high command and reportedly favoured allocating three or four berths to the TRS. The expansion is likely to be before the Budget session of the Assembly, which will commence from June 21. The expansion is tricky for Dr Reddy, as the chances of the Congress hopefuls from Telangana would be reduced because all nominees from the TRS would be from the same region, resulting in discontent within the party. Mr Reddy’s Cabinet has already 24 members with nine hailing from Telangana. TRS leaders say that they are directly in touch with the AICC leaders such as Gulam Nabi Azad and are confident of securing not less than six ministries with important portfolios for the pink outfit. The sub-regional party was initially reluctant to join the state government and publicly declared it would prefer joining the Union Government, as the step would help achieve separate statehood for Telangana sooner. Accordingly, party leaders K Chandrasekhara Rao and A Narendra joined the UPA government. The real reason, however, was that the TRS leaders did not want to seem power-hungry. But Telangana finding mention in the President’s speech has emboldened the party leadership, which now feels they should also avail the opportunity to join the state government. |
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Kalam okays top 5 diplomatic posts New Delhi, June 14 Official sources told The Tribune that the President today approved the names of Mr Ronen Sen (for India’s Ambassador to the USA), Mr Kamlesh Sharma (for India’s High Commissioner to the UK), Mr Kanwal Sibal (India’s Ambassador to Russia), Mr Nirupam Sen (India’s permanent representative to the UN) and Ms Nirupama Rao (India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka). The Manmohan Singh government had forwarded the list to Rashtrapati Bhavan last Friday. The five envoys will become Ambassador-Designate only after their ‘agreement’ is sent to their destinations and their concurrence comes to the Government of India. Mr Nirupam Sen may well be the first one to take up his assignment, sources said and cited two reasons for it: the post is currently vacant and he will have to make preparations for the biggest annual event of the UN-meeting of the General Assembly. Diplomatic sources said Mr Ronen Sen had been chosen for the most important and sensitive of the five assignments mentioned above (Ambassador to the USA) because of his exceptional diplomatic skills. After Washington’s concurrence comes, Mr Sen will be the first Indian diplomat after Ms Vijay Lakshmi Pandit to be India’s envoy to three most important countries of the world: the US, the UK and Russia. Ms Rao, who is currently Additional Secretary (Administration) in the Ministry of External Affairs, has got a challenging and important assignment as all ambassadorial appointments in the Indian neighbourhood are considered crucial. |
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Goa CM averts Cong bid to topple govt Mumbai, June 14 Parrikar, whose Bharatiya Janata Party is in a minority in the 40-member House, inducted Matanhy Saldanha into the government. “There will be a minor reshuffle and reallocation of portfolios,” Parrikar told reporters at Raj Bhavan after Saldanha was sworn in. The future of the BJP-led government in Goa has been in question ever since the National Democratic Front government at the Centre was voted out of office last month. The Goa Government has just 19 members and survives with the support of smaller parties. Parrikar, however, denied that Pachecho’s sacking had anything to do with the Congress attempts to topple his government. “His style of functioning was not compatible with ours and he did not change his style of working despite several reminders,” the Chief Minister said. Pachecho, who headed the high profile Tourism Ministry in Goa, is out of the country. The flamboyant minister who often makes public appearances bedecked in gold jewellery, has a flourishing manpower export business with offices in the USA and Europe. Congress sources admitted that they were just beaten by Parrikar in their attempts to topple the BJP government. Parrikar who takes pride in his technocrat image — he is an alumni of the IIT, Mumbai - has already broken the smaller United Goans Democratic Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to increase the BJP’s numbers in the Goa Assembly. However, he has still not been able to muster a simple majority in the Goa House. The Congress has 16 members and enjoys the support of the one member NCP. The party has been wooing the lone Independent MLA and the remaining MGP and UGDP members. |
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Cong welcomes Vajpayee’s comment on Modi New Delhi, June 14 Party spokesperson Satyavrat Chaturvedi said only a week ago, Mr Vajpayee had stated that neither Gujarat riots or the continuance of Narendra Modi were responsible for the BJP’s defeat in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The Congress spokesperson recalled that Mr Vajpayee had spoken in Mr Modi’s favour in Parliament and had even invited the Gujarat Chief Minister to campaign for him in Lucknow in the recent poll. However, he has changed his position, now maintaining that the Gujarat riots were responsible for the party’s poor electoral performance and that the BJP’s forthcoming national executive would discuss the Modi issue. “What has happened in the last eight days that Mr Vajpayee has done an about turn on his earlier stance,” remarked Mr Chaturvedi. But what was surprising was that Mr Vajpayee’s statement had been promptly disowned by his own party as well as Sangh outfits like the RSS, Bajrang Dal and the VHP, only showing up the internal contradictions in the BJP, he added. |
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Tortoise seized from Srivastava’s residence Jaipur, June 14 Apart from seizing about Rs 5 lakh in cash, ornaments, jewellery and documents relating to land and property, the most interesting thing found in his possession was a tortoise of the star species in a water tank of his house. It is understood that
Srivastava was rearing this creature of the amphibian category under the popular belief that presence of
tortoise on the residential premises brings plenty and prosperity to the owner. Keeping a tortoise in captivity is an offence under the Wildlife
Protection Act. As provided in the law, the person found guilty of the violence of the relevant provisions is liable to a penalty ranging from imprisonment of one year or a fine of Rs 5,000 to a sentence involving jail for three years or a fine of
Rs 25,000. In view of the amount of seriousness of the offence, the imprisonment and cash fine could be effective concurrently. The Director of Wildlife has written to the chief of the ACB to initiate action against Srivastava on this count also. |
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Chances of ULFA-Centre talks bright
Guwahati, June 14 After Delhi has expressed willingness to accept one of the three main pre-conditions of the ULFA, the banned militant outfit have responded positively. In fact, there are reports that backroom negotiations have already started between the Centre and ULFA. However, for security reasons, there is no official confirmation. Intellectuals in Assam have already come forward to create a congenial atmosphere and tomorrow they are releasing a formal statement welcoming the initiative. Noted filmmaker Jahnu Barua is playing a prominent role in creating a cordial atmosphere. The ice was broken when new Minister of State for Defence Bijoy Krishna Handique gave a call to the ULFA to abjure violence and start negotiations. Although the call was nothing new, but the ULFA responded. Mr Handique responded back by accepting the ULFA demand that initial dialogue could be started abroad. The ULFA had always been insisting on holdings talks on foreign locations.
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Centre to invite Hurriyat for talks New Delhi, June 14 A high-level meeting, chaired by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, discussed the peace initiative in the state and it was decided that the amalgam would be formally approached soon. Official sources said the dates for talks would be finalised after consulting the Hurriyat leaders. An official press note issued after a nearly two-hour meeting said Mr Patil had reiterated the government’s resolve to continue with the dialogue process with a view to finding solution to the problem. It said the Home Minister had already indicated that talks with the Hurriyat leaders would be held in July, depending on the convenience of the amalgam leaders. Appreciating the “good work” done by the police and security forces in controlling terrorism and infiltration in the state, Mr Patil desired that all protective measures should be taken to keep the law and order under control. “While doing so, the security forces must ensure humane behaviour in their interaction with citizens and to avoid human rights’ violation,” it added. Centre’s interlocutor on Kashmir N.N. Vohra is likely to visit Kashmir later this week and meet some of the Hurriyat leaders. |
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Charges to be framed against 20 blast suspects
Mumbai, June 14 They are charged with triggering a chain of explosions at Ghatkopar, Mulund, Bombay Central and Vile Parle during 2002-03. Designated Judge A.P. Bhangale will frame charges against Dr Mateen and others tomorrow in the Ghatkopar blast case. In the other three cases the court will frame charges against Nachan and others on July 21. Twentyeight persons were injured when a bomb exploded in a bus at Ghatkopar. In another blast 25 were injured when a bomb went off at a McDonald’s stall in Bombay Central station on December 6, 2002. One person was killed and 32 injured in an explosion at Vile Parle on January 27 last year while 11 were killed and 82 injured in another explosion at Mulund on March 13 last year. Other accused are Ateef Mulla, Asib Mulla, Gulam Akbar Abdul Khotal, Mohammed Kamil, Farhaan, Noor Mohammed Ansari, Wahid Ansari, Anwar Ali Khan, Arif Hussain Shaikh, Mohammed Miauddin Paloba, Muzammil Ansari, Haroon Rashid Lohar, Rashid Ansari, Adnan Mulla and Mohammed Siddiqui Sayyed. Three other accused were killed in a police encounter on March 29 last year. They are Abu Sultan, Abu Anwar Ali (both Pakistani nationals) and Mohammed Iqbal Wani. Six other accused, including C.A.M. Bashir, former president of banned SIMI, are still on the run. Others are Taher, Akmal Nachan, Wazhul Kumar Mutija Khan, Sohail Usman Gani Shaikh and Siraj.
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SC declines to entertain Sehajdhari’s plea New Delhi, June 14 A Bench of Mr Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Mr Justice P.V. Reddi told Mr P.N. Puri, the counsel for the Sehajdhari Sikh Federation (SSF) to move for any such relief before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where its petition is pending. Mr Puri pleaded for interim direction contending that the election to the SGPC was scheduled to be held on July 11 and his client was not hopeful of any relief from the high court on next hearing fixed for July 1. But the court was not impressed and directed the petitioner to try their luck in the high court. The SSF’s counsel described the
amendment as unconstitutional. |
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Gustad’s
lock-up stay extended Mumbai, Jun 14 They have been arrested in connection with the accidental death of director Nadia Khan. Gustad’s team member Hadley D’mello, also arrested in the same case, was further remanded in police custody till June 17. Magistrate A. Rahule said he would hear their bail petitions tomorrow. The prosecution had sought their further police custody on the ground that investigation was incomplete and that it had to record the statements of witnesses, including railway staff, employees, film producer and a
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Murder weapon found in
Dubey case New Delhi, June 14 A CBI spokesman said based on the interrogation of Sarwan Paswan, arrested by the agency last night in Patna, agency sleuths recovered a country-made .315 revolver and briefcase from a well in Gaya district. The briefcase was with Dubey on November 27 when he was shot dead. Five persons have been arrested by the CBI in the murder case. The agency is on the lookout for one more suspect in the case. Sarwan Paswan, who is alleged to have pulled the trigger on the NHAI employee, was picked up by the CBI from Patna based on the interrogation report of four other accused persons who were arrested earlier. |
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Another Best Bakery accused held Vadodara, June 14 The total number of persons arrested in the case had gone up to six now, the police said here today. Yasin Akibhai Khokhar was arrested from the town late last night, Additional Police Commissioner Kumar Swamy said. “The police has intensified efforts to nab the remaining 14 accused in the case,” he added.
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SC to have 4 vacancies after vacation New Delhi, June 14 The Apex Court this year had witnessed retirement of two Chief Justices, Mr V N Khare and Mr S Rajendra Babu - in quick succession of one month, followed by superannuation of Justice Brijesh Kumar on June 10. Another judge, Justice Doraiswamy Raju would retire on July 2, leaving four vacancies by the time the court reopened on July 5. The sanctioned strength of judges, including the CJI in the Supreme Court is 26. Though it was unlikely that the vacant posts would be filled up during the summer vacation as the Apex Court collegium may not have its sittings during this period, the Law Ministry said the appointments would be done on priority once the proposal was received from the
CJI. Calcutta High Court Chief Justice A K Mathur and Bombay High Court Chief Justice C K Thakkar were recently elevated to the Apex Court to fill two vacant posts of judges. |
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PIL filed over reported starvation death
Kolkata, June 14 The PIL was filed on behalf of the Members of All-India Minority Forum and is likely to be heard this week. A claim for compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the family of the deceased was made in the petition. Earlier Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today that he was aghast at the reported starvation deaths at Amlasol village in Belpahari area of West Midnapore district and asked the West Bengal Government to immediately undertake massive relief operations there and investigate the cause of deaths. “I am aghast at the development. The Chief Minister himself has admitted that there has been a starvation-like situation at Amlasol village,” Mr Mukherjee, also the WBPCC chief told reporters at the PCC office. The Minister said that a PCC delegation, led by CLP Chief Whip Asit Mitra, had visited the village, talked to the people and found that villagers did not have food and added that some sort of employment-generation scheme should be undertaken there. He said that the Congress had already demanded a proper investigation into the starvation, “but pending such an inquiry, proper relief measures should be undertaken as early as possible.” Asked if he would hold the Left Front government responsible for the starvation deaths, the Defence Minister said he was not blaming anyone, “but it is true that there is abject poverty at Amlasol village and it is a serious situation.” To a question if he felt that the Left Front, in power in the state for 27 uninterrupted years, had failed to provide the basic amenities to the rural poor, he said, “The incident speaks for itself.” He said that the government should start economic activities and adopt a tribal
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J&K students meet Vice-Chief of Army Staff New Delhi, June 14 Aged between 10 and 17 years, the children are on a tour of north India as part of operation ‘Sadbhavna’ aimed at improving the life of residents of border areas. The 30-children group from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir visited Amritsar before coming to Delhi. It would visit Jaipur and Agra in the next few days. “The aim of the project is national integration. People living in remote parts of Jammu and Kashmir have very little idea about rest of India,” General Chowdhury said. He said when these children would experience the richness of Indian culture and values of secularism across the country; they would imbibe and spread these back home. |
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MiGs to be phased out
by 2012 Mumbai, June 14 He added that 21 AJTs would be delivered by the British company, while the rest would be manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Air Chief Marshal Krishnaswamy was speaking at a function to launch the book “Eklavya” to commemorate 50 years of the Maintenance Command (MC) of the IAF. |
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Hindi litterateur Kartikeya dead Mumbai, June 14 He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Kartikeya is the recipient of several honours, including Priyadarshani Award, Uttam Ratan, Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Puraskar and Jaishankar Prasad Sahitya Samman. He was honoured with Mahamaho Upadhaya title for his contribution to the Hindi literature from the Vikramshila University and awarded D Litt by Bhagalpur University. A prolific writer, he had to his credit 40 books that included six volumes of poetry, plays and critics. Among his prominent published works are ‘Bela Subah Ke’, Khitij Ke Kapte Adhar’, ‘Astitva’, Agami Kal, ‘Adhunik Kavita Ka Naya Mulya’, ‘Prabhu Paratpar’, ‘Pardarshi Anant’, Hatheli Pe Samudra’, ‘Ankahe Vaykya’, ‘Koi Kampan Nahi, ‘Pratibudh’, Smriti Van, ‘Mohare’, ‘Kekde Ke Sir For Taj, ‘Lahu Sa Sagar’ and ‘Dhundh Bhare Pal’. Kartikeya founded a literary forum, Samkalin Sahitya Sammelan, that organised 30 conventions in the last four decades. It became a movement in itself and acted as a bridge for litterateurs of Hindi and various other Indian languages.
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Indian actors
to star in
Pak serial Mumbai, June 14 Produced by Humanyun Saeed and Abdullah Kadwani of Pakistan, the project also has another first with India’s Sonu Nigam and Shreya Goshal having sung the title song, while the music has been given by Jatin-Lalit. This S. Suleman-directed venture stars Indian artistes like Nausheen Ali Sardar, Parikshit Sahni, Aamna Sharif (Kashish), Kunika and Sheela David sharing the screen space with Pakistan’s Humayun Saeed, Talat Hussain, Munwar Saeed, Samina Peerzada, Javeri Abbasi, Javeri Jalil and Assan Khan. Shot in Dubai, Sharjah and Pakistan, the plot revolves around the story of family bonds. The serial is going to be telecast on a Pakistani channel and negotiations are on for it to be shown on an Indian channel also, Saeed said at a press
conference last night. Humayun said this is no Indo-Pak story but is about human ego, which divides people and their love. This serial is presented by Pakistani tycoon Khalik Nanitawala.
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Ticketless will now pay five times New Delhi, June 14 Sources in the Railway Ministry told TNS here today that the revised penalty will be imposed from July 1 as per the amended provisions of the Railways Act, 1989. A gazette notification to this effect has been
issued by the Ministry of Railways. The sources said random checks aboard trains necessitated increase in penalty as an effective deterrent for offenders and to plug leakage of revenue. The Railways suffer a loss of about Rs 200 crore every year on this account. |
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Agartala, June 14 The small traders were going to a market at Kampui, a hilltop tribal hamlet bordering Mizoram, to sell goods and agricultural and horticultural products, when the incident took place.
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Activists of Hindu outfits today forced
suspension of screening of controversial film ‘Girl Friend’ in Mumbai and
Varanasi by staging protest demonstrations and tearing posters.
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