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Bhattal, Badal cases: Punjab sings different
tunes
Sonia to share stage with Hilary,
Cherie
PM may not campaign
Flag hoisting turns bloody, 2 killed
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BSF backs Tripura CM on border
fencing
Shia Board can be liquidated: Athar
Indian diplomacy on test
STF to tackle Naxal problem
Illegal migrants asked to leave Tripura by January 31
Farooq to campaign for
INLD
Haryana Cong rebels face
6-year expulsion
Poornima Advani ignored
us: NCW members
Cop murdered on way to receive medal
Bill for tribals in next
Budget session
Bilkis case deferred
Chhattisgarh Plan
approved
Hoax call
Pension hiked
Varsities told to follow revised leave rules
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Bhattal, Badal cases: Punjab sings different
tunes
New Delhi, January 27 On the one hand Punjab Government counsel tried to brush aside the case of Ms Bhattal when a Bench of Mr Justice K G Balakarishnan and Mr Justice B N Srikrisha sought to know the stand of the state on the question of vacating the stay. But on the other they made a strong plea for lifting of it in the cases against Badal, his son Sukhbir Singh and three former Akali ministers Tota Singh, Niarmal Singh Kahlon and Sohan Singh. The Bench, which was hearing the petitions of these leaders, along with that of former Kerala Chief minister K Karunakaran, challenging their trial on the ground that there was no prior sanction for their prosecution, reserved its judgement on twin issues - whether the stay on trial should go and the sanction question be referred for a decision to a Constitution Bench. Solicitor General G E Vahanvati, appearing for Punjab Government made a plea for lifting of the stay on the trial against Badals and the three Akali leaders contending that sanction was there for their prosecution. While Badals had claimed that the sanction for their trial was not from “competent” authority, former Akali ministers had said that in their cases there was no “prior sanction”. The apex court had granted the stay earlier last year while admitting their petitions. But when the court specifically asked as what was the stand of the state government in Bhattal’s case, Punjab Government counsel said, “It should be kept aside.” A battery of senior advocates, led by Mr K K Venugopal, appearing for these leaders, said the matter needed to be referred to the Constitution Bench to lay down a clear law on the question of sanction for prosecuting public servants, including MPs and MLAs. Meanwhile, Kerala Government counsel informed the court that the state had decided to withdraw the case against Karunakaran in Rs 2.8 crore “palmolein oil” import scam. But the Bench said that the case could not be withdrawn arbitrarily as a formal application had to be moved before the trial judge, who would take appropriate decision in this regard. |
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Sonia to share stage with Hilary,
Cherie
New Delhi, January 27 They are among the high-profile invitees for a three-day international conference on gender, being ogranised in Islamabad from March 28 to 30 by the Pakistan’s ministry of women’s development, the All-Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA) and a host of UN agencies. UN Secretary-general Kofi Anan is also listed among the key speakers at this conference on “Gender Mainstreaming and the MDGs”. Mrs Gandhi is yet to accept the invitation though she is being persuaded by her AICC colleagues to give her consent. The conference will review the progress made so far in implementing the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) globally, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The meeting is expected to bring the current situation of women in the region to the fore of national agendas and also take stock of the progress made in implementing the recommendations of various international conferences, conventions and declerations. Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s decision to decline the Prime Minister’s post has sent her popularity graph zooming internationally and since then she has been indundated with invitations from across the globe. Given her interest in social issues, Mrs Gandhi did address an international conferences on HIV/ AIDS in Bangkok last year but has taken a conscious decision to avoid bilateral visits or political invitations. The Islamabad conference is strictly non-political but given the nature of Indo-Pak relations, Mrs Gandhi’s visit is bound to acquire political overtones. Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is expected to inaugurate the conference and President Pervez Musharraf has been invited to address the closing ceremony. The Pakistan government had invited Mrs Gandhi for a visit last year itself but she has yet to accept it. |
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PM may not campaign
New Delhi, January 27 Although Dr Singh and his Cabinet colleagues Mr Pranab Mukherjee and Mr Shivraj Patil do figure in the list of speakers drawn up by the party for the three elections in these states, Congress insiders indicated that the Prime Minister might stay away from the campaign trail. In fact, the Prime Minister did not feature in the election posters prepared by the Congress. Party President Sonia Gandhi was the star campaigner and it was her photograph, which adorned the four posters distributed to the election- bound states. Congress leaders were at pains to explain that the situation this time was different from the Assembly poll in Maharashtra when the Prime Minister had campaigned in the state. It was pointed out that UPA partners, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had a pre-poll alliance, a joint election manifesto and a joint campaign. This time round the UPA alliance in Bihar and Jharkhand was in tatters. Dr Singh, explained a Congress leader, was the country’s Prime Minister and headed the UPA government. This confusing scenario obviously presented a ticklish problem for the Prime Minister, who might ultimately stay away from the campaign. Haryana, however, was one state where the Congress had no such problem but here again, Dr Singh’s campaign plans were not clear. As of now, Mrs Sonia Gandhi was scheduled to campaign here on Friday and Saturday. She would be followed by a host of senior AICC leaders, including Mrs Ambika Soni. In any case, there was not much time as the campaigning for the poll ends on February 1. The AICC had also taken a conscious decision to depute only those senior leaders for campaigning for whom they received a specific request from the candidates. For the record, however, AICC General Secretary Ambika Soni maintained that several candidates had requested the Prime Minister to campaign in their constituencies but Dr Singh had yet to send his consent. As regards the election posters, which did not carry Dr Singh’s photograph, Mrs Soni explained that these were AICC posters and like in the past, they carried the party president’s photograph. |
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Flag hoisting turns bloody, 2 killed
Bhopal, January 27 According to official sources, the outgoing sarpanch Babulal was scheduled to unfurl the National Flag at the Government Primary School
at Banbana village. As his name was being announced, the son of the recently elected sarpanch Sevanbai Patidar opposed it saying that it was the right of the new sarpanch to unfurl the Flag. The supporters of Babulal, however, refused to yield, saying that the new sarpanch was yet to take the charge. The altercation led to the clash in which the two sides attacked each other with swords, lathis and other weapons. Two persons, Ismail and Shabbir, were killed on the spot. One seriously injured person was referred to Indore while others were admitted to a hospital at Nagda. Miscreants later indulged in vandalism and pelted stones. The police had to resort to firing in the air to control the mob fury. |
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BSF backs Tripura CM on border
fencing
Agartala, January 27 Manik Sarker strongly advocated the need of border fencing with
Bangladesh, not only in Tripura, but also in Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. Mr Mooshahary, after his recent tour to Tripura, also expressed concern over the illegal migration from across the border. The BSF chief, who made an on the spot assesment of the border areas in Tripura, said if infiltration was not checked immediately, it could pose a serious threat to the internal security of the country. He admitted that infiltration from the border
area, which had been continuing for more than a decade, already changed the demographic pattern in Tripura and threatening it in Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. He also had a meeting with Manik Sarker and agreed to his demand that the 856-km-long porous border needed augmentation of border guard deployment, besides border fencing, to prevent militants' movement from Bangladesh. He quoted intelligence reports, pointing out that top leaders of ULFA, militant outfis of Tripura, like NLFT, Kamtapuri Liberation Organisation(KLO) of West Bengal were enjoying patronage from the ISI in Bangladesh. He was also in favour of total revamp of this paramilitary outfit to make it not only the best one in the
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Shia Board can be liquidated:
Athar
Lucknow, January 27 In an exclusive interview to the TNS, Maulana Athar said it was after a 15-day-long consultation with people from his community across the country that the decision to form an independent Shia Board was taken. “When it was openly expressed that the AIMPLB does not give adequate space to our community — a minority within the minority — we decided to take up our grievances ourselves by constituting an independent board. Declaring that the new board was not to undermine the authority of the AIMPLB, Maulana Athar did not see any contradiction between the two boards. “I am not expecting the Shia members on the AIMPLB to quit and join us” he quipped. However, he admitted that even now if the AIMPLB gave due weightage to their demands he would consult his community and act accordingly. The new Shia Personal Law Board is to be formally launched at a public function at old Shia College on Saturday morning He angerily reacted to his detractors accusing the new board of being formed at the behest of the BJP to divide the community and dwindle its bargaining power. “This is certainly not true. Yasoob Abbas is being accused of being close to the BJP as he has personal friends in the party. But he is also a friend of Salman Khurshid. We live in the same locality as Lalji Tandon. So is it wrong to be on close terms with him?” According to the new president, the people who had assembled at the historic Chota Imambara on Sunday to elect him their new chief were from across the political spectrum — BJP, BSP, Congress and other parties. But they had all come in their capacity as Shias”, he pointed out On the question of the new board undermining the collective bargaining power of the community versus the government, Maulana Athar said the situation was entirely the AIMPLB’s doing. Its attitude was forcing the formation of these breakaway groups. If it was serious it should first work towards getting the disgruntled Barelvis back”. Placing on record three main grievances of the Shia community, Maulana Athar said the first and foremost demand was to get adequate political representation. Over the years the Shias, who were once the ruling elite, have completely lost their political clout and have been
marginalised. The second demand is for a separate Shia Waqf Board in the rest of the country on the lines of UP and Bihar. |
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List of Army Republic Day
awardees
New Delhi, January 27 Param Vishisht Seva Medal:
Lt Gen Mathew Mammen, Engrs, Lt Gen Jagdish Chander, ASC Lt Gen Charanjit Singh Chima, Arty, Lt Gen Satish Bhalchandra Satpute, Inf, (Retd) Lt Gen Raghubir Singh Shahrawat Lt Gen R Subramanyam, Engrs, Lt Gen Virinder Kumar Dhir, EME, Lt Gen Davinder Kumar, Sigs, Lt Gen Krishnamurthy Nagaraj, Inf, Lt Gen Avtar Singh, Inf, Lt Gen Rana Sudhir Kumar Kapur, Engrs, Lt Gen Padam Pal Singh Bhandari, Armd, Lt Gen Mohinder Puri, Inf, Lt Gen Pramod Kumar Grover, Engrs, Lt Gen Amrik Singh Bahia, Inf, Lt Gen Ashok Kapur, Inf, Lt Gen Janak Raj Bhardwaj, AMC, Lt Gen Ramesh Chander Dhir, ADC Maj Gen Tej Krishen Kaul, Inf. Kirti Chakra: Capt Sajjan Singh Malik (Posthumous) Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal:
Lt Gen Hari Prasad, Inf, Lt Gen Mohinder Singh,Inf, Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma, Inf, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal: Lt Gen Anup Singh Jamwal, Arty Ati Vishisht Seva Medal: Lt Gen Manikath Govindan Girish, Eme, Lt Gen Gurditar Singh, Armd, Lt Gen Aditya Singh, Armd, Lt Gen Daljeet Singh, Armd, Lt Gen Om Prakash Nandrajog, Inf, Lt Gen Surendra Kumar Sahni, ASC, Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma, Inf, Lt Gen Panag Harcharanjit Singh, Inf, Lt Gen Ajit Kumar Bakshi, AMC, Maj Gen Vijay Pandurang Pawar, Engrs, Maj Gen Randhir Kumar Mehta, Inf, Maj Gen Dilip Nemajirao Desai, Armd, Maj Gen Thomas Mathew, Inf, Maj Gen Sarabjit Singh Dhillon, Inf, Maj Gen Puttammadam Rajah Gangadharan, Inf, Maj Gen Sivasankara Pillai Sree Kumar, Sigs, Maj Gen Paramjit Singh, VSM, Inf, Maj Gen Rajeshwar Singh, Inf, Maj Gen Kiron Kishore Kohli, Arty Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar Jag, Maj Gen Prakash Chand Katoch, Inf, Maj Gen Kunal Mukherjee, Engrs, Maj Gen Ashok Kumar Saini, Sigs, Maj Gen Satish Kumar Sahijpal, Engrs, Maj Gen Kuppanda Ponnappa Nanjappa, Inf (Retd), Maj Gen Rajendra Singh Mehta, Armd. Maj Gen Luxhmi Prakash Sadhotra, AMC, Brig Basant Kumar Ponwar, Maratha LI, Brig Rasheed Enayathullah, Dogra, Brig Gopalapillai Rajagopal, AMC, Maj Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, GDRS, Inf. Shaurya Chakra:
Maj Maharaj Krishen Bhat, Arty, Maj Samrat Maiti, 1 Naga (Posthumous), Capt Rajendra Singh Kadwasara, Arty, Sub Kehar Singh, 33 Assam Rif (Posthumous), L/Nk Pappu Ram, GDRS, 29 RR (Posthumous), Yudh Seva Medal:
Brig Rameshwar Roy, JAK RIF, Brig Chandra Man Rai, Mli, Brig Jatinder Singh Kataria, Raj Rif, Col Rakesh Kumar Singh, Para, 31 RR, Col Jagdish Chand Rangra, 6 Mahar, Col M Vinaya Chandran, 8 Assam, Col Shashi Shekhar Prasad, 7 Sikh, Col Harinder Singh, SM, MLI, 41 RR, Col Laiphrakpam Ibotombi Singh, 13 JAK LI, Col Karipineni Jahwar Babu, 21 GDRS, Col Sanjay Thakur, Sm, 9 Para (SF), Lt Col Pradipta Narayan Mohapatra, KC. Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry): Maj Anil Gorshi, Para, 31 RR, Maj Pathiyeri Sunil Kumar, Assam Rif, Sena Medal (Gallantry):
Col Bal Krishan Yadav, Sikh LI, 2 RR, Col Anubir Singh Chahal, 16 MLI, Lt Col Jaswinder Singh, Army Avn, Lt Col Gogi Reddy Srinivasa Reddy, JAK Rif, 28 RR, Maj Inderjeet Singh, SC, 16 Jat, Maj Amit Sharma, Armd, 27 RR (Posthumous), Maj Amiy Kumar Tripathi, Sikh, 6 RR (Posthumous), Maj Jaswinder Singh, Garh Rif, 36 RR, Maj Puni Chand Kaushal, Arty, 11 Assam Rif, Maj Ashutosh Kumar Singh, 19 Rajput, Maj Magimairaj Peter Celestine, 13 Sikh LI, Maj Zameer Ahmed Khan, Jat, 19 Assam Rif, Maj Kshetrimayum Santa Singh, Arty, 6 Assam Rif, Maj Omeesh Singh Rathore, Asc, 16 RR, Maj Pradeep Kumar Sharma, 18 JAK Rif (Posthumous), Maj Ajay Pratap Hamir, Rajput, 23 RR, Maj Harmanjeet Lidder, 10 Para (SF), Maj Siddhartha Dhankar, Madras, 38 RR, Maj Saket Suman, 3 Sikh, Maj Gurpreet Singh, 11 Raj Rif, Maj Girish Kumar VT, 19 Rajput, Sqn Ldr Ajit Ramanathan, IAF, 153 Helicopter Unit, Capt Ashish Chaturvedi, Armd, 28 RR, Capt Anil Kumar Singh Rathore, ASC, 13 RR, Capt Mohit Sharma, 1 Para (SF), Capt Anand Singh Chauhan, Sikh LI, 49 RR, Capt Manoj Gurung, 3 Rajput, Capt Amit Tripathi, 7 Garh Rif, Capt Ramesh Kumar Ranwa, Arty, 29 RR, Capt Siddharth Mukerji, GDRS, 39 RR, Capt Daniel Kholi, 5/8 GR, Lt Romel Biswas, 3 Rajput, Dy Comdt Swran Dev, BSF, Sub Rajender Singh Shekhawat, 11 Raj Rif, Sub Ramendra Sinha, 8 Assam, Nb Sub Khem Raj, 1 Para (SF) (Posthumous), Nb Sub Bhajan Singh, Sikh LI, 19 RR, Hav Buneni Venkateswarlu, Madras, 8 RR, Hav Anil Kumar Viswambharam, Madras, 8 RR, Hav Bheru Singh, 9 Rajput, Hav Nabab Singh Bundela, 19 Rajput, Hav Vijay Singh, 21 Jat, Hav Rajpal Singh, 16 Jat, Hav Soban Singh, 3 Garh Rif, Hav Sardool Singh, 13 Sikh LI, Hav Jagmohan Singh, 10 Para (SF) (Posthumous), Hav Satpal Singh, Para,31 RR (CDO), Hav Mast Ram, JAK Rif, 28 RR (Posthumous), Hav Tara Chand, 4 JAK Rif (Posthumous), Nk Raj Kumar, 13 Punjab (Posthumous), Nk Krishan Kumar, Gdrs, 12 RR, Nk Jai Singh, Raj Rif, 18 RR, Nk Mahaveer Prasad, 16 Jat, Nk Om Prakash, 11 Garh Rif, Nk Rajendra Singh, 16 Garh Rif, Nk Vihire Prakash Champatrao, Mahar, 1 RR (Posthumous), Nk Piar Singh, 17 JAK Rif (Posthumous), Nk Yograj Singh, 1 Para (SF) (Posthumous), Nk Jai Kumar, Arty, 7 RR, Nk Surjit Singh, Arty, 193 FD Regt (Posthumous), L/Nk Davinder Singh, 11 Raj Rif, L/Nk Harbhajan Singh, Sikh, 16 RR, L/Nk Kundan Singh Rathore, Kumaon, 13 RR, L/Nk Lakhbir Singh, 10 Para (SF) (Posthumous), L/Nk Ram Kumar Thapa, 5/8 Gr, L/Nk Ram Binay Sharma, Ad Arty, 10 RR, L/Nk Anandhan Subramany, Arty, 41 RR, Sep Padamjit, 25 Punjab, Sep Lakhvinder Singh, Punjab, 22 RR (Posthumous), Sep Ashwani Kumar, Punjab, 22 RR (Posthumous), Sep Anil Patil, Mli, 27 RR (Posthumous), Sep Ranjit Singh, Sikh, 16 RR, Sep Randheer Singh, Sikh, 16 RR, Sep Sham Singh, Sikh, 6 RR (Posthumous), Sep Jai Prakash, Dogra, 11 RR (Posthumous), Sep Prakash Singh, 9 Kumaon (Posthumous), Sep Ngawang Tenzing, 15 Assam (Posthumous), Sep Dolo Jelisow, Assam, 35 RR (Posthumous), Sep H Lalhmingliana, Assam, 42 RR, Sep Sonam Rinchin, 15 Assam (Posthumous), Sep Sanjay Sarkar, 12 Mahar (Posthumous), Rfn Md Abdul Satar, 11 Assam Rif, Rfn Khundrakpam Chandra Kumar Singh, 12 Assam Rif, Rfn Chinghiamang, 14 Assam Rif, Rfn K R Chan, 19 Assam Rif, Rfn Ginkho Lal Vaiphei, 19 Assam Rif, Rfn Kj Thomas, 22 Assam Rif, Rfn Lal Goulen Kholhou, 33 Assam Rif, Rfn Amit Thapa, 3/1 GR (Posthumous), Rfn Mohd Javid, Para, 31 RR (Cdo), Rfn Farooq Ahmed Baba, Jak Li, 9 RR (Posthumous), Rfn Kuldeep Kumar, 13 Jak Li, Rfn Parshotam Kumar, Jak Rif, 3 RR, Rfn Sanjeev Kumar, Jak Rif, 28 RR, Spr Niranjan Kumar Singh, Engrs, 3 RR, Ptr Raju Singh, 10 Para (SF) (Posthumous), Ptr Chatar Singh, 21 Para (SF), Ptr Leitanthem Sudam Singh, 21 Para (SF), Gdr Dadwal Sanjeev Jashwant Singh, GDRS, 39 RR, Gdr Natthu Ram, 12 GDRS. Bar to Sena Medal (Distinguished): Col Santosh Kumar Kurup, SM, Mli, 17 RR. Sena Medal (Distinguished): Maj Gen Birham Pal Singh Panwar, RVC, Brig Mohinder Kumar Idnani, Guards, Brig Harinder Pal Singh Klair, Guards, Brig Syed Ata Hasnain, Vsm*, Garh Rif, Brig Kotheneth Surendranath, Armd, Brig Jaspaul Singh, Vsm, Int, Brig Eppen Jacob Kochekkan, Vsm, Col Bipin Rawat, Vsm, 11 GR, Col Vijay Kumar, Vsm, Dogra, Col Amarjit Singh, 33 Assam Rif, Col Jasvinder Singh Chopra, Arty, Col Harish Chandra Pathak, 15 Jak Rif, Col Yenduru Venkata Krishana Mohan, 7/11 GR, Col Sunil Dutt Mehta, Jat, 45 RR, Col Sanjay Sah, Garh Rif, 36 RR, Col Tinaikar Shailesh Sadashiv, 10 Para (Sf), Col Sanjay Kumar Acharya, Sikh Li, 19 RR, Col Rajnish Sharma, Rajput, 23 RR, Col Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa, Raj Rif, 9 RR, Col Savneet Singh, 7 Garh Rif, Col Ns Raja Subramani, 16 Garh Rif, Col Tapan Sinha, Amc, Ah (R&R), Col Chander Mohan, Amc, Ah (R&R), Col Gurvinder Singh Chopra, Amc, Ah (R&R), Lt Col Joshi Narain Dutt Ganesh Dutt, 739 Int And Fs Unit, Lt Col Chhikara Rishi Kumar, Jak Rif, 1 Bn Ladakh Scouts, Lt Col Vijender Kumar Rathore, 237 Int & FS Unit, Lt Col Brijesh Datta, Sigs, 61 Weu, Lt Col Anil Dhall, AMC, Ah (R&R), Lt Col Tarun Kaul, AMC, Bh Delhi Cantt, Wg Cdr Rakesh Chandola, AMC, Ah (R&R), Maj Anoop Singh Gill, Army AVN, 21 R&O Flt, Maj Anil Kumar, 110 Engr Regt, Maj Surender Pawan Kumar, Army AVN, 21 R&O Flt, Maj Pravir Kumar Pal, EME, Sdd, Maj Rohit Uniyal, Arty, 96 Fd Regt, Capt Vinay Sadasivan, Mahar, Haws, L/Nk Balwant Singh, 6 Garh Rif. Bar To Vishisht Seva Medal: Maj Gen Vikram Madan, VSM, Inf, Brig Parvinder Singh, VSM, Punjab, Brig Chhetra Bahadur Thapa, VSM, 11 GR, Col Subrata Saha, VSM, Assam, Col Jagdeep Singh Virk, VSM, 61 Cavalary, Vishisht Seva Medal: Maj Gen Govind Ballabh Tripathi, Sigs (Retd), Maj Gen Randhir Singh Balyan, Arty, Maj Gen Surindar Bir Singh Bains, Engrs, Maj Gen Shrivilasam Narayanan Rajan, ASC, Maj Gen Kapileswar Prasad Dhal Samanta, Arty, Maj Gen Kammula Ramachandra Rao, Arty, Maj Gen Prem Krishan Goel, Arty, Maj Gen Anand Kumar Kapur, AOC, Maj Gen Satyendra Prasad Sinha, AOC, Brig Ashwani Kumar Bhanot, Arty (Retd), Brig Bakshi Prabhjit Singh Lamba, Arty, Brig Ashok Kumar Jaitly, Arty (Retd), Brig Govind Singh Rathore, ASC, Brig Vinod Kumar Negi, Engrs, Brig Rajeeva Raj Nautiyal, Arty, Brig Subir Kumar Deb, Arty, Brig Swatantarta Nand Handa, 3 GR, Brig Rabindran Krishna Swamy, Mahar, Brig Prabir Kumar Chakravorty, Arty, Brig Jagpal Singh Thind, Arty, Brig Kanwar Pratap Singh Rana, Jak Rif, Brig Anil Kumar Wason, Engrs, Brig Vinay Kumar Batura, 4 GR, Brig Pogula Ganesham, EME, Brig Gursimran Singh Malhi, Armd, Brig Gyan Bhushan, Mahar, Brig Gurung Om Prasad, Mahar, Brig Rajinder Singh, Bihar, Brig Dalbir Singh, 5 GR, Brig Umong Sethi, Sikh, Brig Srinivasachari Reghunathan, 1 Sig Gp, Brig Vikram Singh, Engrs, Brig Gurinder Jit Singh, Sikh, Brig Ram Pratap, Ad Arty, Brig Sushil Kumar Dubey, EME (Retd), Brig Triveni Prasad Shukla, Rajput, Brig Shiv Kumar Sharma, AMC, MH Pune, Brig Kuruvadi Ravishankar, ADC, CMDC, Brig Yashpal Singh Mohan, APS, Col Arun Kumar Sahni, Arty, Col Suresh Kumar Pillai, Sigs, Col Shri Pal, Engrs, Col Ashok Kumar Ganguly, 18 JAK Rif, Col Harish Joshi, Sikh, 6 RR, Col Mark Cyrus Ashley Aaron Pillay, 5 GR, 28 Assam Rif, Col Gagan Pathania, 12 JAK Rif, Col Anil Kumar Shukla, Raj Rif, Col Gurcharan Singh, Guards, Col Raghu Ram Akella, 5 Engr Regt, Col Asit Bhailalbhai Mistry, 12 Mli, Col Balwinder Singh, Guards, 21 RR, Col Panikulam John Vincent, AMC, 92 Bh, Col Rangaraju Rangarao, AMC, Ah (R&R), Gp Capt Keshava Murthy Suryanarayana, AMC, Ah (R&R), Lt Col Vijay Singh, Dogra, Hmi, Lt Col Menon Parapil Ravindran, Sigs, Lt Col SP Malik, AOC, 18 Div Ord Unit, Lt Col Ashok Kini Hosdurg, SM, Guards, Lt Col Anjan Kumar Dutta, ASC, Lt Col Shiv Kumar Dhingra, AMC, 403 FD AMB, Lt Col Jaivir Singh, AMC, CH HQ WC, Lt Col Sunil Kant, AMC, Bh Delhi Cantt, Lt Col Harish Chandra Talan, AMC, Bh Delhi Cantt, Lt Col Ajay Kumar Choudhary, AMC, Maj Chander Mohan Singh, AMC, 150 GH, Maj Sudheer Kumar Y, RVC, 44 MVH (PBG), Capt Shailendra Singh Negi, 7/11 GR, Sub Rajesh Choudhary, EME, Mc EME, Nb Sub Ignace Tirkey, Engrs, MEG & Centre Nb Sub Tarundeep Rai, 5/8 GR, Hav Majhi Sawaiyan, Engrs, BEG & Centre, Kirkee, Mentioned-in-Despatches: Col Ravindra Singh Rawat, 4/4 GR, Wing Cdr Ashutosh Lal, IAF, AEB, Maj Mahendra Kumar Joshi, 19 Garh Rif, Maj Kamal Kishor, 25 Punjab, Maj Anil Raman, 5/8 GR, Maj Satyendra Tripathi, GR, 7 Assam Rif, Maj Lokesh Kandpal, 5/8 GR, Maj Pramod Singh Chauhan, 12 Garh Rif, Maj Chandra Pal Singh Khati, SC, 4/4 GR, Maj Arvind Kumar Thapa, 5/8 GR, Capt Vivek Rehni, ASC, 17 Punjab, Capt Amit Hooda, Arty, 32 FD Regt, Capt Sachin Bali, 12 Mli, Capt Sajeev N, 13 JAK Li, Lt Diwakar Kapoor, Arty, 320 FD Regt, Lt Chetan Manhas, AOC, 13 JAK Li, Lt Praveen Sharma, Int, 13 JAK Li, Sub Maj Jagdish Singh, 3 Sikh, Sub Venkidachalam S, 28 Madras, Sub Ram Laxman Thapa, 4 GR, 15 RR, Nb Sub Karnail Singh Rana, GDRS, 29 RR, Nb Sub Bhagat Singh, Garh Rif, 36 RR, Nb Sub Hari Krishan Pandey, 8 Kumaon, Hav Gajendra Nath Deka, 17 Assam Rif, Hav Shyam Pal Singh, 17 Rajput, Hav Sukhwinder Singh, 5 Sikh, Hav Gopal Chandra, 7 Garh Rif, Hav Bhupendra Singh, 6 Kumaon, Hav Paulemthang, 8 Assam, Hav Baisakhu, 4 Mahar, Hav Ram Ekbal Prasad Sah, 5 Para, L/Hav Mukesh Kumar, 21 Jat, Nk Raj Kumar, 7 Raj Rif, L/Nk Balvinder Singh, 10 JAK Rif, Sep Anand Ballabh Dubey, Kumaon, 50 RR, Sep V Zodinthara, 10 Assam, Rfn Birendra Singh, 12 Garh Rif, Rfn Dinesh Prasad, 7 Garh Rif, Rfn Yam Bahadur Gurung, 5/8 GR, Rfn Mohd Akram, 13 JAK Li, Rfn Bharat Bhushan, 13 JAK Li, Ptr Mahesh Kumar, 10 Para (SF).
New Delhi, January 27 Kirti Chakra: Wing Commander Sudhir Kumar Sharma Param Vishisht Seva Medal:
Air Marshal Sunil Kumar Malik, AVSM, Air Marshal Satish Kumar Jain, AVSM, VM, Air Marshal Subhash Bhojwani, AVSM, VSM, Air Marshal Ajit Bhavnani, AVSM, VSM, Air Marshal Harendrajit Singh Garkal, VSM, Air Marshal Parimal Kumar Sarkar, Med (Retired) Ati Vishisht Seva Medal: Air Marshal Pramod Kumar Mehra, VM, Air Vice Marshal Arvind Jeet Singh Walia, VSM (Admin), Air Vice Marshal Jai Krishan Gupta, (Medical), Air Vice Marshal Gurdip Singh Kochar, VM, Air Commodore Raghbir Singh Sandhu, VSM (Aero Engr (Mech), Air Commodore Sushil Kumar Jha (Logistics), Air Commodore Yash Kumar (Aero Engr(Mech), Air Commodore Bidanda Chengapa Nanjappa, VSM, Air Commodore Kamal Singh (Aero Engr Elec), Air Commodore Anjan Kumar Gogoi,VSM, Air Commodore K J Mathews, YSM, Group Captain Balakrishnan Suresh, VM, Yudh Seva Medal:
Group Captain Kulwant Singh Gill, VM, Wing Commander Sunil Kumar, Wing Commander Bibhuti Kumar, (Aero Engr Mech) Ati Vishisht Seva Medal: Air Vice Marshal Ajit Prasad Tyagi (Meteorology), Group Captain Vijay Kumar Kapur (Logistics), Group Captain Pankaj Tyagi (Medical), Group Captain P C Grover (Admin/Legal), Group Captain Rajagopal Sitaraman (Admin), Group Captain Munna Rajendra Singh (Aero Engr Mech), Group Captain Rajesh Kaul (Admin), Group Captain Virenra Mohan Khanna (Aero Engr Mech), Group Captain Subhash Chandra Luthra (Aero Engr Elec), Group Captain Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle, Group Captain Jasbir Singh Walia, VM, Group Captain Yeranilly Tirumala Vasudeo (Aero Engr(Elec), Group Captain Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar, Group Captain Surya Narayana Murti (Aero Engr Elec), Group Captain Praveen Kumar (Aero Engr Mech), Group Captain Vidya Sagar Bharti, Group Captain Aravindra Singh Butola, Group Captain Praveen Bhatt (Admin/Ftc), Group Captain Man Mohan Upadhaya, Group Captain Tejinder Pal Singh, Wing Commander Manechenellore Srinivasan Shankar (Aero Engr Elec), Wing Commander Kukunoor Uday Kumar Reddy (Accts), Wing Commander Mahender Kumar Guleria (Aero Engr Mech), Wing Commander Nirmal Singh Jamwal, VM, Wing Commander Amit Tyagi (Aero Engr(Mech)), Squadron Leader K N Santosh (Aero Engr Mlec), Warrant Officer Avdhesh Kumar Singh, Sgt Birendra Kumar Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry):
Wing Commander Shashi Kant Mishra, Squadron Leader Avaneesh Kumar Upadhaya, Squadron Leader Manu Chaudhry, Squadron Leader Kolal Krishnamurthy Venugopal, Squadron Leader Randhir Singh Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion To Duty): Group Captain Sridhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair, Group Captain Shouvik Roy, Group Captain Sunil Jayant Nanodkar, Wing Commander Hemant Narayan Bhagwat, Wing Commander Nayani Harish, Wing Commander Sreekumar Prabhakaran, Wing Commander S Hari Krishnan Nair, Wing Commander Sandesh Prabhakar Wagle, Wing Commander Umesh Rakhra, Wing Commander Sanjay Anandf Kunte, Wing Commander Kishore Kumar Khera, Wing Commander Mohan Gupta, Wing Commander Ravi Khanna (posthumously), Junior Warrant Officer Surendra Kumar Mention-In-Despatches (Un Operation Congo): Squadron Leader Deepak Chandra Pandey (Admin/Atc), Squadron Leader Sushant Dutta (Logistics), Squadron Leader Manish Singh, Warrant Officer Om Pal Tomar, Sgt Piyush Mohan Jangid, Sgt Radha Raman Mishra, Flt Engr 7. Non-Com (Enrolled) Rabindra Nath Maity (Safaiwala) —UNI New Delhi, January 27 Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM): VAdm Suresh Mehta, AVSM VAdm Venkat Bharathan, AVSM, VSM Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM) RAdm Nasib Singh Nain, VSM RAdm Indra Kumar Saluja, VSM RAdm Sunil Krishnanji Damle, NM, VSM RAdm Anil Kumar Handa, VSM RAdm Rustom Faramroze Contractor, NM RAdm Venkatraman Balachandran, NM, VSM Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry): Lt Sumeet Pabby Ravinder Kumar, Sea I CDIII Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) - Navy Mountaineering Team: Cdr Satyabrata Dam Lt Cdr Abhishek Kankan Surg Lt Viking Bhanoo Rakesh Kumar, POMA Vikas Kumar POMA Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty): Cmde Nand Kumar Jha, VSM Cmde Velsuwamy Karunnaithi Cmde Kalpathi Narasimhan Vaidyanathan Capt Baldev Raj Tanjea Cdr Rakesh Kumar Mehta Cdr Mukul Asthana Cdr G Prakashan Cdr Ajay Ranjan Sahay Vishist Seva Medal (VSM):
Cmde Punugu Anatharaman Cmde Dharmbir Singh Cmde Valentine Sequeira Cmde Kapil Tikku Cmde Rajbbir Singh Bhadana Cmde Rakesh Bhatanagar Cmde Jageshwar Chaudhary Cmde Ashok Mehrotra Cmde Lalit Mohan Khanna Cmde K P Ramachandran Cmde G Vinoda Babu Cmde C G Silar Khan Cmde Jalandhar Kumar B S Charan, MCPO II CD I Hardeep Singh MCELP I -
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Indian diplomacy on test
New Delhi, January 27 At the forthcoming SAARC summit in Dhaka next month, the issue may have to be decided one way or the other. While China wants a full-fledged membership of SAARC and is getting its propaganda work done through Pakistan and Bangladesh, the USA is keen to have an observer's status in the seven-member regional grouping. Then there are bodies like the European Union (EU) and groupings like ASEAN which too are interested in having observer status in SAARC. The Chinese keenness on joining SAARC is by no means a welcome move from the Indian point of view as it would mean dilution of the hitherto Indian leadership in the grouping and at the same time would also mean a shot in the arm for Pakistan. At the same time, diplomatic observers here feel, India cannot oppose, overtly or covertly, Beijing's inclusion in SAARC nor can it use it as a bargaining chip for China making India a member of the high-profile Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. |
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STF to tackle Naxal problem
Bangalore, January 27 The idea of using the STF (constituted along with a like force from Tamil Nadu) for this purpose has been in the air eversince it successfully ended its mission to nab outlaw Veerappan. Naxal activity has spurted in the districts of Shimoga, Udupi, Chikmaglur and Dakshina Kannada districts. Mr Singh, however, replying to a question during question hour, stated that there were social dimensions to the issue and solutions would also be sought through talks. “Two or three meetings have already been held,” he said. Discussions would soon be held under his chairmanship, he added. In addition, former Naxalites willing to eschew violence and join the maintstream would be given facilities like land and ration card, he stated. |
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Illegal migrants asked to leave Tripura by January 31
Agartala, January 27 The leader of National Liberation Front of Tripura Nayanbasi has branded Manik Sarker as an illegal migrant who took shelter in the state in 1971. Nayanbasi, who recently initiated dialogue with the Centre, is now in Bangladesh along with some fellow leaders and is heading the Royal Supreme Council (RSC) too. Nayanbasi recently formed Integrated Freedom Movement Organisation of Tripura (IFMOT) . The NLFT faction owing allegiance to Bishwamohan Deb Sarma and Tripura People's Democratic Front under Ranjit Debbarma have also joined hands with Nayanbasi. The Royal Supreme Council and the IFMOT also demanded to reserve 57 out of 60 Assembly seats in Tripura for tribals and to drive out all those who came to Tripura after 1949. The government of Tripura, as advised by Union Home Ministry, has already stepped up vigil in the 840-km border area with Bangladesh. |
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Farooq to campaign for
INLD
New Delhi, January 27 Mr Abdullah would start his campaign from Darba Kalan near Sirsa from tomorrow, Mr Tarlochan Singh, MP, said, Mr Abdullah will address meetings at about 15 places in support of INLD candidates in several districts, including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonepat, Panipat, Yamunanagar besides Jind and Sirsa. Mr Abdullah will also go to Rori, from where Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala is a candidate. Mr Abdullah will address election meetings in Darba Kalan, Ellenabad, Dabwali, Rori and Sirsa tomorrow. On January 30, he will address meetings in Tauru, Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Hathin, Hassanpur and Palwal. Several present and former constituents of the NDA have extended support to the INLD in the Assembly elections. Mr Tarlochan Singh said Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa were campaigning for INLD candidates. |
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Haryana Cong rebels face
6-year expulsion
New Delhi, January 27 The action comes on the eve of party President Sonia Gandhi’s two-day election campaign in the state, starting at Neoltha in Panipat district tomorrow. Announcing the decision, party General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi told mediapersons that the action would come into force with immediate effect. However, names or number of rebels in the field were not announced. Party sources have admitted to over 12 rebels having filed nominations from various constituencies in the state. |
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Poornima Advani ignored
us: NCW members
New Delhi, January 27 Though Ms Advani told The Tribune that members expressed regret for the Monday’s incident at a farewell function held Tuesday, the majority reiterated disappointment over how they had been sidelined and ignored by the Chairperson during the past few months on several crucial and non-crucial issue. “Hardly two members attended the farewell function. In fact, we discussed how we had been ignored during the past three months at a meeting held on Tuesday as well,” revealed an NCW member. Saying that they did not receive any intimation, members Baby Rani Maurya, Sudha Malaiya, Nafisa Hussain, Nirmala Sitharaman and Anusuiya Uike had remained absent at the release of the 586-page annual report, Year of Endeavour 2004, and the following press conference. |
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Cop murdered on way to receive medal
Lucknow, January 27 According to the police, Senior Sub-Inspector Srikrishna Sharma was found critically injured yesterday inside Nai Wali Bagichi in Madrak area by passers-by. The police said the injured official wanted to say something, but was unable to do do due to wounds on his neck. He died on way to hospital. —
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Bill for tribals in next
Budget session
New Delhi, January 27 The new path-breaking Bill would seek to recognise the rights of tribal communities living in forest areas prior the Forest Conservation Act 1980, coming into force, but left unsettled in government records. The Bill would also benefit tribals living in villages called forest villages which had not been given land rights despite living in these areas and practising agriculture for several generations, it was pointed out. The UPA government’s National Common Minimum Programme had called for developing strategies to reconcile the objectives of environment conservation and development and protection of the interests of tribal communities. By
settling the issue of land rights of tribals in forest areas, the proposed Bill would open new opportunities for effectively engaging the adivasi communities in the greening of degraded forest lands and increased forest cover. |
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Bilkis case deferred
Mumbai, January 27 Of the 20 accused, the Judge U.D. Salvi framed charges against 19 and separated the trial of Dr Sangeeta Prasad as she was under treatment. The court kept the matter on January 27 for recording of evidence and issued summons to Bilkis Bano to appear on that day. —
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Chhattisgarh Plan
approved
New Delhi, January 27 The plan was approved at the meeting of State Chief Minister Raman Singh with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. The Chief Minister told mediapersons here that 37 per cent of the plan outlay will be spent on agriculture. |
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Hoax call
New Delhi, January 27 Sources said the call was received from the United States and the caller identified himself as the spokesman of a Christian fundamentalist group. Immediately, the local police along with bomb disposal and dog squads were rushed to the spot and after a thorough search of the premises the authorities dismissed it as a hoax call. |
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Pension hiked
New Delhi, January 27 Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy told newspersons that there had been demands from freedom fighters organisations to increase the basic pension for all categories. "Having regard to the financial constraints, for the present, the Cabinet only considered increasing the dependent pension given to unemployed and unmarried daughters", he said, adding that this would entail an expenditure of Rs 1.4 crore per annum. |
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Varsities told to follow revised leave rules
New Delhi, January 27 In a statement issued here, the UGC said it had been seen that some universities had not given effect to the leave rules. Asking all universities to comply with the rules, the commission had directed them to suitably amend their relevant statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations. |
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