Amit
Kumar, alleged kingpin in the kidney racket case, was
today brought here from Kathmandu by a CBI team. The
44-year-old Ayurvedic doctor was brought here by a
two-member CBI team in an Air India commercial flight
from Kathmandu after the Nepalese authorities acceded to
India’s request for his deportation. About-turn
in Nepal
Amit Kumar being brought to the CBI headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by
Mukesh Aggarwal
N-Deal It’s
now or never: Mulford New Delhi,
February 9 US
ambassador to India David C. Mulford was categoric that “it
is now or never for the nuclear deal and if it is not
processed in the present US Congress it is unlikely that the
deal will be offered again to India”. “I do not believe
the deal will be revived and offered by any administration -
Democratic or Republican - before the year 2010, which is
after the life of this administration, in India.
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of Independence.
Baba Amte dies
at 94 Mumbai,
February 9
Baba Amte, noted social activist and winner of the Magsaysay
award, passed away this morning at his ashram at Maharashtra’s
Chandrapur district. He was 94. The end came at his Anandvan ashram
in Chandrapur district where Baba Amte was based for the past
several years after cutting down on his social engagements due to
ill-health.
Raj
warns of fresh attacks on north Indians Mumbai, February 9
More than four days after the
Maharashtra government threatened to arrest Raj Thackeray, the leader of
the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena today warned of fresh attacks on North
Indians if they did not behave.
Fire
at PCA Mohali, February 9
A major fire broke out at the
Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here this afternoon completely
gutting its top floor and damaging property worth crores. There was,
however, no loss of life.
7
days later, 1,268 stranded airlifted to safety Jammu, February 9
After remaining stranded in Jammu
for seven days following the closure of Jammu Srinagar National Highway,
the airlift service provided by the Air Force came as a sigh of relief
for the passengers.
Stranded passengers from Jammu arriving at the Srinagar Airport after they were airlifted by the Indian Air Force on Saturday.
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It
could have been worse
US
ambassador to India David C. Mulford was categoric that “it
is now or never for the nuclear deal and if it is not
processed in the present US Congress it is unlikely that the
deal will be offered again to India”. “I do not believe
the deal will be revived and offered by any administration -
Democratic or Republican - before the year 2010, which is
after the life of this administration, in India.
Mumbai,
February 9
