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Cash-for-bail: 2 more Andhra judges held
Shettar sworn in CM; 2 Dy CMs appointed
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CMs of northern states meet today to iron out differences
NATURAL RESOURCES
Visva Bharati regrets urine incident
When Indian, Pak forces jointly took on Congolese warlords
Antony fills Pranab’s gap in Congress
India-Thailand road link on anvil
Krishna raises S China Sea issue at ARF meet
Women to take part in Maha Khap Panchayat
CPI may go with Ansari’s candidature for
Vice-Prez
Purulia Arms Drop Case
Ward boy suspended for ‘playing doctor’
Amid claims, counter-claims, DGCA row rages on
Village remembers Dara Pehalwan
Amritsar’s He-man
The legend lives on
Bollywood’s iron man with a heart of gold
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Cash-for-bail: 2 more Andhra judges held
Hyderabad, July 12 The state Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) widened its net today and arrested two serving judges for their alleged role in the scam involving granting of bail to the mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in the illegal mining case. Already, a special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao is in jail for allegedly accepting huge bribe to grant bail to the mining tycoon. D Prabhakar Rao, a Family Court-cum-3rd Additional district and sessions judge of Srikakulam, and K Lakshminarasimha Rao, chief judge of city small causes court, were arrested by the ACB sleuths today from their respective residences in the city. While Prabhakar Rao was suspended by the High Court last week, Lakshminarasimha Rao was suspended yesterday after the ACB sleuths conducted searches at his house after his name surfaced during interrogation of one of the arrested accused in the case. With today’s arrests, the number of sitting judges netted by the ACB in this case so far has reached three. Apart from this, a retired judge TV Chalapathi Rao was also arrested for his role in the scam that has sent shock waves among the legal fraternity. The murky deal was first exposed by the CBI last month. It was alleged that Pattabhirama Rao, who was handling the illegal mining case, had struck a deal with the close aides of the mining baron for Rs 10 crore to grant bail to him and others accused in the Obulapuram illegal mining scam. He had received an initial payment of Rs 2.87 crore . The CBI sleuths conducted searches and recovered Rs. 1.6 crore from five bank lockers belonging to the judge’s son and his close associates. As per the deal, the judge granted bail to Janardhan Reddy on May 11. A few days later, huge money was transferred from Bellary to some bank accounts in Hyderabad. After the CBI unearthed the scam, the High Court suspended the judge on May 31.
The scam
The scam pertains to granting of bail to the mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in the illegal mining case
Judges in the soup
D Prabhakar Rao, a Family Court-cum-3rd Additional district and sessions judge of Srikakulam, and K Lakshminarasimha Rao, chief judge of city small causes court, were arrested by the ACB sleuths on Thursday from their residences. Already, a special CBI judge T Pattabhirama Rao is in jail. A retired judge TV Chalapathi Rao was also arrested for his role in the scam
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Shettar sworn in CM; 2 Dy CMs appointed
Bangalore, July 12 Shettar, the third chief minister of the BJP which came to power in 2008, will have a short tenure as the state Assembly’s term ends in May 2013. Yeddyurappa was instrumental in making Shettar the CM. Nine of his loyalist ministers resigned on June 29 to put pressure on the party’s central leadership to remove Sadananda Gowda from the Chief Minister’s post and replace him by Shettar. However, today’s swearing-in ceremony showed that everything may not have gone as planned by the Lingayat strongman who was present at the oath ceremony at the Raj Bhavan but did not look particularly jubilant. Yeddyurappa managed to get his former political adviser B J Puttaswamy included in the list of new ministers but none among the other freshers is known to be close to him. While all the 21 ministers, who were part of the previous dispensation, have been continued in the new government, 12 new faces have been inducted. This is the first time since the formation of the BJP government that all the ministerial berths have been filled. This will prevent Shettar from dangling the Cabinet berth before aspirants to keep the MLAs in control.
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CMs of northern states meet today to iron out differences
Chandigarh/Shimla, July 12 The conference will aim at boosting regional cooperation and iron out differences between the states. Hotel Mountview, the conference venue, has been sanitised. The teams of dignitaries that started arriving this morning have been put up in areas that have been cordoned off. According to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the northern states will discuss issues pertaining to inter-state problems and raise their demands before the Union Home Minister. Punjab has come out with a coloured booklet highlighting achievements of the SAD-BJP government in fields like infrastructure, industry, environment, power projects, education, health care, etc. Haryana is also preparing an agenda that was yet to be finalised till the filing of this report. It is expected that the state will raise the issue of water sharing between the two riparian states. Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir will represent their states, while Chandigarh will be represented by Administrator Shivraj Patil. The event is out of bounds for all, except the chief ministers and official delegations accompanying them. The media is expected to be briefed about the deliberations at a meeting in the afternoon. Badal said Punjab had taken the initiative to host the conference and hoped such conference would be held regularly in future. The last such conference, he said, was held in 2005. Punjab is expected to raise the issue of water sharing with Haryana. Hansi Butana Canal and flow of water from the Ghaggar are expected to be raised by both Punjab and Haryana. Punjab is also likely to take up with the Union Home Minister the issue of posting of officers in Chandigarh in a 60:40 ratio as per the original agreement. Since the UT Administrator will represent Chandigarh in the conference, the three states could reach some agreement. Himachal Pradesh has been demanding a cess on electricity produced there and supplied to neighbouring states. It is likely to raise the issue again. The state will raise the issue of transfer of the 120-MW Sanan power project which should have been given to Himachal on "as is where is" basis under the Punjab State Reorganisation Act. The responsibility of implementation of the Act is on the Centre. It will also press for expeditious payment of arrears amounting to Rs 3,996 crore towards its share in the BBMB in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict. The court had directed the centre to settle matter in six months, but more than nine months have passed since then. The arrears are to be paid by Punjab and Haryana. The state will also take up the issue of construction of new rail line from Bhanupali to Leh via Bilaspur and Manali and early completion of the Nangal Talwara rail line. Chidambaram is likely to suggest ways for better information-sharing between the northern states as Jammu and Kashmir is facing a direct onslaught of terrorism that has direct fallout on adjoining Himachal and Punjab.
ON the discussion table
n Water sharing between Punjab and Haryana n
Posting of Punjab officers in Chandigarh in 60:40 ratio n
Cess on electricity produced in Himachal and supplied to neighbouring states n
Transfer of 120-MW Sanan power project to Himachal
n Payment of Rs 3,996-crore arrears to Himachal towards its share in the BBMB
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Govt to SC: Doubts over allocation will hinder FDI inflow
R Sedhuraman Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, July 12 In his day-long arguments before a five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Attorney-General GE Vahanvati said the SC clarification was necessary for restoring faith of foreign investors in the business climate in the country. The AG said the investor sentiment, particularly as regards foreign direct investment (FDI), had been affected following the cancellation of 122 telecom licences. He, however, made it clear that the government had accepted the ruling on the cancellation of 2G licences. Through the presidential reference, the government was only trying to clear the air off the doubts arising from the February 2 SC judgment, whether the auction route was mandatory for allocation of all natural resources such as oil and natural gas, the AG said.
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Visva Bharati regrets urine incident
New Delhi, July 12 In a signed statement issued today, the Registrar said, "The university unequivocally regrets the traumatic experience of a Patha Bhavana student Puneeta Singh at the hands of warden Uma Poddar of the Karabi hostel." Puneeta was made to drink urine as a punishment for bedwetting and until today, the university authorities, especially the Registrar, had been mounting a defence of sorts for the warden and questioning the child's parents instead. But under pressure from the HRD Ministry, which took a stringent view of the happenings at the Central University, the Registrar today not just regretted the incident, but also requested the child's parents to send her back to the school.
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When Indian, Pak forces jointly took on Congolese warlords
Bangalore, July 12 “Indian and Pakistani forces fought side by side against warlords in Congo. I guess some of the guys in Pakistan will also be happy that a Congolese warlord has been punished by a court,” said Sri Hari, commanding officer of the IAF’s 109 helicopter unit stationed in Bangalore. “Having children soldiers among their troops is a common practice of Congolese warlords. This is their modus operandi,” quipped the IAF officer. Lubanga, 51, was convicted of war crimes, specifically for using child soldiers in his rebel army in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the ICC’s first verdict since it started work a decade ago. He had been found guilty of abducting children as young as 11 from homes, schools or football fields and forcing them to fight and commit atrocities. Sri Hari was in Congo for one year (2006-07) as a member of the UN peacekeeping force. He did not have any engagement with Lubanga’s forces, but had fought against two other warlords who also used children as soldiers. “Lubanga was arrested shortly before I went to Congo. While I was there, UN forces were raising a fight against the forces of Laurent Nkunda and Joseph Kony,” Sri Hari said.
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Antony fills Pranab’s gap in Congress
New Delhi, July 12 Antony was seated next to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the place earlier reserved for former finance minister Mukherjee. Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar had occupied this seat at the last Cabinet meeting triggering speculation that he would be number two in the government. However, there were lingering doubts on this score as the Defence Minister was not present at that meeting. Taking note of this change, UPA ministers who attended the Cabinet meeting today remarked that the seating arrangements were a clear signal that Antony will be number two in the government. When Mukherjee was in the government, he sat next to the PM, Sharad Pawar occupied the third seat while the Defence Minister was seated fourth. “The fact that Antony was moved from fourth to second slot says it all,” said a senior UPA minister. Ever since Mukherjee resigned from the Cabinet, UPA circles have been abuzz about who would succeed him as the number two in the government. As second-in-command, Mukherjee took charge of the government when the PM was out of the country and was even authorised to chair Cabinet meetings in his absence.
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India-Thailand road link on anvil
''We have recently agreed, at Myanmar's request, to undertake repair of 71 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa Friendship Road and also upgrade the Kalewa-Yargi road segment to highway standard, thereby contributing to the connectivity from Moreh in India to Mae Sot in Thailand,'' External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said today while addressing the second East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' meeting at Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Moreh in Manipur, also called India's gate-away to South East Asia, is rapidly developing as an important trade point on the border with Myanmar. Myanmar had renewed its request to India to upgrade the bridges in its territory for eventually linking India, Myanmar and Thailand during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the country in May. The three countries are looking at possibility of establishing road connectivity in four years from now. The main targets of the trilateral highway are traders and tourists who might want to use the road connectivity to explore South East Asian countries rather than using the option of spending on air tickets. The road is expected to be particularly useful for India's northeast states, which have been left behind the rest of the country when it comes to development projects due to the relative inaccessibility from the mainland, experts say. Krishna said India was also in discussion with Lao PDR on surface connectivity. Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia could be mandated to examine the economic feasibility of a few specific projects. ''We should examine specific projects for improving infrastructure in the wider region, in line with the Declaration on ASEAN Connectivity adopted at the last Summit. India would welcome dialogue with like-minded countries,'' he said.
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Krishna raises S China Sea issue at ARF meet
New Delhi, July 12 “We have noted that the parties concerned are engaged in discussions to address the issue and we hope that progress will be made with respect to implementation of guidelines to the 2002 declaration of Conduct on the South China Sea,’’ he said intervening on ‘Exchange of views on Regional and International issues’ at the 19th ARF ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh. His comments assume significance against the backdrop of China’s aggressive posturing on the issue. Beijing has even cautioned India against undertaking oil exploration in the South China Sea in the blocks allotted to it by Vietnam. —TNS
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Women to take part in Maha Khap Panchayat
New Delhi, July 12 Never before has Maha Khap Panchayat met to discuss missing girls nor has any past Maha Khap meeting allowed women to raise their voice in the presence of male patriarchs. But on July 14, Haryana’s khaps, known so far for their notorious role in encouraging honour crimes, will turn a new leaf and likely denounce female foeticide as a “Maha Paap” (the biggest sin). “This Saturday, khap panchayats from north will meet in Bibipur to give a clarion call to stop female foeticide. We will denounce the practice as “maha paap” and talk about how it is leading to social disorders. This has never happened earlier,” Kuldeep Dhanda, Chief of Bara Kalan Khap, a cluster of caste panchayats from 17 Haryana villages told The Tribune today. Khaps from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have been invited for the historic event being led by the Sarpanch of Bibipur village Sunil Jaglan. Supporting the move is the Union Panchayati Raj Ministry, which recently identified Bibipur as one of the few Indian villages where the community was working to prevent sex selection. Bibipur has only one girl for every two boys.
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CPI may go with Ansari’s candidature for
Vice-Prez
New Delhi, July 12 Sources in the CPI told The Tribune here today that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up party general secretary Sudhakar Reddy to find out if it has any name to suggest for the vice presidential elections. The CPI leader told the PM that the party has no names to offer for the August 7 election. The Prime Minister then sought to elicit the views of the CPI in case Ansari was to be fielded. Reddy told the Prime Minister that the party would discuss the issue at its meeting on July 18 and respond. Sources in the CPI felt that the party could endorse the name of Ansari since he is not a member of the Congress and had in fact been sponsored by the Left parties in 2007. The political calculation being that in case the CPI opposes Ansari’s candidature, the possibility of the Congress fielding one of its members for the election could not be ruled out. So it would be better to endorse the candidature of the incumbent Vice President.
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India to scale down diplomatic ties with Denmark
New Delhi, July 12 Danish diplomats will not be entertained by senior government officials, official sources here said. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna had also made a special request to his Danish counterpart in this regard. However, nothing has been done in the matter. "Despite being a signatory to many UN conventions, Denmark refused to act against the prime accused in the Purulia arms drop case," a senior government official said. — TNS
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Ward boy suspended for ‘playing doctor’
Lucknow, July 12 The action came two days after the alarming visuals made it to the national news channels. State Health Minister Ahmad Hasan said the action was based on the inquiry ordered on July 11 and conducted by Director General level officer Dr Chiranjilal. As news spread in Bulandshahr about the action against the hospital staff following media reports, the staff not only resorted to a strike but even clashed with the mediapersons present at the hospital. Later in the evening, cross-FIRs were registered against both the hospital staff and the mediapersons, confirmed police sources. Endorsing the action against the erring staff members of Babu Banarsi Das District Hospital in Bulandshahr, Health Minister Hasan said action had been taken as soon as the inquiry report confirming the incident was received.
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Amid claims, counter-claims, DGCA row rages on
New Delhi, July12 “Kingfisher has failed to comply with the recovery plan that was submitted to the DGCA. Its promise to induct aircraft back into its fleet to resume its required schedule has not been fulfilled. It has failed to reinstate itself into the IATA ticketing system. It also failed to pay its employees six-months salary despite several notices. We are hereby giving Kingfisher 15 days notice after which their licence will be terminated,” said the DGCA in the notice apparently issued on July 9, a day prior to his sacking order on Tuesday. But officials supporting Ajit Singh said it was the minister who on June 12 asked Bhushan to keep check on the cash-strapped private airline despite a DGCA clean chit on May 25. “Reference to Action Taken Report by Kingfisher Airlines Limited with regard to discrepancies observed during financial surveillance from Safety Perspective conducted by DGCA in Nov-Dec 2011. The same has been examined by this office and found to be in order,” Deputy Director General Lalit Gupta said on May 25, signing for the DGCA. Further, a June 12 letter conveyed to the DGCA the minister’s direction that integrity of schedule of Kingfisher should be ensured this summer. “As regards financial surveillance, the DGCA should ensure that financial stress does not affect serviceability, airworthiness and safety of operations. The DGCA should keep a close watch on operations of the airline to ensure that the certification requirements are adhered to and safety is maintained,” said the letter signed by under secretary Sarwesh Kumar
Arya.
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Village remembers Dara Pehalwan
Dharmuchak, July 12 On Thursday, a pall of gloom descended on the village. The streets were filled with young and old, sharing their grief and heroics of Dara Singh. His friends and contemporaries spent the day under the village banyan tree, mourning his passing away and remembering the man who never forgot his roots. Youngsters held a prayer service at the local gurdwara that Dara had liberally funded. Dara Singh had last visited Dharmuchak on March 26, 2010 to inaugurate the Dara Football Stadium built at a cost of Rs 21 lakh under the MPLAD Scheme when he was a Rajya Sabha member. But that’s not the only reason he was the village’s pride. “Whenever he came to Dharmuchak, people from nearby villages would come in large numbers for a photo with Dara Pehalwan. He would pose for photo after photo with his trademark smile… Sometimes, it would take hours, but he never complained,” says 90-year-old Jagir Singh, a village resident who was a witness to the legend’s rise. Work took Dara Singh to Mumbai, but he was close to his roots. He regularly sent his children, including Vindoo Dara Singh, to visit their grandmother. “Dara also used to come here very often, but his visits decreased after his mother died in the 80s. But whenever he came, he would make it a point to meet everyone,” tells Jagir Singh. Dara’s ancestral home wore a deserted look. Theirs was the largest clan in the village, but now only his nephew Baljeet Singh lives in this village. He too left for Mumbai after the news reached the village. The last it brimmed with activity was when Dara came to inaugurate a football stadium. Dara pushed his cousin, Darbara Singh into the sport. Darbara, 74, later went on to act in a few films. “Dara left for Singapore in 1947 at the age of 19. It was there that he considered taking up wrestling seriously. Until then, nobody — not even Dara himself — could have imagined he would someday become a celebrity.” Darbara remembers how he, Dara and other village youth exercised every day. “It was the culture of the time. Dara was not into physical fitness to attain any goal but for fun,” he says. Friends recall the lure of Singapore among Punjabi youngsters and how Dara helped many of them turn professional wrestlers. “He simply loved to help others. Once he reached Singapore, he helped many friends and cousins get there and trained them. Quite a few of them went on to become good wrestlers,” says village resident Bishan Singh. Dara Singh’s younger brother Sardara Singh Randhawa was later crowned ‘Rustam-e-Hind’. Others from his clan who followed him in the ring included Partap Singh, Darbara Singh and Hari Singh.
83 years ago, an angel was born in the Randhawa family…
Dara was a gem of a man, earthy and robust, with a heart of gold. I pray for his soul and for the family to bear the loss with fortitude.
He was like a brother to me. Whenever he was in Chandigarh, he would come over after his morning walk. We would have a cup of tea and breakfast and chat for hours.
The warmth in his eyes when he smiled as Hanumanji connected me to him the very first time as someone so good hearted. |
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Amritsar’s He-man
Amritsar, July 12 Veteran photographer Nirmal Singh (71), who was also an international freestyle wrestler and actor, felt as if he had lost an elder brother on Thursday. He recalled that Dara was trained by Sitara-e-Hind Harnam Singh at ‘Lachhu Pehalwan da Akhara’ at Pink Plaza, where now a temple stands. Nirmal said, “I was trained by Harnam’s son Ajit Singh. In those days, Dara Singh stayed in a rented accommodation close to the Kairon market at Hall Bazar. I met Dara Singh in Amritsar in 1955. His popularity was on the rise as he had vanquished King Kong, a famous wrestler at that time.” Both of them acted in a Punjabi movie ‘Mele Mitran De’. He last met Dara Singh in the holy city about two years ago. He added that Dara Singh’s unassuming approach endeared him to everyone. Former District Sports Officer (DSO) Sohan Singh, a wrestling coach who had trained Dara’s nephew, said the golden era of Indian wrestling had come to an end.
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The legend lives on
What is indisputably true is that Dara Singh was an immensely strong man, trained in the Indian style of wrestling, training and fighting in mud pits. He achieved great success right from his teens and his area of influence and reign became bigger and bigger. He became a professional wrestler at an early age and toured Singapore, Malaysia and several far-Asian countries, fighting and winning bouts everywhere. He returned to India and became the Indian champion, and also won the titles 'Rustam-e-Punjab' and 'Rustam-e-Hind'. But all his global achievements were in the entertainment hall style of wrestling competitions — some sort of precursor to the popular World Wrestling Entertainment — and not the "real" wrestling style of, say, the Great Gama. He was billed as the World Champion and World Cup holder in "World Cup Wrestling" events around the world, and was enthusiastically supported by Indian expats. Professional wrestling often presents an alternate reality, and Dara Singh wrestled in that environment for 35-odd years, finally retiring in his mid-50s. His fans claim he never lost a bout, but the fans of another wrestler, Prince Kumali, say that he defeated Dara Singh in Bombay — entertainment wrestling often presents such debatable "facts". "He was greatly respected by the wrestling community in India, though they were aware that they themselves were the 'real' wrestlers, and that Dara Singh competed in entertainment events, where bouts and results could be 'arranged'," says sports writer Kishan Datta. Abhishek Bachchan said that Dara Singh "truly was the only human who could not be pulled apart by even airplanes". The reality of this statement is entirely consistent with the world of professional wrestling.
The lovable hulk
1947: Goes to Singapore, becomes the Champion of Malaysia; tours almost entire Far East as a professional wrestler 1952: Returns to India, starts career as an actor with ‘Sangdil’ 1954: Becomes Indian Champion, wins title of
‘Rustam-e-Hind’ 1960-69: Emerges action hero in Hindi films; believed to have started the trend of the hero taking off his shirt 1978: Starts Dara Film Studio at Mohali, crowned ‘Rustam-e-Hind’ 1980s & 90s: Moves to small screen, plays Hanuman in ‘Ramayan’ among other roles 1983: Retires from wrestling 2003: First sportsman to be nominated to Rajya Sabha
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Bollywood’s iron man with a heart of gold
Chandigarh, July 12 Perhaps, it was this sincerity and honesty that ensured a long tryst with the silver screen and made him the most affable face of Hindi cinema. It is this that friends and admirers refer to above all. His towering physique first led him to 'akharas' where he earned name and fame but his Bollywood stint eclipsed his wrestling career in public memory. Indeed, it often became difficult to draw a line between facts and myths. But he remained a star wrestler, and is credited with introducing freestyle wrestling in India. In Bollywood too, interestingly it was his 6’-2” imposing frame that made him carve out a permanent niche for himself. While he made his debut with 'Sangdil' after a producer spotted him in a wrestling ring in Calcutta (now Kolkata), it was thanks to movies like 'King Kong', 'Faulad', 'Rustam-e-Baghdad' and 'Sikandar-e-Azam' that he became the first action king of Bollywood. Part of innumerable films such as 'Anand', 'Mera Naam Joker', 'Dharmatama' and 'Mard', his film career spanned over six decades and he acted in over 140 films. Dubbed by producers such as Ramanand Sagar as the fittest man in the industry, he was a natural choice for mythological roles. An epitome of strength, Hanuman was a part he played in many-a-film and the epic serial, 'Ramayana' . Interestingly, he considered his 'Ramayan' days magical and held that his Hindi diction improved considerably during its making. Last seen in Imtiaz Ali's 'Jab We Met', hearts warmed up to his small but emphatic role as Kareena Kapoor's loving and impish grandfather. He played yet another endearing grandfather in Punjabi filmmaker Manmohan Singh 'Dil Apna Punjabi'. He observes that success embraced Singh in various fields, but recalls him as an exceptional human being, grounded, soft-spoken, humility personified and perhaps oblivious of his greatness.
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3 Mansarovar pilgrims die in mishap
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New Delhi, July 12
Another childhood friend Sangara Singh remembers how Dara was married in his childhood. “He already had a son, Parduman Singh, from his first wife when he left for Singapore. But that did not stop him from making a new beginning in a foreign land,” he says.
Chandigarh, July 12
Nov 19 , 1928: Dara Singh born as Deedar Singh Randhawa to father Surat Singh and mother Balwant Kaur in Dharmuchak village in Amritsar in British Punjab
