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Nitish gets wake-up call from HC
UP Governor meets Patil
Militancy, Naxalism on the rise: Shekhawat
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‘ULFA making presence felt through violence’
UN seeks more women officers from India
Telangana: Cong ploy fails to cut ice with Oppn
Party workers being falsely
implicated: Vaiko
Goa BJP legislator joins Cong
Pak to free 115 fishermen
Crawling for 18 months for world peace
85% Milk Supply Adulterated
Serial killers in police net
Delhi shivers at 2.6°C
ZP member shot at
Airport employee union leaders begin fast
2007: a year of more work and less play
Books to connect diaspora to motherland
Panel to monitor judges’ selection: SC
Gujarat: SC declines to interfere in civil matters
Shahabuddin’s weaponry surprises SC
Convert J&K into SEZ, say Abdullahs Students fare badly in maths: survey SC deplores banks for using goondas Three of family hacked to death
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Nitish gets wake-up call from HC
Patna, January 8 Responding to a PIL, the court took strong exception to the failure of the government to find out missing 143 children and 581 women. This was not the first time the High Court pulled up the Nitish government on the law and order issue. In November, the court had observed that the crime graph was a matter of concern and could not be overlooked. Barely a few weeks before the state government's plan to celebrate the completion of its one year in office on November 24 in a big way, the High Court observation came as an embarrassment for it. The government had claimed time and again that the rule of law had been established in the state. Then the court came down heavily on the state government for failing to arrest kidnappers despite several court orders and directed the Chief Secretary to come up with a concrete plan and arrest all accused not later than March 31, 2007. In its order, the court has
said: " Create a special force, launch a special drive. Do what you will. But, we want that the number of absconders is brought to zero, by that date all rest of the 4,951 persons, listed under the category and wanted in kidnapping cases, are in". A progress report of pending kidnapping cases submitted by the state government to the court that time had revealed that 599 fresh kidnapping cases were registered in August, 371 in September and 332 in October, under the present NDA regime. None other than Nitish Kumar himself admitted in the state Assembly in early August that 97 abductions for ransom had been reported between January and June, 2006, against 117 abductions in the corresponding period of 2005. Sources in the Home Department claimed that most of the kidnapping cases referred to were during the previous RJD regime. According to official statistics, over 1,110 people, including children and women, were kidnapped in the state since 1995.
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UP Governor meets Patil
New Delhi, January 8 The meeting assumes importance as the Mulayam Singh Yadav government is under attack over the Nithari killings as well as the disappearance and death of Meerut lecturer Kavi Rani. Several political parties, including the Congress, BJP and BSP, have criticised the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded Central intervention. The Governor had met President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Mr Patil last month to brief them about the delicate situation prevailing in Uttar Pradesh. The Election Commission has sent a team of officials to Lucknow. Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Government has added a fresh twist by requesting the Centre for a CBI inquiry into the Nithari killings.
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Militancy, Naxalism on the rise: Shekhawat
New Delhi, January 8 He said that militancy and naxalism are on the rise in the absence of a definite action plan and serious thinking on part of the government. He said that a solution to the problem is not possible till the political system improves or a coalition government continues. After releasing the book `Global Jihad: Current Patterns and Future Trends' at his residence here on Monday evening, Mr Shekhawat strongly recommended the 300 page book authored by senior Tribune staffer Rajeev Sharma to the public. He said, ``If people in Pakistan read the book, they will at least realise that Jihad is not a religion. They have been holding the delusion that if somebody attacks a temple in India or the Indian Parliament, it is Jihad. This book will help you understand terrorism and see the cover it has got in the guise of religion. If you ask Haj pilgrims to be party to terrorism, they will not do so.'' The Vice President said that the Ministry of External Affairs has sent copies of the book to various places and this is an expression of the government's interest in tackling Jihad. He also urged journalists and thinkers to read the book, react to it and put pressure on the political parties to have a unanimous opinion on tackling terrorism. The Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune and former Ambassador to Denmark, Mr H.K.Dua said that the Western countries woke up to the threat of global terrorism when the twin towers were attacked. “I'm referring to 9/11. They attacked the symbol of economic power of America and the Pentagon which represented their military might and almost attacked the White House. The President of America had to be taken from station to station to undisclosed destination.'' Mr Dua said that the country has faced naxal problems in the sixties. “It is not just Al Qaeda or Jihadi that we have to be aware of. There are others that are threatening India's stability and economic growth. If there is no political stability, you cannot grow endlessly as an economic power. We are sending forces to the North East but everyday violence is increasing. Why are people getting alienated from the rest of the country. In the North East, I fear that the problem will be more serious in a few years time, more serious than the North East.'' He said that the chunk of the population is without job and this is very humiliating and frustrating for a young man. He said that it is this joblessness that fires the youth to join some Ranbir Sena in Bihar or some mafia. “If you call Jihad a clash of civilisation, it will not sort out the problem.'' Founder Chairperson of ANI (Asian News International), Prem Prakash said that nearly 60 persons have been slaughtered in the North East in the last two days due to an act of terrorism and this indicates that something is wrong somewhere. The author of the book and Delhi based Special Correspondent of The Tribune complained of lack of encouragement or support from the government in writing the book though his friends were quite obliging. “They did not take this as a project of national importance.'' Mr Sharma said that the he has painted a dark picture of Jihad in the book. “It is unlikely that the Jihadi branch of terrorism will fade away. On the contrary, it will gather steam because terrorists are mutating. They are constantly evolving and are always a step ahead of security agencies. A time may come when the Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) may not need the logistic and diplomatic support of Pakistan. It is a fit case of a Frankenstein monster eating into the very bowels of its own hands.'' He said that the Unique Selling Proposition of the book is its analysis of the future trends of Jihad.
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‘ULFA making presence felt through violence’
Tinsukia (Asom), January 8 As the ULFA was struggling for its existence, activists of the banned outfit attacked innocent people in a bid to disintegrate the country, Lalu told reporters here. “By killing the poor, they wanted to send a message to the Centre,” Lalu said in Dibrugarh while talking to Hindi-speaking people of upper Asom districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh, who were the target of the ULFA. “They should be condemned by all. In a civilised society there is no place for such cowardly acts. This country is one and all have the right to reside in any part of the country,” he said. Urging the people not to indulge in rumour mongering, he asked them to remain united and boycott the militants. “I repeat the Union Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal’s statement here yesterday that the Centre holds the power to deal with separatist elements with a strong hand,” Lalu said in Dibrugarh. He said he would urge the authorities to provide the necessary resources to the state government for intensifying combing operations in the state for locating the hide-outs of the insurgents. — PTI
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UN seeks more women officers from India Chandigarh, January 8 “This is for the first time that such a directive has been received from New Delhi,” an officer in the central police organisation here revealed. The circular has been sent to all law enforcement and security establishments under the Home Ministry, sources said. While a large number of male police officers from India have served under the United Nations on peacekeeping missions, there have been a few isolated cases where women from this country have forayed into international peacekeeping. “During 2005-06, the Home Ministry sent 135 police officers from various central and state organisations, but there was not a single woman among them,” an officer said. A few women officers have earlier served in Western Sahara, Cyprus and Lebanon. A contingent of 22 police officers which left for Kosovo about a month ago, however, had two women police officers from Chandigarh. A number of women officers from the armed forces, particularly the Corps of Engineers and the Army Medical Corps, have on the other hand been able to participate in peacekeeping missions. According to reports, the number of women officers from the armed forces serving in conflict zones under the UN mandate in 2006 was 18, the highest ever. Police officers say that the government proposes to increase the number of women police officers deputed to serve under the UN to 30 per cent of all police officers. The Home Ministry’s proposal to increase the number of women police officers comes in the wake of the United Nations move to induct more women in peacekeeping operations. Last year, the Central Reserve Police Force sent a 125-strong all-women contingent, led by Commandant Seema Dhundiya on a peacekeeping mission to Liberia, where they are a part of a special Formed Police Unit, a rapid reaction force used to control riots and train local police forces. It was the second time in the history of the UN that an all-women contingent has been deployed for peacekeeping and the first such force to be deployed in West Africa. The team comprises women drawn from all parts of the country and experienced in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East.
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Telangana: Cong ploy fails to cut ice with Oppn
Hyderabad, January 8 AICC general secretary and AP affairs in-charge Digvijay Singh had announced at the recent brain-storming session of the Pradesh Congress Committee that the party would press for a second SRC in tune with its stand on the issue of Telangana. The opposition parties, including the Telangana Rasthra Samithi (TRS), fighting for a separate state, flatly rejected the idea. “This (move) is atrocious. Raising the bogey of SRC without mentioning any deadline for the formation of Telangana is nothing but deception on the part of the Congress,” TRS chief and MP K Chandrasekhar Rao thundered. Questioning Digvijay Singh on the motive behind the move, Rao wondered how the Congress could talk of SRC at this juncture when the majority of political parties were in favour of statehood. Several parties are in fact opposed to SRC, he added. CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said his party would certainly have objections to a second SRC, as it was not part of CMP. He said there were about 22 demands for separate statehood across the country. “Instead of trying to solve the Telangana issue, the Congress is only complicating and compounding the matters,” he quipped. The BJP too registered its opposition to the proposal. “The SRC is only a ruse for Congress to delay Telangana further. The party is trying to fool the public,” senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said. TRS chief lambasted Singh for saying that there was no consensus on the issue among the political parties, describing it as a ‘lie.’ He said SRC was not even mentioned in the UPA Common Minimum Programme. “The Congress government at the Centre used the Pranab Committee on Telangana only to buy time. The new strategy is nothing but an insult to the people of Telangana,” Rao said.
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Party workers being falsely
implicated: Vaiko
Chennai, December 8 He alleged that the state government was using the police for its political means and thereby destroying the credibility of the Tamil Nadu police. He said the police was filing false cases against many MDMK general council members to prevent them from attending the meeting convened by him on January 10. Meanwhile, the MDMK dissident group led by two Lok Sabha members L. Ganesan and Gingee R. Ramachandran welcomed DMK’s decision to accept their group into the Democratic Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu. In a resolution passed at its meeting yesterday, the DMK had asked the MDMK dissident group to join the DPA.
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Goa BJP legislator joins Cong
Mumbai, January 8 The BJP's MLA Babu Azgaonkar resigned from the Assembly late last night to join the Congress party. He was sworn in as Minister for Civil Supplies and Housing this morning in the Rane cabinet. Goa goes to the polls by May and Azgaonkar can continue as minister till then without winning a bye-election. Behind the scenes parleying between Rane and Monserrate ensured that the later continued to remain loyal to the Congress party though his resignation was formally accepted today. In fact, Monserrate made an appearance with Azgaonkar to show that he was instrumental in breaking the BJP. Sources say, Rane has promised to accommodate several of Monserrate's supporters when tickets are handed out for the Assembly poll. Meanwhile South Goa MP Churchill Alemao from the Congress has indicated that he would resign his seat to contest the Assembly poll on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket. Alemao told his supporters that he was joining the NCP.
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Pak to free 115 fishermen New Delhi, January 8 The fishermen, who have completed their sentences and whose nationalities have been confirmed, will be released via Wagah border on Wednesday, Afrasiab said. The government of Pakistan has taken the decision as a "matter of goodwill", he said. The decision comes five days ahead of Mukherjee's visit to Islamabad to invite Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for the 14th SAARC Summit to be held here in April. The External Affairs Minister will also review the composite dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri during the two-day trip. Facilitating early release of each other's fishermen is among the issues that the two sides will discuss during Mukherjee's meeting with Kasuri. The two leaders are also expected to discuss Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism, Siachen, Sir Creek and confidence-building measures. — PTI
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Crawling for 18 months for world peace
Patna, January 8 Gyansen Lama, who is in his twenties, began the journey from Lhasa in Tibet 18 months ago. He entered Bihar from Nepal last week. According to the authorities of the Mahabodhi Temple, Lama was slowly moving towards Bodh Gaya, 110 km from here. His mission is to offer prayers for world peace and harmony at the 1,500-year-old temple situated near the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment. Before entering Bihar, he reached Kathmandu over a month ago and was believed to cover 7 km daily. He is accompanied by two monks, who take care of his health and daily needs. According to the Mahabodhi Temple authorities, keeping the rigours of the journey in mind, the monk had prepared himself for the ordeal. He wrapped himself in a special apron and wore special wooden gloves to avoid injuries.
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85% Milk Supply Adulterated Ruchika M. Khanna Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 8 These views were expressed by senior scientists of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), while talking to TNS on the sidelines of a workshop organised by Milkfed, Punjab, in association with the board. They felt that village-level cooperative societies in Punjab have to be strengthened to add more momentum to the milk cooperative movement in Punjab and increase the share of milk supplied by the organised dairy sector. Talking to TNS here today, Dr D.K. Sharma, state Director, NDDB, Chandigarh, said packaged milk was healthier as compared to loose milk. “However, loose milk dominates the market across the country. The share of loose milk (from unorganised sector) is the highest in Uttar Pradesh (94 per cent), closely followed by Punjab and Haryana (85 per cent). Various studies have shown that the unorganised sector uses adulterants like wheat flour and refined flour (maida) to increase the thickness of milk and add salt to increase the SNF (solid not fat) value of milk. Very often water from ponds - which contains algae and other microbes - is added to milk,” he said. Mr J.K. Sood, Senior Manager, NDDB, Anand (Gujarat), who has conducted a study of milk marketing across 16 cities in India, said the emphasis now has to be on increasing the share of the organised sector in the milk supply. “Jaipur is a perfect example of how efforts by a state cooperative have turned the tide in favour of packaged milk. They ran a campaign against doodhiyas who were adulterating milk. NGOs were hired for mobile testing of milk supplied through the unorganised sector, and slowly people started shifting towards packaged milk,” he said, while emphasising that Punjab, too, needed to have a similar awareness drive and regular mobile testing facility for milk across the state. Dr Sharma added that though the demand for milk in the urban sector of Punjab was 41 lakh litres a day, only 8-9 lakh litres was supplied by the organised sector. “Since North India has the highest growth potential in milk production (2.8 per cent), there is need for pure milk production and having an awareness programme for uniform standards and quality parameters for fat content, SNF and microbial quality of milk. This can be achieved only by strengthening the backward (village cooperatives) and forward linkages in the dairy sector,” he said.
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Serial killers in police net
Hyderabad, January 8 Police sources said two labourers, B. Ramulu and Pavan Yadav, both in their mid-twenties, had confessed to having committed the murders for stealing small amounts. Another accused in the serial murders, Venkatesh of Bihar, had also been arrested. He was being questioned in the case. The killers used to visit toddy shops where they would lure drunk people to isolate places on the pretext of introducing prostitutes or getting more liquor. On going to the spot, they would remove the victims' clothes and kill them before decamping with cash or gold belonging to the victims.
— UNI
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Delhi shivers at 2.6°C
New Delhi, January 8 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the winter chill may intensify further by Monday night and the temperature could touch 2° C. "Barring 2005, Delhi today experienced the coldest temperature in the past six years. And the temperature may plunge further," an IMD official said. On January 8, 2005 , Delhi had recorded a minimum of 0.2°C , a record low in the last half-century. On Sunday, Delhi recorded a maximum of 18.7°C (2 degrees below normal) and a minimum of 4.2°C (3 degrees below normal). Weathermen forecast that isolated snowfall was likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Mainly dry weather is predicted for the rest of North India. "The northwest icy wind, blowing over the glaciers in the Himalayas in Kashmir and Himachal is affecting the situation in Delhi," the official added. Residents in Delhi were seen grabbing extra woollens and lighting bonfires to brace the extreme chill. "For the last two or three days, it's been too cold and we are finding it difficult to sleep," said Rahat Alam, a rickshawpuller in East Delhi. "I am taking at least three cups of tea before setting out for work at around 8 am. I have asked my kids to stay indoors till at least 10 in the morning," Alam said. "Usually I come to open my shop by 6.30 am but over the weekend I reached my shop only by 8 am. You just cannot come by cycle early in the morning," he said while sipping a cup of tea. Raju, however, is happy that his business has gone up by at least 30 per cent. "Earlier I used to buy 10 kg of milk but for the past three days, I am purchasing 13 kg. It’s good business."
— IANS
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ZP member shot at
Pilibhit, January 8 BJP leader Sardar Baljeet and his supporter Dodram were shot dead, when they had gone to register a case in Hajara police station area late last night. A case has been registered and manhunt was launched.
— UNI
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Airport employee union leaders begin fast
New Delhi, January 8 "We are also protesting the arbitrary handing over of Nagpur airport to a joint venture company at the lease rate of only Rupee one. As much as 49 per cent of the stake will be given away," AAEU general secretary M K Ghoshal told PTI. Ghoshal, who along with other central office-bearers launched the strike, said it seemed the Tripartite Committee, comprising representatives of the Ministry, AAI and employees, had been "abandoned as it was coming in the way of the ministry's efforts to privatise several airports, thereby rendering AAI into a loss-making public sector entity".
— PTI
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2007: a year of more work and less play
New Delhi, January 8 From among the 50 public and restricted holidays that are observed in both Central and state government offices, as many as 19 fall on Saturdays and Sundays, according to the list of holidays released by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions. What is more, the year also has fewer number of long weekends. Out of the 14 occasions which would otherwise have been public holidays, Mahavir Jayanti (March 31, Saturday), Milad-Un-Nabi (April 1, Sunday), Idu'l Fitr (October 14, Sunday), Dasehra (October 21, Sunday) and Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 24, Saturday) fall on weekends. The real dampener comes in the form of 14 dates that ordinarily are declared restricted holidays falling on weekends, slashing off nearly 50 per cent out of the 33 restricted holidays. There's more, with at least on two occasions, two festivals fall on the same date, again meaning less holidays. A case in hand is Guru Nanak's Birthday and Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day, both of which fall on November 24 (Saturday). Dr B R Ambedkar's Birthday and Baisakhi fall on April 14, which is a Saturday too. But there is some respite for the office-goers, who can enjoy long weekends, with as many as five public and five restricted holidays falling on Friday. — PTI
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Books to connect diaspora to motherland
New Delhi, January 8 The "Compendium on Policies, Incentives and Investment Opportunities for Overseas Indians" is part of the Ministry's investment service. It is aimed at enabling potential overseas Indian investors to benefit from India's rapidly-growing economy by providing an overview of policies, incentives and opportunities in India. The Compendium has information culled from press notes, the Reserve Bank's master circulars, the Economic Survey, the Foreign Direct Investment Manual of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The "Handbook for Overseas Indians" offers overseas Indian advice on travel. It also informs them about the available investment opportunities in India. The Ministry is committed to the protection and empowerment of women. To this end, it has prepared the third publication released by the Prime Minister, a booklet on "Marriages to Overseas Indians". It advises parents searching for matches abroad for their daughters and sets out their legal rights and obligations under Private International Law. The fourth publication is the commemorative anniversary issue of the Pravasi Bharatiya magazine. This is the Ministry's monthly magazine, "Pravasi Bharatiya", that covers news and views on the great Indian Diaspora. The issue presents the achievements of overseas Indians in 2006.
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Panel to monitor judges’ selection: SC New Delhi, January 8 The court felt that there was an urgent need for proper monitoring of the annual time schedule for filling of vacancies of judges in subordinate and district courts to ensure that justice delivery system worked to its maximum capacity to reduce the burden of over 2.65 crore cases with them. As per the latest data released earlier by the apex court on vacancies in 14,412 lower courts, 2,730 judges needed to be urgently appointed. This did not include the number of hundreds of judges superannuating every year. Several states, particularly Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala, had objection to such monitoring by the Selection and Appointment Committee (SAC) of high court judges on the ground that it would amount to an interference in the functioning of the state service commissions. These states and some others had contended that the selection of judicial officers should continue to be done as per the existing selection process by the state authorities through service commissions with the question paper being set up in consultation with the high court. A Bench of Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Mr Justice C.K. Thakker rejected the stand of the states and directed that the Chief Justices of each high court would set up SAC of two or three judges to monitor the appointment process strictly as per the annual fixed schedule to be followed by the authorities under the State Judicial Service rules. The court said in view of the discussions held on the issue in a joint meeting of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of the High Courts called by the Prime Minister in March last year, the apprehensions of the states that setting up of the SAC would amount to an interfere in the functioning of service commissions was wholly misplaced. “The committee constituted by the Chief Justice of the high court in each state can ensure that the posts of judges are timely filled and the problem of delay in justice delivery is tackled to some extent,” the Bench in the order said. Apart from ordering setting up of the SAC by the Chief Justice of each high court, the apex court directed that a “special cell” under an officer of the rank of registrar be set up to assist the SAC in implementing the appointment schedule.
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Gujarat: SC declines to interfere in civil matters
New Delhi, January 8 “We can’t assume that you cannot get justice in Gujarat. ,” a Bench of Chief Justice designate K.G. Balakrishnan and Mr Justice D.K. Jain said. Wives of UK-based NRI riot victims - Shakeel Dawood and Syed Dawood - had filed suits for damages against the Gujarat Government, accusing state Chief Minister Narendera Modi of the deaths for not taking effective steps to curb the violence in which their husbands were killed near Himatnager. They had named Modi personally as a defendant. Imran Dawood, a kin of the victims, injured in the attack, has also claimed Rs 4.36 crore damage from the state government. Their suits are pending with the civil judge at Himatnagar. The petitioners’ counsel ultimately withdrew the transfer applications.
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Shahabuddin’s weaponry surprises SC
New Delhi, January 8 Expressing surprise over the MP acquiring such prohibited arms over a period of time, the court asked his counsel, senior advocate Nagendra Rai, why his client needed to keep the weaponry akin to an army which was not even available to the police and CRPF. Coming down heavily on Shahabuddin for possessing telescopic rifles, night-vision device, bulletproof jackets and other such prohibited arms and over 1,000 bullets of different bores, a Bench of Mr Justice G.P. Mathur and Mr Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta further asked what for he needed these sophisticated arms. It was not convinced with Rai’s explanation that the MP faced a threat from the CPI (ML) and asked “so you need 1,000 bullets and yet you claim you are a janata ka sevak MP.” The questions were raised by the court during the hearing of the bail application of Shahabuddin, the Lok Sabha MP from Siwan in Bihar, in one of the six Arms Act cases against him. He had moved the apex court after he got bail in one of the cases from the Patna High Court recently. He continues to be in judicial custody in connection with the remaining five cases. In all, he faced 52 criminal cases and has been languishing in jail for the past several years and has contested the last election while in custody. The court asked his counsel whether the MP was entitled to possess such arms under the law, when Rai claimed the RJD leader had got licences for them.
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Convert J&K into SEZ, say Abdullahs
New Delhi, January 8 The Abdullahs stressed on converting the entire state into a special economic zone on the lines of Switzerland or the Channel Islands so that businessmen from either side of the border could conduct trade between the two parts of Kashmir. Mr Abdullah asked the minister to work out a mechanism with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri for removing various lacunae so that travel by the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad and Poonch-Rawalakote bus services could become easier and hassle-free.
— TNS
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Students fare badly in maths: survey New Delhi, January 8 The survey conducted by an NGO, Pratham, in which students were tested in arithmetic, writing, reading and comprehension, showed that about 60 per cent of students at Standard I and II could recognise number or do more mathematics. At Standard 3 to 5, only 65 per cent of the students could do substraction. The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2006, which compiled the findings of the survey conducted across the country in 549 districts, said the performance of students was improving by only by 4 to 5 per cent in the subject over the previous year's dismal figures. The students did not fare well in reading also. Over 25 per cent of students in Standard I and II were unable to read alphabets, it said. — PTI
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SC deplores banks for using goondas
New Delhi, January 8 Rejecting arguments by senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi appearing for the ICICI Bank that if force was not applied the defaulters would not repay, a Bench comprising Chief Justice- designate K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice D.K. Jain asserted that recovery of loans, if any, should be only through legal means. "We are governed by a rule of law in the country. How can someone take possession by force. You cannot employ goondas," the Bench remarked. — PTI
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Three of family hacked to death Lucknow, January 8 Ved Pal Kushwaha (48), his wife Sheela (45) and their 3-year-old son were murdered in Jhandapur village in Link Road area, when they were sleeping inside their house. The reason behind the crime was yet to be ascertained, police said. Investigations were on. — UNI
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