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SC raps Centre on army chief age row
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the defence ministry saying that its order asking Army Chief General VK Singh to approach the Army Tribunal on his age controversy was “in violation of principles of natural justice.” Singh had approached the apex court contending that his date of birth as per his matriculation certificate was May 10, 1951. The government has, however, declared that as per defence...
 
 
Three killed, 50 hurt in Assam train accident
GUWAHATI: At least three people were killed and 50 injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here on Friday morning, a railway official said. Five coaches went off the tracks while four other coaches overturned under the impact. The Chilarai passenger Express was coming from New Bongaigaon station in lower Assam when it hit a JCB vehicle at Gosaikhat area near Mirza,...
   
Brother of TN chief minister’s ex-confidante jailed
CHENNAI: A court in Tamil Nadu has remanded to judicial custody the brother of Sasikala Natarajan, the once-powerful woman and confidante of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Divakaran, 52, Sasikala’s youngest brother who runs the Sengamalai Thai Arts and Science College for Women, was arrested on Thursday night in neighbouring union territory of Puducherry and was brought to Tiruchirappalli on Friday. A judicial magistrate...
 
 
Environmental clearance pending for SkyCity project
TRIVANDRUM: The Kerala government has accorded in-principle clearance for the ambitious SkyCity project to ease traffic snarls in the fast growing port city of Kochi, pending environmental clearance. Industries Minister PK Kunhalikutty, whose department cleared the project in which the state government will hold considerable stake, said the SkyCity will undergo all mandatory studies including its environmental impact. “The projec...
   
Journalists stage protest against attacks in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: Around 200 journalists Friday held a demonstration at Azad Maidan of the city to protest the frequent attacks on scribes and media houses in Maharashtra, an official said. Wearing helmets and holding posters with a message that said “Press Freedom has no meaning without protective law for journalists,” the scribes demanded that a law protecting them against such attacks be brought into force as soon as possible....
 
 
JK night temperature rises above freezing point
SRINAGAR: For the first time in 40 days, the minimum temperature in Srinagar rose above the freezing point early on Friday even as the weather office forecast moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley. “After 40 days, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point in Srinagar. The minimum temperature was two degrees Celsius,” Sonam Lotus, director of the meteorological office here said. “Moderate to heavy snowfall is likely...
   
Riteish, Genelia finally tie the knot
MUMBAI: A beaming Genelia D’Souza was dressed as a Maharashtrian bride in a red-golden designer sari and dupatta while the groom Riteish Deshmukh donned a cream sherwani for their wedding here on Friday. The traditional Maharashtrian style ceremony was attended by the “Who is Who” of showbiz and politics. Genelia, who belongs to a Mangalorean Catholic family, not only wore Nav-vari (nine yard sari), the traditional sari created...
 
 
BJP shows double face: Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its “double standards” over the Supreme Court’s order on the 2G spectrum case, and said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government “can’t be punished for following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) policy.” The party also said the apex court order cancelling 122 2G licences issued during former telecom minister A. Raja’s tenure did not...
   
Vote for regime change, Priyanka urges voters
LUCKNOW: In a move to boost the Congress campaign led by her brother Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday addressed public meetings in his parliamentary constituency Amethi and asked the people “to vote for change” in the state, ruled by non-Congress parties since 1989. “People are not getting their due rights ...Politics has turned opportunistic,” she said at a meeting in Balbhadrapur. Noting that the...
 
 
Christ’s painting at CPI-M exhibition sparks debate
TRIVANDRUM: The display of a painting of Jesus Christ along with icons of Communism like Karl Marx, Lenin and Che Guevera at an exhibition organised by Communist Party of India (Marxist) here has sparked a debate, with sections of the Catholic church seeing it as an attempt to win the support of believers. The party holds that there is nothing strange in displaying the painting of Christ in an exhibition, ahead of the party’s...
   
Patel denies graft charges, Ajit rules out probe
NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday ruled out a probe into the allegations of graft against Praful Patel, who once held the portfolio, even as the man in the eye of the storm has strongly denied any wrongdoing. Canadian daily Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday that the country’s justice department was going to prosecute an Indian-born businessman Nazir Karigar for bribing some Indian officials to secure...
 
 
Long way to ensure probity in public life: PM
NEW DELHI: Amid constant attack by the opposition on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the government had taken several measures in the previous year to curb the malaise but there was still a long way to go. He also regretted that the Lokpal bill could not be passed by parliament last year. Addressing a conference of chief secretaries here, the prime minister said there was need for the central...
   
Firms seek review of 2G licence verdict
NEW DELHI: Leading foreign telecom giants -Telenor of Norway and Sistema of Russia — on Friday asserted that they would take legal measures to protect their investments in Indian operations with one of them speaking of “alternative” plans to quit India. Telenor is a majority stakeholder in Uninor joint venture with Unitech and Sistema in Sistema-Shyam telecom that offers telecom services under the MTS brand. “Telenor Group wants...
 
 
Infant deaths return to haunt WB
KOLKATA: Infant deaths have returned to haunt West Bengal with 19 babies dying in Bankura and Malda districts in the last two days. Ten babies died at the Bankura Sammilani Medical College while nine died at the Malda Medical College and Hospital, officials said on Friday. Superintendent of Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital P. Kundu said while four children died on Wednesday, six babies expired on Thursday....
 
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