Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Gujjar protests: Centre sends 1500 paramilitary forces

Gujjar protests: Centre sends 1500 paramilitary forces

Gujjar protests: Centre sends 1500 paramilitary forces

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The Centre has sent 1500 paramilitary troops to Rajasthan after the Gujjars stepped up their agitation following the Rajasthan High Court order that said members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.


2G spectrum scam: Raja to appear before CBI in 2 days

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After questioning PR executive Niira Radia at her farmhouse in south Delhi, the CBI is now set to turn its focus on former telecom minister A Raja in connection with the 2G scam. Raja has left Chennai for Delhi and will appear before the CBI in the next two days. The investigating agency had summoned Raja on Monday but he had asked for a new date.


Bal Thackeray on BJP meeting nephew Raj

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Downplaying the controversy triggered by MNS chief Raj Thackeray's meeting with Maharashtra BJP leaders, Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray on Wednesday said there was no "severe reaction" in his party on the issue, but felt that "decorum in friendship" should be maintained.


Buy a tyre, get onion for free

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A four-wheeler tyre seller has been offering onion free on purchase of tyre from his shop. "We are offering five kg onion free on the purchase of a truck tyre and one kg on the purchase of a car tyre," Satnam Singh Gambhir, a tyre seller of Kalimati Road in Sakchi said.


In Kashmir, hundreds take pledge against stone-throwing

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Hundreds of Kashmiris on Wednesday took a mass pledge against stone-throwing and violence after the interlocutors met them in a village in north Kashmir.


DMK to defend Raja at rallies, meetings

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DMK has said it will defend former Telecom Minister A Raja, embroiled in the 2G spectrum controversy and remind people of the "scams" involving AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa.


Naidu's fast enters sixth day; condition worsens

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The condition of Telegu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu worsened further today as he refused to consume even any liquid, on the sixth day of his indefinite hunger strike seeking justice for farmers.


Nitish's party protests against Karnataka land scams

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The Janata Dal (United), an ally of NDA on Wednesday staged a demonstration here against ruling BJP government's alleged involvement in land scams in Karnataka and also against the Centre's decision of price rise.


No quota for Gujjars in jobs, rules Rajasthan High Court

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In a setback to agitating Gujjars, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday held that members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.


Dalit woman gangraped for a week

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A 35-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly abducted and gangraped for nearly a week, a senior officer said in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.


PM will fix price issue soon, promises Rahul

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Asserting that the priceline would be contained soon, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the Prime Minister would fix the problem.


Tamil film industry lines up for Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi is in Tamil Nadu for a two-day visit as the state starts prepping for elections - it votes early next year. He met with Youth Congress workers this morning in Vanagram, about 45 minutes from Chennai.


Government wants to read your Gmail

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With Nokia succumbing to pressure and recently setting up its email server in New Delhi for government authorities to snoop, the Union Home Ministry, which has tasted blood, is now exerting pressure on Google Inc to share Gmail's encryption keys.


Two Prithvi-II missiles test-fired successfully

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Two Prithvi-II nuclear-capable ballistic missiles with a strike range of 350 km were successfully test-fired in an hour's gap on Wednesday as part of user trials by the Army from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast.


We were asked to kill jailed CWG officials, claim undertrials

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Two undertrials made a sensational claim before a local court on Tuesday that they had been provided with a pistol and a knife allegedly by Tihar jail officials to kill two Commonwealth Games officials lodged in the high security prison on corruption charges.


Sindhudurg: Mining at the cost of tigers?

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Are plans being laid for mining in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra at the cost of tigers? Located in the fragile Western Ghats, forests in Sindhudurg are crucial wildlife corridors that connect the Anshi-Dandeli Tiger Reserve in the south with the Sahyadri Tiger Project in the north. But they could be completely destroyed since a large chunk of this area comes under proposed mines.


Why onion prices are so high

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From the onion hub of Lasalgaon in Maharashtra's Nasik district to the wholesale market in Navi Mumbai to the housewife in Mumbai, NDTV tracks the journey of the onion as it hits an all-time high.


Will target PM in anti-corruption campaign: BJP

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Mr Prime Minister, why no JPC? Leader after NDA leader, speaking at a massive anti-corruption rally in Delhi, targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, demanding an answer to that question. And BJP patriarch LK Advani minced no words in saying, "This is beginning of our movement against the PM."


When author Narendra Modi spoke in English

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is now an author. His book - 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response To Challenges of Climate Change' was released in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The 250 page book essentially talks about the steps taken by the Gujarat government for environment protection.


Kapil Sibal: NDA caused Rs 1.43 lakh crore loss

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Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has thrown the 2G ball into the BJP's court by claiming that in 1999, the then BJP-led NDA government caused a massive loss of Rs 1.43 lakh crore in revenue when it gave up auction and shifted to revenue share and increased the duration of licence to 20 years from 10 years.


Farmers end agitation in Bhopal

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The farmers' agitation, which had paralysed life in the city for the last two days, ended on Tuesday after all major demands of the protestors were accepted by the Madhya Pradesh government, which also said it will frame a new law for land acquisition on the lines of Haryana.


Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli suspended

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President Pratibha Patil has okayed the suspension of Prasar Bharti CEO BS Lalli. The suspension came after the Prime Minister's Office sent the President a copy of a report by the Central Vigilance Commission, which alleged corruption, financial and administrative mismanagement in the public broadcaster.


Samjhauta blast: Swami involved?

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to question right wing Hindu group Abhinav Bharat member Swami Asimanand for his alleged involvement in 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case. He was arrested by CBI on November 19 for his alleged involvement in the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad that left nine people dead.


Won’t play favourites: Sibal on spectrum

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At a time when the telecom sector is in complete upheaval because of the 2G spectrum scam, the new Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today reached out to the big telecom players to discuss the issues plaguing the sector.


BJP's terrible mistake: Dead farmer in ads

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A coloured photograph of a man smiling into the camera heralded the BJP's commitment to farmers in Karnataka. The ad was part of the party's campaign for the panchayat elections scheduled for later this month.


BJP to complain against Karnataka Governor

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BJP is formally going to complain against Karnataka Governor HR Bharadwaj to the President in Delhi on Wednesday. The BJP has accused Bharadwaj of being a Congress agent and the Leader of the Opposition following questions raised by him about alleged corruption in the state government.


Onion tears for government, PM steps in

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels.


Terror alert for Mumbai and Ahmedabad

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Terror groups are suspected to have positioned themselves in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The government has reportedly received specific intelligence alerts that warn of this.


Court slams Maharashtra government on Adarsh

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The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the Maharashtra government asking why no FIR was filed in the Adarsh scam and no action was taken against any government official?


Ruchika case: Did the CBI ignore facts?

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Has the CBI neglected basic facts in closing the case against SPS Rathore, the former Haryana top cop, accused in the molestation and suicide of the teenager Ruchika Girhotra? Despite the CBI's assertion that the Ruchika's brother Ashu's case was closed for want of what it calls credible evidence, a key eyewitness Vijay Dheer, says he deposed before the CBI nine months ago, describing how days before Ruchika committed suicide, Ashu was paraded bare feet and half naked.


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