Thursday, September 29, 2011

Full text of Pranab Mukherjee's statement on 2G note controversy

Full text of Pranab Mukherjee's statement on 2G note controversy

Full text of Pranab Mukherjee's statement on 2G note controversy

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Pranab Mukherjee was accompanied by P Chidambram this evening as he addressed the press on the controversy over the 2G note that has engulfed Mr Chidambaram in a massive political controversy.

2G note: Truce called; matter closed, says Chidambaram

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:47 AM PDT

In the first sign that a truce has been reached, senior ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee appeared together, surrounded by other senior ministers, as Mr Mukherjee read out a short statement. After which Mr Chidambaram stepped forward to endorse it.

2G note controversy: PM meets Chidambaram, Pranab

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:03 AM PDT

The Congress has a one-point agenda today - to find an exit route from the emergency created by the now-infamous 2G note that has provoked calls for the resignation of Home Minister P Chidambaram. "All is well," said Law Minister Salman Khurshid this evening. His party's frenzied activity through the day makes the opposite point.

Royal Enfield launches two limited edition 500cc bikes

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Royal Enfield unveiled two new limited edition leisure bikes - Classic Chrome and Desert Storm on Thursday.

2G scam: CBI says it's investigating Anil Ambani

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Anil Ambani's alleged involvement in the telecom scam. ios being probed, the CBI told the Supreme Court today. Three of Mr Ambani's senior-most employees are already in jail.

Narendra Modi to skip BJP national executive meet?

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:38 AM PDT

When he fasts, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi makes news. This time, because he is unlikely to attend the two-day BJP national executive meet that begins tomorrow in New Delhi .

Verdict on adivasi women raped in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:18 AM PDT

More than a hundred Dalits were tortured and abused during a raid for smuggled sandalwood; 18 adivasi or tribal women were raped in a small village named Vachathi in Tamil Nadu. This was in 1992. And the verdict for these atrocities has been delivered today.

Protests in J&K over scuttling of resolution for Afzal Guru

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT

A second day of chaos at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. There were huge protests against the fact that a resolution which asks for clemency for Afzal Guru has not been taken up by the Assembly.

2G note: Pranab meets Sonia, may address press with Chidambaram later

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:34 AM PDT

Congress President Sonia Gandhi wants the 2G note crisis resolved by end of day, says sources, and she has been holding a series of meetings, including a two-hour-long discussion with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at her 10 Janpath residence today. Sources said she was also likely to meet Home Minister P Chidambaram.

PM announces Rs 1000 crore relief fund for quake-hit Sikkim

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:26 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs 1000 crore as relief funds for quake-hit Sikkim. The Prime Minister also announced houses for the homeless.

J&K Assembly adjourned after protests over BJP MLA's issues

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:51 AM PDT

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was today adjourned for 15 minutes after ruling Congress members disrupted the proceedings on the issue of cross-voting by BJP MLAs during legislative council polls earlier this year. BJP leaders also protested in the House, demanding that the Speaker reveal the names of the people involved in the 2006 sex scandal while opposition Panthers Party demanded the dismissal of the government, saying its coalition partner.

2G war: Govt burns midnight oil, senior ministers meet Pranab

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:37 AM PDT

It's been a week of all-nighters for the Congress as the ruling party tries to find a way to wriggle out of the 2G note mess. Top-level huddles continue - late last night, three ministers met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, hours after he wrote an explanation to the Prime Minister detailing the hows and whys of the controversial note sent out from his ministry on the allocation of spectrum earlier this year.

Honeymoon murder: Shrien Dewani to be extradited to South Africa

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:22 AM PDT

Britain-based Shrien Dewani, accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa will be extradited there to face trial. Britain Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition of 31-year-old Dewani following a court ruling last month.

Anna direct on blogs, Twitter, Facebook

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:29 AM PDT

More than 80 per cent of the populace who supported Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption were the youth. The overwhelming support extended by the younger generations was not lost on Hazare, who has now decided to start a blog, Twitter and Facebook account. This he said would help him feel the pulse of the youth. The day and date of the launch of his new blog and Twitter shall be declared soon.

Goa: Independent MLA admits to illegal mining

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:57 AM PDT

For the first time, independent Goa MLA Anil Salgaoncar has confessed to exporting 1.3 million tonnes of iron ore from Goa in 2010 without paying royalty. The miner-politician, who claims it was a procedural error, operates around seven mines in Goa. Salgaoncar submitted back dated documents to claim ore was exported before stringent guidelines came into place in July 2010. This is the first time that a miner-politician has admitted to illegal export of ore.

Pranab says 2G note had inputs from different ministries: Sources

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 12:43 AM PDT

2G note: Despite a solid week in the headlines, a note against Home Minister P Chidambaram prepared by the Finance Ministry is generating new political frenzy.

Truck driver beaten to death; six accused suspended

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:29 PM PDT

A Passenger Tax Officer (PTO) and five transport department constables have been suspended after an FIR was lodged against them for allegedly beating a truck driver to death, a senior officer said here on Wednesday.

Libya: Anti-Gaddafi fighters capture Sirte's port

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:05 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi forces overran Sirte's port on Tuesday, but in the other stronghold of supporters of the ousted Libyan leader, the new regime's fighters were beaten back by fierce resistance.

Mayawati, in poll mode, announces three new districts

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 02:01 PM PDT

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mayawati today announced formation of three new districts in the state drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition which dubbed the move as politically-motivated.

2G case: FIR against Dayanidhi Maran soon, says CBI

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a status on Dayanidhi Maran in the Supreme Court today. The CBI has told the court it will file an FIR against the former Union Minister by the end of this month.

Thanks for bikes, need petrol allowance too, said Prabhakar to Rahul Gandhi

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:45 AM PDT

"Thanks for giving us motor cycles. But our income is low. We need petrol allowance too," was a plea a few physically-challenged people made to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra on Wednesday. The appeal was made at a function to distribute motorised three-wheelers to 226 physically-challenged people organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.

Court rejects Amar Singh's request for bail

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Politician Amar Singh may have to return to Tihar Jail soon. A court in Delhi today rejected his request for bail. Mr Singh was arrested on September 6 in the cash-for-votes scam and was taken to Tihar Jail. He was granted interim bail and allowed to go home after spending a few days at Delhi's AIIMS hospital.
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