Monday, July 4, 2011

The 'Recycled' school

The 'Recycled' school

The 'Recycled' school

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With walls made of plastic bottles, cow dung plastering interiors, roofs of bamboos and straws and pipes for ventilators, the Aman Setu Primary School on the outskirts of Pune in Wagholi is a school literally made out of waste materials of all kinds.


Lokpal Bill in Monsoon Session: Govt

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The all-party meeting to discuss the Lokpal Bill may have failed to arrive at a consensus, the government still hopes to bring the draft bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.


Supreme Court appoints investigation team for black money

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The Supreme Court has appointed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to help track undeclared money stashed abroad by Indians. The new committee has been empowered to travel to other countries and to collect information from government agencies.


Supreme Court nod for prosecution of Chautala brothers

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The Supreme Court today gave its nod for criminal prosecution of Indian National Lok Dal leaders Ajay and Abhay Chautala in a disproportionate assets case.


Is bikini killer operating from jail in Nepal?

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Delhi police is probing into some shocking revelations made by two Nepalese nationals, who were arrested a few days ago from Mehrauli area. The cops suspect that the duo has links with bikini killer Charles Sobhraj. The two persons were arrested on June 19 with two kg of charas. They were identified as Bishal Magar and Deepak. Sobhraj is currently behind bars in Nepal.


It's Sidhu, not Susairaj for Bigg Boss 5

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There has been widespread speculation that Maria Susairaj is being roped in season five of Bigg Boss. The channel has, however, darted off a release stating that they have neither approached her nor will she be considered to be part of the reality show. Now the buzz is that Navjot Singh Sidhu is being offered a whopper to be part of the fifth season of Bigg Boss. The cricketer-turned-commentator has been reportedly offered Rs 5 crore to be part of the reality drama.


Bookie to real estate tycoon, courtesy Rajan

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Vinod Goverhandas Asrani is not new to the underworld or its operations, and neither is he unacquainted with incarceration. It is not surprising, then, that Asrani is a man of many names, with Vinod Bookie, Vinod Chembur and Vinod Sindhi being just a few of his aliases.


Supreme Court rejects plea to cancel Sanjay Dutt's bail

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The Supreme Court today rejected film producer Shakeel Noorani's plea for cancellation of Sanjay Dutt's bail in the 1993 Mumbai blast case.


Jerome once guarded the President

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The man behind one of the country's most brutal 'crimes of passion' once proudly shook hands with APJ Abdul Kalam. Emile Jerome Mathew received a bravery award from the then president in 2007 and was chosen from among 500 naval officers to be Kalam's personal security officer during his visit to Kochi.


'Maria was calm while ordering new mattress'

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Two prime witnesses in the high profile Neeraj Grover murder case have expressed their shock at the court's verdict. MiD DAY spoke to two men, whose services Susairaj availed to destroy evidence related to the killing. While Kamlesh Jain cleaned the blood-stained mattresses in which Grover was stabbed, Sanjay Sharan (name changed) lent his car to Susairaj, who used it to dispose of Grover's mutilated body.


New security for Rs 90,000 crore temple treasure

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A vast treasure trove of billions of dollars in gold coins, jewels and precious stones unearthed at a Hindu temple in India was expected to grow further in value Monday as officials opened the last two secret vaults sealed for nearly 150 years.


Sun Pictures COO arrested for cheating

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A senior executive of Sun Pictures was arrested on Sunday in connection with a complaint pertaining to cash transaction for a film involving the production house, police said.


Chennai: Teenage boy shot, Jayalalithaa orders CB-CID probe

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered a CB-CID probe into the incident where 13-year-old Dilshan was killed, allegedly after a jawan fired at him for trespassing into a defence area. Jayalalithaa also demanded the army to hand over those behind the killing of Dilshan.


11 Congress MPs resign over Telangana

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The Congress has not been able to stop its MPs from Andhra Pradesh from resigning over their demand for a new state of Telangana. The MPs have submitted their letters of resignation this afternoon to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.


Government's draft Lokpal Bill

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At Sunday's all-party meeting on the Lokpal Bill, the BJP raised serious objections to several elements in the draft bill prepared by the five ministers. BJP leaders told the Prime Minister that all the clauses regarding who appoints Lokpal, who is eligible to be Lokpal and who can remove Lokpal needs to be totally amended.


DMK slammed more by members than outsiders: Alagiri

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Breaking his silence over the DMK's debacle in Assembly elections, Union Minister and party strongman M K Alagiri today said the defeat is worrying him and regretted that the charge of family politics was aired more by partymen than the rivals.


Uttar Pradesh CMO murder: Pistols found, shooters linked to Sachan

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Two pistols used in killing Chief Medical Officer (CMO) B P Singh have been recovered and the links of the arrested shooters with Deputy CMO Y S Sachan have been established digitally through their call records, a senior official today said.


Lokpal Bill: No consensus at all-party meeting

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It was expected to be fiery, and it didn't disappoint. The all-party meeting on the Lokpal Bill today saw a combative and largely united Opposition slamming the government for its handling of the Bill, which is meant to route corruption among politicians and bureaucrats.


Lakhimpur Kheri case: Cop arrested for murdering teen, rape ruled out

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Three weeks after a fourteen-year-old girl was found murdered inside a police station compound in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, the police today arrested a gunner of a circle officer in connection with the case.


Lokpal Bill: PM's opening remarks at the all-party meet

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I welcome all of you to this All Party meeting on the Lokpal bill. I am grateful to you for having found the time to participate in this important meeting.


Chief Minister Jayalalithaa reshuffles cabinet again

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Nearly two months after forming her cabinet, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa reshuffled her cabinet for the second time today.


Full transcript: Amitabh Bachchan speaks to NDTV

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It's always a delight to see Amitabh Bachchan perform. "What a performance it was by Big B," is what the audience always say. But a lot goes behind the scenes to give that flawless performance. The legend shares the story of his struggle, his life and career on NDTV.


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