Indefinite curfew imposed in major towns of Kashmir Valley!
Coal India IPO likely between Oct 18-21
The other day, our friend and former PDS leader who also may be seen on Bamcef Dias, EX Aidee of Sidicullah Chowdhari, Quazi Saifuddin, a High Court Pleader called me to inform that he and his Friends would join Trinamul Congree as only DIDI may save the Muslims, SC and ST communities.A Jharkhandi Activist and Anthropologist Pashupati Mahato also thinks the same way. I am neither shocked or Surprised to see friends crossing fences after the Bengali Intelligentsia led by Our dearest lady Mahashweta Devi joined her train to detach with the Rest of the nation to the Point of UNCONDITIONAL support to Dr Manmohan Singh and his troupe of Killers!
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Indefinite curfew imposed in major towns of Kashmir Valley!
Coal India IPO likely between Oct 18-21
Mamata Banerjee is the railway Minister of India but the Kolkata Kali has Nothing to do with the rest of India even as the Rly Minster. Mumbai strike and Delhi accident did not worry her as she is engaged to ensure her Win in the Next Assembly Elections in Bengal.She rose from the insurrections of Nandigram, Singur and Lalgarh voicing People`s resistance against the capitalist Marxists ways of Ruling CPIM regimented gestapo. So what? She opposes Operation Green Hunt in Lalgarh but is quite Silent about the Aboriginal Landscape in central India under Chidambaram`s corporate war. She opposed the SEZ Drive in Bengal but would support Economic ethnic Cleansing elsewhere and would NOT speak anything against the Anti People India Incs Government and in fact, would love to project herself as the Human Face of the Ruling Hindu Zionist Hegemony. We may not expect any stance from her on any Burning issue the nation faces today. The situation is quite GRIM in Kashmir but the Bengal Represented by the Brahaminical Goddess Reincarnated and her Culture Brigade have to say NOTHING on this. It is quite against the History of Bengal. The Bengali leaders were Never been so engaged in Power Politics to keep QUITE Mum on National Issues! But it is happening.
The other day, our friend and former PDS leader who also may be seen on Bamcef Dias, EX Aidee of Sidicullah Chowdhari, Quazi Saifuddin, a High Court Pleader called me to inform that he and his Friends would join Trinamul Congree as only DIDI may save the Muslims, SC and ST communities.A Jharkhandi Activist and Anthropologist Pashupati Mahato also thinks the same way. I am neither shocked or Surprised to see friends crossing fences after the Bengali Intelligentsia led by Our dearest lady Mahashweta Devi joined her train to detach with the Rest of the nation to the Point of UNCONDITIONAL support to Dr Manmohan Singh and his troupe of Killers!
Meanwhile, indefinite curfew was clamped in all major towns of the Kashmir Valley today in the wake of protests, even as the death toll in the violent clashes between locals and security forces rose to four. There were also reports of sporadic protests in some parts of the Valley.Two of the 70 people injured during protests yesterday succumbed to injuries at a hospital this morning, a police spokesman said. The deceased have been identified as Mohammed Rafiq and 30-year-old Mohammed Siddiqui of Baramulla district.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said though her party was against price rise, it would do nothing to pull down the UPA government at the Centre.
"We would like the government to consider reducing the prices to some extent. Like them (CPI-M) we will not pull down the government.We are one hundred per cent with the government till we are there," Banerjee, whose party has 19 MPs in the Lok Sabha, told reporters in Kolkata.
Asked to comment on CPI(M)'s charge that her party was not vocal on the issue, she said since Trinamool Congress was a part of the coalition, it had sought a discussion in Parliament on the rise in prices of petroleum products under a rule which does not entail voting.
Accusing CPI(M) of adopting "double-standards", she said the party was stalling Parliament with other opposition parties on the issue of price rise and at the same time raising power tariff in West Bengal.
Demanding immediate reversal of the hike in power tariff, Banerjee said her party would demonstrate before all police stations in the state on that issue and also on price rise from tomorrow.
The Trinamool chief said she could not understand why the state government did not lift the cess on petroleum products like some other states.
"When petrol prices are hiked to Rs 4 a litre, the state government realises cess of Rs 8 which is a burden on the common people," she said.
"The state government is realising revenue of thousands of rupees in the name of cess," she added.
CPM has formed suicide squad to eliminate me: Mamata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that unable to fight her politically, CPM has hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her and discussed forming a suicide squad for that."CPM and some other political parties which have vested interests -- I am not speaking about all parties -- have held a meeting and hatched a conspiracy to eliminate me. Such a meeting was held, you can inquire," Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata.
She charged that at the meeting CPM discussed forming a suicide squad to eliminiate her and that whatever money was required would be paid.
Banerjee claimed she had information of this and thought that West Bengal government had it too.
"CPM ministers and leaders are keeping a watch on my movements. They are inquiring about my movements. A conspiracy is afoot to kill me," she alleged.
"Is it fair politics? They cannot fight us politically. They are cowards," she said.
She also alleged a suicide squad was formed by CPM to eliminate Trinamool youth Congress president and MP Shubhendu Adhikari.
Asked how she knew about the suicide squads, Banerjee said "why is CPM setting up so many camps of armed cadre in West Midnapore? Because they want to kill me."
Coal India IPO likely between Oct 18-21
KOLKATA: The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), expects to make its maiden public offering of shares between Oct 18-21, a top official said here Saturday."Our IPO (Initial Public Offering) is on track, and is not being delayed further as reported in a section of the press," CIL Chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya told reporters on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Conference on Leadership and Organisational Change.
The draft red herring prospectus for the IPO would be approved by the CIL board Aug 5, he said.
The government is divesting 10 percent stake in the CIL consisting of 630 million shares.
The CIL had earlier scheduled its IPO in August but later postponed it till September fearing poor valuation. Another reason for the delay was lack of policy clarity among various ministries over right to mine in forest areas.
The difference between the coal ministry and the environment and forests ministry over "go" and "no-go" areas for the CIL, could be resolved in August.
According to sources, a meeting between the two ministries would take place Aug 20.
Bhattacharyya said: "You can expect a positive statement in a month or two."
He said the CIL has been trying to make the environment and forests ministry understand that the government should fast-track clearances within 300 days against the normal 5-6 years in areas that are covered with only shrubs and not by dense forests.
This would free close to 50 percent of the coal bearing forest areas where the CIL can start mining within a year.
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| United News of India Lalgarh, July 30: Intelligence network in the Maoist-dominated Lalgarh has been intensified following Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's proposed meeting in the area on August 9. Both the district magistrate of West Midnapore NS Nigam and Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma are monitoring the Lalgarh situation everyday in view of her announcement to hold a gathering at the Maoist heartland on August 9. On Friday, Trinamool Congress MP Subendu Adhikary visited the area to supervise the preparations being carried out by the party activists for the gathering. ''The CPI(M) cadres and the police have joined hands to frustrate our meeting in Lalgarh. They dug roads near the Jhitka forest to thwart our move to hold meeting in the so-called Maoist area,'' Mr Adhikary was quoted as saying on Friday. The Trinamool Congress MP also said they have sought the district administration's permission to hold the meeting. ''Since Lalgarh is a sensitive zone, we have also informed the BDO of Binpur Block I, under which the area falls, about our intention to hold the meeting,'' he informed. Nigam had met the local Trinamool Congress members a few days back to request them not to hold the meeting citing security concerns. His move to request the Trinamool Congress leaders for not holding the rally was also prompted by a recent statement made by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in the state Assembly. Bhattacharjee had told the state legislature last week that no political party was being allowed to hold a meeting in Lalgarh and Jangalmahal areas. He also told the state legislature that the political parties were free to hold rallies in the Maoist-affected areas, but they had been barred from organising meetings. ''We have not yet got the necessary permission. But in any case, we will hold the meeting. No one would be able to prevent us from organising the meeting in Lalgarh to be addressed by Mamata Banerjee,'' Mr Adhikary said. On April 4, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had visited Lalgarh and met the local villagers, apart from holding talks with senior district and police officials. Both the Jhargram and Midnapore Lok Sabha seats were won by the Left parties---CPI(M) and CPI--during the 2009 Parliamentary elections. Trinamool Congress activists also said that Ms Bannerjee wanted to win several Assembly seats from West Midnapore district during the 2011 Assembly elections for which she is trying hard to establish control of her party in the district which is still under the Left Front's control. |
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Chief Minister Narendra Modi once again lashed out at the Centre on Friday even as the CBI submitted its status report in the Supreme Court in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in which his close aide and former minister Amit Shah has been arrested."Gujarat will rest only after it has defeated anti-national forces. The state has become the battleground of nationalist versus anti-nationalist forces," Modi said while addressing the Van Mahotsav programme in Palitana on Friday.
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He also accused Amit Shah of taking bribe from and helping Ketan Parekh in Rs 1600-crore scam in the Madhavpura Cooperative Bank Limited. "This has been revealed by his own police officer and not the CBI. Why is CM silent on this issue?"Gohil asked.
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Kashmir situation grim, death toll in forces' firing reaches six
Peerzada Ashiq, Hindustan Times
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Srinagar, July 31, 2010
First Published: 21:12 IST(31/7/2010)
Last Updated: 21:42 IST(31/7/2010)
Two protesters were killed and scores received bullet injuries when security forces resorted to firing and shelling tear gas at eight places in north and south Kashmir on Saturday to disperse protesters raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans. With the death of two youth, the toll has risen to
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six since Friday and to 23 since June 11, when the killing of a boy sparked off a string of protests across Kashmir.
After Friday's killings, even a curfew and the security restrictions imposed across Kashmir by the authorities failed to keep angry protesters inside.
Anti-India and pro-freedom demonstrations were held in newer areas on Saturday with police sources admitting to Hindustan Times "that the situation was grim and out of control at many places".
A youth, Mudassir Ahmad, received a bullet in the chest when security forces retaliated to a mob attacking a forces' camp at Naidkhah in Bandipora district, 17 km north-east of Srinagar. Eight protesters were injured in the firing. One critically injured was shifted to a Srinagar hospital.
"Ahmad was brought dead to the hospital and received a bullet in his chest," said a medical official at the Sumbal hospital.
"An unruly mob attacked a police camp causing injuries to a number of policemen including SP Bandipora, who suffered head injury," said a policespokesman.
Another boy, identified as Javeed Ahmad Teli, was killed in Baramulla district, 65 km north of Srinagar, when a firearm hit him in the head during protesters-security forces' clashes.
Tension gripped north Kashmir's Kreeri area again on Saturday after two youth died on Friday.
Security forces fired at protesters who took to the streets and marched towards the national highway to protest the killings, defying curfew in the area.
Thirteen protesters, including two women were injured. Two critically injured, Gulshana Jan and Hanifa Jan, were admitted to a Srinagar hospital.
"We received 20 injured persons mostly with bullet wounds," said Kreeri block medical officer Dr Khursheed Ahmad.
The police spokesman said "violent mobs attacked old Police Station and Horticulture buildings, setting them on fire at Kreeri.
"The mob also assaulted a security force Jawan and attempted to snatch his weapon," he added.
Another youth, Tariq Ahmad (17), was critically injured in south Kashmir's Bijbehara area, 65 south of Srinagar. Ahmad was hit by a tear-gas shell aimed to quell a massive protest in the area. One youth in Baramulla, 65 km north of Srinagar, too was brought to Srinagar hospital after a bullet hit him in the head during clashes.
Protesters on Saturday attacked many symbols of state authorities.
A railway station was damaged in north Kashmir's Sopore; two Indian Air Force vehicles in south Kashmir's Pampore area; national highway was blocked with logs near Sangam and felling of trees, police stations attacked at Pampore and Baramulla and a power transmission house was attacked at Wathoora in central Kashmir.
Security forces fired at Pampore, Awantipora, Bijbehara and Tral in south Kashmir and at Sopore, Pattan and Baramulla in north Kashmir to bring spiraling situation under control.
Dozens received bullet injuries in the firing and many critical have been shifted to Srinagar hospitals. In Tral, one boy, Irfan Ahmad Wani, went missing on during Friday protests fuelling more demonstrations today.
"In order to restrain these unruly crowds from causing further damage to the life and property, the police had to fire at different places. Two people were killed in the firing," said the police spokesman in a statement.
The police claimed "a lawless crowd attacked a posse of policemen injuring several other policemen at south Kashmir's Kakpora-Samboora area.
"A petrol bomb was also thrown at a police vehicle at Samboora, which was gutted completely," said the spokesman.
The police claimed more than half a dozen police officer and several dozen personnel were injured in protests across the valley.
At the time of filing this report, protests were on at several places. The government has declared indefinite curfew in Kashmir in wake of worsening situation.
"The general public and law abiding citizens are advised to respect curfew restrictions and prevent small minorities in breaking the law," said the official statement.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kashmir-situation-grim-death-toll-in-forces-firing-reaches-six/Article1-580510.aspx
Pro-Maoist group to observe 'martyr's week' for slain rebel
Vowing to avenge the death of Maoist Sidhu Soren, the pro-Maoist Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) and its militant wing has called a two-day shutdown across West Bengal starting Aug 3 and a week-long agitation programme to mourn the killing of their supreme
commander.
Soren was among six Maoist guerrillas gunned down by security forces during a fierce clash at the Metla forest under Goaltore police station on Monday.
PCAPA spokesperson Manoj Mahato said a martyr's week will be observed in West Midnapore's Lalgarh and its adjacent areas between July 29 and Aug 4 in memory of Soren, the founder-member of PCAPA and its armed wing Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia.
"We will observe a martyr's week in memory of Sidhu Soren and five others, including his close aide Mita, who were treacherously killed by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the police," said Mahato, the second in command of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia.
Accusing CPI-M leaders like Sushanta Ghosh, West Midnapore party district secretary Dipak Sarkar, Krishnapada Dule, Sukur Ali and Tapan as the main perpetrators behind the crime, Mahato said: "Sidhu Soren's sacrifice will not go in vain. We vow to take revenge and that will be lethal and dangerous."
"During the martyr's week starting July 29, the tribal people of Junglemahal (forested areas covering parts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura) will observe non-cooking day July 29, hold meetings and rallies July 30 and 31, mourning day August 1 and will erect the Sidhu Soren column August 2 apart from observing a 48-hour long statewide shutdown from August 3," said Mahato.
"Health service will be exempted from the purview of the shutdown call and the tribal people... have been requested to lend support to make the martyr's week a grand success," Mahato said.
Mamata slams MLA for transport strike call
TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 03.00am ISTKOLKATA: The past is past. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee does not want her party to get involved in the politics of bandhs any more. And the men who couldn't realize the change have started learning it the hard way.
The first to get the flak was Trinamool MLA from Bowbazar Swarnakamal Saha, who is also the president of the Bengal Bus Syndicate. Saha, the architect of the three-day transport strike for fare revision, was left mumbling excuses on Friday after he got a taste of Didi's ire.
On Friday morning, when Saha was making preparations for the August 10-12 strike, he got a call from Mamata's office in Parliament. Sources say Mamata had asked minister of state for shipping Mukul Roy to dial Saha's number. As Ray punched in the keys, Mamata waited, her eyebrows arched and a look of disgust on her face. She almost snatched the phone from Ray as Saha came on the line. What followed was a three-minute lashing that left Saha tongue-tied.
"I hear that your union is joining the strike for a fare hike. You have to decide which hat you want to wear. You can either be a Trinamool MLA and stick to our party's policies or just be a union president, which you always have been.
Don't you realize that this goes against our policies," screamed Mamata from the other end. A flustered Saha immediately called a press conference to distance himself from the strike.
Trinamool MLA Swarnakamal Saha called a press conference on Friday to distance himself from the three-day transport strike called from August 10 after being rebuked by party chief Mamata Banerjee.
"I am told that my party does not endorse the demand for fare hike and the strike call. I am thus dissociating myself from the strike and will explain my stand in the meeting of the office bearers of the Bengal Bus Syndicate on Saturday," Saha said, looking visibly uncomfortable.
Sensing the mood among transport owners, transport minister Ranjit Kundu was quick to take up the challenge to keep the city normal on the three days. "The entire state bus fleet will be on the roads. However, we once again appeal to private bus and taxi owners to call off the strike."
Citu leader and joint secretary of the State Transport Federation Subhas Mukherjee called on Kundu on Friday to assure him that Citu-affiliated bus workers will operate, but that the state must take the responsibility of providing them security.
When asked whether the state government will run buses on September 7 during the industrial strike call by central trade unions, Kundu told TOI that he was "not aware" of the call.
The minister, a veteran trade unionist, perhaps did not want to embarrass himself with a question that Left ministers red-faced whenever Left parties or trade unions call a strike. State Citu president Shyamal Chakraborty, however, clarified on Friday that "the transport sector like elsewhere in the country will come under the purview of the industrial strike."
And the transport minister can't ensure even a minimum transport facility on that day though he will take all possible steps to thwart the three-day transport strike.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Mamata-slams-MLA-for-transport-strike-call/articleshow/6239084.cms
U.S., India formally sign nuclear reprocessing pact
The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow American firms a share of India's $150 billion nuclear energy market.The agreement, signed by U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Indian Ambassador to the United States H.E. Meera Shankar, will enable Indian reprocessing of U.S.-originated nuclear material under the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
It is part of the countries' 2008 bilateral civilian atomic pact that ended India's nuclear isolation after its 1974 atomic test. The pact gave India access to U.S. technology and fuel, while also opening up the global nuclear market to India.
"Increased civil nuclear trade with India will create thousands of new jobs for the U.S. economy while helping India to meet its rising energy needs in an environmentally responsible way by reducing the growth of carbon emissions," the U.S. State Department said in a press release.
The pact is expected to enter into force in early August. But a hurdle remains before U.S. firms are expected to begin participating in the Indian nuclear market.
U.S. firms are reluctant to do business in India without legislation that underwrites their compensation liability in the case of industrial accidents.
Legislation to limit nuclear firms' liability in the case of industrial accidents has stalled in the Indian parliament, though it has been cleared by the cabinet.
Opposition parties seek to put a maximum liability of about $450 million on the state-run reactor operator without placing any compensation burden on private suppliers and contractors.
India has offered to tender construction of two nuclear power plants, a business opportunity worth $10 billion, to U.S.-based firms such as General Electric Co and Westinghouse Electric Co, a subsidiary of Japan's Toshiba Corp.
But the liability issue has put U.S. firms at a competitive disadvantage over Russian and French firms whose accident liability is underwritten by their governments. The Russian and French have already been awarded contracts.
(Reporting by Corbett B. Daly; Editing by Jackie Frank)
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Open the doors to organised retail
30 Jul 2010, 0646 hrs IST,Sumant Sinha,The story of Indian retail is a complicated one. To put things in perspective, about 40% of the country's total GDP of $1 trillion comes from retail sales to Indian consumers. The local, one-off corner stores account for more than 94% of this total retail sales of around $400 billion.
So-called organised retail that can be defined as a chain of anything more than 3-4 stores backed by an Indian entrepreneur or promoter, accounts for only 6% of total retail sales. This category includes names such as Reliance Retail, Spencer's, Pantaloon, Aditya Birla Retail, Bharti, etc.
It would help to put some facts in perspective. Store sales and store profitability are an outcome of a number of factors. First, how the supply chain is configured, how efficient it is, how does the fruit-and-vegetable (F&V ) supply-chain work, what is the dump, what is the negotiating power of the store, etc. Second, how well the store understands consumer preferences and needs, how good its merchandising skills are, how well its people are trained, and the ability to provide credit and convenience. And third, what is the store's location, the cost of its real estate and its overall positioning.
An interesting fact about retail globally is that it is not a business that travels well. There are very few truly global retail chains. Wal-Mart has been successful in several countries, but equally it has done poorly in others. Carrefour and Tesco are the only other companies that have a strong market share in more than one country. In addition, the small-format store, or the convenience store, is almost always local in nature. So, even for Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour, the format that they have used across borders has been the large-format, or hypermarket, store.
As regards the F&V supply chain, much is made of how organised retail can contribute. However, this part of the business is hardest to manage and run profitably, and no Indian retailer has been successful so far. Most chains keep F&V to generate footfalls, but it's mostly a loss leader. The supply chain for the rest of the merchandise is easier to manage and is already reasonably efficient in the Indian context courtesy the distribution prowess of the large FMCG companies.
With this perspective, let's examine the government's intention and analyse what makes sense and what does not. Are the fears of the small retailers justified and what is the likely evolution of Indian organised retailing with Indian groups as well as foreign participants? The Dipp draft report states that FDI could be helpful in improving the backend, generate efficiencies in the supply chain that could help reduce inflation, provide employment and generally help reduce costs that will ultimately benefit the Indian consumer. These are all noble objectives and one can't really object to any of them. But let's take them one by one.
Will the backend improve?
My view is that the normal supply chain will definitely improve as the large retailers will be able to bring their advanced expertise to bear. More importantly, the likes of Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour will be able to bring a global scale in their negotiations with the MNCs such as Unilever, Nestlé, Reckitt, P&G , Pepsi, Coke, etc.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/comments--analysis/Open-the-doors-to-organised-retail/articleshow/6235217.cms
Obama's India visit to take ties to new level: Shankar
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama's visit to India in early November would take the bilateral relationship to a new level and demonstrate how the two countries are working together to find solutions to the pressing global challenges, India's envoy here has said.India is looking forward to the visit of Obama to India in November this year, Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar said in her remarks after signing the agreement on reprocessing of US spent nuclear fuel by India.
"We are confident that the visit would take our relationship to the next level and demonstrate how the two countries are working together to find solutions to the pressing global challenges of the day and for promotion of peace and stability in Asia and beyond", Shankar said.
Bill Burns, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs signed the agreement on behalf of the US, which marks the final steps in terms of implementation of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
"The signing of this Agreement today, and a few days back, of the Counter-terrorism Cooperation initiative in New Delhi, is also a reflection of our deepening ties," Shankar said.
"We have had in the last month our first Strategic Dialogue, the meeting of the CEO's Forum, as well as several other high level visits," she said in her remarks.
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Rebel sympathisers to protest Azad killing in capital
Soumittra S Bose, Jul 31, 2010, 06.14am ISTNAGPUR: On August 3, the Forum Against War On People (FAWOP), an organisation sympathetic to Naxal cause, and a few other outfits, will be meeting in New Delhi to protest the `killing' of Azad and Hem Chandra Pandey.
Communist Party of India (Maoist) spokesperson Azad and journalist Pandey were shot in an encounter by Andhra Pradesh police on July 2.
On the agenda of the meet is the centre's conflicting role in the peace process vis-a-vis Naxalism. The human rights bodies claim that on one hand Union home minister P Chidambaram is constantly talking about brokering peace. And, on the other, the government is also staging fake encounters to eliminate the Naxal top brass.
The Naxal sympathisers say that Azad and Pandey were picked up from Nagpur and killed in a staged encounter, and are demanding a judicial enquiry into it.
According to information available, Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy, known for her pro-Naxal stand, is expected to be one of the prominent speakers at the meeting. Roy had recently kicked up a storm by comparing the rebels with Mahatma Gandhi. She later clarified that she did not call the Maoists as `Gandhians with guns'.
Swami Agnivesh, who offered to mediate between Maoists and Centre, is likely to present his views at the meeting. Agnivesh, who was apparently seeking ceasefire, had met Chidambaram and demanded a judicial probe into Azad's death.
Another expected speaker is revolutionary poet Varavara Rao. On hearing the killing of the duo, Rao had filed a petition before the high court in Hyderabad challenging the veracity of the encounter near Adilabad.
Apart from discussing Azad and Pandey's killings, the speakers are expected to demand the immediate stoppage of operation green hunt.
A demand to withdraw paramilitary forces from tribal and other regions would also be made.
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Soumittra S Bose, Jul 31, 2010, 06.16am ISTNAGPUR: With the special forces raising the heat in the Naxal-affected areas, the rebels are now eyeing to spread their bases in cities.
Sources claimed that the activities of Naxals' northern regional bureau were now resuming in Delhi and neighbouring states. The rebels were on the backfoot following the arrest of Balraj with Chintanda, alias Babshidhar, who was at the helm of 3Us or Uttar Bihar, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh regions. Rebels now want to spread their network across north India with Delhi as a crucial base. With them having sympathisers among students, academicians, trade unionists and social workers in capital, the security agencies are anxious especially with Commonwealth Games looming ahead.
The arrest of West Bengal native Gopal Mishra from east Delhi recently indicates how rebels are trying to hijack movement of the working class too. An assistant lecturer too was picked up for his alleged links with the Naxals in the recent past.
The revival process in the capital is being helped by active front organizations and sympathisers. They are constantly engaged in anti-government propaganda and spreading the sentiment. "Naxals have made substantial base among students in reputed institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Delhi University (DU). They are using these bases to build opinion of masses towards their cause," said a source.
"Various meetings, processions and symposia are being held. Front organisations in Delhi had in the past demanded treating arrested Naxalites as political prisoners. Now they are trying to corner the government over Azad's killing," the source added.
Scribe Pandey was Naxal sympathiser
TNN, Jul 6, 2010, 02.07am ISTHYDERABAD: Hem Chandra Pandey alias Hemant Pandey, who was killed in an alleged police encounter in Adilabad, was a small-time journalist and a Maoist sympathiser.
According to documents available with TOI, Pandey, a native of Dewaltal town in Pithorgarh district of Uttarakhand, completed MA in Economics from Kumaon University, Nainital, and later did diplomas in journalism, and translation studies. He also registered for Ph D at Almora campus of Kumaon University. According to newspaper clippings provided by his family, Pandey contributed several articles to 'Nai Duniya', 'Rashtriya Sahara' and 'Dainik Jagaran' as a freelancer. He had been working with 'Chetana', a magazine run by DARCL Logistics Limited of Delhi as an officer with a gross salary of Rs 15,865.
According to a complaint lodged at Haldhani police station in Nainital by Pandey's mother Rameshwari Pandey on July 2, he left their house at Indra Nagar Phase II, Kusum Kheda, Uttarakhand on June 30 to go to Nagpur via Delhi. He was to return to his in-laws house in Delhi on July 2, but they lost cell phone contact with him.
Pandey's widow Babita, who met state home minister Sabita Indra Reddy on Monday, said her husband had boarded a train to Nagpur at Nizamuddin railway station on June 30 and from then onwards there was no contact with him.
Babita along with Hem Chandra Pandey's brother Rajiv Pandey, a journalist with 'Amar Ujala', called on the home minister at her Sri Nagar Colony residence on Monday morning with a petition demanding that the state government conduct a probe into the alleged encounter killing of her husband, a freelance journalist.
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| Calcutta, July 21: A motley group's absence from Trinamul's biggest rally in Calcutta has sent out the message that Mamata Banerjee's honeymoon with her culture clan is over. Some of the most vociferous supporters of change in Bengal — painters Suvaprasanna, Jogen Chowdhury and Samir Aich, theatre personalities Bibhash Chakraborty and Saonli Mitra, poet Joy Goswami and writer Mahasweta Devi — were missing on a day Mamata launched the final leg of her journey towards Writers' Buildings. Instead of keeping under wraps the list of those who were not there at the programme, Mamata offered an explanation for their absence. "We could not inform all the distinguished representatives from the world of art and culture about today's rally because of paucity of time," Mamata said in an unapologetic tone. But Trinamul sources said the "paucity of time" argument had a larger message, given that the martyrs' day programme is always planned in advance and held on July 21 every year. "She (Mamata) doesn't want to involve most of her cultural brigade in any of her political activities," said a Trinamul insider. The message assumes importance as Mamata has been embarrassed several times by some of her hand-picked members of the culture brigade. First, Trinamul MP Kabir Suman openly criticised the party and then another close aide fell out of favour for apparently collecting money using her name. According to Trinamul insiders, today's list of invitees revealed her preference. The fortunate few included singer Nachiketa, former bureaucrat Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, academic Sunanda Sanyal, writer Mahasweta and theatre personality Bratya Basu. Bratya, however, could not attend the rally because he was out of Calcutta on a professional engagement. The reason behind Mahasweta Devi's no-show could not be independently confirmed. Mamata's rise in Bengal politics after Singur and Nandigram coincided with her increasing popularity among the representatives from the world of art and culture. Many of them became regulars at her programmes. She had personally invited Suvaprasanna, his wife Shipra, Mahasweta and Bratya to last year's martyrs' day programme. "This time we weren't invited. We had been told that the meeting today was going to be purely political. Also, it's not necessary for us to make an appearance every time there's a meeting and expect to be felicitated with bouquets," said Suvaprasanna. Theatre personalities Chakraborty and Mitra said they were in favour of change but as they did not belong to any political party, they did not expect any invitation. But Mamata's culture team saw two new faces — singer Santanu Roychowdhury and folk artiste Parikshit Bala — both of whom also performed at today's programme. Actor Biswajit was there on the dais, too, and was seen chatting with Mamata. "My father was here for some work and he must have stayed back for today's programme," said Biswajit's actress-daughter Pallavi Chatterjee. |
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Police intensifies crackdown on protesters
Over 1000 Arrested Across Valley In 3 Weeks
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Smaller Default LargerSrinagar, July 20: In a major operation to quell the ongoing protests over the civilian killings, police have arrested more than 1000 persons including teenagers in the Valley during past three weeks and booked at least 15 of them under the stringent Public Safety Act.
Though the police remained tight-lipped over the issue, sources said on Government directions, it has started the process to book majority of the arrested youth and teenagers under the PSA which is primarily meant to deal with 'waging war against State.'
Pertinently, the arrest spree started since the Sopur Chalo on June 27 with police detaining hundreds of people while marching towards the Apple Town at Parimpora. Incidentally among other sections, they have been booked under various sections including attempt to murder and rioting. Reports said 500 youth and teenagers have been arrested from Srinagar city alone.
"In past three weeks, police have made random arrests across the city just to frighten the people. Some youth have been released on bail but most of them are still under arrest," the inhabitants of Nowhatta said.
They said in most of the cases, the police have been asking the parents to produce their children in the respective Police Stations. "In this way scores of youth have been arrested. They are innocent and have never indulged in stone pelting," argued the parents of some arrested youth.
"We have learnt that two youth who were arrested from Gojwara in Old City here have been booked under PSA and shifted to Hira Nagar and Udhampur. We don't know their identity and are worried about our wards," they added.
SSP Srinagar, Aashiq Bukhari refused to comment over the issue.
Similarly, in south Kashmir's Islamabad district, over 40 youth including minors have been arrested on charges of indulging in stone pelting over the killings of three persons- Shujat-ul-Islam, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khanday and Imtiyaz Ahmad- in cold-blood allegedly by police.
Reports said out of these 40, five youth have been booked for attempt to murder while two are facing detention under PSA. The locals said Atif Hassan son of Ghulam Hassan of Islamabad booked under PSA on charges of "stone pelting" has been shifted to Kot Balwal jail.
"Police is arresting the youth in Islamabad on frivolous charges. Many youth have been arrested on charges of inciting violence by making anti-police and anti-govt comments. This is just to harass the youth and break the peaceful protests against the killings," said a youth of Islamabad town wishing anonymity.
Advocate Mir Shafaqat Hussain accused the Government of misusing the PSA. "About 500-600 persons including minors have been arrested during past over three weeks in the Valley. At least 15 persons have been booked under PSA. Ironically, they have been booked under serious offences including attempt to murder. The members of High Court Bar Association have helped 100 youth to get bail. We will be providing free legal aid to youth and challenge their detention," he said.
A senior police officer wishing anonymity said police was preparing the grounds of detention of the arrested youth and teenagers under various acts including the PSA. "We have been given stringent directions to book the stone pelters. We have gathered evidences including photographs and video clips against them. The allegations of framing them is baseless," he said.
Pertinently, 32 and 15 youth have been booked under various offences ranging from stone pelting to damaging public property in north Kashmir Varmul and Sopur towns respectively. Similarly, at least 10 persons have been arrested in Pulwama and Kulgam districts.
Prominent human rights activist, Gautam Navlakha, said the Government of India had no option but to adopt realistic approach over the situation in Kashmir in its historical perspective.
"Last year, the GOC northern command had termed the protests in Kashmir as agitational terrorism. The troopers operating in the Valley having taken cue from it and are dealing with unarmed protesters as terrorists by slapping PSA on them. New Delhi needs to see the deal with the situation in Kashmir by punishing the troopers involved in killings rather than booking those who protest against it," Navlakha said.
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Authorities have booked many pro-freedom leaders including chairman of Syed Ali Shah Geelani under the PSA to thwart the ongoing protests over the killings.
Others booked under PSA include Hurriyat (M) leader Zafar Akbar Bhat, Mirwaiz south Kashmir, Qazi Yasir, Tehreek Hurriyat general secretary, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, senior Hurriyat (G) leaders, Gen Moosa, Aiyaz Akbar, Bilal Siddiqui, president of High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom, Bar general secretary, GN Shaheen. They have been shifted to various jails in Jammu.
Senior Hurriyat leader, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, has been lodged in sub-jail Varmul.
Moreover half a dozen senior activists of Hurriyat (M) including Muzaffar Ahmad Yatoo have been booked under PSA and shifted to various jails in Jammu.
Senior leader of Peoples League, Muhammad Maqbool Sofi, who was arrested during the Sopur Chalo on June 27, is lodged in Parimpora Police Station.
Besides the authorities have been frequently putting the chairman Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other leaders including Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam and Agha Syed Al Mousvi Al Safvi under house arrest.
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| New Delhi, July 30: Mamata Banerjee today dared the CPM to corner her over rail accidents by asking for a House debate of the kind the UPA government is reluctant to allow on price rise as it entails voting. The railway minister has thrown the gauntlet at a time the Congress-led Centre that she is part of continues to reject the BJP's demand for a discussion on inflation under rule 184 of the Lok Sabha. The deadlock has crippled the House since the monsoon session began on Monday. In the presence of reporters, Mamata directed Sudip Bandopadhyay, her Trinamul colleague and the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, not to oppose the rule 184 debate if the Left asked for it. Bandopadhyay is also a member of the Lok Sabha's business advisory committee, which decides the agenda. But Mamata was silent on why the Congress was not showing similar courage and accepting the BJP's demand for a discussion on price rise under the same rule she was using to dare the Left. On price rise, Trinamul has given a notice for discussion under rule 193, which does not require voting, and Mamata has said it is the best she can do while being part of the government. Basudeb Acharya, the CPM's leader in the Lok Sabha, said: "If Mamata wants it (the discussion) under a rule that entails voting, why should we shy away? But for 184, the government has to agree. It is not entirely the Speaker's decision," Acharya said. The Left, particularly the CPM, plans to put Mamata on the mat by stressing that she has failed in her job. Mamata has hit back by alleging a "CPM conspiracy" behind the rail accidents in Bengal. Later in the day, Mamata met new chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi. The Trinamul chief has been demanding early Bengal elections but Quraishi ruled out such a possibility at a news conference after the meeting.
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Crime on trains goes up, arrests go down
Prasad Nichenametla, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 31, 2010
First Published: 17:21 IST(31/7/2010)
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It is not just accidents and sabotages that disrupted the railways; passengers of the Indian railways witnessed more crimes against them on trains in last one and half year. Compared to 148 cases of loot - dacoity and robbery in trains - in 2007, 2009 had 183 cases and in six months of 2010 it is
102. While number of drugging cases was 573 and 467 in 2001 and 2008 respectively, in 2009 it is 619 and 247 already till this June.
Other crimes like chain snatching also shot up from 4379 in 2007 to 5156 in 2009. Till June – 3032 cases reported, Ministry of Railways said.
The spurt in loot has been particularly sharp in Central, East Central and North East Frontier railways.
While the crime figures are going up, the action against the criminals is on the decline. Number of arrests for offence on trains in 2007 is 2487 but in 2009, which saw a spurt of crime, it is only 2200.
Interestingly, the increase corresponds with the time from which Mamata Banerjee took over from Lalu Yadav as Minister for Railways.
The Railways has a special force called Railway Protection Force (RPF) and in addition are the State Police personnel (Railways pays half their salary cost) deployed for law and order maintenance in the stations and trains.
But the reply from the Minister was the one familiar. "Prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State police, discharged through Government Railway Police (GRP) of state concerned. As such the cases are reported to, registered and investigated by the GRP," Mamata Banerjee said in reply of a question in Lok Sabha.
Daily on an average, 2200 trains are escorted by GRP of different states, in addition to 1275 trains escorted by RPF.
The Ministry is considering an amendment to Railway Protection Force Act to enable RPF deal with passenger related offences effectively.
An integrated security system with electronic surveillance of vulnerable stations through CCTV, access control, anti sabotage checks has been approved in 202 vulnerable stations, Railways said.
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The sabotage by Maoists and others has also disrupted the Indian Railways profit path. The largest transport network made a loss of Rs 24.74 crore because of damage to property in first six months of this year. The loss due to sabotage, calculated till June, is biggest ever even on annual scale of preceding years
The eight trains crashing to plans of terror outfits killed 150 people and injured 165 – the human loss also biggest ever in the category. The Rail Ministry claimed to have paid Rs 3.2 crore as ex-gratia to the victims.
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Subhendu runs into dug-up road
TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 03.04am ISTLALGARH/KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee's much-awaited rally in West Midnapore's Lalgarh on August 9 will be held at Ramkrishna Vidyalaya. This is the same venue where the state police recently organized a football match with youths from Lalgarh, some of whom will go for training to Bayern Munich.
Trinamool MP Subhendu Adhikary visited Lalgarh on Friday to finalise the site for the rally. On the way to Lalgarh, the MP's convoy was blocked by a dug-up road near Jhitka forest. The road was filled up and the convoy proceeded to Lalgarh after a brief stopover. Adhikary also held a meeting with Trinamool workers in Lalgarh.
The Trinamool chief had declared during the July 21 meet in Kolkata that she would hold a rally in Lalgarh. The announcement prompted chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to state that the situation in Lalgarh was not conducive to holding political meetings or rallies. The Trinamool chief, though, made it clear that nothing could stop her from going to Lalgarh.
Adhikary blamed CPM and the joint security forces for the dug-up road.
At a closed-door meeting with party workers, Adhikary made it clear that the presence of locals and tribals from the villages had to be ensured. The workers were asked to start campaigning for the rally.
The district Trinamool Congress had written to the Lalgarh I-C, Ashok Basu, to grant them permission for the rally. "A letter seeking permission has reached my office and I have forwarded it to the state home department," said N S Nigam, district magistrate, West Midnapore.
Meanwhile, a group of intellectuals and human rights activists, who had been demanding withdrawal of Operation Green Hunt and talks with Maoists, have supported Mamata's decision to hold a rally in Lalgarh. It would help bring peace to the area, they argued. Theatre personality Bibhas Chakraborty and others have also decided to participate in the march to Lalgarh, called by Swami Agnivesh.
The Forum for Peace, Justice and Democracy will hold public meetings in Kolkata and districts in support of Swami Agnivesh's call. Rights activist Medha Patkar is likely to attend the march, which will culminate at Lalgarh on August 15.
The forum members said they will assemble in Midnapore on August 14. On the morning of August 15, they will head towards Lalgarh.
Pradesh Congress president Manas Bhunia, too, wants to hold rallies in Lalgarh and Tamluk (East Midnapore).
Shocked Kolkata feels Dimpy's pain
RUMAN GANGULY, TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 03.56am ISTKOLKATA: A 'swayamvar' in front of millions, a public break-up and then a press-conference for a hasty patch-up. Rahul Mahajan and Dimpy Ganguly's married life is getting rather too public for comfort.
The couple may have called a truce, but the images of Dimpy walking out of the Mahajan home, claiming physical and emotional abuse by Rahul and showing her bruises on her hands and right thigh, have shocked many.
Her father, I-T advocate Saibal Ganguly, caught first available plane out to be at her side. Though he tried to play it down, calling it "a regular couple fight," her mother, Sushmita Ganguly is said to be suffering from low blood pressure and has not had food since the news travelled to her home at Kalindi, Lake Town.
Said Dimpy's uncle, Tapan Ganguly: "Sushmita is extremely upset and so is Dimpy's sister, Koel. She couldn't go to college on Thursday. The phone hasn't stopped ringing. I've been in touch with Saibal all day. However, it's good news that the problems have been resolved through a press conference."
Power bills to soar after tariff hike
TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 02.53am ISTKOLKATA: After food and fuel prices, it's the turn of electricity bills to pinch your pocket.
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) announced a hike in power tariff on Friday. An average urban household consuming 200 to 300 units in the CESC area will have to shell out between Rs 30 and Rs 61.50 more. The hike in state electricity board areas is higher, with the extra charges varying between Rs 162 and Rs 267. This includes arrears WBERC allows the utilities to realise from consumers within eight months. The hike is effective from April 2010.
In the process, the CESC will mop up Rs 150 crore and the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd a whopping Rs 600 crore in the 2011-12 financial year. The hike in the state electricity board area comes to an average of 44 paise per unit. The 25 lakh-odd CESC consumers in Kolkata and parts of Howrah and Hooghly will have to bear an average tariff hike of 17 paise per unit.
The next eight months will be the toughest for power consumers as the bill will see a sharp jump in arrears since the hike is effective from last April.
With households already reeling under the impact of inflation, the power tariff hike has come as a shock, particularly after an ad-hoc tariff increase last November following rise in coal prices.
The latest hike will pinch everyone except those who consume 25 units or less a month. Average urban consumers, who burn 100 units or more, will feel the heat.
In Kolkata and other areas serviced by CESC, those consuming 100 units a month will see their bill rise by Rs 19.50 from Rs 346 to Rs 365.50. Consumers who burn 200 units a month will see the bill inflate by Rs 61.5 per month from Rs 840 to Rs 901.50. The bill payout will increase by Rs 30 (Rs 1,392 to Rs 1,422) for those consuming 300 units minus the arrears.
Households that have ACs and geysers and burn up 500 units in CESC area will have to shell out an extra Rs 100.50.
Lifeline consumers in CESC area who use less than 25 units will see the bill decline by Rs 6 from Rs 73 to Rs 69 as tariff has been reduced from Rs 2.53 per unit to Rs 2.41 per unit.
Their counterparts in urban areas serviced by WBSEDCL will see the monthly bill cut by Rs 1.50 (Rs 67 to Rs 65.50). Those who use 100 units a month will have to pay Rs 397.50 against Rs 342, a Rs 55.50 hike. For consumers of 200 units, the additional payout will be Rs 162 (Rs 768 to Rs 930). Those consuming 300 units will see the bill increase by Rs 267 (Rs 1,246 to Rs 1,513).
Clashes shut down college
TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 02.55am ISTKOLAGHAT: Campus violence has forced the authorities of Kolaghat Engineering Institute to indefinitely shut the institution. Police have been deployed in the college after repeated clashes between students on Thursday and Friday.
Third-year students barged into the hostel rooms of second-year students who were studying well past midnight on Thursday, asking why the lights were on. It triggered a clash in which five juniors were injured.
Second-year students staged a demonstration in front of the director's office on Friday morning. Around noon, third-year students again attacked second-year students in the corridors of the college building itself. Around 10 of the juniors were injured, prompting the authorities to suspend classes and shut the college.
Rlys hunts for excuses
Debajyoti Chakraborty, TNN, Jul 31, 2010, 02.57am ISTADRA/KOLKATA: A day after the daring dacoity on the Tata-Chhapra Express in Purulia, the railways was on a desperate damage control mission. Among the claims made by the railways on Friday was that no one had pulled the emergency chain, the train guard was not drunk and that the drivers were not held at gunpoint.
A gang of 40-50 had swarmed the train between Muradih and Madhukunda stations around 2.07am on Thursday. According to some victims, dacoits posing as passengers had pulled the chain at a predetermined location, as the rest of the gang sped up in jeeps and bikes to launch a coordinated assault. Even women, the elderly and children were beaten and stabbed without reason.
Instead of explaining why there was no security on night trains, South Eastern Railway (SER) officials on Friday challenged the passengers' version and refuted all the allegations. "After a thorough check, it was found that the alarm chain was not pulled." The train stopped due to a "drop in pressure", railway claimed. Even the drivers were not threatened, SER chief PRO S Majumdar said. "No gunman entered the cabin' of the driver or held him at gunpoint'," Majumdar said.
Why, then, did the train stop at the precise area where robbers had gathered? If the railway staff were alert, as officials say, how could they miss the dacoity going on in eight coaches? Woman and children were screaming as they were thrashed by the gang.
Majumdar, in the release circulated on Thursday or the clarification issued on Friday, gives absolutely no indication that the drivers or guard came to know of the dacoity on the spot or took any steps to help the victims. Majumdar denied the guard was drunk. "A breath analyzer test was done at Burnpur station in the presence of a railway doctor and no trace of alcohol was found," he said.
Seven trains pass through the Adra-Burnpur section every night. None has an armed escort. SER officials claimed that GRP is not keen to provide escorts and that the RPF does not have the manpower to take on the responsibility.
There has not been much headway in the investigation, apart from GRP officials claiming to have zeroed in on three villages in the vicinity. Police conducted raids in Murulia, Dharampur and Rahamatnagar but could not find any suspect. All that they found were seven empty bags that had been dumped by the gang.
"This was the handiwork of a new gang consisting. Apart from a few local contacts, most of the robbers are from Hirapur. They have switched off their cellphones otherwise we could have located them easily. It does not seem likely that the gang crossed over into Jharkhand. They are hiding nearby," said Kharagpur SRP Shankar Lal Chakraborty.
Sources revealed that the suspects include four youths from Murulia village who have a history of snatching belongings from train passengers.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Rlys-hunts-for-excuses/articleshow/6239092.cms
CPI(M) Using Joint Forces for Own Benefit: Congress
Echoing ally Trinamool Congress, Congress today accused the Left Front government in West Bengal of using anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore to serve interests of CPI(M) and defended TC chief Mamata Banerjee's proposed visit to Lalgarh on August 9.
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Manas Bhunia, though not in favour of withdrawal of joint forces from the troubled district, said 53 companies of CRPF sent by the Centre at the request of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee were being "misutilised".
"The central forces are not being used properly by the state government. In the name of flushing out Maoists, it is CPI(M) which is being helped by the state government to commit atrocities on the people and spread its area of influence in 73 blocks before next year's assembly election," Bhunia alleged at a press conference.
Demanding that the CRPF be allowed to work independently, he said that Union Home Minister P Chidamabaram and state Governor M K Narayanan should intervene and ask for a combing operation for seizure of arms stockpiled by Marxist cadre in the district.
Bhunia also alleged that CPI(M) was running 200 arms training camps. "The situation is volcanic. Marxist cadre are causing havoc across the state with illegal arms," he said.
Alleging that funds meant for development had been cornered by local CPI(M) leaders, he said the Centre had allocated Rs 48.5 crore for development of Paschimanchal comprising the Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in 2009-10, but the state government had utilised only Rs 1.97 crore so far.
Defending Banerjee's proposed rally at Lalgarh on August 9, he said state government should not obstruct it.
"Lalgarh is within a free country. It is not in Chile or in China. Should I have to take the permission of the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police to visit it?" he said.
Stating that prohibitory orders had been clamped for a year now in the district, he said that political programmes were being disallowed except for those of the CPI(M).
Commonwealth Games: Bids rigged, costs hiked and quality sacrificed
Pradeep Thakur, TNN, Jul 30, 2010, 01.04am ISTNEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Games edifice is crumbling under thickening suspicions of corruption and inefficiency, with the CVC referring one of the several cases of corruption bedeviling the event to the CBI.
The case handed over to the CBI is breathtaking in terms of brazenness: the the successful bidder who got the contract after quoting the lowest amount was allegedly allowed to tamper with figures post-auction so that he could rake in more money than he had initially hoped for. But this is not the only one that may be headed the CBI's way.
As more evidence surfaces of use of sub-standard material, rigging of bids, goldplating and sanctioning of projects which were not needed at all and favouritism in selection of successful contractors, the investigating agencies are going to have their hands full.
The number of works under the CVC scanner has now risen to 16 with revenue implication of more than Rs 2,500 crore. Chances of fresh additions to the "work load" are rated high.
The vigilance body has already confirmed the widely held suspicion: that of an officer-engineer-contractor nexus which has minted money by delaying the award of contracts till the last minute so that an alibi could be found to jack up cost and assign the work to "favourites".
Almost half of the 16 projects probed by the CVC relate to stadium upgradation and other sports infrastructure, the rest being construction of flyovers, road widening and beautification works.
The apex anti-corruption institution has sought criminal prosecution against MCD officials allegedly involved in tampering with a bid document relating to the upgradation of street lighting on roads in Delhi. According to the CVC probe, the bid papers were tampered with and changes were made in the bidding amount taking it closer to the nearest rival so that profit margins could be jacked up.
The probe revealed the private bidder, allegedly in collusion with MCD officials, tampered "either by cutting or overwriting" in the price quoted in the bid with the new amount. The total contract awarded to this bidder was to the tune of Rs 35 crore and the changes made by him accrued him a benefit of over Rs 3.6 crore. The CVC probe has found that almost all the organisations executing works for the Commonwealth Games — PWD, MCD, NDMC, CPWD and DDA — have "considered inadmissible factors to jack up costs". Higher costs have been justified by citing "urgent and emergent circumstances".
The CVC report says that despite the higher rates, poor site management, delays and quality compromises have been observed in all the projects for which technical examination has been carried out. Items not on the bid papers were incorporated and accounted for at a higher price in many of the projects. The report says contractors failed to give any "logical reasoning for the exorbitant prices" they incorporated in their project costs.
You may be considering why all street corners and footpaths have been dug up. Here is a CVC take on that: "Almost all the agencies have taken up the work of streetscaping, especially kerb stone and footpath tiles, without ascertaining the need for such upgradation."
"The main purpose of aesthetics could not be achieved due to poor quality control, lack of supervision and coordination in executing these works," the anti-corruption watchdog has said in its findings.
In some of the concrete samples tested for their strength, the CVC technical team observed that 12 samples failed to meet 28 days' strength test. "Concrete core samples taken from the already laid slabs failed to meet the requirement of strength during testing at an independent outside laboratory," the CVC observed, adding that the cement content in the test checks were found much less than prescribed and claimed to have been used.
The report blames the supervising civic agency concerned for alleged collusion in forging of testing records. The quality of anti-corrosive treatment on reinforcement steel was also found poor during the technical examination.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Commonwealth-Games-Bids-rigged-costs-hiked-and-quality-sacrificed/articleshow/6234730.cms
Anti-National Forces Disturbing Peace in Punjab: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said some anti-national forces are bent upon disturbing hard-earned peace and tranquillity in the state.
He asked the people not to allow anti-national forces to raise their ugly head once again in Punjab which had gone through its worst period during the militancy days.
"Some anti-national forces are bent upon disturbing hard-earned peace and tranquillity when the state is back on rails and has made development," Badal said addressing a gathering on eve of 71st martyrdom day of Shaheed Udham Singh during a state-level function organized in this district.
Badal asked Congress "not to interfere in the religious matters of SGPC through their stooges keeping an eye on forthcoming SGPC elections".
He alleged Congress is bent upon capturing control of SGPC but they will not succeed in their designs.
The Chief Minister urged the Centre to immediately revise norms under calamity relief fund to compensate the farmers adequately as they had been badly hit by recent floods in some parts of the state.
Badal said he had already taken up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the issue of declaring channelization of river Ghaggar as a national project in the Punjab region at a cost of Rs 1175 crore to save the people of Patiala, Sangrur and Mansa districts from flood fury which results in extensive damage to life, property and crops by this seasonal rivulet.
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IE - Sat, Jul 31Last Saturday, I found myself at an unusual sort of book release. This was the launch, at India Habitat Centre, of The Cobra Dancer, written by veteran Andhra journalist Devipriya. It is the somewhat curiously titled biography of former and legendary Central Election Commission observer K.J. Rao, who will always be remembered for giving us the cleanest elections in Lalu's Bihar.
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- Lemonade in Single Malt IE - Sat, Jul 31
- Something must be wrong, the NDTV anchor said, I have never seen the two of you (Mani Shankar Aiyar and, as NDTV described him, a senior journalist sympathetic to the BJP) agree so much.
- Pakistan-Obfuscated Kashmir IE - Sat, Jul 31
- This week saw Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan take over as "PM" of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The area, which Palistan calls Azad Jammu and Kashmir or AJK, has since its 2006 elections been in a state of political crisis.
- Caste is not invisible IE - Sat, Jul 31
- An unnecessary debate is going on over a possible caste census in India. Those opposing it claim that it will promote casteism, and that is why it is not desirable. One very interesting fact about this opposition, though, is that almost all of those who do oppose it belong to some dominant class of society that has been a beneficiary of the caste system.
- Problem sets IE - Sat, Jul 31
- The Congress sealed its own fate, perhaps, when it decided to ride the choppy Telangana wave last year.
- Enhanced, enduring IE - Sat, Jul 31
- British prime ministers possess a flair for naming their governments' bilateral ties and David Cameron has chosen to speak of an "enhanced and enduring" relationship with India.
- Town and gown IE - Sat, Jul 31
- Our higher education institutions are in trouble. A few thousand of them churn out half a million graduates every year, operating on a larger scale than in most other places. But many of these graduates are rated as unemployable without further training, the blame for which is squarely set on the shoulders of the universities.
- Mizoram's surprise IE - Sat, Jul 31
- Mizoram's upset win over Kerala in the pre-quarter final stage of the 64th Santosh Trophy is a tale of hope within the larger tale of wishful longing and disappointment that's been the trajectory of Indian football.
- The dreamlife of cities IE - Sat, Jul 31
- Great poets make your imagination fly. Cities of bricks and concrete develop a soul from them. Umashankar Joshi, whose birth centenary is being celebrated now, was an institution in Ahmedabad — when you were with him, he created a world of imagination and harmony. Ordinary events found a dream-like beauty and significance.
- Column : Investment continues to boom FE - Sat, Jul 31
- The latest data from CMIE's CapEx database indicates that investments into fresh capacities continue to boom.
- Column : The Singhs get it right again FE - Sat, Jul 31
- When brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, promoters of Fortis Healthcare, exited the race for Singapore healthcare chain Parkway Holdings, they pocketed a cool Rs 399 crore.
- FE Editorial : On price rise FE - Sat, Jul 31
- Food inflation has finally come down to single digits, recording 9.67% for the week ended July 17, down from 12.47% a week earlier.
- Report card FE - Sat, Jul 31
- This paper* analyses the nature of the recent boom in commodities and places the boom into perspective by examining long-term trends of commodity prices.
- Letters to the editor FE - Sat, Jul 31
- The economy is now on a quick-growth mode. Inflation rates are more than twice the comfort zone and there are expected to be higher capital inflows. So, the obvious thing is to tighten money supply. RBI had indicated earlier of its intention to exit from the accommodative monetary stance.
- Column : Indian students prefer the UK FE - Sat, Jul 31
- The UK has, after years, upstaged the US as a preferred destination for Indian students. The data on visas issued for the academic year starting the fall of 2010 shows that the US issued 32,000 student visas, a figure almost doubled by the UK consulate that issued 57,500 visas for new student entrants.
- Hauled to liquidity FE - Sat, Jul 31
- The finance ministry is pushing all the listed companies to have a significant amount of outside shareholding.
- FE Editorial : Building cities FE - Sat, Jul 31
- Everyone recognises that India's economic growth will be accompanied by further, more intense urbanisation.
- Here we go again IE - Fri, Jul 30
- Opposition parties continued to force adjournments in Parliament on Thursday over demands for a discussion on price rise that concludes in a vote.
- No ambiguity IE - Fri, Jul 30
- A recent piece of video art, 'Me' by the Iranian artist Ghazel, showed a burqa-clad figure sunbathing, swimming, riding a bike, ice-skating, even moonwalking — it was funny, poignant, and defied easy readings.
- Get your game phase on IE - Fri, Jul 30
- A wise person once said that self-pity and self-destructive ego are a sure-shot recipe for disaster.
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Sports Minister M S Gill today promised to take "prompt and appropriate" against corruption cases in the Commonwealth Games and said all deals related to the sporting extravangza should be be tabled in Parliament. Gill said that if any irregularities related to October 3-14 mega event were brought to his Ministry''s notice, it would deal with it seriously and swiftly."Anything that needs to be looked at must be looked at and it will continue even after the Games. I believe that we must put forward everything before the Parliament and the people," he told reporters here.
"I am closely following whatever has been reported in the media related to various issues of the Games, preparations as well as other issues. Whatever they be, the clear policy and duty of the Ministry is that if anything comes to our notice which needed to be dealt with, then the officers must make sure that they deal with it promptly and appropriately.
"I believe that in our country which is a very powerful and vibrant democracy with a very strong press, we need to support the democracy and the people''s right to know," the Minister said. The Delhi Games were hit by a major scam after the British Government raised questions about a substantial sum of money which was transferred to A M Films, a little known UK company from the Games Organising Committee (OC).
Reports claimed that over 4.50 lakh pounds were transferred through a British bank to the company, which was also said to be receiving 25,000 pounds a month for costume designing. Gill said financial bungling may be making headlines, but at this crucial juncture hosting a successful Games should be the priority of all the parties concerned.
"I think for all of us the prime focus has to be that in a little over 2 months we will be hosting the Commonwealth Games, which were taken in 2003 by the contry''s government and continued by the successor governments. "The major parties support the necessity to conclude the Games in a successful manner for the honour and the good of the country and now it should be the prime duty for all of us," he said.
"We (ministry) have to make sure that we complete all the stadiums on time and keep on supporting the athletes. We should not lose focus of the necessity of delivering a good Games for the honour of the country," the Minister reiterated.
No compromise on Pak's nuclear program: Gilani
Islamabad, July 31(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his country will never compromise on its nuclear program.Gilani said that Pakistan is a conscious and modest state, and that the United States should respect the institutions of Pakistan, The Dawn reports.is comments come after the US said that it would vote against China's sale of nuclear reactors to Pakistan at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting.
US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non Proliferation, Vann Van Diepen, had said this in response to a question during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
When asked by Congressman Ed Royce whether the US would vote against the exemption for China, Van Diepen said: "Yes sir, by definition, we do not support any activity that goes against the guidelines".
The 46-nation NSG is an international forum designed to limit sales of nuclear technology.
Earlier, Van Diepen had said that based on the facts available to the US, the "sale would not be allowed to occur without an exemption of the NSG".
He, however, added that while the US can vote against an exemption, it cannot stop China if it decides to sell the reactors to Pakistan without special permission from the NSG.
China has signed a 2.4 billion dollar agreement with Pakistan to supply two 340-megawatt reactors.
Pakistan and China have repeatedly said that the nuclear cooperation is for peaceful purposes and in line with international obligations of both the countries. (ANI)
US urges WikiLeaks to not publish more secrets
Washington, July 31(ANI): The U.S. has urged whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, and its founder, Julian Assange, not to release any more secret classified documents."We can do nothing but implore the person who has those classified top secret documents not to post anymore," The News quoted Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, as saying.
"I think it's important that no more damage be done to our national security," he added.
Earlier, on Monday, Assange had said that his company had held back some 15,000 files from the documents it received in the leak.
He said that those documents were being reviewed, and will be released soon.
WikiLeaks has released over 90,000 secret US documents, which includes details of Afghan civilian deaths, covert operations against the Taliban and proof that Pakistan is aiding the Taliban to organize networks of militant groups that fight against American soldiers in Afghanistan.
The documents called the 'Afghan War Diaries, 2004-2010', represents one of the biggest leaks in U.S. military history. (ANI)
Pakistan thinks India bigger threat than Taliban or Al Qaeda
New York, July 31 -- Torn apart by terror attacks within its borders, three in four Pakistanis still think India is their biggest threat, not the Taliban or Al Qaeda. One in four sees the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT), the group behind 26/11, favourably.Terror itself appears to worry Pakistanis less than before. They are more positively inclined towards terror outfits than a year ago.
These are some of the findings of a survey by Washington-based Pew Research Centre. Over half, 53 per cent, consider India a "very serious threat" and another 21 per cent consider it a "somewhat serious threat".
The numbers for Al Qaeda and Taliban are far lower: 21 and 38 per cent and 34 and 54 per cent, respectively. The survey also demonstrates a hardening of attitudes, as it points out that "the percentage of Pakistanis naming India rather than the Taliban or Al Qaeda as the biggest threat facing their country has increased somewhat since last year.
Fewer than half (48 per cent) thought India was the biggest threat in 2009." On the other hand, Pakistanis think they face less of a threat from either the Al Qaeda or Taliban as against last year.
The highest numbers in this context come from Punjab province, the base of the LeT, where 84 per cent consider India a serious threat. A greater percentage of Pakistanis hold a favourable view of the LeT than of Al Qaeda or Taliban, though more Pakistanis now view these two terror outfits favourably than they did last year.
The report shows that despite the US pouring money into Pakistan, Pakistanis consider the US the enemy. Just eight per cent are confident that US President Barack Obama will do the right thing with regard to world affairs; 18 per cent believe Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden will.
Last year, confidence in the US President was five per cent higher.
Obama asks Abbas to enter direct talks
Jerusalem/London, July 31 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has warned the Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas that 'there will be consequences' if he declines to open direct talks with Israel, Arab media reported Saturday.'It is time to go to direct negotiations,' Obama said in a letter sent to Abbas and published Saturday by the London-based newspaper al-Hayat.
The US 'will not accept a rejection of (Obama's) proposal to go to direct negotiations' and 'there will be consequences to this rejection in the form of lack of confidence in Abbas and the Palestinians, which can have further impact on US-Palestinian relations,' the letter continued.
Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian member of the Revolutionary Council, had claimed in an interview with the London-published Arab newspaper al-Quds al Arabi Saturday that there had been 'threats to isolate the Palestinians and cut off relations' made by the US as part of the 'huge pressure on the Palestinian Authority to move to direct talks.'
But a White House source rejected that claim as 'not true' Saturday, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
The US expressed its hope in the letter published by al-Hayat that direct negotiations would start at 'the beginning of next month.'
Obama would help the Palestinians get their own state if they enter direct negotiations, but will not offer any assistance if they refuse, the letter said.
The US administration also rejected the option of going to the United Nations as an alternative to direct negotiations.
The four months allocated to the US-mediated indirect 'proximity' talks will end in September, as will a partial 10-month moratorium on Israeli construction in the West Bank.
The Israeli government, the US and the European Union have all expressed their desire that direct talks get under way 'immediately'.
The Arab League Thursday also gave its green light, but called on the US administration to accept negotiations defined by a clear timeframe, specific reference terms and a monitoring mechanism.
The Palestinian government has so far insisted on seeing some 'progress' from the Israeli side before moving to direct talks.
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U.S. SEC charges Wyly brothers with $550 mln fraud
Reuters - Sat, Jul 31NEW YORK(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire Samuel Wyly and his brother Charles with fraud for reaping more than $550 million of illicit gains by trading stock in four companies while they were serving as directors.
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- ICICI Bank Q1 net up 17 pc; sees strong credit growthPTI - Sat, Jul 31
- Mumbai, Jul 31 (PTI) Helped by lower provisions and strong growth in housing loans, ICICI Bank today posted 17 per cent jump in June quarter profit at Rs 1,026 crore and projected 15 per cent credit growth in the current fiscal.
- BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 bln - reportReuters - Sat, Jul 31
- BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP's plans.
- Indiabulls bags prime NTC land in Mumbai for Rs 474 crPTI - Sat, Jul 31
- New Delhi, July 31 (PTI) Financial and realty major Indiabulls Infratech today emerged as the auction winner of 2.39 acres of prime land belonging to NTC at Worli in Mumbai for Rs 474 crore, against the reserve price of Rs 250 crore.
- Bhushan Steel''s Q1 profit up 20 per cent at Rs 205 crPTI - Sat, Jul 31
- Mumbai, July 31 (PTI) Domestic steel producer Bhushan Steel today reported a jump of about 20 per cent in its net profit at Rs 205.7 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, over the same period last year.
- CIL IPO on track, says company chairmanPTI - Sat, Jul 31
- Kolkata, July 31 (PTI) Coal India Ltd today said that the proposed IPO of the company is well on track, and it was likely to reach an agreement with the environment ministry on the issue of mining in certain areas by August-end.
India
- Northeast states need uniform power policy: NEEPCO chiefIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Shillong, July 31 (IANS) State-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) chief and managing director I.P. Barooah Saturday advocated a uniform power policy for the eight northeastern states.
- National Textiles Corp sells Worli mill land for Rs.474 croreIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The first ever e-auction conducted by Indian public sector undertakings (PSUs) ended Saturday with the National Textiles Corporation (NTC) selling a closed mill at Worli in Mumbai for Rs.474 crore. The winning bidder was Indiabulls Infratech Limited.
- Central government in favour of banning iron ore exportsIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) The central government is planning to ban iron ore exports or restrict the quantum of export to protect the rich mineral wealth of the country, Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh said Saturday.
- Games to boost sales in Delhi: DikshitIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday asked local shop owners and market associations to gear up for a major trading opportunity during the Commonwealth Games.
- Coal India IPO likely between Oct 18-21IANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) The country's largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), expects to make its maiden public offering of shares between Oct 18-21, a top official said here Saturday.
International
- Google on hiring spree in ChinaIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Beijing, July 31 (IANS) Search giant Google Inc, that saw many top engineers and executives leaving the company after its recent standoff with the Chinese government, has gone on a hiring spree in China.
- US eco growth 'welcome sign': ObamaIE - Sat, Jul 31
- President Barack Obama said that four consecutive quarters of US economic growth is a "welcome sign" of recovery but more was needed to put unemployed Americans back to work.
- Pilots quit Philippine Airlines for higher-paying jobsIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Manila, July 31 (DPA) The Philippines' flag carrier Saturday cancelled about a dozen domestic and international flights after several pilots resigned for higher-paying jobs with foreign airlines.
- Fears of second recession in US loomIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Washington, July 31 (IANS) Fears of another recession in the United States loomed as the government reported slower growth in the second quarter and the International Monetary Fund said the country's financial system remains fragile.
- Toxic cancer-causing dyes found in China garmentsIANS - Sat, Jul 31
- Beijing, July 31 (IANS) Toxic dyes that can cause cancer have been detected in some garments in China, creating concern that buyers may also be exposed to health hazards.
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- Mumbai, July 30 -- The initial public offering (IPO) of SKS Microfinance witnessed a subscription of 10.51 times on Friday.
- Toyota recalls 400,000 cars in USIANS - Thu, Jul 29
- New York, July 29 (DPA) Japanese carmaker Toyota is recalling more than 400,000 cars in the US over fears of defects in the steering system, the company said Thursday.
- Air India, Jet lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes: PatelIANS - Thu, Jul 29
- New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Air India and Jet Airways have lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes by their employees since last year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok Sabha Thursday.
- Graphite India Q1 net profit at Rs.34 croreIANS - Thu, Jul 29
- Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Graphite electrodes manufacturer Graphite India Ltd (GIL), posted a standalone net profit of Rs.34 crore in the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal (2010-11), the company said here Thursday.
- Sensex closes flat, global cues mixedIANS - Thu, Jul 29
- Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark index ending a meagre 39 points up from its previous close.
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- The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow American firms a share of India's $150 billion nuclear energy market.
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- U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded.
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- New Delhi, July 30 -- The country's largest multinational food service brand Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd on Friday reported a 346 per cent jump in net profit for the April-June quarter at Rs 15 crore.
India to set up $10 billion infrastructure debt fund
BANGALORE: India plans to set up a $10-billion infrastructure debt fund for long-term financing infrastructure projects across the country, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said late Friday."The proposal is to initially have a $10 billion infrastructure debt fund. Though it may not solve the financing problem, it is going to demonstrate that such funds can work in India so that many more such funds can be set up for many infrastructure projects," Ahluwalia told IANS on the margins of an interactive session here.
The UPA government had recently set up a 15-member committee under the chairmanship of former HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh to work out the modalities of the proposed India Infrastructure Debt Fund (IIDF).
The committee has come out June 1 with a report on creation of a debt fund through low-cost long-term resources for re-financing infrastructure projects under the public-private partnership (PPP).
"The finance minister has asked me to talk to different stakeholders and make specific recommendations on whether the Parekh committee report is practical and what modifications in the regulatory system will be necessary, as such a fund does require some relaxations by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)," Ahluwallia said.
Noting that scaling the infrastructure was a major challenge facing the country, the deputy chairman said the plan panel had recently made sweeping recommendations after a mid-term assessment of the various infrastructure projects, their funding and regulatory issues governing their execution.
"For instance, if you are going to raise funds abroad, it may be used to refinance short-term loans. Until recently, you could not borrow abroad to refinance. You could borrow for original investment. For funding infrastructure projects, the norms have to be relaxed to raise debt funds," Ahluwallia pointed out.
Earlier, addressing members of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce (BCIC), Ahluwallia said the private sector would have to scale its contribution to $500 billion during the 12th plan (2012-2017) for funding infrastructure projects under PPP from $175 billion in the 11th plan (2007-12).
Admitting that infrastructure deficit was a major constraint in achieving over nine per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate annually, Ahluwallia said the government and the private sector had to do much more in the next five years than they have done in the last five years in terms of scale.
Govt in talks with UK companies for infra projects: Kamal Nath
The government is talking with UK-based construction as well as consulting companies to invest in the country's infrastructure projects, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath said today."We are looking at construction companies in Britain and also consultants for investments in India," he said.
The minister, however, refused to divulge the names of the companies saying that there were many of them and he could not name them just then.
Kamal Nath, who was present at the unveiling of the 100,000th machine manufactured by construction equipment maker JCB India Ltd, did not specify the kind of projects these (British) companies would be investing in, as to if they would be road projects or the highway projects etc.
He also met UK Business Secretary Vince Cable who also welcomed a series of multi-million pound deals between British and Indian firms.
"We have UK companies operating here in partnership with Indian firms and I would encourage more UK firms to explore the opportunities here," Cable said.
Meanwhile, a London-based architecture firm Benoy has won three major projects in Bangalore and Mumbai worth over 1.6 million pounds in fees.
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30 Jul 2010, 1022 hrs IST,Vijay Gurav,ET Bureau
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Delhi govt wanted vigilance blind eye to Games projectsHindustan Times - 17 minutes agoIndia's Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is investigating burgeoning allegations of corruption in projects related to the costliest Commonwealth Games ever. But if the Delhi government had had its way, these investigations would not have happened. ... Payment to AIFF stopped; CWG request also rejected by BCCIDaily News & Analysis - Vijay Tagore - 13 minutes agoThe Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India has decided not to pay the second and final installment of Rs12.5 crore-grant to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The stop-payment decision was ... Kalmadi denies corruption charges, takes on Indian High Commission in LondonNDTV.com - 2 hours agoNew Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, has dragged the Indian High Commission in London into the Commonwealth Games corruption controversy by saying a verbal agreement involving payments of two lakh ...
PMO steps in to clear games messBusiness Standard - 44 minutes agoWorried about the allegations of corruption and slow pace of work, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally stepped in to salvage the Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Delhi in October. According to bureaucratic sources, Cabinet Secretary KM ... BCCI to CWG panel: Keep awayBusiness Standard - Sharmistha Mukherjee - 44 minutes agoThe country's richest sports body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), today snubbed the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG). The OC asked for Rs 100 crore from BCCI in return for being allowed to become a sponsor ... Organising committee will not accept incomplete stadiums: KalamdiTimes of India - 3 hours agoNEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi Saturday said the organising committee will start taking over venues from Sunday and will not accept any unfinisihed stadium. Kalmadi said that the organising committee cannot ... We have not recommended AM Films to Commonwealth Games: Indian missionDaily News & Analysis - 2 hours agoPlace: London | Agency: PTI In another twist to the major scam in the Commonwealth Games, the Indian commission today said it has not recommended AM Films for providing services as claimed by Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. ... Delhi BJP seeks probe into corruption in Games worksThe Hindu - 3 hours agoDelhi BJP president Vijender Gupta and former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana on Saturday criticised the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre for maintaining a studied silence on the issue of alleged rampant corruption in the ... CWG: BJP to launch stir seeking probe into corruption chargesHindustan Times - 3 hours agoPTI Seeking a thorough probe into allegations of financial bunglings in Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi BJP on Saturday said it will launch a vigorous agitation to press for its demand. Delhi BJP chief Vijendra Gupta, targeting the city government ... Indian High Commission denies Kalmadi's claims on AM films recommendationSify - 1 hour agoThe Indian High Commission on Saturday refuted Commonwealth Games organizing committee's chairman Suresh Kalmadi's claim that the Commission had recommended the London-based AM Films to CWG. A private channel quoted the Indian High Commission in the ... All 153 related articles » | RelatedSuresh KalmadiDelhi Commonwealth Games Timeline of articles Number of sources covering this story
ImagesBusiness Standa...Deccan Chronicl... NDTV.com Rediff The Hindu Indian Express NDTV.com Zee News Zee News All related images » VideosNo money for CWG: BCCINewsX - 8 hours ago Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vnFje3x-FBw/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFje3x-FBw">No money for CWG: BCCI</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - 8 hours ago <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFje3x-FBw">Watch video</a></div>
Delhi Municipal Corporation misses deadline again NewsX - 11 hours ago Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/w5Y_Xr5cu_U/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Y_Xr5cu_U">Delhi Municipal Corporation misses deadline again</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - 11 hours ago <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Y_Xr5cu_U">Watch video</a></div>
Lalit Bhanot denies all charges of corruption NDTV.com - 12 hours ago Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cmk3ZgkjpLg/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmk3ZgkjpLg">Lalit Bhanot denies all charges of corruption</a> <span class="source">NDTV.com</span> - 12 hours ago <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmk3ZgkjpLg">Watch video</a></div>
CWG corruption: Sheila says Games on track NDTV.com - 12 hours ago Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r_XGhbQgoIg/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XGhbQgoIg">CWG corruption: Sheila says Games on track</a> <span class="source">NDTV.com</span> - 12 hours ago <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XGhbQgoIg">Watch video</a></div>
CWG: Delhi Municipal Corporation misses deadline NewsX - Jul 30, 2010 Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bh0bm-DQrHE/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0bm-DQrHE">CWG: Delhi Municipal Corporation misses deadline</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - Jul 30, 2010 <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh0bm-DQrHE">Watch video</a></div>
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2 die in firing as Kashmir protesters defy curfewThe Hindu - Shujaat Bukhari - 14 minutes agoThe body of Javed Ahmed, who died in police firing, being shifted to an ambulance at a hospital in Srinagar on Saturday. SRINAGAR: Two civilians were killed and over 40 injured on Saturday in firing by security forces in Kashmir, as people in dozens of ... Kashmir situation grim, death toll in forces' firing reaches sixHindustan Times - 3 hours agoKashmiri policeman swing their bamboo sticks towards an AFP photographer as he captures the scene... Two protesters were killed and scores received bullet injuries when security forces resorted to firing and shelling tear gas at eight places in north ... Kashmir civilians killed in clashes with Indian forcesBBC News - 1 hour agoAt least two people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second day of protests against Indian rule. Indian police and paramilitaries fired live ammunition and tear gas as demonstrators threw stones. Protesters gathered in several ... Wounded sons of the ValleyExpress Buzz - 1 hour agoOn July 24, Kashmir witnessed what may become a defining event in the state's history. Kashmiri youth burnt the effigy of United Jihad Council and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin in Sopore town, and copies of his statement in Srinagar. ... 2 killed, 40 injured in fresh violence in Kashmir ValleyThe Hindu - 4 hours agoPTI Two civilians were killed on Saturday and 40 people, including 30 policemen, as widespread clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in the Kashmir Valley as indefinite curfew was imposed on major towns including Srinagar. ... Two youths killed in police firing in Kashmir, toll now sixHindustan Times - 3 hours agoKashmiri policeman swing their bamboo sticks towards an AFP photographer as he captures the scene... Two youths were killed in separate incidents in Kashmir's Bandipora and Baramulla districts when security forces fired on mobs attacking police camps. ... Indian Kashmir Under Curfew After DeathsVoice of America - 3 hours agoPhoto: AP Security forces in violence-hit Indian Kashmir shot and killed two protesters Saturday, a day after four others were killed in demonstrations against Indian rule. Police say a young man was killed and several others injured when security ... 2 dead in clashes despite curfew in Indian KashmirThe Associated Press - Aijaz Hussain - 5 hours agoSRINAGAR, India — Violence continued to rage across Indian Kashmir on Saturday with two people shot dead and five wounded after police in two towns opened fire on protesters who attacked their camps and pelted them with rocks. An indefinite curfew was ... Another protester shot dead in IndiaSydney Morning Herald - 5 hours agoAnother protester was killed on Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir when security forces opened fire at demonstrators, bringing to five the number killed in two days. The young man was shot dead as he and other demonstrators tried to attack a police ... One dead as police fire at Kashmir protestYnetnews - 6 hours agoIndian police opened fire on Saturday to disperse thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a child and wounding 25 demonstrators. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been rocked by a series of ... All 1,076 related articles » | RelatedSrinagarJammu and Kashmir Timeline of articles Number of sources covering this story
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Will the TRS bypoll victory revive the demand for a separate Telangana?IBNLive.com - 10 hours agoIt was a landslide victory for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti as it swept 11 out of 12 Assembly constituencies that went to bypolls in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on July 27. The Telugu Desam Party and the Congress failed to put up an ... TRS sweeps Telangana bypolls, wins 11 of 12 Assembly seatsTimes of India - 10 hours agoHYDERABAD: It was a landslide victory for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti candidates in 11 out of 12 assembly constituencies that went for bypolls in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh on July 27. By early morning on Saturday when the results were ... TRS chief demands separate statehood after massive poll winSify - 11 hours agoHyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao has said the party's victory in by-elections in the Telangana region nothing less than a referendum for the creation of a separate state, and asked the Centre to take immediate steps ... BJP to use by-poll results to press for TelanganaOneindia - 12 hours agoNew Delhi, Jul 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now set to make use of the people's mandate in Telangana by-polls to pressurise Congress into carving out a separate state of Telangana. Hailing its victory in the Telangana by-polls, the BJP on Friday ... TRS scores historic victory in Telangana by-pollsSify - 13 hours agoThe Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), which won all 11 seats it contested in the Telangana by-elections, made history with its massive victory margins. Riding on the popular Telangana sentiment, the party not only retained all 10 seats it won in the 2009 ... TRS wins 11 out of 12 seats in by-electionsThe Hindu - 15 hours agoPTI PTI TRS MP actor Vijayashanthi offers sweets to party president Chandrashekhar Rao to celebrate their victory in the recently concluded by-elections, in Hyderabad on Friday. TRS candidates emerged victorious in eleven of the twelve assembly ... TRS victory is like referendum on statehood demand : RaoSify - 13 hours agoHyderabad: The TRS on Friday night said its victory in the by-elections in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh be taken nothing less than a referendum on the separate statehood demand and asked the Centre to take immediate steps for formation of ... Pro-Telangana party sweeps Andhra Pradesh bypollsIndia Today - 13 hours agoAP bypolls: Counting of votes begin AP bypolls: TRS wins 3 more seats The voters of the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh have given their verdict in favour of a separate statehood. The Telagana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) swept the by-elections to the 12 ... Pink panther roars in triumphExpress Buzz - 15 hours agoHYDERABAD: The verdict in the byelections is an unwritten memorandum from the people of Telangana to Srikrishna Committee to decide in favour of a separate state, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said today. ... Telangana by-election results send out a warning to CongressThe Hindu - Smita Gupta - Jul 30, 2010For the Congress, its problems in what is its strongest State, Andhra Pradesh, are only growing. On Friday, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) swept the by-elections in the State's Telangana region, winning 11 of the 12 constituencies that were being ... All 74 related articles » | RelatedTRSAndhra Pradesh Telangana Rashtra Samithi Bharatiya Janata Party Harish Rao Telugu Desam Party Timeline of articles Number of sources covering this story
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Telangana by-polls: Resounding win for TRS NewsX - 12 hours ago Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4rmVLeHPUtk/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rmVLeHPUtk">Telangana by-polls: Resounding win for TRS</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - 12 hours ago <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rmVLeHPUtk">Watch video</a></div>
TRS sweeps 7 of 12 seats NewsX - Jul 30, 2010 Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ecq2KnjA4cY/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecq2KnjA4cY">TRS sweeps 7 of 12 seats</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - Jul 30, 2010 <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecq2KnjA4cY">Watch video</a></div>
Telangana bypolls: TRS lead in 9 seats, win 2 NewsX - Jul 30, 2010 Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/D08UDisUb80/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08UDisUb80">Telangana bypolls: TRS lead in 9 seats, win 2</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - Jul 30, 2010 <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D08UDisUb80">Watch video</a></div>
Telangana bypolls: Counting begins NewsX - Jul 29, 2010 Watch video <div class="video-thumb thumbnail"><a class="js-link thumbnail-toggle" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return false;"><img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZORzIEHJitM/default.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail" width="120" height="90"> <div class="icon play-icon"></div></a></div> <div class="video-details"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZORzIEHJitM">Telangana bypolls: Counting begins</a> <span class="source">NewsX</span> - Jul 29, 2010 <div class="icon video-icon"></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZORzIEHJitM">Watch video</a></div>
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