Month: October 2013
17 Results
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SC tells Centre, states to fix tenure of babus
Court Directs civil services boards should be set up at Central, state levels OUR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, 31 October In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court today said bureaucrats need not act on oral or verbal orders given by political bosses. The court also suggested sweeping reforms in the functioning of the bureaucracy and …
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Patna blasts suspect flees from custody
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 October Mehar Alam, a key suspect in the Patna multiple blasts and Bodh Gaya blasts, managed to escape from the National Investigation Agency’s detention while he was being brought to Patna for interrogation by the investigating agency. There were unconfirmed TV reports that Alam had been re-arrested late this evening from a train near Kanpur. However, the …
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Communal forces have upper hand in UP: CPI
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 October The CPI today said the recurrence of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar (UP) yesterday showed that communal forces had an upper hand in the region and the UP government had failed to take “sufficient” action in the wake of similar incidents in the district recently. Briefing reporters about …
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Surplus CTC land to be leased out to pvt parties to rejuvenate transport bodies
statesman news service Kolkata, 31 October The cash-strapped Bengal government has decided to lease out Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) land in prime locations to rejuvenate transport corporations. Around 373 cottahs surplus land from six depots of the CTC will be leased out to private parties for 99 years, state transport minister Madan Mitra said today. …
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Somen questions CM’s honesty, to quit as MP
Statesman News Service Kolkata, 31 October The rebel Trinamul Congress MP Somen Mitra today said he would soon quit the party, but before that he would resign as Trinamul MP "as political honesty demands.” “The same yardstick demands chief minister Mamata Banerjee order a CBI inquiry into the Saradha chit fund scam,” he said. Mr Mitra made the remarks in response to reporters’ query whether he …
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Diesel hike: NBSTC fails to make up deficit
Siliguri, 31 October: North Bengal development minister Mr Gautam Deb today disclosed that the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) had failed to make up its huge deficit owing to an abnormal hike in diesel prices. The NBSTC authorities have estimated a deficit of Rs 70 crore per year. Mr Deb, who was the chairman …
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Congress ‘magic’ casts a spell
Party desperate to regain lost ground in poll-bound Bastar AJAYBHAN SINGH [email protected] Kanker, 31 October Magician Rafiq Bhai leaves his election camp office here every morning, disappears into the thick jungle and mesmerises tribals in remote villages with his tricks, campaigning for the Congress for the Assembly poll in Bastar. He is drawing a large crowd with his magic …
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October 31, 2013 -
Page 1 briefs
Petrol price cut: Petrol price was cut by Rs 1.15 per litre while diesel price was raised by 50 paise per litre wef Thursday midnight. Rahul notice: The EC has issued notice to Rahul Gandhi over his speech alleging the ISI was in touch with UP riots victims. Shami in: Md Shami replaced Dinda to …
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‘Female doc to examine rape victims’
statesman news service Kolkata, 31 October The state health department has issued a circular directing that from now on rape victims should be “preferably” examined by a female medical officer in presence of a female nurse or employee of the particular hospital. The circular specifies the “standard operating procedure” to be followed in respect of medical examination …
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October 31, 2013 -
WAGE WAR
Indonesian workers stage a rally on Thursday during a two-day nationwide strike. Workers across Indonesia began a two-day strike to demand higher salaries, the latest industrial action in Southeast Asia’s top economy as people push for a greater share of the profits from stellar growth. Afp
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MLA jailed for 10 yrs for abetting suicide
Statesman News Service Bhopal, 31 October A Bhopal court today sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mrs Asha Rani and her husband and ex-MLA, Mr Ashok Vir Vikram Singh alias Bhaiya Raja, to imprisonment for 10 years for abetting the suicide of their maid servant, Tijjibai in 2007. Tijjibai had set herself ablaze at Bhaiya Raja&’s house at Kolar Road locality in Bhopal on 21 May, …
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Memorial of Krishna Pillai set ablaze
Statesman News Service Alappuzha/Thiruvananthapuram, 31 October Unidentified persons set ablaze the memorial of founder-leader of the communist movement in Kerala, P Krishna Pillai, in Alappzha district in the wee-hours today. Miscreants had also defaced Krishna Pillai&’s bust erected in the courtyard. Pillai, founder-secretary of the Communist Party in Kerala when it was formed in 1937, died of snake bite on 19 August, 1948, …
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Two arrested in Cossipore gangrape case
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Kolkata, 31 October Police arrested two persons in connection with the alleged gangrape of a nursing home staff who was abducted and drugged on Sunday from New Town. Police arrested Pintu Prasad (30) and Ravi Kumar Shaw (28) last night. Pintu was arrested from Kolkata station in Chitpore when he was about …
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Shelter for slum dwellers
Project to start under BSUP scheme statesman news service Kolkata 31 October The Bidhannagar Municipality has decided to start the construction of a multi-storey building for the slum dwellers under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme, by January next year. The officials today initiated the second phase of the survey and listed 500 families, living in …
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Polls: BJP shortlists probable candidates
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 October After weeks of haggling, the Delhi BJP finally shortlisted candidates for all the 70 constituencies with four aspirants per seat. The list was finalised after a nine-hour marathon meeting of the BJP’s state Election Committee presided over by party’s Delhi Election in-charge, Nitin Gadkari. Delhi BJP chief Vijay …
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Seminar on Governance & Vigilance
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Kolkata, 31 October: A Seminar, ‘Promoting Good Governance ~ Positive Contribution of Vigilance’ was jointly organised by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway at Eastern Railway Officers’ Club, Belvedere Park, Kolkata today as a part of observance of Vigilance Awarensss Week 2013 commencing from Monday to Saturday. Mr G C Agarwal, General Manager, Eastern Railway addressing the gathering …
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HC seeks BJP response on Jethmalani expulsion
STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 31 October The Delhi high court today issued notice to BJP and its Parliamentary Board members to respond to former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani’s plea challenging his expulsion by the Board in May this year. The members who received summons include former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and BJP’s …
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October 31, 2013