Politics

SJDA scam in WB: Mamata Benerjee concealing facts, says opposition

Kolkata, Dec 02 (ANI): Commenting on a financial scam involving the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority, CPM Central Committee member Mohd. Salim said that the state CM Mamata Banerjee is also involved in the scam and in concealing the facts about the same. K Jayaraman, Commissioner from Siliguri was put on compulsory wait for arresting District Magistrate of Malda for his alleged involvement in the aforesaid scam. He said that the concealed facts will be brought out by the media and people. Saleem also said that the state government is interfering in the process of law.

Dec 2, 2013

Tehelka case: Tarun Tejpal undergoes sexual potency test

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Tehelka's former editor in chief Tarun Tejpal, who is accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague, on Monday, was taken to Goa Medical College Hospital for mandatory sexual potency test by the police under the new rape Law. He also underwent other mandatory medical examinations, which included blood tests.

Dec 2, 2013

Delhi gangrape: SC issues notice to Centre on PIL over juvenile case

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central Government, asking it to give a response to a public interest litigation filed by the father of the 23-year-old woman student who was gangraped in a running bus in outer Delhi on December 16, 2012.

Dec 2, 2013

Two women Maoists surrender in Odisha

Malkangiri, Dec 02 (ANI): Two women Maoists surrendered before the police in Odisha alleging harassment and torture by their seniors, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pramod Kumar Das. According to Das, the two women had joined the rebel outfit in 2012, and they had been imparted training for handling different weapons. The two were also engaged in various programmes and cultural activities as part of their strategy to woo the youths of the area. A Maoist, Geeta, said that the seniors were torturing their women cadets.

Dec 2, 2013

Fundamentalists block road to democracy in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec 02: Trains were attacked, crude bombs were hurled and vehicles were torched by violent BNP-led Jamaat protesters to oppose the announcement of Parliamentary elections in the country. The Election Commission wants to hold elections on January 5 next year, but BNP-led 18-party alliance is boycotting it and is demanding non-party interim government to oversee the contest. The 48-hour long nation-wide strike by Khaleda Zia-led BNP and its allies paralyzed business, education and health facilities across the country. Around a dozen people were killed in violence and over 50 injured. Protesters attacked the Election Commission offices in Bogra, causing damage to offices, official papers and voters ID cards. Miscreants damaged railway tracks and signal system in Brahmanbaria and Mymensingh which disrupted train services on Dhaka-Chittagong and Mymensingh-Netrakona routes.

Dec 2, 2013

Modi is communalizing politics in J and K: KC Tyagi

Goa, Dec 02 (ANI): JD (U) Leader KC Tyagi on Monday said that the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi's speech in Jammu and Kashmir of opposing Article 370 in the state is communalizing politics over there.

Dec 2, 2013

Narendra Modi proposes debate over Article 370, opposition says not debatable issue

Lucknow/ Srinagar, Dec 02 (ANI): A day after Narendra Modi proposed a debate to take place over the significance of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, state's National Conference party leader Mustafa Kamal said that the issue cannot be discussed in the parliament and decides the relation between the state and India. J and K's PDP Spokesperson Naeem Akhtar said that there is no debate whatsoever and that the Article is permanent part of the Constitutions. Meanwhile, UP Congress President Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that the government will not even consider on the same and that Modi should work on his knowledge before speaking.

Dec 2, 2013

Road accident kills seven in Gujarat

Anand, Dec 02 (ANI): A road accident killed seven people and injured several others after a vehicle carrying labourers collided with a truck in Gujarat on Monday. The accident took place when a truck collided with the vehicle on the Tarapur-Wataman highway in Anand district. The victims who were tribals belonged to Madhya Pradesh and had come to Gujarat in search of work. The injured were immediately admitted to a nearby hospital. Doctor, Jayant Joshiyara, said that the severely injured victims were shifted to another hospital. The dead included four men, three women while the injured included five children.

Dec 2, 2013

Article 370 is hindrance to the development of J and K: Gadkari

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that Article 370 is a hindrance to the development of Jammu and Kashmir and it must be abrogated. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that it is because of Article 370 that there is no development in the state, no good hotels, IT companies or educational universities.

Dec 2, 2013

AP cops thrash murder suspects in public view

Guntakal, Dec 02 (ANI): In a shocking incident, police in Guntakal town of Andhra Pradesh allegedly thrashed four accused suspects arrested for murder in full public view. The police led by Deputy Superintendent of Police E Supraja, reportedly took the suspects to a crowded bus depot of the town, which was apparently the crime spot and beat them mercilessly. The whole episode was watched by hundreds of people on the street and on rooftops. Two days on, there has been no action against the policemen.

Dec 2, 2013

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