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Karnataka CM says BANGALORE,
Dec 11: Ruling
Janata Dal in Karnataka today celebrated completion of
four years....more NASHIK, Dec 11: One person was injured when police fired at a stone pelting mob at Adavad....more Concrete action to NEW DELHI, Dec 11: A comprehensive international convention must be held at the earliest to work......more Adequate powers JAIPUR,
Dec 11: Human
rights and women’s right activists have appealed to
the Rajasthan.....more NEW DELHI, Dec 11 : The countrywide general strike call given by 56 trade unions against the economic...more
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Haksar had
turned down Padma Vibhusan award NEW DELHI, Dec 11 : Diplomat and intellectual giant P N Haksar had turned...more Militants attack SP’s AGARTALA, Dec 11: The Superintendent of Police, North, Joydip Nayek escaped a bid....more RJD will support NEW DELHI, Dec 11: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has said it will support Congress candidate P M Sayeed.......more Haryana Govt grants CHANDIGARH, Dec 11: Haryana Government today granted substantially revised pay scales to teachers.....more Rajasthan Govt to JAIPUR, Dec 11: The Rajasthan Government would introduce yoga in the primary education as a part of its.....more G-15 decide to seek NEW DELHI, Dec 11: The group of 15 (G-15) developing nations, spearheaded by India...more |
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Karnataka CM says JD kept promises BANGALORE, Dec 11: Ruling Janata Dal in Karnataka today celebrated completion of four years in office by releasing four booklets outlining its achievements while opposition Congress observed it as a ‘black day’ to highlight the failure on all fronts of the Government. Chief Minister J H Patel rebuffed the opposition charges of non-performance and accused them of turning a blind eye to the reality for political reasons. Patel said the Janata Dal had fulfilled all promises it held out during the 1994 Assembly elections barring abolition of manufacture and sale of arrack, which it could not do for financial reasons. Patel claimed that the Janata Dal had turned a new leaf in the development of the State by achieving phenomenal progress in all spheres. He said his Government had built three lakh houses under ‘Ashraya’ housing scheme this year and added 800 mw of power to the State’s grid, besides giving thrust to irrigation, education and health sectors. Patel admitted that internal bickerings had damaged the image of the party, but asserted it had not affected the functioning of the Government, as claimed by the opposition.(PTI) |
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NASHIK, Dec 11: One person was injured when police fired at a stone pelting mob at Adavad village in Jalgaon district yesterday. Three police personnel, including an Inspector, were injured in the stone throwing. Trouble erupted following the discovery of a desecrated party name board carrying a picture of Babasaheb Ambedkar. A mob which gathered on the spot damaged a general store, a pan stall, two tractors and started pelting stones at buses. Police resorted to lathi charge and opened fire when the mob attacked them with stones. Meanwhile, the Guardian Minister of Jalgaon district Eknath Khadse visited the village to take stock of the situation and appealed to the people to maintain peace. The minister also promised that an inquiry will be held into the incident and action would be taken against the guilty. A platoon of SRP jawans have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order. The situation is peaceful and under control. (UNI) Concrete action to wipe out terrorism, says Vasundhara NEW DELHI, Dec 11: A comprehensive international convention must be held at the earliest to work out practical measures and a concrete plan of action to wipe out the menace of terrorism, Minister of State for External Affair Vasudhara Raje said here today. Initiatives for the convention should be taken up on priority by all countries as it would ensure a joint drive against terrorism which not only negated democratic ethos but threatened global peace and stability, she said. "The focus should be on practical measures to eradicate terrorism instead of undertaking endless debates on the menace," she said at the opening of an International Conference on Terrorism: threat to the 21st century organised by International Institute for non-aligned studies. The Minister said India played a significant role in evolving a consensus against terrorism among SAARC and NAM countries and now there was the need for enhanced cooperation at the international level o deal with the problem. Expressing concern over state-sponsored terrorism, she said it was often being used as state policy across international borders causing regional and global instability. Lok Sabha Speaker G M C Balayogi said state-sponsored terrorism posed one of the greatest challenges to world peace. "The horrifying aspect is it has nearly replaced conventional warfare," he said in a speech read out in Absentia. Over 65 delegates from 32 countries are participating in the two-day conference. (PTI) Adequate powers demanded for proposed SHRC JAIPUR, Dec 11: Human rights and women’s right activists have appealed to the Rajasthan Government to give adequate powers to the proposed State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and the Women’s Commission. A delegation representing 14 different voluntary organisations met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and submitted a memorandum to this effect yesterday. The memorandum said that among with the State Human Rights Commission, district human rights forums and district human rights courts should also be set up. The proposed state Women’s Commission must be given power of prosecution, it added. (PTI) |
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Nationwide general strike gets mixed response NEW DELHI, Dec 11 : The countrywide general strike call given by 56 trade unions against the economic policies of BJP-led government at the centre today evoked mixed response with some of the states observing complete bandh like situation while other states had little or no impact. Public sector banks and insurance offices were paralysed throughout the country while transport services functioned at less than their normal capacity in many states. Barring stray cases of stone throwing in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala, no major untoward incidents were reported, official sources said. In non-Congress and non-BJP ruled states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Manipur, normal life came to a grinding halt with public and private transport staying off the roads. The government offices attendance was thin especially with class III and IV employees not reporting to duty. The strike call given under the umbrella of national platform of mass organisations did not receive much response in Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. In the Northeastern states of Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, the strike had no affect whatsoever. Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on the issue of the general strike while more than 50 MPs including veteran Left leaders including Indrajit Gupta demonstrated for over an hour in front of the parliament. The NPMO had called for the day-long general national strike to protest against the government’s failure to check spiralling prices of essential commodities. It also opposed the Bill on Insurance Regulatory Act which would open up the insurance sector to foreign companies and the proposed amendments to the Indian Patents Act. Rallies, demonstrations, ‘rasta rokos’, morchas and public meetings marked the general strike even as a holiday - like atmosphere prevailed in those states where it had major affect. In Parliament and the state Assemblies of Orissa and West Bengal, no business could be carried out. Orissa Assembly adjourned with the ruling Congress members and entire opposition, barring the BJP, did not allow the house to proceed with any business. In Orissa, where the strike had a mixed response, over 2000 people including 200 in Cuttack and 181 in Puri were taken into custody. Supported by the ruling CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), normal life was crippled in Kerala. Though no major untoward incidents were reported, about a dozen private cars were damaged and six people injured in strone throwing at places like Thiruvanthapuram and Kanhangbad. A 200-strong group delayed trains by over three hours in Kerala. State transport corporation and priate buses went off the roads in Assam while shops, business establishments, markets, banks and educational institutions remained closed in a widely observed strike. Barring a minor clash between the supporters of Trinamool Congress and CPI (M) in Jalpaiguri district in which four people were injured, West Bengal observed a peaceful and total strike. Work in banks and other economic institutions in Rajasthan came to a grinding halt due to strike. But it had no other impact in other impact the state. Backed by ruling DMK and its allies and the BJP’s coalition partner AIADMK, the strike was near total in Tamil Nadu. With bus and train services fully withdrawn, normal life was hit in many parts of the state though shops, eating joints and business establishments remained open. Road blockade in Khammam district, detention of trains and stoning of buses at Repalle and Palakollu marked the protest in Andhra Pradesh. The South Central railway cancelled many trains in view of the strike. In Maharashtra, the strike had marginal impact in Mumbai, Thane district and adjoining Navi Mumbai with trains and buses plying as usual. In Haryana and Punjab, the strike had no or little impact. All government institutions functioned normally with usual attendance and there was no disruptions in essential services. However, in punjab, transport services, power and water supplies were partially hit. Essential services were hit in Moga, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib districts, Patiala and Muktsar districts. Madhya Pradesh and Bihar had a mixed response to the strike with processions and demonstrations. About 80 strike supporters were taken into custody in bihar while the industrial centres like Dhanbad, Ranchi, Hazaribagh observed total strike. In Northeastern states of Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, the strike had little effect. However, Manipur state observed a total strike. The left trade unions, at the end of the day, claimed that the strike was a major success in most parts of the country. (UNI) |
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Haksar had turned down Padma Vibhusan award NEW DELHI, Dec 11 : Diplomat and intellectual giant P N Haksar had turned down the offer of Padma Vibhusan, the country’s second highest civilian award, during Rajiv Gandhi’s regime, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here today. Calling Haksar a great son of India and a multi-faceted personality, she said when Rajiv Gandhi approached him with the offer, Haksar said, Isme kya rakha hai (what is left in this award). "I have done whatever i could do for my country". Addressing a function organised by the institute for socialist education to pay homage to Haksar, Dikshit, a one-time cabinet colleague of Rajiv Gandhi, said in spite of an eyesight problem in Haksar’s last days, There was a twinkle in his eyes in concern for the country and its common people. Dwelling on her intimacy with Haksar, the Chief Minister said the late diplomat was a man full of humour but very serious of what he said. A galaxy of dignitaries including Bangladesh High Commissioner C M Shafi Sami, Election Commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy, CPI leader A B Bardhan and former diplomat T N Kaul paid their homage to the intellectual giant, saying he truly epitomised the best values of a patriot and an upright and skilled administrator. Haksar died in the capital on november 27. (PTI) |
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Militants attack SP’s convoy in Tripura AGARTALA, Dec 11: The Superintendent of Police, North, Joydip Nayek escaped a bid on his life when militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) fired on his jeep in remote Machhamara in Kanchanpur police station area lst night. The militants stopped the SP’s convoy after barricading the road with logs as he was driving to Kanchanpur in the district and fired two rounds, IG Police (law and order), Salim Ali said today. Securitymen in the convoy immediately fired back, but the militants fled into deep forest, ali said. There was no casualty among the securitymen. In a separate incident at Barabhuia in South district, a group of NLFT militants stormed into the house of a cultivator, Chandramohan Noma, last night and took him away at gun point. The police have launched a search for him. The ultras have reportedly demanded a hefty ransom for his release. (PTI) |
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