'Power for
pardon subject to judicial review'
No
clemency on political, religious
considerations: SC
NEW DELHI,
Oct 11 : In an apparent message in
the midst of the controversy shrouding
the hanging of Parliament attack accused
Afzal Guru, the Supreme Court today held
that the powers of President and Governor
to grant clemency was open to
"judicial review" and
extraneous considerations like political
loyality, religion and caste cannot be
grounds for granting pardon to a convict.
The far-reaching judgement came from
Bench of the Apex Court that set aside
remission of a sentence given by the then
Andhra Pradesh Governor Sushil Kumar
Shinde to a Congress activist sentenced
to 10 years imprisonment in a murder
case. .....more
People holding protest demonstration
against Principal of a private school at
Gandhi Nagar on Wednesday.
Excelsior/Ashok
Inquiry
ordered following massive protest
Harassed
by Principal, student ends life
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 11: In a shocking
incident, a student committed suicide by
hanging himself with the ceiling fan at
his residence after he was allegedly
slapped, humiliated and not allowed to
sit in the examination by the Principal
of a private school..........more
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Top Army
Commanders review Kashmir
situation
NEW DELHI, Oct
11: The situation in
Jammu and Kashmir and the
Northeast as well as key issues
like restructuring the military
to meet new challenges were taken
up by top Army Commanders during
a biannual brainstorming session
that began here today.........more
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CM introduces
novel system of redressing
grievances
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
Oct 11 : Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s
noval system of listening to
grievances of the people in their
respective areas and issuing
appropriate orders on the spot,
was initiated today from the
far-flung district of Kupwara............more
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Another family
returns to Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Farid
Ahmed Gilani, along with his
wife, had been forcibly sent
across to Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir (PoK) in 1993 for arms
training, but today after more
than 13 years, he returned with
six small children to restart a
peaceful life........more
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Youth’s
death in Delhi sparks protest in
Valley
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
Oct 11: Police
burst teargas shells to scatter
demonstrators who took to streets
here today alleging a Kashmiri
youth was killed in custody of
Delhi Police.......more
Pune's raw
water pumps to regulate supply
Water shortage to
be over in 45 days
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Oct
11: Entire city, which
had plunged into acute water
shortage in first week of
September after one out of two
filtration plants of Public
Health Engineering (PHE)
Department was washed away at
Shitlee filtration plant, is
expected to heave a sigh of
relief in about one and a half
month as against the earlier
target of about one and a half
year set by the Department for
near normal restoration of water
supply.......more
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India, Britain
vulnerable to terror: PM
CAMBRIDGE, Oct
11: Observing that open
societies like India are more
vulnerable to terrorism, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh today
said the scourge must be fought
without losing the openness or
the rule of law that guarantees
the freedom of an individual...........more
Militant killed
in Mendhar
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct
11: A militant was
gunned down by security forces in
Gursai area of Mendhar tehsil in
Poonch district tonight. Official
sources said a group of five to
six militants was trapped by the
security personnel at village
Chandiyal in Sangiot area of
Gursai police station in Mendhar
tonight...........more
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BJP seeks
decision on Guru
NEW DELHI, Oct
11: Seeking the
resignation of Union Power
Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S
Rajsekhar Reddy in the light of
the Supreme Court overruling
clemency for a Congress activist,
the BJP today sought immediate
decision on the mercy petition
for death-row prisoner Mohammad
Afzal Guru........more
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SVO probe against
overstaying official
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar,
Oct 11: Vigilance
Organisation has initiated an
enquiry into the circumstances in
which Mohammad Akbar Khan
continuing in his service beyond
his retirement date of April 30,
2005.........more
JKP follower
among 5 held
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct
11: Security forces and
police today apprehended five
suspects including a follower of
Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) in
whose dhok two militants had
taken shelter before striking at
an Army patrol killing four
jawans in Surankote tehsil of
Poonch district yesterday.........more
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