Statesman (India) articles from April 2010, page 6

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Headley access: Solicitor general off to USA.
April 25, 2010... press trust of indiaNew Delhi, 24 APRIL: With the USA promising to give India access to 26/11 accused David Headley, solicitor general Mr Gopal Subramaniam today left for Washington to discuss legal modalities for it.Mr Subramaniam's five-day...

Panchayat holds the key.
April 25, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 24 APRIL: The Prime Minister, Dr ManmohanSingh, today emphasised on the need for effective functioning of panchayatiraj institutions in remote and backward areas of the country to tackle the Maoist problem....

Cirrhosis after Coolie accident: Big B.
April 25, 2010... Mumbai, 24 April: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is suffering from liver cirrhosis though he does not drink alcohol.After surviving a near-fatal accident on the sets of Manmohan Desai's film Coolie, the 67-year-old actor says he...

Govtbrings health on the tracks.
April 25, 2010... ajita singh NEW DELHI, 24 APRIL: In a bid to beef-up health-care services infrastructure across the country, especially for making it easily accessible to common people and below the poverty line (BPL)families, the government has begun to put...

Rudy becomes victim of cyber crime.
April 25, 2010... New Delhi, 24 APRIL: BJP MP Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy has become a fresh victim of cyber crime with an unidentified person creating his fake profile on a social networking site and posting comments on controversial issues like the IPL. Rudy's...

Construction of Maheshwar Dam suspended.
April 25, 2010... shiv karan singhBhopal, 24 APRIL: In a decision that should begin the process of correcting the flagrant violation of environment norms and the inadequate rehabilitation of people displaced by dam projects on the Narmada river, the ministry of...

Five killed, 4,000 houses flattened in Assam thunderstorm.
April 25, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceGUWAHATI, 25 APRIL: A devastating thunderstorm in Assam has claimed five lives and injured nearly 100 people, besides flattening at least 4,000 houses, officials said today.The storm lasted for about 45 minutes last night,...

BJP not against Muslims, says Gadkari.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 25 APRIL: Seeking to reach out to Muslims, BJP president Mr Nitin Gadkari today said his party was not against the community but was unfortunately caught in an image warp. At the same time, he said there was...

Govt faces flak over phone tapping.
April 25, 2010... agencies & snsNEW DELHI/PUDUCHERRY, 24 APRIL: The CPI-M today asked the government to own up responsibility for tapping phones of top leaders, including Mr Prakash Karat, to serve its political purpose and sought guidelines to prohibit such...

Govt faces flak over phone tapping.
April 25, 2010... agencies & snsNEW DELHI/PUDUCHERRY, 24 APRIL: The CPI-M today asked the government to own up responsibility for tapping phones of top leaders, including Mr Prakash Karat, to serve its political purpose and sought guidelines to prohibit such...

MP government taps my phone: Digvijay.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaBHOPAL, 25 APRIL: Congress general secretary Mr Digvijay Singh today alleged that his phone was being tapped by the Madhya Pradesh government. I know that the Madhya Pradesh government taps my phone. I have no problem with...

Briefs.
April 25, 2010... Court summons Asaram Bapu PATNA, 24 APRIL: A Bihar court today summoned self-styled godman Asaram Bapu and two others to appear before it in a defamation case filed against them by the Administrator of the Bihar state Religious Trust Board....

Lakshmi Mittal tops UK's rich list.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaLONDON, 25 ARIL: Defying recession, Britain's super-rich continued to see their wealth rise with Indian-origin steel magnate Mr Lakshmi Mittal topping the Sunday Times Rich List for 2010 for sixth consecutive year with a...

Emirates flight in heavy turbulence, 20 hurt.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust India KOCHI, 25 APRIL: About 20 passengers, including a child, and crew of an Emirates flight from Dubai to Kochi were injured today when the aircraft ferrying 364 people encountered severe turbulence while flying over Bangalore...

Pak responds to Indian dossiers.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of India ISLAMABAD, 25 APRIL: In an apparent bid to facilitate a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers at the Saarc summit, Islamabad today responded to New Delhi's three dossiers that it received in February. It...

Modi dares BCCI to sack him.
April 25, 2010... sns & agenciesMUMBAI, 24 APRIL: Pushed to the wall but still defiant, embattled IPL commissioner Mr Lalit Modi today refused to resign from his post and dared the BCCI to sack him in Monday's IPL governing council meeting. While the BCCI top...

Modi to attend IPL meeting, BCCI brass meet.
April 25, 2010... PTI & IANSNEW DELHI, 25 APRIL: Mr Lalit Modi, chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will attend tomorrow's governing council (GC) meeting with a single-point agenda of hearing charges against him and any other GC...

Topalov imposes silence on chess battle.
April 25, 2010... SOFIA/LONDON, 24 APRIL: A grandmaster is said to have provoked outrage in the chess world with a controversial demand for the game's greatest international tournament to be played in silence, according to reports in the European media. Veselin...

City of Misery: Nine rallies in Kolkata take their toll.
April 25, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA, 24 APRIL: It was party time in central and north Kolkata today, but not so much for the citys long-suffering commuters. Traffic in the central business district and north Kolkata virtually came to a standstill for...

Pawars options.
April 25, 2010... Rajinder PuriIt requires effort to untie knots of the Byzantine intrigue in the IPL affair. It appears that two partners, Mr Sharad Pawar and Mr Lalit Modi, who share common interests, are being driven apart by the conflict of interest created...

2 militants, two cops killed in Punjab encounter.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaPATHANKOT (Punjab), 25 APRIL: Two militants and as many policemen were today killed in an encounter in the border district of Gurdaspur in Punjab.The militants were gunned down near Ratarwan village, about 50 km from here,...

Maoists abduct, kill 2 CPM men.
April 25, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceKOLKATA, 25 APRIL: Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders were killed by Maoists in West Bengals Bankura and West Midnapore districts today, police said.A police officer said the body of Parmeshwar Murmu was...

Pakistan formally seeks extradition of Kasab, Ansari.
April 25, 2010... Indo-Asian News Service ISLAMABAD, 25 APRIL: The Pakistan government yesterday formally demanded the extradition of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, and his Indian accomplice, Faheem Ansari,...

Will Saarc be more than a talking shop?
April 25, 2010... The 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit in Bhutan will mark 25 years of its creation. It seems like a good time to take a quick look at how well the organisation has fared so far. Saarc has eight member states...

Paintings Hitler couldnt steal.
April 25, 2010... In the summer of 1939, as Europe lurched ever closer towards war, the seemingly unstoppable rise of Adolf Hitler led to an exodus of French Jewry as thousands of families frantically packed up their belongings to flee the inevitable Nazi...

All that's in a name.
April 25, 2010... ishan joshiIt's the cult of celebrity that justifies the existence of People magazine and why not? It's a free world and subscription isn't compulsory. Sometimes, though, even for supremely disinterested parties such as yours sincerely,...

100 YEARS AGO TODAY.
April 25, 2010... News ItemINDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN BENGAL Indian Associations Work The adoption of ways and means for the promotion of technical education in Bengal was debated at the annual meeting of the Indian Industrial Association, held at the Calcutta Art...

Tendulkar celebrates birthday.
April 25, 2010... MUMBAI, 24 APRIL: Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 37th birthday in the company of his wife, Anjali, the Mumbai Indians franchise owners, Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mrs Nita Ambani, and his team-mates last night.The entire Mumbai Indians team were...

Briefs.
April 25, 2010... Manchester United back on topLONDON, 24 APRIL: An exquisite finish by Nani helped send Manchester United back to the top of the English Premier League table after a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford today. Following a drab first...

Bangalore pull it off.
April 25, 2010... MUMBAI, 24 APRIL: The Royal Challengers Bangalore, who qualified for the Champions League Twenty20, crushed the Deccan Chargers by nine wickets to finish third in the Indian Premier League.The Deccan Chargers, after electing to bat, were bundled...

Sandeep, Prabhjot, Deepak dropped.
April 25, 2010... NEW DELHI, 24 APRIL: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and strikers Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur were today dropped from the 18-member Indian squad for the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia as selectors chose to infuse new blood in the side.Also...

Fixed or not, the final.
April 25, 2010... MUMBAI, 24 APRIL: Mired in a multi-layer financial scandal and marred by allegations of wanton match-fixing, the Indian Premier League's third season is set to finish with the Mumbai Indians, sweating over talismanic skipper Sachin Tendulkar's...

Flare-up in inconclusive derby.
April 25, 2010... sayan mukherjeeKOLKATA, 24 APRIL: Violence marred today's Kolkata derby, with East Bengal forced to play with 10 men in the last half an hour. The result ensures Mohun Bagan remain atop the table with 33 points but it also brighten the prospect...

IPL is cricket boards shame.
April 25, 2010... pulakesh mukhopadhyayAs skeletons kept tumbling out of the Indian Premier League's - and therefore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India's - cupboard, there were those of us who seemed to have been left quite morose. It wasn't about being...

Red Shirts pull out of negotiations.
April 25, 2010... BANGKOK, 24 APRIL: Thailand's Prime Minister rejected scaled-back demands today that he dissolve Parliament in 30 days, prompting anti-government protesters to pull out of negotiations and dashing hopes for an imminent resolution to the...

Nato-Afghan roadmap revealed.
April 25, 2010... kim senguptaTallinn, 24 APRIL: Nato has agreed on its long awaited road map for the future of Afghanistan amid warnings that the process risks tolerating corruption and the power of the warlords for the sake of security.The Alliance's summit in...

Ten dead in Mississippi tornado.
April 25, 2010... Pres Trust of India WASHINGTON, 25 APRIL: At least 10 people, including three children were killed and a dozen others injured when a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi. Roofs were torn off, homes were splintered, vehicles were...

Thai PM vows to retake Bangkok protest site.
April 25, 2010... The Nation/ANN & AFPBANGKOK, 25 APRIL: Thailand's embattled premier vowed to clear Bangkok's commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters as he appeared on national television today in a show of unity with his army chief. But...

Graham threatens to abandon climate Bill.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW YORK, 25 APRIL: A Republican Senator instrumental in shaping the US climate and energy Bill has threatened to abandon the legislation if the ruling Democrats push for immigration reforms first.Mr Lindsey Graham is the...

Briefs.
April 25, 2010... PrachandaKathmandu, 24 April: Be prepared for fresh agitations. We cannot do anything about this.This was the message conveyed by Maoist chief Prachanda to Nepalese businessmen, who appealed him to halt protests. ptiIndonesia quakeJakarta, 24...

Close-range blast sank Cheonan.
April 25, 2010... Korea Herald/ANNSEOUL, 25 APRIL: The external explosion that ripped the Cheonan in half appears to have taken place close to the ship instead of directly hitting it, investigators said yesterday, a day after the bow was pulled out of the...

Gyanendra has last laugh.
April 25, 2010... KATHMANDU, 24 APRIL: Four years after he was forced to end his army-propped regime and endure the start of a retributive process to abolish monarchy, Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah may have had the last laugh with the peace...

Now, muslim entrepreneurs.
April 25, 2010... Washington, 24 AprIL: In a first, the USA is hosting next week a summit of dynamic Muslim entrepreneurs based in over 55 countries, including India, as part of its objective to deepen ties with the community. As many as 275 of the most...

Committee to probe ex-official role following Bhutto killing.
April 25, 2010... Press Trust of India ISLAMABAD, 25 APRIL: Prime Minister Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani has set up a committee to ascertain within a week whether a top army official related to Gen. Pervez Musharraf had directed police officials to hose down the site...

Naxals learn new tactics.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, 23 APRIL: The Naxalproblem in the country is certainly more than a guerrilla war and the capabilities of naxalgroups are much more than has been presumed, according to the Chattisgarh director general of police,...

Dantewadacasts shadow over LS.
April 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 APRIL: The recent massacre of CRPFmen at Dantewadain Chhattisgarhcast a shadow over a discussion on tribals in the LokSabhatoday as several members made a mention of it while stressing the urgent need to integrate the tribal...

Political backing alleged over PSC recommendation.
April 24, 2010... Aparajit ChakrabortyKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: The Public Service Commission (PSC) and School Education (SE) department have selected a candidate ~ Mr Nilay Roy ~ for the post of deputy director of school education (Integrated Education for Disabled...

Census shadow over childrens education.
April 24, 2010... Asim PramanikBEHRAMPORE, 23 APRIL: When census survey runs in full swing, nothing can be more important than counting heads, or so it seems. Childrens' education seems to have taken a backseat since 1 April this year, as majority of the primary...

A month on, no progress in sight.
April 24, 2010... STEPHEN COURT: Small businesses worst sufferersStatesman News Service KOLKATA, 23 APRIL: A month has passed since the Stephen Court tragedy but the issue itself is dying a natural death. The one-man committee set up by the state government and...

Briefs.
April 24, 2010... HS marks in wordsKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: In an attempt to prevent tampering of the Higher Secondary (HS) marksheets, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has decided to display the marks in words. For instance, sixty will be printed...

GJMM bite slackens, Hills beckon tourists.
April 24, 2010... Pranesh SarkarKOLKATA,23 April: No adverse condition can deter a holidaymaker, atleast those from Bengal. As the movement of the GorkhaJanaMuktiMorcha (GJMM)have started losing its bite over the past few months and the blazing sun continued to...

Push for traffic barriers along Bypass.
April 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 April: The district administration of South 24-Parganas was asked to remove encroachments on EM Bypass and to put up more traffic barriers after five people were killed and two private health establishments were vandalised. The state...

SEC snubs nomination date extension plea.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News ServiceKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: The State Election Commission has decided not to extend the last date for filing nominations, though both the Trinamul Congress and the Congress appealed to the state election commissioner for the sameMr...

2 bodies found after Mohammad Bazaar fiasco.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News ServiceSURI, 23 APRIL: Just after a day three tribal villages were set on fire and a tribal youth was killed in the incident, two bodies were found from separate villages under Mohammad Bazaar area this morning. The district...

edits.
April 24, 2010... Reactive security Does death after 14 years deter? WHOSE concerns were sought to be addressed by the home ministrys calling in the commissioner of the Delhi police to review security arrangements following unfavourable travel advisories from...

letters.
April 24, 2010... A national govt can deal with MaoistsSIR, ~ Rajinder Puri is absolutely right in advocating the formation of a national government to deal with the Maoists. When Britain was confronted with a national emergency in 1940, after her ally, France,...

news of the edit page.
April 24, 2010... Smokers PackOn The FatLondon, 23 APRIL: In one more reason why you should keep away from cigarette, scientists have claimed that not only active smokers, but even those who stop, put on more weight than non-smokers. A four-year long study by...

special article.
April 24, 2010... The sordid sting~IIRegressing From The Process Of Civilization ;Madhavi Goradia DivanTHE Delhi High Court deprecated the use of entrapment methods to induce the commission of a crime. The court followed the judgment of the US Supreme Court in...

IMD forecasts normal monsoon.
April 24, 2010... New Delhi, 23 APRIL: Expect normal monsoon rains this season. This is the forecast by the top weatherman for the country which faced an unprecedented drought last year. The long range forecast for the 2010 south-west monsoon season is that the...

CBI to consider Maya assets plea.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNew Delhi, 23 APRIL: The CBI today told the Supreme Court that it will consider a representation made by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Miss Mayawati for closure of proceedings against her in the corruption case in view of the...

Court summons Asaram Bapu.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaPATNA, 24 APRIL: A Bihar court today summoned self-styled godman Asaram Bapu and two others to appear before it in a defamation case filed against them by the Administrator of the Bihar state Religious Trust Board.Judicial...

Two drown, 150,000 people hit in Assam floods.
April 24, 2010... Indo-Asian News Service GUWAHATI, 24 APRIL: At least two people drowned overnight as flash floods triggered by heavy rains inundated more areas in Assam, displacing over 150,000 people. A thunderstorm also swept parts of the state, damaging...

SC notice to Centre over Ayodhya.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI/RAE BARELI, 23 APRIL: The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea for removing alleged unreasonable restrictions imposed by the authorities in Ayodhya on...

Militants shoot dead NC activist in JK.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of India Srinagar, 23 APRIL: It was a bloody day for the valley with a prominent activist of the ruling National Conference shot dead and his son seriously injured by militants in Bandipora district and another person was seriously...

Briefs.
April 24, 2010... Medal forfeitedCHANDIGARH, 23 APRIL: The Haryana government has received back the president's police medal for meritorious service awarded to disgraced former state police chief SPS Rathore.The medal has been "cancelled and forfeited". A court...

Phone tapping: BJPseeks govt response.
April 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 APRIL: Taking exception to the reported tapping of telephones of political leaders, the BJPtoday warned the government that it should be ready with a response on the matter when Parliament assembled on Monday. The BJPleader, Mr SS...

A month on, no progress in sight.
April 24, 2010... STEPHEN COURT: Small businesses worst sufferersStatesman News Service KOLKATA, 23 APRIL: A month has passed since the Stephen Court tragedy but the issue itself is dying a natural death. The one-man committee set up by the state government and...

Briefs.
April 24, 2010... HS marks in wordsKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: In an attempt to prevent tampering of the Higher Secondary (HS) marksheets, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has decided to show marks in words rather than in figures.;SNSBank pays Rs 27...

Census shadow over childrens education.
April 24, 2010... Asim PramanikBEHRAMPORE, 23 APRIL: When the census survey is in full swing, nothing can be more important than counting heads, or so it seems. Childrens education seems to have taken a backseat since 1 April this year, as majority of the primary...

Hills beckon as GJMM bite slackens & summer simmers.
April 24, 2010... Pranesh SarkarKOLKATA,23 April: No adverse condition can deter a holidaymaker, at least those from Bengal. As the movement of the GorkhaJanaMuktiMorcha (GJMM)have started losing its bite over the past few months and the blazing sun irking the...

Political backing alleged over PSC recommendation.
April 24, 2010... Aparajit ChakrabortyKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: The Public Service Commission (PSC) and School Education (SE) department have selected a candidate ~ Mr Nilay Roy ~ for the post of deputy director of school education (Integrated Education for Disabled...

JU to set up unit on Tagore studies.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News ServiceKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: Jadavpur University (JU) is planning to train students on performing arts. The university will set up a group of artistes who will stage plays of Rabindranath Tagores round the year. The JU authorities...

SEC snubs nomination date extension plea.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News ServiceKOLKATA, 23 APRIL: The State Election Commission has decided not to extend the last date for filing nominations for the civic bodies polls, though both the Trinamul Congress and the Congress appealed before the state...

Briefs.
April 24, 2010... MCI chief arrestedNEW DELHI, 23 APRIL:Medical Council of India president Dr Ketan Desai and two others were arrested by the CBI last night for allegedly taking a Rs 2 crore bribe to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab. Special CBI...

LF govt unveils urban version of NREGA.
April 24, 2010... Statesman News Service KOLKATA,23 APRIL: With the forthcoming elections to the Kolkata Municipal Council and 80 other urban local bodies doubtlessly in mind, the state government today announced an employment generation scheme intended to reduce...

Opp go after Pawar, Patel.
April 24, 2010... PM to take call on oppositions Jpc demandSNS &AgenciesNEW DELHI, 23 APRIL: The country's biggest sports crisis plunged Parliament into turmoil today, with Union ministers Mr Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel coming into the line of fire of...

Mallya backs Modi.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaMUMBAI, 24 APRIL: Royal Challenger Bangalore owner Mr Vijay Mallya today threw his weight behind beleaguered Mr Lalit Modi and said the IPL Commissioner should be given a chance to defend himself in the wake of the raging...

Awaiting thorough probe into IPL: Tharoor tweets.
April 24, 2010... Indo-Asian News Service NEW DELHI, 24 APRIL: Mr Shashi Tharoor, who quit as minister of state for external affairs over his alleged links to the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, says in his latest tweet that he looks forward to a...

Modi makes emotional address at IPL awards function.
April 24, 2010... Press Trust of India MUMBAI, 24 APRIL: Beleaguered IPL chairman Mr Lalit Modi made an emotional speech at the Twenty20 Leagues' inaugural awards function in which he thanked BCCI, among others, for making his seven-year-old dream come true. In...

Matches fixed: report.
April 24, 2010... MUMBAI, 23 APRIL: An afternoon newspaper in this city today alleged income-tax investigators had said Indian Premier League matches were fixed by cricketers participating in the competition.Those involved in fixing the matches are superstars of...

Jitters for Cong in Maharashtra.
April 24, 2010... MUMBAI, 23 APRIL: As Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate investigations prima facie substantiate allegations of financial irregularities, nepotism and abuse of political authority by senior Nationalist Congress Party leaders Mr Sharad Pawar...

No place to keep life-saving ladder.
April 24, 2010... KOLKATA,23 APRIL: A month after the fire at Stephen Court the state government has failed to find a place to station the hydraulic ladder newly arrived from Japan, meant to be used for rescuing people trapped inside high-rises during fires. With...

I-T probe.
April 24, 2010... MUMBAI/KOLKATA, 23 APRIL: As I-T officials intensified their probe into IPL affairs, top BCCI representatives responded to summons and furnished details of share holding pattern, player auction and bidding process of all eight original IPL...

100 YEARS AGO TODAY.
April 24, 2010... Editorial HOMER AND HIS TRANSLATORS No more striking testimony to the unique charm of Homer can be found than the multitude of his translators. From the days of Chapman to the present year of grace, innumerable versions of the whole or of...