Statesman (India) articles from April 2011

Statesman (India) archives from April 2011

Mithun Koley murder case: Gunjan & aides held guilty.
April 30, 2011... statesman news serviceBARASAT, 29 APRIL: The Barasat district sessions court today held Gunjan Ghosh and four others guilty in connection with the murder of Mithun Koley, an engineering student, in 2003. The first additional district sessions...

New M&A rules by 5 May: CCI.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: The government will notify the new rules for corporate mergers and acquisitions on 5 May, following which it will be mandatory for companies to seek the Competition Commission's approval for high-voltage deals, chairman Mr...

Move to boost investment in infrastructure: RBI hikes FII limit.
April 30, 2011... press trust of indiaMUMBAI/NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: In a bid to boost investment in the infrastructure sector, the Reserve Bank today hiked the limit on FII investment in listed non-convertible debentures and bonds issued by core segment companies...

Edits.
April 30, 2011... JUDICIAL CLOUTResult of executive ineptitudeONLY half-right was P Chidambaram when questioning the tendency of some judges to think there was a judicial solution to all problems. The half-wrong part was a reluctance to accept that judicial...

Work in 19 Bellary mines suspended.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: The Supreme Court today ordered suspension of mining operations in 19 mine leases in Bellaryarea of Karnatakafollowing reports of large-scale illegal mining in the region. An SC-appointed Centrally Empowered Committee...

Phalke award for K Balachander.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Veteran filmmaker KBalachanderhas been conferred the DadasahebPhalke Award for 2010 for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. The 81-year-old filmmaker will be given the SwarnKamal,a...

Best Bakery: Key witness moves HC, denies earlier deposition.
April 30, 2011... Mumbai, 29 APRIL: A key witness in the March 2002 Best Bakery case Ms Yasmeen Bano, whose evidence as an eyewitness before a special trial court in Mumbai proved crucial in the conviction of nine of the 17 accused, has filed a petition in Bombay...

SC declines stay on Lokpal panel; pulls up petitioner.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the government notification appointing the LokpalBill drafting committee, saying the petitions were premature and adjourned hearing on a petition challenging its constitutional...

Anti-endosulfan strike disrupts life in Kerala.
April 30, 2011... statesman news serviceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 29 APRIL: The global ban on endosulfan, recommended by the Stockholm convention, has brought much relief to Kerala which today went on a dawn- to-dusk strike called by the CPI-M and its allies to mount...

Briefs.
April 30, 2011... Tax on lawyers: HC stays notificationNEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Delhi High Court today stayed a Central government notification levying service tax on practising lawyers. The Bench also issued notice to the Union government on DHCBA's plea and asked...

US to continue defence ties with India: Pentagon.
April 30, 2011... WASHINGTON, 29 APRIL: The Pentagon today said it is deeply disappointed over US companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing losing India's multi-billion dollar combat fighter deal, but made it clear that the bilateral defence ties would not be...

Story-teller Raj Chatterjee passes away in Delhi.
April 30, 2011... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Though never a journalist by profession, readers of English-language newspapers would be more than familiar with the byline of Raj Chatterjee,who passed away in the Capital on Wednesday at the age of...

SP, BSP backed UPA on PAC for minority votes.
April 30, 2011... nirendra dev NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Fear of alienating the minority votebank by being seen on the same page as the BJP was what played on the minds of the Samajwadi Party and BSP members who decided to back the Congress-led UPA in the crucial...

PAC chaos: Congress, BJP in war of words.
April 30, 2011... statesman news serviceNEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: A fierce war of words has broken out between the ruling Congress and the principal Opposition BJPover yesterdays unprecedented meeting of Parliaments Public Accounts Committee (PAC)in which Congress and...

AMU shut down indefinitely after violent clashes.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaALIGARH, 30 APRIL: The Aligarh Muslim University was today shut down indefinitely following violent clashes between two rival groups of students that left around 12 of them injured.One group belonging to Bihar and eastern UP...

Judicial custody of Aseemanand extended.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaJAIPUR, 30 APRIL: A local court today extended the judicial custody of Swami Aseemanand, an accused in several terror cases, including Ajmer Dargah blast, and Bharat Bhai till 14 May on an appeal by the National Investigation...

Jaya slams Karuna for 'convoluted' defence of Kanimozhi.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaCHENNAI, 30 APRIL: Tearing into her arch-rival and chief minister Mr M Karunanidhi's convoluted defence of his daughter Ms Kanimozhi on the 2G scam issue, AIADMK supremo Ms Jayalalithaa today demanded that his entire family...

Vice Admiral Joshi takes charge as Western Naval Commander.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaMUMBAI, 30 APRIL: Vice Admiral DK Joshi today took charge as the chief of the Western Naval Command headquartered in the metropolis. He succeeded Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin, who retired from the Navy after four decades of...

Court issues fresh production warrant for Hasan Ali.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaPATNA, 30 APRIL: A local court today issued a fresh warrant for production of tax evader Mr Hasan Ali before it by 12 May next in a fake passport case lodged against him here. Chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Mr Surendra...

A region where even cops fear to tread.
April 30, 2011... rajib chatterjeeKHANAKUL, 29 APRIL: This is a region where even police officers dont feel safe. No police officer wants a posting in Khanakul police station because of extreme volatile situation prevailing here.Four political murders have taken...

The CPM man whos vocal for change.
April 30, 2011... shyam sunder royMIDNAPORE, 29 APRIL: At least one CPI-M supporter in the state openly clamours for bringing change in West Bengal much to the embarrassment of the CPI-M particularly on the eve of Assembly election. The desperate man in question...

Politicians should not be scared of Maoists.(Interview)
April 30, 2011... Mr Nepal Mahato has been the sitting MLA of Jhalda constituency since 2001. He is the son of former MP of Purulia, Mr Deben Mahato. Post-delimitation, he is contesting from the newly-created Baghmundi segment and is pitted against the Forward...

LEFT UNLIKELY TO REVERSE TREND.
April 30, 2011... Protests over land acquisition for a proposed chemical hub in Nandigram saw police fire at villagers killing about 14 of them and wounding many others. The event, dated 14 March 2007, is etched in the memory of almost every individual of this...

Udaynarayanpur: A bone of contention for rival groups.
April 30, 2011... pritesh basuUDAYNARAYANPUR (Howrah), 29 APRIL: Just a couple of weeks before the first phase of polling, when Central forces did not reach villages of the Udaynarayanpur Assembly constituency in Howrah, roads and narrow lanes used to wear a...

Mithun Koley murder case: Gunjan and aides held guilty.
April 30, 2011... statesman news serviceBARASAT, 29 APRIL: The Barasat district sessions court today held Gunjan Ghosh and four others guilty in connection with the murder of Mithun Koley, an engineering student, in 2003. The first additional district sessions...

Bihar CEO appointed as special observer.
April 30, 2011... statesman news service KOLKATA/TAMLUK,29 APRIL: The Election Commission (EC)has appointed the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Bihar,Mr SudhirKumar Rakesh,as special observer for the fourth phase of polling in 63 Assembly constituencies in...

Briefs.
April 30, 2011... Phalke awardNEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Veteran filmmaker K Balachander has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2010 for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema. sns Endosulfan banSTOCKHOLM, 29 APRIL: In a...

CBI denies Davy allegations, Left wants judicial probe.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: The CBI today said there was no evidence to link any Indian politician with Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy in the wake of his claim even as West Bengal chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee demanded a judicial...

AI pilots strike bites.
April 30, 2011... Only 50 of 320 flights operatedstatesman news serviceNEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: With Air India curtailing its domestic operations, airfares soared by 10 to 20 per cent on the third day of the pilots strike today even as the agitating pilots refused to...

Joshi submits 2G report, wants it to be tabled in Parliament.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 APRIL: Unmindful of 'rejection' of the draft report on 2G scam by UPA members, PAC chairman Mr Murli Manmohar Joshi today submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs Meira Kumar and insisted that it be tabled in...

Arunachal CM safe, lands in Bhutan.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaITANAGAR, 30 APRIL: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Mr Dorjee Khandu, whose helicopter was feared missing after take off from Tawang, is safe after the chopper made an emergency landing in a place in Bhutan. Chief minister's...

The road to recovery and rebirth.
April 30, 2011... naoto kan At 14.46 on 11 March, Japan was hit by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history. We are now making all-out efforts to restore livelihoods and recover from the series of tragedies that followed the Great East Japan...

ON RECORD.
April 30, 2011... The standard of education in Bengal has fallen. In 2001, Bengals position was 18th but in 2011, it has come down to 20th.Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at an election rally in West BengalThe Prime Minister is a respected person. He had...

Kill graft before letting state fund polls.
April 30, 2011... THE SATURDAY INTERVIEWProf Trilochan Sastry is the founder-member of National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) which won a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court that made it compulsory for candidates to...

Briefs.
April 30, 2011... Somdev eliminatedSomdevDevvarman went down fighting against Jano Tipsarevic in the quarterfinals of the Serbia Open in Belgrade on Friday. The Indian lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.Golf Lee Westwoodhas bounced back from a disappointing first round to post a...

Mourinho defends himself.
April 30, 2011... MADRID, 29 APRIL: Jose Mourinho (in an AFP photo ) has stood by the comments he made in the wake of Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Barcelona at the Bernabeu. Uefa is investigating the Real coach, who was sent off...

Verma, Datt lose as Indian challenge ends.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: It was curtains for India in the Indian Open Super Series after young shuttlers Sourabh Verma and RMV Gurusai Datt suffered straight-game defeats in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Siri Fort Complex here...

Pakistan clinch series.
April 30, 2011... BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), 29 APRIL: Misbah-ul-Haq dug deep and dragged Pakistan to a series-clinching, three-wicket victory over West Indies in the third One-day International of the best of five match series here on today. Misbah led the way with...

Mumbai falter against Rajasthan.
April 30, 2011... JAIPUIR,29 APRIL: JohanBothaproduced an all-round show to enable RajasthanRoyals inflict a seven wicket defeat on table toppers Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here today. After spinning a web around the Mumbaibatsmen with...

Pataudi sues BCCI.
April 30, 2011... NEW DELHI, 29 APRIL: Former India skipper Mansur Ali Khan has sued the BCCI for failing to abide by the contract at the time he was a member of the Indian Premier League's governing council. Pataudi has moved the Bombay High Court seeking the...

Knight Riders wary of Punjab threat.
April 30, 2011... pratikchaudhuri KOLKATA,29 APRIL: The Indian Premier League may be meandering through its daily routine of slam-bang activities but the KolkataKnight Riders seem to have gained a fresh momentum after their convincing 19-run-victory over the...

Tillakaratne reignites match-fixing row.
April 30, 2011... COLOMBO, 29 APRIL: The ghost of match-fixing has returned to haunt international cricket with former Sri Lankan skipper Hashan Tillakaratne (in photo) claiming that his country has been rigging matches since 1992 and questioned the selections...

KKR win toss, elect to bowl.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaKOLKATA, 30 APRIL: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl against Kings XI Punjab under damp conditions in their Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens here today.KKR drafted in Rajat Bhatia in place of...

Sehwag leads Delhi to a much-needed win.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaKOCHI, 30 APRIL: Virender Sehwag hit a rollicking half-century as Delhi Daredevils scored a 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to keep its play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here today.Sehwag blazed his way...

Where in the world can the happy couple go?
April 30, 2011... simon calder LONDON, 29 APRIL: Royalty is another country: they do things differently there. The heir presumptive and his new wife are drinking at the last-chance saloon, in terms of travel. Prince William and Kate Middleton face a lifetime of...

Long and happy marriage, says think tank.
April 30, 2011... London, 29 April: Prince William and Kate Middleton will have a long and happy marriage, says a wedding think tank. Penny Mansfield, director of the marriage think-tank One Plus One who has spent the last 30 years collating more than 3,000...

Police arrest 43 from security zone.
April 30, 2011... London, 29 April: Metropolitan police today arrested 43 people from the royal wedding security zone here to ensure the high profile event went smoothly.People were arrested on suspicion of various offences including breach of the peace, being...

Kate opts for Sarah Burton gown.
April 30, 2011... London, 29 April: It was one of the best kept secrets about the royal wedding but a smiling Kate Middleton looked the picture of poise as she walked down the aisle in a stunning ivory and satin Alexander McQueen's gown, designed by Sarah...

another fairy tale relived.
April 30, 2011... press trust of indiaLondon, 29 April: Prince William and his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton were married in a historic fairytale ceremony at the majestic Westminster Abbey marked by pomp and pageantry as huge crowds and a global TV audience...

Obamas father was forced to leave Harvard?
April 30, 2011... press trust of indiaBOSTON, 29 APRIL: Even before the dust could settle on the controversy over US President Barack Obamas birth certificate, new documents about his father have emerged claiming that Obama senior was forced to leave Harvard...

Pak successfully tests Hatf-VIII cruise missile.
April 30, 2011... ISLAMABAD, 29 APRIL: Pakistan today successfully tested the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII or Ra'ad cruise missile that has a range of 350 km, with the military saying the weapon system would give the country greater strategic stand-off capability on...

Gaddafis troops clash with rebels and Tunisian military at border post.
April 30, 2011... press trust of indiaTRIPOLI, 29 APRIL: The Libyan conflict spilled over the border as pro-Gaddafi forces pushed back the rebels from a key border post and clashed with the Tunisian military today, while government troops intensified the shelling...

PML-Q, PPP may join hands.
April 30, 2011... press trust of indiaISLAMABAD, 29 APRIL: Top leaders of Pakistan's Opposition party Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have finalised plans to join hands with the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to form a national reconciliation government...

USA slaps sanctions on Syria President's kin.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaWASHINGTON, 30 APRIL: Piling up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to heed the calls for democratic reforms, the USA has slapped sanctions on Syria's spy agency and three top officials, including his army commander...

China, Pak hold strategic dialogue.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaBEIJING, 30 APRIL: China and Pakistan have vowed to promote their strategic cooperative partnership based on mutual trust, respect and time-tested friendship as the two sides discussed bilateral ties and global and regional...

China denies clashes between police and Tibetan protesters.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaBEIJING, 30 APRIL: China today denied reports of clashes between police and Tibetan protesters in Aba County of the south-west China's Sichuan province, which has a large network of Tibetan monasteries. There have not been...

USA to use Afghanistan as base of drone attacks in Pak.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaWASHINGTON, 30 APRIL: USA is shifting its terror-killer drones from Pakistan to Afghanistan after Islamabad asked it to shut down UAV bases on its territory, but America has vowed to continue hitting militants based in...

Palace gives no clue about William and Kate's honeymoon.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaLONDON, 30 APRIL: A day after they dazzled the world with a colourful royal wedding, a big question mark still hung over where Prince William and Kate Middleton would honeymoon. William has still two weeks off from Royal Air...

Two workers exposed to high radiation at Japanese N-plant.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaTOKYO/FUKUSHIMA, 30 APRIL: The operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan's north-east said today that two of its workers at the crisis-hit facility had been exposed to radiation levels close to legal yearly...

'Mubarak faces death if convicted of ordering shooting'.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaCAIRO, 30 APRIL: Toppled Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak could face execution if convicted of ordering the shooting of protesters during the uprisings that led to his downfall, Egypt's new justice minister, Mr Mohammed...

Six killed in south Yemen.
April 30, 2011... Agence France-PressADEN, 30 APRIL: Two servicemen and four civilians were killed and at least another 23 were wounded in south Yemen during a shutdown called by anti-government protesters today, officials said.The defence ministry said an...

Gaddafi vows not to quit, offers talks with Nato.
April 30, 2011... Press Trust of India TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON, 30 APRIL: Defiant Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi vowed today not to quit, but said he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations as Nato bombed a key government complex in Tripoli while the Libyan...

Briefs.
April 28, 2011... CISF jawan on killing spreeBANKURA, 27 APRIL: Sensation gripped Kalidaspur mine under the Eastern Coalfields Limited today when a CISF jawan opened fire at a sub-Inspector and then shot himself. The jawan died on the spot and the SI was shifted...

LF minister accused of beating up Opp men.
April 28, 2011... TAMLUK, 27 APRIL: The Trinamul Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the CPI-M candidate from Contai and minister of state for technical education, Mr Chakradhar Maikap, for allegedly using his armed cadres to...

Wipro Q4 net up 14% at Rs 1,375 crore.
April 28, 2011... press trust of india BANGALORE, 27 APRIL: The country's third largest software exporter Wipro today posted a muted growth of 13.77 per cent in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,375.4 crore for the fourth quarter, over Q4 of 2009-10, and has...

Deora out of GoM on Cairn-Vedanta.
April 28, 2011... press trust of india NEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: Corporate affairs minister Mr Murli Deora has been left out of the ministerial panel that will vet London-listed mining group Vedanta Resources' $9.6-billion acquisition of Cairn India. The group of...

Hindusthan Glass lines up Rs 5K cr for expansion.
April 28, 2011... press trust of india BAHADURGARH (Haryana), 27 APRIL: Hindusthan National Glass Industries Ltd today said it planned to invest up to Rs 5,000 crore in the next five years to set up new facilities and expand capacity of existing units. The firm,...

Govt to probe fall in gas output.
April 28, 2011... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: Going into an overdrive, the government has called an official meeting next week to review reasons for the fall in production at Reliance's KG-D6 fields, and has ordered the company to stop natural gas...

Food inflation up marginally to 8.76%.
April 28, 2011... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 28 APRIL: Food inflation inched up marginally to 8.76 per cent for the week ended April 16 on the back of rising prices of fruits, protein-based items and onions.Food inflation stood at 8.74 per cent in the...

news.
April 28, 2011... Rebirth Of The Bolshoi Theatreshaun walker MOSCOW, 27 APRIL: The Bolshoi Theatre will throw open its doors again in October, after six years of extensive renovations. The state-funded opera and ballet company, which is just a stones throw...

letters.
April 28, 2011... Sedition and the legal nitty-grittySIR, ~ This is in response to the recent letters in your paper on the law of sedition. This has become an extremely critical issue in the wake of the Supreme Court granting bail to Dr Binayak Sen. Chapter VI of...

edits.
April 28, 2011... NO HARD FEELINGSSomnath on the campaign trailMR Somnath Chatterjees spirited campaign in the two districts of undivided 24-Parganas conveys a pregnant message from the Bengal lobby to the likes of Prakash Karat. Chiefly that an expelled comrade...

special article.
April 28, 2011... Secret talks?Forward Movement In The Bilateral Dialoguesalman haidarA considerable flutter has been caused by a report first published in London that secret talks between the Prime Minister of India and the Army Chief of Pakistan have been...

CPM complains to EC about PC.
April 28, 2011... NEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: The CPI-Mtoday complained to the Election Commission that the home minister, Mr PChidambaram,and his ministry had tried to portray the Left Front as an aggressor in West Bengal, thereby violating the model code of conduct in...

Govt assurance to minorities on RTE.
April 28, 2011... NEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: A day after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)decided to oppose the WakfAmendment Bill, 2010, and Right to Education Act, 2009, the Union minority affairs ministry today clarified that the proposed legislation...

Student beheaded.
April 28, 2011... jilted lover on rampage at RANCHI xavierspress trust of indiaRanchi, 27 april: A teenage girl student was today beheaded in the campus of the prestigious St Xavier's College here by her jilted lover, police said.Kusum Kumari (17) was beheaded...

Briefs.
April 28, 2011... CM Chavan elected unopposedMumbai, 27 April: Maharashtra chief minister Mr Prithviraj Chavan was today declared elected to the Legislative Council. The election was unopposed since the Opposition did not field a candidate against him.Mr Chavan...

Sai Baba laid to rest with state honours.
April 28, 2011... indo-asian news servicePUTTAPARTI (Andhra Pradesh), 27 APRIL: Hundreds of thousands bid a tearful farewell to Sathya Sai Baba today as the spiritual leader was laid to rest with state honours at his Prashanti Nilayam ashram, his base from where...

Major Iqbal a serving ISI officer: Report.
April 28, 2011... Washington, 27 April: Pakistan national Major Iqbal, who has been indicted by US federal prosecutors for his involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attack, was a serving ISI officer, a media report said today.Filed before a Chicago-court, the...

Kidnapped toddler rescued at Faridabad, four arrested.
April 28, 2011... New Delhi, 27 April: A toddler kidnapped from south-east Delhi on Sunday was rescued from adjoining Faridabad after police arrested four persons, including two women, who hatched the conspiracy to earn quick money.The kidnappers were allegedly...

After Mayawati, Lokpal committee to face another UP jolt.
April 28, 2011... LUCKNOW, 27 APRIL: Close on the heels of chief minister Miss Mayawati demanding that an SC be included in the joint committee constituted to draft the Jan Lokpal Bill, the Uttar Pradesh government today placed another road block to the ongoing...

AI sacks six ICPA leaders.
April 28, 2011... 24 flights cancelled, Air India derecognises pilots union sns & ptiNew Delhi/mumbai, 27 April: Air India today sacked six leaders of striking pilots demanding pay hike and derecognised their association even as Delhi High Court asked the...

Cranes to strengthen foreign ties?
April 28, 2011... NEW DELHI, APRIL 22: Asserting that the conservation of the highly endangered Black-necked crane which is the also the state bird of Jammu and Kashmir, should be high on everybodys agenda, the Union minister for Environment and Forests Mr....

CPI demands endosulfan ban.
April 28, 2011... NEW DELHI, 27 APRIL: The CPI today asked the government to impose a nationwide ban on the pesticide endosulfanand said it should support its global ban at the ongoing Geneva Conference of Parties to Stockholm Convention. The party Central...