Statesman (India) articles from November 2010

Statesman (India) archives from November 2010

Bengal to publish booklet explaining dismal fiscal condition.
November 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Battered by criticism from both the Trinamul Congress and the Congress and reeling under pressure from Left Front (LF) allies over the fiscal situation of the state, the CPI-M today decided to approach the state government to...

Opposition demands Buddha resignation.
November 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is left with no other choice but to resign as chief minister after his admission in public yesterday that a section of his party leaders and functionaries had been arrogant and they behaved badly with...

Of fact, fiction & forgetfulness.
November 30, 2010... Buddha makes IT park faux passtatesman news service DURGAPUR,29 NOV: A lot seems to be on the chief minister's mind. So much so that past happenings are slipping out of his mind. Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (in SNS picture)today inaugurated an IT...

briefs.
November 30, 2010... Flight affectedKOLKATA,29 NOV: Air India's flight services to Silchar,Dimapurand Agartalawere today affected mainly due to an inclement weather in Silchar and Dimapur.The flight to Silchar,with 150 passengers on board, though left the NSCBose...

Ruckus at KMC as LF stages demonstration.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,29 NOV: The monthly meeting of the KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC)witnessed a noise scene today with Left Front councillors (in sns photo) demonstrating in front of the chairman for the civic authorities failure...

PCB slaps fine on thermal plant for flouting instructions.
November 30, 2010... biswabrata goswamiTAMLUK, 29 NOV: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB) has slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant (KTPP) for flouting its instructions. In its order, the PCB has clearly stated that if the KTPP...

Sunderbans tree-felling goes unchecked.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 29 NOV: Although environmentalists have emphasised the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air and restricting global warming, illegal tree felling is on the rise in the Sunderbans ~...

Students deprived of education and much more.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceCHINSURAH, 29 NOV: Students of Baliadaha Tarasundari primary school in Dhaniakhali Block are deprived of mid-day meals as their classes start inside a local temple where space is a constraint and eating of non-veg items is...

Brace for a traffic mayhem.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,29 NOV: Traffic movements in parts of central and north Kolkata are likely to be badly affected tomorrow following twin meetings and processions organised by the CPI-Mand BJPin Esplanade tomorrow. Chief minister Mr...

Where kangaroo courts decide the fate of villagers...
November 30, 2010... statesman news service DORERDANGA(Murshidabad), 29 NOV: Dorerdanga, a tribal hamlet at Nabagramblock in Murshidabad, hardly cares how life goes on in other parts of the world. Here peculiar norms of society still rule the roost in life of the...

Assessment meet: Property owners laud KMC effort.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Property owners who attended the hearing of the proposed unit area assessment (UAA)lauded the KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC) for organising such an event. This is for the first time in civic history...

Jnaneswari tragedy: CBI files charge-sheet.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service Midnapore 29, NOV: The CBItoday submitted charge-sheet in the court of chief judicial magistrate, West Midnapore,Mr NarendranathDasgupta, in the Jnaneswari tragedy that took place on 27 May near Jhargram. The CBIhas...

Metro AC rake a real bother.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 29 NOV: Snag in the air-conditioned (AC) rake, ICF-II, continues to disrupt Metro services. Once again commuters were at the receiving end when services were disrupted today after a Dum Dum-bound AC train became...

Biz Briefs.
November 30, 2010... Coal reserves in Tripura AGARTALA, 29 NOV: The Geological Survey of India has struck huge reserves of quality coal in at least two places in West Tripura and Dhalai districts, official sources said today. The sources said that a team of GSI...

Govt decision on Cairn-Vedanta deal by Feb-end.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: The government will decide on giving approval to the $9.6 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal by February-end, oil secretary Mr S Sundareshan has said today. I had earlier given a timeline of December-end (for...

SC upholds BSNL penalty on RCom.
November 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The Supreme Court today upheld the imposition of the maximum penalty by BSNL on Anil Ambani Group firm RCom for wrongly routing international calls through the state-run telco's network as local connections by tampering with...

Nafed focus on onion prices.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: Heavy rains in Nasikin Maharashtraand parts of Rajasthanhave impacted the supply of fresh onions in the market, even as the agricultural cooperative Nafedis keeping track of supply and prices of onion....

PNB pulled up for showing wrong entry.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The Delhi State Consumer Commission has pulled up Punjab National Bank for wrongly showing entry of withdrawal from a customer account and asked it to pay a compensation of Rs 12,500 to the complainant. The...

Exports of grapes soar.
November 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: Indias exports of grapes have been soaring steadily during the last three years and in 2009-10, it exported 1,31,154 tons of grapes valued at Rs 545.34 crore, the Lok Sabha was told during Question Hour. In 2008-09, India...

Sensex reverses negative trend.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service MUMBAI, 29 NOV: Reversing the negative trend of previous four trading sessions, stock markets today posted a modest recovery mainly due to better performances by leader Reliance Industries and other top stocks such as...

Realty firms under CCI scanner.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: Close on the heels of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) bursting a major housing finance racket involving bank officials and realty firms, competition watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI)...

Farm, manufacturing sectors push GDP to 8.9% in Q2.
November 30, 2010... Press Trus of India NEW DELHI, 30 NOV: Driven by good performance of agriculture and manufacturing, the Indian economy grew by 8.9 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, up from 8.7 per cent in the corresponding period a year ago....

GDP growth of 8.9 per cent in Q2 exceeds expectations.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: Belying expectations of a slowdown, the Indian economy expanded at better than expected pace of 8.9 per cent in the second quarter of this fiscal, prompting experts to peg the growth rate for the current...

Court acquits two accused in Ambani helicopter sabotage case.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaMUMBAI, 30 NOV: A local court today acquitted two persons accused of sabotaging business tycoon Anil Ambani's helicopter in April last year, due to lack of evidence.Mr Uday Wanekar (32) and Mr Palraj Thewar (38) were arrested...

Oil firms hike ATF prices by 1.4 per cent.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: State-owned oil firms today hiked jet fuel prices by 1.4 per cent, the fourth increase in rates in two months. Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) rates in Delhi have been hiked by Rs 636.46 per kilolitre, or 1.4...

news.
November 30, 2010... Britons Exit Broadway, Stage Not Rightsusie mesure LONDON, 29 NOV: Amid the lights of New Yorks legendary Broadway, British names have always shone brightly, from Shakespearean actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart to Hollywood stars such as...

letters.
November 30, 2010... Towards a gaggle of regional partiesSIR, ~ The Sunday column of Ishan Joshi, The Central Question, contains a timely wake-up call for the BJP. The writers thoughtful analysis suggests the inevitable trend towards a federal polity and the...

edits.
November 30, 2010... AMBULANCE ATTACKMore than a mere Maoist strike This time, it isnt the religious fanatic who has gone berserk; the Left radical has taken over. The calculations of the Maoists have gone haywire and mortally so. In attempting to target the...

special article.
November 30, 2010... G-20 and the fiscal crisisFree Market Is Not The Solutiondipak basuTHE gathering of the Presidents, Prime Ministers and finance ministers at the G-20 meeting in Seoul has yielded no solution. The world is facing two problems. Without any...

Briefs.
November 30, 2010... SRK vs Shiv SenaMumbai, 29 NOV: Shah Rukh Khan seems to have given in to the Shiv Sena. He cancelled a dinner with Pakistan's entertainment channel Prime TV after facing opposition from the party. Last week the Shiv Sena had targeted the actor...

Prachanda steps up anti-India rhetoric at Maoists conclave.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaKATHMANDU, 29 NOV: Nepal's main Opposition Maoist party has condemned the paramilitary operation against Indian Naxalites, with its supremo Prachanda describing India as the principal enemy of the former rebels.The...

Will answer all CBI questions: Kalmadi.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: With CWG Organising Committee in the focus of probe into corruption charges, its chief Mr Suresh Kalmadi today said he was ready to answer all queries of investigating agencies, claiming he has done no...

No CWG effect on tourist arrivals in Oct.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The just-concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) do not appear to have benefited India much as only 41,000 more tourists visited the country in October, the month in which the 12-day sporting event took...

Corruption inseparable part of politics.
November 30, 2010... nirendra dev NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: Nearly three decades back, in his investigative reports on corruption involving the then Maharashtra chief minister, Mr A R Antulay, Arun Shourie wrote, look at these political rats; how they run. The political...

Allies back UPAs no to JPC probe in 2G issue.
November 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: UPA allies today expressed full support to government on its refusal to agree to a JPC probe into 2G spectrum scam, an issue that has paralysed Parliament proceedings for the last 12 consecutive working days.Against the...

TRAI to impose penalties on unwanted calls.
November 30, 2010... New Delhi, 29 Nov: In a move that will give major relief to millions of subscribers, telecom regulator TRAI will tomorrow announce new guidelines to curb the menace of unsolicited calls by imposing hefty penalties on errant telemarketing firms...

Parliament loses twelfth working day.
November 30, 2010... No end in sight to house impasse, all-party meet todaypress trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The Opposition stalled Parliament proceedings for the twelfth working day today with its insistence on a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into...

India, China discuss boundary issue ahead of Wens Delhi trip.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaBeijing, 29 NOV: Ahead of Premier Mr Wen Jiabao's New Delhi visit, India and China today explored ways to resolve the vexed boundary issue as the Special Representatives of the two countries held the 14th round of border...

Owls falling prey to myths, bird traders.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: After proactively taking up the issue of protecting tigers against poaching and illegal trade in their parts, the environment minister, Mr JairamRamesh,has decided to take up the cudgels against the...

Show-cause notice served with mala fide intentions: Lavasa.
November 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNew Delhi, 29 Nov: Lavasa Corporation, a unit of HCC, today charged the environment ministry of acting under pressure from activists like Medha Patkar in issuing the mala fide show-cause notice for its 25,000 hectares...

Youth killed in suspected honour killing.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceDEHRA DUN, 29 NOV: In a suspected case of honour killing, the father and brothers of a girl killed a boy in the village of Ekkar Khurd in Hardwar district. Two people have been arrested. Seherwan and the girl (who has...

Jagan move misguided, says Moily.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: Congress today dubbed as most unfortunate and misguided Mr YS Jaganmohan Reddy's action to resign from Congress and the Lok Sabha but said it will not hurt the party in Andhra Pradesh, asserted no...

Jaganmohan quits Cong, Parliament.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceHYDERABAD, 29 Nov: YSRs son Mr YS Jaganmohan Reddy today quit his Lok Sabha membership and the Congress party, in one of the biggest developments to affect the state Congress. Jagan will soon announce the launch of his new...

Clinton condemns leaks, US diplomats reach out to India.
November 30, 2010... AgenciesWASHINGTON, 30 NOV: As US secretary of state Mrs Hillary Clinton condemned whistleblower website WikiLeaks' release of a quarter million documents, a senior official said the USA has had multiple conversations with officials in India in...

Russia offers Amur class submarines to India.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India MOSCOW, 30 NOV: Russia has offered its latest low-noise fourth generation Amur-1650 class submarines to India, which is on the verge of floating global tenders for an estimated US$ 11 billion deal. India is vying to purchase...

SUV owners should pay full market price of diesel: Ramesh.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: Continuing with his attack on diesel-guzzling cars like sports utility vehicles (SUVs), environment minister Mr Jairam Ramesh today asked the users of such cars to pay full market price for the fossil fuel...

Govt rules out revoking AFSPA in North-eastern states.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: Government today ruled out revoking the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from some of the North-eastern states in the wake of the security situation there. Minister of state for home affairs...

Radia tapes plea: SC asks govt to respond.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 NOV: The Supreme Court today asked the government to respond to a plea to not destroy the tapes containing conversation between corporate lobbyist Ms Niira Radia and others relating to the 2G spectrum scam.A...

Environmental panel seeks more information on Posco.
November 30, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: An environment ministry panel looking into coastal regulation zone (CRZ) violation by the South Korean steel major Posco for its $12 billion project in Orissa today sought more information related to the...

Ayodhya: Petition seeks review of judgment.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India LUCKNOW, 30 NOV: A petition seeking review of one of the judgments in the Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babari Masjid title suits was today filed before the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. The review petition was filed by Mr...

Bengali filmmakers from India eye Bangladesh market.
November 30, 2010... Panaji, 29 Nov: It may seem overpopulated, poor and conflict-ridden to some, but Bangladesh is a new beacon of light for Bengali filmmakers from India seeking to expand their market.Noted Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose, whose films Paar and...

Magical music.
November 30, 2010... anuradha sanyalBidushi Manjusha Patil, an extremely gifted Maharashtrian performer, quite an unknown name in the city was first spotted at Sunny Towers concert and later in a Sangeet-Ashram concert. The city once again saw her at a morning...

briefs.
November 30, 2010... Halim undergoes angioplasty KOLKATA,29 Nov: The Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, Mr HA Halim, was admitted to a private hospital where he underwent angioplasty this evening. Hospital authorities said he is keeping well and doctors are...

Sunderbans tree-felling goes unchecked.
November 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Although environmentalists have emphasised the importance of tree plantation for regulating pollution level in the air and restricting global warming, illegal tree felling is on the rise in the Sunderbans ~ the worlds largest...

Assessment meet: Property owners laud civic effort.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA, 29 NOV: Property owners who attended the hearing of the proposed unit area assessment (UAA)lauded the KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC) for organising such an event. This is for the first time in civic history...

Ruckus at KMC as LF stages demonstration.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,29 NOV: The monthly meeting of the KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC)witnessed a noisy scene today with Left Front councillors demonstrating in front of the chairman for the civic authorities failure to prevent the...

Jumbo deaths: Forest dept looks for legal provisions to file cases against train drivers.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service SILIGURI, 29 NOV: The forest officials in north Bengal have planned to look for legal provisions from the Uttarakhand government to initiate cases against train drivers on charge of killing elephants following the court's...

CPM, BJP may create traffic chaos today.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,29 NOV: Traffic movements in parts of central and north Kolkata are likely to be badly affected tomorrow following twin meetings and processions organised by the CPI-Mand BJPin Esplanade tomorrow. Chief minister Mr...

Where kangaroo courts decide the fate of villagers...
November 30, 2010... statesman news service DORERDANGA(Murshidabad), 29 NOV: Dorerdanga, a tribal hamlet at Nabagramblock in Murshidabad, hardly cares how life goes on in other parts of the world. Here peculiar norms of society still rule the roost in life of the...

Mother, daughter found hanging in neighbours house.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA,29 Nov: In a mysterious incident, a 33-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter were found hanging inside the room of their neighbour at Nibeditapally near Barasat in North 24-Parganas this afternoon. The...

CBI charge-sheet against PCPA men in Jnaneswari case.
November 30, 2010... statesman news service Midnapore, 29 NOV: The CBItoday submitted charge-sheet in the court of chief judicial magistrate, West Midnapore,Mr NarendranathDasgupta, in the Jnaneswari tragedy that took place on 27 May near Jhargram. The CBIhas...

Metro AC rake a real bother.
November 30, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 29 NOV: Snag in the air-conditioned (AC) rake, ICF-II, continues to disrupt Metro services. Once again commuters were at the receiving end when services were disrupted today after a Dum Dum-bound AC train became...

US veto for India on Afghan meet.
November 30, 2010... Big Sister ClintonWASHINGTON, 29 NOV: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described India as a self-appointed front-runner for a permanent UNSC seat and directed US envoys to seek minute details about Indian diplomats stationed at the United...

Fake encounter row clouds gallantry awards.
November 30, 2010... The Centre has been in touch with the state government enquiring about the post-mortem reports of those gunned down so that the list of awardees can be finalisedstatesman news serviceKOLKATA, 29 NOV: The state government is in a fix over its...

Briefs.
November 30, 2010... Jagan quits Cong and LS HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: After months of defiance, rebel Congress MP Mr YS Jaganmohan Reddy today resigned from the party and quit his Lok Sabha seat, alleging that the party leadership had insulted and humiliated his...

Radia tapes: Govt orders probe after Tata moves SC.
November 30, 2010... sns & pti NEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The government today ordered a probe into the leaks of recorded tapes of conversations between corporate lobbyist Ms Niira Radia, her clients and certain journalists, among others. The order to initiate a probe...

Corporate punishment.
November 30, 2010... Show-cause notices issued to 85 licenseesParliament logjam continuesNEW DELHI, 29 NOV: The Opposition stalled Parliament proceedings for the twelfth working day today with its insistence on a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G...

CWG scam: CBI books top Games bosses.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: The CBI today searched 11 premises, including residences of four aides of CWG organising committee (OC)chairman Mr Suresh Kalmadi and registered cases against them. The sleuths were probing their connection...

Parliament standoff enters thirteenth day.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 NOV: The tug-of-war between the government and the Opposition over a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam showed no sign of ending today with Parliament adjourned till noon and...

SC frowns on CVC role, wants to monitor spectrum probe.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 NOV: The Supreme Court today virtually questioned the tenability of chief vigilance commissioner Mr PJ Thomas supervising the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) investigations into the 2G spectrum scandal...

CBDT looking into Radia tape leak: Chidambaram.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 30: Home minister Mr P Chidambaram today said the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) was "looking into" the alleged leak of tapes of telephonic conversations between corporate lobbyist Ms Niira Radia and...

No breakthrough in Parliament deadlock.
November 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 NOV: After wastage of 13 consecutive working days, the entire Winter session of Parliament appears set to be lost as efforts to break the government-Opposition stand-off over JPC issue failed today with both...

100 years ago today.
November 30, 2010... News ItemFATAL COLLISION Coachman Pitched Through Tram-Car Window About 6 oclock on Tuesday evening, a private carriage proceeding from west to east along Esplanade, collided violently with a tram-car, resulting in the death of the coachman. Rum...

Afghan-led peace process needed.
November 30, 2010... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the search for peace through a political process in Afghanistan must be led by its own people and pledged UN support for efforts to restore security. "We all recognise that there can be no purely...

Made in America.
November 30, 2010... NOW & AGAIN somdatta mandalThough times have changed, in the several visits I made to the US over the last twenty years, one headache has remained constant what to bring back as gifts for my desi people back home. Earlier, picking up gifts...

Andhra witnesses Sonias self-destructive streak.
November 30, 2010... After the death of Rajshekhar Reddy, the prevailing political dynastic culture expressed itself as was expected. The late CMs son, Jaganmohan Reddy, was an elected MP. The sentiment in the Andhra Congress was overwhelmingly in favour of making...

Why Australia wont reclaim Ashes.
November 30, 2010... BRISBANE, 29 NOV: Australia's worst fears and England's highest hopes have been confirmed - Ricky Ponting's team do not look strong enough to reclaim the Ashes. It is not the captain's fault, he juggled his resources and placed his fieldsmen to...

Fletcher boost for New Zealanders.
November 30, 2010... WELLINGTON, 29 NOV: New Zealand Cricket says former England coach Duncan Fletcher (in photo) will work with the Black Caps a consultant during the rest of the one-day series against India. The former Zimabwe captain is a full-time coaching...

Tendulkar no longer No 1.
November 30, 2010... DUBAI, 29 NOV: Sachin Tendulkar was today dislodged from the top spot by Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara (in photo) on the batting list but Zaheer Khan climbed to a career-high third place in the International Cricket Council's Test bowling...

England are moral victors.
November 30, 2010... BRISBANE, 29 NOV: England head to this week's second Adelaide Test with all the momentum after dominating Australia over the final two days of the Ashes opener which ended in a draw at the Gabba today. England ensured they would not be beaten in...

Fixed matches are fair enough.
November 30, 2010... UNBELIEVABLE as it may seem, there are lots of people among us Indians who do not mind cricket matches being fixed. In the land of the 2G spectrum scam, the world's biggest single financial scandal, everything is par for the course. Or, so it...

Briefs.
November 30, 2010... Ganguly in Bengal squadSourav Ganguly, who has decided to play Bengals next Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu in Chennai starting 1 December, has joined the team on Monday.Back in businessBarely a year after announcing her retirement, Sri...

Mourinho seeks first victory.
November 30, 2010... BARCELONA, 29 NOV: Barcelona fans started a campaign last week proposing Jose Mourinho be given the silent treatment tonight at the Nou Camp. Knowing that nothing would upset him more than to be completely ignored when he went for his...

Cup vote hit by fresh corruption claims.
November 30, 2010... ZURICH, 29 NOV: Renewed corruption allegations targeting FIFA executive members surfaced on Monday just days before they are due to appoint the hosts of football's 2018 and 2022 World Cups under the eyes of world leaders. The Swiss newspaper...