Statesman (India) articles from September 2010, page 7

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Briefs.
September 24, 2010... Canada PMOttawa, 23 SEPT: Canadian Prime Minister Mr Stephen Harper's minority government was narrowly defeated in its bid to end controls on hunting rifles and shotguns, in a major political upset. Parliamentarians voted 153 to 151 to defeat a...

Poetry regained: Lost Milton work turns up in Oxford archives.
September 24, 2010... richard garnerLONDON, 23 SEPT: Paradise Lost it most definitely is not. Academics at Oxford University have discovered what appears to be a bawdy poem by John Milton while sifting through their archives.The work, a coarse innuendo-laden ditty...

Bizarre dinosaur with 15 horns discovered.
September 24, 2010... press trust of indiaWashington, 23 SEPT: Palaeontologists have unearthed a bizarre dinosaur with 15 horns that roamed in southern Utah region in the USA some 76 million years ago.The dinosaur, believed to be one of the close relatives of...

People & Places.
September 24, 2010... Gates tops again!Boston, 23 SEPT: Microsoft founder Mr Bill Gates has retained his position as the richest man in the USA with a net worth of US$ 54 billion, topping Forbes 400 Richest Americans List for the 17th year in a row. Industrialist Mr...

54 killed by typhoon Fanapi in China.
September 24, 2010... Beijing, 23 SEPT: At least 54 people were killed and 42 went missing due to massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fanapi, the strongest storm to hit China this year, authorities said today.The typhoon has affected more than 1.16...

UK govt wrests control of Palace finances from Queen.
September 24, 2010... robert verkaikLONDON, 23 SEPT: The Queen has been forced to give up the ultimate right to manage the Palace's financial affairs in a secret deal signed by Palace aides and the Government, The Independent has learnt.A "financial memorandum"...

Qaida warns France not to attempt hostage rescue.
September 24, 2010... agenciesDubai, 23 SEPT: Al Qaida has warned Paris not to attempt to rescue five French nationals kidnapped by the jihadists in Niger, SITE monitoring group said today, as France mobilised its forces to find them.Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb...

Pak defence outlay hiked.
September 24, 2010... press trust of indiaISLAMABAD, 23 SEPT: Pakistan has hiked its defence outlay by Rs 110 billion over the budgeted allocation of Rs 442 billion for major military operations against the Taliban in the volatile tribal areas bordering...

Iranian President Ahmadinejad says USA behind 9/11 attack.
September 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaUNHQ, 24 SEPT: In a remark that sparked outrage in the USA, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that some segments within the US government orchestrated the 9/11 attack to reverse the declining American economy....

9 killed in boiler explosion in China.
September 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaBEIJING, 24 SEPT: Nine people were killed and four others injured in a boiler explosion in an aluminium plant in Xiaoyi City in China's northern Shanxi province. Nine people were killed in the blast, state-run Xinhua reported...

1st woman in 5 years executed in USA amid outcry.
September 24, 2010... Associated PressJARRATT(USA), 24 SEPT: The first woman to be executed in the USA in five years has been put to death in Virginia for arranging the killings of her husband and a stepson over a US$ 250,000 insurance payment. Forty-one-year-old...

Nikki's Democrat rival fined for taking illegal contributions.
September 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaWASHINGTON, 24 SEPT: Indian-American Mrs Nikki Randhawa Haley, the Republican gubernatorial candidate from South Carolina, got another edge over her Democrat rival Mr Jake Knotts today after the latter was fined and publicly...

Japan to free Chinese skipper at centre of row.
September 24, 2010... Agence France-PresseTOKYO, 24 SEPT: Japan said today it would free and send home a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest in disputed waters over two weeks ago sparked the worst row in years between the Asian giants. Prosecutors cited the...

EU's walk-out on Ahmadinejad: His comments 'outrageous'.
September 24, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceNEW YORK, 24 SEPT: The European Union yesterday said its 27 members walked out on a UN speech by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because his claims were "outrageous and unacceptable".Ms Catherine Ashton, the EU high...

Myanmar officials say Suu Kyi can vote.
September 24, 2010... Agence France-PresseYANGON, 24 SEPT: Myanmar officials today said that detained Opposition leader Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi would be entitled to vote in the upcoming election, despite earlier statements that she would be barred from taking part....

Republicans ask Obama to stand firm against Iran's N-ambitions.
September 24, 2010... Press Trust of India WASHINGTON, 24 SEPT: Branding Iran as the chief state sponsor of terrorism, over 50 Republican Congressmen have asked US President Barack Obama to sternly enforce existing sanctions against Teheran and make all efforts to...

Minister orders probe into misappropriation of pension funds.
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: Amid allegations that a large portion of the funds, allotted to disburse pension to the poor and elderly people, widows and disabled, is actually going to the pockets of those who are not eligible for it, the state panchayats...

State to hold meeting on 1 Oct for selecting chief information commissioner.
September 24, 2010... aninditachowdhuryKolkata,23 Sept: The state government will convene a fresh meeting on 1 October toselect the chief information commissioner which will be held outside Writers Buildings this time to enable the Opposition leader, Mr...

State proposes to increase forces.
September 24, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 23 Sept: With the railway minister and Trinamul Congress supremo, Miss Mamata Banerjee, intensifying pressure on the UPA government to withdraw Central forces from Junglemahal, the state government is considering a...

Court to give verdict in Suchpur massacre.
September 24, 2010... statesman news serviceSURI, 23 SEPT: The first court of additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) of Suri, Mr Biswanath Konar, today declared that the court will pronounce verdict on the Suchpur massacre case, in which 11 landless farmers...

Briefs.
September 24, 2010... Posters foundKOLKATA, 23 SEPT: Police found three posters of Nari Mukti Mancha, near Behala Chourasta this morning, demanding the withdrawal of central forces from Lalgarh, an inquiry into the death of Sido Soren, Lalmohan Tudu and Maoists...

Contai bandh peaceful.
September 24, 2010... statesman news serviceTAMLUK, 23 SEPT: Barring a few stray incidents, the 12-hour bandh called by the CPI-M at Contai block in Midnapore East passed off peacefully today.The CPI-M called the bandh in protest against the Trinamul Congress' attack...

WBUT students ransack V-Cs office.
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: Students of the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) today ransacked the office of the Vice-Chancellor and clashed with the university officials protesting against the authorities' decision to discontinue the Optometry...

VU reader seeks information.
September 24, 2010... shyam sundar royMIDNAPORE, 23 SEPT: The work of the West Bengal Information Commission has virtually come to a halt owing to a battle between the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, and the Opposition leader, Mr Partha Chatterjee, over...

Central team skips worst drought-hit blocks.
September 24, 2010... nani gopal palHURA (Purulia), 23 SEPT: A four-member Central team, led by Mr EK Majhi, Joint Secretary, Union Agricultural Ministry, visited Purulia's drought-prone areas last week. But the Central team of agricultural scientists skipped the...

Assessment of property made easy.
September 24, 2010... abhishek law KOLKATA, 23 Sept: Assessment of property, particularly of vacant lands in the city, will become easier with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) deciding to limit the rate of property tax levied on such plots. The civic...

KMC cancels work order awarded to Mackintosh Burn.
September 24, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 23 SEPT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has cancelled the work order awarded to Mackintosh Burn for the upgrade of Rabindranath Tagore Memorial garden and Nimtala ghat by the previous board controlled by...

Lawyers hit by HC cease-work.
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: Tension prevailed at Calcutta High Court today when some lawyers allegedly tried to break through the cordon of the officers and employees of the court observing an indefinite cease-work. This was the second day of the...

Foul-play alleged.
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: A day after the general secretary of the CPI-M controlled Kolkata Police Association (KPA) Mr Arindam Mukhopadhyay was found in an unconscious condition inside the association's Lalbazar office with froth in his mouth, his...

Railway minister to start for London on 25 October.
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: To live up to her electoral pledge to turn Kolkata into London Miss Mamata Banerjee will leave for London on 25 October to study how the city has evolved over the centuries.The UK transport ministry has invited Miss Banerjee....

Death trap on the tracks.
September 24, 2010... bappaditya paul KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: The railway track passing through the Dooars has turned into a virtual death trap with nearly three elephants getting killed each year. This is higher than the number of such incidences taking place in any other...

Gharial dies at Alipore Zoo.(Obituary)
September 24, 2010... KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: A 30-year-old male gharial died at Alipore Zoo this morning. A senior zoo official of the Alipore Zoological Garden said that the animal was suffering from age-related ailments. The veterinary doctor suspects that his kidneys,...

Biz Briefs.
September 24, 2010... EIH plans rights issueMUMBAI, 23 SEPT: EIH Ltd, the operator of the Oberoi luxury hotel chain, today said it would raise up to Rs 1,300 crore through the issue of shares on a rights basis. The company has received approval from its board for...

Consciously did not counter Vedantas offer, says ONGC.
September 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp took a conscious call not to rival Vedanta Resources' $9.6-billion bid for Cairn India, but will do everything possible to protect its interest, company head Mr RS Sharma said today. The...

Market takes a breather.
September 24, 2010... statesman news service MUMBAI, 23 SEPT: For the second consecutive session in a row, stocks trading on Dalal Street today was marred by nervous sentiment as global cues along with domestic numbers related to food inflation announced today were...

Service tax on air travel in India illegal: IATA.
September 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: Global aviation body IATA today termed the service tax on air travel in India as illegal and said the disconnect among various ministries on aviation issues was embarrassing India in global fora. Maintaining that there were...

Govt scales down borrowing plan.
September 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: The government today reduced its gross borrowing programme by Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 4.47-lakh crore for the current fiscal, thanks mainly to a revenue windfall from sale of 3G telecom licences earlier this year. The...

Cap on FII investment in debt markets raised.
September 24, 2010... NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) can now invest more funds in Indian debt markets, with the government today raising the cap on FII funds in these papers by $10 billion to $30 billion. In addition, the government has...

Growth to surpass target: Pranab.
September 24, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: A robust output by the manufacturing sector and splendid performance of the southwest monsoon have apparently prompted the usually cautious finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee,to predict that the...

Food inflation at 15.46%.
September 24, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: For the fourth consecutive week, dearer cereals, milk and vegetables coupled with rain-disrupted supply have pushed up the countrys annual food inflation by 0.36 percentage points to 15.46 per cent for...

Court rejects plea to defer hearing in Satyam case.
September 24, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaHYDERABAD, 24 SEPT: The special court trying the multi-crore Satyam accounting fraud today dismissed a petition by three of the accused in the scam seeking postponement of the hearing in the case.The XXI additional chief...

edits.
September 24, 2010... WINDOW OPENS Scene far from pretty ULTIMATELY what will determine the success-level of the all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir will be the strategy/ packagethe government formulates on the basis of its inputs. All else are no more than...

special article.
September 24, 2010... Pakistans tribulationsWhere Does India Stand?salman haidarPAKISTAN is going through a harrowing time. The immediate cause is the unprecedented floods that have spread devastation on a scale that is hard to comprehend. The screens have shown...

Looks do matter! At least in Kerala.
September 24, 2010... Thiruvananthapuram, 23 SEPT: Ms Vijaya Raju, who was chosen as a candidate by the Left parties to contest in Keralas local bodies elections, was allegedly asked to withdraw from the polls as she was "not beautiful".Vijaya, a washerwoman by...

Pak ups the ante on Kashmir.
September 24, 2010... press trust of indiaIslamabad, 23 SEPT: Upping the ante, Pakistan today said there can be no result-oriented discussions with India on Kashmir unless New Delhi stops treating it as the countrys integral part and seeking a solution within the...

CPM demands tangible steps in J&K.
September 24, 2010... statesman news serviceNEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: Demanding tangible steps in Kashmir after the visit of the all-party parliamentary delegation, the CPI-Mtoday asked the Centre to initiate action against those members of the security forces against whom...

Rahul urges youth to join politics.
September 24, 2010... press trust of indiaSilchar (Assam), 23 SEPT: Congress leader Mr Rahul Gandhi today called upon the youth to join politics to help solve burning issues in the country, such as terrorism. Interacting with more than 900 students and academics at a...

India throws weight behind West Asia peace.
September 24, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW YORK, 23 SEPT: As Israeli and Palestinian leaders engage in direct talks after almost two years, India along with Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia has decided to support the peace process and find a solution to the...

Flood situation grim, Ukhand toll 80.
September 24, 2010... Roads broken, tourists & pilgrims starve as supply of essential commodities collapse agenciesAlmora/Muzaffarnagar/New Delhi/KOLKATA, 23 SEPT: Deaths and devastation have cast a shadow on the beautiful Uttarakhand town of Almora where not...

Rains bring Dev Bhoomi to a halt.
September 24, 2010... subhasish guptaUTTARKASHI, 23 Sept: Rain gods are not sparing their own land ~ Dev Bhoomi, Uttarakhand. Monsoon is long over, but incessant rain is wreaking havoc all over the Garhwal Hills. All roads to and from Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath...

SFI leader gunned down at Jhargram.
September 23, 2010... statesman news serviceMIDNAPORE, 22 SEPT: Two days after the murder of a CPI-M leader and clerk of Silda RC Institution in the school campus at Silda, another SFI leader and clerk of Sevayatan Girls High School, Srikanta Mandal (25) was gunned...

Bengal fails to table reservation proposal.
September 23, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,22 Sept: Despite prior announcement by the chief minister the state government today failed to table the proposal for reservation of Muslims under the Other Backward Classes (OBC)category before the state Cabinet....

Needed: Road to proper food storage!
September 23, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA,22 SEPT: Even as 23-crore Indians go hungry everyday, 40 per cent of the foodgrain and vegetables grown in the country rot annually in the absence of a proper road-infrastructure, the Union minister for road...

Patil all praises for the Marwari community.
September 23, 2010... KOLKATA, 22 SEPT: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today praised the Marwari community for its contribution to the industrial development of the state. While inaugurating the platinum jubilee celebrations of the All India Marwari Federation...

Punctuality: President shows the way.
September 23, 2010... statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 22 SEPT: President Pratibha Patil today showed the Metro railway authorities how to be punctual at a time when punctuality in running trains during peak hours has become a casualty since the services were extended...

Briefs.
September 23, 2010... Leaders house lootedDURGAPUR, 22 SEPT: A 16-member gang of robbers looted the house of a block Congress leader in the Nigha locality in Jamuria PS, Asansol yesterday at midnight. They escaped with jewellery, cash worth Rs 8 lakh. The Congress...

RPF inspector and wife assaulted.
September 23, 2010... statesman news serviceDURGAPUR,22 SEPT: Barely five months before his retirement, a senior inspector with the Railway Protection Force (RPF)and his wife were assaulted by armed criminals at their quarters in Jharkhandbordering Chittaranjan. The...

Labourers at quartz mines face acute health hazards.
September 23, 2010... KHATRA, 22 SEPT: Labourers engaged by quartz crushers are facing acute lung disease in this part of underdeveloped Bankura. According to a reliable inquiry report, "three labourers have already succumbed to the disease and several others are...

Biz Briefs.
September 23, 2010... US Fed leaves key rates unchanged WASHINGTON, 22 SEPT: The US Federal Reserve has once again retained key interest rates at near-zero levels as part of its continuing efforts to boost the slowing economy. In yet another indication that recovery...

Cost of projects rises.
September 23, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: The value of the investment of projects under implementation in the first quarter of 2010-11 in 20 major states has increased from Rs42.9 trillion to Rs47.3 trillion, showing a rise of 10 per cent,...

IOC bets big on petrochem biz.
September 23, 2010... NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: Betting on the business that made its private-sector rival Reliance Industries a behemoth, state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) today unveiled the blueprint for doubling revenues from the petrochemicals business to Rs 15,000...

Nestle lines up Rs 1,230 cr for new plant, R&D unit.
September 23, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: Swiss FMCG firm Nestle today said it would invest up to Rs 1,230 crore to set up a new plant, expand existing capacity and in building a new research and development centre in India. While up to Rs 1,000...

EPFO tells private PF trusts to pay 9.5% interest.
September 23, 2010... NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: Within days of raising the interest rate on provident fund deposits of the organised sector employees to 9.5 per cent, the EPFO today asked the company-sponsored PF trusts to pay the same rate for 2010-11 financial year. The...

HSBC CEO threatens to quit if not promoted to chairman.
September 23, 2010... LONDON, 22 SEPT: British banking group HSBC Holdings Plc's chief executive Mr Michael Geoghegan (in photo) has threatened to resign from his job if he is not appointed as the chairman, a media report said. Earlier this month, HSBC had announced...

Sun acquires controlling stake in Taro.
September 23, 2010... press trust of india NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: After nearly four years of legal wrangling, Sun Pharma today said it had finally completed acquisition of a controlling stake in Israeli firm Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Subsequently, company...

Food inflation at 15.46% on costlier cereals and milk.
September 23, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: Food inflation advanced to 15.46 per cent in the week ending 11 September, as cost of cereals, select vegetables and milk rose due to supply disruptions caused by unusually heavy rains in many parts of...

news.
September 23, 2010... BBC Puts The Magic Backian burrell LONDON, Sept. 22. ~ They brought back Nationwide in the guise of The One Show, revived Come Dancing, and reinvented Tomorrows World as Bang Goes the Theory. Now, BBC executives have pulled one more old rabbit...

letters.
September 23, 2010... Delhi Police should be ashamedSIR, ~ The world was shocked on Sunday morning when two armed men on a motorcycle opened fire outside the historic Jama Masjid, injuring two innocent Taiwanese film-makers, who were about to board a tourist bus....

edits.
September 23, 2010... MONUMENTAL SHAMEThat eludes the shamelessMIRACLES over the next couple of days in rain-soaked Delhi are virtually all that can avert the nation facing disaster over the Commonwealth Games: the pull-out of a single team would ensure that....

special article.
September 23, 2010... Army & Special PowersAFSPA Signifies The Rules Of Engagementsushil kumarTHE discussion on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has unfortunately degenerated into a political controversy and slipped out of context. In the process we...

Dont prejudge Games, Cong urges media.
September 23, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: Amid mounting woes plaguing the Commonwealth Games (CWG), which is now barely 11 days away, a beleaguered Congress party today made a desperate plea urging the media not to write its obituary just now...

Ensure successful Games, BJP to PM.
September 23, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: Amid threats of pullout by prominent Commonwealth countries from the New Delhi Games citing lack of preparedness and security for international players, the BJPtoday urged the Prime Minister to take...

UPSCintroduces online submission of applications.
September 23, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: As part of its e-governance initiative, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)has introduced the system of online submission of applications for the competitive examinations conducted by it. The...

Ayodhya: Respect the verdict, says PC.
September 23, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI/KOLKATA, 22 SEPT: With the Ayodhyaverdict just two days away, the Union home minister, Mr P Chidambaram,today made an appeal to people not to spread rumours and respect the verdict as the end of a legal process....

J&K: Pak seeks US intervention.
September 23, 2010... Curfew lifted in Srinagar and other townssns & ptiNew York/new delhi, 22 SEPT: Pakistan has asked the international community, particularly the USA, to intervene in Kashmir in resolving the contentious issue which is central to peace in the...

Briefs.
September 23, 2010... Shoes with Hindu deities pulled out of shelves in USAWASHINGTON, 22 SEPT: Designer shoes carrying pictures of Hindu deities were withdrawn from sales in the USA after an outcry by the Indian community here.The American company, which had...

Flood situation worsens in north India.
September 23, 2010... 14 more killed in UP, Maya seeks Rs 2,000 cr as flood relief statesman news serviceLUCKNOW/CHANDIGARH, 22 SEPT: The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh continued to be grim today with 12 districts of western UP being the worst affected.At least 14...

Lalu opts for new electoral formula.
September 23, 2010... NEW DELHI, 20 SEPT: Desperate to make an impact in the Bihar polls, the RJD chief, Mr Lalu Prasad, is working overtime with his compatriots, old and new, to widen his support base. We are working on a new caste equation. The MY card eyeing...

Where, oh where will Subhash go?
September 23, 2010... NO PARTY WILLING TO INDUCT him manoj chaurasiaPatna, 22 SEPT: He was quite often referred to as Super CM and enjoyed tremendous political clout while the RJD government, led by his ****jijaji, Mr Lalu Prasad and his sister Mrs Rabri Devi, was in...

Ktaka Cabinet expanded.
September 23, 2010... Former cms close confidante Shobha is backstatesman news serviceBangalore, 22 Sept: Undettered by the raging opposition from within party ranks, chief minister, Mr B S Yeddyurappa, today successfully expanded his 28- month old ministry by...

Dikshit visits Commonwealth Games Village.
September 23, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 23 SEPT: A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet secretary Mr KM Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games Village, Delhi chief minister Mrs Sheila Dikshit today took stock of...

India throws weight behind West Asia peace talks.
September 23, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW YORK, 23 SEPT: As Israeli and Palestinian leaders engage in direct talks after almost two years, India along with Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia has decided to support the peace process and find a solution to the...

False ceiling at JN stadium repaired.
September 23, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 22 SEPT: The false ceiling at the weightlifting arena of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, which fell down yesterday, has been repaired. Official sources said the portion of the false ceiling has been repaired and a...

A novel way to manage crowd.
September 23, 2010... arunima ghoshKOLKATA, 22 SEPT: The organisers of the Badamtala Ashar Sangha, a crowd puller, have come up with an innovative way to manage crowd.The Puja committee has done away with the concept of setting up a pandal this year. Instead, the...