Statesman (India) articles from September 2010

Statesman (India) archives from September 2010

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Cease-work called offKOLKATA,29 SEPT : Members of the five employees and officers associations of Calcutta High Court called off their six-day-cease-work. The stir had been kept in abeyance and if the demands are not met it is likely to be...

Mamata is now a total fascist.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA,29 SEPT: Shifting from their earlier stand that Railway Minister and TrinamulCongress supremoMiss MamataBanerjeewas acting like a semi-fascist, the leadership of CPM-affiliated women's wing, PaschimBanga...

Sushil Dhara felicitated on special day.
September 30, 2010... statesman news serviceTAMLUK, 29 SEPT: The West Bengal government has finally come up with a copper plate insignia to felicitate the veteran freedom fighter Mr Sushil Dhara whom the President of India had honoured with a letter of appreciation...

Conference to stress on fall in ground water level.(Conference news)
September 30, 2010... KOLKATA,29, SEPT: The two-day 14thIndian plumbing conference will take up important city-based issues like sharp fall in the ground water level and fire protection management in highrisebuildings in the two-day conference scheduled to be held...

State government beefs up hospital security.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: The assault on medical staff at SSKM Hospital and a cease-work by junior doctors in two medical colleges and hospitals in the city have prompted a government review of hospital security and services.The...

Mob fury in Birbhum after death in mishap.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service SURI, 29 SEPT: The Rajnagar area in Birbhum turned into a battlefield last night when locals ransacked a police station and attacked police personnel to protest a against a lathi-charge on the mob. The mob gathered at the...

CPM supporter shot dead at Singdui.
September 30, 2010... statesman news serviceMIDNAPORE/ASANSOL, 29 SEPT: A CPI-M supporter, Bimal Nayek (40), was gunned down by suspected Maoists at Singdui in the Nayagram area of West Midnapore last night. His body was recovered by the police from a forest today....

Biz Briefs.
September 30, 2010... SBI extends teaser ratesNEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: State Bank of India today said it would extend its eight per cent concessional home loan scheme, popularly called teaser rates, by another three months till December. ptiAircel 3G launch NEW DELHI, 29...

Gates and Buffett to host banquet for Chinas super-rich.
September 30, 2010... BEIJING/FRANKFURT, 29 SEPT: Mr Bill Gates and Mr Warren Buffett will today host a banquet for China's super-rich that has sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy, amid reports that wealthy invitees have been reluctant to attend. Mr Gates and...

Centre not likely to accept states demand on GST.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: The Centre today indicated that it might not accept certain demands of the state governments in the goods and service tax (GST) regime that are not consistent with the basic tax reform structure. The...

PowerGrid plans to lease out transmission towers to telcos.
September 30, 2010... press trust of indiaNEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: Central transmission utility PowerGrid Corp, which plans to raise about Rs 8,600 crore through a follow-on offer in November, said that it would invite bids from telecom companies in the next four months...

Sino-Indian land cable link proposed.
September 30, 2010... BEIJING/NEW YORK, 29 SEPT: A major move has been initiated to build a land cable link between India and China, with China Telecom opening negotiations with several Indian operators for the mega project. The land link-up, being called a new silk...

Govt relaxes FDI policy.
September 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: In a major FDI policy relaxation, the government today allowed retailers to sell to end-consumers products sourced from group wholesale companies, backed by foreign firms, a move which may help firms like...

Satyam reports loss of Rs 124 cr for FY10.(Financial report)
September 30, 2010... press trust of indiaHYDERABAD, 29 SEPT: Mahindra Satyam (formerly Satyam Computer) today reported a consolidated loss of Rs 124.60 crore for year ended March 2010, a far better show from the previous fiscal when it had plunged into a deep crisis...

Anti-outsourcing Bill blocked in US Senate.
September 30, 2010... WASHINGTON, 29 SEPT: In a move that augured well for India, Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-outsourcing Bill that denied tax breaks to US companies, which move jobs overseas, dealing a blow for President Mr Barack...

Core sector growth slows.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: The country's six core industries registered a growth of 3.7 per cent in August this year, down from 6.4 per cent growth clocked in August 2009, according to data released here today by the Union...

Supply disruptions drive food inflation up to 16.44%.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Food inflation increased to 16.44 per cent in the week ending 18 September as the cost of cereals, fruits, select vegetables and milk rose on account of supply disruptions due to heavy rains and floods....

PNB to raise base rate from 8% to 8.5% from tomorrow.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India MUMBAI, 30 SEPT: State-owned Punjab National Bank today said it would raise the minimum rate of interest on loans from 8 per cent at present to 8.5 per cent with effect from 1 October. However, the bank has left the...

SBI hikes deposit rates by 25-75 basis points, base rate unchanged.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India MUMBAI, 30 SEPT: The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) today said it will raise deposit rates by 25 to 75 basis points tomorrow, but the bank has kept minimum rate of interest on loans unchanged at 7.50 per...

Wealth of 100 richest Indians pegged at $300 billion by Forbes.
September 30, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceWASHINGTON, 30 SEPT: The net worth of 100 wealthiest Indians is estimated at $300 billion by Forbes Magazine, which ranks the two Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, first and sixth respectively in its latest rich...

Fag-end buying pushes Sensex above 20,000 level.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaMUMBAi, 30 SEPT: Fag-end buying in metal, banking, FMCG and IT stocks pushed the BSE benchmark Sensex 113 points up to end above the 20,000 mark, on sustained capital inflows. Shrugging off the rising food inflation and weak...

Facebook opens office in India.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Social networking site Facebook today startED its operations in India by opening an office in Hyderabad. The office is already humming with an initial landing team from its headquarters in Palo Alto,...

News.
September 30, 2010... Online Sabotage Reaches Its ZenithRhodri Marsden TEHERAN, 29 SEPT: Computers can go wrong, and everyone is used to it. But thats at home. We assume that the machines controlling the infrastructure that makes everything tick ~ power stations,...

Edits.
September 30, 2010... OUR LIST, THEIR LISTJaw-jaw between the frontier forces Considering the magnitude of a problem that dates back to the late seventies, the five-day meeting of the Border Security Force and the Bangladesh Rifles didnt really take off above the...

Special Article.
September 30, 2010... Talks hit the bumpsIsrael Resumes Settlement Activity By Salman HaidarTalks between the Palestinians and Israelis are now on a knife edge. The two sides have been talking to each other for some weeks but have hit a road block. Until now, it...

Flashback ahead of verdict.
September 30, 2010... When was the first legal claim made over the Babari Masjid?The first suit in the matter was filed on January 19, 1885. It sought to gain the right over the chabootra (raised platform) ~ popularly accepted as the birthplace of Lord Ram ~ for the...

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Anderson extraditionNew Delhi, 29 Sept: The Central Information Commission has directed the external affairs ministry to make public its communication with the CBI in relation to extradition of Bhopal Gas tragedy accused Mr Warren Anderson from...

Ayodhya calm before the storm.
September 30, 2010... AYODHYA/FAIZABAD, 29 SEPT: On the eve of the much awaited verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babari Masjid title suit, the citizenry in the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad ~ both Hindus and Muslims ~ have left their fates to the UP government...

Commuters suffer as motormen strike work.
September 30, 2010... statesman news serviceMUMBAI, 29 SEPT: A fresh stand-off between Western Railway and hundreds of motormen (drivers who pilot suburban trains) has entered the second week. The unannounced work-to-rule by the agitating motormen in support of their...

HC rejects Kasab plea for closed door interaction.
September 30, 2010... Mumbai, 29 SEPT: Bombay High Court today rejected the application of Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab requesting a one-on-one interview with his defence lawyers inside the Arthur Road Jail. A Division Bench of Justice Ms Ranjana...

India, Pak argue afresh.
September 30, 2010... Krishna invites qureshi to commonwealth games anjali sharmaNEW YORK/NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: India and Pakistan were back to bickering after Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshis unsolicited and untenable remarks on Kashmir that scuttled a...

4 held for sending provocative Ayodhya-related SMSs.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 30 SEPT: Four youths were arrested in Ochira of Kollam district today for allegedly sending provocative SMS messages to friends relating to the Ayodhya issue.Police said Jayakumar, Subhash, Manu and Jijo...

Govt extends ban on bulk SMSes till tomorrow.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: The government today extended the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes till tomorrow in view of the Ayodhya verdict on title suit. We have decided to extend the ban by a day in consultation with the ministry of...

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Men shot at in ShyamnagarKOLKATA, 29 SEPT: Tension ran high at Shyamnagar in North 24-Parganas, after a few unidentified men fired four rounds at two persons, Amit Ghosh and Biswajit Dhar, who had protested after the men teased a woman. They had...

Get a feel of Toda village.
September 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: Keeping up its USP of dishing out something new and refreshing every Puja, Suruchi Sangha of New Alipore this time is bringing alive the tribal village of the primitive Toda community from Karnataka.The pandal, around 32 feet...

Where Pujas are a fest.
September 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: A 21st century Mahisasurmardini, a trilingual recitation feat, folk tunes from rural Bengal, Bollywood extravaganza ~ all this is on the cards this Pujas in Moscow.Over the years, Puja celebrations in Russia have turned into a...

Teachers face problems tackling indiscipline.
September 30, 2010... Kolkata,29 Sept: Heads of institutions and members of school management committee today told the school education minister, Mr ParthaDe, that their teachers were expressing helplessness in tackling indiscipline in the face of hype over meting...

Mamata a total fascist: CPM.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA,29 SEPT: Shifting from their earlier stand that Railway Minister and TrinamulCongress supremoMiss MamataBanerjeewas acting like a semi-fascist, the leadership of CPM-affiliated women's wing, PaschimBanga...

Sushil Dhara felicitated on Red-letter day.
September 30, 2010... statesman news serviceTAMLUK, 29 SEPT: The West Bengal government has finally come up with a copper plate insignia to felicitate the veteran freedom fighter Mr Sushil Dhara whom the President of India had honoured with a letter of appreciation...

Conference to focus on fall in ground water level.(Conference news)
September 30, 2010... KOLKATA,29, SEPT: The two-day 14thIndian plumbing conference will take up important city-based issues like a sharp fall in the ground water level and fire protection management in highrisebuildings at the two-day conference scheduled to be held...

Convention against human rights violation by jawans at Lalgarh villages.
September 30, 2010... KOLKATA, 29 Sept: A mass convention in protest against alleged violation of human rights and rape of tribal women of Lalgarh villages by jawans of joint forces and CPI-M-backed goons will be held in Bankura Rabindra Bhavan on 3...

Hospitals security beefed up after attacks.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: The assault on medical staff at SSKM Hospital and a cease-work by junior doctors in two medical colleges and hospitals in the city have prompted a government review of hospital security and services.The...

Mob fury in Birbhum after accident death.
September 30, 2010... statesman news service SURI, 29 SEPT: The Rajnagar area in Birbhum turned into a battlefield last night when locals ransacked a police station and attacked police personnel to protest a against a lathi-charge on the mob. The mob gathered at the...

CPM supporter shot dead at Singdui.
September 30, 2010... statesman news serviceMIDNAPORE/ASANSOL, 29 SEPT: A CPI-M supporter, Bimal Nayek (40), was gunned down by suspected Maoists at Singdui in the Nayagram area of West Midnapore last night. His body was recovered by the police from a forest today....

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Anti-outsourcing Bill WASHINGTON, 29 SEPT: In a move that augured well for India, Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-outsourcing Bill that denied tax breaks to US companies that move jobs overseas. pti (details on...

Cricketer out, administrator in.
September 30, 2010... Gavaskar dropped from IPL council, Dalmiya back in thick of Things MUMBAI/KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: Who says the Age of Miracles is over? Today's annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at Mumbai reconstituted the Indian...

States MGNREGS feat under scanner.
September 30, 2010... pranesh sarkarKOLKATA, 29 SEPT: The CPI-M led state government's success story of huge spendings under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has come under the scanner of the Union rural development ministry.The...

SC slams corruption in CWG.
September 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: The Supreme Court today slammed rampant corruption in the Commonwealth Games to be held here and castigated the government for the collapse of a foot overbridge near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. In this country, payments are...

Security beef-up before verdict.
September 30, 2010... PM, Sonia, Parties appeal for peacesns & agenciesNEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, 29 SEPT: The Allahabad High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on the 60-year-old Ramjanmabhoomi-Babari Masjid dispute, an issue that had changed the course of politics...

UP turns into a fortress ahead of Ayodhya verdict.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India LUCKNOW, 30 SEPT: A thick security blanket has been thrown on UP with paramilitary forces keeping an aerial vigil of sensitive places, including the disputed site in Ayodhya. Allahabad High Court, which would be pronouncing...

Curfew in Kashmir Valley on judgment day.
September 30, 2010... Indo-Asian News ServiceSRINAGAR, 30 SEPT: Curfew has been imposed on Kashmir Valley to preempt any violence that could follow the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babari mosque title suits this afternoon."Curfew has been...

AIMPLB panel to meet after verdict.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India LUCKNOW, 30 SEPT: The executive committee of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will meet after the pronouncement of the Ayodhya title suits verdict to deliberate over it and decide its future course of action....

Allahabad High Court website crashes.
September 30, 2010... Indo-Asian News Service NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: The Allahabad High Court website crashed today after tens of thousands tried to access the portal ahead of the Ayodhya land row verdict. The website had earlier reported that the judgement will be...

Tata-owned Tetley in rights glare after worker's death.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaLONDON, 30 SEPT: Tata-owned Tetley, the best-selling tea manufacturer in the UK, has been accused of human rights violations after the death of its three workers in India. Its parent company, Tata Tea, has been asked to...

Chaos at media centre after Ayodhya verdict.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India LUCKNOW, 30 SEPT: Pandemonium broke out at the special media room set up here shortly after the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute was pronounced. As soon as the three-judge Bench...

Verdict not a win or loss, invite all to help build temple: RSS.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Appealing for restraint, the RSS today said the Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya title suit should not been seen as anybody's victory or defeat and sought people's support for construction of a Ram...

There may be questions on the nature of the verdict: CPI-M.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, 30 SEPT: CPI-M today said the judgment on Ayodhya title suit required to be fully studied as there may be questions on the nature of the verdict and maintained that recourse to Supreme Court should be the...

HC orders three-way division of Ayodhya site among Hindus & Muslims.
September 30, 2010... PTI & SNS LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Allahabad High Court today ruled by a majority verdict that the disputed land in Ayodhya be divided into three parts among Hindus and Muslims and that the place where the makeshift temple of Lord Ram...

Political parties welcome Ayodhya verdict.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Political parties today welcomed the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suits with the BJP, which spearheaded the Ramjanmabhumi movement, terming it as a positive development while Congress...

Wakf Board to move SC against order.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of India LUCKNOW, 30 SEPT: The Sunni Wakf Board today said it will move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order dividing the disputed land in Ayodhya among three parties. It sais it would nt abandon its claim. We...

PM, senior ministers to review Ayodhya verdict.
September 30, 2010... Indo-Asian News Service NEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will discuss the implications of the Ayodhya verdict on Thursday, which has gone in favour of a temple, at a high-level meeting, official sources said. The top-level...

Congress core group discusses Ayodhya verdict.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 SEPT: Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and party president Mrs Sonia Gandhi today held deliberations in the wake of the judgment of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya title...

Verdict key step towards building Ram temple: Advani.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, 30 SEPT:BJP today welcomed the Allahabad High Court verdict on Ayodhya issue saying it was a significant step towards building a grand temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram and opened a new chapter for national...

100 years ago today.(Obituary)
September 30, 2010... Occasional NotesThe first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Lord Minto Memorial Fund was held last evening in the rooms of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce. There was a good attendance of members of the Executive Committee. Mr A.M....

North Korea finds a future leader.
September 30, 2010... david mcneillPyongyangs streets offer few hints of the momentous events in the citys Mansudae Assembly Hall, where Workers Party cadres from across the country are convening for a rare meeting to discuss who will succeed the Dear Leader Kim...

Face to face with the king.
September 30, 2010... a k ojhaYou are late by an hour, Sir. I asked you to reach by seven in the morning. By this time they might have retreated to their dens. However, let us try our luck.We were at the gate of Gir Lion Sanctuary and this was how we were greeted by...

Indo-Israeli ties worry China?
September 30, 2010... Recently CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and his non-card carrying comrade Mani Shankar Aiyer participated in a seminar in Delhi. Both lashed out at the Indian government for accepting arms aid from Israel and thereby ignoring the plight...

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Chennai Open Defending champion Marin Cilic, ranked 14th on the Association of Tennis Professionals circuit, and 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, ranked seventh, on Wednesday confirmed their participation in the Chennai Open to be held...

Chelsea, Arsenal march on.
September 30, 2010... PARIS, 29 SEPT: Chelsea and Arsenal maintained their perfect records to edge closer to the Champions League last 16, while Europe's elite club competition revelled in a little Brazilian magic. Chelsea handed former player Didier Deschamps a...

East Bengal reach final.
September 30, 2010... CUTTACK/KOLKATA, 29 SEPT: East Bengal stormed into the finals of the Federation Cup after beating Churchill Brothers by a solitary goal in the semi-final played today at the Barabati Stadium here.Tolgey Ozbey scored the winner for the red &...

Neighbours discuss security.
September 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: The Pakistan high commissioner, Mr Shahid Malik, today met the home secretary, Mr Gopal K Pillai, discussing with him security during the Commonwealth Games. Mr Malik, who visited the Commonwealth Games Village yesterday,...

Pak athletes win symbolic victory over Taj Mahal trip.
September 30, 2010... NEW DELHI, 29 SEPT: Determined that Commonwealth Games' athletes and delegates should get the most out of their trip to India, organisers are arranging trips to the Taj Mahal , putting on special trains that will whisk the visitors to the World...

Not a traditional Mohali pitch.
September 30, 2010... MOHALI, 29 SEPT: The pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium here has traditionally been bouncy but it will be slower during the first Test between India and Australia, the curator, Mr Daljit Singh, said today. Owing to heavy rainfall in...

Australian bowlers put to the test.
September 30, 2010... MOHALI, 29 SEPT: Australia expect their bowlers to put in a sharp and disciplined performance in a bid to keep pressure on India's strong batting line-up in the opening Test starting on Friday. They failed to find match-winning bowlers on their...

Dhoni, Raina join team-mates.
September 30, 2010... CHANDIGARH, 29 SEPT: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina today joined the Test squad ahead of the the first Test against Australia in Mohali after completing their Champions League Twenty20 engagements for the Chennai Super Kings...

Board faces fresh IPL complications.
September 30, 2010... MUMBAI, 29 SEPT: It's been just six months since the Kochi franchise, at Rs 1,500 crore, became the second-most costliest Indian Premier League team, but internal squabbles are already threatening to break the team, according to Indian Cricket...

Butt eats humble pie.
September 30, 2010... KARACHI/LONDON, 29 SEPT: Pakistan cricket chief Mr Ijaz Butt has withdrawn his claim that England players were suspected of fixing a one-day match between the two countries. "I wish personally and on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board to...

German man admits to assault, rape of 1,000 women.
September 30, 2010... London, 29 SEPT: A German man has admitted to sexually assaulting and raping over 1,000 women during a 22 -year crime spree, by copying a trick from the Hollywood flick The Silence Of The Lambs.46-year-old Joerg P confessed to his crimes before...

26/11-style terror attack on Europe foiled: Report.
September 30, 2010... press trust of indiaLONDON, 29 SEPT: An Al Qaida-linked plot to launch a Mumbai-style terror attack simultaneously on London and major cities in France and Germany was disrupted by Intelligence agencies, says a report.The plan for suicidal...

Miliband makes veiled attack on party.
September 30, 2010... LONDON, 29 SEPT: Despite putting on a public show of loyalty to his younger sibling as he tried to kick-start his stewardship of the party, a barbed remark by the shadow foreign secretary was caught on camera.The incident came as Mr Miliband...

Briefs.
September 30, 2010... Myanmar pollsYANGON, 28 SEPT: Myanmar's Prime Minister warned citizens to protect the country's image during the November elections and to prevent anyone from derailing the first polls in 20 years, state media reported today. The 7 November vote...

Lanka President approves 30-month jail for Fonseka.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of IndiaCOLOMBO, 30 SEPT: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved the 30-month jail term given to former army chief General Sarath Fonseka by a military court on charges of corruption, top officials said today. Sri Lankan...

Khairul Haque sworn in as B'desh Chief Justice.
September 30, 2010... Press Trust of indiaDHAKA, 30 SEPT: Mr Justice ABM Khairul Haque, who had ruled that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first person to declare Bangaldesh's Independence, was today sworn in as the 19th Chief Justice of the country. Mr...

Inter-Korean military talks end with no progress.
September 30, 2010... Associated PressSEOUL, 30 SEPT: North and South Korea ended their first working-level military talks in two years today with no progress as the meeting stumbled over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang, Seoul's...