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IM getting motivation and strength
from Pakistan: Shinde
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Centre to states: Put info related to MGNREGA
& PDS in public domain
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Dissidence won't be brooked, says
Uddhav; Joshi apologises
INDIA'S LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Vol. : 3 Issue : 22 Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
RNI No. : MAHENG/2011/38665 Price : Rs.2
MHADA
plans to build houses on 400
plots instead of selling them
Considering the skyrocketing realty
prices in the state, Konkan Board of
the Maharashtra Housing and Area
Development Authority (MHADA)
has decided to construct affordable
housing projects on 400 plots located
in Thane, Ambarnath, Raigad,
Konkan and Sindhudurg, rather than
selling them through its lottery system. Konkan Board Chief Officer Dr
Bhausaheb Dangade said, “Earlier, we
had plans to sell the 400 plots, but
now we have decided to construct affordable housing projects on them.
This will help MHADA generate more
revenue and provide affordable housing to people.” Another official
claimed the housing body has plots
on prime locations in the above-mentioned areas.
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Editorial
Arunachal is "integral and important part" of India: Pranab
On one of the rare Presidential visits to this part of the country,
incumbent Pranab Mukherjee on Friday asserted that Arunachal
Pradesh is an integral and important part of the Northeast region of
India and a core stake holder in country's 'Look East' foreign policy.
In comments that will be read with interest in Beijing, which lays
claim over parts of the state, he said no longer should this region be
considered remote. "The Centre and the state government should
together rapidly build the infrastructure linkages and connectivity
with the rest of India that is required and this legislature and the people
of Arunachal should extend every assistance possible to this venture,"
he said in his address to Arunachal Pradesh assembly. China, which has
raised disputes regarding India's sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh,
has of late upped the ante by issuing stapled visas to residents of the
state in a bid to buttress its claim. But the visits by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh some years ago and the President now are seen as an
attempt by India to send a clear message to China that India has an
unassailable sovereignty over the state.
Centre to frame guidelines
to regulate TV contents
The Supreme Court asked three central ministries and others
including Press Council of India (PCI) to respond to a PIL seeking
framing of guidelines to regulate contents of television channels.
A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi
on Friday issued notices to ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Law and Justice and Communications & Information Technology. Besides them, PCI, Election Commission, News Broadcasters Association, Indian Broadcasting Foundation and Advertising
Standards Council of India have also been asked to respond to the
PIL which has been filed by Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, a registered
public charitable trust, through its Mumbai-based lawyer Rajeev K
Panday. The plea also said the court should declare that a 2008
government order will not preclude an authorised officer under the
Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act from initiating criminal
prosecution against a channel in case of violation of provisions of
the Act. It alleged that there is "complete absence" of regulatory
authority for TV Channels. The petition raises a substantial question of public importance and public interest relating to the necessity of an effective regulation of electronic media in matters involving public morality, public decorum, social tranquillity and public
order "There is no regulatory body for TV channels which is comparable with Press Council of India that regulates the print media.
Though TV channels are audio-visual media, there is no censorship on their contents. In other words, a film that cannot be released without censor certificate can straightaway be released on a
TV channel," the PIL said. The PIL said the so-called self-regulation by electronic media has proved to be "completely ineffective"
as the "self-regulating bodies" are private companies and are under control of the media houses. "The private bodies have a limited
power of imposing fine upto Rs one lakh which goes into their
own kitty. There is no compensation to victim of media abuse.
There is also no control of government over these bodies. These
bodies are not accountable to people as they are not organs of
the state," it said. The law relating to emergency blocking of
objectionable website without prior notice as contained in the
Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for blocking for access of information by public) Rules, 2009 is much
more rigorous as compared to TV channels for which there is no
law for emergency blocking. hough objectionable programme
on TV channel can do more harm than an objectionable website,
there is no rigorous law to curb objectionable content of a TV
channel. The belated action on behalf of the Government authorities against erring channels shows that the non-serious
attitude of the Centre. "...the Central Government is also nonserious about exercising its powers with reference to controlling channels by suspension and revocation of license. This
has emboldened the channels to violate the programme code in
a blatant manner and has given rise to malpractices such as
'Paid News' "Extortion by blackmail", "Character Assassination
for TRP" and so on," it said.
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Food preservation by
radiation processing
Food is vital for human
existence. Conservation and
preservation of food is essential for food security and it
provides economic stability
and self-reliance to a nation.
The need to preserve food
has been felt by mankind
since time immemorial. The
seasonal nature of production,
long distances between production and consumption centres and rising gap between
demand and supply have
made this need even more
relevant today. The hot and
humid climate of a country
like India is quite favourable
for growth of numerous insects and microorganisms
RAHUL
TULI
that destroy stored crops and
cause spoilage of food every
year. Spoilage can also occur
due to chemical and physiological changes in stored
foods. Sea-foods, meat and
poultry may carry harmful
microbes and parasitic organisms that cause illnesses
associated with their consumption. As in other parts of
the world, India has also
vation through radiation.
Radiation processing of
food involves exposure of
food to short wave radiation
energy to achieve a specific
purpose such as extension of
shelf-life,
insect
The hot and humid
climate of a country
like India is quite
favourable for growth
of numerous insects
and microorganisms
that destroy stored
crops and cause spoilage of food every year.
Spoilage can also occur
due to chemical and
physiological changes
in stored foods.
disinfestations and elimination
of food borne pathogens and
Expertise and know-how for designing, fabrication and commissioning of irradiators is available in the
country with the Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE) and BARC.
India has also practiced various methods
of food preservation such as sun drying,
pickling and fermentation which were
supplemented with more energy consuming
techniques such as refrigeration, freezing
and canning.
practiced various methods of
food preservation such as
sun drying, pickling and fermentation which were
supplemented with more energy consuming techniques
such as refrigeration, freezing and canning. Each of
these methods has its merits
and limitations. Man has always been in the search for
newer methods to preserve
foods with least change in
sensory qualities. Radiation
processing of food is one of
the latest methods developed
for this purpose. Food Technology Division (FTD) of the
Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre (BARC) is involved in
the research on food preser-
post-harvest losses and use
of chemical fumigants.
Expertise and know-how
for designing, fabrication and
commissioning of irradiators
is available in the country
with the Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE) and
BARC. In India commercial
food irradiation could be carried out in a facility licensed
by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). The
DAE has set up two technology demonstration units in
India. The Radiation Processing Plant at Vashi, Navi
Mumbai, mainly meant for
treatment of spices, dry vegetable seasonings like onion
flakes, and pet foods, is being operated by the Board of
Radiation & Isotope Technology (BRIT). KRUSHAK
(Krushi
Utpadan
Sanrakshan
Kendra),
parasites. In comparison with
heat or chemical treatment,
irradiation is considered a
more effective and appropriate technology to destroy
food borne pathogens. It offers a number of advantages
to producers, processors, retailers and consumers.
Though irradiation alone cannot solve all the problems of
food preservation, it can play
an important role in reducing
Lasalgaon, was set up in
2002 by BARC, to demonstrate low dose applications
of radiation such as control
of
sprouting,
insect
disinfestations, and quarantine treatment. KRUSHAK
became the first Cobalt-60
gamma irradiation facility in
the world, outside US, to be
certified by USDA-APHIS
for phytosanitary treatment
enabling export of mango
from India to the US in 2007
after a gap of 18 years. The
microbiological, nutritional
and chemical aspects of radiation-processed foods
have been studied in detail
around the world. None of
these studies have indicated
any adverse effects of radiation on food quality.
KRUSHAK became the first Cobalt-60 gamma irradiation facility in the world, outside US, to be certified by
USDA-APHIS for phytosanitary treatment enabling export of mango from India to the US in 2007 after a gap of
18 years. The microbiological, nutritional and chemical
aspects of radiation-processed foods have been studied
in detail around the world. None of these studies have
indicated any adverse effects of radiation on food quality.

3. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
Glowing tributes paid to martyrs
of 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai
Mumbai
( AU
NEWS
NETWORK ) : Five years on,
Mumbaikars remember their dear
ones and martyrs lost during 26/
11 terror attacks by holding
memorial services.
As Mumbai marks the fifth
anniversary of one of the worstever terror attacks in the history,
Mumbaikars once again
remembered their lost ones with
teary eyes. Five years on,
memories of the attack that killed
166 people during the three-day
assault by 10 Pakistani terrorists,
are still fresh in the minds of
people. A memorial service was
held at Bombay Police Gymkhana,
where Chief Minister of
Maharashtra Prithviraj Chouhan
and other ministers laid wreath to
pay homage to the martyrs. At the
Nariman House, the Rabbi
conducted a memorial service, as
the Jewish Chabad House at
Colaba was completely destroyed
during the attacks. Friends and
family members of victims lay
flowers, wreaths and lit candles
at Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus
(CST), Taj Mahal Hotel, Oberoi
Trident and Leopold café.
These places also held their
own private memorial
services. The attacks, which
drew widespread global
criticism lasted for three days.
Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only
attacker of the 10 terrorists,
who was captured alive, was
hanged on 21st November
last year and buried at
Yerwada Jail in Pune.
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CBI seizes gold worth Rs. 67 lakh, FDs from SBI officer's home
Mumbai/New Delhi: CBI
conducted searches at the
Mumbai residence of SBI Deputy
MD Shyamal Acharya and claimed
to have seized gold and jewellery
worth Rs. 67 lakh after he and
others were booked by the agency
in a graft case related to disbursal
of a loan of over Rs. 400 crore.
CBI's Economic Offences
Wing in Mumbai had registered a
case against Mr Acharya who is
also the head of Mid-Corporate
wing of the Bank, former SBI official
K K Kumarah and Chairman of
Worlds Window Group Piyoosh
Goyal for alleged graft.
Mr Kumarah was arrested in
the case yesterday. The agency
said that Mr Goyal had allegedly
applied for over Rs. 400 crore of
corporate loan from SBI but only
Rs. 75 crore was approved.
Mr Kumarah, who had joined
Worlds Window Group after
leaving SBI as an advisor,
allegedly tried to get loans
cleared for the company using
his contacts in the bank, the
agency said.
CBI said an arrangement was
reached between Mr Kumarah
and Mr Goyal under which he was
to get Rs. 25 lakh for his services
and Rs. 15 lakh for Mr Acharya.
Mr Kumarah allegedly
purchased two high-end
watches, Rolex and Omega
brands, worth about Rs. 7.75 lakh
to be given to Mr Acharya for his
alleged favours, they said.
Meanwhile, the agency came
to know about this deal and a trap
was laid. Mr Kumarah, who was
coming out from the residence of
Mr Acharya after allegedly giving
him watches, was nabbed by a
waiting CBI team.
Sachin Tendulkar is UNICEF's Shipping Min launches CSR
first brand ambassador for S. Asia projects of JNPT, Mumbai
India's recently-retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has
become UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia.
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai Thursday, Sachin said that he
is all set to work for promoting
hygiene and sanitation
in the region. He thanked the
UNICEF for allowing him to
start a wonderful second innings.
The 40-year old Master
Blaster said he was baffled by
the statistics on the high number
of children dying due to lack of
proper hygiene. He expressed
surprise over the fact that 36 per
cent of the world's population do
not have access to safe and clean
toilets. Sachin, who has been a part of UNICEF campaigns for
polio and global hand washing, said he was looking forward to
spending time with children and educating them about hygiene.
Sachin said he would achieve something in his second innings if
he was able to bring down the child mortality rate caused due to
diarrhoea-related diseases.
Lodha buys London embassy
building for Rs. 3300 crore
Ottawa (AU News
network) : Canada has sold
a large embassy building in
London's luxury Mayfair
district to Indian developer
Lodha Dwellers Pvt Ltd for
$530 million (or around Rs.
3,300 crore at 62 rupee per
US dollar), the Canadian
foreign ministry said on
Thursday.
Canada wanted to
dispose of the large sixstorey building in Grosvenor
Square because it plans to
consolidate all diplomatic
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activities in another official
Canadian property on
Trafalgar Square. Canada
was advised by Savills PLC.
Foreign embassies are
abandoning London's
premier addresses such as
Mayfair and Kensington as
the world of diplomacy
changes in the face of
security risks and new
technology.
Canada disposed of its
mansion-like residence in
Dublin in 2008 and is trying
to sell the ambassador's
house in Rome.
Union Shipping Minister, Mr. G.K. Vasan has asked
the Port Trusts to play an active role in educating the
common man about the importance of ports in the
economic development of the country. Launching a variety
of CSR projects by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust-JNPT in
Mumbai on Wednesday, Mr. Vasan informed that the JNPT
is launching various projects to aid different sections of
the society.
Apart from its tourist initiatives at 'Gateway of India'
and the Elephanta Island, the JNPT will be setting up
gymnasiums for the less privileged youth and will also
organise a 'Boat Cruise' for senior citizens. Congratulating
the Minister of State for Shipping, Milind Deora for his
efforts in making these initiatives a reality, Mr. Vasan said
that JNPT has become the first port to invite school
students to visit the port facilities, without compromising
on its operations and security.
Man reportedly electrocuted while using
iPhone 4S with third-party charger
Mumbai (AU News network) :In a rare but
not entirely unprecedented incident, a man in
Thailand was reportedly declared dead after being
electrocuted while using his Apple iPhone 4S when
it was charging. It's worth
pointing out that the
charger was found to be
third-party one, and not the
original Apple-supplied
charger.
The 28-year old man
from Chanthaburi province
was found dead in his
room with burn marks
across the body and hand.
The report claims that the
man was holding his
iPhone 4S at the time of
death and that the smartphone was hooked to a
power outlet.
While the exact cause of death has not been
ascertained, the report speculates that the man
might have been talking on the smartphone while
charging it, and that the charger could have
overheated resulting in the electrocution.
In a similar incident, a Chinese woman was
killed by an electric shock when answering a call
on her iPhone 5 while it was charging in July this
year. Soon after, Apple announced a probe looking
into the death of the woman. Previously, an
Apple iPhone 5 even exploded during phone
call in Thailand.
To counter such incidents involving
unauthorised after-market accessories,
Apple had in August announced a trade-in
program for third-party chargers, where
people with counterfeit or third-party power
adaptors could swap them for certified Apple
models for the local equivalent of $10.
Samsung has not been far from such
incidents as well, as the company's 2013
flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4
reportedly exploded and burned down a
house in Hong Kong.

4. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
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'Bullett Raja' review: Saif Ali
Khan dazzles in this Dhulia flick
As a
Sometimes you are left
wondering why the potential of a star is not used to
its full extent more often.
Tigmanshu
Dhulia’s
‘Bullett Raja' is a good example of what Saif Ali Khan
is actually capable of, reminding you of ‘Langda
Tyagi’ from ‘Omkara’. Yet
it is not a repeat of the old
act. This rustic act of Saif
Ali Khan makes you want
more. Saif plays Raja
Mishra, a trigger happy
small town boy who turns
into a fully fledged gangster as he gets entangled
in a shootout. The story
then plots his and his friend
Rudra’s (played by Jimmy
Shergill) journey in the politics and violence of Uttar
Pradesh. Raja and Rudra
then make their way up into
main stream politics while
playing henchmen for the
leading opposition party
leader. The movie is action
packed and the director
does not try and keep it understated to attract crowds.
He does not try to pull off
‘Dabangg’ style stunts either. The hair raising action
sequences are fantastically
paced and the wit and
humour used to set off the
scenes remind you why
Dhulia is a genius. The
characters of Raja and
Rudra make compelling anti
heroes. They are loyal, romantic, witty, macho,
strong and exude panache
in every move. The movie
has an great cast ensemble.
Gulshan Grover and Raj
Babbar in negative characters make you nostalgic for
their performances in the
90s. Even Chunky Pandey,
who plays a negative
cameo in the first half is really commendable. Jimmy
as usual makes you think
why he is so underused in
Bollywood and why more
directors don’t take him on
board. He seems to be one
of Tigmanshu’s favourite
actors – with a splendid performance in this movie, the
director is not far off the
mark. Sonakshi Sinha plays
her 'typical' Bollywood
heroine role, and does not
have much to contribute.
Even the romantic angle
given to the movie is wasteful. Ravi Kishen plays a
character with a lot of potential in the movie and
could have been utilised
better. A special mention
should go to Vidyut
Jamwal. If after Akshay
Kumar there is dearth of a
true action hero in
Bollywood; Vidyut is the
answer. Even though he
comes onscreen only for
the last 45 minutes or so,
he delivers a power packed
performance and the jaw
dropping stunts which he
has choreographed and executed himself are breath
taking. Added to this his
good looks and a well toned
body would ensure his female fan following only
growing with more projects.
The movie is all about
the refreshingly original
screenplay and the tight
direction. The dialogues
(written by Tigmanshu himself) are crisp and witty and
don’t fizzle out at any part
of the movie. They are not
over done either. Some of
them got wolf whistles as
the audience cheered the
actors for some more.
“Brahman bhukha toh
Sudama, samjha toh
Chanakya aor rutha toh
Ravaan.” (When a Brahmin
is hungry, he is Sudama;
when he understands, he is
Chanakya; and when angry, he is Raavan)
“Uttar Pradesh ki
raajneeti me koi khas nahi
hota, jo jaan deta hai wahi
khaas hota hai.” (In the politics of Uttar Pradesh, no-
body is a favourite. The one
who can give his life for
you is the favourite.) With
all the pluses in the movie
however, the songs in the
movie are disappointing.
Sajid-Wajid have provided
a good background score
with a true Hollywood
western style mouth organ
playing at the pauses and
the intense parts of the
movie. But, the songs are
badly placed. ‘Dont touch
me’ and ‘Tamanche pe
disco’ make you think why
the director needed to put
these tracks at all when he
could have easily done
without them. Dhulia’s
biggest mass entertainer
venture yet, ‘Bullett Raja’
is not your usual gravity
defying stunt filled motion
picture that asks you to
leave your brains behind.
The twists and turns in
the plot keep you rooted
to the seats for the entire
movie. They might be
somewhat predictable but
are not stretched and
don’t underestimate the
intelligence of the viewer.
The movie is a must watch
for anyone who loves hard
core action. It is not as intense as Dhulia’s previous
ventures were, but ‘Bullett
Raja’ will surely not let you
down.
(AU NEWS NETWORK)
Kareena Kapoor reinvented in 'Bombay Samurai' Being a GUESS girl is big deal for me: Priyanka Chopra
Actress Kareena
Kapoor`s career seems
to be heading to an
exciting new level with
Dev Benegal`s film
‘Bombay Samurai’.
Post-marriage, she
seemed to flounder in her
choices with her halfhearted crusader`s role in
Prakash
Jha`s
‘Satyagraha’ and the
totally inane social
activist`s role in ‘Gori Tere
Pyaar Mein’. With
‘Bombay Samurai’,
Kareena finally seems to
have got her postmarriage formula right.
According
to
sources, the film is "a
crazy zany rollicking
roller coaster ride with
amazing twists and
turns. There are seven to
eight pivotal characters.
But Kareena and Farhan
(Akhtar) preside over the
show".
"They play a couple
like no other seen before
in our films. They are
wacky and unpredictable.
The two actors will have a
ball playing their outgoing
zestful characters," the
source added.
Both Kareena and
Farhan were keen to work
with one another.
Says Farhan: "I`ve
seen Kareena`s work.
She is consistently
excellent. I was keen to
work with her. Dev`s film
gives us a chance to try
something different."
Kareena expressed the
highest admiration for
Farhan: "I admire Farhan
for being multi-talented.
Priyanka Chopra is the
first Bollywood actress to become the face of global fashion
brand GUESS, and the actress
considers it a big deal.
"Being a GUESS girl for me
is a really big deal because the
most iconic beautiful women
have been part of these campaigns. It`s one of the most
iconic brands in the world," the
31-year-old said here Friday at
a GUESS store where she was
unveiled as the new GUESS
girl. "When I went to New York
this time, to pick up the magazines and saw Julia Roberts in
the front and myself on the
back, I was like `woah`," she
added. International singer
Bryan Adams shot Priyanka
for the campaign and she reveals "When they first told me
that Bryan was shooting it, I
thought there must be some
other person by the same
name." "I couldn`t think that
somebody is so talented to be
a singer and a photographer.
But then I found out that he
has done a lot of campaigns for
GUESS. They showed me the
pictures of one of their most
recent campaigns. And Bryan
knew of me and I knew of
Bryan. He comes to India so
often that he is now half Indian," Priyanka said. Priyanka,
who went international with
her singing talent by launching
her first single ‘In my city’,
had released her second single
‘Exotic’ a few months back.
She is now working on her
third song. On the Bollywood
front, she will soon be seen in
Yash Raj Films` new project
‘Gunday’ with Arjun Kapoor
and Ranveer Singh.
(AU News network)

5. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
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Mumbai International film festival to be organized from Feb 3-9
MUMBAI : (AU News network) The 13th edition of
Mumbai International film festival for Documentary, Short
and Animation Films (MIFF) will be organized by Films
Division at the National Centre for Performing Arts
(NCPA), Mumbai from February 3 to 9, 2014.
This was announced by V S Kundu, Director
General, Films Division and Director, MIFF 2014 while addressing media persons in Panaji
Films Division sources reports that the
oldest and largest international film festival for
the non-feature and animation films in Asia,
MIFF-2014 brings a lot of valuable content for
film makers and cinefiles. Apart from best
director, awards have been introduced for
producer, cinematographer, editor, sound
recordist and animator. Awards for the most
innovative film, named after Pramod Pati, and
most popular film of the festival have also been
instituted taking the total number of awards to
32 from 22 in the MIFF 2012. A veteran Indian
documentary film maker will be honoured with
V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
MIFF will distribute cash awards worth 55 lac
rupees apart from Golden Conches, trophies and
certificates to the winners in different categories.
AK Ganguly named as judge
accused of harassing intern
Justice AK Ganguly
New Delhi (AU News
network) : The Supreme Court
has revealed that the former judge
accused of sexually harassing an
intern in December is AK
Ganguly. "I am totally innocent,"
he said, " I have worked with
several interns in my life... a large
number of them... I treat them like
my children."
The former judge has testified
for three serving Supreme Court
judges who are investigating the
charges. So has the young
woman lawyer who complained
against him in a blog earlier this
month, without naming him. She
said he harassed her in a hotel
room in December.
Justice Ganguly was on the
bench which delivered a landmark
verdict in February 2012,
cancelling 122 licenses for mobile
networks, on the grounds that
they had been allocated without
transparency.
The committee handling the
inquiry against him submitted its
report to the Chief Justice of India,
P Sathasivam. Justice Ganguly,
who retired earlier this year, is now
the Chairman of the West Bengal
Human Rights Commission.
MLC's kin arrested for objectionable
remarks against Bhujbal
MUMBAI : (AU News
network) : Former chairman of
Nashik District Central co-op
bank Advay Hiray has been
arrested and remanded in police
custody till December 2 by a
court here for allegedly posting
some "objectionable" comments
on Facebook against state
minister Chaggan Bhujbal.
Advay, brother of MLC Apurva
Hiray, was produced before the
court yesterday after he was
arrested on discharge from
Nashik civil hospital, where he
was admitted on Thursday night
following health problems. NCP
youth leader Vaibhav Devre had
lodged a complaint against
Advay in city's Ambad police
station for posting "obscene and
objectionable" remarks against
the District Guardian minister on
Facebook, police said on
Saturday. Following this, police
had registered a case against
Advay under sections 323, 504,
IT 66 (A) and 67 (A) of IPC and
IT Act, but could not place him
under
arrest
due
to
hospitalisation.
A cross complaint was also
lodged by Advay against four
NCP youth activists-- Vaibhav
Devre, Dhiraj Magar, Mukesh
shevale and Amol Naik -- for
allegedly ransacking his office in
Pawan Nagar locality and
damaging his car on Thursday
over the FB post. The activists
were arrested and remanded in
four-day police custody
yesterday. Advay's brother
Apurva is a MLC from Nashik
division teachers' constituency.
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Class 9 student hangs herself in Kandivali home
(AU News network) A 13 year old girl committed suicide by
hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her Kandivali residence on
Saturday afternoon. The police said that the reason for her taking
the extreme step is still not known. The deceased, Sailee Chawan,
a class 9 student, hung herself using a dupatta at her apartment.
She was alone at home. Her parents discovered her body, when
they returned around 3 pm. No suicide note has been found.
CR fines over 1,200 for traveling
in ladies, handicapped coaches
In a special drive conducted by Central Railway's (CR)
Railway Protection Force in Mumbai division since Nov. 18 at
least 1,212 people were arrested for traveling in the ladies'
coach, entering the handicap coach, trespassing, traveling without tickets, creating nuisance in railway premises. A total of
Rs.1.63 lakh was collected as fine from them, said Alok Bohra,
senior divisional security commissioner, RPF, CR.
Going online saves state Rs.50 cr in 5 years
Mumbai (Dev Gaurva Pawar) : The state saved up to
Rs.50 crore in the past five years by offering services over the
internet. E-service centres in villages and districts have reduced corruption in cash disbursement cases, a government
source said. Also, elimination of agents and their fees has helped
people save their money.
In terms of e-transactions concerning government sponsored schemes, the highest public response was for land record
or 7/12 extract registrations and certificates, followed by other
services such as income certificate, domicile certificate, utility
services, bank transactions, ticketing and tax payments.
Murder accused arrested from
Kolhapur hideout after 20 years
A murder accused, who had been evading arrest for the past 20
years, was arrested by the Mumbai police from his hideout in Kolhapur
on Monday. The NM Joshi Marg police said Gorakshe Bapu Patil
was produced before a local court on Tuesday and remanded in Judicial custody till December 12. A resident of Wani Chawl in Lower
Parel, he worked in a cold drink shop in the area. The incident took
place in May 1992, when he assaulted one Mangesh Shetty, 21, with
a sharp weapon after the latter picked up a fight with him for not
giving him juice as asked.
South Mumbai corporator files
molestation complaint against 4
A 55 year old corporator from South Mumbai on Tuesday lodged a
complaint with the Azad Maidan police alleging that she was molested
by four people over a parking row. The police said the incident occurred
on October 22, when the victim, an Andheri resident, parked her car in the
compound of GT Hospital. She said the four men told her she had parked
in a no parking area, after which a verbal fight ensued. She alleged the
four touched her inappropriately, abused her and threatened her.
Pappu Kalani convicted for murder conspiracy in 23-yr-old case
Thane (AU News network) : Former
Ulhasnagar MLA Suresh alias Pappu Kalani
and three others were on Friday found guilty
by a court here in a 23-year-old murder case.
Kalani was convicted for criminal conspiracy by Additional Sessions Judge
Rajeshwari Bapat-Sarkar here, who acquitted two others for want of evidence.
One Ghanashyam Bhatija was murdered
in Ulhasnagar on February 27, 1990 near the
Pinto Resorts in Ulhasnagar in the district.
His brother Inder Bhatija, who had seen his
brother getting gunned down, was himself
shot dead on April 28, 1990 despite having
police protection.
According to police, both the murders were a
fall-out of long-standing political and criminal enmities.
The police filed charge sheet against Pappu
Kalani, Bacchi Pandey, Baba Gabrial, Mohamad
Asrat, Dr Narendra Ramsinghani,, and one Richard. While Bacchi, Baba and Mohamad were
held guilty of murder and conspiracy, Kalani was
convicted only for conspiracy (section 120-B of
Indian Penal Code).
The remaining two were acquitted. Sentences
would be announced tomorrow. Kalani was president of Ulhasnagar Municipal Council and MLA
of Congress at one time. Later he floated his own
party.
Rs 40 lakh donated to Saibaba
Trust on behalf of late devotee
Shirdi: A Chennai-based
woman donated Rs 40 lakh to the
Saibaba Sansthan Trust here to
fulfil the last wish of her late
mother-in-law Lilavati Devi.
The woman, Sarladevi, lost
her mother-in-law recently. As per
the devotee's wishes, the family
sold the property in her name and
donated the amount to the temple
trust, Sansthan sources said on
Saturday. Sarladevi and family
visited the temple on Friday and
donated a ventilator worth Rs 14
lakh to the Sansthan hospital. The
remaining amount is to be utilised
for other purposes, they added.
The donor's family was felicitated
by the Sansthan on the occasion.

6. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
INDIA LOCAL
Drug haul in Manipur;
army officer among 5 held
Manipur (AU NEWS NETWORK) : In Manipur,
Chief Judicial Magistrate of Thoubal has
remanded five persons including a Manipur
Rifles officer to police custody till fourth of the
next month. They were arrested on Tuesday
night from Chaobok Lamkhai under Lilong
Police Station in Thoubal District while moving
towards the international border town of
Moreh from Imphal. A huge consignment of
illegal drugs was seized from their possession.
GoM finalises report on Andhra Pradesh
bifurcation along with draft Telangana Bill
(AU News network) The
Group of Ministers, GoM, set up
to look into the bifurcation of
Andhra Pradesh, has finalised
its report along with the Draft
Telengana Bill. The GoM, which
met in New Delhi Wednesday
evening, discussed various issues
concerning bifurcation and
distribution of assets between
Telangana and residuary Andhra
Pradesh. After a four-hour
meeting, Home Minister
Sushilkumar Shinde, who heads
the GoM, told reporters that some
discussions are still left but he
remained non-committal as to
when the GoM will submit its
report to the Union Cabinet.
Once the Cabinet clears the
proposal, it will go to the
President, who will refer it to
Andhra Pradesh Assembly for
approval. However, the
Assembly resolution is not
binding under the Constitution.
The Union Cabinet then can
consider the Andhra Pradesh
Reorganisation Bill and with
Union Cabinet's approval, it will
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TOP NEWS
(AU
NEWS NETWORK)
Arvind Kejriwal enrolled as voter in three places : BJP tells EC
New Delhi : The state unit of the BJP on Sunday lodged a complaint
with the Election Commission, alleging that Aam Aadmi Party chief
Arvind Kejriwal is enrolled as a voter in three places two in Delhi and
one in Uttar Pradesh. The letter dated November 22 said Kejriwal has
voter identity cards issued from Sahibabad constituency in Uttar
Pradesh, and Seemapuri and New Delhi constituencies in the national
capital. The Sahibabad and Seemapuri cards bear the same
identification numbers. We have obtained the information from the
official websites of the chief electoral officers of Uttar Pradesh and
Delhi, said BJP member Satish Upadhyay. Upadhyay and fellow party
member Harish Khurana had written the letter.
AK-47s stolen from minister's drunk guards
Hazaribag : Drinking and passing out in Maoist affected areas may
have its own pit falls. Two AK-47 rifles with 150 rounds of ammunitions
and one service revolver along with 35 bullets were stolen late on
Saturday night from the bodyguards of Jharkhand minister for excise
Jai Prakash Bhai Patel.
Police sources said that the three guards were drunk and fell asleep.
DSP Arvind Kumar Singh confirmed the "theft".
MP law minister Narottam Mishra penalized for paid news
send it to the President before
being tabled in Parliament during
Winter Session commencing on
5th December.
New Delhi/Bhopal ; Election Commission has detected instances of
'paid news' in favour of Madhya Pradesh Law Minister Narottam
Mishra in the run up to the Assembly election for which Rs.42,000
have been added to his poll expenses. Mishra, who is also
parliamentary affairs minister, is contesting from the Datia Assembly
constituency and the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee
(MCMC) constituted by the Commission in the district found
reportage of the minister in local newspaper on November 1 as 'paid
news'.
Mishra is already contesting 'paid news' charges after the EC in Delhi
had issued him notices in this regard for the Assembly polls of 2008.
3 Indian writers shortlisted
India welcomes interim nuclear deal between Iran & six world powers for $50,000 DSC Lit Prize
deal will make Israel and
New Delhi : Three Indians are among the six authors who have been
shortlisted for the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014.
The shortlisted works include The Book of Destruction by Anand
and Goat Days by Benyamin, both fictions translated from Malayalam.
The third is Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry.
the Middle East a safer
place. However, Israel has
described the agreement as a
historic mistake.
( AU
NEWS NETWORK )
$3.2L found in SUV with AAP sticker
: India has
welcomed the interim nuclear deal
between representatives of the P5+1
group of nations - US, UK, Russia, China,
France and Germany - and Iran. External
Affairs Ministry Spokesman, Syed
Akbaruddin said that New Delhi
welcomes the prospect of resolving
questions related to Iran's nuclear
program through dialogue and diplomacy.
Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear
activities in return for about 7 billion dollars
in sanctions relief. US Secretary of State
New Delhi : An SUV bearing a sticker of AAP and carrying bags of
cash amounting to Rs.3.21 lakh has been seized by police. Five brooms,
the party's election symbol, were also found in the car. Senior officials
said the white Mahindra XUV 500 was stopped during a routine traffic
check at Nangia Park. AAP said the SUV did not belong to the party.
Modi garners maximum clicks online, Rahul comes second
John Kerry has said that the deal will make Israel
and the Middle East a safer place. However, Israel
has described the agreement as a historic mistake. British
Prime Minister David Cameron said, it demonstrates how
persistent diplomacy and tough sanctions can together
help us to advance our national interest.
AAP files criminal defamation suit
against CEO of "Media Sarkar"
Aam Aadmi Party, AAP today filed a criminal
defamation complaint in a Delhi court against the
CEO of news portal "Media Sarkar" for releasing a
doctored video allegedly showing some AAP
candidates accepting funds through illegal means.
Besides CEO, the Party has also named two Officials
of a private news channel as accused, saying they
alleged carried out the sting operation without
verifying its veracity. The plea, which was filed by
AAP and Dinesh Mohania, who is contesting the
upcoming Delhi assembly polls from Sangam Vihar
constituency was shown in the sting operation. The
matter is expected to come up for hearing on
November 27.
Centre allocates Rs 1,000 cr for skill
devp of 10 L youth in this fiscal
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that
the Centre has allocated 1,000 crore rupees for the
skill development of 10 lakh youth in this fiscal. The
Finance Minister said this while inaugurating a rural
skill development centre at Amaravathiputhur in Tamil
Nadu set up by the National Skill Development
Corporation. He said, only 15 per cent of students
get their skills upgraded and get jobs abroad, while
20 per cent do not have any future due to lack of
skills. Mr Chidambaram said, NSDC is currently
training youths in 17 sectors to improve and develop
their skills and help them get jobs and also to regulate
jobs in 367 sectors.
New Delhi : Had elections been fought on the basis of online mentions
and conversations, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
would have won hands down, according to a report released Thursday.
In its seventh edition on October (first released in April), the report
titled 'India's Most Mentioned Political Leaders' lists Modi as the
most mentioned political leader online. He is followed by Congress
Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Aam
Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress president Sonia
Gandhi.
CBI court frames charges against
six retired judges in PF scam
Ghaziabad : A special CBI court here framed charges of corruption,
cheating and forgery against six retired district judges of Ghaziabad
in the multi crore Provident Fund scam. Court also framed charges
against 65 persons involved in the scam under various sections of
the IPC. Special CBI Judge AK Singh framed charges against six
retired judges RP Mishra, RP Yadav, AK Singh, RS Choubey, RN
Mishra, and Arun Kumar who were district judges of Ghaziabad
between 2001 and 2008. The scam was unearthed in February 2008
after the then Ghaziabad special CBI Judge Rama Jain registered
an FIR in this regard, he said.

7. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
INDIA LOCAL
PAGE 7
26 reasons why CBI court sentenced Talwars in Aarushi case
Ghaziabad (AU NEWS
NETWORK) : Of course there is
no direct evidence but CBI has
placed a "clinching wealth of
circumstances" from which the
guilt of Rajesh Talwar and his wife
Nupur has been made out for
murdering their daughter Aarushi
and domestic help Hemraj, Judge
Shyam Lal said while outlining 26
reasons for sentencing the couple
to rigorous life imprisonment.
"From the evidence as
tendered by the prosecution in
form of oral and documentary
evidence this court reaches to the
irresistible and impeccable
conclusion that only the accused
persons are responsible for
committing this ghastly crime as
the following circumstances
unerringly point towards the
hypothesis of guilt of the
accused," the 210-page order said,
while pointing out 26
circumstances leading to the
conviction.
1. That irrefragably on the
fateful night of May 15 and 16,
2008 both the accused were last
seen with both the deceased in Flat
No. L-32, Jalvayu Vihar at about
9.30 pm by Umesh Sharma, the
driver of Rajesh Talwar;
2. That on the morning of May
16, 2008 at about 6.00 A.M.
Aarushi was found murdered in
her bed-room which was adjacent
to the bedroom of the accused and
there was only partition wall
between two bed-rooms;
3. That the dead body of the
servant Hemraj was found lying
in the pool of blood on the terrace
of flat no. L-32, Jalvayu Vihar on
May 17, 2008 and the door of
terrace was found locked from
inside;
4. That there is a close
proximity between the point of time
when both the accused and the
deceased persons were last seen
together alive and the deceased
were murdered in the intervening
night of May 15 and 16, 2008 and
as such the time is so small that
possibility of any other person(s)
other than the accused being the
authors of the crime becomes
impossible;
5. That the door of Aarushi's
bed-room was fitted with
automatic click-shut lock. Mahesh
Kumar Mishra, the then S.P. (City),
NOIDA has deposed that when he
talked to Rajesh Talwar on May
16, 2008 in the morning, he had told
him that in the preceding night at
about 11.30 P.M. He had gone to
sleep with the key after locking the
door of Aarushi's bed-room from
outside. Both the accused have
admitted that door of Aarushi's
bed-room was having automaticclickshut lock like that of a hotel,
which could not be opened from
outside without key but could be
opened from inside without key.
No explanation has been offered
by the accused as to how the lock
of Aarushi's room was opened and
by whom.
6. That the internet remained
active in the night of the gory
incident suggesting that at least
one of the accused remained
awake;
7. That there is nothing to
show that an outsider(s) came
inside the house in the said night
after 9.30 P.M.;
8. That there was no disruption
in the supply of electricity in that
night;
9. That no person was seen
loitering near the flats in
suspicious circumstances during
that night;
10. That there is no evidence
of forcible entry of any outsider(s)
in the flat in the night of
occurrence;
11. That there is no evidence
of any larcenous act in the flat;
12. That in the morning of May
16, 2008 when the maid came to
the flat for the purpose of cleaning
and mopping, a false pretext was
made by Nupur Talwar that door
might have been locked from
outside by the servant Hemraj
although it was not locked or
latched from outside;
13. That the house maid Bharti
Mandal has nowhere stated that
when she came inside the flat both
the accused were found weeping;
14. That from the testimony of
Bharti Mandal it is manifestly clear
that when she reached the flat and
talked to Nupur Talwar then at that
time she had not complained about
the murder of her daughter and
rather she told the maid deliberately
that Hemraj might have gone to
fetch milk from Mother dairy after
locking the wooden door from
outside. This lack of spontaneity
is relevant under section 8 of the
Evidence Act;
15. That the clothes of both
the accused were not found
soaked with blood. It is highly
unnatural that parents of
deceased Aarushi will not cling to
Kanchi seers acquitted
in Sankararaman case
The Kanchi Sankaracharyas, Jayendra Saraswathi
and Vijayendra Saraswathi, come out of the
Puducherry Sessions Court, which freed them in the
Sankararaman murder case, on Wednesday.
(AU News network) :The Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri
Jayendra Saraswathi, and the junior Acharya, Sri
Vijayendra Saraswathi, were acquitted by a Sessions
Court here on Wednesday in the Sankararaman murder
case, bringing an eight-year trial to a close.
The court also acquitted 22 other accused, including
one who had died during the trial.
In the nearly 250-page judgment, Principal District
Sessions Judge C.S. Murugan said the September
3, 2004 murder of A. Sankararaman, manager of
the Sri Varadarajaperumal temple at
Kancheepuram, had not been proved because
more than 20 prosecution witnesses turned hostile.
Further, the witnesses who identified the accused
in a parade failed to do so before the court.
The court also referred to a Supreme Court
observation - in the order granting bail to Sri
Jayendra Saraswathi - that Prem Kumar, then
Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram (since
deceased), had taken an undue interest and active
participation in the investigation, beyond what
was required under the law. This was proved by
witnesses. What with his intervention, a fair and
proper probe was not done by the Chief
Investigating Officer.
The accused included N. Sundaresan, who was
manager of the Sankara Mutt; the junior pontiff's
brother M.K. Raghu; and K.G. Krishnasamy alias
Appu. The trial was shifted to Puducherry from
Tamil Nadu in 2005.
and hug her on seeing her
murdered;
16. That no outsider(s) will dare
to take Hemraj to the terrace in
severely injured condition and
thereafter search out a lock to be
placed in the door of the terrace;
17. That it is not possible that
an outsider(s) after committing the
murders will muster courage to take
Scotch whisky knowing that the
parents of the deceased Aarushi are
in the nearby room and his top
priority will be to run away from the
crime scene immediately.
18. That no outsider(s) will
bother to take the body of Hemraj to
the terrace. Moreover, a single
person cannot take the body to the
terrace;
19. That the door of the terrace
was never locked prior to the
occurrence but it was found locked
in the morning of May 16, 2008 and
the accused did not give the key of
the lock to the police despite being
asked to give the same;
20. That the accused have taken
plea in the statements under section
313 Cr.P.C. That about 8-10 days
before the occurrence painting of
cluster had started and the navvies
used to take water from water tank
placed on the terrace of the flat and
then Hemraj had started locking the
door of the terrace and the key of
that lock remained with him. If it was
so then it was not easily possible
for an outsider to find out the key of
the lock of terrace door;
21. That if an outsider(s) may
have committed the crime in question
after locking the door of terrace and
had gone out of the flat then the
outer most mesh door or middle
mesh door must have been found
latched from outside;
22. That the motive of
commission of the crime has been
established;
23. That it is not possible that
after commission of the crime an
outsider(s) will dress-up the crime
scene;
24. That golf-club no.5 was
thrown in the loft after commission
of the crime and the same was
produced after many months by the
accused Rajesh Talwar;
25. That pattern of head and
neck injuries of both the accused
persons are almost similar in nature
and can be caused by golf-club and
scalpel respectively;
26.That the accused Rajesh
Talwar was a member of the GolfClub NOIDA and golfclubs were
produced by him before the CBI and
scalpel is used by the dentists and
both the accused are dentists by
profession; "The manner in which
the murders were committed is not
the handiwork of single accused
and rather the murders were
committed and evidence destroyed
by both the accused in furtherance
of their common intention which is
apparent from the facts and
circumstances" mentioned, the
judge said.
MP records highest turnout 70 %; over 81 pc in Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highestever voter turnout of over 70 percent
and Mizoram of over 81 percent in an
assembly poll on Monday. MP
Minister of State for Women and Child
Development Ranjana Baghel was
booked under Sections 353/34 IPC for
allegedly bribing of voters in Dhar
district. Briefing reporters after polling,
Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral
Officer Jaideep Govind said there was
firing in the air at some places in Lahar
constituency in Bhind district but said
there was no possibility of a re-poll.
"Polling was brisk and peaceful but for
some stray incidents of violence - four
K'taka imposes
over Rs. 11.59
crore on doctors
for not serving in
rural areas
The
Karnataka
State
government had slapped a
penalty of over Rs. 11, 5900000
crore to 1159 medical graduates
in the state for failing to comply
with the mandatory one-year of
rural service stipulated on them.
Health and Family welfare
minister U T Khader informed
this in the Karnataka Legislative
Council during the question hour
on Monday.
The minister disclosed that the
state government has entered
into an agreement with over
1654 medical graduates for
rendering rural service and only
284 graduates complied with it.
in Bhind and three in Morena district
and one person each was injured in the
two districts. As many as 30 persons
were arrested for inciting violence in
the two districts," Deputy Election
Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi said in
Delhi. The previous high turn-out in
MP was 69.58 percent in the 2008
assembly elections while it was 82.35
percent in Mizoram. Govind said
polling in three Maoist-affected
constituencies in Balaghat district was
held was held under tight security and
choppers were also used, he said, adding
an average 70 percent polling was
witnessed here. The CEO said polling
had been boycotted in some polling
stations in 10 districts by people who
were angry with lack of construction
of roads in their areas.
An EVM was broken by a crowd in
Chowrai but was replaced and voting
resumed after a gap. In Mizoram, over
81 percent of polling was reported
around 6 PM and was expected to go
higher. The fate of 142 candidates,
including Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
and his 11 ministers, was sealed in
election to the 40-member assembly.
Polling ended at 3.30 pm with an
estimated turnout of 80 percent of the
6.9 lakh voters, state Joint Chief
Electoral Officer H Lalengmawia said
on Monday. As a first, the EC had
used Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
(VVPAT) of votes in 10 assembly
constituencies in Mizoram where
voters could see which candidate they
have voted for in a printout of their
votes. Tripathi said a total of Rs 7.86
crore was recovered in cash and Rs 9.6
crore worth of other things during
electioneering in MP, while 3.18 lakh
litres of liquor valued at 6.28 crore,
besides 30.80 lakh worth drugs and
narcotics were seized. A total of 95
cases of suspected paid news were also
reported. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan is contesting from Budhni and
Vidisha constituencies, while leader of
the opposition Ajay Singh is in fray
from Churhat constituency in Vidisha.

8. Monday, 02th to 8th Dec 2013
INDIA LOCAL
Cabinet okays transfer of Indu Mill land to
Maharashtra Govt for Ambedkar memorial
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to
transfer prime Indu Mill land in Mumbai
to Maharashtra governmnet for
constructing Dr B R Ambedkar memorial.
The decision was taken in the meeting of
the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Dr
Manmohan Singh.
It would empower the Centre to acquire
certain area of the Mill belonging to
National Textile Corporation Limited in
Mumbai for facilitation of the construction
of the memorial. After the meeting of the
Cabinet, highly placed sources said
government will bring a bill in Parliament
to facilitate the transfer of land to the State
Government. The ashes of Dr Ambedkar
are interred at Chaitya Bhoomi, which is
situated in the vicinity of the Indu Mill.
Right-wing extremists had no hand
in Dabholkar's murder: Police
Mumbai
(AU
News
network) : Pune Police on
Friday told the Bombay High
Court that there was no
evidence
suggesting
involvement of right-wing
extremists in the killing of antisuperstition activist Narendra
Dabholkar. Dabholkar, who
spearheaded the antisuperstition movement in
Maharashtra, was shot dead
on August 20 in Pune; the
police are as yet clueless about
identity of the culprits.
A public interest litigation filed
by former journalist Ketan
Tirodkar has sought a probe by
National Investigating Agency,
alleging that Hindu right wing
activists were involved.
A reply by police today said
that Dabholkar was not known
to be facing any threat, so
there was no question of police
preparing
any
threat
perception report (prior to the
murder) and monitoring his
activities, etc.
More importantly, the
contention that it was the
handiwork of right wing
extremists was based only on
presumptions or petitioner's
own imagination which is not
supported by any factual
evidence, said Rajendra
Bhamare,
Assistant
Commissioner of Police, Pune
Crime Branch, in the affidavit
filed before the court.
Police also handed over to the
court two reports on
investigation conducted so far
in sealed covers to the division
bench headed by Justice P V
Hardas. The judges did not
open the covers today, and said
they would peruse the reports
at the next hearing, posted
Complaints against police personal
Maharashtra ranked fourth in the country in the number of
complaints against police personnel last year, after Madhya Pradesh,
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
57,363 Total complaints registered against police personnel in the
country in 2012
6,925 Maharashtra
8,440 Uttar Pradesh
12,342 Delhi
12,412 Madhya Pradesh
17,244 other states
Mumbai biggest cocaine market
India is increasingly consuming more synthetic drugs such as
cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and mandrax than natural
psychotropic substances such as cannabis and hashish.
In what could be a worrying sign for the nation's health, economy
and security, latest data on drugs seizure by Narcotics Control Bureau
(NCB) shows that smuggling and consumption of synthetic drugs,
which are more addictive and injurious to health than natural ones,
has been constantly rising while that of natural ones has been
decreasing. It has also been found that Punjab and Maharashtra, in
particular Mumbai, lead the pack in smuggling and consumption of
synthetic drugs.
NARCOTICS HAUL
Seizure (in kg) of drugs in the past four years
Drug name
2009 2010
2011
Morphine
42
25
53
Cocaine
12
23
14
Ephedrine
1,244
2,207 7,208
Methaqualone (Mandrax)
5
20
72
Ganja
2,08,764 1,73,128 1,22,711
Hashish (charas)
3,549 4,300 3,872
Heroin
1,047
766
528
Opium
1,732
1,829 2,348
Source : Nareotics Control Bureau
2012 2013 (upto Sept.)
263
3
44
28
4,393
1,862
216
274
77,149
45,000
3,338
2,000
1,029
863
3,625
1,116
Caught Red handed
after two weeks.
ACP Bhamare also said the
offence did not fall in the
purview
of
National
Investigation Agency Act, and
the probe should not be
transferred to the Central
agency. "Our team is not
under pressure from any
political figure or any activist,"
the affidavit said.
Dissidence won't be brooked, says Uddhav; Joshi apologises
Mumbai: Showing that he was in full control of
the party, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray
on Friday said that dissidents
were free to leave; while senior
party leader Manohar Joshi, who
had criticised his leadership
style recently, apologised.
"Those who don't like my
leadership, they are free to join
other parties. The doors are
open. I will not ask them to stay,"
Uddhav said, talking to reporters
after a meeting of Sena leaders which was attended
by Joshi and Mohan Rawale, another leader who
took potshots at Uddhav recently. Uddhav, who
was anointed president of the party after the death
of his father, Bal Thackeray, also expressed
confidence that he would "fly the (Sena's) saffron
flag atop the state Legislature on the strength of
loyal cadres".
"I met the party president today and made it
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clear...Uddhav Thackeray's leadership is strong. If
my statements have unwittingly disrespected the party
president, I publicly apologise
for the same as party's
discipline requires it, and hope
that the issue would now close
finally," Joshi said in a
statement this evening. Joshi,
former Speaker of Lok Sabha
and former Maharashtra Chief
Minister, had publicly
criticised Uddhav last month.
He was later booed out by party workers from the dais
during the party's annual Dusshera rally. Rawale, who
was elected five times to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai
south-central constituency and considered a Bal
Thackeray loyalist, created a flutter in political circles a
few days go when he met MNS chief Raj Thackeray at
latter's residence earlier this month. Rawale was
reportedly disgruntled as he was unlikely to get the
ticket from Shiv Sena this time.
No. of officials nabbed in corruption cases
Department
2008
2012
Police
93
167
Revenue
90
118
BMC
25
32
Public Health
09
18
Education
06
17
2013 (till October)
197
161
41
18
22
RPF collects Rs.4 lakh in fines in six days on Central Railway
Prosecution by RPF on CR between Nov. 18 and 23
Offence
No. of cases
Illegal travel in disabled coaches
903
Hawking
881
Trespassing
194
Men traveling in ladies compartments
88
Traveling on rooftop and footboards
64
Ticketless travel
59
Illegal sale of tickets
3
Fine (in Rs.)
90,800
1.52L
21,500
7,450
7,300
28,195
25,000
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in the city. The policemen are equipped to face the
terrorists.
Satyapal Singh, Mumbai Police Commissioner.
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