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Key Maharashtra Police post to
combat terrorism
downgraded
Mumbai : A key post created
in the Maharashtra Police to
combat terrorism and the Maoist menace in the state after
the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was downgraded within
four months, an RTI query has
revealed. The post of Director-General of Police - Special
Operations (DGP-OS), was
downgraded a notch to Additional DGP-OS, according to
the reply from the DGP office
to the RTI query by activist Anil
V. Galgali.
IS militants seize
15 oil workers
in Iraq
Baghdad : Islamic State (IS)
militants seized 15 employees
after they temporarily seized an
oil facility near the city of Kirkuk
in northern Iraq, while Kurdish
troops freed seven villages in
the area, a security source said
Saturday. The workers were
taken Friday when the IS militants attacked the oil facility of
Khubbaz, some 25 km southwest of Kirkuk, which itself is
located about 250 km north
of Iraq's capital Baghdad, the
source told Xinhua news agency on condition of anonymity.
Australia edges
out South Korea
in Asian Cup final
Sydney: It was a game where
both sides deserved to win
but it was Australia which triumphed 2-1 in extra time to win
the country's most prestigious
football trophy since entering
international matches in 1922.
And the coaches -- South Korea's Uli Stielike and Australia's
Ange Postecoglou -- aired expected disappointment and joy
when the Asian Cup final finally
ended here Saturday evening.
The heart-stopping match saw
South Korea snatch a draw
just 90 seconds from full time
at Stadium Australia. Midfield
danger man Son Heung-min
received a ball from teammates, who managed to clear
the ball from heavy defensive
traffic and give him the opportunity to score a 1-1 equaliser.
Four more die of
swine flu in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad : Four more people died of swine flu in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Saturday, officials said. While
three people died at the government-run Gandhi Hospital
here, one woman succumbed
at Ongole in Prakasam district
of Andhra Pradesh. With this,
the toll in Telangana rose to
27 and in neighboring state to
three this month.
Former union
minister Matang
Singh arrested in
Saradha scam
Kolkata : The CBI Saturday
arrested former union minister
Matang Sinh for his alleged
complicity in the multi-crore
rupee Saradha chit fund scam.
Sinh, who was minister of state
for parliamentary affairs in the
P.V. Narasimha Rao-led Congress government (1991-96),
was arrested after being grilled
for more than seven hours.
"Matang Sinh has been arrested in the Saradha realty case
on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation of funds. He will be presented before a court Sunday,"
said a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official.
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Give BJP full majority
Modi to Delhiites
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dubbed
the AAP "back-stabbers" and
asked voters in Delhi to give
the BJP full majority in the Feb
7 assembly polls. Without naming the Aam Aadmi Party, Modi
said: "People can make a mistake
once, but not again and again.
One year back, Delhi people had
voted with dreams. "Last year,
those whom you people voted,
back-stabbed you and shattered
your dreams," the prime minister said at a rally in east Delhi's
Karkardooma area.
"Delhi won't vote for betrayers,"
he added. AAP's Arvind Kejriwal had formed the government in
Delhi after the December 2013
assembly polls. He resigned as
chief minister over the Lokpal bill after 49 days in power.
Modi, who shared the stage with
Bharatiya Janata Party president
Amit Shah and the party's chief
ministerial candidate Kiran
Bedi, asked the people of Delhi
to vote for a BJP government
as it can work in tandem with
the centre. "Elect a government
with whom I can work shoulder to shoulder towards making a positive difference in your
lives." The prime minister said
the BJP had emerged as the largest party in the Delhi assembly
last time. "Give us full majority
this time," he said. Modi said
Pawar, Dalmiya
urged to take over
BCCI mantle
Kolkata : Cricket Association
of Bihar (CAB) secretary Aditya
Verma Saturday called upon veteran administrators Jagmohan
Dalmiya and Sharad Pawar to
cleanse the Indian cricket board
that has been "vitiated" by sidelined president N. Srinivasan.
Verma also rejected reports that
Srinivasan, barred by the Supreme
Court from contesting the Board
of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) polls, was making efforts
to sell off Indian Premier League
(IPL) franchise Chennai Super
Kings to enable himself to contest the polls. In a petition filed
by Verma, the Apex court Jan 22
had held that Srinivasan could not
contest elections as long as he was
involved in a "conflict of interest"
situation as an owner of CSK.
"The BCCI now needs a powerful leader like Sharad Pawar, an
able administrator like Jagmohan
Dalmiya and experienced man
like Inderjit Singh Bindra. It has
been 10 days since the judgment
was passed but unfortunately
none of them have come forward,"
said Verma. "Srinivasan and his
cronies ran the BCCI as their cosy
club. It is now time for all these
stalwarts to come together and
cleanse the system. I have been in
talks with them and will continue
my endeavour to ensure they take
up the mantle," said Verma. Verma said he has discussed the issue
with Pawar and Dalmiya (both
former BCCI presidents). "My
talks with Pawar were positive and
I will also be meeting Dalmiya. I
am sure they will be more than eager to play a positive role," he said.
Amid speculation that he might
throw his hat into the ring for the
BCCI polls, Dalmiya, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)
president, had recently assured of
a positive contribution from his
side. Verma also rejected suggestions that the sale of CSK would
remove Srinivasan's disqualification imposed by the court. "If
Srinivasan files the nomination, it
will be contempt of court because
the Supreme Court has expressly
specified that he cannot contest
the polls unless the Justice Mukul
Mudgal panel completes its probe.
Moreover, it is under the Mudgal
committee probe and is facing termination from the IPL itself. So
no prudent businessman will offer
market value for it," he added.
the entire world was watching
the Delhi polls. "If India needs
to be introduced to the world,
then Delhi is the best place to
showcase. All events in the capital have an imprint on not only
the country but the entire world.
It represents India," he said. The
prime minister said that with US
President Barack Obama's visit
10 die as effluent treatment
tank bursts in
Tamil Nadu
Chennai : Ten labourers
drowned to death in sludge
Saturday when an effluent
treatment tank burst in Tamil
Nadu's Ranipet town, officials
said. Nine of the dead hailed
from West Bengal and one person was from Ranipet, about
120 km from here. All were
sleeping in a room adjacent to
the unit that operated the CETP
(common effluent treatment
plant) tank. The tank burst
around 3.30 a.m. Saturday and
the workers drowned to death
in the thick slimy effluent, an
official told IANS. The unit
was operating the CETP for 86
tanneries. The huge tank was
at a height of around 10 feet.
According to police, two people were undergoing treatment
at a government hospital. In a
statement issued here, Chief
Minister O. Panneerselvam expressed grief over the tragedy
announced a solatium of Rs.3
lakh to the families of the dead
and Rs.25,000 to those injured.
He said the bodies would be
taken back to their native places at the Tamil Nadu government's cost.
to India, the country's image has
been enhanced the world over.
He said he has worked against
corruption, but added: "I don't
publicise that". "I have come to
Delhi as you have called me.
If you had not given me seven MPs, then I would not have
been able to come to Delhi. Thus
I have come at your bidding," he
said. The prime minister said
Delhi has been in a mess for the
last 15 years. "I have come to
take Delhi out of all the mess. I
am not satisfied that you give me
space to sit in the South Block.
I want to serve each and every nook and corner of Delhi."
Modi said Bedi was the right
person for the capital's top job.
"Delhi needs a stable government. Kiran ji knows Delhi well.
She has administrative experience. She will take Delhi to new
heights." He said the BJP will
make India slum-free by 2022
and promised concrete houses
for slum dwellers within the city
precincts.
SUNDAY, 01 FEBRUARY 2015
N-capable Agni-V
missile's canister
launch successful
Photo of test fire N-capable Agni-V
missile's
Bhubaneswar/New
Delhi:India
Saturday successfully conducted
the first canister-based trial of its
nuclear-capable Agni-V missile,
which is capable of hitting targets
over 5,000 km away. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it "a
prized asset". The surface-to-surface missile, which has the ability to
hit targets deep inside China, was
fired from a mobile vehicle at the
Inner Wheeler Island launch site
in Bhadrak district, about 200 km
from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar,
officials said. The launch came on
the day Avinash Chander, who
played a key role in the missile's development, demitted office as head
of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
after his tenure was cut short by
15 months. "It is a canisterised version of the longest-range missile. It
was tested for the first time from a
canister. The test was successful,"
test range director M.V.K.V. Prasad
told IANS. This was the third
launch of the missile, but the first
from a canister which would pro-
vide the armed forces with operational flexibility to pick and choose
from where to launch the missile.
A canister launch system of the 50
tonne, 17-metre-long and 2-metre-circumference missile gives the
forces the ability to transport it by
road and rail. President Mukherjee
congratulated the DRDO on the
successful test-firing. In his message, he said: "I extend hearty congratulations to all those associated
with the successful test-firing of the
third developmental trial of India's
indigenous Agni-V surface-to-surface missile. "I am happy to know
that many new technologies relating to navigation and guidance,
warhead as well as engine has been
tried out in this version. I understand today's test is also the first
time the missile has been tried out
in a canisterised version. Mukherjee conveyed his felicitation to the
team of scientists, engineers, and
others involved in the effort. "Our
nation is grateful for their hard
work and proud of their accomplishment" he said. Prime Minister
Modi also congratulated the scientists.
AAP releases manifesto, promises full statehood for Delhi
New Delhi : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday released its
manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections, promising full
statehood for Delhi, making it a
trade hub and slashing the power
tariff. The manifesto also promised
to enhance women's safety by installing CCTV cameras, set up 20
new colleges, provide clean drinking water at affordable prices and
a free Wi-Fi zone, among others.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who
released the manifesto, said it was
a sacred document for his party
akin to the "Gita, Bible, Quran,
and Guru Granth Sahib". Laying
out a road map for creating more
employment, the former chief minister said: "We wish to make Delhi
a trade, tourist, education and service hub. This will help in generating more employment in the city."
Besides, passing Jan Lokpal and
Swaraj bills would be a priority of
the AAP government. It was over
the failure to introduce anti-graft
bill in the assembly, that Kejriwal
quit as the chief minister Feb 14,
2014. "We want every woman to
feel safe and secure. Over 10 lakh
CCTV cameras will be installed
across the capital. A security guard
will be deployed in every government bus," Kejriwal said. The CAG
(Comptroller and Auditor General of India) will audit the books
of power companies, he also said.
"Our party has no interest with
the power companies unlike other
parties. We will restart the auditing
of these power companies and the
rates will be decided accordingly,"
he said. He said the manifesto containing 70-point action plan would
be implemented after coming to
power as they had done in the earlier rule of 49 days. Power tariff
will be reduced by 50 percent, he
added. Taking a dig at the BJP for
not coming out with a manifesto,
Kejriwal said the BJP was shying
away from making any promises
as they had not fulfilled any of the
promises they made at the time of
the 2014 Lok Sabha election. "What
to say about fulfilling promises,
they (BJP) have not taken any steps
in that direction," the AAP leader
said. He added: "BJP had talked
of bringing down prices but they
are rising unabated. They had also
talked of bringing down the rate of
electricity charges but the same has
been hiked twice since they came
to power." The BJP has announced
that it would abstain from releasing
a manifesto for the Delhi polls and
would instead come up with a "vision document". He said the BJP's
claim that people of Delhi do not
want full statehood was wrong. On
former IPS officer Kiran Bedi being
projected as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate, Kejriwal said:
"Though she (Bedi) won't win...
If she wins, she will be reduced to
puppet chief minister."
Commission camera too... when
they do not have any issue they are
spreading such things," he said.
He challenged Bedi and the BJP
to prove that these remarks were
targeted at Bedi. Bedi in a series
of tweets expressed her anguish
over the remarks. "Absolutely derogatory, sexist remarks, illegal
photoshopped images communicating wrong messaging. It is
this unethical, toxic, perverse and
uncivil practices that we need to
eliminate from our system." In another tweet, she asked: "What kind
of security and dignity can women
expect from AAP's leadership that
itself has blatant sexist and perverse mindsets?" She said a police
complaint has been lodged over
the remark. "A police complaint
has been lodged against Kumar
Vishwas' sexist comments at a recent rally in the presence of their
leadership," she tweeted. Ilmi, a
former AAP leader who recently
joined the BJP, said that apart from
the derogatory remark, the BJP
has also raised other issues with
the commission. "AAP has been
flouting Election Commission's
norms and we filed a complaint
on other issues also. We sought
strict action," she said. BJP leader
Shahnawaz Hussain also called
AAP "anti-women".
Sachin steals the show BJP moves EC against AAP's Kuat National Games mar Vishwas, Bedi files complaint
Thiruvananthapuram : The biggest cheers as always were reserved
for cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar
who was one of the chief guests at
the opening ceremony of the 35th
National Games that got underway
here Saturday night. Tendulkar was
roped in by the Kerala government
as the goodwill ambassador for
the Games and even while Malayalam superstar Mohanlal came
under flak from certain quarters
for allegedly collecting money to
stage his nearly four-hour-long
musical show, those who found
fault with him looked at Tendulkar
who has not charged anything.
Each time the speakers mentioned
the name of Tendulkar, the more
than 40,000-strong crowd roared
and when chief minister Oommen
Chandy welcomed him, the roar
went on for a few minutes prompting Chandy to profusely thank the
cricketing icon. "I and my government on behalf of the people of
Kerala extend our thanks to you
for gracing this occasion and also
by being the goodwill ambassador.
Your gesture towards us will always
be remembered," said Chandy. Another round of cheers waited for
him when various sporting legends
from Kerala carrying the torch
went up to the podium to hand it
over to him. There was more clapping and shouting when he handed
it to Anju Bobby George and P.T.
Usha who lit the massive Kerala
'nilavilaku'(traditional lamp).
New Delhi : The BJP Saturday
filed a complaint with the Election
Commission against AAP leader Kumar Vishwas for allegedly
making a "derogatory" remark
against its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi, prompting
her to lodge a police complaint
against Vishwas. Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders Satish Upadhyay, Meenakshi Lekhi, Shazia
Ilmi, Shaina NC, among others,
went to the poll panel's office and
filed a complaint against him. "We
moved the Election Commission
against Vishwas and sought strict
action...," Upadhyay said. At a recent rally, Kumar Vishwas allegedly said: "Two problems the BJP has
with Arvind Kejriwal. One is that
he wears a muffler... Has he stolen
it from you? One of them says he
(Kejriwal) coughs a lot..... What
is your problem? Do you have to
sleep with him in his bedroom?"
However, Kumar Vishwas said
his remark at a rally where AAP
chief Kejriwal was also present
was not directed at Bedi, but the
BJP claimed he was targeting her.
Vishwas said whatever remarks
he made were targeted at the BJP
and not Bedi. "I am surprised that
channels are not showing this video. There were cameras of so many
channels. There was an Election