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Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 J&K Home Minister allegedly slaps senior government officer: "In a shocking incident in Jammu and Kashmir, the state Home Minister Sajjad Kitchloo has allegedly slapped a senior government officer, Riaz Ahmed, in Kishtwar. The incident happened just hours before Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's visit to the area."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 17, 2013 NCP leader's minor son arrested after his SUV mows down 2-year-old girl: "Aurangabad: Senior NCP leader Abdul Qadeer Maulana's 17-year-old son was arrested on Wednesday after the SUV car he was driving hit two minor girls and their uncle, killing the youngest girl on the spot. Three others, including a five-year-old girl have been seriously injured."
Apr 16, 2013 FTN: Ashok Khemka transferred again: Are repeated transfers of officers destroying the civil services?: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka hit the headlines in October 2012 when he pointed to irregularities in a land deal between Sonia Gandhi's son in law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF. Khemka has always acted as a whistleblower of sorts and has been transferred 44 times, last week he was again transferred from his post for exposing a scam in the purchase of fungicides."
Apr 16, 2013 Cops wear loyalties on chest - Policemen pin protest badges on uniform, stun veterans: "The open display of loyalties in Asansol not only raised questions of propriety, impartiality and discipline but also unwittingly brought into sharp focus the unfulfilled vow of Mamata Banerjee to depoliticise the police force in Bengal."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 16, 2013 Kumaraswamy, wife, the richest couple in poll fray: "JDS Karnataka unit President and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anita, contesting the May 5 Assembly elections, have together declared assets worth Rs 123 crore."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 14, 2013 Riot victims slam Tytler's remark: "BJP on Thursday (April 11) alleged that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which Jagdish Tytler is facing charges were "sponsored" by the Congress at the behest of the Gandhi family and sought to know why the ruling party has been silent on the issue for the last 28 years."
Apr 14, 2013 Have Congress leaders accused in 1984 riots got away lightly?: "In a major setback for Congress leader and former union minister Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi court on Wednesday ordered that his role in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be re-investigated."
Apr 14, 2013 1984 riots: Govt is shielding Jagdish Tytler, says victims' lawyer HS Phoolka: "HS Phoolka, the lawyer for the anti-Sikh riots victims, has strongly hit back at Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, after the former minister accused him of coaching witnesses against him."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 14, 2013 Samajwadi Party MP in toll booth brawl?: "Seen here are vehicles passing a toll booth in Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh without bothering to pay up the price for the crossing. The impetus behind the criminal act - is a local Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Sachan - seen here with his men - preventing the attendants from collecting the dues."
Apr 14, 2013 टिकट पाने के लिए क्या-क्या करते हैं कांग्रेसी?: "नेता नामांकन दाखिल करने के लिए भी लकी अंडरवीयर पहनने का मौका नहीं गंवाना चाहते हैं."
Apr 14, 2013 Tytler is small fry, let’s discuss Rajiv: "But Tytler, and others like Sajjan Kumar and the late HKL Bhagat, who have been accused of instigating the killings in Delhi 28 years ago, are small fry. The subject of searing attention and intense scrutiny should be the person who allowed the carnage to take place by not acting swiftly enough and by making inflammatory remarks. That person is former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi."
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 West Bengal politics spills over to its college campuses: "A day after the attack on Presidency University by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters, students and the faculty marched in protest in Kolkata."
Apr 13, 2013 Karnataka polls: The real estate lobby and the richest candidates: "The real estate lobby entered the Karnataka state politics in the late 90s. CNN-IBN takes a look at some of the richest candidates in the fray for this year's Assembly polls, many of them from the real estate business."
Apr 13, 2013 MP: Special Olympics medalist Sita Sahu forced to sell street food to earn a living: "Special Olympics medal winner Sita Sahu has been forced to work at a roadside eatery and sell gol gappas (a ball of flour filled with spicy water) in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Sita had won two bronze medals in 2011 Athens Special Olympics but due to financial problems, she has now been forced to work at a shop. Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava had announced that Rs 50,000 would be given to every bronze medal winner and so Sita should have got Rs 1 lakh, but the reward is yet to materialise."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Rajasthan CM makes sportsmen sign 'no links with RSS' affidavit: "If one is a sportsperson in Rajasthan who has had anything to do with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or the Jamaat-e-Islami, they will now not qualify for the state government's awards. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken his fight with the RSS to bizarre levels making top sportspersons sign affidavits saying they have nothing to do with the RSS, before giving them awards."
Apr 13, 2013 Blame the rotten system for railways' filthy catering: Dinesh Trivedi: "Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has said the whole system including Parliament is to be blamed for filthy catering services in the Indian Railways. 'If you ask me you have to hold the entire Parliament guilty. This is absolutely pathetic. I must compliment Marya Shakil and CNN-IBN to have highlighted these points. This is in modern times highly unacceptable. But having said that let me tell you, you will not even be able to sack the particular caterer, you will not be able to do anything, you will not be able to hold any officer accountable because the whole system is rotten,' Trivedi said."
Apr 13, 2013 Presidency Univ gatekeeper targeted: "This is the picture of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Councillor Partha Basu and two TMC student leaders entering the Presidency University on the day it was ransacked. But instead of acting against its own men the Mamata Government is targeting everyone else. Today it was the University gatekeeper who was called for questioning by the police. After three hour, the harried gatekeeper was allowed to leave."
Apr 13, 2013 Rajasthan Government's bizarre diktat: "This award ceremony is not like any other you would come across in the country. These sportspersons were in for a rude shock - before collecting their state awards. In a ridiculous move by the Rajasthan State Government - sportsperson asked to produce affidavits ensuring they have no affiliation with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Jamaat-e-Islami, before receiving their awards. Vishal Singh, sportsman, said, "This is taking it to the extreme step, stating that if you belong to such organisation you cannot claim your award.""
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 13, 2013 'Khoon Ka Badla Khoon': "This eyewitness, whose testimony was not recorded by the CBI, said the mob led by Jagdish Tytler was chanting Khoon Ka Badla Khoon wheh he 'saw and heard Jagdish Tytler instigating and screaming at the mob and pointing towards Gurdawara and ordering them to go and get the Sikhs hiding in the Gurudwara.'"
Apr 13, 2013 Calcutta Corner: "Irrational incidents of violence and counter-violence have reduced Bengal to a banana republic."
Apr 11, 2013 I’m ashamed of our MPs: Preity Zinta
Apr 11, 2013 'पूरे 72 घंटे तक चलता रहा कत्लेआम': "त्रिलोकपुरी में हुई हिंसा में कुल 320 लोग मारे गए थे."
Apr 10, 2013 Fresh allegations against Ajit Pawar: "Under attack over his crass remarks on drought situation in the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has found himself in fresh trouble. Pune-based NGO has alleged that while Ajit Pawar was the water resources minister between 2003 and 2011, he diverted almost 2000 million cubic meter of water meant for irrigation to industries. Meanwhile, the opposition has raised its pitch, demanding Ajit Pawar to resign immediately."
Apr 10, 2013 '84 riots: Setback for Tytler: "In a big jolt to Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi Court on Wednesday (April 10) ordered reopening of a 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case against him, setting aside a CBI closure report giving clean chit to the Congress leader. The CBI was directed to examine eye-witnesses and people claiming to have information about the riots. Additional Sessions Judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj set aside the order of a magisterial court which accepted CBI's closure report giving a clean chit to Tytler."
Apr 10, 2013 Thane: NCP MLA stopped Forest Dept from demolishing illegal buildings: "A week after a building collapsed in Thane's Mumbra area killing 74 people, Network 18 has accessed documents which show that local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Jitendra Awhad had prevented the Forest Department from demolishing illegal constructions in the area despite a court order."
Apr 10, 2013 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court directs CBI to probe case against Jagdish Tytler: "Jasbir (now residing in California), in an affidavit, had claimed before the Justice Nanavati Commission that he had heard Tytler on November 3, 1984, rebuking his men for the "nominal killings" carried out in the riots."
Apr 10, 2013 Maha: 'Water from dam being diverted to mills owned by NCP leaders': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have admitted to making the biggest blunder of his political career over his 'urine' remark, however, residents of Patkul village in Solapur are incensed by his Marie Antoinette-like remark. 'He wants us to drink urine? Is that what he is saying?' a resident asks."
Apr 9, 2013 UPA most hated govt since 1947: Narendra Modi: "Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that '32 years of Left rule' had brought West Bengal to ruins."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Twitter Abuzz With the #Feku Vs #Pappu Battle
Apr 8, 2013 Wiki: Fernandes had sought CIA funding: "Socialist leader George Fernandes' wife Leila today termed as "piece of fiction" the Wikileak cable revelations that the fire-brand activist sought financial assistance from US spy agency CIA to organise sabotage activities during Emergency."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 7, 2013 Traffic warden who took on Narayan Rane's son ousted: "Anita Lobo, who has been regulating traffic in Bandra-Khar voluntarily for two decades, said the traffic police’s notice states that her services are being discontinued due to complaints from politicians over her alleged misbehaviour."
Apr 7, 2013 Maharashtra's population is increasing due to shortage of electricity: Ajit Pawar: "“I have come to know that the population is increasing in the state since there is a shortage of electricity in Maharashtra. What other work people have when the lights are off,”"
Apr 7, 2013 In parched Maha, Ajit Pawar shocks again, says 'should we urinate in dams': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has stirred up a hornet's nest with his comments."
Apr 6, 2013 People get Aadhaar letters with photos of trees, buildings and animals: "Aadhaar photo error: Total photo mismatch: 19,493"
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 5, 2013 The Last Word: How significant is SC's order on red beacon lights?: "How significant is the Supreme Court's order the red beacon lights' usage must be sharply curtailed? And will this end the culture of perks and privileges that is showered on important people?"
Apr 5, 2013 Vasundhara Raje starts rath yatra, criticises Rajasthan CM Gehlot: "Eight months before the Rajasthan assembly elections, BJP leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje has embarked on a four-month long rath yatra, as part of her campaigning agenda. With this yatra, Raje joins the list of leaders who have undertaken such odysseys ahead of the elections this winter."
Apr 5, 2013 Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?: "In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations."
Apr 5, 2013 Quit if you can't abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa: "Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen involved in the illegal arrest of an editor of a daily nearly three years ago or resign."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 Mamata vs left: Is West Bengal caught in a cycle of endless political violence?: "There have been massive protests over the death of 23-year-old Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta in Kolkata. Not just in Kolkata, protests are also being staged in Chennai by SFI activists. The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has also come under attack from the protesters as well as the Left Front."
Apr 4, 2013 End of red beacon culture?: "The obsession of politicians and bureaucrats with red beacons on their car tops has become a regular traffic nuisance. But the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) suggested to the government to end the 'Lal Batti' culture. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol. Following the hearing, a huge debate has begun but the question is will the government respond to remove the red beacons which are used to flaunt status and intimidate the common man?"
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 3, 2013 Citizens against political arrogance: "His death has united the city of Kolkata and has seen an unprecedented response after this 22-year old lost his life fighting for a cause. Promising to take his fight to the end, Left student groups gathered outside to catch a glimpse of Sudipta Gupta who today symbolised the fight against a tyranny."
Apr 3, 2013 I feel cheated, CM shielded my husband: Kerala ex-forest minister's wife: "The wife of the former Forest Minister of Kerala KB Ganesh Kumar has said that she was not only abused by her husband, but also feels cheated by Chief Minister Oomen Chandy, who was shielding him. Though the former minister has denied the allegations and has said it a political conspiracy."
Apr 3, 2013 Govt has a 1000 hands, can send anyone to jail: Mulayam Singh Yadav: "government can send those who oppose it to jail."
Apr 3, 2013 SC's red card to red beacon lights: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol."
Apr 3, 2013 Mamata blind or just arrogant?: "Grief, anger and helplessness, they are living their worst nightmare. No words, no amount of sympathy can fill the void of Sudipta Gupta's parents. Anger spilled on the streets of Kolkata, with unprecedented numbers accompanying Sudipta's funeral cortege"
Apr 2, 2013 J&K: Officials promise probe into illegal mining: "An RTI query by CNN-IBN has led to some dammning revelations against Mehr Ali, son of Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Main Altaf. He was given permission to blast a mountain zone to get raw material for his stone crushing business, which is in violation of a Supreme Court order. The concerned officials have promised a probe even as Altaf denied all allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K illegal mining: Forest Minister should come clean, says PDP: "An RTI query accessed by CNN-IBN shows the Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad is flouting rules. His son was granted permission to mine for stone in a mountain zone and protected forest land in clear violation of a Supreme Court order."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 2, 2013 Odisha MLA listed as BPL beneficiary, drives an SUV: "nevertheless has his wife and two kids as well listed under BPL."
Apr 2, 2013 Superstition forces Akhilesh Yadav from visiting Noida, launches projects sitting in Lucknow: "The superstition is: any chief minister visiting Noida loses his or her seat of power soon, irrespective of caste, colour and creed."
Apr 1, 2013 Vote out corrupt politicians: Hazare
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
Apr 1, 2013 No room for treatment at KEM Hospital: "Salmaan Ahmed and his wife lost their 8-month-old child last year. The infant had a hole in his heart and was taken to Mumbai's KEM hospital, which is the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries. "Doctors just kept on giving new dates. We had admitted my child for 16 days and doctors kept on telling us that they will do the operation tomorrow or in two days," Salmaan said."
Apr 1, 2013 Suryanelli gangrape case: Court sends notice to Kurien: "A Kerala district court on Wednesday sent a notice to Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien and five others in connection with the Suryanelli gangrape case, after the survivor filed a fresh petition demanding Kurien be made an accused. A similar attempt by the survivor early in 2013 was shot down by another district court."
Apr 1, 2013 Richest civic body lets infants die: "These children have paid the price for being poor. These infants died waiting for a heart surgery at this hospital in Mumbai. Reason, criminal red tape in acquiring the equipment required to perform the open heart surgery. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries on children has been waiting for three critical heart lung machines for the last four years."
Mar 31, 2013 Beni involved in smuggling opium: Mulayam's brother: "SP leader Shivpal Yadav accusing the Union minister of "smuggling opium" and using "charas"."
Mar 30, 2013 Mulayam is desperate to become PM, say experts
Mar 30, 2013 Maharashtra MLAs who beat up policeman to go scot-free?: "The MLAs accused of beating up a policeman inside the Maharashtra Assembly are likely to go scot-free despite footage available from 28 CCTV cameras. Crime branch sources claim the footage is unclear. There was a mobile video of an injured Sachin Suryavanshi, 28 CCTV cameras inside the Vidhan Bhavan and yet no conclusive proof against the MLAs who allegedly beat him up in the legislative assembly."
Mar 30, 2013 Dowry case: Ex-Odisha law minister Mohanty, wife arrested: "Former Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife have been arrested from Kolkata in connection with a dowry case. The ex-minister and his wife are accused by his daughter-in-law of dowry and harassment."
Mar 30, 2013 They demanded a Scorpio, Rs 25 lakhs: Ex-Odisha Minister's daughter-in-law: "Former Odisha Minister Raghunath Mohanty's daughter-in-law said that her husband's family subjected her to dowry torture, demanded a Scorpio car and Rs 25 lakhs in cash."
Mar 29, 2013 First defiance, now apology: "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), touted as world's richest civic body, boasts of surplus healthcare budget allocation but has totally ignored the health of the state's poor infants."
Mar 29, 2013 Infant deaths: Blamegame begins after expose: "48 hours back, TIMES NOW got you the shocking story of apathy and red tape in the world's richest civic body - the BMC. We told you how deep rooted corruption claimed the lives of over 150 infants since 2009. Even today, hundreds of children are awaiting critical cardiac care, but an exposed BMC has chosen to pass the buck."
Mar 29, 2013 Maha Home Min protecting MLAs?: "Crime Branch's probe into the assault on a police officer inside the Maharashtra Assembly premises by MLAs has hit a roadblock after the Government said the CCTV footage of the incident was inconclusive and those involved in the attack have not been clearly identified."
Mar 29, 2013 Are government-run hostels used to sexually abuse girls?: "An IBN7 investigation exposed how young tribal girls are being sexually abused in government-run homes and schools in Chhattisgarh."
Mar 29, 2013 Punjab: No lessons learnt as grains left to rot due to poor storage: "Punjab has yet again reaped a bumper crop, but the big question is where will it be stored? Starting April 1, 150 lakh tonnes of wheat are set to arrive in Punjab's procurement centres, but only 60 lakh tonnes can be stored safely. Worse, only 15 crore of the 50 crore gunny bags that are needed for storage are available."
Mar 26, 2013 Who'll fight for Zaibunnisa Kazi?: "At a time when there is a well-oiled mercy campaign for Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt who has been convicted in the 1993 blasts for hoarding illegal weapons, there is yet another accused who is convicted of the same crime. Zaibusnissa Kazi has suffered for 20 years too, spending 8 months in jail; but when the verdict came out, the only person who perhaps was batting for her was her daughter. There is an entire brigade of politicians and actors who are appealing for mercy for Sanjay Dutt on humanitarian grounds, but there is not a single word of support for this 70-year-old woman who perhaps is paying the price of not being a celebrity."
Mar 26, 2013 Big twist to Kunda triple muders: "The DSP of Kunda was killed in full public view but despite the cops' wife naming don turned politician Raja Bhaiya, not so much as a questioning has been initiated against him. For several weeks now the CBI has been investigating a murder, but the man seems to be feared so much that not one witness has testified against Raja Bhaiya."
Mar 26, 2013 UP: Nanhe Yadav's family alleges threat from Raja Bhaiya: "Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya has now been accused of threatening the family of murdered village pradhan Nanhe Yadav. The Pratapgarh Pradhan and his brother were killed along with Deputy SP Zia ul Haque on March 2."
Mar 26, 2013 Assault case: MLAs get bail, cop suspended: "A Maharashtra police officer, assaulted by legislators in the state assembly premises, was today suspended even as two MLAs allegedly involved in the incident walked out of jail on bail."
Mar 26, 2013 2 MNS workers arrested for attack on Indiabulls office: "The politics of drought in Maharashtra is turning violent. Two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers have been arrested after several of them went on a rampage, attacking the Indiabulls office in Mumbai. This came hours after MNS chief Raj Thackeray said that water meant for drought-hit farmers was diverted to private companies."
Mar 26, 2013 Two Maha MLAs who thrashed policeman granted bail: "Two MLAs of the Maharashtra Assembly, who were arrested for thrashing a policeman inside the Assembly building, were granted bail on Monday. MLAs Ram Kadam and Kshitik Thakur were amog the five MLAs who had been suspended till the year end for assaulting Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi last week."
Mar 26, 2013 Illegal car imports: DRI officer shielded Alagiri, Stalin: "It is not just DMK chief M Karunanidhi's younger son and his heir apparent MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi, but even the DMK chief's elder son and former central minister MK Alagiri allegedly used illegally imported cars. Now CNN-IBN exposes how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer allegedly covered up the illegal car imports of Alagiri , Stalin and his son and how luxury import cars used by DMK's first family in Chennai could not be 'traced'."
Mar 25, 2013 Centre likely to grant Bihar 'backward' status soon: "Besides Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and parts of Rajasthan will qualify to be treated as "backward" under the soon-to-be unveiled criteria."
Mar 25, 2013 Mumbai cop thrashed by MLAs suspended: "Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi used inappropriate language against Kshitij Thakur, an MLA from the Bahujan Vikas Party,"
Mar 24, 2013 Government set to cancel Aakash tablet project: "The government is all set to cancel the Aakash tablet - India's low cost version of an iPad - that is suffering from delays in manufacturing, a faulty processor and low memory. The new Human Resource and Development Minister Pallam Raju made the decision of cancelling the tablets, which has been a dream project of IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal."
Mar 23, 2013 Mulayam holds Congress responsible for corruption: "Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday accused the Congress party of being responsible for the growing corruption in the country, while pulling up his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for failing to make his Cabinet ministers work."
Mar 23, 2013 Rajasthan mining scam: Only a probe can bring out the truth, says BJP: "BJP leader Bhupender Yadav said that Corruption done by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot needs to be investigated."
Mar 23, 2013 Car import racket worth Rs 50 crore exposed: "The recent CBI raids on DMK leader and M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin revealed an elaborate smuggling scam amounting to a Rs 50 crore tax evasion. The incident led to a huge controversy with not only the Opposition parties but also the government questioning the raids. While no illegal car was found in the DMK leader's house, the CBI did recover several vehicles from others - notably N Srinivasan"
Mar 23, 2013 Legislator or moral police?: "In a shameful case of Moral Policing, Congress MLA Rao Dharampal insulted a national women's Kabaddi coach Dabas over her dress code, asking her to dress more appropriately. He allegedly went on to humiliate her in full view of other teachers and students. Distressed by shameful remarks of legislator, the coach fainted."
Mar 23, 2013 Yeddyurappa and sons appear before CBI court: "Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before a CBI court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining."
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Apr 19, 2013 Illegal mining damaged Karnataka's environment heavily: Santosh Hegde: "Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde says the illegal mining carried out in Karnataka not only looted the state but also damaged the environment heavily."
Apr 19, 2013 J&K Home Minister allegedly slaps senior government officer: "In a shocking incident in Jammu and Kashmir, the state Home Minister Sajjad Kitchloo has allegedly slapped a senior government officer, Riaz Ahmed, in Kishtwar. The incident happened just hours before Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's visit to the area."
Apr 19, 2013 Maha irrigation scam: Ajit Pawar, Gadkari involved, says Medha Patkar: "Social activist Medha Patkar has claimed to have fresh evidence in the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam. She has alleged that Income Tax raids at the Mahalakshmi Infraprojects Limited uncovered proof of kickbacks being paid to the tune of Rs 44 crore."
Apr 17, 2013 NCP leader's minor son arrested after his SUV mows down 2-year-old girl: "Aurangabad: Senior NCP leader Abdul Qadeer Maulana's 17-year-old son was arrested on Wednesday after the SUV car he was driving hit two minor girls and their uncle, killing the youngest girl on the spot. Three others, including a five-year-old girl have been seriously injured."
Apr 16, 2013 FTN: Ashok Khemka transferred again: Are repeated transfers of officers destroying the civil services?: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka hit the headlines in October 2012 when he pointed to irregularities in a land deal between Sonia Gandhi's son in law Robert Vadra and real estate giant DLF. Khemka has always acted as a whistleblower of sorts and has been transferred 44 times, last week he was again transferred from his post for exposing a scam in the purchase of fungicides."
Apr 16, 2013 Cops wear loyalties on chest - Policemen pin protest badges on uniform, stun veterans: "The open display of loyalties in Asansol not only raised questions of propriety, impartiality and discipline but also unwittingly brought into sharp focus the unfulfilled vow of Mamata Banerjee to depoliticise the police force in Bengal."
Apr 16, 2013 Bellary ‘tainted’ mine owners in poll fray again: "The Congress has fielded the highest number of three mine owners: Anil Lad from Bellary City, Santosh Lad from Kalghatgi in Dharwad district and Abdul Wahab from Vijayanagar in Bellary district."
Apr 16, 2013 Kumaraswamy, wife, the richest couple in poll fray: "JDS Karnataka unit President and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anita, contesting the May 5 Assembly elections, have together declared assets worth Rs 123 crore."
Apr 15, 2013 Coal scam: Plea seeking removal of Sriprakash Jaiswal in SC: "Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court."
Apr 14, 2013 Riot victims slam Tytler's remark: "BJP on Thursday (April 11) alleged that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which Jagdish Tytler is facing charges were "sponsored" by the Congress at the behest of the Gandhi family and sought to know why the ruling party has been silent on the issue for the last 28 years."
Apr 14, 2013 Have Congress leaders accused in 1984 riots got away lightly?: "In a major setback for Congress leader and former union minister Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi court on Wednesday ordered that his role in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be re-investigated."
Apr 14, 2013 1984 riots: Govt is shielding Jagdish Tytler, says victims' lawyer HS Phoolka: "HS Phoolka, the lawyer for the anti-Sikh riots victims, has strongly hit back at Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, after the former minister accused him of coaching witnesses against him."
Apr 14, 2013 Massive land scam in Odisha: "This is Odisha, a state where politicians, bureaucrats, lawmakers, law enforcers all have land under the discretionary quota. But those who actually deserve it; distressed families of martyrs and/or handicapped people have been left in the lurch. 108 families in the last decade and more are waiting for their piece of land. The government says DQ is abolished but all those who acquired land illegally continue to hold on to their ill gotten plots and no action has been taken against them. These crooks stand exposed and we ask, why Land only for the connected? And why is it that Martyrs lose while the Connected win?"
Apr 14, 2013 Samajwadi Party MP in toll booth brawl?: "Seen here are vehicles passing a toll booth in Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh without bothering to pay up the price for the crossing. The impetus behind the criminal act - is a local Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Sachan - seen here with his men - preventing the attendants from collecting the dues."
Apr 14, 2013 टिकट पाने के लिए क्या-क्या करते हैं कांग्रेसी?: "नेता नामांकन दाखिल करने के लिए भी लकी अंडरवीयर पहनने का मौका नहीं गंवाना चाहते हैं."
Apr 14, 2013 Tytler is small fry, let’s discuss Rajiv: "But Tytler, and others like Sajjan Kumar and the late HKL Bhagat, who have been accused of instigating the killings in Delhi 28 years ago, are small fry. The subject of searing attention and intense scrutiny should be the person who allowed the carnage to take place by not acting swiftly enough and by making inflammatory remarks. That person is former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi."
Apr 13, 2013 Mumbai's illegal buildings: Is the entire system corrupt from top to bottom?: "Maharashtra government has suspended 37 police constables after a sting operation showed them demanding and accepting a bribe to allow illegal construction in the city."
Apr 13, 2013 West Bengal politics spills over to its college campuses: "A day after the attack on Presidency University by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters, students and the faculty marched in protest in Kolkata."
Apr 13, 2013 Karnataka polls: The real estate lobby and the richest candidates: "The real estate lobby entered the Karnataka state politics in the late 90s. CNN-IBN takes a look at some of the richest candidates in the fray for this year's Assembly polls, many of them from the real estate business."
Apr 13, 2013 MP: Special Olympics medalist Sita Sahu forced to sell street food to earn a living: "Special Olympics medal winner Sita Sahu has been forced to work at a roadside eatery and sell gol gappas (a ball of flour filled with spicy water) in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Sita had won two bronze medals in 2011 Athens Special Olympics but due to financial problems, she has now been forced to work at a shop. Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava had announced that Rs 50,000 would be given to every bronze medal winner and so Sita should have got Rs 1 lakh, but the reward is yet to materialise."
Apr 13, 2013 Unhygienic food on-board trains: Is Indian Railways playing with human lives?: "An inspection report by the Indian Railways has said the food served in trains is cooked in dirty, smelly and waterlogged pantry cars."
Apr 13, 2013 Rajasthan CM makes sportsmen sign 'no links with RSS' affidavit: "If one is a sportsperson in Rajasthan who has had anything to do with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or the Jamaat-e-Islami, they will now not qualify for the state government's awards. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken his fight with the RSS to bizarre levels making top sportspersons sign affidavits saying they have nothing to do with the RSS, before giving them awards."
Apr 13, 2013 Blame the rotten system for railways' filthy catering: Dinesh Trivedi: "Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has said the whole system including Parliament is to be blamed for filthy catering services in the Indian Railways. 'If you ask me you have to hold the entire Parliament guilty. This is absolutely pathetic. I must compliment Marya Shakil and CNN-IBN to have highlighted these points. This is in modern times highly unacceptable. But having said that let me tell you, you will not even be able to sack the particular caterer, you will not be able to do anything, you will not be able to hold any officer accountable because the whole system is rotten,' Trivedi said."
Apr 13, 2013 Presidency Univ gatekeeper targeted: "This is the picture of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Councillor Partha Basu and two TMC student leaders entering the Presidency University on the day it was ransacked. But instead of acting against its own men the Mamata Government is targeting everyone else. Today it was the University gatekeeper who was called for questioning by the police. After three hour, the harried gatekeeper was allowed to leave."
Apr 13, 2013 Rajasthan Government's bizarre diktat: "This award ceremony is not like any other you would come across in the country. These sportspersons were in for a rude shock - before collecting their state awards. In a ridiculous move by the Rajasthan State Government - sportsperson asked to produce affidavits ensuring they have no affiliation with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Jamaat-e-Islami, before receiving their awards. Vishal Singh, sportsman, said, "This is taking it to the extreme step, stating that if you belong to such organisation you cannot claim your award.""
Apr 13, 2013 Did Govt vet CBI report on Coalgate?: "t was a scam which paralysed Parliament. The Coalgate scam had links to the Government with the Opposition even gunning for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. And now reports suggesting that the probe into the multi-crore coal scam may have been controlled closely by the Government."
Apr 13, 2013 BBC: Illegal building woes in urban India: "Illegal projects such as this are a widespread problem in Indian cities"
Apr 13, 2013 Congress Bureau Of Investigations, Contd.
Apr 13, 2013 'Khoon Ka Badla Khoon': "This eyewitness, whose testimony was not recorded by the CBI, said the mob led by Jagdish Tytler was chanting Khoon Ka Badla Khoon wheh he 'saw and heard Jagdish Tytler instigating and screaming at the mob and pointing towards Gurdawara and ordering them to go and get the Sikhs hiding in the Gurudwara.'"
Apr 13, 2013 Calcutta Corner: "Irrational incidents of violence and counter-violence have reduced Bengal to a banana republic."
Apr 11, 2013 I’m ashamed of our MPs: Preity Zinta
Apr 11, 2013 'पूरे 72 घंटे तक चलता रहा कत्लेआम': "त्रिलोकपुरी में हुई हिंसा में कुल 320 लोग मारे गए थे."
Apr 10, 2013 Fresh allegations against Ajit Pawar: "Under attack over his crass remarks on drought situation in the state, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has found himself in fresh trouble. Pune-based NGO has alleged that while Ajit Pawar was the water resources minister between 2003 and 2011, he diverted almost 2000 million cubic meter of water meant for irrigation to industries. Meanwhile, the opposition has raised its pitch, demanding Ajit Pawar to resign immediately."
Apr 10, 2013 '84 riots: Setback for Tytler: "In a big jolt to Jagdish Tytler, a Delhi Court on Wednesday (April 10) ordered reopening of a 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case against him, setting aside a CBI closure report giving clean chit to the Congress leader. The CBI was directed to examine eye-witnesses and people claiming to have information about the riots. Additional Sessions Judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj set aside the order of a magisterial court which accepted CBI's closure report giving a clean chit to Tytler."
Apr 10, 2013 Thane: NCP MLA stopped Forest Dept from demolishing illegal buildings: "A week after a building collapsed in Thane's Mumbra area killing 74 people, Network 18 has accessed documents which show that local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Jitendra Awhad had prevented the Forest Department from demolishing illegal constructions in the area despite a court order."
Apr 10, 2013 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court directs CBI to probe case against Jagdish Tytler: "Jasbir (now residing in California), in an affidavit, had claimed before the Justice Nanavati Commission that he had heard Tytler on November 3, 1984, rebuking his men for the "nominal killings" carried out in the riots."
Apr 10, 2013 Maha: 'Water from dam being diverted to mills owned by NCP leaders': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have admitted to making the biggest blunder of his political career over his 'urine' remark, however, residents of Patkul village in Solapur are incensed by his Marie Antoinette-like remark. 'He wants us to drink urine? Is that what he is saying?' a resident asks."
Apr 9, 2013 UPA most hated govt since 1947: Narendra Modi: "Modi alleged that the UPA was the most hated government since Independence and that '32 years of Left rule' had brought West Bengal to ruins."
Apr 9, 2013 Rs 55 cr invested in Jagan companies through hawala: CBI: "Dalmia Cements, named as accused in the CBI charge sheet in disproportionate assets case against Jaganmohan Reddy, has allegedly invested Rs 55 crore through hawala route in the cement companies promoted by the YSR Congress chief."
Apr 8, 2013 Was Rajiv Gandhi a middleman for Swedish jets before becoming PM?: "he latest WikiLeaks revelations from US Embassy cables have named former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in a scandal. National daily The Hindu has published their findings of the Kissinger cables, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish Company before he became the Prime Minister."
Apr 8, 2013 Twitter Abuzz With the #Feku Vs #Pappu Battle
Apr 8, 2013 Wiki: Fernandes had sought CIA funding: "Socialist leader George Fernandes' wife Leila today termed as "piece of fiction" the Wikileak cable revelations that the fire-brand activist sought financial assistance from US spy agency CIA to organise sabotage activities during Emergency."
Apr 8, 2013 Political fight over WikiLeaks disclosure: "BJP today demanded an explanation from Congress on the "serious" "accusation" based on Wikileaks that Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company when his mother was the Prime Minister and urged the government to make public documents on the issue."
Apr 8, 2013 Jagan assets case: Andhra home minister charged: "Andhra Pradesh home minister Sabita Indra Reddy was named by CBI on Monday as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy."
Apr 7, 2013 Traffic warden who took on Narayan Rane's son ousted: "Anita Lobo, who has been regulating traffic in Bandra-Khar voluntarily for two decades, said the traffic police’s notice states that her services are being discontinued due to complaints from politicians over her alleged misbehaviour."
Apr 7, 2013 Maharashtra's population is increasing due to shortage of electricity: Ajit Pawar: "“I have come to know that the population is increasing in the state since there is a shortage of electricity in Maharashtra. What other work people have when the lights are off,”"
Apr 7, 2013 In parched Maha, Ajit Pawar shocks again, says 'should we urinate in dams': "Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has stirred up a hornet's nest with his comments."
Apr 6, 2013 People get Aadhaar letters with photos of trees, buildings and animals: "Aadhaar photo error: Total photo mismatch: 19,493"
Apr 6, 2013 Politicians looted the country more than Britishers: Hazare: ""In 150 years, the Britishers did not plunder the country as much as the leaders of this nation have looted."
Apr 5, 2013 The Last Word: How significant is SC's order on red beacon lights?: "How significant is the Supreme Court's order the red beacon lights' usage must be sharply curtailed? And will this end the culture of perks and privileges that is showered on important people?"
Apr 5, 2013 Vasundhara Raje starts rath yatra, criticises Rajasthan CM Gehlot: "Eight months before the Rajasthan assembly elections, BJP leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje has embarked on a four-month long rath yatra, as part of her campaigning agenda. With this yatra, Raje joins the list of leaders who have undertaken such odysseys ahead of the elections this winter."
Apr 5, 2013 Mumbai building collapse: Is the politician real-estate mafia nexus responsible?: "In one of Maharashtra's worst building collapses in a decade, 58 people have died and 61 have been injured after a seven-storeyed building in Laxmi Compound in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane, crashed down like a pack of cards into a heap of rubble on Thursday evening. However, even after a day, authorities are struggling with rescue operations."
Apr 5, 2013 Quit if you can't abide by constitution, Katju to Jayalalithaa: "Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markanday Katju Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to suspend 30 policemen involved in the illegal arrest of an editor of a daily nearly three years ago or resign."
Apr 4, 2013 Khemka transferred for 44th time, shunted to department of archives: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who made waves by cancelling the mutation of land deal between Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and realty giant DLF in October last year, was on Thursday transferred for the 44th time in less than 20 years of his bureaucratic career."
Apr 4, 2013 Mamata vs left: Is West Bengal caught in a cycle of endless political violence?: "There have been massive protests over the death of 23-year-old Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta in Kolkata. Not just in Kolkata, protests are also being staged in Chennai by SFI activists. The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has also come under attack from the protesters as well as the Left Front."
Apr 4, 2013 End of red beacon culture?: "The obsession of politicians and bureaucrats with red beacons on their car tops has become a regular traffic nuisance. But the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) suggested to the government to end the 'Lal Batti' culture. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol. Following the hearing, a huge debate has begun but the question is will the government respond to remove the red beacons which are used to flaunt status and intimidate the common man?"
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka shunted out: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was today again transferred by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months. While no reasons were cited in the statement, sources said that the whistleblower bureaucrat had raised hackles over his decisions on postings and disciplinary action against employees of the Corporation. During his 21-year-long career, 47-year-old Khemka has been transferred over 40 times."
Apr 4, 2013 IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred again: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had kicked up a political storm alleging irregularities in land deals involving businessman Robert Vadra and DLF, was again transferred on Thursday by Haryana government for the second time in nearly six months."
Apr 4, 2013 Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report: "Priya Krishna of the Congress with asset of Rs 767.61 crore was excluded as his assets were clearly an outlier"
Apr 3, 2013 Citizens against political arrogance: "His death has united the city of Kolkata and has seen an unprecedented response after this 22-year old lost his life fighting for a cause. Promising to take his fight to the end, Left student groups gathered outside to catch a glimpse of Sudipta Gupta who today symbolised the fight against a tyranny."
Apr 3, 2013 I feel cheated, CM shielded my husband: Kerala ex-forest minister's wife: "The wife of the former Forest Minister of Kerala KB Ganesh Kumar has said that she was not only abused by her husband, but also feels cheated by Chief Minister Oomen Chandy, who was shielding him. Though the former minister has denied the allegations and has said it a political conspiracy."
Apr 3, 2013 Govt has a 1000 hands, can send anyone to jail: Mulayam Singh Yadav: "government can send those who oppose it to jail."
Apr 3, 2013 SC's red card to red beacon lights: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 3) said it would decide whether a person other than high functionaries is entitled to use of beacons and sirens on their vehicles in view of their being misused and flaunted by people as status symbol."
Apr 3, 2013 Mamata blind or just arrogant?: "Grief, anger and helplessness, they are living their worst nightmare. No words, no amount of sympathy can fill the void of Sudipta Gupta's parents. Anger spilled on the streets of Kolkata, with unprecedented numbers accompanying Sudipta's funeral cortege"
Apr 2, 2013 J&K: Officials promise probe into illegal mining: "An RTI query by CNN-IBN has led to some dammning revelations against Mehr Ali, son of Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Main Altaf. He was given permission to blast a mountain zone to get raw material for his stone crushing business, which is in violation of a Supreme Court order. The concerned officials have promised a probe even as Altaf denied all allegations."
Apr 2, 2013 J&K illegal mining: Forest Minister should come clean, says PDP: "An RTI query accessed by CNN-IBN shows the Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad is flouting rules. His son was granted permission to mine for stone in a mountain zone and protected forest land in clear violation of a Supreme Court order."
Apr 2, 2013 CBI unearths Rs 200 crore PSU fraud in WB: "In this season of scams, a new one has been unearthed, this time in West Bengal and a senior state government leader is said to be allegedly involved. According to a CBI probe, Rs 200 crore, meant for fixed deposits, were siphoned off from four state government departments into hundreds of fictitious accounts. The CBI probe points to the involvement of a senior Trinamool Congress politician."
Apr 2, 2013 2G: Yashwant Sinha says JPC chief is protecting PM: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit out at 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman PC Chacko again for not calling former telecom minister A Raja to depose. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has demanded that former telecom minister A Raja be called to depose as he is equally culpable as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case."
Apr 2, 2013 Odisha MLA listed as BPL beneficiary, drives an SUV: "nevertheless has his wife and two kids as well listed under BPL."
Apr 2, 2013 Superstition forces Akhilesh Yadav from visiting Noida, launches projects sitting in Lucknow: "The superstition is: any chief minister visiting Noida loses his or her seat of power soon, irrespective of caste, colour and creed."
Apr 1, 2013 Vote out corrupt politicians: Hazare
Apr 1, 2013 J&K: RTI query reveals illegal mining by minister's son: "A Right to Information query that CNN-IBN has accessed shows that the son of a senior Jammu and Kashmir minister was given permission to blast into forest land in violation of a Supreme Court order. It is a blatant misuse of power and was to benefit Mian Mehr Ali, son of the state's Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad. The minister has, however, denied the allegations."
Apr 1, 2013 No room for treatment at KEM Hospital: "Salmaan Ahmed and his wife lost their 8-month-old child last year. The infant had a hole in his heart and was taken to Mumbai's KEM hospital, which is the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries. "Doctors just kept on giving new dates. We had admitted my child for 16 days and doctors kept on telling us that they will do the operation tomorrow or in two days," Salmaan said."
Apr 1, 2013 Suryanelli gangrape case: Court sends notice to Kurien: "A Kerala district court on Wednesday sent a notice to Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien and five others in connection with the Suryanelli gangrape case, after the survivor filed a fresh petition demanding Kurien be made an accused. A similar attempt by the survivor early in 2013 was shot down by another district court."
Apr 1, 2013 Richest civic body lets infants die: "These children have paid the price for being poor. These infants died waiting for a heart surgery at this hospital in Mumbai. Reason, criminal red tape in acquiring the equipment required to perform the open heart surgery. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, the only state run hospital in Mumbai with the expertise to conduct open heart surgeries on children has been waiting for three critical heart lung machines for the last four years."
Mar 31, 2013 Beni involved in smuggling opium: Mulayam's brother: "SP leader Shivpal Yadav accusing the Union minister of "smuggling opium" and using "charas"."
Mar 30, 2013 Mulayam is desperate to become PM, say experts
Mar 30, 2013 Maharashtra MLAs who beat up policeman to go scot-free?: "The MLAs accused of beating up a policeman inside the Maharashtra Assembly are likely to go scot-free despite footage available from 28 CCTV cameras. Crime branch sources claim the footage is unclear. There was a mobile video of an injured Sachin Suryavanshi, 28 CCTV cameras inside the Vidhan Bhavan and yet no conclusive proof against the MLAs who allegedly beat him up in the legislative assembly."
Mar 30, 2013 Dowry case: Ex-Odisha law minister Mohanty, wife arrested: "Former Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife have been arrested from Kolkata in connection with a dowry case. The ex-minister and his wife are accused by his daughter-in-law of dowry and harassment."
Mar 30, 2013 They demanded a Scorpio, Rs 25 lakhs: Ex-Odisha Minister's daughter-in-law: "Former Odisha Minister Raghunath Mohanty's daughter-in-law said that her husband's family subjected her to dowry torture, demanded a Scorpio car and Rs 25 lakhs in cash."
Mar 29, 2013 First defiance, now apology: "Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), touted as world's richest civic body, boasts of surplus healthcare budget allocation but has totally ignored the health of the state's poor infants."
Mar 29, 2013 Infant deaths: Blamegame begins after expose: "48 hours back, TIMES NOW got you the shocking story of apathy and red tape in the world's richest civic body - the BMC. We told you how deep rooted corruption claimed the lives of over 150 infants since 2009. Even today, hundreds of children are awaiting critical cardiac care, but an exposed BMC has chosen to pass the buck."
Mar 29, 2013 Maha Home Min protecting MLAs?: "Crime Branch's probe into the assault on a police officer inside the Maharashtra Assembly premises by MLAs has hit a roadblock after the Government said the CCTV footage of the incident was inconclusive and those involved in the attack have not been clearly identified."
Mar 29, 2013 Are government-run hostels used to sexually abuse girls?: "An IBN7 investigation exposed how young tribal girls are being sexually abused in government-run homes and schools in Chhattisgarh."
Mar 29, 2013 Punjab: No lessons learnt as grains left to rot due to poor storage: "Punjab has yet again reaped a bumper crop, but the big question is where will it be stored? Starting April 1, 150 lakh tonnes of wheat are set to arrive in Punjab's procurement centres, but only 60 lakh tonnes can be stored safely. Worse, only 15 crore of the 50 crore gunny bags that are needed for storage are available."
Mar 26, 2013 Who'll fight for Zaibunnisa Kazi?: "At a time when there is a well-oiled mercy campaign for Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt who has been convicted in the 1993 blasts for hoarding illegal weapons, there is yet another accused who is convicted of the same crime. Zaibusnissa Kazi has suffered for 20 years too, spending 8 months in jail; but when the verdict came out, the only person who perhaps was batting for her was her daughter. There is an entire brigade of politicians and actors who are appealing for mercy for Sanjay Dutt on humanitarian grounds, but there is not a single word of support for this 70-year-old woman who perhaps is paying the price of not being a celebrity."
Mar 26, 2013 Big twist to Kunda triple muders: "The DSP of Kunda was killed in full public view but despite the cops' wife naming don turned politician Raja Bhaiya, not so much as a questioning has been initiated against him. For several weeks now the CBI has been investigating a murder, but the man seems to be feared so much that not one witness has testified against Raja Bhaiya."
Mar 26, 2013 UP: Nanhe Yadav's family alleges threat from Raja Bhaiya: "Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya has now been accused of threatening the family of murdered village pradhan Nanhe Yadav. The Pratapgarh Pradhan and his brother were killed along with Deputy SP Zia ul Haque on March 2."
Mar 26, 2013 Assault case: MLAs get bail, cop suspended: "A Maharashtra police officer, assaulted by legislators in the state assembly premises, was today suspended even as two MLAs allegedly involved in the incident walked out of jail on bail."
Mar 26, 2013 2 MNS workers arrested for attack on Indiabulls office: "The politics of drought in Maharashtra is turning violent. Two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers have been arrested after several of them went on a rampage, attacking the Indiabulls office in Mumbai. This came hours after MNS chief Raj Thackeray said that water meant for drought-hit farmers was diverted to private companies."
Mar 26, 2013 Two Maha MLAs who thrashed policeman granted bail: "Two MLAs of the Maharashtra Assembly, who were arrested for thrashing a policeman inside the Assembly building, were granted bail on Monday. MLAs Ram Kadam and Kshitik Thakur were amog the five MLAs who had been suspended till the year end for assaulting Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi last week."
Mar 26, 2013 Illegal car imports: DRI officer shielded Alagiri, Stalin: "It is not just DMK chief M Karunanidhi's younger son and his heir apparent MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi, but even the DMK chief's elder son and former central minister MK Alagiri allegedly used illegally imported cars. Now CNN-IBN exposes how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer allegedly covered up the illegal car imports of Alagiri , Stalin and his son and how luxury import cars used by DMK's first family in Chennai could not be 'traced'."
Mar 25, 2013 Centre likely to grant Bihar 'backward' status soon: "Besides Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and parts of Rajasthan will qualify to be treated as "backward" under the soon-to-be unveiled criteria."
Mar 25, 2013 Mumbai cop thrashed by MLAs suspended: "Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi used inappropriate language against Kshitij Thakur, an MLA from the Bahujan Vikas Party,"
Mar 24, 2013 Government set to cancel Aakash tablet project: "The government is all set to cancel the Aakash tablet - India's low cost version of an iPad - that is suffering from delays in manufacturing, a faulty processor and low memory. The new Human Resource and Development Minister Pallam Raju made the decision of cancelling the tablets, which has been a dream project of IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal."
Mar 23, 2013 Mulayam holds Congress responsible for corruption: "Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday accused the Congress party of being responsible for the growing corruption in the country, while pulling up his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for failing to make his Cabinet ministers work."
Mar 23, 2013 Rajasthan mining scam: Only a probe can bring out the truth, says BJP: "BJP leader Bhupender Yadav said that Corruption done by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot needs to be investigated."
Mar 23, 2013 Car import racket worth Rs 50 crore exposed: "The recent CBI raids on DMK leader and M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin revealed an elaborate smuggling scam amounting to a Rs 50 crore tax evasion. The incident led to a huge controversy with not only the Opposition parties but also the government questioning the raids. While no illegal car was found in the DMK leader's house, the CBI did recover several vehicles from others - notably N Srinivasan"
Mar 23, 2013 Legislator or moral police?: "In a shameful case of Moral Policing, Congress MLA Rao Dharampal insulted a national women's Kabaddi coach Dabas over her dress code, asking her to dress more appropriately. He allegedly went on to humiliate her in full view of other teachers and students. Distressed by shameful remarks of legislator, the coach fainted."
Mar 23, 2013 Yeddyurappa and sons appear before CBI court: "Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his family members today appeared before a CBI court here in connection with a case of alleged kickback in illegal mining."
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