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Tie
up stamp paper scam probe soon, Supreme Court tells CBI
What is India News
Service, August 10, 2004, 2000 hrs IST
The Supreme Court today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to
complete its investigation
as expeditiously as possible in the 48 cases relating to the Rs. 30,000-crore Abdul Karim Telgi stamp paper scam.
Of the cases, 23 are from Maharashtra, 10 from Karnataka, three each from Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, two each from Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh and one each from Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala and West Bengal
A Bench, comprising Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice S.H. Kapadia, gave this direction after the CBI submitted a status report on the investigation carried out so far across the country after the agency was entrusted with the cases in March this year.
PoWs
return to tearful reunion:
\93We want to rejoin our units at the earliest so that we can serve the country till our last breath\94, was the spontaneous reaction of Lance Naik Jagsir Singh and sapper Mohd Arif,
prisoners of war (PoW), when they crossed over to India following their repatriation by
Pakistan.
China planning blast to puncture lake:
China has assured India that it would attempt a \93limited blast\94 in the lake in Tibet on Sutlej tributary to release the accumulated water in a controlled manner.
But in India, the Ministry of Exteral Affairs is waiting
for China's approval to send a technical team to the dam site.
Meanwhile, 4,000 people have been shifted to safety. Panic gripped people living along the 300-km-length of Sutlej from Kinnaur to Bilaspur as flash floods appeared imminent.
PM not keen on wielding broom:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may not be in favour of having committed ideologues in key positions in government but he is against a witch-hunt, sources close to him said.
HRD Minister Arjun Singh has said he wants key bureaucrats owing
allegiance to the Sangh Parivar removed.
BJP ministers walk out of education meet:
A meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education in New Delhi on Tuesday got off to a stormy start with education ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states staging a walk-out, protesting against the
UPA government's "attempt to push its own agenda."
Chandigarh will be ours, says Amarinder:
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today added a new dimension to the political
tension in the region by hoping that Chandigarh would be transferred to Punjab soon.
The city is shared by Haryana and Punjab.
Perks
for Central staff in J&K: The Cabinet Committee on Security today extended by a year from June 30
privileges extended to Central Government employees working in Jammu and Kashmir.
'Rivers should unite, not ignite':
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Monday expressed grave concern that sharing of river waters could turn into rivalry between states.
He has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene a meeting of all political parties to evolve a consensual approach.
Mirwaiz Hurriyat rejects \91conditional\92 dialogue:
The Hurriyat Conference faction led by Awami Action Committee
chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday virtually pulled out of the dialogue process with the
Indian government. The separatist conglomerate took exception to the Home Minister Shivraj Patil\92s
conditions on talks. Meanwhile, Mirwaiz Umar stressed on the need to involve "separatist groups, Pakistan and
the Mujahideen" in the dialogue.
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States
Bail plea rejected:
The Patna High Court has rejected the bail petition of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Parliament,
Mohammad Shahbuddin, in connection with the case relating to the murder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
worker.
Cop's wife shot dead in police colony:
In broad daylight, a criminal barged into the house of a head constable
in Delhi and pumped six bullets into his wife.
Krishna hits back at
Deve Gowda: Former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna
has said all developments concerning the BMIC (highway) project were
taken during
the tenure of the Janata Dal government.
Karnataka
plans panel on film industry:
A massive rally by film stars, producers and directors demanded
better treatment for Kannada films.
Dharam
Singh to assuage hurt IT feelings:
Faced with severe criticism for \93neglecting IT\94 in the budget,
the Karnataka chief minister is holding confabulations with
IT
captains.
Professional course aspirant ends life:
Pratibha\92s parents attribute her suicide to the CET imbroglio in
Karnataka, but she has not left any note.
New state
and Hyderbad's fate: What will happen to the capital of Andhra
Pradesh if Telangana is spun off into a separate state?
Neighbours
3 foreigners picked up in Lahore: Intelligence agencies on Monday picked up three foreigners believed to have links with Al Qaeda in the city.
Kasuri rules out IAEA nuclear inspections:
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri insisted on Monday that Pakistan was cooperating with a UN probe into Iran\92s suspect nuclear programme, but ruled out allowing inspectors into
his country as part of the crucial investigation.
Pakistan protests to US over FBI action: Pakistan has protested to the United States over an FBI sting operation involving a fake plot to kill Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations, describing it as a bizarre mission. ...
Top Taliban leaders held, six killed in clashes:
Afghan forces killed six Taliban fighters and captured several \93important\94 militant commanders in the central Uruzgan province in separate weekend operations, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported on Monday.
Multan blast claims lives of three children:
An explosion in a house situated in the slums of the city on Monday evening claimed lives of three children. The explosion was so powerful that the victims aged between 4 and 14 years died ...
Driver killed, 15 hurt in Waziristan blasts:
A civilian was killed and about 15 Frontier Constabulary personnel were injured
in Afghanistan when two bombs exploded near Jandola while the FC men were being transported to Wana on
Monday.
US lawmaker wants Khan leak explained:
A US senator asked the White House to explain how and why the name of an Al Qaeda informant was leaked to the press, amid concerns it had hurt the war on terror, a letter from the lawmaker showed on Monday. ...
Twin
blasts leave 8 dead in Karachi:
At least eight people were killed and over 40 injured when two bombs
exploded in quick succession near the Jamia Binori Madressah in
Karachi on Sunday evening.
Hafsa hopes baby will help her get nationality:
An Indian woman fighting for Pakistani citizenship after marrying a Pakistani said on Monday she hoped that the recent birth of a baby boy would help her cause.
Baloch nationalists protest: An alliance of four Baloch nationalist parties protested in front of press clubs in various districts of Southern Balochistan on Monday against military activities and arrest of political workers.
Maoists
in Nepal call for blockade in Kathmandu valley: Maoists have declared a transport blockade
at major entry points in and around the Kathmandu Valley beginning August 18. The rebels have said the blockade will
continue for an indefinite period.
Festival
of Indigenous People in Kathmandu: The International Day of the World\92s Indigenous People was celebrated
with a gathering of ethnic groups in Kathmandu Monday.
China's 'no' to
Asian Linux: China has denied that there will be or ever was an "Asian standard" for
Linux. Ding Wenwu, director of the information ministry, has said:
"We have never promoted a so-called 'Asian standard' in Linux development."
View from
abroad
Asian women cringe at Faria fallout:
Revelations spark debate on culture conflicts and changing attitudes
Asian women are starting to worry about the consequences of the Faria Alam affair following weekend revelations about the sexual exploits of the 38-year-old Bangladeshi secretary.
General pledges to soften tactics in Afghanistan:
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan promised President Hamid Karzai to tone down aggressive tactics in sweeps for
Taliban-led insurgents.
Overall:
Supreme Court told CBI to buck
up: It wants the Telgi
stamp paper scam investigated quickly.
Hurriyat faction rejected dialogue: The separatist Kashmiri
group said it wouldn't talk to the Centre if it imposed conditions.
Kasuri said no inspections: The Pakistani foreign minister,
now in Iran, said his country would not allow nuclear inspections.
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