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AICC to witness changes after UP polls Sonia under pressure to have new Finance Minister 4/30/2007 12:07:36 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, Apr 29 Even as Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has, under the Constitution, powers to hire and fire any member in the Council of Ministers he is heading, it is the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, who continues to call the shots. No wonder, she is, at present, under tremendous pressure to bring about "drastic" changes in the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre. According to reports doing the rounds in the capital, senior leaders of two Left parties want the Congress to show the door to three prominent figures--Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Venugopal Reddy, and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia. If these reports were to be believed, Sonia Gandhi is also under pressure from a section of her partymen, including over a dozen MPs, to make her Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, get rid of Chidambaram, Venugopal Reddy and Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Some senior Congress leaders are reported to have resented what they call "far-from-encouraging style of fun...   READ MORE

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SIDCO manager in vigilance net for defrauding corporation SVO registers case for fraudulent withdrawal of rent 4/30/2007 12:04:20 AM Jammu, Apr 29— State Vigilance organization has registered a case against Resident Manager, State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) Delhi Branch and his brother-in-law for fraudulent withdrawal of house rent causing wrongful loss of over Rs.2 lakhs to the Corporation. On receiving an input alleging that Mohammad Elyas Kraipak, resident manager, SIDCO, Delhi branch has fraudulently and by misuse of his official position drawn rent of his own house illegally. State Vigilance Organisation conducted a verification in which it was revealed that in and around the months of March-April, 2001, Mohammad Elyas Kraipak acquired Flat No. 40/220, 3rd Floor, CR Park, New Delhi on 11.04.20...   READ MORE   Lifting of ban from Al Rasheed Trust in Pak raises brows in J&K one step forward another back 4/30/2007 12:03:00 AM Sanjay Khajuria Jammu April 29 When state and central politicians including the host union government are busy in counting upon success of the 3rd Round Table Conference aimed to restore peace in Kashmir just then Pakistani establishment has bowled a bouncer, shocking one and all by lifting the ban from the Al Rasheed Trust. This trust is reported to have close connections with the Jeish-e-Mohammed, one of the most dangerous terror groups operating in both India and Pakistan. It is to mention that United States after the emergence of terror on US soil had promptly banned many organizations allegedly suspected for funding the terrorism all across the world including AL Rasheed Tru...   READ MORE

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