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| Tasty food tempts inmates to stay in jail | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 21: Government sleuths in Bangalore have equipped the Union Home Ministry with thought-provoking details highlighting, among other things, the availability of tasty food in a jail.
Inamtes at a prison in Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, are eating so well that many, according to Intelligence Bureau (IB), are leluctant to leave while other convictged criminals are trying to move in.
Intelligence inputs say that the Parappana Agrahara prison in Bangalore is crowded with 4,700 inmates, more than twice its capacity, because small-time criminals are refusing to apply for bail. Juvenile offenders are also overstating their age to qualify as adults and enter the facility.
And if the intelligence reports were any guide, the reason is the healthy food served by ISKCON, or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, a Hindu evangelist organisation. ISKCON, commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement, started serving its pure-vegetarian fare in the jail on May 21 under contract from the prisons department.
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| Presidential poll noises become louder | | Kalam's chances for second term quite bleak | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 21: Chances of present President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, getting a second term in Rashtrapati Bhavan have become bleak, with the firm 'no' from the Left-UPA combine to disown the ruling coaliton's Presidential candidate, Pratibha Patil. The Congress supremo,sonia Gandhi, as well as Left parties are opposed to Kalam's continuance as President after July 21, when his five-year term comes to an end.
On Thursday the Left leaders made it plain to the Third Front leaders that the question of extending support to the demand for a second term to Kalam does not arise. The Left parties' pro-Pratibha Patil stand became too evident to be ... | |
| | | | Pratibha Patil resigns as Rajasthan Governor | | | |
New Delhi, June 21: UPA-Left Presidential nominee Pratibha Patil on Thursday resigned as the Governor of Rajasthan.
She submitted her resignation to President A P J Abdul Kalam here today.
"I have tendered my resignation as I am contesting for the Presidential poll," she added.
Later talking to reporters, she expressed her gratitude to the President for his "cooperation and guidance" and wished him good health.
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| | | | Health Ministers of 9 states discuss Chikungunya | | | |
New Delhi, Jun 21: Health Minister Anbumoni Ramadoss will chair a meeting of the health ministers of nine states in New Delhi to discuss measures to deal with spread of Chikungunya which has affected hundreds of people across the country, especially Kerala.
During the meeting the union government the deliberations would be made upon the prevailing health scenario and the threat from the ‘Chikungunya’ and present situation in the participatory states and offer monetary and technical support to them in dealing with the viral disease.
Worth to mention the said viral disease which was first detected in the country last year after a gap of 32 years. The ministers from states affected by Ch... | |
| | | | History created: Navy pilot first to fly US fighter | | | |
MUMBAI June 21 : Surendra Ahuja, a pilot with Indian Navy's flagship aircraft carrier INS Viraat, created history by becoming the first to qualify to operate fighter aircraft aboard US aircraft carriers.
Ahuja, whose training began in November 2006 and ended on May 10, 2007, underwent conversion training on a T-45 Goshawk aircraft. Defence spokesperson stated it was part of enhanced Indo-US defence co-operation agreement and covers mutual exchange of personnel, standard operating procedures and operational exposure.
Till now, he added, Indo-US naval co-operation focussed mainly on joint exercises like the Malabar series, visits of warships and naval personnel
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| | | | Kalam should step down gracefully: Lalu | | | |
NEW DELHI: Rejecting Third Front's pleas for consensus on a second term for President A P J Abdul Kalam, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Kalam step down gracefully.
"Kalam should resign gracefully as it was too late for any reconsideration on the issue," he said here after signing nomination papers of the UPA-Left presidential candidate Pratibha Patil as a proposer. After proposing the name of Patil, the RJD chief said the victory of UPA-Left candidate is certain as the alliance along with supporting parties have a clear lead of over one lakh votes.
On the second term for Kalam as proposed by Third Front, he said, "It was NDA Chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpaye... | |
| | | | Suicide bomber kills 10 in northern Iraq | | | |
BAGHDAD - A suicide truck bomber struck a mayor's office in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 40, an Iraqi commander said.
explosion, which occurred about 10:30 a.m. in the predominantly Sunni Arab town of Sulaiman Bek, caused part of the government building to collapse and destroyed at least four vehicles at the site, said Brig. Gen. Anwar Hamah, commander of the Iraqi army's 2nd Brigade.
Hamah said at least 10 people were killed and 40 were wounded but he expected the casualty toll to rise as people were pulled from the rubble.
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| | | | Kanishka probe: Two witnesses refuse to testify | | | |
Toronto, June 21
Two witnesses, billed as having "seismic" evidence about the 1985 Air India bombing, has declined to testify before a probe panel here citing concerns over their personal security.
A third witness was unable to appear for the trial yesterday as he was hospitalised for a heart-ailment hours before he was scheduled to take the stand.
The witnesses backed out after the Air India inquiry Commissioner Justice Major said he could not offer guarantees that their identities would remain secret.
"The witnesses are apprehensive that the evidence they give may endanger them or others...We can't assure them of confidentiality. The press has the ability to apply for access to inf... | |
| | | | CPI, CPI(M) reject NDA’s proposal for 2nd term to Kalam | | | |
New Dehli Jun 21
Toeing the Congress line, the Left Front led by the CPI(M) and the CPI on Thursday rejected the Third Front's proposal for a second term to President A P J Abdul Kalam.
The CPI(M)'s decision was conveyed by party General Secretary Prakash Karat when a delegation of leaders belonging to United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) met him on Thursday morning and urged him to back the candidature of Kalam in the President's election.
"Prakash Karat informed the leaders that the CPI(M) has already decided to extend support to the UPA nominee, Pratibha Patil. In view of this, the matter cannot be considered," the CPI(M) said in a statement after UNPA leaders Chandrababu N... | |
| | | | Raj Bhawan bids tearful adieu to Patil | | | |
Jaipur, June 21: Employees of Raj Bhavan Rajasthan here bade a tearful adieu to Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil Thursday amid hopes that she would soon become the country's first woman President.
She was also offered a 'chunari' and garlanded by Raj Bhavan employees. "I was happy when I came to know the UPA has chosen me as its presidential candidate. But I will miss you all as you have always treated me like a member of this family and the state of Rajasthan," she said in her farewell address.
Most employees were in crying and this soon became infectious with tears welling up in Patil's eyes too.
Agencies reported Mathur told agencies they were "happy that she is going to conte... | |
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