Archive for August, 2008
« Previous EntriesDharamrao Atram: The hunter becomes the hunted
Sunday, August 31st, 2008It was the proverbial spectacle of the hunter becoming the hunted when former Maharashtra minister Dharmarao Baba Atram was escorted by forest and police officials
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‘Deadline for Marathi signboards not extended’
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said on Sunday that the deadline has not been extended.
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Persecuted by constable, 23-year-old slashes wrist
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Manish Bane, 23, a resident of Thane, attempted suicide after he was allegedly harassed by a constable at Rabodi police station in Thane. Bane alleged that the constable has been harassing him for the past two years. On Friday, a police van picked him up on …
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HC raps cops for shielding Chhota Rajan accomplice
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Police on Saturday received flak from the Bombay High Court for shielding Vickey Malhotra, a Chhota Rajan aide who is a suspect in the Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case. he HC while reserving its verdict in the case relating to the murder of Nimbalkar, a Congress …
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We will not help immerse Ganesh idols this year
Sunday, August 31st, 2008For the first time, fishermen of Trombay have decided to boycott the visarjan of Ganpati idols as a mark of protest after the government failed to give them funds to build a jetty at Trombay; they have been demanding one for 36 years now. It is these fishermen who carry idols deep into the…
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Bandra families beaten by cops
Sunday, August 31st, 2008In the early hours of Saturday, two families from Bandra and traffic policemen had an allegedly unpleasant run-in near Khar subway. A fight broke out between them, which resulted in the families, including two women, getting beaten up by the cops. Restaurateur …
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‘Shrine Board must have control of land’
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Jammu: A group spearheading the agitation over the Amarnath land row on Saturday said any peace formula should include a provision for exclusive control of the land by the shrine board during the yatra. The transfer of land to the board should be complete during…
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Plant stays shut; Tatas mull future
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Kolkata: Work remained paralysed for the second consecutive day at the Tata Motors plant in Singur on Saturday, as “conditions are not conducive”, raising doubts over the company being able to meet its October deadline to roll out Nano, the world’s cheapest car. “Our workers…
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Advani for fast track courts to try politicians
Sunday, August 31st, 2008New Delhi: Expressing concern at “growing corruption in politics” in the wake of the cash-for-votes scam, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday suggested that fast-track courts could be established to try corruption cases against politicians and civil servants. “The BJP…
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PM talks to Sonia on revised NSG draft
Sunday, August 31st, 2008New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday held deliberations with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and some other senior colleagues over the nuclear issue ahead of the Nuclear Supplier’s Group (NSG) meeting in Vienna. The meeting, also attended by…
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