Gujarat cops told to pay family of detainee [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 04, 2009 3:19:36 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Politics
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"The violation of Article 21 is patent and incontrovertible and it is of such a magnitude that it shocks the conscience of this court," said the Bench. "He had no hope for future because he had nothing but fear in his mind. Fear of being deported to Bangladesh all alone, fear of being ...»
‘Withdrawing AFSP Act will hit fight against terrorists’ [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 04, 2009 3:06:01 AM from www.dailypioneer.com in Terrorism
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Amid reports that the Central Government is likely to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have expressed concern saying it will seriously hamper the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the State.
Maintaining that the overall situation wa ...»
Helicopter crash kills 41 security personnel [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by WohSubahKabhiToAyegi on July 03, 2009 11:16:06 PM from www.dawn.com in Terrorism
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Stingers coming out of the closet?> The crash prompted speculations whether the helicopter had been shot down by militants. No militant group in the region claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter.
The Outsider [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by Venki on July 03, 2009 9:08:42 PM from business.in.com in Business
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Two decades ago, Ramesh Vangal fought hard to get Pepsi into India. He had his way. Today, Vangal and his associates own 25 percent in a bank controlled by Tamil Nadu’s close-knit, powerful Nadar community. They don’t want him. But he won’t walk away. Forbes India is now active.
Who demolished Babari Masjid? [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 6:49:15 PM from www.thestatesman.net in Politics
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Assuming that the senior leaders of the BJP lacked foreknowledge of the demolition, how did it occur? Was it through spontaneous action by the demonstrators or was it preplanned? If it was preplanned who planned it? In September 1997 the late KR Malkani, then Vice-President of the BJP, stated that I ...»
Karat, Biman blamed for poll debacle [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 6:43:56 PM from www.thestatesman.net in Politics
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In fact, many of those who voted against them, said they had not much against the two, but “their misfortune is that they are in the wrong political party.”
Asked to explain their defeat, the former chairman exploded : “It's our top leaders ~ Prakash Karat, Biman Bose ~ who are entirely respo ...»
The suspension of common sense and the astonishing embrace of nonsense [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 6:28:05 PM from www.telegraphindia.com in Terrorism
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the slow build-up over seven months of state denial, appeasement and progressive error; paralysis in the face of rising Maoist violence; and the final, almost effortless resolution, as the rebels simply melted away in the face of the first evidence of determined use of force — were abundantly clea ...»
Centre not in tune with Omar on CRPF ouster [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 6:19:31 PM from economictimes.indiatimes.com in Terrorism
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Even though J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday ordered the CRPF back to the barracks in Baramulla, the security establishment here is reportedly not too happy over the move and insists that the complete withdrawal of CRPF from the state will not happen “in the forseeable future.” ...»
Baramulla DM wants magistrates to supervise Army [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 6:00:35 PM from www.indianexpress.com in Terrorism
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The latest controversy was triggered by a letter written by Baramulla District Development Commissioner and District Magistrate (DM) Lateef-u-Zaman Deva asking the Army authorities in North Kashmir to work under the police in maintaining law and order. The letter, addressed to the Baramulla-based Ge ...»
I saw my husband being killed: wife [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 4:46:44 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Terrorism
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"I was witness to my husband's gory killing." The statement of Janakamma, mason Tirupathy's wife, describes the intensity of the Kyathamaranhalli violence. On Thursday, he and Janakamma left home for work when a 500-strong mob attacked them. A youth in the mob hit Tirupathy in the stomach. ...»
Villagers leave for safe area [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 4:43:28 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Terrorism
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An assistant commissioner of police and two sub-inspectors, who were patrolling the violence-hit regions in a police vehicle, were attacked by the mob in Rajivnagar II Stage.
The mob of some 100 men armed with clubs and stones blocked a road and prevented ACP (traffic) Hanumanthappa's vehicle from ...»
Probe into Maharashtra's Muslim boy-Hindu girl marriages [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 4:22:08 PM from timesofindia.indiatimes.com in Culture
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Maharashtra’s criminal investigation department (CID) meant to probe high-profile cases will now investigate love affairs that have resulted in marriages between Hindu girls and Muslim boys.
CID has been told to check whether Muslim boys are enticing Hindu girls as part of a ‘conspiracy’. Min ...»
Gorshkov sole irritant in ties with India, says Medvedev [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 3:42:31 PM from www.indianexpress.com in Defense
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Describing the delay in upgradation of ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ aircraft carrier for Indian Navy as the “sole” irritant in bilateral ties, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday ordered the shipbuilders to speedily complete the work or else it will have “serious consequences”.
“In f ...»
Govt asked to expel Afghans from Balakot [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 3:32:36 PM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Politics
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All political parties and traders of Balakot have demanded of the government to expel Afghan traders from the city.
Afghans rushed to Balakot and occupied all the businesses following the October 8, 2005 earthquake and if the administration did not oust them, people of the town would do it by force, ...»
Khar favours Seraiki province with a grain of salt [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 3:13:15 PM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Politics
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Former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar on Wednesday backed the voices calling for the partition of the Punjab, claiming that this would help end the growing sense of deprivation in the southern Punjab.
He maintained that now the sense of deprivation and poverty had reached a level that made it i ...»
Kashmir holds the key to peace, Mr Manmohan Singh! [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 3:05:25 PM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Politics
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India wants the Composite Dialogue Process (CDP) to be driven by her contrived perception on settling terrorism concurrently snuffing out the Kashmir issue into oblivion. Flawed as it is the approach is nothing new and has remained the anchorsheet of Indian diplomacy vis-‡-vis Pakistan, ever since ...»
Fierce fighting rages between Lashkar, Taliban [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 2:53:37 PM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Terrorism
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The tribal lashkar in Doog Darra area of Dir Upper district Thursday killed two militants, including a key Taliban commander Maulana Naeemullah, in fierce fighting on Thursday.
Maulana Naeemullah was one of the top three local commanders, who facilitated the foreign militants to entrench in the area ...»
Mulla Nazeer scraps peace deal with govt [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 2:46:47 PM from thenews.jang.com.pk in Terrorism
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After the Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led militants in North Waziristan, another pro-government militant commander, Mulla Nazeer, also scrapped his peace deal with the government in South Waziristan Agency on Thursday.
A senior associate of Mulla Nazeer, Saada Janan, called The News from Wana, headquarters of ...»
Lalgarh: fear, power and obedience [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 12:38:05 PM from www.hindu.com in Terrorism
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Marketed as an authentic adivasi rebellion against misrule, backwardness and human rights abuses, the still-unfolding violence in Lalgarh in fact provides graphic insights into exactly how India’s Maoists command obedience. Lalgarh’s key leaders — a caste-Hindu from Andhra Pradesh with a Kalas ...»
Kashmir: CRPF pullout could stumble over police shortages [nw] [article] [sw]
Posted by parsuram on July 03, 2009 12:28:00 PM from www.hindu.com in Terrorism
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s promise to replace the Central Reserve Police Force units with State police personnel is likely to falter in the face of force constraints, highly placed government sources have told The Hindu.
Fifty-eight battalions of the CRPF, each with approxi ...»
What is with all this belaboring over Babari Masjid? Babur conquered India but never had affection for India except to amass wealth, destroy temples, ill treat the local population and build an empire for his children. He said "Hindustan is a country of few charms" and he was only nostalgi ...»
I have posted all the comments I agree with venkiji!
Venki Said:
Sauvik, Do you have to look to westerners to find out about Indian society? What a terrible misunderstanding of Indian society!!! You mention Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha were all considered valid pursuits, yet you say Indian society ...»
The demented Moron of a magistrate has Lost the plot!
The Army will NOT be subservient to Police at any stage bcos of their superior training and logistics and their relative immunity to corruption which is the hallmark of ALL local police forces all over the world!
an interesting but NOT entirely impossible or improbable scenario! But what is of interest is what on earth is the status of Augusta submarines now? have they been commissioned? and inducted into Puki navy? are they functional fully?
In any other intelligent democracy ( Not India) these criminals would be serving prison sentences!