An RTI activist, Arun Mane was attacked in Talegaon area on Sunday morning. Arun Mane is reportedly close to murdered RTI activist Satish Shetty. Mane had sought police protection as he had been receiving threats. Mane has survived the attack as of now. Sandeep Shetty, RTI activist Satish Shetty's brother said, "Arun Mane was very close to my brother and helped him with the cases he was working on". Arun Mane was attacked...
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200 tonnes of onions rot at JNPT as officials pass buck by Vijay Singh
Even as the new year brings little cheer on the price front, the famed apathy of our officials continues to move the common man to tears. Nearly 200 tonnes of onions imported from Pakistan are lying at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva while officials pass the buck for not releasing the bulb to onion-starved markets. The affected traders have indicated that the cargo is stuck for want...
More »CBI to finally quiz Suresh Kalmadi by Rahul Tripathi
CBI has finally asked CWG Organizing Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi to present himself before the agency, which is likely to quiz him about his role in dodgy contracts, a blackmail letter and destruction of evidence. Kalmadi has, like DMK's A Raja did in the 2G spectrum allocation case, responded by expressing his inability to be at the CBI headquarters immediately. Kalmadi has sought time till January 3 and agency sources...
More »Mounting outrage against Binayak conviction by Vidya Subrahmaniam
“Conviction sets a dangerous trend for judiciary” It has ominous undertones: All-India Milli Council Three days after a Chhatisgarh court convicted Binayak Sen of treason and sedition, the sense of disbelief seems to be growing, with more and more members of the civil society joining in to protest the judgment and urging fellow citizens to start a campaign for the release of the paediatrician and civil rights activist. The voices were unanimous in...
More »CBI raids Kalmadi homes, Games office
Two months after the Commonwealth Games (CWG) ended amid allegations of major financial wrongdoings, the CBI Friday raided Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi's homes in New Delhi and Pune and the Games office here. The Central Bureau of Investigation said teams of officers searched Kalmadi's residences and that of an aide also in Pune. 'The raids began early morning today. A total of four locations were raided in Delhi and Pune. We...
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