Workers employed at the Jaitapur nuclear power project site at Madban village have fled after the violent incidents on April 18 when a Mob damaged equipment and indulged in arson. A Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) spokesperson on Thursday told The Hindu on the phone that workers have left since the situation was not conducive to staying there. “In any case, there are a few holidays from tomorrow [Friday]...
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CD row: Shanti Bhushan-Mulayam Singh chat CD not tampered, claims govt lab by Rohini Singh
A government-owned forensic laboratory has reported that a CD allegedly containing a conversation between former law minister Shanti Bhushan and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has not been tampered with, providing a further twist to a saga that has had Delhi's political class enthralled. An official, who has seen the report, told ET that the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) has concluded the recording was authentic, clear and continuous. "The...
More »Magisterial probe to be held into Jaitapur firing
The Maharashtra government will conduct a magisterial inquiry into Monday's police firing at Jaitapur, Home Minister R.R. Patil announced in the Assembly on Tuesday. The violent fallout of protests against the proposed nuclear power plant was hotly discussed in both Houses of the Legislature with the Opposition accusing the government of highhandedness and totalitarianism. Mr. Patil maintained that the police resorted to firing when all other methods of controlling the Mob...
More »UN uses social media to enable donations to feed hungry children
In an effort to encourage individuals to help feed tens of thousands of hungry children across the world, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has created a social media platform through which people can share their favourite meals by making donations to the agency. The Internet portal, WeFeedback, engages supporters through an online “Feedback Calculator” that helps them to work out how many children they could feed if they donated...
More »One killed as Jaitapur protest turns violent
One person was killed in police firing and several were injured as the protest against the nuclear power plant in Jaitapur turned violent on Monday. Thirty protesters including Shiv Sena MLA Rajan Salvi were arrested, Ratnagiri Collector Madhukar Gaikwad told The Hindu. A protester was killed in the firing and a policeman was grievously injured in stone-throwing, he said. “Two separate incidents happened during the day,” Mr. Gaikwad said. “In the morning,...
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