The CID, on Monday, arrested two CPM activists wanted in connection with the Netai killings near Lalgarh which took place on January 7. Acting on a tip-off , the detectives picked up the duo -- Aswini Chalak and Abani Bhusan Singh --from a house in Midnapore town. A senior CID official said on Monday that both the arrested persons were local CPM leaders in Lalgarh and had been absconding since January...
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Agitation Challenges Asbestos Import by Ranjit Devraj
Activists hope that a popular agitation against the setting up of a factory to manufacture asbestos products in the eastern Bihar state will result in a nationwide ban on the large-scale import into this country of the deadly mineral fibre. Following six months of agitation against the setting up of the factory in the Chainpur-Bishunpur area of Bihar’s Muzzaffarpur district, state chief minister Nitish Kumar sought to lay blame on the...
More »Chattisgargh HC rejects Binayak's bail plea by Hemender Sharma
Sentenced to life in prison on sedition charges, rights activist Binayak Sen was refused bail by the Chattisgargh High Court on Thursday. Sen's family and supporters allege, there was prejudice in the way the case was being handled. They will now appeal in the Supreme Court. Charged with sedition, Dr Binayak Sen will continue to be in jail for much longer. The Chhattishgarh High Court in Bilaspur took just two minutes to refuse...
More »Binayak bail plea rejected, eye on SC by Pheroze L Vincent
Chhattisgarh High Court today denied bail to rights activist Binayak Sen, who is serving a life sentence for alleged links with Maoists. One of Sen’s lawyers, Mahendra Dubey, said the court believed there was a prima facie case against Sen and Piyush Guha, a Calcutta-based businessman who is a co-accused in the case and is serving a life term. Guha’s bail plea was rejected, too. Sen’s lawyers now have their hopes pinned...
More »Binayak's bail plea dismissed by Aman Sethi
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday dismissed an application of rights activist and paediatrician Dr. Binayak Sen seeking bail and suspension of life term awarded to him. But the court will continue to hear his appeal against the life sentence handed down by a Raipur Additional District and Sessions Court. The court also dismissed a similar application of co-accused Kolkata businessman Pijush Guha. On December 24 last, the Raipur court convicted Dr....
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