‘Rail bribery probe to be over in 3 months’
New Delhi: The probe into the bribery scandal that led to resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said on Tuesday. Ruling out that there was any pressure to go soft on the case, Sinha
said the scandal was unearthed after his officers went about their investigations in a professional manner. He said the agency was trying to complete “the investigations and charge-sheet all accused within 90 days.”
Sharif’s statements a positive sign: BJP
New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday described Nawaz Sharif’s statements as a “positive sign” on rebuilding ties with India and hoped his overtures are not hijacked by “vested interests”. “The democratic transition of Government in Pakistan is a welcome development. BJP congratulates Nawaz Sharif on his historic electoral victory. Sharif’s statements on rebuilding relations with India are a positive sign,” BJP chief Rajnath Singh said in a statement. On Sharif’s statement, he said, “Since Sharif has publicly stated that he would pick up the pieces of 1999 peace process, we hope that the agenda for peace and stability in the region is not hijacked by vested interests operating from Pakistan.”
‘NRIs focus of New investment policy’
Chandigarh: Announcing several incentives for the NRIs, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday announced a new investment policy of the State with special focus on the NRIs, preferential allotment to NRIs in Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) colonies and industrial estates, among other steps. Accompanied by NRI Affairs Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Sukhbir reviewed the implementations of the decisions taken in the NRI sammelan earlier this year besides giving final touches to holistic plan.
Kedarnath shrine portals reopened
Rudraprayag: The portals of the Kedarnath shrine were reopened to the public on Tuesday amid vedic chants. About 3,000 devotees were present on the occasion apart from the State Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat. On Monday, the ceremonial palanquin of lord Kedarnath departed from Gaurikund and reached Kedarnath on Tuesday night. As per the auspicious time decided, the priest of the shrine carried the idol of the lord from the palanquin and placed it in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
Madhu Koda gets provisional bail
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday granted one week’s provisional bail to the former Chief Minister Madhu Koda to take care of his ailing mother. Koda is under judicial custody in a graft case related to the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification scheme in Palamau and Dumka districts. Koda was granted provisional bail in the same case for the second time after he surrendered himself before the CBI Court on May 19.