BJP for CBI probe minto Jet-Etihad deal
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday demanded that the Government order a CBI inquiry monitored by the Supreme Court to find out the manner in which the Jet-Etihad deal was carried out in “half-cooked” and “objectionable” manner. “This deal is mired in all kinds of controversies. The manner in which the deal was concluded two days after the bilateral with the UAE was signed and assigning them 37,000 additional seats clearly indicates that these two private parties - Jet Airways and Etihad - were fully aware of what the Government was going to do,” BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told a news channel.
Shriniwas Patil is
new Sikkim Guv
New Delhi: Shriniwas Patil, former Nationalist Congress Party MP and a close associate of party chief Sharad Pawar, has been appointed the new Governor of Sikkim. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed 72-year-old Patil as the new Governor of Sikkim with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson Venu Rajamony said.
BJP calls for strong
anti-Naxal policy
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday said the Maoist attack in Jharkhand in which an IPS officer was killed shows that no lessons have been learnt from the Chhattisgarh attack in May and demanded that a strong anti-Naxal policy should be formulated and implemented. “The killing of six police officers, including the SP, is a matter of serious concern... This proves that no lessons have been learnt from the Darbaghati Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh in May,” BJP spokesperson Vijay Sonkar Shastri said here.
CBI seeks cancellation
of Chandra’s bail
New Delhi: The CBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of bail of Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech ltd, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, alleging that he tried to “sabotage the trial”. The agency alleged that Chandra misused the relief given to him and has violated the terms and conditions of bail and sought to recall apex court’s November 23, 2011 order by which he was granted relief.
Antony’s Beijing
visit begins today
New Delhi: Maintaining peace and tranquility on the line of Actual Control (lAC) and avoiding transgressions by two Armies in to each other’s territory will top the agenda of talks between Defence Minister AK Antony and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan during Antony’s four-day visit to Beijing starting Thursday.
Saxena takes over as DG of Army Air Defence
New Delhi: lt General Vijay Kumar Saxena took charge as the Director General of Corps of Army Air Defence on Wednesday after incumbent lt General Kuldip Singh retired. Saxena is an alumni of National Defence Academy(NDA) and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
INS Vikramaditya to
get final sea trial
New Delhi: Final sea trials of aircraft carrier Gorshkov renamed INS Vikramaditya will commence in Russia within this week in the presence of Indian Navy officers. Trials will include performance of propulsion, power generation, aviation and weapons before the ship will be handed over to India in December for induction into the Navy, officials said here on Wednesday.
Uttarakhand ops:
IAF men lauded
New Delhi: IAF chief NAK Browne on Wednesday lauded his men for showing exemplary dedication to duty while carrying out rescue and relief operations for more than 15 days in flood ravaged Uttarakhand.
Cabinet okays `710 cr
for J&K under PMGSY
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for sanction of an amount of `710 crore ( at 2013-14 prices) in two tranches under PMGSY to J&K as a special one-time dispensation, for the cost of land acquisition covering compensatory afforestation, forest land, trees, private land and structures for completion of the programmes.