Chandrababu Naidu’s condition stable
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, undergoing treatment for jaundice at a private hospital here, is recovering. Chandrababu, who undertook an indefinite hunger-strike for six days in New Delhi, was admitted to a private hospital upon his return to Hyderabad on Sunday night and was diagnosed with jaundice.
BJP alleges violation
of code in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Alleging “gross violation” of model code of conduct in poll-bound Rajasthan, the BJP on Tuesday demanded immediate shifting of Chief Secretary CK Mathew, besides direction to State officials to ensure fair elections. “Under Ashok Gehlot’s rule, the State machinery is being blatantly misused to popularise Government’s flagship schemes,” BJP’s election cell convener Yogendra Singh Tanwar and spokesperson Kailash Nath Bhatt said.
‘Shrubbery removed
from Shakti Mills’
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court was on Tuesday informed that the shrubbery inside the defunct Shakti Mills compound, where a photojournalist was gang-raped, has been cleared and work is on to remove debris. Justice NM Jamdar had on September 26 stressed the need to take urgent steps to secure the Shakti Mills premises gangrape incident in August.
Marine park installs
CCTVs to save species
Ramanathapuram (TN): Concerned over frequent detection of carcasses of various marine species, illegal fishing methods and discharge of effluents, the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park is installing CCTVs and beefing up security along the coast.