Man shot by militants for not giving way
Shillong: A man was shot dead by motorcycle-borne militants in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district for not giving way to their
two-wheeler, police said on Thursday. The victim identified as Dominic Marak was travelling on a motorcycle in Rongjeng area of the district along with his wife last evening when he was shot dead for not giving way to the militants, who were also on two wheelers, the sources said.
UP official threatened by MlA, seeks security
Deoria (UP): Alleging that he was threatened by an SP MlA who wanted contracts to be awarded to his men, a senior officer on Thursday demanded personal security and action against the legislator. Dhurandhar Singh, Executive Officer at Jiyanpur Nagar Panchyat, Azamgarh, said he received a call from SP MlA Abhay Narayan Singh on December 8 demanding that contracts related to development and construction work in the area be awarded to his men.
‘No political pressure in Sangli riots probe’
Mumbai: Police on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that there was no political pressure with regard to the probe of the communal riots in Sangli and Miraj in western Maharashtra in 2009. Sanjay Gorle, Police Inspector from Sangli, filed an affidavit, opposing a public interest litigation seeking CBI probe. Police’s investigation was fair, he said.
CBI team visits mining areas of four firms
Bellary (Karna): A 10-member CBI team on Thursday inspected the mining areas and stockyards of four mining companies based in the district in connection with the illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri port in the State. During the visit, the team tried to gather information about the extent of ore excavated,
officials said.
Biharto have 5300 MW power by Aug 2015
Patna: Electricity Minister Bijendra Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that Bihar would be self-sufficent in power sector by August 2015 with availablity of 5300 MW as pledged by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s two years ago to the people of
the State.
Gowda takes dig at Siddaramaiah
Bangalore: Taking potshots at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for predicting JD(S) winning only three seats in next year’s lok Sabha polls, party supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday said he is “an old man in a hurry” to bring JD(S) party back to power in the State.