Nitish blows poll bugle at ‘Sankalp’ rally
Changhara/Motihari: Blowing the bugle for 2014 Parliamentary elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hit out at Congress-led UPA Government for dilly-dallying on granting special category status to the State and at the BJP for coronating a leader (Narendra Modi) representing forces that targeted people from Bihar in Mumbai and other places. Kumar virtually launched campaign for polls by starting series of “Sankalp rally” JD(U) has planned across the State to press for its demand of special category status and caution people against “divisive” forces led by BJP.
Dissident TMC MP sides with Congress
Kolkata: Dissident Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra, who had hinted to leave the party in January, on Saturday sided with Congress saying that people of Bengal will support Congress looking at the present situation. Mitra, who shared the dais with West Bengal Pradesh Congress committee president Pradip Bhattacharya at a programme here, said he was not leaving TMC for any gain.
Jaiprabha studio land issue: HC relief to lata
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging a 1982 decision of Maharashtra Government allowing change of user on a plot of land in Kolhapur, belonging to singer lata Mangeshkar. The division bench of Justices SJ Vajifdar and Gautam Patel ruled that the petitioner did not make out any case as to why the decision of the state should be set aside.
TN declares five-day mourning for Mandela
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Government has announced a five-day state mourning for former South African president Nelson Mandela who died on Friday. An official statement from the public (protocol I) department of the State Government, late on Friday night, said that, as a mark of respect to the departed leader, “state mourning will be observed” till December 10, starting late on December 6.
Gandhian Savitaben Patel passes away
Vadodara: Staunch Gandhian and freedom fighter Savitaben Bhanubhai Patel passed away here on Friday after a prolonged illness. She was 90. The last rites were conducted at Vadi Vadi crematorium, where her daughter Usha lit the funeral pyre in the presence of local residents and Hitendra Patel, chairman of the standing committee of Vadodara Municipal Corporation.
Heavy exchange of fire in interior Manipur
Imphal: There was heavy exchange of fire between central paramilitary forces and militants near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Ukhrul district but no casualty was reported, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred when personnel of 44th Assam Rifles were attacked by the militants while patrolling Kamjong area on Friday.