SC stays gorkha leader’s trial
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings in Gorkha leader Madan Tamang murder case in West Bengal in the wake of allegation that CBI repeatedly failed to appear in court to oppose bail plea of the accused. “The proceedings before the trial court (Darjeeling) will be stayed,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices FMI Kalifulla and Vikramajit Sen said.
CBI may close PE on VK’s bribe plaint
New Delhi: The much-hyped complaint of then Army Chief Gen VK Singh is likely to be closed as he is yet to provide any document to support his claim that he had been offered a bribe of Rs14 crore by a retired officer to clear a tranche of “sub-standard” vehicles. Senior CBI officials said after recording the statement of Gen (retd) Singh last year, CBI had registered a Preliminary Enquiry against unknown people to probe the matter but nothing was emerging from a year of investigations.
NTCA gears up for next yr tiger census
New Delhi: NTCA in a meeting with Field Directors of tiger reserves and Chief Wildlife wardens of the various States in the country checked the preparedness for the forthcoming tiger census scheduled next year. The visiting heads also discussed the proposed performance audits of the respective tiger reserves for evaluation of management and the respective parameters involved. The Field Directors would also undergo specialised training in this regard.
CBI to train officers how to grill accused
New Delhi: Entrusted with probe involving senior bureaucrats and politicians, the CBI has decided to train its officers in managing emotional quotients and overcoming any mental barriers while interrogating accused. The CBI has decided to ink a MoU with Bangalore-based NIMHANS for the purpose. Experts at the NIMHANS will guide CBI officers mainly in interaction and understanding the behaviour of accused to be interrogated.