IAF chopper rescues 5 people in kota
New Delhi: An IAF Mi-17 chopper on Monday rescued five people stranded in flash floods for the last two days in a village near Kota in Rajasthan. The IAF chopper took off from its home base in Jodhpur and rescued the five villagers from Pipalda village near Kota and dropped them safely to the nearby Sawai Madhopur town, IAF officials said here. The Mi-17 chopper was called in by the civil administration after local authorities failed to rescue the stranded villagers, they said.
CVC turns down I&B Min’s request
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has turned down a request by Information & Broadcasting Ministry to nominate its representatives on a panel formed to supervise the auction of phase III of FM radio stations. To pre-empt possible criticism and controversy in the auction of licences for radio stations, the ministry had asked CVC and also the CAG to name their representatives on an inter-ministerial committee that had been formed to supervise the auction. Since the auction of radio channels involves allocating spectrum, the I&B ministry has been trying to adopt a cautious approach as the 2G spectrum issue created controversy, sources said.
SC not to hear PIl
on food ordinance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIl challenging the food security ordinance promulgated by the government three weeks ago. A bench comprising justices TS Thakur and Vikramajit Sen declined to hear the PIl and asked the petitioner to approach the high court for redressal of his grievances.