Cong MP murder: NSCN-IM rebel held
New Delhi: After nearly six years of probe into the murder of a Congress MP from Arunachal Pradesh, CBI has arrested a NSCN-IM rebel in connection with the case. Hormi Muivah, who was referred as ‘brigadier’ within the NSCN-IM faction, was arrested from Jorhat district of Assam late on Wednesday by a CBI team which had been tipped off by central security agencies, the agency said on Thursday.
Biotech fraternity pleads for gm crops
New Delhi: Bio-tech scientists on Thursday appealed to the Supreme Court not to accept the recommendations of five members of the Technical Expert Committee that go against the established mainstream science on GM crops’ safety and utility. Various associations of farmers across the country are also voicing their need saying farmers confront with several challenges of farm productivity ie lack of timely farm labour availability, high labour costs, insects, weeds, diseases, unpredictable water and nutrient availability which according to them can offer them several solutions to farmers’ problems.
lanka refusal to free fishermen may hit ties
New Delhi: In the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that Sri lanka not releasing 106 Indian fishermen would cast its shadow on bilateral relations but favoured persuasive diplomacy instead of coercive diplomacy. He said that the both India and Sri lanka government has agreed to allow face to face interaction between fishermen of two countries and sought Tamil Nadu CM’s agreement to it.
Abhinav Bharat ban rejected by centre
New Delhi: The Centre has rejected Maharashtra Government’s proposal to ban Abhinav Bharat, a right wing group allegedly involved in the 2008 Malegaon blasts. The MHA decided against banning the outfit after it concluded that the group has not been involved in any terrorist or anti-national activity in recent years. The Home Ministry took views of the central intelligence agencies and NIA before deciding against the Maharashtra Government proposal. The Maharashtra Government’s proposal came after state anti-terrorism squad (ATS) recommended for its ban claiming that Abhinav Bharat members were allegedly involved in the 2008 Malegaon blast.
Jharkhand cabinet gets cong final 3
Ranchi: After an inordinate delay in giving final shape to the Hemant Soren Cabinet, coalition partner Congress is said to have finally named senior leader and Gandey MlA Sarfaraz Ahmed for the third berth. The Congress has three more seats to fill. Party sources confirmed to The Pioneer that the second and final expansion of the Cabinet would come in a couple of days. “Sarfaraz Ahmed will get the third seat. The high command has more or less finalised names of Chandrashekhar Dubey (Bisrampur) and Banna Gupta (West Jamshedpur),” said one of the party top brass.