Jagan begins fast in jail for united AP
Hyderabad: Opposing the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday began indefinite fast inside the Chanchalguda Central Jail here. Although the party announced that its leader was on fast, jail officials said they did not know of the development, and said Jagan had not sought permission for the fast. The jail officials said they would offer a response in the matter in 24 hours.
Salman moves HC against ‘contempt’
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a complaint filed against him in a magistrate’s court seeking contempt action for posting court orders in cases against him on his website. Khan’s petition, in which he pleaded that he had created the website only to ensure that there was no incorrect reporting by the media, is expected to come up for hearing on Monday.
‘India-Dhaka land problems resolved’
Agartala: There is no land demarcation problem between Bangladesh and India and all pending issues between the two countries have been resolved, top executives of land records departments of the neighbouring countries announced here on Sunday. The 82nd India-Bangladesh joint border conference began here on Thursday to settle various disputes along the border shared by the two neighbours which concluded here on Saturday.
CM: Cops got clues in Dabholkar case
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday said police had got some clues regarding the murder of eminent rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar, but the investigation had not yet led to any arrests. “There is a progress in the investigation and police have got certain clues. But they have not yet led to any arrests in the case,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.