Seven officials jailed for fraudulent land allocation
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IANS) A special court Monday sentenced a former registrar of cooperative societies and six other government officials to one year jail in a Rs.4,000 crore ... Read more...
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Ex-registrar convicted in housing scam
August 29th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A special court Wednesday convicted 11 people, including a former registrar of cooperative societies, in a Rs.4,000 crore scam here, on charges of fraudulently ... Read more...
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Haryana Police officer arrested for assaulting Chandigarh cop
August 20th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) An under-training deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Haryana Police, his father and brother were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a Chandigarh police head constable here, ... Read more...
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Team Anna attacks key ministers (Third Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A day after Team Anna targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee, the anti-graft activists Thursday launched a tirade against several union ... Read more...
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Ex-army chief did not see Adarsh a security threat
July 20th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Deposing before a two-member judicial commission investigating the Adarsh Housing Society scam, former army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor Thursday said he did not consider that the ... Read more...
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Delhi Police urged to act against land mafia
July 13th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has been urged by a former chief secretary of Delhi to prevent the land mafia from grabbing a plot of land ... Read more...
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Ruckus in Maharashtra assembly on monsoon session opener
July 9th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra assembly's monsoon session got off to a stormy start Monday with the opposition creating a ruckus over various issues ,including the state secretariat fire ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government set to face opposition ire
July 8th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Three weeks after a fire gutted the Maharashtra seccretariat, the Democratic Front government is preparing to face the opposition's ire over a host of issues ... Read more...
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BJP opposes transfer of CBI officer probing Adarsh scam
July 6th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra BJP Friday demanded that the union government should "put on hold" the transfer of the CBI joint director who led the probe into the ... Read more...
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‘No need for media regulatory law, but stronger editorial filters’
July 6th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) There is need for stronger editorial filters rather than "content filters" in the form of a law to regulate the media, speakers at a ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Chavan deposes before panel for second time
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Testifying for the second time before the two-member commission probing the Adarsh housing scam, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan Monday blamed the then principal ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan shifts blame on predecessor
June 30th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Deposing before the two-member commission investigating the Adarsh housing scam, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Saturday shifted the blame on his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Deshmukh blames former ministers
June 27th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Reiterating that he had no role to play in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Wednesday shifted the blame on two ... Read more...
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Signed files on officials’ advice, Deshmukh tells Adarsh panel
June 26th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Appearing before the two-member commission investigating the Adarsh Housing Society scam, former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Tuesday said he did not check all documents that ... Read more...
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Adarsh panel questions Sushil Kumar Shinde
June 25th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Union Power Minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Monday appeared before a two-member judicial commission that is probing the Adarsh Housing Society ... Read more...
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Chavan takes stock of Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, taking stock of the situation after a fire ravaged the state secretariat, Friday said all efforts will be made to normalise ... Read more...
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Chandigarh hit by major power outage for hours
June 21st, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) A major technical snag hit the power supply in Chandigarh, resulting in a complete blackout in most areas of the city beautiful for long hours Wednesday ... Read more...
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Cartoon row: Bengal rights panel summons Kolkata police chief
June 19th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) In a fresh twist to the two-month-old cartoon controversy, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission has summoned the city police commissioner in connection with the ... Read more...
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Former army chief documents life, views in memoir (With Image)
June 10th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Ethics, morality and corruption are issues that are gaining more relevance particularly with regard to conduct of officers in higher ranks, says former army chief ... Read more...
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Two get bail in Adarsh scam
June 7th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Two accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam were granted bail by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Thursday after the probe agency ... Read more...
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Deshmukh, Shinde being probed for Adarsh scam, says CBI
June 5th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday told the Bombay High Court here that it is investigating allegations against former Maharashtra chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde in the ... Read more...
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Two accused apply for bail in Adarsh Society scam
June 4th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Barely a week after a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court granted bail to seven of the nine accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, ... Read more...
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Seven get bail in Adarsh scam (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to seven of the nine people arrested for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh Housing ... Read more...
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Seven get bail in Adarsh scam
May 29th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to seven of the nine people arrested for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh Housing ... Read more...
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Press Enclave Road gets its name back
May 29th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The road leading to Press Enclave in south Delhi has got its original name -- Press Enclave Road -- back, thanks to Delhi Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Ashok Chavan agrees to appear before Adarsh panel
May 24th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Two days after seeking exemption from appearing before the judicial panel probing the Adarsh housing scam, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan Thursday sought to appear ... Read more...
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Adarsh probe panel summons Deshmukh, Shinde
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The judicial panel probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam Wednesday summoned two former chief ministers of Maharashtra to appear before it next month.While Vilasrao Deshmukh has ... Read more...
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Journalists protest road renaming
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Journalists in south Delhi's Saket area are upset that the road linking their colony has been changed from Press Enclave Marg to Pt. Trilok Chand ... Read more...
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Mamata loses cool, walks out of TV programme
May 19th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, known for losing cool over uncomfortable questions, Friday walked out of an interactive TV programme following a barrage of ... Read more...
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Toongate: Mamata lashes out against professor, calls it cyber crime
May 12th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lashed out against the professor who had been arrested last month for allegedly circulating a "cartoon" defaming her, ... Read more...
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Housing scam: Ex-registrar to stand trial
May 7th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A special CBI court here has framed charges against ex-registrar of co-operative society (RCS) and alleged kingpin Narayan Diwakar alongwith five others for their involvement ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Judicial custody of nine accused extended
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Monday extended till May 14 the judicial custody of all nine accused in the Adarsh housing society ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Money laundering case against 14 accused
April 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has registered a money laundering case against 14 accused, including former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, in Mumbai's Adarsh housing ... Read more...
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Chavan grabbed over six flats in Adarsh: BJP secretary
April 25th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Stating that after the 'Adarsh Loot', Congress leaders have started 'Adarsh Cover Up Operation', Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) National secretary Kirit Somaiya Wednesday alleged that former ... Read more...
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Toongate: Kolkata continues to protest
April 16th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Kolkata Monday continued to be rocked by protests over the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra for allegedly circulating 'defamatory' cartoons targeting West Bengal ... Read more...
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