Kerala government shielding criminals, accuses oppositionSeptember 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Thursday accused the Left government in Kerala of "shielding criminals for their own needs" and demanded that it immediately publish the list of all criminals in the state. Addressing reporters here after the top brass of the UDF squatted in front of the state secretariat to protest the Left government's attitude of "shielding criminals", UDF convenor P.P.
Take away home portfolio from CPI-M in Kerala: oppositionSeptember 9th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led opposition in Kerala Wednesday said it would hold a daylong protest Sep 17 seeking the removal of the home portfolio from the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) over the probe into the murder of Muthoot business group scion Paul M. George. "All the top leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) will sit in satyagraha in front of the state secretariat to see that the home portfolio is taken away from the CPI-M.
US envoy condoles death of Andhra chief ministerSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer today offered condolences to India on the loss of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S R Reddy and the four other victims of a tragic September 2 helicopter accident.
YSR a strong supporter of India-US friendship: EnvoySeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Thursday condoled the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S.
Panic, anxiety grips YSR's followersSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - With panic and anxiety writ large on their faces, hundreds of Congress party workers gathered at the state secretariat here waiting to hear some news about the whereabouts and safety of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who remained untraced since his chopper went missing Wednesday morning.
Omar Abdullah offers Chaddar at Ajmer Sharif DargahAugust 4th, 2009 AJMER - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan and offered prayers seeking peace and harmony for his State. Omar Abdullah accompanied by his wife offered a velvet "Chaddar" (shroud) and baskets of flowers at the shrine, which is devoted to Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty
"When something good happens in one's life one should thank (God) instead of always asking for some favour.
National Conference activists protest in JammuJuly 30th, 2009 JAMMU - Activists of the National Conference party took to streets here on Thursday over the allegations made against state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of his involvement in the 2006 sex scandal. The protesters chanting slogans against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and her party burnt Mufti's effigy as well.
Mehbooba accuses CBI of shielding Omar Abdullah in sex scandalJuly 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Mehbooba Mufti, leader of People's Democratic Party (PDP), today blamed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal investigating agency, of shielding Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the sex scandal case of 2006. She said that the investigation by the CBI lost its momentum after some names like Omar Abdullah had cropped up.
Opposition accuses Australia prime minister of abusing powerJune 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday stood accused of abusing his office to help a used-car salesman and shielding Treasurer Wayne Swan from parliamentary scrutiny over his dealings with him. Opposition Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull alleges the prime minister urged special treatment for John Grant, Rudd's friend, neighbour and benefactor.
Orissa reinstates police officer who shielded rapist sonMay 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government revoked the suspension of senior state police officer Bidya Bhusan Mohanty, who was accused of shielding his rapist son, an official said Wednesday. 'Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik revoked his (Mohanty's) suspension Tuesday night,' a senior home department official told IANS.
Supporter cuts his tongue for Andhra chief minister's victoryApril 15th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A die-hard supporter of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday cut his tongue while praying for another term for the Congress leader, police said.
LTTE supporter hurls wooden missile at ChidambaramApril 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - An LTTE supporter shouted slogans hailing the banned outfit and hurled a wooden object towards the stage where union Home Minister P. Chidambaram was seated during an election rally in Karaikudi town of Tamil Nadu.
CPI-M dismisses suspended Kerala MPMarch 8th, 2009 KANNUR - A.P. Abdulla Kutty, a Kerala MP who was suspended from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) after praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, was Saturday sacked from the party.
Gujarat government shielding tainted minister: CongressFebruary 5th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Congress party in Gujarat Friday charged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of shielding minister Mayaben Kodnani, who has been accused of inciting mobs in the Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya areas during the 2002 riots, and said she was 'facilitated' by the chief minister and the party to go into hiding. Opposition leader Shaktisinh Gohil told IANS that the Kodnani incident was 'unprecedented' as it was for the first time that a minister has been declared 'absconder'.
Congress legislator accuses Goa Home Minister of shielding criminalsFebruary 4th, 2009 PANAJI - A ruling party legislator created ripples in the Goa legislative assembly Thursday when he alleged that Home Minister Ravi Naik had failed to take action against 'a gang of extortionists' involved in flesh trade in the coastal belt despite being shown an incriminating video clipping. Speaking during a calling attention motion, Agnelo Fernandes, Congress legislator from Calangute also quoted the extortionists -- one of whom has been identified as Francis Serrom, a local panchayat member -- as saying that they were aides of the home minister's son.
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