List of immunity ordinance beneficiaries missing

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Despite losing immunity from prosecution, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's confidence refuses to die out. In a major blow for 73-year-old Berlusconi, Italy's top court ruled that a law granting him immunity from prosecution while he is in office violates the constitution.

September 16th, 2009 Pittsburgh OKs ordinance on human waste in publicPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh City Council has passed an ordinance specifically banning public urination and defecation because they said other laws used to cite offenders sometimes don't hold up in court. The measure approved Tuesday carries a $500 fine for anyone who relieves themselves on public streets, private property or city parks.

September 9th, 2009 HIV testing proposed for Medicare coverageWASHINGTON — The government proposed Wednesday to have Medicare cover tests for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. "This proposal to cover HIV screening for our Medicare population has great potential in terms of saving lives and improving the quality of life for many seniors, as well as beneficiaries under age 65," said Charlene Frizzera, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

August 6th, 2009 Judge tosses lawsuit against Philly tour guide lawPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has dismissed a free-speech lawsuit in which Philadelphia tour guides challenged an ordinance that would require them to take tests and be licensed. The Philadelphia City Council passed the ordinance last year hoping to ensure tourists aren't misinformed by poorly trained guides.

June 13th, 2009 Judge strikes down sick pay ordinance in MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE — A judge in Wisconsin has struck down an ordinance requiring private employers to pay sick days for all employees in the city of Milwaukee. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper said in a 38-page decision Friday that the ordinance approved by voters in November was unconstitutional.

May 29th, 2009 LONDON - About 7000 prisoners have been awarded the death sentence in Pakistan, among which 36 were awarded the capital punishment last year alone, the international human rights organization, Amnesty International has said. The international organization, its annual report for the year 2009, said that a total of 236 prisoners were awarded death sentences, but only 36 of them could be actually hanged to death, The News reports.

March 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The name of former orissa chief minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik is missing from the Congress's first list of candidates announced Saturday for next month's Lok Sabha and assembly elections, party sources said. The Congress has announced candidates for 16 of the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats and 142 out of 147 assembly seats, they said.

March 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI - The name of former Orissa chief minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik is missing from the Congress's first list of candidates announced Saturday for next month's Lok Sabha and assembly elections. The Congress has announced candidates for 16 of the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats and 142 of the 147 assembly seats, the party sources said.

March 26th, 2009 SHIMLA - An anti-ragging ordinance of the Himachal Pradesh government, promulgated in the wake of the killing of a medical student, has come into effect after the governor signed it. 'Governor Prabha Rau has signed the ordinance introduced by the cabinet for imposing a total ban on ragging within or outside the premises of educational institutions,' Health Minister Rajeev Bindal told IANS Thursday.

March 22nd, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Rajeev Bindal Saturday said that the new anti-ragging ordinance has stringent provisions to deal with not only those who are indulging in ragging but also against the college authorities. The state government has brought an anti-ragging ordinance, Himachal Pradesh Educational Institutions (Prohibition of Ragging) Ordinance, 2009.

March 14th, 2009 PATNA - Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav's name is missing from the voters' list in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, an official said Saturday. 'The district administration will look into it,' an official said, admitting that the name was mysteriously not from the list of Ward 19 in Madhepura town.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The parliament session commencing Thursday will consider 39 measures - 27 bills, 10 financial measures and two non-legislative items, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Wednesday. 'These include three bills replacing three ordinances - the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Ordinance, 2009, the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009, and the Central Universities Ordinance, 2009, promulgated by the president during inter-session period,' he told reporters here.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009, which came into effect Saturday, will allow deployment of paramilitary troopers at private and joint sector businesses and also for UN peacekeeping missions abroad, a government statement said. 'It (the ordinance) would pave the way for deployment of CISF for the security of private and joint sector enterprises depending upon the threat perception.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will issue an ordinance to create 12 new central universities, it was announced here Friday. 'This is being done because the bill to create the universities could not be passed in parliament (in the session that concluded last month),' Home Minister P.

January 2nd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The authorities here have received a letter threatening to blow up an ordinance factory and a power station in Ghaziabad district, a senior official said Saturday. A letter addressed to the Ghaziabad district magistrate stated that an ordinance factory and the 320 kv power station of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) situated at Muradnagar would be targetted.