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Goa’s Heartbeat: Aniston’s sex tape creates ripples on internet Pg 4 SC considers invoking terror charges on Khan PTI NEW DELHI, MARCH 8
The Supreme Court today asked probe agencies to consider invoking terror and other stringent penal charges against Pune stud owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of massive money laundering and tax evasion, for his alleged links with arm dealers and people linked to terror activities. A bench of justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar also asked the Union government to
examine if the case registered against him for possessing fake passports could be probed by the CBI. The bench contemplated invoking terror charges under antiterror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and other stringent provisions of the Indian Penal Code owing to Khan’s alleged links with various arms dealers and those involved with terror-related activities, threatening the country’s security.
The bench expressed displeasure that the probe against Khan in the fake passport case had not proceeded in the right direction with right speed “as nothing is moving despite the magnitude of the issue.” The court made the observations and issued directions while hearing a PIL filed by jurist Ram Jethmalani, seeking repatriation of huge corpus of black money stashed in banks abroad by unscrupulous Indian citizens.
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DMK, Congress patch up; reach seat-sharing pact PTI NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, MARCH 8
Blinking first in the battle of attrition, the Dravida Munetra Kazagham (DMK) today conceded 63 seats for Congress under a seat-sharing deal for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, ending three days of political drama triggered by its brinkmanship. After two rounds of negotiations today and last night’s discussions with Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, DMK leaders today agreed to give Congress 15 seats more than it had contested last time. The deal was announced by Union Health Minister and All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad in Delhi and DMK chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai. “I am happy that the deal has been struck between DMK and Congress. Like 63 nayanmars (Tamil Shaivaite saints), you have been given the 63 seats. You should accept it with the same amount of bhakti (devotion) like nayanmars’, he told the Congress at a meeting where volunteers from other parties joined DMK. The chief minister said that under the seat-sharing formula, DMK will contest 121 seats, Congress 63, PMK 30, VCK 10, Kongu
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I am happy that the deal has been struck between DMK and Congress. Like 63 nayanmars (Tamil Shaivaite saints), you have been given the 63 seats. You should accept it with the same amount of bhakti (devotion) like nayanmars.
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Munnetra Katchi 7, IUML 2 and Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam 1 for the 234 member assembly. DMK sources said that while the party has conceded to Congress over the number of seats, it has not given in to the Congress position that it will pick the seats it would like to contest. The sources said while Congress could get the constituencies it contested last time, the additional seats would be de-
cided by negotiations. They also claimed that the issue of power-sharing would be decided after the elections. But going by the number of seats the DMK would be contesting, it may have to give up on its earlier stubborn attitude of not sharing power, according to analysts. DMK sacrificed one seat from its own quota and took one each from allies PMK and Muslim League to satisfy Congress, which had raised its demand after accepting 60 seats last week. For the first time the DMK would be contesting in less number of seats. The Congress demand of 63 seats was one of the issues on which Karunanidhi decided that the party would pull out from the Union government. Azad told reporters outside Gandhi’s 10 Janpath Residence that the leadership of DMK and Congress have finally decided on the number of seats and Congress will contest 63 seats. “It is a winning alliance,” he said. The deal was announced after DMK Minister Dayanidhi Maran held two rounds talks with senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament House during which Azad and Gandhi’s Political Secretary Ahmed Patel were also present.
Now, doctors ask Panjimites to keep Babush panel out HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 8
It appears to be a tough time for Taleigo legislator Babush Monserrate’s panel — Panaji City Corporation Development Front (PCCDF) with opposition coming from all sides. Following Panjiites’ Initiatives for Change (PINC), an initiative of public spirited citizens in the city, today another forum of citizens — Friends of Panjim, (FoP) appealed to Panjimites to vote
for clean and efficient candidates. “We are appealing to the conscience of Panjimites. They have to decide whether they want a one time gift or life time development?” Declaring its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supported panel — Panaji First, FoP, a group of city doctors, claimed that they want the erstwhile Babush panel to be voted out. Addressing a press conference along with other promi-
Indian ships on Pak Navy promo PTI ISLAMABAD, MARCH 8
An advertisement issued by the Pakistan Navy Tuesday for a multi-national exercise prominently featured images of Indian Navy warships even though India is not among the countries participating in the manoeuvres
There was no official word from the Pakistan Navy. This was not the first time that such a mistake has crept into advertisements issued by government agencies in India and Pakistan. In March last year, an advertisement issued by the police
The full-page advertisement for the Aman-11 exercise, which appeared in The Nation and Nawa-e-Waqt newspapers, features images of the Indian Navy’s Delhi, Godavari and Talwarclass warships. being held in the Arabian Sea. The full-page advertisement for the Aman-11 exercise, which appeared in The Nation and Nawa-e-Waqt newspapers, features images of the Indian Navy’s Delhi, Godavari and Talwar-class warships. It also featured images of US warships under the slogan: “Together for peace”. Warships, aircraft, Special Forces and representatives from 39 countries are participating in the manoeuvres aimed at fostering peace in the region and enhancing cooperation to counter maritime threats like piracy. Pakistan has not invited India to participate in the exercise due to the strained relations between the two countries. Within hours of the Pakistan Navy’s advertisement being posted on the websites of newspapers, blogger Shahid Saeed posted the original image of American and Indian warships from the Malabar 2010 exercise that was used in the advertisement.
force in Pakistan’s Punjab province featured the logo of its counterpart in India’s Punjab State. In January last year, an Indian government advertisement pictured former Pakistan Air Force Chief Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed alongside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and cricketer Kapil Dev.
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nent city doctors at a city hotel today, Dr Rufino Monteiro said throughout the five year term the erstwhile ruling panel has not done anything for the city. “The city has become corrupt and congested,” said Dr Monteiro said adding that they want the situation to be changed and is backing Panaji First which has promised development and clean administration. They said their support to (Continued on page 10)
I wasn’t aware of case against Thomas: PM
PTI NEW DELHI, MARCH 8
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually blamed former MoS (Personnel) Prithviraj Chavan for the fiasco involving appointment of P J Thomas as CVC, saying the note forwarded by him for the selection committee did not have information about the corruption case against Thomas. Singh told the Rajya Sabha that he was not aware of a charge sheet against Thomas till the meeting of selection committee on September 3 last year and that he gave his approval as he believed vigilance clearance would have been obtained
as Thomas had earlier served as Kerala chief secretary and secretary in the central government. At the same time, Singh owned “accountability” and responsibility for the “error of judgement” in appointment of Thomas which has since been struck down by the SC. Responding to clarifications sought by leader of the opposition Arun Jaitley and Left members after his suo moto statement, Singh said, “Until I went to the meeting of the committee, I was not aware there was any such case of Palmolein and that would involve corruption.” He said he became “aware of this case only when the honourable leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha (Sushma Swaraj) raised the issue in the meeting itself.” Pointing out that the notes for such committees are prepared “under the guidance of minister of State incharge of the DoPT”, the prime minister said, “The honest answer is that the note which was prepared by the DoPT ... did not contain this information about the charge sheet.”