Bank employee convicted

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:28 [IST]

Patna, Apr 29 (UNI) Special CBI judge of Patna Ramanand Sharma today convicted a former special assistant of a nationalised bank, Bhagwan Singh in a case of cheating, forgery and corruption.

Mr Sharma found the accused guilty under various sections of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. The judge fixed May 2 next as the date for hearing on the point of sentence.

According to the charges, the convict withdrew Rs 1.40 lakh by forging the signature of a customer of the bank from his current account while he was posted in Siwan branch of Canara Bank in 1991.

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Rs 23 lakh looted from post-office

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:28 [IST]

Madhubani, Apr 29 (UNI) Unidentified miscreants raided a post-office and looted Rs 23 lakh from its chest here late last night. Police Superintendent Anupma S Nilekar here said the dacoits swooped down on the main post-office and took all ten security guards in their captivity at gun points. Later they broke open the chest and decamped with the cash. The SP said the border of the district had.....

BDO arrested for misappropriation of govt fund

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:29 [IST]

Agartala, Apr 29 (UNI) The Block Development Officer (BDO) of Kanchanpur In Tripura's North district has been arrested in connection with alleged misappropriation of government fund. Official sources said here today BDO, Khagendra Reang, of Dasda Block had been missing soon after the scam came to light after the inquiry report by the Rural Development Department. A case was filed against him on April 27 last year in connection with the misappropriation of about Rs.....

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Shailendra Kaur could not come to depose in the court today

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:29 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Ms Shailendra Kaur, wife of prime accused Maninder Pal Singh Kohli could not come to the court today to record her statement in the rape and murder of British teenager schoolgirl Hannah Foster. Ms Kaur, a defence witness in this case, was ordered by the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Kamini Lau, in its earlier order on April 17, to be present in the court today. But.....

NBA files rejoinder in Supreme Court

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:29 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) seeking stay against the ongoing construction to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project today filed a rejoinder in the Supreme Court. The NBA has strongly refuted the claim of the Madhya Pradesh government that the oustees have alredy been rehabilitated. The petitioner have also contended that no rehabilitation has taken at all and 16,000 additional families have already come in the submergence zone.....

Chancellor,VC of Gurukul Kangari summoned in funds bungling case

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:29 [IST]

Hardwar-Apr, 29 (UNI) The first additional civil judge of Hardwar, Sanjeev Kumar has summoned the chancellor of the Gurukul Kangari University, Sudarshan Sharma and the Vice Chancellor, Prof Swatantra Kumar to the court on May 26 in case of misappropriation of funds. The notices were issued to the chancellor, the vice chancellor and an Arya Samaj office bearer after the court found a prima-facie case against the accused under section 403 of the IPC for.....