Former health director denied bail

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:26 [IST]

Patna, May 1 (UNI) Special Vigilance Judge of Patna Ramniwas Prasad today rejected the anticipatory bail petitions of four people, including a former health director, in a multi-crore flood relief scam in the state.

After hearing both sides, the designated judge turned down the anticipatory bail plea of former Health Director Durga Prasad Mandal and three businessmen -- Ritesh Agarwal, Amit Jalan and Ajay Rastogi.

The case, related to misappropriation of Rs 13 crore, which was allocated for relief of flood-affected people of North Bihar in 2004.

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Court refuses anticipatory bail of contractor

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:26 [IST]

Patna, May 1 (UNI) Special CBI judge of Patna Jawahar Prasad Ratnesh today rejected the anticipatory bail petition of contractor Deepak Kumar accused in a case of fradulent withdrawal in BSNL office Patna. The case was related to fradulent withdrawal of above Rs. 15 lakhs in PGMT office of BSNL Patna on the basis of forged bills under the connivance of officials during 2002-03. CBI had already submitted chargesheet in the case in January 2006 against.....

BSF seize smuggled goods worth Rs 20 crore

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:27 [IST]

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) Border Security Force troops under South Bengal Frontier in its special drive against smugglers on the Indo-Bangladesh border have seized goods worth Rs 20.23 crore and apprehended 2451 people in this connection. According to a BSF release, during the period from January 1 to April 30, 2006 the force seized various items including salt, sugar, rice, cattle heads, hides, electronic gadgets, medicines, phensedyl syrup, motor-bikes, lorries and other vehicles, country.....

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10 arrested for damaging public property

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:27 [IST]

Barrackpore, May 1 (UNI) Police arrested 10 people for allegedly damaging public properly by attacking the local state electricity board office at Motijheel under Dum Dum police station in North 24 Parganas. Angry residents of Motijheel and adjoining areas had attacked the SEB office expressing resentment for regular disruption of power supply. People of the area had been suffering in absence of power for past few days because of hot weather. The local.....

SC stays construction of five malls in Vasant Kunj

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:27 [IST]

New Delhi, May 01 (UNI) In a major bid to protect the environment of the national capital, the Supreme Court today stayed the ongoing construction of five big shopping malls in the ridge area of Vasant Kunj. Five shopping malls were coming up on 330 hectare of army land and 92 hectares of DDA land without obtaining a clearance certificate from the Union Environment ministry. A bench comprising Mr Justice Arijit Pasayat and Mr.....

Natwar asks Pathak Commission to speed up probe

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:27 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) Former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today asked the Pathak Commission, set up in the wake of the Volcker controversy over the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq, to speed up its inquiry. In his reply to a notice sent by the Commission on April 19 last, he also asked the Commission not to go by media reports and, instead, carry out its own independent investigations into the matter. He also denied.....