Brazil, S Africa for increased coop in civ nuclear energy

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 23:03 [IST]

Brasilia, Sept 13 (UNI) India's efforts to promote its civilian nuclear programme got a boost today with both Brazil and South Africa supporting ''forward-looking'' approaches to enhance international cooperation in this sphere.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed appreciation for this move in his address to the plenary summit of the first India-Brazil- -South Africa (IBSA) summit her.

The move assumes significance as Brazil currently holds the Chair of the 44-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) while South Africa is one of its members.

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Sudan says AU can't transfer mandate to UN

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,23:03 [IST]

ADDIS ABABA, Sep 13 (Reuters) Sudan said today the African Union (AU) had no authority to transfer its troubled peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of western Sudan to the United Nations. If the African organisation abandons the mission, the AU troops would withdraw and no one could replace them without the approval of the Sudanese government, a Sudanese junior minister told the AU's Peace and Security Council. The AU mission expires on September 30.....

HC asks for expenditure on special prosecutor to be audited

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Mumbai, Sep 13 (UNI) The Bombay High Court today directed the Auditor General, Mumbai, Audit I, to look into the state's expenditure for appointing Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam in several cases. A division bench, comprising justices R M Lodha and S A Bobde, was hearing a public interest litigation filed by an advocate from Jalgaon, S A Shirsat, who had alleged that Adv Nikam, who resides and practices in Jalgaon, had been illegally.....

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Education officer lands in jail

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Patna, Sep 13 (UNI) The Special vigilance Court here today remanded Jagdishpur block education extention officer of Bhojpur district Ravindra Nath Chaubey in judicial custody till september 26 next in a bribery case. The accused was produced before the special judge Ramniwash Prasad by the officials of state vigilance investigation bureau after his arrest under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act. According to the charges Mr Chaubey was arrested by vigilance sleuths yesterday.....

7-year-old girl raped, murdered

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Patan, Gujarat, Sep 13 (UNI) A seven-year-old shepherd girl was found raped and murdered in Gaggalasan village in Siddhpur taluka yesterday, about 30 km from here. The girl's uncle Jaswantji Diwaji who filed a complaint late last evening, said the girl had left home to graze cattle yesterday morning. Some unknown person had raped and then murdered her, according to the complaint. UNI XR-VNB MAZ VD RN2239.....

Amendment to KMC Act to increase the number of wards

Wednesday, September 13, 2006,23:33 [IST]

Bangalore, Sep 13 (UNI) The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to bring necessary amendment to the State Municipal Act to realise the 'Greater Bangalore Project' and to pave way to increase the number of wards from 100 to 150, Home Minister M P Prakash said today. Briefing newsmen after a cabinet meeting here, he said that it was decided to merge eight City Municipal Councils (CMCs) and other those villages where 30 per cent and.....