Chandigarh,-Punjab Chief Minister Sh. Parkash
Singh Badal inaugurated the computerisation of bar
libraries at district and sub-division levels across the state
to empower the legal fraternity at the lower echelon with
resources and tools matching those available in the high
courts or in the Supreme Court.
This will keep them updated and aware of the latest case
laws on specific issues and greatly improve their performance
in delivery of justice at grassroots level, he told a
gathering of legal luminaries on the occasion.
He said technological developments, computerisation and IT
has changed the functioning of the legal system making it more
transparent, accountable and efficient besides making record
keeping and reference easy.
Jamnalal Bajaj Awards for five Gandhians
New Delhi, -The Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
named five Gandhians, including Anupam Mishra of Gandhi
Shanti Prathistan as winners of 34th Jamnalal Bajaj Awards for
2011.
Mishra was awarded for application of science and
technology for rural development. Mishra is also the founder
member of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, Jamnalal Bajaj
Foundation said in a statement.
The other awardees include Ramesh Bhaiya and Vimla Bahan
of Vinoba Seva Ashram, who won the prize for outstanding
contribution to the field of constructive work.
Indian Fukushima possible..!
New Delhi,-As protests over the
Koodankulam nuclear plant refuse to die down, former West
Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi today said an "Indian
Fukushima" cannot be ruled out and government needs to
convince people about safety aspects of the proejct.
"There have been over 20 earthquakes in September
alone in different parts of the country. Safety of a nuclear
reactor can never be proved or disproved as nature is
unpredictable.
"Whatever measures we take, we can't say for sure what
happened in Japan would not happen in India," the former
governor said delivering a lecture on 'India 2021- Hazarding
Guesses, Guessing Hazards' here.
Before continuing with the Koodankulam project, the
government needs to first convince the people that the
human factor has been taken into consideration, he said.
"Nature is not the only factor we need to take into
consideration. Terror is another challenge to nuclear projects
in the country," said Gandhi, also a former diplomat and
grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. He said there was a need for a
rethink about the nuclear sector.
Suzuki Motor Corp half yearly net income up 5 pc
Tokyo/New Delhi,-Japanese auto major Suzuki
Motor Corp today reported 5.26 per cent jump in its net income
for the six-month period ended September 30, despite heavy
production loss due to labour unrests at its best performing
operations in India during the same period.
During the April-September period, the company's net
income increased to 32.01 billion yen (about Rs 2,010 crore)
from 30.41 billion yen (about Rs 1,910 crore) in the same
period last year, Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) said in a statement.
The net sales during the period, however, declined by
6.82 per cent to 1.23 trillion yen (about Rs 76,907 crore)
from 1.32 trillion yen (about Rs 82,715 crore), it added.
"The domestic economy is somewhat recovering from the
stagnation following the Great East Japan Earthquake, but it
is exposed to a downward pressure from various factors
including the flood in Thailand and a further appreciation of
the yen," the company said.
It also said the decreased sales in India had a impact on
its net sales.
"...sales amount (in Asia) decreased by 36.1 billion yen
to 427.6 billion yen year-on-year due to decreased sales of
Maruti Suzuki India and the exchange rate factor following the
Yen appreciation," -added.
RPower to get Rs 525 cr from ADB,
US Exim Bank for solar proj
New Delhi,-Anil Ambani group company Reliance
Power has tied up funds for its 40 MW solar power project,
with loans worth Rs 525 crore coming from the Asian
Development Bank and the US Exim Bank.
The plant, coming up at Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan,
would also be the first Indian power project to get financing
from only global lenders, sources said.
The project (India's largest solar PV initiative)
entails a total capital cost of about Rs 700 crore to be
financed at a debt-equity ratio of 75:25.
Sources said Reliance Power would pump in Rs 175 crore
into the project.
"US Exim Bank's portion in the total debt would account
for Rs 304 crore, whereas ADB would provide financial
assistance of Rs 221 crore," they said.
According to sources, this is the first sanction by ADB
as a direct loan to a private sector solar project in India.
Confirming the development, Reliance Power CEO J P
Chalasani said this is the first solar power project to
achieve the financial closure with global lenders only,
resulting in substantial savings.
Gold, silver rallies on domestic
demand, global cues
Jalandhar,Mumbai,-Gold prices rallied at the domestic
bullion market here today on hectic stockists as well as
jewellery demand due to the ongoing marriage season on the
back of rising global cues.
Silver also surged owing to highly speculative offtake
amid firm industrial support.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) rose by Rs 200 per 10 grams
to close at Rs 28,100 from last Saturday's closing level of Rs
27,900.
Pure gold (99.9 purity) gained by Rs 100 per 10 grams to
finish at Rs 28,230 as against Rs 28,130 previously.
Silver ready (.999 fineness) jumped by Rs 525 per kg to
conclude at Rs 57,100 from Rs 56,575 last weekend.
In London, gold prices climbed on worries about details
Greece coalition deals over euro bailout package and Italy's
rising borrowing costs fuelled safe-haven interest in metal.
3 of family killed on suspicion of practising black magic
Gonda (UP),-Three members of a family were
allegedly killed by a man, after he suspected that one of
the victims had cast an evil spell on him, a senior police
official said.
Sukai (65), his son Daulat Ram (32) and daughter-in-law
Poonam Devi were attacked with an iron rod by a person Pramod
alias Pittar in Niriya village this evening, DIG Satish Kumar
Mathur said.
Recently, Pittar had developed some health problem and
suspected that Sukai had done some black magic on him as there
was also a land dispute between Pittar and Sukai, he said.
Poonam died on the spot, while Sukai and Daulat Ram were
rushed to hospital where they were declared brought dead, the
DIG said.Pittar is absconding, Mathur added.
Spanish judges jail ex ETA chief for 105 years
Madrid,- Spanish judges sentenced former ETA
military commander Javier Garcia Gaztelu, alias "Txapote", to
105 years' jail today for the murder of a Socialist politician
and his bodyguard.
Txapote, 45, was found guilty of a car bombing that killed
Basque regional lawmaker Fernando Buesa and his bodyguard
Jorge Diez, in the northern town of Victoria on February 22,
2000.
Two others were wounded in the attack.The sentence by three judges of the National Court, the highest judicial authority, was the first since ETA announced October 20 an end to violence in its fight for a Basque
homeland.
Arrested in France in 2001, Txapote was delivered to
Spanish justice in December 2007 after having been condemned
to heavy sentences by the Spanish courts for a series of
attacks: In June 2006, the former ETA military chief was jailed
for 50 years for the 1997 kidnapping and killing of
conservative Popular Party town councillor Miguel Angel
Blanco; In July 2006, he was given 82 years for killing former
Basque Socialist leader Fernando Mugica and 18 years for an
attack on a Basque Country discotheque that injured no-one; In September 2006, he was sentenced to 26 years for the
1994 killing of a police officer in San Sebastian;In December 2006, he was condemned to 30 years in jail for the 1995 killing lawmaker Gregorio Ordonez, then head of the Popular Party for the Basque region of Guipuzcoa. In practice, jail terms in Spain are limited to a maximum 40 years.
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