Saturday, August 21, 2010

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Goa tightens security after nationwide terror alert

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Goa has tightened security following a nationwide alert that a terror outfit may strike during the upcoming festive season, a senior official said Saturday. State Chief Secretary Sanjiv Srivastava told reporters that the police had been asked to intensify night patrolling and beef up their presence at sensitive installations following the terror alert. ’We have issued a statewide terror alert. All the necessary steps have been taken to thwart any untoward incident in the state,’ he said. ’We have also intensified the process of intelligence gathering to ensure that we are on top of the situation,’ he said.

The union home ministry has sounded a nationwide alert, asking states to step up vigil following intelligence inputs which said that terror organisation, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) could try to strike during the upcoming festive season. The coming few weeks are choc-a-bloc with festivities. Onam will be celebrated Aug 23, Raksha Bandhan Aug 24 and Eid-ul Fitr Sep 13.

Courtesy: sify

Shantaram Naik,Goa MP opposes Nationalisation of Mines

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Mr Shantaram Naik M.P strongly opposed nationalization of mines in thecountry  although,  he said, he  is personally inclined towards socialist policies and that in principle,  he would certainly like natural resources to be in the hands of the State.

Mr Naik , who was participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha held on Friday, on the subject of  illegal mining , referring to CPM leader Sitaram Yechuri who demanded nationalization of mines in the country in his speech, said that considering the mal- functioning of our public sectors and also keeping in mind corruption prevailing therein,  nationalization of mines is not the ideal solution.

Refering to another suggestion of Mr Yechuri that export of mineral ore should be banned Mr Naik said that the country has not yet developed capabilities to use iron ore locally besides, he said ore extracted in a State like Goa is basically a low grade one, which has no market in the country has, therefore,  necessarily to be exported.

Mr Naik questioned as to how the extracted  iron ore worth thousands of rupees  disappeared from Bellary   and  said that Commission of Inquiry is of no use since the offence of theft is already committed and said that CBI inquiry is the ideal solution to the problem.

He suggested that not only the persons who commited the theft must be arrested but the conspirators , even though he may be the highest executive of the State, must be put behind bars.

Mr Naik referred to the Minieral Policy of Government of India andsaid that  , henceforth tribals will be the stakeholders in the mining operations in the country.

He also pleaded that in order to implement the new Mining Policy, the government has to carry out necessary amendments to the Mining Regulation Act and the Rules.

Goa Police record statements of ragging victims

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 01:20 AM PDT

Even as nine students of the Goa Medical College arrested for ragging were released on bail, Agassaim police on Friday recorded statements of all seven witnesses.  Speaking to Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Benaulikar, told Herald that a chargesheet against the alleged accused MBBS students will be filed shortly. He did not specify any date to filing the chargesheet, though.  "We have already quizzed the accused students and  also completed recording statements of the seven junior students who were ragged. A charge sheet will soon be  filed after we record statements of Goa Medical College Dean Dr V N Jindal and warden of the hostel Dr C P Das," said the officer. 
It is learnt that the victims told police that the senior students asked them to kneel down and salute.

Goa Medical College

The hostel building of the Goa Medical College at Bambolim in which the ragging incident took place.

Earlier, GMC authorities expelled the accused students from the hostel for ragging the first year MBBS students, on Thursday. Warden of the hostel Dr C P Das caught the nine students in action following which he intimated the authorities and subsequently lodged a complaint at Agassaim police station. All these students including those involved in ragging and victim juniors were enrolled from All India Quota, studying various courses of MBBS.

Courtesy: Herald

Goa: Monserratte, His Son and Former Mayor Chargesheeted by CBI

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 01:10 AM PDT

Goa's education minister Atanasio Monserratte and two others including then Mayor of Panaji city and Monserratte's son have been issued notices today  court for attempting to take away an accused arrested by city police. Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panaji, issued the notices after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against trio. Monserratte's younger son, Amit and Mayor of corporation of city of Panaji Tony Rodrigues are also accused of an attempt to get away accused from police station on February 19, 2008. The attempt had followed an attack on Panaji police station by an unruly mob injuring several policemen. Monserratte, his son Amit and wife Jeniffer were amongst several people arrested for mobbing the policemen.

The court today served notices under section  353 (assault to deter public servant from discharge of duty) read with Section 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. The First Information Report (FIR) was filed against threesome in Panaji police station which mentions that they  tried to take away accused Mainardo alias Toto from police custody by entering in the station. "They entered the police station and attempted to take away the arrested accused and obstructed the complainant (Panaji police PI) and other police persons in discharge of their duties," the chargesheet reads.

State education minister is also facing another chargesheet for attacking a police station, which happened soon after their foiled attempt to rescue the accused. The chargesheet is filed against 37 accused including current city Mayor Caroline Po. They are charged for rioting, attack on public servants with dangerous weapons, causing mischief by damage to public property and also use of fire and explosives. Initially, the cases were inquired by state police and later handed over to CBI, which has filed the chargesheets.

Courtesy: daijiworld
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