Yedyurappa faces another legal storm
BANGALORE: (AMN) The Judicial probe by retired High Court Judge on the land scam ordered by chief minister Yedduraappa has come for criticism by the Lokayukta, Justice Santhosh Hegde. In…
MoEF show cause notice to Jindal project
NEW DELHI: In another setback for the Orissa government, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) Friday issued show cause notice to M/s Jindal Power Plant for the violation of Environment…
Nitish keeps home, gives money matter to Modi
PATNA: (AMN) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday allotted portfolios to his 29 Cabinet colleagues. While retaining Home, General Administration, Cabinet co-ordination he gave Finance and Commercial Taxes, Forest &…
Aung San SuuKyi; A modern-day Moses
A.J. Philip/WHEN I received an invitation to attend the release in India of the book, "Than Shwe: Unmasking of Burma’s Tyrant" by Benedict Rogers, I decided to attend the function,…
Special Scheme for 60 Naxal districts
NEW DELHI: The union government on Friday approved a Special Scheme for 60 districts in nine states affected by Left Wing extremism. According to a decision taken by the Cabinet…
On 26/11 India pledges to punish perpetrators
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI: (AMN) While paying homage to the victims on the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror sticks, India on Friday pledged to redouble efforts to bring the…
Census keeps track of dwindling Anglo-Indians
BY JULIAN S DAS,/ KOLKATA: A census of Anglo-Indians under way in West Bengal will help the community keep track of the dwindling flock and, they hope, redress their problems.…
Forming cabinet a tough task for Andhra CM
NEW DELHI / HYDERBAD: (AMN) The new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is holding widespread consultations over formation of his cabinet. He has held…
No end to parliament deadlock on 2G probe
NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day, as the opposition continued its demand for a JPC probe into the 2G Spectrum allocation and other corruption cases.…