BJP LEADER PRODUCED IN COURT FOR HEARING OF JANTAR MANTAR LATHICHARGE CASE

Following the Lathi Charge conviction on 24 Feb 2011 the BJP leader produced in court for hearing. Reportedly a trial court issued summons against Delhi BJP president Vijendra Gupta and 7 other leaders to appear in court, now the court has kept the next hearing on April 25th.

Notably, last year on February 24 BJP youth wing BJYM’s Activists had staged protest to demand Shiela dixit resign after CAG report blamed her. The Police had to resort baton charges to disperse the demonstrators. Several leaders were taken in to custody.

Now the leaders are condemning police of lodging illicit charges against them as if they are criminal. BJP Leaders are planning to approach higher court to resolve the matter.

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DOW ROW: TARLOCHAN WELCOMES RESIGNATION OF LONDON OLYMPICS ETHICS COMMISSIONER

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Vice President Tarlochan Singh welcomes the resignation of the head of ethics committee of London Olympics. Meredith Alexander resigned as commissioner of Ethics Committee in opposition to Dow Chemicals being allowed to remain a sponsor of the Games.

The continuance of Dow Chemicals as sponsors of 2012 London Olympics has caused much outrage among the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy and Indian Olympic Association has raised the issue with International Olympic Committee, Tarlochan Singh said.

The London Olympics Organising Committee has maintained that Dow Chemicals will remain sponsors of the 2012 London Olympics despite the resignation of Ethics panel chief. Meanwhile, Indian Olympic Association has said that Dow Chemicals should be removed as sponsors of the games.
Notably, Dow Chemicals is the current owner of the Union Carbide. Union Carbide was responsible for 1984 Bhopal chemical leak – one of the world’s worst industrial disasters that killed more than 15,000 people.

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BAKU OFFICALLY HOSTS EUROVISION 2012 SONG CONTEST

Baku, the capital city of east European country is the official host for the Eurovision 2012 Song Contest. The event officially kick-started here at the Buta Palcae of the city on Wednesday (25th January), after Lord Major Drik Elbers of Dusseldorf (Germany), host city of the previous year, handed over the symbolic key of the event to Baku Mayor Hajibala Abutalibov.

The official slogan for this year’s contest is ‘Light Your Fire’ depicting sun.  Sun is the symbol of fire that has a significant place in Azerbaijani culture.  The night also saw some sparkling performances by the contestants.
Final of the contest will held in Baku on May 26th, after the semifinals round on May 22nd and 24th in the city too.  Notably, Azerbaijani duo Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) with their pop-ballad “Running Scared” won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

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CONGRESS DENOUNCES BJP’S UP ELECTION MANIFESTO

Denouncing Bhartiya Janata Party manifesto for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2012, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi lamented as he highlight the point in BJP manifesto restraining 4.5 percent reservation for minorities.

The Congress leader said BJP aware that they are not coming into the power.
When asked about the sting operation that exposed Congress candidates asking for funds from corporate, Mr. Alvi said that he isn’t aware of any such sting operation and if such sting operation has been done than Election Commission would look into the matter to come up to reveal the truth.

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ANNA KEEPS MAKING BASELESS DEMANDS: CONGRESS

Describing Team Anna’s demands baseless, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said Team Anna comes up with a new demand each day. Speaking to the reporters the Congress spokesperson said that matter of Lokpal is debatable and Congress party alone can’t take any stand on its own.

Mr. Alvi also added that Anna Hazare holds Gram Sabha superior than Parliament and he should stop comparing as it shatters the dignity of democracy.

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MOTORCYCLISTS PERFORM DANGEROUS STUNTS ON CHAMUNDI HILLS

Chamundi Hills in the Mysore district of Karnataka has become a chosen spot for bike daredevils to perform dangerous bike stunts.

The motorcyclists can be seen performing gravity defying stunts on moving bikes. Notably, Chamundi hills are famous tourist spot and a religious destination.
Many tourists and devotees have raised concerns over the growing incidents of their encounters with stunt daredevils that have jolted tourists.
Sometime ago, the Mysore Police launched a drive named Operation Chamundi but no sooner did the police stop patrolling, the motorcyclists are back with their stunts.

Police, on the other hand, keep blaming the parents for showing leniency against their law defying activities.

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LUCKY ESCAPE FOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS DURING TRAINING

Former National Hockey League player Richard Zednik and a Slovak youth ice hockey team had a close escape when the roof of the newly-opened rink they were training on collapsed under heavy snow.
Young players were on the ice with Zednik at the Altis Hotel in Namestovo on Sunday when parts of the ceiling started to fall onto the ice.

Players fled from the rink as huge cracks appeared in the roof before it crashed down. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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BOMAN, FARAH KHAN LAUNCH ZYNG CALENDAR

The Versatile actor Boman Irani and Director-Producer Farah Khan  graced the launch of Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG) calendar at Racecourse in Mumbai.

Farah who herself is a Parsi talked about her upcoming film ‘Shirin Farhad Ki Nikal Padi’ at the launch of calendar,  in this movie she is making her first screen presence opposite Boman Irani. ‘‘In my upcoming film I am acting with Boman and this movie is based on a Parsi Family. I am enjoying my first experience of acting,’’ Farah said.

The duo were quite excited about their upcoming flick ‘Shirin Farhad Ki Nikal Padi’ and were praising each other for their acting skills.
While talking about his upcoming projects Bomen said ‘‘he works equally hard on each of his role.’’
The money that Prasi organisation earns by selling the copies of ZYNG Calendar goes for charity.

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HEAVY SNOWFALL DISRUPTS NORMAL LIFE IN TURKEY

Heavy snowfall which started late at night on the Anatolian side, continued to increase its impact till the morning. Especially in the high end areas like Pendik, Kartal, Maltepe of Umraniye district, the citizens had a lot of trouble commuting from their homes to offices because of the disruption in transport.

Barely able to walk due to heavy snowfall, the citizens said they prefer public transport. Snowfall is expected to continue throughout the day.

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HRITHIK ROSHAN, SANJAY DUTT JOIN FANS AT THEATRE TO PROMOTE ‘AGNEEPATH’

As ‘Agneepath’, one of the most anticipated films of the year hit the theatres on 26th January; it has taken box office by the storm. Upbeat with the overwhelming response, Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt, film’s lead actors reached a film theatre in Mumbai’s Juhu  to spice up the post-release promotion.

Fans were elated to find the actors amongst them and cheered for them. Sanjay Dutt who played the antagonist Kancha Cheena in the film thanked all the fans for liking the film. ,” It was very challenging for me to play this character”, added Sanjay.

Actor Hrithik Roshan expressed his gratitude to all and sundry to make the film a success. He thanked every- one associated with the film to making it a success. Hrithik, however, clarified that he can’t compete with Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood legend that played the protagonist in the original ‘Agneepath’, which inspired this remake.
Notably the remake is produced by renowned Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar, whose father produced the original ‘Agneepath’ in year 1990 which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa.

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KHANDURI PROMISES AN ACCOUNTTABLE GOVT IF BJP IS VOTED TO POWER

Asserting that in upcoming Uttarakhand assembly polls Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government state chief minister Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri showed confidence to make Uttarakhand an accountable government and a perfect state.
Campaigning for his party candidate Adesh Chauhan from Ranipur assembly seat Khanduri said, “He will make a hounest and an accountable government if BJP is voted to power.”

All the candidates claimed their victory with majority and tried to woo the voters by making several promises of development, education and employment if voted to power.
Campaigning programmes are on its peak as assembly elections are scheduled in the coming months.

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