New Work Times (May 12, 2012)
Newswallah: Bharat Edition
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Jammu and Kashmir: The illegal sale of 200 acres of land owned by the
Defense Ministry in Srinagar to private owners has exposed the role of
state government officials who were allegedly bribed to push the deal
through. The sale of the land “posed a security threat” to strategic
army installations and the airport in the valley, around which this
contested piece of land is located, The Indian Express reported.
Northeast: A medium intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 shook
the Northeast region on Friday evening. The Central Seismological
Observatory in Shillong, Meghalaya, noted that the epicenter of the
earthquake was near Nagaon in the state of Assam. There were reports of
some damage to property but no injury to human life, The Assam Tribune
wrote.
West Bengal: After a spate of recent controversies Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee is trying to prevent further damage to her party’s
image by issuing guidelines to her party members, The Telegraph
reported. The list includes directives such as: “follow the people,
listen to them,”; “stop at all traffic intersections. If I can, why
can’t you?” and “work more, talk less.” Ms. Banerjee has also asked
party members not to send her text messages during off-business hours
seeking appointments, the newspaper reported.
Jharkhand: Chief Minister Arjun Munda, his wife and four others had a
narrow escape when their helicopter crashed in the state capital of
Ranchi, due to a technical snag. The passengers suffered minor injures.
(Prabhat Khabar)
Maharashtra: “This a huge scam; children’s future is at stake. If
parents admit their children in such schools, we do not take any
responsibility for them,” said P.R. Pawar, the education inspector for
the western suburbs of Mumbai. Mr. Pawar spoke about the 29
unauthorized primary and secondary schools he found in a recent
inspection (Daily News & Analysis). The schools, which have been
running for the past 10 years without proper approvals, have been
issued a notice from the education department asking them to shut down,
the newspaper reported.
Andhra Pradesh: India’s top watchdog agency, the Central Bureau of
Investigation, froze the bank accounts of a newspaper, a television
channel and infrastructure business on Tuesday — companies owned by
Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a member of Parliament and the president of the
regional political party, YSR Congress. The investigation agency has so
far filed three charge sheets against Mr. Reddy in an illegal assets
case. (The Hindu)
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