[chhattisgarh-net] Digest Number 1762

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chhattisgarh-net Messages In This Digest (4 Messages) 1a. 90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh From: Shubhranshu Choudhary 1b. Re: 90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh From: samuellakra 2. Cell phones to fight India rebels From: CGNet 3a. Re: FIR mandatory in encounter cases: HC From: rahul View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1a. 90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh Posted by: "Shubhranshu Choudhary" s...@cgnet.in Sat Feb 7, 2009 7:33 pm (PST) *90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh * RAIPUR: New coal reserves having an estimated 90 million tonnes and huge iron ore deposits have been identified in Chhattisgarh, boosting the state's mineral potential. As per the Economic Survey Report (ESR) for year 2008-09, new iron ore reserves esti mated to be in the range of 23 million tonnes, bauxite reserves to the tune of 3.48 million tonnes have also been identified in different districts of Chhattisgarh during last year. New iron ore deposits of about 15 million tones in Kanker district, 5 million tonnes in Dantewada district and 2.8 million tones in Rajnandgaon district has been detected. Similarly, new coal deposits of 50 million tonnes in Korba district and 40 millio n tonnes in Raigarh district have been identified. The report further said that a new lime stone reserve with an estimated capacity of 55 million tonnes has also been detected in Rajnandgaon district where bauxite reserves of 3.49 million tonnes have been detected in Sarguja and Kabir dham districts. Chh attisgarh accounts for 23 per cent of the total iron ore deposits and 18 per cent of the total coal deposits in the country. - PTI Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 1b. Re: 90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh Posted by: "samuellakra" samuella...@yahoo.com   samuellakra Sat Feb 7, 2009 8:45 pm (PST) Good news for Eagle eyed investors, corrupt politicians and bureaucrats. Bad news for the people in whose habitats the wealth has been unearthed that will bring tears in their eyes. Samuel Lakra --- In chhattisgarh-n...@yahoogroups.com, Shubhranshu Choudhary <s...@...> wrote: > > *90 mn tonnes of coal, iron ore found in Chhattisgarh * > > RAIPUR: New coal reserves having an estimated 90 million tonnes and huge > iron ore deposits have been identified in Chhattisgarh, boosting the state's > mineral potential. As per the Economic Survey Report (ESR) for year 2008-09, > new iron ore reserves esti mated to be in the range of 23 million tonnes, > bauxite reserves to the tune of 3.48 million tonnes have also been > identified in different districts of Chhattisgarh during last year. > > New iron ore deposits of about 15 million tones in Kanker district, 5 > million tonnes in Dantewada district and 2.8 million tones in Rajnandgaon > district has been detected. Similarly, new coal deposits of 50 million > tonnes in Korba district and 40 millio n tonnes in Raigarh district have > been identified. > > The report further said that a new lime stone reserve with an estimated > capacity of 55 million tonnes has also been detected in Rajnandgaon district > where bauxite reserves of 3.49 million tonnes have been detected in Sarguja > and Kabir dham districts. Chh attisgarh accounts for 23 per cent of the > total iron ore deposits and 18 per cent of the total coal deposits in the > country. - PTI > Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 2. Cell phones to fight India rebels Posted by: "CGNet" cgnet...@gmail.com Sat Feb 7, 2009 9:01 pm (PST) Cell phones to fight India rebels By Subir Bhaumik BBC News, Ranchi *The government in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has given free mobile phones to more than 200 village leaders to help fight Maoist rebels. * Police say the aim is to receive swift tip-offs about rebel movements. They say the scheme is already proving very useful and there are plans to extend it - despite fears the headmen might be targeted by the rebels. Large parts of mineral-rich Jharkhand are controlled by Maoists who regularly attack police and government offices. *'Get information' * Police in Jharkhand have been trying desperately to generate accurate intelligence about the movement of the Maoist hit-squads and their camps in the deep interior of the state. "The government is distributing mobile phones to village headmen in the areas where the Maoists are most active," Sudhir Kumar, police chief of the worst-affected district East Singbhum, said. "The idea is to get immediate information about any Maoist movement and respond to it swiftly." Some 220 village headmen have already received mobile phones; more are due to get them in weeks to come, police officials say. Villagers have been provided with important police numbers to call up in the event of an emergency or if they notice Maoist movements. Officials say the government will pay the bills for the phones, but that they will have to guard against misuse. Mr Kumar says the "initial response has been good" and that a lot of village headmen have been calling up to give information about the Maoists, some of which has proved "very useful". Village leaders contacted by the BBC said they were "very happy" with the free mobile phones. "We have used these phones to call in the police twice when the Maoists turned up near our village. The police arrived and attacked the Maoists and crushed them," one headman in East Singbhum said. Intelligence officials say this may make the headmen a specific target of the rebels. "The Maoists may now try to snatch the mobiles from the village headmen and plant information on the police by using them. The police may be lured into traps by the rebels," said Amiyo Kumar Samanta, a senior intelligence officer. *Threat * Jharkhnd is under presidential rule, which ensures Delhi's direct control over its administration. More than 6,000 people have died during the Maoists' 20-year fight for a communist state in parts of India. The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of poor peasants and landless workers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the Maoist insurgency is the "single biggest threat" to India's security. The rebels operate in 182 districts in India, mainly in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7871976.stm Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 3a. Re: FIR mandatory in encounter cases: HC Posted by: "rahul" aaroh...@yahoo.com   aarohini Sat Feb 7, 2009 10:35 pm (PST) this is a very good judgment that will bring some accountability into the functioning of the police even though the lower magistracy which has now been exhorted to exercise its discretion in proceeding with cases is generally of the same mindset as the police.   Rahul Banerjee 74,Krishnodayanagar,Khandwa naka,Indore,Madhya Pradesh, India-452001 Cell no: +919926791773 webpage: http://rahulbanerjee.notlong.com blog: http://anar-kali.blogspot.com --- On Sat, 7/2/09, Shubhranshu Choudhary <s...@cgnet.in> wrote: From: Shubhranshu Choudhary <s...@cgnet.in> Subject: [chhattisgarh-net] FIR mandatory in encounter cases: HC To: "chhattisgarh-net" <chhattisgarh-n...@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, 7 February, 2009, 1:15 PM FIR mandatory in encounter cases: HC 7 Feb 2009, 0453 hrs IST, TNN HYDERABAD: In a landmark judgment in a state where naxal activities and encounter deaths are rampant, a larger bench of the A P High Court on Friday ruled that it is mandatory for the police to register an FIR under the relevant sections of the law whenever an encounter death takes place. Thereafter, it is the magistrate, and not the police, who has to decide whether to continue the trial or to close the case after hearing the police argument. Delivered after much deliberation, the judgment was welcomed by several human rights organisations who claimed that this would put an end to the practice of the police closing encounter cases on the plea of self defence. Police officials, however, termed the verdict as disturbing as in the days of terrorism, policemen would be more worried about legal consequences of their actions rather than tackle the threat. The five-judge bench comprising Justices Goda Raghuram, V V S Rao, R Subhash Reddy, Ramesh Ranganathan and G Bhavani Prasad, pronounced the verdict after hearing a petition filed by the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee which sought the names of the police personnel who participated in an encounter on July 23, 2006, in which 8 Maoists were killed. The petitioners had sought the information in order to file a case against the police officers who were involved in the incident. "It is necessary to examine the larger issue of the powers of the police and the rights of the civilians in such cases," the bench said in its 150-page order. The bench made it clear that the magisterial enquiry (inquest), generally done by a revenue authority immediately after such deaths, is not an alternative to the obligation to record the information in the FIR and to conduct investigation and arrest the offenders, if necessary. "The opinion on such deaths recorded by an investigation officer (IO) and forwarded to a magistrate is only an opinion of the IO and such an opinion shall be considered by the magistrate in the context of the record of the investigation together with the material and evidence collected during the course of investigation, " the bench said. The magistrate, it said, shall critically examine the entire evidence to ascertain whether the opinion of the IO is borne out by the investigation. The magistrate has the discretion to disregard the opinion and take cognizance under section 190 of CrPC, it said. On the issue of the investigating officer's role, whether or not he should reveal to the complainants the names of the police personnel who participated in such encounters, the bench said it is not an issue before them. The bench, however, made it clear that the identity of such personnel should be disclosed to the investigation officer. This is absolute and there is no immunity whatsoever from this obligation, it said. Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity  9 New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Y! Messenger Want a quick chat? Chat over IM with group members. 10 Day Club on Yahoo! 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