Five more bodies were fished out of the Brahmaputra since Tuesday night even as search operations by NDRF, BSF and army jawans to trace over 200 people missing after the Assam ferry capsize.
Five more bodies were fished out of the Brahmaputra since Tuesday night even as search operations by NDRF, BSF and army jawans to trace over 200 people missing after Monday’s boat tragedy in Assam’s Dhubri district continued on Wednesday. The bodies of two women and three minors were retrieved by the locals and fishermen. The bodies of 17 others were recovered earlier. Given the strong current in the Brahmaputra waters, it is perceived that the bodies of several victims might have been swept away to Bangladesh. The Brahmaputra flows into Bangladesh 40km away from the site of mishap. The BSF said it was constantly in touch with its Bangladeshi counterpart BDR.
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Madertari on Wednesday along with the state’s chief minister Tarun Gogoi.
—DNA Correspondent
Immolation shadow on Miss Tibet contest
Chandigarh: Amid reports of suicide by Tibetans, there would no Miss Tibet contest at Dharmashala in Himachal Pradesh this year. The annual event had become a roaring success in the past few years. Promoter of the Miss Tibet event Lobsang Wangyal announced that the event would not be organised this time due to the continuing incidents of self-immolation in Tibet. He said in the past two years, 34 Tibetans had committed self-immolation in Tibet, which had shaken the entire Tibetan community. The Miss Tibet event was not being organised as a mark of respect for the departed souls. Wangyal first created a stir among the Tibetans-in-exile in Dharmashala by organising the first Tibetan beauty contest in 2002. Though no local Tibetan girl participated in the contest, it attracted the attention of the world media. Since then he has been organising the contest.
—Ajay Bhardwaj
Nupur Talwar knocks SC door for bail
New Delhi: A special CBI court on Wednesday denied bail to Nupur Talwar in the sensational 2008 double murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj stating that if granted bail she may create hindrance in the trial and flee from justice.
Hours after the denial of relief from the sessions court, she moved the Supreme Court claiming parity. The Supreme Court is expected to take up her case on Friday, along with her review petition that asks the court to cancel the murder charges against her and husband Rajesh. Talwars’ lawyers clarified that they have not challenged Wednesday’s order of a Ghaziabad court denying bail to Aarushi’s mother. “In fact, an application for bail has been filed in the pending review petition which is likely to be listed for hearing on Friday,” their counsel said. Nupur, was taken to Dasna Jail immediately after the order.
—DNA Correspondent
SC allows detained Italian ship to leave
New Delhi: The Supreme Court granted major relief to the Italian cargo ship Enrica Lexie as it allowed her to leave Indian shores with the 10 crew members but with certain stringent riders.
Detained since February last after the marines Salvatore Girone and Lattore Massimillano shot dead 2 fishermen, Enrica could leave the Indian coast on its owners executing a bond of Rs3 crore with the Registrar General of Kerala high court. The owner of the vessel and her managing directors, besides the shipping agents, have been directed by the top court to give a written undertaking to the HC that the six crew members of the vessel and four others must return to India if they are required during the investigation. The court also directed that the vessel be brought before the Indian legal authorities within seven weeks after receiving summons or notice.
—DNA Correspondent
CWG scam: CBI raids at 20 locations
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday raided at least 20 locations across the country in connection with a fresh case of financial irregularities during the Commonwealth Games, 2010. "The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case in connection with the laying of five synthetic tracks for the Commonwealth Games, 2010 in Delhi, against the then certain officers of CPWD, DDA and a Delhi-based private firm on the allegations of criminal conspiracy to cheat the government of India in the award of contract worth Rs60.37 crore(approx). In furtherance of the criminal conspiracy, the private firm quoted exorbitant rates which were wrongfully justified by the accused officials of CPWD and DDA. The allegations also include undue favour to the firm by circumventing the eligibility criteria in the award of contract," CBI said in its statement.
—DNA Correspondent
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