New Delhi, March 31 – A city court Wednesday dismissed a plea to prosecute Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) for alleged perjury. The petition filed against her alleged that she filed a fake medical certificate to get exemption from personal appearance in two criminal defamation cases against her. Metropolitan Magistrate Munish Markan’s order said: ‘Arguments on perjury application heard.
Chandigarh, March 31 – Impressed with the success of Bihar’s ‘Super 30′ programme for rural students, the Punjab government is set to replicate the model here to facilitate its marginalised and underprivileged students to crack the entrance test of India’s prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday gave an in-principle approval to the vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, to open a center to prepare rural students for admissions to IITs from the academic session 2010-11. Badal has directed the planning secretary to make a budgetary allocation of Rs.139.17 lakh for the proposed centre in the state’s annual plan.
Bhubaneswar, March 31 – An attempt to create a smoke screen for a play scene went horribly wrong when the explosive material used went off killing one person and injuring a dozen more in Orissa’s Nayagarh district, police said Wednesday. The explosion occurred when a member of a drama troupe was trying to create smoke by burning explosives for a scene in Petapali village. ‘There was a drama show in the village.
Panaji, March 31 – The Goa Police Wednesday suspended a sub-inspector for accepting a bribe from a non resident Indian (NRI), officials said. Deputy Inspector General Ravindra Yadav told reporters that sub-inspector Pravin Pawar attached to the immigration branch was placed under suspension for accepting a $100 bribe. ‘We received a letter from British NRI Fatima Fernandes, who complained that Pawar, posted at the Dabolim airport, asked for a bribe on March 7,’ Yadav said.
London, March 31 – Prosecutors in Los Angeles have angrily denied claims by Hollywood filmmaker Roman Polanski’s lawyers that they tried to conceal evidence in his 32-year-old sex case, and renewed demands for him to be returned to the US for sentencing. Two prosecutors who handle appellate matters for the district attorney’s office argued that allowing the 76-year-old to avoid extradition from Switzerland hurt the integrity of the judicial system more than revelations of alleged misconduct by a now-dead judge, reports belfasttelegraph.co.uk. They also claim there has been a misinterpretation of an extradition treaty with Switzerland and that Polanski should be returned for a court hearing in Los Angeles.
London, March 31 – A representative for Steven Spielberg has dismissed allegations that the filmmaker is so terrified of his movie ideas leaking to rivals that he imposes bizarre security measures on his staff. According to a new book by former Variety magazine reporter Nicole LaPorte, the moviemaker has enforced fort-like conditions to ensure no film ideas leak out from his Los Angeles office, reports imdb.com. The book, ‘The Men Who Would Be King’, also claims Spielberg insists on being prepared for a natural disaster and even hands out survival kits to his staff.
London, March 31 – The man accused of stalking actress Jennifer Garner has been sent to psychiatric clinic after been found not guilty of the offences due to reasons of insanity. Contactmusic.com reports that the Los Angeles judge found Steven Burky not guilty and ruled that he should be sent to a state mental hospital. Garner was awarded a permanent restraining order against Burky in 2008, stating that he should stay at least 100 yards away from the actress and her family.
New Delhi, March 31 – It has dominated the Indian passenger car market for over two decades as the original people’s automobile in India. Now, the person who has been at the helm of this iconic project shares how ‘Maruti 800′ arrived, braving all roadblocks. ‘The Maruti Story’ co-authored by Maruti-Suzuki chairman R.C.
Chennai, March 31 – US-based silicones manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials is planning to set up its own research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore, a company official said Wednesday. ‘We are evaluating plans to set up a R&D centre in Bangalore. We have a global R&D centre in Bangalore with 30 scientists.
It has workforce strength of 20 correspondents, reporters and stringers spread all across the country. A motivated workforce of 25 personnel is associated with the company.
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