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Male Govt employees should reveal dowry details: SC

     New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and the state governments to consider asking all their male employees about the quantum of dowry taken by them before joining service. If the governments accept the apex court's approval, then a candidate aspiring to become a government employee and all government servants would have to provide information about the dowry taken by him and whether the same had been put in the name of their wives. "We direct the Centre and the State Governments to consider whether appropriate rules can be framed for compelling males seeking government employment to furnish information on whether they had taken dowry." "And if taken, whether the same has been handed over to the wife as contemplated by Section 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, calling for such information and from those already in employment," a Bench comprising Chief Justice R C Lahoti, Justice G P Mathur and Justice P K Balasubramanyan said. Expressing reservation against a SC order directing Patna HC to expeditiously dispose a matter relating to disproportionate assets case, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav filed an application in the apex court seeking modification of the order.

Lalu approaches SC on fodder scam case (Go To Top)

     New Delhi: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday sought the Supreme Court's permission to "communicate" with it "in confidence" about his apprehensions on the composition of a Patna High Court Bench constituted to hear his petition challenging sanction for his prosecution in the case. The apex Court, while asking the High Court to constitute a Bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam, had said the name of the other Judge in the Bench would be added later on. In the order sheet, Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad was named as the second Judge of the Bench. The Bench was asked to dispose of Prasad's petition challenging his prosecution in the case within 30 days. The Court had passed this order in a petition filed by JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lallan" and BJP MP Sushil Modi seeking cancellation of Prasad's bail in fodder scam cases alleging that he was interfering with trial proceedings in the fodder scam and other cases pending against him. Prasad, in his application, made it clear that he had no objection to Justice Alam being part of the Bench saying "it is true that his counsel did not object when one of the two names were mentioned". On April 26, the Court was informed by the petitioners that Prasad and his wife had challenged the sanction of their prosecution in the disproportionate assets case before the Patna High Court long time ago but the petition remained undecided as bench after bench was refusing to hear it.

Meningitis scare hits Delhi, two dead (Go To Top)

      New Delhi: At least two persons have died and 26 people, including several children, have been affected by an outbreak of meningitis in Delhi. The Union Health Ministry has constituted a committee of experts to study the situation and the Delhi government has ordered a ban on sale of cut fruits and unpacked eatables. "In the last 15 days, six patients suffering from the suspected disease `meningococcinia' were admitted at Hindu Rao hospital, of which one died," MCD officials said. All the patients have been discharged while one is undergoing treatment, the officials said. Around 12 cases have been reported from the LNJP hospital, of which nine are children, Delhi government officials said. Most of the cases are from the Walled City area in the capital. AIIMS has reported three cases in the past one month, of which two have been confirmed. Three cases have been reported in Maulana Azad Medical College with one death. Two patients are under treatment in Sir Gangaram Hospital.

Maharashtra bar dancers stage protest (Go To Top)

     Mumbai: Bar dancers in Maharashtra, who are facing a possible ban, protested against the state government on Tuesday. The bar girls have been on the warpath after state authorities ordered the shutting down of 600 cabaret joints that employ these girls to dance, saying they corrupt the youth, threaten local culture and encourage prostitution. Over the past few days, bar girls have organized several protests, have met Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the issue and sought a suitable rehabilitation plan. "The girls have been stigmatised due to this huge propaganda. We want the girls to come out and share their problems and views. Secondly, our demand was that of rehabilitation. If the order is stayed for some more time, then the authorities will get some time to draw a suitable action plan," said Varsha Kale, a member of Bar Girls' Association. Most bars in the state employ girls, who dress in colourful costumes and dance to Bollywood film songs, as customers shower them with currency bills. But the closure of the cabarets was likely to render jobless more than 150,000 people across the state, including dancers, waiters, bouncers and security guards, officials said.

Militants gun down Pattan municipal chief, three others (Go To Top)

      Pattan (Jammu): Suspected militants gunned down the civic head of state's Pattan area along with three others. Mohammed Ramzan Mian, chairman of the Pattan Municipal Committee in north Kashmir, was shot while inspecting the roads of his area , 29 kilometres from main city Srinagar. Three policemen who were part of his security were also killed. Ramzan Mian and his personal guard died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries in a local hospital. "He (Mohammed Ramzan Mian) was sitting inside a shop and talking to somebody. I was also there when he gave money for fuel to be filled in car. But all of a sudden we heard gunfire and then I turned back and saw that his securityman had died. Then I ran towards the house and told his son nothing had happened and the president was safe. But when we reached back we saw that he had also died," said Mohmmad Maqsood, an eyewitness. About half a dozen civic representatives have so far been killed across the valley and a few have resigned following threats. Meanwhile, security has been cordoned off the area after the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

Baby elephant rescued after hours of struggle (Go To Top)

     Kochi: The one and a half year old baby elephant, which fell into a well at Illithodu, near Malayattoor on May 02, has been rescued by Forest Officials, mahouts and villagers. The baby elephant fell into nearly 10 metres deep well, which was later, discovered by its strident cries. The baby is said to be have been in the herd that had entered the village from the nearby Malayattoor forest range. Earlier, villagers were not able to reach as the herd, specially the mother elephant was creating havoc at the vicinity, however, later, when the herd went away the villagers approached the baby elephant and informed the forest officials. "The other elephants of the herd kept on making havoc so we were not able to approach the well but when the elephant left we approached the baby elephant and informed the forest officials they arrived here for rescue,'' said Annamma Joseph, a local, The area falls under the Malayattoor Forest Division, but the initial attempts of the Forest officials to rescue the animal did not succeed. "They thought to make the sloping sides of the well which would be easier to send the trained or the domesticated elephants into it. But the sides of the well turned out to be too steep, a lot of confusion was prevailed. The locals poured water into the well to quench the thirst of the pachyderm. The terrified elephant made fervent attempts all day to reach the mouth of the well," said Deepak Mishra, Divisional Forest Officer of the region. The mahouts tied the baby elephant with ropes around it and after pulling it for long, it was finally taken out.

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