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UP Govt submits Taj scam report to apex court

          New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday submitted to the Supreme Court its departmental inquiry reports against three top bureaucrats of the State, including former Chief Secretary DS Bagga, accused in the Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam. Copies of the reports were filed before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice V N Khare following a direction issued by the court last week. The court had taken exception to the action of the State Government in reinstating them on the ground that they had been exonerated in the departmental inquiry. State Chief Secretary P K Dewan, who had been summoned by the court, appeared today and submitted copies of the reports. The court exempted him from personal appearance in future and fixed April 28 as the next date of hearing.

Tibetans march on Panchen Lama's 15th birthday (Go To Top)

          Dharamshala: Hundreds of Tibetan children living in Dharamsala took out a protest march on the 15th birthday of their second highest religious leader, a young boy, who they believe is being held prisoner in China. The Panchen Lama, who turned 15 on Sunday, was chosen by Tibet's exiled leader the Dalai Lama in 1995 but disappeared soon afterwards and has not been seen in public since. Tibetans allege he is being held as a political prisoner by China, which had invaded the remote Himalayan region in 1950. China has promoted its own candidate for the post, called as the "Beijing Lama", considered by most Tibetans as an impostor.