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Home Contact Us Dateline New Delhi, Monday, June 20, 2005

Akash test-fired again

Chandipur on Sea (Orissa): India on Monday successfully test-fired its medium-range surface-to-air missile 'Akash' for the second time in three days from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Balasore in Orissa. ITR sources said the missile, with a range of 25 km and considered to be one of the major milestones of the country's integrated guided missile development programme, was testfired at 11.13 a.m. The missile was earlier test-fired on June 17. Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists and ITR officials witnessed the event. The missile, possessing an advanced booster and ramjet propulsion, has multiple target handling capability.

Search intensifies for trapped Jharkhand miners (Go To Top)

Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): Rescuers on Monday wrestled against time to search for the remaining miners trapped in a collapsed mine at the Central Saunda Colliery in Hazaribgah district of Jharkhand. Hopes for the miners faded after the rescuers recovered two dead bodies late on Sunday night, five days after the mine was flooded. Twelve miners are still trapped inside the mine which is inundated with over 2.5 million gallons of water from another adjoining mine. Huge pumps have been pressed into service to release water but the debris and the marshy ground have creating hurdles in the rescue operations. About 2.5 million gallons of water had entered the mine from another mine nearby Wednesday. When the mine got flooded, 14 people, including two supervisors, were trapped inside. At a late night meeting called on Sunday by the chief managing director (CMD) of CCL, R.P. Ritolia, a decision was taken to suspend staff officer (Mining) I.D.P. Singh, project officer Umesh Sharma, manager N.K. Martand and safety officer A.K. Razak. The district administration has also lodged a police complaint against 12 officials of CCL, including Ritolia. The administration also pressed in divers from the Indian Navy into the rescue operation.

Pataudi granted bail by Jhajjar court (Go To Top)

Jhajjar (Haryana): Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who was in police remand for two days in connection with a black buck poaching case, has been granted bail. Pataudi's appearance in court, however, was preceded by a health scare when he had to be admitted to the Jhajjar Civil Hospital this morning after he complained of chest pain. Pataudi was admitted to hospital at around 9:30 a.m. Jhajjar's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hanif Qureshi said. After his medical check-up, Pataudi was taken to the court and was granted bail. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Jiwan granted bail to Pataudi on a surety of Rs 50,000. Meanwhile, the killing of the black buck by Pataudi has led Bhopal's Majlis-e-Shoora to expel him from the community. "People like Mansoor Ali Khan are a blot on our community and we do not consider him as a member of our community. We have expelled him from our community," said Ausaf Shahmiri Khurram, president, All India Muslim Tyohar Committee. The members also raised slogans against Pataudi.

Earlier, Pataudi was brought to his Delhi residence from where the Registration Certificate (RC) of the Maruti Gypsy allegedly used in the hunting was recovered. After having spent two days in police remand following his surrender before a Jhajjar court on Saturday, Pataudi was to be presented in court where his bail plea was to come up for hearing again today Earlier on Sunday, before he was produced in the court, Pataudi underwent a customary medical check up in the Jhajjar Civil Hospital. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Jiwan extended Pataudi's remand by a day on prosecution's plea that the registration book of the vehicle used in the crime was yet to be recovered. Jhajjar Police have already seized Pataudi's vehicle from his Delhi residence. The Court has also allowed the Wildlife Trust of India and Peoples for Animal counsels to assist the prosecution in the case. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had already dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of Pataudi and his co-accused Shashi Singh. An FIR was registered against Pataudi and seven others on June 5, after police recovered the carcasses of black buck and two rabbits from the vehicle in which they were travelling. Poaching a black buck, once common in northern and central India, is a crime as serious as killing a tiger and punishable by up to seven years in jail or a 25,000 rupees fine. Pataudi had surrendered in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Jiwan on Saturday after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Among the seven accused in the case evading arrest, he is the only person to have surrendered so far.

On Friday, the Haryana Police had decided to constitute more teams and intensify raids to apprehend Pataudi and his co-accused in the black buck poaching case in the event of him deciding not to surrender before the law. Jhajjar Police Chief Hanief Qureshi had then said that the police had constituted three teams, all of whom were conducting raids at Pataudi's possible hideouts in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Gurgaon. Saturday's surrender came after Punjab and Haryana High Court Vacation Judge Rajive Bhalla rejected Pataudi's plea for anticipatory bail. Vacation Judge Justice Rajive Bhalla also dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Pataudi's co-accused Shashi Singh after hearing the arguments from a battery of lawyers representing them, the state of Haryana, Wildlife Trust of India, All India Bishnoi Mahasabha and Peoples for Animals for over two hours.

Pataudi complains of chest pain, admitted to hospital (Go To Top)

Jhajjar (Haryana): Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who is currently in police remand in connection with a black buck poaching case, has been admitted to the Jhajjar Civil Hospital this morning after he complained of chest pain. Pataudi was admitted in the hospital here at around 9:30 am and doctors were examining him," Jhajjar SSP Hanif Qureshi said, adding that the police were keen to produce him in court as soon as possible and would seek permission from the doctors to do so. Earlier, Pataudi was brought to his Delhi residence from where the Registration Certificate (RC) of the Maruti Gypsy allegedly used in the hunting was recovered. After having spent two days in police remand following his surrender before a Jhajjar court on Saturday, Pataudi was to be presented in court where his bail plea was to come up for hearing again today. Earlier on Sunday, before he was produced in the court, Pataudi underwent a customary medical check up in the Jhajjar Civil Hospital.

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