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Three of family brutally killed in Patna

     Patna: It seems that shift of power in Bihar from Laloo-Rabri to Governor Buta Singh has not much changed the overall law and order situation in the state. It can be judged from the gruesome killing of three members of a family, including two minors. The incident took place in broad daylight yesterday. Throats of the three victims were found slit by a sharp-edged weapon. The assailants intruded the house of Bishwanath Bose, a State Bank of India employee, located in Gardani Bagh area of Patna, and killed his son, daughter and wife. No theft was reported from the house. The incident came to light when Bose returned to his house at around 3.30 p.m. and found the bodies of his two children and wife lying in pools of blood. There were no signs of forced entry by the criminals into the house, and hence the police suspect that the criminals were known to Bose's family. According to the police, prima facie evidence shows that the assailants gained an easy entry into the house with the help of a family's acquaintance. Giving details of the incident to the reporters, Bihar DGP Ashsih Ranjan Sinha said, "it is a horrifying incident and a challenge to the Patna Police. We will arrest all the accused persons and provide justice to the family." Gautam Malik, a Bose's relative, said, "Bose is a very decent man having no enmity with anybody."

Encroachments in Ranthambore, officials deny rules flouted (Go To Top)

      Ranthambore: Officials are scurrying to deck up and put their best foot forward when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the Ranthambore wildlife reserve, home to the elusive tigers, on Monday. There has been uproar in India after reports in March that the entire tiger population at the nearby leading Sariska sanctuary may have been wiped out by poachers, and the case might be the same in reserves across the country. Manmohan Singh's visit is being widely seen as a move to douse public anger and the premier is also expected to make a harsh review of the lapses besides mulling with top officials on how to prevent poaching. Authorities are conducting surveys in the 1,330 square kilometres expanse of the Ranthambore park, which has a core area of 392 square kilometres to determine the actual boundary.

     Villagers in the periphery are worried that they would be dislocated while the big fish, those operating hotels, eateries and shops within the 1.5 kilometres periphery of the park where commercial structures are banned, would go scot-free. "They are doing a survey now, there is no justification. It is just to harass the villagers, their houses, farms, are coming within the boundary despite the fact that within this very boundary itself there are hotels within 5-10 kilometres periphery of the boundary. Seventy five percent hotels are flouting the rules, but there is no pressure on them," said Meetha Lal Meena. ark authorities however, that any rules are being flouted, "I can tell you that that the existing boundary is not actually the forest department's boundary, this came up two-three years ago to take a practical view during a demarcation of drought relief. A joint survey team is doing the actual demarcation of the park's boundary and only after that the forest's boundary would be clear," said Rajesh Yadav, District Collector, Sawai Madhopur. Alarmed by the missing tigers, Singh set up a task force to verify the facts and suggest ways to save the tiger, India's national animal.

     Earlier this week, the environment ministry revealed at least 114 tigers had been killed from 1999-2003 and that 238 seizures of tiger parts such as bones, skin, teeth and nails had been made in the same period. Experts have called for a Central agency to save the tiger, whose numbers have fallen to about 3,700 from roughly 40,000 a century ago. But conservationists say the number may be less than 2,000. Trade in dead tigers is illegal but poachers still operate with impunity because a single animal can fetch up to 50,000 dollars in the international market. Organs, teeth, bones and penises fetch high prices in the black market, where they are used in Chinese medicine. Experts say the conviction rate of those charged with poaching of endangered animals in India is less than five percent.

Dabhol power plant to restart soon (Go To Top)

     New Delhi: Lying idle since four years, The controversial Dabhol Power Plant is all set to restart very soon, as the legal disputes, on the basis of which the plant was shut down is believed to have been settled. The country's biggest energy generating power plant was shut down in May 2001 after the dispute between the Maharashtra Government and American Power Company Enron. Government of India set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to look into the matter. The 2.9 billion dollar power plant is currently being bailed out of debts by financial institutions. ''A formula will then be applied to bring the project back to the rails,'' a Power Ministry official said. Meanwhile, Power Minister P M Sayeed had said recently in Chennai that ''a solution is at sight. The Group of Ministers met, and I'm sure the issue will be resolved soon''. "The final discussions on resolving the Dabhol project are at a conclusive phase," said Sayeed.

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