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Amlan Chakraborty New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Ahead of Friday''s crucial meeting in Lausanne, IOA Secretary General Randhir Singh today advised the Sports Ministry not to pursue its "brinkmanship" over the contentious tenure limitation guidelines, warning it may lead to a disaster which is easily avoidable. The confrontation over the guidelines has reached the International Olympic Council (IOC), which would hear the case on Friday in its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Joint Secretary Injeti Srinivas will represent the Sports Ministry in the meeting which Randhir will attend in his capacity as an IOC member. Husain Al-Musallam, Director General and Technical Director of the Olympic Council Asia (OCA) will also be present on the occasion. "The Ministry has to climb down, there is no way out. Going ahead with the brinkmanship would lead to a disaster, which is so easily avoidable," Randhir told PTI. The Ministry guidelines seek to fix tenures of the sports administrators across the country and it pointed out to IOC''s stress on good governance. Randhir said IOA, which is in touch with IOC, has no issues with good governance and in fact, it was planning to amend its constitution. "We have seen the suggestions and taken note. They don''t need to tell us about good governance. Good governance has nothing to do with fixing the tenure of the National Sports Federation (NSF) bosses. It is all about having good, fair and transparent administration. "We are in touch with IOC and our constitution is being amended to ensure transparency in finance and team selection, holding proper elections on schedule, having proper athletics and ethics commissions. there is no need for term limitation," said the shooter-turned-administrator who leaves for Switzerland tomorrow. Randhir said IOA always want to work in harmony with the government. "We have been insisting that IOA and government need to work together but they are hell bent on one thing. If the matter is not resolved in Friday''s meeting and reaches the IOC Executive Board meeting later this month, any punishment is possible," Randhir warned. "They have been categorically told to keep the guidelines in abeyance. If anything untoward happens on Friday, that would jeopardise everything, the Commonwealth Games at home and out participation in events like Asian Games and Youth Olympics," he added.
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India, South Korea to discuss nuclear deal Friday
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India and South Korea will explore prospects of a bilateral civilian nuclear deal and give a push to their business ties when their foreign ministers hold talks in Seoul Friday.External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold delegation-level talks with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan on a wide range of issues, including expansion of economic, defence and cultural ties between the two countries.The two ministers will co-chair the sixth meeting of the India-South Korea Joint Commission.Krishna begins his three-day visit to South Korea Thursday. He will also call on President Lee Myung-bak.Civil nuclear cooperation will figure prominently in the discussions. 'It will be discussed,' Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary in charge of East Asia, told reporters here Wednesday.Official sources said the two sides have been in touch with South Korea over a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact and India is expecting progress in this area.South Korea, a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, supported the waiver for India in the NSG in September 2008.'Some agreements are likely to be concluded after the talks,' external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters. Krishna's visit to Seoul, he added, 'will give a strong impetus to bilateral ties and infuse a new momentum in the strategic partnership between the two countries'.
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India and South Korea will explore prospects of a bilateral civilian nuclear deal and give a push to their business ties when their foreign ministers hold talks in Seoul Friday.External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold delegation-level talks with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan on a wide range of issues, including expansion of economic, defence and cultural ties between the two countries.The two ministers will co-chair the sixth meeting of the India-South Korea Joint Commission.Krishna begins his three-day visit to South Korea Thursday. He will also call on President Lee Myung-bak.Civil nuclear cooperation will figure prominently in the discussions. 'It will be discussed,' Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary in charge of East Asia, told reporters here Wednesday.Official sources said the two sides have been in touch with South Korea over a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact and India is expecting progress in this area.South Korea, a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, supported the waiver for India in the NSG in September 2008.'Some agreements are likely to be concluded after the talks,' external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters. Krishna's visit to Seoul, he added, 'will give a strong impetus to bilateral ties and infuse a new momentum in the strategic partnership between the two countries'.
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Amrohi``s children fail to settle dispute over family property
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Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Children of legendary film-maker Kamaal Amrohi have informed the Bombay High Court that they would continue with the legal battle over the family property worth Rs 600 crore as they failed to arrive at a settlement. The High Court, in April, had suggested the children of late Amrohi to come together and settle their dispute amicably. Family''s lawyer Darshan Mehta informed the court yesterday that the settlement was not possible and that they would like to continue with the litigation. In view of this development, Justice R Y Ganoo, deferred the matter till July 12 and ordered the parties to maintain status quo till then. Kamaal Amrohi''s sons -- Shandar and Tajdar -- and daughter Rukhsar are locked in a legal battle over control of shares in Mahal Pictures which owns the famous Kamalistan studio in suburban Andheri. Shandar has alleged that Rukhsar and her son Waseem had stolen his shares from his house and sold them to M/s Sanchita Realty owned by Pune-based builder Avinash Bhosale. Shandar has also expressed his desire to bequeath his shares to his adopted daughter and actress Preity Zinta. He said he wanted her to take over as director of Kamalistan. Rukhsar has denied the charges and claimed the latter had received money for his shares and that he himself had agreed to transfer them. She alleged that he was being influenced by his brother Tajdar and Zinta.
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Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Children of legendary film-maker Kamaal Amrohi have informed the Bombay High Court that they would continue with the legal battle over the family property worth Rs 600 crore as they failed to arrive at a settlement. The High Court, in April, had suggested the children of late Amrohi to come together and settle their dispute amicably. Family''s lawyer Darshan Mehta informed the court yesterday that the settlement was not possible and that they would like to continue with the litigation. In view of this development, Justice R Y Ganoo, deferred the matter till July 12 and ordered the parties to maintain status quo till then. Kamaal Amrohi''s sons -- Shandar and Tajdar -- and daughter Rukhsar are locked in a legal battle over control of shares in Mahal Pictures which owns the famous Kamalistan studio in suburban Andheri. Shandar has alleged that Rukhsar and her son Waseem had stolen his shares from his house and sold them to M/s Sanchita Realty owned by Pune-based builder Avinash Bhosale. Shandar has also expressed his desire to bequeath his shares to his adopted daughter and actress Preity Zinta. He said he wanted her to take over as director of Kamalistan. Rukhsar has denied the charges and claimed the latter had received money for his shares and that he himself had agreed to transfer them. She alleged that he was being influenced by his brother Tajdar and Zinta.
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Body of Indian youth arrives from Saudi Arabia after four months
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Sonamura (Tripura), June 16 (ANI): The body of Nimai Paul, an Indian youth, who died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia four months back, arrived at his native place in Sonamura town here on Tuesday.An Air India flight brought the coffin to Kolkata, which was sent from his work place in Riyadh, after completing all formalities.The Saudi Arabian authorities claimed that 26-year-old Paul died in a road accident.aul's family members; however, suspect a foul play."We were informed that he died in an accident. He told that he will send money, but did not get the chance as on the very next day the incident happened. Now after seeing the body we doubt if at all there was any accident," said Nitai Paul, younger brother of the deceased."There are only some spots on one side of the body and on the other side there is no spot. So, we are in doubt whether he died in an accident or was murdered," he added.Paul, who had flown to Saudi Arabia in August 2009 in search of work and better prospects worked as a domestic help with an influential family in Riyadh.He had called back home in February 2010 home to inform that he was sending Rs 35,000, but the very next day he died in a road accident."He said that he will send money but on the very next day we received the information of his death. I feel that he was murdered for money. The money was the cause of his death," said Arati Paul, the mother of the deceased.After an anguished wait of four months, the family members are now asking for a probe into the entire episode suspecting it to be a murder. (ANI)
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Sonamura (Tripura), June 16 (ANI): The body of Nimai Paul, an Indian youth, who died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia four months back, arrived at his native place in Sonamura town here on Tuesday.An Air India flight brought the coffin to Kolkata, which was sent from his work place in Riyadh, after completing all formalities.The Saudi Arabian authorities claimed that 26-year-old Paul died in a road accident.aul's family members; however, suspect a foul play."We were informed that he died in an accident. He told that he will send money, but did not get the chance as on the very next day the incident happened. Now after seeing the body we doubt if at all there was any accident," said Nitai Paul, younger brother of the deceased."There are only some spots on one side of the body and on the other side there is no spot. So, we are in doubt whether he died in an accident or was murdered," he added.Paul, who had flown to Saudi Arabia in August 2009 in search of work and better prospects worked as a domestic help with an influential family in Riyadh.He had called back home in February 2010 home to inform that he was sending Rs 35,000, but the very next day he died in a road accident."He said that he will send money but on the very next day we received the information of his death. I feel that he was murdered for money. The money was the cause of his death," said Arati Paul, the mother of the deceased.After an anguished wait of four months, the family members are now asking for a probe into the entire episode suspecting it to be a murder. (ANI)
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Two militants arrested
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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) A ''self-styled commander'' of People''s United Liberation Front and his associate were arrested here, police said today. The arrested were identified as Mohammed Abbas (31) and his associate, Razzauddin (26). Acting on a tip-off, the special cell of Delhi police arrested the duo from near Nizamuddin flyover last night, they said. Abbas, who is a commander of PULF, was staying in a rented accommodation in Indira Vikas Colony of Mukherjee Nagar along with Razzauddin, a senior police officer said. "Abbas has so far been found to be involved in as many as 12 cases of murder. He is also suspected to have executed the operations of PULF in Manipur. He is being interrogated for further details," he said. "Among 12 cases of murder, he was involved in the killing of one India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel and two Sarpanches in separate incident in Manipur," he added. Abbas had allegedly been staying here since he fled from Manipur after getting bail in a murder case in 2008. "Abbas had made his base in Delhi. He used to visit Manipur only to execute the nefarious operations of PULF and come back here," the officer said. About Razzauddin, the officer said, "it is still not clear whether he is also a member of the Manipur''s militant outfit. We are investigating." The duo used to steal vehicle in the Capital and sell them in Manipur after preparing their forged documents. PTI PKU.
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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) A ''self-styled commander'' of People''s United Liberation Front and his associate were arrested here, police said today. The arrested were identified as Mohammed Abbas (31) and his associate, Razzauddin (26). Acting on a tip-off, the special cell of Delhi police arrested the duo from near Nizamuddin flyover last night, they said. Abbas, who is a commander of PULF, was staying in a rented accommodation in Indira Vikas Colony of Mukherjee Nagar along with Razzauddin, a senior police officer said. "Abbas has so far been found to be involved in as many as 12 cases of murder. He is also suspected to have executed the operations of PULF in Manipur. He is being interrogated for further details," he said. "Among 12 cases of murder, he was involved in the killing of one India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel and two Sarpanches in separate incident in Manipur," he added. Abbas had allegedly been staying here since he fled from Manipur after getting bail in a murder case in 2008. "Abbas had made his base in Delhi. He used to visit Manipur only to execute the nefarious operations of PULF and come back here," the officer said. About Razzauddin, the officer said, "it is still not clear whether he is also a member of the Manipur''s militant outfit. We are investigating." The duo used to steal vehicle in the Capital and sell them in Manipur after preparing their forged documents. PTI PKU.
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Gujjars hold sit-in over quota issue at district headquarters``
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Jaipur, June 16 (PTI) Demanding five per cent reservation to the community in government jobs, a faction of Rajasthan Gujjar Arakshan Samiti today held a ''dharna'' at all 33 district headquarters and submitted a charter of demands to the collectors. In Jaipur, leading a day long dharna outside the collectorate, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, patron RGAS, told reporters that the agreement arrived between the Ashok Gehlot government and retired colonel Kirorisingh Bainsla on one per cent quota to four communities including Gujjars was "fictitious and misleading". "Bainsla not only took personal gains but also ditched the community by doing such agreements without taking the community leaders into confidence", Bidhuri charged. In its charter of demands, RGAS said all cases registered against Gujjar leaders in the past should be withdrawn, those in jail should be released and provide adequate cash compensation to the victims and kin (of the Gujjar agitation in past three years) as promised by the Congress government, Bidhuri said. Meanwhile, police said the dharna in all districts was held in a peaceful manner.
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Jaipur, June 16 (PTI) Demanding five per cent reservation to the community in government jobs, a faction of Rajasthan Gujjar Arakshan Samiti today held a ''dharna'' at all 33 district headquarters and submitted a charter of demands to the collectors. In Jaipur, leading a day long dharna outside the collectorate, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, patron RGAS, told reporters that the agreement arrived between the Ashok Gehlot government and retired colonel Kirorisingh Bainsla on one per cent quota to four communities including Gujjars was "fictitious and misleading". "Bainsla not only took personal gains but also ditched the community by doing such agreements without taking the community leaders into confidence", Bidhuri charged. In its charter of demands, RGAS said all cases registered against Gujjar leaders in the past should be withdrawn, those in jail should be released and provide adequate cash compensation to the victims and kin (of the Gujjar agitation in past three years) as promised by the Congress government, Bidhuri said. Meanwhile, police said the dharna in all districts was held in a peaceful manner.
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Kishenganga project set for arbitration by Intl Court
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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) India and Pakistan are set to fight a legal battle over Kishenganga power project being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir in an international court of arbitration. Pakistan named its experts for arbitration recently, following which India decided to nominate a judge of the Geneva-based International Court of Justice Peter Tomka and a Swiss international law expert Lucius Caflisch to represent it in the Kishenganga project dispute. Pakistan is objecting to construction of 330-MW hydro power plant on Kishenganga, a tributary of the Jhelum in Jammu and Kashmir, and has sought arbitration by the international court under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. Tomka, was formerly a legal advisor to the Slovak Foreign Ministry while Caflisch is a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Pakistan has already named Bruno Simma, also of the International Court of Justice, and Jan Paulsson, Norwegian head of an international law firm, as its arbitrators in the Court of Arbitration that will be set up to resolve its differences with India under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. With India appointing its experts, three neutral umpires will now be appointed to the court to resolve the matter between the two countries. One of the neutral umpires will be appointed as the Chairman before the actual proceedings get underway. The court of arbitration route is taken when the issue does not pertain to a technicality and concerns the legal disputes over the interpretation of the Treaty itself. Pakistan is learnt to have sought legal interpretation on two major parameters concerning the diversion of Kishenganga water for the power project in Jammu and Kashmir. First, it has sought the legal interpretation of India''s obligations under the provisions of the Treaty that mandates India to let the water of the Western-flowing Indus Basin Rivers (Chenab, Jhelum and Indus) go to Pakistan and whether or not the Kishenganga project meets those obligations. New Delhi maintains that it is within its rights, under the Treaty, to divert Kishenganga waters to the Bonar Madmati Nullah, another tributary of the Jhelum, which falls into the Wullar Lake before joining the Jhelum again. Pakistan has objected to this, saying India''s plan to divert water causes obstruction to the flow of Kishenganga. As per the provisions of the Treaty, once one of the sides names its arbitrators, the other side has to name its panel within 30 days. India has to send its response on Kishenganga arbitration to Pakistan by tomorrow.
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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) India and Pakistan are set to fight a legal battle over Kishenganga power project being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir in an international court of arbitration. Pakistan named its experts for arbitration recently, following which India decided to nominate a judge of the Geneva-based International Court of Justice Peter Tomka and a Swiss international law expert Lucius Caflisch to represent it in the Kishenganga project dispute. Pakistan is objecting to construction of 330-MW hydro power plant on Kishenganga, a tributary of the Jhelum in Jammu and Kashmir, and has sought arbitration by the international court under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty. Tomka, was formerly a legal advisor to the Slovak Foreign Ministry while Caflisch is a professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Pakistan has already named Bruno Simma, also of the International Court of Justice, and Jan Paulsson, Norwegian head of an international law firm, as its arbitrators in the Court of Arbitration that will be set up to resolve its differences with India under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. With India appointing its experts, three neutral umpires will now be appointed to the court to resolve the matter between the two countries. One of the neutral umpires will be appointed as the Chairman before the actual proceedings get underway. The court of arbitration route is taken when the issue does not pertain to a technicality and concerns the legal disputes over the interpretation of the Treaty itself. Pakistan is learnt to have sought legal interpretation on two major parameters concerning the diversion of Kishenganga water for the power project in Jammu and Kashmir. First, it has sought the legal interpretation of India''s obligations under the provisions of the Treaty that mandates India to let the water of the Western-flowing Indus Basin Rivers (Chenab, Jhelum and Indus) go to Pakistan and whether or not the Kishenganga project meets those obligations. New Delhi maintains that it is within its rights, under the Treaty, to divert Kishenganga waters to the Bonar Madmati Nullah, another tributary of the Jhelum, which falls into the Wullar Lake before joining the Jhelum again. Pakistan has objected to this, saying India''s plan to divert water causes obstruction to the flow of Kishenganga. As per the provisions of the Treaty, once one of the sides names its arbitrators, the other side has to name its panel within 30 days. India has to send its response on Kishenganga arbitration to Pakistan by tomorrow.
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