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Srinagar, Feb 8 (PTI) Tragedy today struck a group of
armymen when 15 of them were killed and 17 others were
seriously injured in a massive avalanche that hit them during
winter warfare training on the steep slopes of a ski resort,
70 kms from here.
The avalanche came down on a 60-strong group as they were
going up the sheer ice walls in Khilanmarg with near zero
visibility hampering any evasive action by them.
An army spokesman, Colonel J S Brar and police said that
15 men were buried in tonnes of snow and 17 others were
extricated and moved to base hospital at Srinagar. While two
soldiers were still missing, 26 others had been rescued by
nightfall, after which the operations were called off.
The dead included an officer, Lt Prateek, and 14 other
ranks from the Army's prestigious High Altitude Warfare
School (HAWS), he said.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today
sentenced the prime convict in the sensational Maulana Azad
Medical College student rape case, which had rocked the
national capital seven years ago, to life imprisonment.
Observing that the accused, Rahul, had acted "not only
as a beast but even acted savage," a bench headed by Justice
Pradeep Nandrajog upheld the trial court verdict which had
sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The court, however, acquitted the other convict Amit on
charges of rape stating that there was no evidence to
establish that he had raped the medical student but convicted
him for robbery.
The victim, a fourth-year student of the Maulana Azad
Medical College (MAMC), was raped at knife point on the
terrace of the Mughal monument 'Khooni Darwaza' in central
Delhi on November 15, 2002.
New Delhi, Feb 8(PTI) Sharad Pawar today came under
continued needling from Congress which virtually held him
responsible for spiralling food prices.
"The food inflation falls squarely within the
ministries of Agriculture, Food Distribution and Consumer
Affairs(all under Pawar's charge)," Party spokesperson Manish
Tewari told reporters here.
His comments came a day after Pawar met Shiv Sena
supremo Bal Thackeray ostensibly with the plea to let
Australian players take part in the IPL while sending a subtle
message to Congress which has come down hard on him over
soaring food prices.
The Pawar-Thackeray meeting also came on a day the
Centre asked the Maharashtra government to take firm action
against the "divisive agenda" of the Shiv Sena.
Replying to a volley of questions, Tewari said that
the party was well within its rights to reflect the concerns
of millions of people in the country.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) A women contingent of the CRPF
will leave for civil war stricken Liberia tonight as part of
the United Nations Peace Keeping assignment.
The fourth women contingent to be sent to Liberia by the
largest paramilitary force in the country comprises 106 women
personnel besides 19 male officers and others. They will leave
by a special UN aircraft at a time when Liberia is expected to
elect a new government this year after experiencing years of
civil war.
The officers and women have been trained in advanced
unarmed combat tactics, crowd and mob control, modern
sophisticated weapons, counter insurgency operations, disaster
management, international policing with special emphasis on
community policing among others.
A Female Formed Police Unit (FFPU) of the country was
first deployed in Liberia in 2007.
Nagpur, Feb 8 (PTI) Virender Sehwag slammed his 18th
century before throwing his wicket away as India reached 221
for four in reply to South Africa's mammoth first innings
total of 558 for six at lunch on the third day of the first
cricket Test between the two sides here today.
Sehwag cracked a fluent 109 off 139 balls to lead the
home team's fight-back along with S Badrinath, who hit half
century in his maiden innings, before slashing a wide Wayne
Parnell delivery to give a straight-forward catch to JP Duminy
at the deep.
The irrepressible Sehwag was quite clearly the dominant
partner in the fourth wicket partnership with Badrinath, who
negotiated a fiery post-lunch spell from Dale Steyn, that
yielded 136 runs in 197 balls and lifted India from a
sorry-looking 56 for three to 192 for four.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (PTI) Indian Premier League's (IPL) return
to India after being held in South Africa in its previous
edition will be a huge advantage to Rajasthan Royals, feels
skipper Shane Warne.
"Going back to India, it suits our players. India suits
our style of play we saw in IPL-I. The way we played is why we
captured public imagination in India and abroad.
"For us everyone involved with the Royals, its exciting
to go back to India,," Warne told reporters here over phone
from London today.
Former legendary Australian spinner, who is also the
coach of Royals, said that changes have been made to the squad
for the third edition of the Twenty20 tournament and induction
of new players would enthuse new energy in the side.
"IPL-3 is a big year. Everybody's contract will be over
and everybody will be looking to perform well.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) With the World Cup just round the
corner, Hockey India today formed a five-member committee to
look into the gradation system which was one of the key
demands of the players during their rebellion last month.
Former India player and now Hockey India Director
(Planning) Jagbir Singh has been named convener of the
committee which will have ex-captain Ajit Pal Singh, Zafar
Iqbal, MP Ganesh and Dhanraj Pillay as members, an HI
statement said.
The statement said the captains and national coaches of
both the men's and women's teams would also be the members of
the committee, while the president and secretary general of HI
will be special invitees in the panel.
The panel will look into the gradation system of not only
the senior and junior men's national team members but also
their female counterparts.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) The Indian women's cricket team
will play five one-dayers and three Twenty20 internationals
against England from February 17 to March 8.
The England team will arrive in Bangalore on February 14
and will begin the tour with a warm-up match against Board
President's XI on February 17, according to a BCCI release.
The first ODI will be played in Bangalore on February 19
and the fifth and last on March 1 in Mumbai.
The ODIs will be followed by three T20 matches, all of
them to be played in Mumbai.
Schedule:
Feb 17: Warm-up Match V/s Board President's XI, Bangalore
Feb 19: 1st ODI, Bangalore
Feb 21: 2nd ODI, Bangalore
Feb 24: 3rd ODI, Vishakhapatnam
Feb 25: Rest & Practice
Feb 26: 4th ODI, Vishakhapatnam
March 1: 5th ODI Mumbai
March 4: 1st T20 D Y Patil (Mumbai)
March 6: 2nd T20 BKC (Mumbai)
March 8: 3rd T20 BKC (Mumbai).
Kochi, Feb 8 (PTI) Barely two days left for his ministry
to take a final call on commercialisation of Bt Brinjal,
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the decision
would reflect "people's general sentiment".
"I have to be sensitive to the public opinion, be
responsible to science. I have to look at the interest of
consumers,producers and think of conservation of bio-diversity
and yet think of the need to reduce the use of pesticides,"
Ramesh told reporters here.
"It is not easy to make a decision and I do not expect
anybody to be happy with what I will decide," he said.
But it is a decision that will reflect the "general
sentiment" of the people, the minister, who on February 6
concluded the nation-wide consultations on the genetically
modified crop in Bangalore, said.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Expressing satisfaction at the 7.2
per cent growth estimates for this fiscal, the Planning
Commission today pitched for phased withdrawal of stimulus in
the forthcoming budget to be unveiled by Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee on February 26.
"We should say the stimulus has succeeded and we should
begin to phase it down. Fiscal deficit next year would be
lower than that of this year," Commission's Deputy Chairman
Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.
In order to help the industry combat the impact of global
financial crisis, the government had provided three stimulus
packages to the industry resulting in a revenue sacrifice of
Rs 1.86 lakh crore.
The stimulus, which included tax cuts and raising public
expenditure, is expected to push up the fiscal deficit to 6.8
per cent of GDP during 2009-10 from 6.2 per cent a year ago.
Kolkata, Feb 8 (PTI) As food inflation spiralled to over
17 per cent, the government today said that the price
situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of
essential items would be controlled soon.
"The process is on to control the price rise. I am
hopeful that the prices of essential items will be in control
soon," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said after receiving
the Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque at the Asiatic Society here.
"There is an imbalance between the demand and supply and
the Centre has taken notice of it. Some people were taking
advantage. The government has taken the initiative to increase
the supply line so that there is a balance with the demand
ratio," he added said.
He said that a committee has been formed and the price
situation was being reviewed.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (PTI) Turkish Airlines will lease three
Boeing 777 aircraft from Jet Airways as per a latest agreement
inked between the two carriers, sources close to the
development said today.
"Turkish Airlines has signed a lease agreement with Jet
Airways to take on lease three Boeing 777 wide-body aircraft.
The deal was signed last week," the sources said.
Turkish Airlines has already taken four Boeing 777
aircraft on lease from Jet Airways, which are currently on a
25-month dry lease. The lease period would be completed by
November 2011.
Though the deal size is not known, according to market
experts, a brand new Boeing 777-300ER or Boeing 777-200LR can
fetch up to USD 1.2 million rental per month when on dry
lease, as per present international market rates.
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