| Need tougher laws to check crime against women: Parl Affairs Min Kamal Nath |
 Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has pitched for tougher laws to check crime against women. While speaking to a news agency in New Delhi, he favoured setting up of fast-track courts to try politicians charged with heinous crimes so that a judicial verdict is possible in six months. The Minister said, the amendments to the anti-rape laws will take precedence over everything else during the next session of Parliament. He said all political parties should reach a consensus on the issue which is not related to any party or politician. |
| Jh'khand Cabinet to recommend dissolution of state assembly to Governor:CM Arjun Munda | ||
 Jan 8, 12:4 PMBJP government in Jharkhand today recommended dissolution of the state assembly after its coalition partner , Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,JMM withdrew its support to the government.Chief Minister Arjun Munda met the governor in Ranchi and apprised him of his cabinet's decision .Talking to reporters in Ranchi,said the decision was taken as no national party had openly come forward to provide an alternative government in the wake of the JMM’s announcement to pull out of the government. JMM leader and Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren had said yesterday that the decision to withdraw support was taken at the party's executive committee meeting after talking to several BJP leaders, including its Jharkhand affairs in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan. In the 82-member state assembly, BJP and JMM have 18 members each and the Munda government enjoys the support of six members of All Jharkhand Students' Union, two of JD (U),two independents and one nominated member who has voting right in trial of strength. Opposition Congress has a total 13, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha(P)11 and RJD 5 members in the assembly. JMM had put before BJP certain issues,including ruling by rotation. The 28-month limit for ruling by BJP, according to the tribal party, ends on January 10th. Relations between BJP and JMM came under strain since the Chief Minister, in a written reply to a letter from JMM on January 3rd, rejected that there was an agreement between the two parties on rotation of power after 28 months in office. JMM, however, insisted there had been an agreement to share power. Hemant Soren had in a letter to Munda on December 25th asked him to clarify BJP's stand on the issue.
Cold wave, fog disrupts life in several parts of country; claims 170 lives in UP
 Cold wave and fog continues to affect normal life in several parts of the country. There is no let up in the biting cold in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in the region at minus 3 degree Celsius. Our correspondent reports that Amritsar with a minimum of 1.4 degrees celsius was the coldest place in Punjab, In Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarnagar remained the coldest place where the mercury dipped below freezing point yesterday. Death toll due to severe cold in the state has reached 170 as 15 more people lost their lives during past 24 hours. Dense fog coupled with low temperature continued to affect normal life in the national capital today. However, flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport remained almost normal this morning. According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature recorded was 13.4 degree Celsius, while the minimum settled at 3.3 degree Celsius this morning. Madhya Pradesh is also the grip of an intense cold wave. Satna and Panchmari recorded minimum temperatures of zero degree celsius yesterday. In Bihar, dense fog disrupted air and rail services yesterday. North Bengal is in the grip of cold wave conditions with Jalpaiguri recording a minimum of 5 degrees celsius, the lowest in the last 30 years.
Indian Science Congress ends in Kolkata with call to bridge 'gap' between scientists & society
 The centenary session of the Indian Science Congress ended in Kolkata last evening, with a call to bridge the perceptional gap between Scientists and society on bio-diversity, bio-technology, nuclear technology and nano-technology. Our correspondent reports that more than 15,000 delegates, including six Nobel laureates from the country and abroad deliberated on the future of India in about 60 sessions besides the Women's Science Congress and Children's Science Congress spread over five days.Besides the event being historical in itself, it also ushered in quite a few chapters in history in that, for the first time the President and Prime Minister of the country shared the dias at the Indian Science Congress thereby sending a strong message that the country itself is with science. On the other hand, by releasing the new science, technology and innovation policy, 2013 from the platform of the Indian Science Congress, science has also been sought to be brought closer to society. And by calling upon the scientific community of the country to catapult India into the type 5 global scientific powers by 2020, the President of India gave the centurion Indian Science Congress a responsibility it deserves.
Prez to address special UP Assembly joint session today
 The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will address the special joint session of both Houses of Uttar Pradesh Legislature in Lucknow today, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. The President will also release special commemorative postal stamp to mark the occasion. Our correspondent reports that legislative house in Uttar Pradesh was established on 8th January 1887 at 'Thornhill Memorial Hall' in Allahabad.
ammu records day temp of 6.7 degree celsius; lowest in 28 years
Intense cold wave continued to grip the whole of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu region recorded lowest day temperature in the last 28 years. It was 6.7 degree Celsius, which is nearly 11 degree Celsius below normal. The night temperature in the region also declined sharply. It was 4.5 degree Celsius this morning. Dense fog continued to affect normal life in the region disrupting rail, road and air traffic. |
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