Two ladies specials train launched in India

December 5, 2009 — IMC

Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee on Saturday inaugurated two ladies special suburban trains. One would start from Bongaon in North 24 Parganas and go up to Sealdah in Kolkata. The other train is from Canning in South 24 Parganas and will run up to Sealdah. The inauguration of these trains is a part of Ms. Mamta Banerjee’s promise in the railway budget to make life easy for women office goers. Banerjee also laid the foundation stone of a stadium in Bongaon and promised a sum of 17 crore rupees for the project. Besides these, Railway Minister also declared the commissioning of few more connecting railway lines to different part of the two districts.

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Arrested Indian militant leaders remanded to police custody

December 5, 2009 — IMC

ULFA Chairman Arvind Rajkhowa and his two associates – Raju Baruah and Raja Bora have been sent to 12 days police custody. They were earlier produced before the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Guwahati on Saturday. A tight security was in place when they were brought to the court.

Meanwhile, a red alert has been sounded across Assam to check any backlash following the arrest of ULFA chairman, Arabinda Rajkhowa and his deputy Raju Baruah earlier in the day. AIR Correspondent says ULFA had resorted such action last month with twin blasts in Nalbari town after the arrest of its two leaders – self-styled foreign secretary, Chitraban Hazarika and finance secretary, Sasha Choudhury. Nine were killed and over 50 people injured in the blasts. To prevent any such incidents a all police stations in Assam have been alerted to maintain vigil and to step up security measures. The centre has also directed the Assam government to beef up security measures in the state.

The Assam Chief Minister, Mr. Tarun Gogoi has already favoured talks with the banned outfit ULFA for a peaceful solution to the long standing insurgency issue in the state. Mr.Gogoi has called upon other extremist groups of the state to come forward for negotiation for peaceful settlement of their issues mutually”.

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Curfew in Indian Town after clash between Sikhs groups turns violent

December 5, 2009 — IMC

In Punjab, curfew has been imposed in Ludhiana following a clash between two groups. One person was killed when police resorted to firing to control the mob on Saturday.

The trouble started when some Sikh organisations protested against a religious sect which was holding Satsang in Ludhiana. Police faced tough time to control the fury of the members who were on rampage with open swords. They reportedly damaged some vehicles. Some members of the organizations blocked vehicular traffic in Jalandhar also for some time.

Speaking to AIR Correspondent the ADGP (Law & Order), Punjab, Mr. J.P. Virdi has said situation is under control now. Special alert has been sounded in Punjab.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal has described the incidents in Ludhiana on Saturday as most unfortunate and painful and has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of a life in firing in the city. He called upon the people of the state to maintain the highest traditions of peace as taught by the great Gurus, Saints and Seers.

He has also appealed to all religious and social organizations and political parties in the state to play a constructive and pro-active role in maintenance of peace and amity among the people.

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Indian Home Minister condemns attack on Kashmiri Leader

December 5, 2009 — IMC

The Union Home Minister Sh. P. Chidambaram has condemned attack on the Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi. In a statement issued today, Sh. Chidambaram said that elements like the attackers have pushed J&K to the brink of crisis in the past. He has assured people of Centre’s commitment to solution through ‘quiet dialogue’ with every shade of political opinion in the state. Following is the text of his statement:

”I am deeply distressed by the attack yesterday on Shri Fazal Haq Qureshi, a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. He is now battling for his life in a hospital. My prayers as well as those of all peace loving people are with him and his family, and we sincerely hope that he will recover.

The attack on Shri Qureshi was a cowardly attempt by those who do not wish that the problems of Jammu and Kashmir should be resolved through talks and in a peaceful manner. These are the elements which, in the past, have pushed Jammu and Kashmir to the brink of a crisis. It is also clear that these elements act at the behest of forces that are inimical to India.

The correct response at this hour is not to be cowed down by these violent acts or allow fear to interrupt the process of quiet talks and quiet diplomacy. I am happy to read the statements of the Mirwaiz and others who have vowed to continue their efforts to find a peaceful resolution through talks with the Government of India. On our part, I assure the people of Jammu and Kashmir that we remain committed to finding a solution through quiet talks with every shade of political opinion in Jammu and Kashmir.

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NTPC signs gas sale agreements with GAIL, IOCL, BPCL

December 5, 2009 — IMC

NTPC Limited signed Gas Sale Agreements (GSAs) with GAIL, IOCL and BPCL for supply of around 1.2 MTPA RLNG for a period of 20 years in New Delhi for its Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Combined Cycle Power Project. The project is located in Kayamkulam, District Alappuzha of Kerala based on Re-gassified LNG (RLNG).

The GSAs were signed in the august presence of Union Minster of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister , Shri T.K.A. Nair, Shri Harishankar Brahma, Secretary (Power), Shri R.S. Sharma CMD, NTPC ;Shri Apurva Chandra, Joint Secretary, MoP&NG; and Shri I.C.P.Keshari, Joint Secretary, MoP. Senior Officials from beneficiary States, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were also present. Shri R.D. Goyal, Director (Projects), GAIL, Shri A. Sengupta, Director , (Finance),PLL ;Shri Chandan Roy, Director (O), Shri A.K. Singhal, Director (Finance), Shri R.C. Shrivastav, Director(HR) and Shri I.J. Kapoor, Director (Comml.) NTPC were present on the occasion.

The GSA’s were signed by Shri T.K. Chatterjee, Executive Director (Fuel Mgmt ) , NTPC; Shri J. Wasan, Executive Director(Mkting), GAIL; Shri A.K. Bansal, Executive Director (Gas), BPCL and Shri V. Damodaran General Manager(Gas) IOCL for their respective organizations.

Stage-I (360 MW) of the project is currently under operation with Naphtha as fuel. Stage-II expansion originally envisaged for a total nominal capacity of 1950 MW. The tied up RLNG quantity can support the existing stage I and one module of Stage II. Efforts are being made for tie-up of the additional quantities required for Stage II.

RLNG will be transported by GAIL through ~110 km dedicated sub-sea pipeline to be laid by GAIL. Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) shall set up LNG terminal at Kochi by 2012. Separate Gas Transportation Agreement (GTA) will be signed between NTPC and GAIL, for transportation of the RLNG.

NTPC presently operates nearly 5000 MW capacity through gas based stations. The company has total installed capacity of 30644 MW through 26 power stations including joint ventures. The company has capacity addition target of becoming 50 GW by 2012 and 75 GW by 2017. The company is currently working for an additional capacity of about 18000 MW.

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