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25 Feb, 2011, 12.36PM IST,PTI
Economy to grow at 9% in 2011-12, inflation a concern: Economic Survey
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growth
NEW DELHI: Indian economy is poised to grow by 9 per cent in 2011-12
despite risks of global events like volatility in commodity prices,
exacerbated by political turmoil in the middle east, according to
Economic Survey .
The Survey for 2010-11, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee , has pegged the economic growth at 8.6 per cent for
the current fiscal, helped by broad based rebound in agriculture and
“continued momentum” in manufacturing and private services.
Inflation, an area of concern which acts as a road block for the
growth, is expected to be 1.5 per cent higher than projected earlier,
it said. Food inflation, in particular, has come as major challenge
for the economy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said yesterday that general
inflation would come down to seven per cent by March end from more
than eight per cent now.
Days ahead of the general budget, the Survey indicated the need for
fiscal consolidation. “Food inflation, higher commodity prices and
volatility in global commodity markets have been a cause of concern
underscoring the need of fiscal consolidation and stronger reserves,”
it said.
25 Feb, 2011, 01.56PM IST,IANS
Economic Survey gung-ho on growth, but predicts higher inflation
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NEW DELHI: India’s Economic Survey for 2010-11 has predicted 8.6
percent growth for the current fiscal and gross domestic product (GDP)
touching the 9 percent mark in 2011-12. It has also sounded concern
over inflation and the fall in factory output in the coming months.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled the annual report on the
economy in the Lok Sabha Friday, which was gung-ho about growth
prospects and said that manufacturing and services sector had
registered impressive gains.
While industrial output was pegged at 8.6 percent, manufacturing
growth was 9.1 percent and services 9.6 percent in 2010-11. “The
growth has been broad based with a rebound in the agriculture sector,
which is expected to grow around 5.4 percent,” read the annual report
on the economy.
“Increased minimum support price along with various other steps taken
by the government have resulted in higher levels of food-grains,” it
added.
However, the survey has warned against inflationary pressures on the
economy in the coming months. “Inflation is expected to be 1.5 percent
higher than what would be if the country was not on the growth curve,”
it said and suggested that in order to check food inflation the
government improve delivery mechanisms by strengthening institutions
and addressing corruption.
It said programmes like the rural employment scheme had led to growing
purchasing power of consumers, which partly contributed to the high
inflation.
India’s food inflation rose to 11.49 percent for the week ended Feb
12, moving up again after falling for a few weeks. The annual
inflation based on wholesale prices stood at 8.23 percent in January.
The Economic Survey also advocated more monetary tightening by the
Reserve Bank of India , and said hiking interest rates would help in
reducing inflationary pressures. “The current growth and inflation
trend warrant persistence with and anti-inflationary monetary stance.”
The survey also sounded alarm on industrial output as there had been
no significant capacity expansion in core industries. The review
document said investment in infrastructure has reached 7.18 percent of
GDP in 2008-09 and is expected to increase to 8.37 percent by end of
11th five-year plan (March-end 2012).
“Slow rate of capacity addition in physical infrastructure sector is
constricting industrial sector growth. Capacity addition in core
sectors and renewal of bottlenecks would spur industrial sector output
in the medium to long term,” it said.
“Unmet gaps still remains large and accelerated investments will be
needed in the next plan period for addressing delays, cost overruns
and regulatory and pricing impediments.”
Readers’ opinions (2)
Lalgudi Saptarishi Ganapathy (Chennai)
7 hrs ago (02:40 PM)
We expect Incometax slab for seniors at Rs3.00 L, Expect that the
other savings for elder citizens are also not touched. Petrol price is
already high and Pranabda,shall not come out and say people have money
and let them pay. Pranabda, pl note most of the public are paying for
their fuel and are not previlegded like you , the politicians (ruling
party or in the opposition)
M.Kesava Rao M (Hyderabad)
8 hrs ago (02:27 PM)
Sr.citizen Income taxlimit should go up to 3.00lks
23 Feb, 2011, 09.38AM IST,IANS
India back on pre-recession growth path: World Bank
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India
WASHINGTON: The Indian economy appears to be back to the growth trend
before the global financial crisis with particularly strong GDP growth
over the first half of the 2010-11 fiscal, but inflation is worrying,
the World Bank has said.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to continue its policy of
cautious rate hikes in an uncertain environment, the World Bank said
in the second of its semi-annual series of India Updates released
Tuesday.
The signals are not clear whether core inflation is caused by more
general demand pressures, which would best be addressed with more
aggressive policy tightening, or by second round effects of earlier
food and commodity price shocks, for which the current monetary policy
stance is likely to be adequate, it said.
The December 2010 Update notes that India’s agricultural sector
bounced back strongly after the 2010 monsoon brought normal levels of
rainfall, and the industrial sector registered double-digit growth for
three consecutive quarters.
Inflation came down to 7.5 percent in November but then accelerated
again to 8.4 percent in December because of a renewed food supply
shock, it said.
The current account deficit in the 2009-10 fiscal year was the largest
ever in dollar terms and the monthly deficit widened further during
the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, but the trend then
reversed with import growth slowing and export growth accelerating in
September-December 2010.
With the significant inflation differential between India and its
trading partners, the rupee’s real effective exchange rate (REER)
strengthened, the update said.
On the fiscal side, massive windfall revenue from wireless spectrum
auctions and buoyant tax revenue are likely to be offset by two
supplementary spending bills. Monetary policy tightening continued
with increases in policy rates, it said.
Looking forward, the GDP growth looks set to regain the pre-crisis
trend of around 8.5-9 percent in this financial year and the next
(2011-12).
Assuming that the December resurgence in food inflation is temporary,
overall wholesale price inflation is likely to decelerate to seven
percent by end of March 2011 and further during the coming fiscal
year, although uncertainty over international commodity prices
persists, it said.
The widening trade deficit during the first half of the year could
result in a current account deficit around 3.5 percent of GDP in the
2010-11 fiscal year, although the recent decline in the trade deficit
augurs well for the coming year. Capital inflows are expected to cover
this gap in the current year, the update said.
The RBI is likely to continue its policy of cautious rate hikes in a
highly uncertain environment. While inflation has become more broad
based, capacity utilisation, industrial production, import, and credit
indicators do not point to overheating, the update said.
The signals are therefore not clear whether core inflation is caused
by more general demand pressures, which would best be addressed with
more aggressive policy tightening, or by second round effects of
earlier food and commodity price shocks, for which the current
monetary policy stance is likely to be adequate, the bank said.
Readers’ opinions (1)
Manoj (KL, Malaysia)
23 Feb, 2011 10:34 AM
Prerecession inflation was much lower than at present, the present
growth is the actual one, its the reciprocal of this high inflation….
25 Feb, 2011, 08.50PM IST,IANS
Green policy should not slow growth: Economic Survey
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economic survey
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey released Friday called for careful
planning and customised policies to ensure that green growth
strategies do not result in slow growth rate.
The survey, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherkee in both houses
of parliament, said: “The increasing importance of climate-related
issues should not shake the foundations of our inclusive growth
strategy.”
Concerns have been raised by the industry in the past few months over
the stringent implementation of green laws by the environment
ministry.
In an effort to allay fears that environment was acting as a hindrance
to growth, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in January announced
setting up of a joint advisory council to look into industry’s
concerns regarding environment and forest clearances for projects.
The ministry has delayed environmental clearances to several
infrastructure projects citing violation of green laws.
The prime pinister has formed a Group of Minister (GoM) to settle the
ongoing tussle between environment ministry and coal ministry related
to “go and no-go” area in coal belts of the country.
“I don’t believe environment is becoming a constraint. We will try to
find a way of addressing these concerns, fears and anxiety of people
that environment will become a barrier to faster industrial growth,”
Jairam had said after meeting the industry representatives.
25 Feb, 2011, 04.41PM IST,PTI
Economic Survey 2011: India moves to fifth rank in government economic
power list
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NEW DELHI: India has moved up to fifth position in a list ranking the
governments of 112 countries in terms of their ability to project the
economy into the international sphere, as per the Economic Survey
2010-11 released today.
In 2000, the country was ranked 10th in the Index of Government
Economic Power (IGEP), it said.
As per the IGEP, to be released shortly by the Ministry of Finance ,
the Survey said India was among the best performers on the globe in
terms of its ability to raise resources, credit-worthiness and
credibility in international financial markets.
According to the IGEP 2009, the US was at the top of the list,
followed by China, Japan, Germany, India, Russia, Brazil, France,
Italy and the UK.
“Among the top ranking economies, some of the most dramatic rises in
rank have been… India’s rise from 10th position in 2000 to fifth in
2009,” the Survey said.
The IGEP endeavours to capture the ability of a government to project
itself in the international sphere and is composed of four variables —
government revenues, foreign currency reserves, export of goods and
services and human capital.
The IGEP ranking, as revealed by the Survey, comes at a time when the
Indian economy is projected to grow by 8.6 per cent this fiscal and by
9 per cent in 2011-12.
25 Feb, 2011, 04.53PM IST,REUTERS
Economic Survey: India must invest to boost farm yield, growth
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for policy research
NEW DELHI: India needs to step up investment to boost crop yield and
farm infrastructure as the country aims for 8.5 percent agriculture
growth in the financial year from April, a finance ministry report
said on Friday.
The government allocated around 778.8 billion rupees ($17.1 billion)
for the farm and allied sectors in the current financial year to March
2011, about 7 percent of the total budget.
The report, presented in parliament ahead of Monday’s general budget,
said the farm sector grew at 2.87 percent in the first four years of
the current five-year plan from 2007.
“In order to achieve the plan target of average 4 percent per year,
the agriculture sector needs to grow at 8.5 percent during 2011/12,”
said the report, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee . The
farm sector is likely to grow at 5.4 percent in 2010/11.
“It is impossible for farm and allied activities to register such a
high growth rate. It doesn’t appear to be a realistic growth target
set for the farm sector,” said Bibek Debroy of the Centre for Policy
Research , a policy think tank.
The report added fruits and vegetables, sectors which have seen
spiralling prices this year, needed to boost output. “Further, special
attention is required for achieving higher production and productivity
levels in pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, which had remained
untouched in the first Green Revolution but are essential for
nutritional security,” it said.
SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION?
The technological breakthrough achieved during the green revolution of
the 1960s is on the wane, it said. “The need for a second green
revolution is being experienced more than ever before,” the survey
said.
It said productivity has plateaued in rice and wheat. Despite
overflowing grain bins, the government needs to boost rice and wheat
productivity to feed a growing population and to meet any sudden spurt
in demand after emergencies such as flood and drought.
The government also anticipates a rise in demand for rice and wheat
after lawmakers approve a food security bill, likely to provide more
subsidised grains to the poor. The nation’s Feb 1 wheat stocks were
19.4 million tonnes, well in excess of a target of 8.2 million tonnes,
while its rice inventory rose to 27.8 million tonnes against a target
of 11.8 million, government sources say.
Analysts and economists say India, the world’s second-biggest rice and
wheat producer, needs high-yielding crops to overcome an expected
output loss due to shrinking acreage of farm land.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government has been struggling to keep
a lid on high food prices, largely triggered by a spike in the prices
of vegetables and dairy products. Poor storage and transportation
facilities have significantly contributed to price rises.
“There are signs of food and fuel price increases spilling over into
general inflation,” the survey said. Unseasonal rains in late 2010
wrecked vegetable supplies and pushed the food price index to a one-
year high in December.
In India, the rate of food inflation is among the highest in Asia.
Despite projections that food inflation would fall to single digits,
it rose 11.49 percent in mid-February. On Thursday, Singh told
parliament that his government would take further steps to curb
prices, indicating some measures to be announced in the budget to rein
in high prices.
25 Feb, 2011, 03.14PM IST,PTI
Economic Survey: India’s forex reserves 4th largest in the world at
$297.3 bn
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economic survey
Forex
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey on Friday said India has the fourth
largest foreign exchange reserves, which helped the nation to tide
over global financial crisis .
India’s foreign exchange reserves touched $ 297.3 bn in December, 2010
from $ 279.1 bn in March. “It needs to be acknowledged that foreign
exchange reserves have helped insulate India from the worst impact of
the crisis,” it said.
Unlike many Western nations, India was relatively less affected by the
global financial meltdown in 2008-09 that had pushed many advanced
economies into recession. India had the fourth largest foreign
exchange reserves at $ 297.3 bn at the end of December 2010, it said.
At the same time, the foreign exchange reserves of Japan and Russia
stood at $ 1.12 trillion and $ 479.4 billion, respectively.
Neighbouring China’s foreign exchange reserves was at $ 2.45 trillion
in June, 2010.
According to the Survey, the country’s reserves mainly comprise
portfolio investment (FII), “which are more vulnerable to sudden stops
and reversals and borrowings from abroad”.
India’s foreign exchange reserves have increased over the years from
just $ 5.8 billion in March, 1991. “The reserves reached a peak at $
314.6 billion at May-end, 2008 before declining to $ 252 billion at
the end of March 2009.
“The decline in reserves in 2008-09 was inter alia a fallout of the
global crisis and strengthening of US dollar vis-a-vis other
international currencies,” the Survey said.
About the idea of having a multilateral option of a pre-arranged
credit line, the Survey noted such an option is necessary but is not
sufficient. “… (This is because) foreign investors often view the size
of foreign exchange reserves as a key input in taking investment
decisions,” it added.
Economic Survey: India’s forex reserves 4th largest in the world at
$297.3 bn
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swamivas (Hong Kong)
25 Feb, 2011 09:31 PM
That’s indeed a remarkable improvement from the early 1990s when
India’s FE reserves hit the rock bottom and gradually it has been
built up again during the last two decades to reach the present pretty
impressive position despite which CAUTION should be the word of the
day!
Truth (India)
25 Feb, 2011 09:27 PM
If we take care of the Gold owned by Indian Household then I think
still India is the richest in the world. The only issue is the wealth
is not equally distributed. One more reason is some people are very
lazy to work and some people do not get the oppurtunity to study or
work.
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Dhruba (Delhi)
25 Feb, 2011 07:34 PM
Composition of reserves is more important. high % of FII is not ideal
since it can be withdrawn at any point of time in case markets crash .
Long term policy is to increase FDI , incentivise Indians to bring
back their USD parked abroad, encourage higher remittances from
NRI’s . Besides our trade & current acct deficit has to be brought
down so that we don’t catch a cold wherever there is crisis.
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J (India) replies to Dhruba
25 Feb, 2011 10:05 PM
Correct. Don’t know why are there couple of Disagree’s on your
comment. You’re right about the major chunk being FII’s which see
frequent entry and exit (talk about stock mkts volatility- anyone?)…
FDI is still quite less (unlike China)… and of course our CAD (current
a/c deficit) is ballooning unsustainably…
badegg (US)
25 Feb, 2011 06:09 PM
Don’t forget: India’s external debt is even larger than the reserves.
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Neeraj (Chandigarh) replies to badegg
25 Feb, 2011 07:18 PM
You should talk about your country’s debt.
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J replies to Neeraj
25 Feb, 2011 10:07 PM
Oh.. the US can print off…errr.. write off their debt :P Talk about
cheating in a game.. talk about US in the world.
Barot replies to Neeraj
25 Feb, 2011 09:51 PM
I bet, if given a chance to come to USA, you would jump and grab
anything that would get you here.
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Dduckar (Bh)
25 Feb, 2011 04:12 PM
All the US of A dollars are fake money.
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J (India) replies to Dduckar
25 Feb, 2011 10:09 PM
But theirs is the only fake money the world can buy oil in exchange
for…
52% infra projects running behind schedule: Survey
Agencies Tags : Economic survey 2010 2011, India Infra projects
Posted: Fri Feb 25 2011, 20:02 hrs New Delhi:
The pre-budget economic survey said that over 52 per cent of the
ongoing infrastructure projects are running behind schedule.
“As on October, 2010, out of the 559 projects, 14 are ahead of
schedule, 117 are on schedule and 293 are delayed,” the Survey said
quoting Department of Programme Implementation (DPI) data.
DPI monitors the progress in central sector projects costing Rs. 150
crore and above on a monthly basis.
In the road transport and highways sector, 51 projects have reported
delay of up to 36 months, 20 power projects up to 18 months over the
targetted schedule of completion. A total of 16 projects in oil sector
have reported up to 16 months overrun, the Survey, tabled in the
Parliament, said.
Stating the level of investment and capacity addition achieved so far
in the current Plan period is indicative of an “optimistic outlook”
for the entire infra sector, the Survey, however, said “several non-
financing” constraints needed to be urgently addressed to avoid time
and cost overruns.
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These include problems of tendering of unviable projects,
bad quality of engineering and planning at the Detailed
Project Report stage, lack of standardised and sub-optimal contracts,
land acquisition delays, slow approval processes and weak performance
of management in nodal agencies and PSUs among others.
Sensex, Nifty plunge 3% during the week
Source: IRIS (25-FEB-11)
Both the indices, Sensex and Nifty plunged around 3% during the week
on worries of rising inflation and current account deficit. Investor`s
confidence has still not recovered entirely as the unrest in Libya and
Middle East continues. Sectorally, BSE Capital Goods, Auto, Bankex,
Realty were hammered badly.
Indian equities plunged on Thursday on the back of rise in crude oil
prices to USD 100 a barrel in international markets, which could
increase India`s fiscal deficit and inflation in near term. Crude oil
crossed USD 100 in New York trading on reports that up to half of
Libya`s output is offline.
The 30 share index, Sensex tumbled 510.61 points, or 2.8%, to
17,700.91 in the week ended Feb. 18, 2011. On the other hand, the
broad based NSE Nifty dropped 155.4 points, or 2.85%, to 5,303.55 in
the same period.
Mid-cap stocks declined sharply by 308.13 points, or 4.63%, to
6,353.52 in the week. While small-cap shares plunged 339.44 points, or
4.18%, to 7789.47 during the week.
Major laggards over the week in the sectoral indices were BSE Capital
Goods (6.15%), Auto (5.35%), Bankex (4.73%), Realty (4.67%),
Healthcare (3.88%), PSU (3.59%), Power (3.46%), Metal (3.45%), Teck
(2.10%), IT (1.94%), Conusmer Durables (1.54%) and FMCG (0.29%).
However, BSE Oil & gas gained 0.80% during the week.
Food inflation rose marginally to 11.49% for the week ended February
12 from 11.05% in the previous week, driven by rising prices of milk,
egg, meat and vegetables. The marginal rise in food inflation for the
seven-day period ended February 12 snaps a fortnight of consecutive
decline during the weeks ended January 29 and February 5.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the equity
segment worth Rs 5.61 billion on both the BSE and the NSE on Feb. 25,
as per provisional data available at NSE. They bought equities worth
Rs 28.56 billion and sold equities worth Rs 34.17 billion.
For the coming week, couple of major events and data is scheduled and
their outcome will decide the further tone of the market. Technical
Indicators are mixed. Closing above the level of 5,340 can pull the
index to level of 5,550 with major resistance at 5,450. Any negative
close below 5,240 will have negative impact and which can drag the
Nifty to lower levels of 5,050 with minor support at 5,155 opined
Shrikant Chouhan, Senior V P (Technical Research), Kotak Securities,
while commenting on the outlook for next week.
“Market reversal stands at 5,550. Decisive close above 5,550 will
signal potential reversal in trend. Till that time medium term trend
stands down,“ he added.
SENSEX 17700.91 Up – 68.50 NIFTY 5303.55 Up – 40.85
BSE Top Gainers
Company Name High Low Last Price Prv Close Change % Gain
Tata Motors 1,115.60 1,071.60 1,105.10 1,058.25 46.85 4.43
ICICI Bank 995.90 966.00 987.30 953.45 33.85 3.55
ITC 156.50 151.50 156.15 151.60 4.55 3.00
SBI 2,617.40 2,531.70 2,583.90 2,530.95 52.95 2.09
Jindal Steel 650.00 618.30 645.55 633.70 11.85 1.87
Wipro 434.90 423.40 433.05 425.70 7.35 1.73
Jaiprakash Asso 81.15 77.10 79.80 78.70 1.10 1.40
Bharti Airtel 332.40 324.75 329.20 325.35 3.85 1.18
Tata Steel 611.50 592.70 608.00 602.15 5.85 0.97
Hero Honda 1,510.00 1,452.00 1,500.35 1,490.45 9.90 0.66
HDFC 632.50 613.60 626.60 623.20 3.40 0.55
Bajaj Auto 1,299.90 1,245.30 1,284.50 1,279.45 5.05 0.39
Reliance 981.15 954.00 965.95 965.85 0.10 0.01
BSE Top Losers
25 Feb 17:30
Company Name High Low Last Price Prv Close Change % Loss
Reliance Comm 94.35 85.20 87.55 92.55 -5.00 -5.40
Reliance Infra 679.65 617.10 638.00 668.65 -30.65 -4.58
Mah and Mah 628.50 587.65 595.10 615.90 -20.80 -3.38
Hindalco 208.95 194.70 200.20 205.30 -5.10 -2.48
Sterlite Ind 165.30 158.55 159.70 163.35 -3.65 -2.23
BHEL 2,030.95 1,960.00 1,975.00 1,999.60 -24.60 -1.23
HDFC Bank 2,089.90 2,021.00 2,046.35 2,068.75 -22.40 -1.08
Tata Power 1,199.45 1,155.00 1,175.65 1,188.15 -12.50 -1.05
ONGC 268.75 261.00 262.95 264.80 -1.85 -0.70
Larsen 1,545.75 1,481.10 1,513.10 1,523.10 -10.00 -0.66
Infosys 3,038.40 2,973.90 3,008.25 3,025.40 -17.15 -0.57
NTPC 172.80 168.60 170.45 171.15 -0.70 -0.41
TCS 1,116.90 1,089.20 1,111.20 1,115.10 -3.90 -0.35
DLF 218.00 209.00 212.85 213.45 -0.60 -0.28
HUL 280.90 271.60 279.50 280.20 -0.70 -0.25
Maruti Suzuki 1,197.00 1,145.50 1,170.75 1,173.35 -2.60 -0.22
Cipla 306.55 300.00 301.55 302.10 -0.55 -0.18
I-T Dept slaps Rs 450cr demand on Infosys
Published on Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 14:53 | Updated at Fri, Feb 25, 2011
at 18:25 | Source : PTI
I-T Dept slaps Rs 450cr demand on Infosys
Infosys
BSE | NSE 25/02/11
The Income Tax Department has slapped a tax demand of over Rs 450
crore on software giant Infosys Technologies for wrongfully claiming
tax exemption on onshore services by declaring them as software
exports, Parliament was informed today.
Onshore software development is the practice wherein Indian companies
send their software engineers on short assignments (3-6 months) to
companies based in Europe, the US, and other nations.
“A notice has been issued to Infosys.. for the assessment year 2007-08
as demand of Rs 657.81 crore was created… which was revised to Rs
456.38 crore in a rectification order,” Minister of State for Finance
S S Palanimanickam said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
He further said, “Revenue from software development activity and
technical manpower deputed abroad have not been considered as export
income eligible for deduction under 10A/10B/10AA of the Income Tax
Act, 1961.
New Delhi
CBI arrests NALCO chief for taking bribe
Agencies
New Delhi, February 25, 2011
First Published: 21:44 IST(25/2/2011)
Last Updated: 21:48 IST(25/2/2011)
Chairman and Managing Director of National Aluminium Company Ltd
(NALCO) A K Srivastava and three others arrested by CBI in an alleged
bribery case. The CBI arrested Srivastava, his wife Chandni Srivastava
along with two accomplices. Media reports say that Srivastava’s wife
Chandni was allegedly ca
rrying Rs. 3 lakh in her purse. The total cash is believed to be Rs.
30 lakh, according to reports.
Reports also say that 10 kg of gold was recovered from their house.
(With PTI input)
Malkangiri collector made a pitch for development during Maoist
captivity
Supriya Sharma, TNN, Feb 25, 2011, 05.58pm IST
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Tags:R Vineel Krishna|Orissa government|Maoist|Malkangiri collector|
Adivasis
MALKANGIRI: After eight tense but quiet days and nights in the forest,
district collector R Vineel Krishna woke up on Friday to media
cacophony on his official lawns. “Staying in the jungle and
experiencing how adivasis live has brought greater sensitivity to my
life,” he told reporters. “It was a life changing experience”.
The young IAS officer, a graduate of IIT, had been kidnapped by the
Maoists on February 16 and held hostage for eight days.
Personal transformation apart, it appears the jungle sojourn provided
Krishna an inadvertent opportunity to make a plea for the government
and its development initiatives.
On Thursday, after eight nights of constantly shifting location in the
forests, walking with a group of armed Maoists, Krishna sensed freedom
was close at hand, when his captors brought him to a large public
gathering, attended by 1500-2000 adivasis. First, the Maoist leaders
made speeches, hitting out at government failures. Then they asked
Krishna to respond.
“I said I cannot answer for what happened decades back.. I
concentrated on what I have done. I won’t say we have done great
things. But from the bottom of my heart, I can say we have been trying
to bring some development to the area,” he said, recounting his
speech.
Krishna had been abducted and held in what is aptly called
Malkangiri’s ‘cut-off’ area — 900 square kilometres rendered
inaccessible and atoll-like ever since the construction of the
Balimela dam in the 70′s.
Odisha government twice attempted to build a bridge to connect the
‘cut-off’ area to Malkangiri’s mainland. The last attempt failed when
a private engineering firm abandoned the project in the face of Maoist
threats.
Using the public meeting as a platform to elucidate the difficulties
this had thrown up, Krishna told the adivasis, “How do we take a rig
(to dig borewells) to provide drinking water? How do we bring
electricity? How are we going to ensure teachers stay there without
even minimum facilities?”
Krishna acknowledged the area’s underdevelopment was rooted in the
legacy of the dam. “It is now recognised everywhere that
rehabilitation issues should get priority”.
But he described the Maoists obstruction of roads and bridges — based
on the reasoning that it would lead to an influx of security forces —
as ‘very unfortunate’. “Those areas develop that are accessible,” he
said.
His speech appears to have struck a chord with the adivasis. Krishna
said the public response left him ‘surprised’. “I felt we have hardly
done anything, why are people responding (with so much support).”
Hinting that the denouement may have deviated from the Maoist script,
he said, “They did what they had to do and people of the area have
told them what they wanted to tell”.
Comments (7)
Recommended (2)
Ramesh Niyyogi (Hyderabad)
50 mins ago (09:23 PM)
IHis experience should be a wonderful eye opening for all the
bureaucrats who sit in A/C rooms and give lectures. All our corrupted
babus and their god fathers in the guise of powerful politicians
should be given the same treatment or even worse than what Vinyl
Krishna had experienced to make them come to terms what they have
given back to this country and in particular such innocent adivasis
who have been reposing confidence in them that though not to today
some day they would do some good to these people of our country. Once
the intellectuals like Mr.Assange of Wikileaks hand over the list of
Black money hoarders all that amount should be brought back to the
country and give the hoarders a holiday with these maoists in the AOB
jungles.
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Jone Immanuel (chennai)
53 mins ago (09:20 PM)
get the views of maoists and their sympathaisers to gauge the the real
problems of tribes. Hill and tribal concentrated areas should be given
separate representation by the tribes themselves. Funds should be
allotted and see the funds are utilised 100% for their betterment . A
volunteered dedicated officers be posted for short period on
rotational basis with special remuneratiuon. see the changes.
prakash (CHENNAI)
1 hr ago (09:06 PM)
Personal experience or misfortune made him unusual bureaucrat for time
being. Bureaucrat”s are selected by the stupid way —”they are
interviewed and selected by — who thinks different from the mass
thinking , and the first and best one is who never orients himself
with the mass “.. In India Bureaucrats thinks ,ordinary peoples are
idiots with no governing ideas,stupids- just like animals.; With their
government post as DIPLOMAT,ambassadors,chief secretary,collectors,IAS
and IPS posts they think they are the gods of INDIA. Thease all to be
changed.
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Pratap Routray (Bhubaneswar)
1 hr ago (08:54 PM)
RV Krishna has showed some exemplary courage to stay with those
underprivileged who wanted him back from the clutches of Maoists.
Their mantra is rural development where India’s success lies there.
Every Indian should listen to this. Empowerment of poorest of poor
will take India to the top of the world. I salute him as a an
ambassador for those who are deprived of basic to basic amenities.
Thanks RV Krishna for your dedication to rural services. I being an
Oriya salute you again from Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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Ruchika Raotane (Mumbai (Bombay), India)
1 hr ago (08:35 PM)
We cannot blame the government alone for these backward conditions.
With what guarantees anyone can be sent there to work to teach those
children, develop infrastructure, medical facilities and other things?
It is for the maoist to work for the development of these people whom
they want to represent. However, they are making that area a private
Somalia which cries out for development but can’t do anything because
everyone there like guns, grenades and bombs. Form your council discus
the issues and find the answers. Guns and violence cannot solve any
problems.
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Swarup Kumar (Lohore)
1 hr ago (08:29 PM)
The only comment that comes to my mind is a dialogue from Munna Bhai
MBBS (though from a different context) which goes “These are men of
Honor”. Not the politicians, but these dedicated officials who
sincerely try and do something good, long after the politician has got
his votes counted, elected, and vanished from the scene. Kudos to his
courage, poise, and dedication!!!
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Shankar (Manipal)
3 hrs ago (07:01 PM)
Vineel Krishna seems to have practiced the simple, yet profound, art
of listening… empathetic listening. Great. Seems like he is an unusual
bureaucrat.
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2G scam: Raja’s aide, Shahid Balwa denied bail by Delhi court
PTI, Feb 25, 2011, 06.46pm IST
Comments (3)
Tags:Shahid Usman|R K Chandolia|A Raja
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday rejected the bail pleas of former
telecom minister A Raja’s personal secretary R K Chandolia and Swan
Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa arrested in the 2G spectrum case,
saying they can tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if let
out.
The court said while one of the accused was a public official, the
other was a businessman having potential to influence the witnesses.
“There is no doubt that R K Chandolia is a high ranking public servant
and accused Balwa is also an influential businessman.
“Accordingly, I find a merit in the submission of Special Public
Prosecutor for CBI that if these accused are released on bail, they
may tamper with evidence or witnesses may not come forward to give
statements, more so when no one came forward to complain against their
illegal acts,” special CBI judge O P Saini said.
Chandolia was arrested along with Raja by the CBI on February 2 while
Balwa was taken into custody on February 8.
Readers’ opinions (3)
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Munnabhai MBA (Mumbai)
1 hr ago (08:56 PM)
He had offered to fly CBI officers to Mumbai to buy time before he was
arrested. On bail he could fly all the witnesses out of the country !!
The track of 206 crores from DB realty to Kalaignagar
(‘Kunningmozhi’!)TV) is very clear.
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SHIVRAM GOPAL VAIDYA (PUNE)
2 hrs ago (08:10 PM)
Now Balwa will take this Bail case upto the Supreme Court and the main
case will be side tracked. The matter must be taken on fast track and
the culprits must be punished at the earliest. The delay in the
punishments help increase the moral of the criminals and inspire them
to more and more severe crimes. The Government and the Legal Systems
must take a note of this.
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ponnusamy (tittagudi)
2 hrs ago (07:49 PM)
if the CBI shows determination then guilty can not escape whatever the
political compulsions may be
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Hyderabad man kills wife, cuts body into pieces
TNN, Feb 25, 2011, 03.19am IST
Comments (68)
Tags:Narsingi police|LNR Residency|IPC
HYDERABAD: In a gruesome incident, a watchman suspecting his wife’s
fidelity, hacked her to death and cut her body into eight pieces at
their house in Poppalguda on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday
night.
The victim, S Ramanamma, 35, of Govindpally in Kurnool district, and B
Alluraiah, 40, fell in love and deserted their respective spouses in
2004. Later, they came to city for a living.
Since then, the couple began living together and used to do petty
jobs. A few months ago, Alluraiah joined as a watchman at LNR
Residency in Poppalguda near Narsingi.
According to police, Alluraiah used to suspect his wife of having a
relationship with another man and they used to quarrel frequently.
After a similar quarrel on Wednesday night, Alluraiah hacked his wife
to death and cut her body into eight pieces. A resident of the
apartment, who came home at 12 midnight, noticed the body parts piled
up in front of the watchman’s room and alerted other residents.
Based on a complaint lodged by apartment secretary Satyanarayana
Reddy, the Narsingi police registered a case under section 302
(Murder) of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC) and launched a manhunt to nab
Alluraiah.
Comments (68)
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Vivek (Hyderabad)
2 hrs ago (08:05 PM)
I have a lot of time to read comments & you have time to write
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Raghav Reddy (Chicago)
2 hrs ago (07:39 PM)
A>P is fast becoming Bihar under the current government
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DS (US) replies to Raghav Reddy
1 hr ago (08:56 PM)
Mr Reddy – its very easy to show fingure to others. Look at your self.
You sitting in US trying your best to get GC talking about saving
nation and Bihar.
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osman (Hyd) replies to DS
1 hr ago (09:10 PM)
Well, I could also see US in front of your name.
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Abhi (Bangalore) replies to Raghav Reddy
2 hrs ago (08:19 PM)
Hey Mr Reddy. Pls note that they are criminals are Criminals. So
please don’t drag in regionalism here.And pls note that there are many
things that is worst at AP.
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Kc (US) replies to Raghav Reddy
2 hrs ago (07:58 PM)
Pls mind your tongue. All such incidents happen in AP and not in
Bihar. We may be poor but not mad. Why don’t you set your house in
order first before shooting your mouth.
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mailemphy (delhi) replies to Kc
26 mins ago (09:54 PM)
AP is fast becoming Bihar, i agreed.why r u so mad abt it? tats a
known fact.
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Anon (USA) replies to Kc
44 mins ago (09:36 PM)
No you are both poor and mad. Except for high crime rates and
corruption rates in the enrire country, there is nothing much Bihar
can claim off. The capital city is worst than a smaller towns
elsewhere in the country.
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Kc replies to Anon
31 mins ago (09:49 PM)
Have you forgotten the Tri valley Univ episode where the great ppl
from your place got India laurels in US with their honesty ????
cheema777 (liverpool)
3 hrs ago (06:47 PM)
Fool man will die now behind the bar for rest of his life. If wife is
loose knicer(slapper.cheap tart)just kick her off there are planty of
fishes in the sea.
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Rajit (Canada) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
17 mins ago (10:03 PM)
Are you describe all your family member i.e Mother, sister, cousins
are all fish Please think before write anything.
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eat-my-opinion (India) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
2 hrs ago (07:39 PM)
Looks like there are many slappers, cheap tarts in liverpool too…hence
the language.
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cheema777 replies to eat-my-opinion
8 mins ago (10:12 PM)
sorry to say that India is left far behind westen countries on this
matter now. There are planty red lights district now in India.
winter-wine (India) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
2 hrs ago (07:28 PM)
Plenty of fish for good people, not for that scum who butchered his
wife. He deserves to die behind bars.
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Ravada (Houston)
3 hrs ago (06:33 PM)
Shouldn’t the headline read: “Kurnool man kills his wife IN
Hyderabad”? or “Kurnool eloped woman killed in Hyderabad by Paramor”,
or something like that? Get your Geogreaphy right, TOI….
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vizi (Chile)
4 hrs ago (06:11 PM)
send him to us , we have so many watchmans in the IT companies , few
run IT companies too
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siraj (hyd)
4 hrs ago (05:43 PM)
its tragic! but dont spoil the name of a city ‘cos some migrant
criminal is caught!! or do u think unless the the city name is taken
no one would read your article?? and coming back, these intances will
keep happening if we dont accept the more “practical laws” available
with a religion, which most of us are fond of hating!
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k (US) replies to siraj
3 hrs ago (07:03 PM)
No. Thanks for your offer of “more practical laws available with a
religion”. You can take your laws and put it, you know where. Ask
Iranians how these practical laws are working for them.
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Mahesh (Mumbai) replies to siraj
3 hrs ago (06:28 PM)
The more’pratical law’ you are refering doesn’t give same rights to
women. Womens can’t say talaq,talaq,talaq and leave her husband.
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Emkay (Hyderabad) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:55 PM)
Will you shut up. Don’t bring religion into everything…
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Swati (Delhi) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:50 PM)
And I guess this even destroys country’s name.
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V.K. Sharma (Delhi) replies to Swati
4 hrs ago (06:09 PM)
Sweati Ji/ Think also, why this man has to take such a serious steps.
Thouh, it is tragic and so horrible steps and no doubt he should not
have done so. But,a senseless man in anger can not think all the
points.
JK (London) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:49 PM)
Well I think city name is essential. Turning a blind eye towards city
crime statistics is not a solution.
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mahesh (bangalore)
4 hrs ago (05:38 PM)
he wasted his life for a worthless lady. infidelity is quite common,
those who dont agree are just living in dreams… men shud learn to
accept this… then take decision either to get into marriage or not…
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sanat (Pune)
5 hrs ago (04:56 PM)
GOOD.. Perfect end of a LOVE STORY !!!!!
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Ashis (Delhi)
5 hrs ago (04:54 PM)
Please do not post this kind of news as breaking news or in front
pages of printed version. Thanks
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Jayshree (Mumbai.)
5 hrs ago (04:50 PM)
Its shameful to read some of the comments supporting and even praising
the horrifying actions. These ppl forget that the man also had
committed adultery as he LEFT his earlier wife. None of them talk
about punishing him while commending him of his brutal act on his mere
suspicion. He could have just left her as he did his first wife. Some
ppl have spoken of court etc. this does not apply to this section of
ppl, he merely would walk to another woman’s arms shortly.
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Sowmya (Oz Land)
5 hrs ago (04:43 PM)
We can’t blame one person. Both are equally to be blamed. He did the
same thing in 2004 to his wife!! He is not faithful either….why
complain?? This kind of barbaric act shows his possesiveness. Sick
man!!
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winter-wine (India)
5 hrs ago (04:33 PM)
Whoever justifies this gruesome killing needs to be sent to mental
asylum.
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ankur p (Mumbai)
7 hrs ago (02:30 PM)
I partially agree with some of the comments below. There is absolutely
no justification for what the man did and this savage act deserves
strong condemnation. But at the same time, Indian law is such that a
man does not have any option to divorce a bad wife as he could face
dowry, DV and maintenance cases, jail, lose his house, etc. This is
frightening but true and is a sorry reflection of our family laws,
which urgently need to be modified to some extent. It is crazy that a
man has to compulsorily stay in a bad relationship and does not have
any way out, while women have 100 ways out. This is not gender
equality and more rational laws could and definitely would have
prevented this crime. Once again, however, this is not a justification
for his crime.
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Subramanian (Bangalore) replies to ankur p
4 hrs ago (06:15 PM)
It does not mean that the man can commit such dastardly act!!!
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sohail (Seoul) replies to ankur p
6 hrs ago (03:50 PM)
You are right dear. Pl. refer to Islam at least in matter of marriage
and tilaq and I am hopeful you will get a reasonable answer. Thanks
for raising actual problem.
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Jyo (US) replies to sohail
4 hrs ago (05:46 PM)
Sohail: Refer Islamic Marriage for what? 4 Marriages which is the
right of only Men but not woman? Adultery punishment strict only for
woman but not men? You guys suck. Only muslim men talk but not muslim
woman.
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JayDude (India) replies to sohail
4 hrs ago (05:42 PM)
why do u guys lways bring in Islamic flavor..Boss enough of Islam, we
all know what Islam preaches…how they treat women in Islam…
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praveen (mumbai) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:56 PM)
Sohail, why are you dragging this stuff into religion. Ankur is
talking about the law in India. No idea why you are bringing in the
Sharia law? Oh btw, I still believe it to be a heinous crime to take
away a life, whatsover the reason may be
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srs (Hyderabad) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:54 PM)
We have the answer. 1.2 billion people due to mindless procreation and
4 marriages.
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Vinay (UAE) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:53 PM)
Abe tu kahan ja rahan hain, mauka milte hi islam ka sabak sikah rahan
hain, Just chill sohail, be it islam or any other religion, it is the
individual who has commited mistake who is wrong & not the religion
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john (Delhi) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:45 PM)
Very true point sohail.
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san (mumbai) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:29 PM)
Why do people always need to put their religion into everything???!!
Vikram (bhopal)
7 hrs ago (02:25 PM)
was he watching DEXTER?? completely disturbing and gruesome act..
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Avinash (India)
8 hrs ago (01:31 PM)
They both left their previous partners. So what happened isn’t too
much surprising…
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tejinder singh wadha (delhi)
9 hrs ago (12:32 PM)
This is only because through the court of law you can never get
justice. It is impossible to prove in the court that a woman is
unfaithful. In the eyes of law…hand holding,hugging and even smooching
is not a part of infidility. They need better proof. Now nobody can
produce a blue movie as a proof of adultry. i know women taking a oath
in the court describing her paramour as her brother …even photographs
showing her tieing rakhi to her lover. And as witness…the mother of
the girl standing next to them. This is the only way a hurt man can
get his revenge.
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Faulty system (pune) replies to tejinder singh wadha
6 hrs ago (04:12 PM)
I am prtly agree with you.. the thing could have done in different way
also.. Killing some one is not a solution.. system need to blame for
this kind of Gruesome act.. just tink about the mental condition of a
person who killed his loved one… think twice before any act i would
say…
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Rav (mEL) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:14 PM)
No matter what no one gives you the right to kill anyone. Grow up,
haven’t you made your own choices? If he killed her because he was out
of control would not justify the killing and its because of people
like you that we have to put up with honor killing in this so called
advanced and shinning India
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Anita (Mumbai) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:04 PM)
You are mentally retarded. Please ask your near and dear ones(in case
you have any) to get you treated.
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Ron (Mum) replies to Anita
5 hrs ago (05:06 PM)
Do you think Tejinder has any near and dear ones left. He might have
hacked them to death by now. You have rightly called him a mentally
retarded guy.
PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:00 PM)
O Jaat…pagalkhane se bhaag ke aya hai kya tu… Man chopped his wife for
mere suspicion…you are calling it justice???? Saale tere jese logo ke
liye kisi ki lyf ki koi value nahi hoti…I bet u wud favour honour
killing also… open ur eyes and realize u r in some society..dont apply
ur Jungle ka kanoon here…
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Vikram (pune) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (02:42 PM)
Oh, man u really are sick,u need a mental treatment.
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DB (SG) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (02:36 PM)
lol…this is called “jatt dimmaag”
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sachin (bharat) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (01:20 PM)
forget alluriah. first put this guy tejinder behind bars. he believes
this is the correct way to get revenge?????
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mona (bangalore) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (12:55 PM)
hello dude… does this mean every man who is cheating his wife should
be hacked too? if you say and stand by this argument, then i think you
are just a social threat than being of any use.. :)
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Swati (Europe) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (12:53 PM)
So u mean if a man commits infidelity a woman can also chop him into
pieces and pile them up in front of the house ? Then even this
guys’ (ex)wife must have done the same with him as he committed
adultery by running away with another woman….
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Sagar (MK) replies to Swati
1 hr ago (09:07 PM)
I think you guys are missing the fact and truth that tejinder is
showcasing here. I totally agree it is gruesome act to do something
like this, either by a man or a woman. We need definitely and
expedited judiciary that we have faith in and can trust to resolve
issues. Since people have NO FAITH in JUDICIARY and there is
corruption everywhere, people have started to come out and take into
their hands. YES this is wrong. BUT unless we, the people of india, so
something to root out corruption and injustice that is prevailing in
our society, I think this is going to grow. People are going to take
things in their hands – good or bad, BOTH MEN & WOMEN. Don’t fight
about GENDER. Grow up INDIAn Citizens.
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Chandan (Delhi) replies to Swati
7 hrs ago (02:55 PM)
Of course … she could have done it
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Shubha (pune)
9 hrs ago (12:23 PM)
Aur bolo Bihari,MP,UP ppl only do this wicked thing. Now wat happnd to
southern. everywhere men are similer in thinking. Cant blame state
wise.
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to Shubha
3 hrs ago (06:32 PM)
Although ladies act very decent and daintily, once they enter any
professional colleges far away from watchful eyes of Parents…you can
see them dancing and prancing around African/Rich gulf students..see
them in pubs, resorts, and clubs each time with a new boyfriend, and
the photos of their acts on social networking sites! Talk of decency –
aren’t women the same everywhere??!
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to Shubha
7 hrs ago (03:13 PM)
Hahaha..well done Shubha.. u have given gud answer to ppl who were
commenting on ‘man killed for 50 paisa in UP’…. now what,in UP at
least human value is 50 paisa..see ur south states its big ZERO here…
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tejinder singh wadha (delhi)
10 hrs ago (12:13 PM)
Marriage is a pious relationship. It has to be respected. Infidility
is intolerable.But there are better ways to get rid of a unfaithful
wife. Though all of them are illegal. Law will let a unfaithful wife
get away not with her sin but also with man’s assets.
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cheema777 (liverpool) replies to tejinder singh wadha
3 hrs ago (06:55 PM)
There are few men or women they are faithful for their marriage.Now is
christmas marriage and divorce on Easter.
HARDIK (AHMEDABAD)
13 hrs ago (08:50 AM)
Good lesson. People should be afraid of commiting infidelity once they
are under sacred bond of marriage.
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to HARDIK
7 hrs ago (03:08 PM)
ur name reminds me of the fellow who came in Roadies- Hardik from
Ahmedabad..Rhino circle.. R u the same guy as ur talks also resembles
him… anyway whoever u r ..u r mental retarded and a threat to
society..first of all people like u who advocate these acts should be
put behind bars
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shubha (pune) replies to HARDIK
9 hrs ago (12:24 PM)
U must have done something wrong wid ur wife or gilfrn. Ur mentality
shows ur cruelty.
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indian (India) replies to HARDIK
10 hrs ago (12:05 PM)
u r one crazy man
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faleiro.ivooscar (Margao – Goa, INDIA.)
13 hrs ago (08:48 AM)
Very, very sad. I can try to forgive this insane man for killing his
wife suspecting her fidelity, but will NEVER forgive him for cutting
the dead body into pieces. This is a highly barbaric act any human
being can ever commit. If he was suspecting his wife’s fidelity then
he should have divorced her. But there again comes a never ending
legal battle in the Courts. The laws are heavily tilted in woman’s
favor. Why only the woman should get maintenance, alimony, etc? Just
because of she is a weaker sex or just because there is a child born
out of the wedlock??? We are living in the 21st century where even a
man can raise a baby. Hence, the laws have to be changed to suit the
present scenario. – Ivo Oscar Faleiro. Former General Secretary, South
Goa District Congress (I) Committee, Margao – Goa, INDIA.
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to ***@gmail.com
5 hrs ago (04:37 PM)
Hello Former General Secretary, South Goa District Congress (I)
Committee, Margao – Goa, INDIA, What are YOU doing to stop rape,
pedophilia, drug peddling, illegal massage parlors, casinos, Russian
mafia investments, and prostitution in your area/state?!
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to ***@gmail.com
6 hrs ago (03:36 PM)
Chacha yaha pe politics ki bhasad na failao… how could u say ‘I can
try to forgive this insane man for killing his wife suspecting her
fidelity’… u r just one step behind the killer… if ur law is weak u
wud kill some one???? why law is like that or this is not the question
here…this man earlier also left his first wife..he could have left her
or divorced her instead of killing…
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to PadDADA
5 hrs ago (04:31 PM)
Bahut sahi kaha bhaiyaji!
Kumar (Pune)
14 hrs ago (07:49 AM)
For all of you who comment about the West’s divorce rate & how India’s
is so low – please let’s look at this situation. I think divorce is a
better option.
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25 Feb, 2011, 12.36PM IST,PTI
Economy to grow at 9% in 2011-12, inflation a concern: Economic Survey
Read more on »pranab mukherjee|parliament|economic survey|economic
growth
NEW DELHI: Indian economy is poised to grow by 9 per cent in 2011-12
despite risks of global events like volatility in commodity prices,
exacerbated by political turmoil in the middle east, according to
Economic Survey .
The Survey for 2010-11, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee , has pegged the economic growth at 8.6 per cent for
the current fiscal, helped by broad based rebound in agriculture and
“continued momentum” in manufacturing and private services.
Inflation, an area of concern which acts as a road block for the
growth, is expected to be 1.5 per cent higher than projected earlier,
it said. Food inflation, in particular, has come as major challenge
for the economy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said yesterday that general
inflation would come down to seven per cent by March end from more
than eight per cent now.
Days ahead of the general budget, the Survey indicated the need for
fiscal consolidation. “Food inflation, higher commodity prices and
volatility in global commodity markets have been a cause of concern
underscoring the need of fiscal consolidation and stronger reserves,”
it said.
25 Feb, 2011, 01.56PM IST,IANS
Economic Survey gung-ho on growth, but predicts higher inflation
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Read more on »reserve bank of india|pranab mukherjee|economic survey
NEW DELHI: India’s Economic Survey for 2010-11 has predicted 8.6
percent growth for the current fiscal and gross domestic product (GDP)
touching the 9 percent mark in 2011-12. It has also sounded concern
over inflation and the fall in factory output in the coming months.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled the annual report on the
economy in the Lok Sabha Friday, which was gung-ho about growth
prospects and said that manufacturing and services sector had
registered impressive gains.
While industrial output was pegged at 8.6 percent, manufacturing
growth was 9.1 percent and services 9.6 percent in 2010-11. “The
growth has been broad based with a rebound in the agriculture sector,
which is expected to grow around 5.4 percent,” read the annual report
on the economy.
“Increased minimum support price along with various other steps taken
by the government have resulted in higher levels of food-grains,” it
added.
However, the survey has warned against inflationary pressures on the
economy in the coming months. “Inflation is expected to be 1.5 percent
higher than what would be if the country was not on the growth curve,”
it said and suggested that in order to check food inflation the
government improve delivery mechanisms by strengthening institutions
and addressing corruption.
It said programmes like the rural employment scheme had led to growing
purchasing power of consumers, which partly contributed to the high
inflation.
India’s food inflation rose to 11.49 percent for the week ended Feb
12, moving up again after falling for a few weeks. The annual
inflation based on wholesale prices stood at 8.23 percent in January.
The Economic Survey also advocated more monetary tightening by the
Reserve Bank of India , and said hiking interest rates would help in
reducing inflationary pressures. “The current growth and inflation
trend warrant persistence with and anti-inflationary monetary stance.”
The survey also sounded alarm on industrial output as there had been
no significant capacity expansion in core industries. The review
document said investment in infrastructure has reached 7.18 percent of
GDP in 2008-09 and is expected to increase to 8.37 percent by end of
11th five-year plan (March-end 2012).
“Slow rate of capacity addition in physical infrastructure sector is
constricting industrial sector growth. Capacity addition in core
sectors and renewal of bottlenecks would spur industrial sector output
in the medium to long term,” it said.
“Unmet gaps still remains large and accelerated investments will be
needed in the next plan period for addressing delays, cost overruns
and regulatory and pricing impediments.”
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Lalgudi Saptarishi Ganapathy (Chennai)
7 hrs ago (02:40 PM)
We expect Incometax slab for seniors at Rs3.00 L, Expect that the
other savings for elder citizens are also not touched. Petrol price is
already high and Pranabda,shall not come out and say people have money
and let them pay. Pranabda, pl note most of the public are paying for
their fuel and are not previlegded like you , the politicians (ruling
party or in the opposition)
M.Kesava Rao M (Hyderabad)
8 hrs ago (02:27 PM)
Sr.citizen Income taxlimit should go up to 3.00lks
23 Feb, 2011, 09.38AM IST,IANS
India back on pre-recession growth path: World Bank
Read more on »world bank|india|global financial crisis|gdp growth
India
WASHINGTON: The Indian economy appears to be back to the growth trend
before the global financial crisis with particularly strong GDP growth
over the first half of the 2010-11 fiscal, but inflation is worrying,
the World Bank has said.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to continue its policy of
cautious rate hikes in an uncertain environment, the World Bank said
in the second of its semi-annual series of India Updates released
Tuesday.
The signals are not clear whether core inflation is caused by more
general demand pressures, which would best be addressed with more
aggressive policy tightening, or by second round effects of earlier
food and commodity price shocks, for which the current monetary policy
stance is likely to be adequate, it said.
The December 2010 Update notes that India’s agricultural sector
bounced back strongly after the 2010 monsoon brought normal levels of
rainfall, and the industrial sector registered double-digit growth for
three consecutive quarters.
Inflation came down to 7.5 percent in November but then accelerated
again to 8.4 percent in December because of a renewed food supply
shock, it said.
The current account deficit in the 2009-10 fiscal year was the largest
ever in dollar terms and the monthly deficit widened further during
the first half of the 2010-11 financial year, but the trend then
reversed with import growth slowing and export growth accelerating in
September-December 2010.
With the significant inflation differential between India and its
trading partners, the rupee’s real effective exchange rate (REER)
strengthened, the update said.
On the fiscal side, massive windfall revenue from wireless spectrum
auctions and buoyant tax revenue are likely to be offset by two
supplementary spending bills. Monetary policy tightening continued
with increases in policy rates, it said.
Looking forward, the GDP growth looks set to regain the pre-crisis
trend of around 8.5-9 percent in this financial year and the next
(2011-12).
Assuming that the December resurgence in food inflation is temporary,
overall wholesale price inflation is likely to decelerate to seven
percent by end of March 2011 and further during the coming fiscal
year, although uncertainty over international commodity prices
persists, it said.
The widening trade deficit during the first half of the year could
result in a current account deficit around 3.5 percent of GDP in the
2010-11 fiscal year, although the recent decline in the trade deficit
augurs well for the coming year. Capital inflows are expected to cover
this gap in the current year, the update said.
The RBI is likely to continue its policy of cautious rate hikes in a
highly uncertain environment. While inflation has become more broad
based, capacity utilisation, industrial production, import, and credit
indicators do not point to overheating, the update said.
The signals are therefore not clear whether core inflation is caused
by more general demand pressures, which would best be addressed with
more aggressive policy tightening, or by second round effects of
earlier food and commodity price shocks, for which the current
monetary policy stance is likely to be adequate, the bank said.
Readers’ opinions (1)
Manoj (KL, Malaysia)
23 Feb, 2011 10:34 AM
Prerecession inflation was much lower than at present, the present
growth is the actual one, its the reciprocal of this high inflation….
25 Feb, 2011, 08.50PM IST,IANS
Green policy should not slow growth: Economic Survey
Read more on »pranab mukherkee|environment minister jairam ramesh|
economic survey
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey released Friday called for careful
planning and customised policies to ensure that green growth
strategies do not result in slow growth rate.
The survey, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherkee in both houses
of parliament, said: “The increasing importance of climate-related
issues should not shake the foundations of our inclusive growth
strategy.”
Concerns have been raised by the industry in the past few months over
the stringent implementation of green laws by the environment
ministry.
In an effort to allay fears that environment was acting as a hindrance
to growth, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in January announced
setting up of a joint advisory council to look into industry’s
concerns regarding environment and forest clearances for projects.
The ministry has delayed environmental clearances to several
infrastructure projects citing violation of green laws.
The prime pinister has formed a Group of Minister (GoM) to settle the
ongoing tussle between environment ministry and coal ministry related
to “go and no-go” area in coal belts of the country.
“I don’t believe environment is becoming a constraint. We will try to
find a way of addressing these concerns, fears and anxiety of people
that environment will become a barrier to faster industrial growth,”
Jairam had said after meeting the industry representatives.
25 Feb, 2011, 04.41PM IST,PTI
Economic Survey 2011: India moves to fifth rank in government economic
power list
Read more on »ministry of finance|economic survey
NEW DELHI: India has moved up to fifth position in a list ranking the
governments of 112 countries in terms of their ability to project the
economy into the international sphere, as per the Economic Survey
2010-11 released today.
In 2000, the country was ranked 10th in the Index of Government
Economic Power (IGEP), it said.
As per the IGEP, to be released shortly by the Ministry of Finance ,
the Survey said India was among the best performers on the globe in
terms of its ability to raise resources, credit-worthiness and
credibility in international financial markets.
According to the IGEP 2009, the US was at the top of the list,
followed by China, Japan, Germany, India, Russia, Brazil, France,
Italy and the UK.
“Among the top ranking economies, some of the most dramatic rises in
rank have been… India’s rise from 10th position in 2000 to fifth in
2009,” the Survey said.
The IGEP endeavours to capture the ability of a government to project
itself in the international sphere and is composed of four variables —
government revenues, foreign currency reserves, export of goods and
services and human capital.
The IGEP ranking, as revealed by the Survey, comes at a time when the
Indian economy is projected to grow by 8.6 per cent this fiscal and by
9 per cent in 2011-12.
25 Feb, 2011, 04.53PM IST,REUTERS
Economic Survey: India must invest to boost farm yield, growth
Read more on »pranab mukherjee|manmohan singh|economic survey|centre
for policy research
NEW DELHI: India needs to step up investment to boost crop yield and
farm infrastructure as the country aims for 8.5 percent agriculture
growth in the financial year from April, a finance ministry report
said on Friday.
The government allocated around 778.8 billion rupees ($17.1 billion)
for the farm and allied sectors in the current financial year to March
2011, about 7 percent of the total budget.
The report, presented in parliament ahead of Monday’s general budget,
said the farm sector grew at 2.87 percent in the first four years of
the current five-year plan from 2007.
“In order to achieve the plan target of average 4 percent per year,
the agriculture sector needs to grow at 8.5 percent during 2011/12,”
said the report, tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee . The
farm sector is likely to grow at 5.4 percent in 2010/11.
“It is impossible for farm and allied activities to register such a
high growth rate. It doesn’t appear to be a realistic growth target
set for the farm sector,” said Bibek Debroy of the Centre for Policy
Research , a policy think tank.
The report added fruits and vegetables, sectors which have seen
spiralling prices this year, needed to boost output. “Further, special
attention is required for achieving higher production and productivity
levels in pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, which had remained
untouched in the first Green Revolution but are essential for
nutritional security,” it said.
SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION?
The technological breakthrough achieved during the green revolution of
the 1960s is on the wane, it said. “The need for a second green
revolution is being experienced more than ever before,” the survey
said.
It said productivity has plateaued in rice and wheat. Despite
overflowing grain bins, the government needs to boost rice and wheat
productivity to feed a growing population and to meet any sudden spurt
in demand after emergencies such as flood and drought.
The government also anticipates a rise in demand for rice and wheat
after lawmakers approve a food security bill, likely to provide more
subsidised grains to the poor. The nation’s Feb 1 wheat stocks were
19.4 million tonnes, well in excess of a target of 8.2 million tonnes,
while its rice inventory rose to 27.8 million tonnes against a target
of 11.8 million, government sources say.
Analysts and economists say India, the world’s second-biggest rice and
wheat producer, needs high-yielding crops to overcome an expected
output loss due to shrinking acreage of farm land.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government has been struggling to keep
a lid on high food prices, largely triggered by a spike in the prices
of vegetables and dairy products. Poor storage and transportation
facilities have significantly contributed to price rises.
“There are signs of food and fuel price increases spilling over into
general inflation,” the survey said. Unseasonal rains in late 2010
wrecked vegetable supplies and pushed the food price index to a one-
year high in December.
In India, the rate of food inflation is among the highest in Asia.
Despite projections that food inflation would fall to single digits,
it rose 11.49 percent in mid-February. On Thursday, Singh told
parliament that his government would take further steps to curb
prices, indicating some measures to be announced in the budget to rein
in high prices.
25 Feb, 2011, 03.14PM IST,PTI
Economic Survey: India’s forex reserves 4th largest in the world at
$297.3 bn
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Read more on »india|foreign exchange reserves|financial crisis|
economic survey
Forex
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey on Friday said India has the fourth
largest foreign exchange reserves, which helped the nation to tide
over global financial crisis .
India’s foreign exchange reserves touched $ 297.3 bn in December, 2010
from $ 279.1 bn in March. “It needs to be acknowledged that foreign
exchange reserves have helped insulate India from the worst impact of
the crisis,” it said.
Unlike many Western nations, India was relatively less affected by the
global financial meltdown in 2008-09 that had pushed many advanced
economies into recession. India had the fourth largest foreign
exchange reserves at $ 297.3 bn at the end of December 2010, it said.
At the same time, the foreign exchange reserves of Japan and Russia
stood at $ 1.12 trillion and $ 479.4 billion, respectively.
Neighbouring China’s foreign exchange reserves was at $ 2.45 trillion
in June, 2010.
According to the Survey, the country’s reserves mainly comprise
portfolio investment (FII), “which are more vulnerable to sudden stops
and reversals and borrowings from abroad”.
India’s foreign exchange reserves have increased over the years from
just $ 5.8 billion in March, 1991. “The reserves reached a peak at $
314.6 billion at May-end, 2008 before declining to $ 252 billion at
the end of March 2009.
“The decline in reserves in 2008-09 was inter alia a fallout of the
global crisis and strengthening of US dollar vis-a-vis other
international currencies,” the Survey said.
About the idea of having a multilateral option of a pre-arranged
credit line, the Survey noted such an option is necessary but is not
sufficient. “… (This is because) foreign investors often view the size
of foreign exchange reserves as a key input in taking investment
decisions,” it added.
Economic Survey: India’s forex reserves 4th largest in the world at
$297.3 bn
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swamivas (Hong Kong)
25 Feb, 2011 09:31 PM
That’s indeed a remarkable improvement from the early 1990s when
India’s FE reserves hit the rock bottom and gradually it has been
built up again during the last two decades to reach the present pretty
impressive position despite which CAUTION should be the word of the
day!
Truth (India)
25 Feb, 2011 09:27 PM
If we take care of the Gold owned by Indian Household then I think
still India is the richest in the world. The only issue is the wealth
is not equally distributed. One more reason is some people are very
lazy to work and some people do not get the oppurtunity to study or
work.
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Dhruba (Delhi)
25 Feb, 2011 07:34 PM
Composition of reserves is more important. high % of FII is not ideal
since it can be withdrawn at any point of time in case markets crash .
Long term policy is to increase FDI , incentivise Indians to bring
back their USD parked abroad, encourage higher remittances from
NRI’s . Besides our trade & current acct deficit has to be brought
down so that we don’t catch a cold wherever there is crisis.
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J (India) replies to Dhruba
25 Feb, 2011 10:05 PM
Correct. Don’t know why are there couple of Disagree’s on your
comment. You’re right about the major chunk being FII’s which see
frequent entry and exit (talk about stock mkts volatility- anyone?)…
FDI is still quite less (unlike China)… and of course our CAD (current
a/c deficit) is ballooning unsustainably…
badegg (US)
25 Feb, 2011 06:09 PM
Don’t forget: India’s external debt is even larger than the reserves.
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Neeraj (Chandigarh) replies to badegg
25 Feb, 2011 07:18 PM
You should talk about your country’s debt.
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J replies to Neeraj
25 Feb, 2011 10:07 PM
Oh.. the US can print off…errr.. write off their debt :P Talk about
cheating in a game.. talk about US in the world.
Barot replies to Neeraj
25 Feb, 2011 09:51 PM
I bet, if given a chance to come to USA, you would jump and grab
anything that would get you here.
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Dduckar (Bh)
25 Feb, 2011 04:12 PM
All the US of A dollars are fake money.
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J (India) replies to Dduckar
25 Feb, 2011 10:09 PM
But theirs is the only fake money the world can buy oil in exchange
for…
52% infra projects running behind schedule: Survey
Agencies Tags : Economic survey 2010 2011, India Infra projects
Posted: Fri Feb 25 2011, 20:02 hrs New Delhi:
The pre-budget economic survey said that over 52 per cent of the
ongoing infrastructure projects are running behind schedule.
“As on October, 2010, out of the 559 projects, 14 are ahead of
schedule, 117 are on schedule and 293 are delayed,” the Survey said
quoting Department of Programme Implementation (DPI) data.
DPI monitors the progress in central sector projects costing Rs. 150
crore and above on a monthly basis.
In the road transport and highways sector, 51 projects have reported
delay of up to 36 months, 20 power projects up to 18 months over the
targetted schedule of completion. A total of 16 projects in oil sector
have reported up to 16 months overrun, the Survey, tabled in the
Parliament, said.
Stating the level of investment and capacity addition achieved so far
in the current Plan period is indicative of an “optimistic outlook”
for the entire infra sector, the Survey, however, said “several non-
financing” constraints needed to be urgently addressed to avoid time
and cost overruns.
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These include problems of tendering of unviable projects,
bad quality of engineering and planning at the Detailed
Project Report stage, lack of standardised and sub-optimal contracts,
land acquisition delays, slow approval processes and weak performance
of management in nodal agencies and PSUs among others.
Sensex, Nifty plunge 3% during the week
Source: IRIS (25-FEB-11)
Both the indices, Sensex and Nifty plunged around 3% during the week
on worries of rising inflation and current account deficit. Investor`s
confidence has still not recovered entirely as the unrest in Libya and
Middle East continues. Sectorally, BSE Capital Goods, Auto, Bankex,
Realty were hammered badly.
Indian equities plunged on Thursday on the back of rise in crude oil
prices to USD 100 a barrel in international markets, which could
increase India`s fiscal deficit and inflation in near term. Crude oil
crossed USD 100 in New York trading on reports that up to half of
Libya`s output is offline.
The 30 share index, Sensex tumbled 510.61 points, or 2.8%, to
17,700.91 in the week ended Feb. 18, 2011. On the other hand, the
broad based NSE Nifty dropped 155.4 points, or 2.85%, to 5,303.55 in
the same period.
Mid-cap stocks declined sharply by 308.13 points, or 4.63%, to
6,353.52 in the week. While small-cap shares plunged 339.44 points, or
4.18%, to 7789.47 during the week.
Major laggards over the week in the sectoral indices were BSE Capital
Goods (6.15%), Auto (5.35%), Bankex (4.73%), Realty (4.67%),
Healthcare (3.88%), PSU (3.59%), Power (3.46%), Metal (3.45%), Teck
(2.10%), IT (1.94%), Conusmer Durables (1.54%) and FMCG (0.29%).
However, BSE Oil & gas gained 0.80% during the week.
Food inflation rose marginally to 11.49% for the week ended February
12 from 11.05% in the previous week, driven by rising prices of milk,
egg, meat and vegetables. The marginal rise in food inflation for the
seven-day period ended February 12 snaps a fortnight of consecutive
decline during the weeks ended January 29 and February 5.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the equity
segment worth Rs 5.61 billion on both the BSE and the NSE on Feb. 25,
as per provisional data available at NSE. They bought equities worth
Rs 28.56 billion and sold equities worth Rs 34.17 billion.
For the coming week, couple of major events and data is scheduled and
their outcome will decide the further tone of the market. Technical
Indicators are mixed. Closing above the level of 5,340 can pull the
index to level of 5,550 with major resistance at 5,450. Any negative
close below 5,240 will have negative impact and which can drag the
Nifty to lower levels of 5,050 with minor support at 5,155 opined
Shrikant Chouhan, Senior V P (Technical Research), Kotak Securities,
while commenting on the outlook for next week.
“Market reversal stands at 5,550. Decisive close above 5,550 will
signal potential reversal in trend. Till that time medium term trend
stands down,“ he added.
SENSEX 17700.91 Up – 68.50 NIFTY 5303.55 Up – 40.85
BSE Top Gainers
Company Name High Low Last Price Prv Close Change % Gain
Tata Motors 1,115.60 1,071.60 1,105.10 1,058.25 46.85 4.43
ICICI Bank 995.90 966.00 987.30 953.45 33.85 3.55
ITC 156.50 151.50 156.15 151.60 4.55 3.00
SBI 2,617.40 2,531.70 2,583.90 2,530.95 52.95 2.09
Jindal Steel 650.00 618.30 645.55 633.70 11.85 1.87
Wipro 434.90 423.40 433.05 425.70 7.35 1.73
Jaiprakash Asso 81.15 77.10 79.80 78.70 1.10 1.40
Bharti Airtel 332.40 324.75 329.20 325.35 3.85 1.18
Tata Steel 611.50 592.70 608.00 602.15 5.85 0.97
Hero Honda 1,510.00 1,452.00 1,500.35 1,490.45 9.90 0.66
HDFC 632.50 613.60 626.60 623.20 3.40 0.55
Bajaj Auto 1,299.90 1,245.30 1,284.50 1,279.45 5.05 0.39
Reliance 981.15 954.00 965.95 965.85 0.10 0.01
BSE Top Losers
25 Feb 17:30
Company Name High Low Last Price Prv Close Change % Loss
Reliance Comm 94.35 85.20 87.55 92.55 -5.00 -5.40
Reliance Infra 679.65 617.10 638.00 668.65 -30.65 -4.58
Mah and Mah 628.50 587.65 595.10 615.90 -20.80 -3.38
Hindalco 208.95 194.70 200.20 205.30 -5.10 -2.48
Sterlite Ind 165.30 158.55 159.70 163.35 -3.65 -2.23
BHEL 2,030.95 1,960.00 1,975.00 1,999.60 -24.60 -1.23
HDFC Bank 2,089.90 2,021.00 2,046.35 2,068.75 -22.40 -1.08
Tata Power 1,199.45 1,155.00 1,175.65 1,188.15 -12.50 -1.05
ONGC 268.75 261.00 262.95 264.80 -1.85 -0.70
Larsen 1,545.75 1,481.10 1,513.10 1,523.10 -10.00 -0.66
Infosys 3,038.40 2,973.90 3,008.25 3,025.40 -17.15 -0.57
NTPC 172.80 168.60 170.45 171.15 -0.70 -0.41
TCS 1,116.90 1,089.20 1,111.20 1,115.10 -3.90 -0.35
DLF 218.00 209.00 212.85 213.45 -0.60 -0.28
HUL 280.90 271.60 279.50 280.20 -0.70 -0.25
Maruti Suzuki 1,197.00 1,145.50 1,170.75 1,173.35 -2.60 -0.22
Cipla 306.55 300.00 301.55 302.10 -0.55 -0.18
I-T Dept slaps Rs 450cr demand on Infosys
Published on Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 14:53 | Updated at Fri, Feb 25, 2011
at 18:25 | Source : PTI
I-T Dept slaps Rs 450cr demand on Infosys
Infosys
BSE | NSE 25/02/11
The Income Tax Department has slapped a tax demand of over Rs 450
crore on software giant Infosys Technologies for wrongfully claiming
tax exemption on onshore services by declaring them as software
exports, Parliament was informed today.
Onshore software development is the practice wherein Indian companies
send their software engineers on short assignments (3-6 months) to
companies based in Europe, the US, and other nations.
“A notice has been issued to Infosys.. for the assessment year 2007-08
as demand of Rs 657.81 crore was created… which was revised to Rs
456.38 crore in a rectification order,” Minister of State for Finance
S S Palanimanickam said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
He further said, “Revenue from software development activity and
technical manpower deputed abroad have not been considered as export
income eligible for deduction under 10A/10B/10AA of the Income Tax
Act, 1961.
New Delhi
CBI arrests NALCO chief for taking bribe
Agencies
New Delhi, February 25, 2011
First Published: 21:44 IST(25/2/2011)
Last Updated: 21:48 IST(25/2/2011)
Chairman and Managing Director of National Aluminium Company Ltd
(NALCO) A K Srivastava and three others arrested by CBI in an alleged
bribery case. The CBI arrested Srivastava, his wife Chandni Srivastava
along with two accomplices. Media reports say that Srivastava’s wife
Chandni was allegedly ca
rrying Rs. 3 lakh in her purse. The total cash is believed to be Rs.
30 lakh, according to reports.
Reports also say that 10 kg of gold was recovered from their house.
(With PTI input)
Malkangiri collector made a pitch for development during Maoist
captivity
Supriya Sharma, TNN, Feb 25, 2011, 05.58pm IST
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Tags:R Vineel Krishna|Orissa government|Maoist|Malkangiri collector|
Adivasis
MALKANGIRI: After eight tense but quiet days and nights in the forest,
district collector R Vineel Krishna woke up on Friday to media
cacophony on his official lawns. “Staying in the jungle and
experiencing how adivasis live has brought greater sensitivity to my
life,” he told reporters. “It was a life changing experience”.
The young IAS officer, a graduate of IIT, had been kidnapped by the
Maoists on February 16 and held hostage for eight days.
Personal transformation apart, it appears the jungle sojourn provided
Krishna an inadvertent opportunity to make a plea for the government
and its development initiatives.
On Thursday, after eight nights of constantly shifting location in the
forests, walking with a group of armed Maoists, Krishna sensed freedom
was close at hand, when his captors brought him to a large public
gathering, attended by 1500-2000 adivasis. First, the Maoist leaders
made speeches, hitting out at government failures. Then they asked
Krishna to respond.
“I said I cannot answer for what happened decades back.. I
concentrated on what I have done. I won’t say we have done great
things. But from the bottom of my heart, I can say we have been trying
to bring some development to the area,” he said, recounting his
speech.
Krishna had been abducted and held in what is aptly called
Malkangiri’s ‘cut-off’ area — 900 square kilometres rendered
inaccessible and atoll-like ever since the construction of the
Balimela dam in the 70′s.
Odisha government twice attempted to build a bridge to connect the
‘cut-off’ area to Malkangiri’s mainland. The last attempt failed when
a private engineering firm abandoned the project in the face of Maoist
threats.
Using the public meeting as a platform to elucidate the difficulties
this had thrown up, Krishna told the adivasis, “How do we take a rig
(to dig borewells) to provide drinking water? How do we bring
electricity? How are we going to ensure teachers stay there without
even minimum facilities?”
Krishna acknowledged the area’s underdevelopment was rooted in the
legacy of the dam. “It is now recognised everywhere that
rehabilitation issues should get priority”.
But he described the Maoists obstruction of roads and bridges — based
on the reasoning that it would lead to an influx of security forces —
as ‘very unfortunate’. “Those areas develop that are accessible,” he
said.
His speech appears to have struck a chord with the adivasis. Krishna
said the public response left him ‘surprised’. “I felt we have hardly
done anything, why are people responding (with so much support).”
Hinting that the denouement may have deviated from the Maoist script,
he said, “They did what they had to do and people of the area have
told them what they wanted to tell”.
Comments (7)
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Ramesh Niyyogi (Hyderabad)
50 mins ago (09:23 PM)
IHis experience should be a wonderful eye opening for all the
bureaucrats who sit in A/C rooms and give lectures. All our corrupted
babus and their god fathers in the guise of powerful politicians
should be given the same treatment or even worse than what Vinyl
Krishna had experienced to make them come to terms what they have
given back to this country and in particular such innocent adivasis
who have been reposing confidence in them that though not to today
some day they would do some good to these people of our country. Once
the intellectuals like Mr.Assange of Wikileaks hand over the list of
Black money hoarders all that amount should be brought back to the
country and give the hoarders a holiday with these maoists in the AOB
jungles.
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Jone Immanuel (chennai)
53 mins ago (09:20 PM)
get the views of maoists and their sympathaisers to gauge the the real
problems of tribes. Hill and tribal concentrated areas should be given
separate representation by the tribes themselves. Funds should be
allotted and see the funds are utilised 100% for their betterment . A
volunteered dedicated officers be posted for short period on
rotational basis with special remuneratiuon. see the changes.
prakash (CHENNAI)
1 hr ago (09:06 PM)
Personal experience or misfortune made him unusual bureaucrat for time
being. Bureaucrat”s are selected by the stupid way —”they are
interviewed and selected by — who thinks different from the mass
thinking , and the first and best one is who never orients himself
with the mass “.. In India Bureaucrats thinks ,ordinary peoples are
idiots with no governing ideas,stupids- just like animals.; With their
government post as DIPLOMAT,ambassadors,chief secretary,collectors,IAS
and IPS posts they think they are the gods of INDIA. Thease all to be
changed.
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Pratap Routray (Bhubaneswar)
1 hr ago (08:54 PM)
RV Krishna has showed some exemplary courage to stay with those
underprivileged who wanted him back from the clutches of Maoists.
Their mantra is rural development where India’s success lies there.
Every Indian should listen to this. Empowerment of poorest of poor
will take India to the top of the world. I salute him as a an
ambassador for those who are deprived of basic to basic amenities.
Thanks RV Krishna for your dedication to rural services. I being an
Oriya salute you again from Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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Ruchika Raotane (Mumbai (Bombay), India)
1 hr ago (08:35 PM)
We cannot blame the government alone for these backward conditions.
With what guarantees anyone can be sent there to work to teach those
children, develop infrastructure, medical facilities and other things?
It is for the maoist to work for the development of these people whom
they want to represent. However, they are making that area a private
Somalia which cries out for development but can’t do anything because
everyone there like guns, grenades and bombs. Form your council discus
the issues and find the answers. Guns and violence cannot solve any
problems.
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Swarup Kumar (Lohore)
1 hr ago (08:29 PM)
The only comment that comes to my mind is a dialogue from Munna Bhai
MBBS (though from a different context) which goes “These are men of
Honor”. Not the politicians, but these dedicated officials who
sincerely try and do something good, long after the politician has got
his votes counted, elected, and vanished from the scene. Kudos to his
courage, poise, and dedication!!!
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Shankar (Manipal)
3 hrs ago (07:01 PM)
Vineel Krishna seems to have practiced the simple, yet profound, art
of listening… empathetic listening. Great. Seems like he is an unusual
bureaucrat.
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2G scam: Raja’s aide, Shahid Balwa denied bail by Delhi court
PTI, Feb 25, 2011, 06.46pm IST
Comments (3)
Tags:Shahid Usman|R K Chandolia|A Raja
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday rejected the bail pleas of former
telecom minister A Raja’s personal secretary R K Chandolia and Swan
Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa arrested in the 2G spectrum case,
saying they can tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if let
out.
The court said while one of the accused was a public official, the
other was a businessman having potential to influence the witnesses.
“There is no doubt that R K Chandolia is a high ranking public servant
and accused Balwa is also an influential businessman.
“Accordingly, I find a merit in the submission of Special Public
Prosecutor for CBI that if these accused are released on bail, they
may tamper with evidence or witnesses may not come forward to give
statements, more so when no one came forward to complain against their
illegal acts,” special CBI judge O P Saini said.
Chandolia was arrested along with Raja by the CBI on February 2 while
Balwa was taken into custody on February 8.
Readers’ opinions (3)
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Munnabhai MBA (Mumbai)
1 hr ago (08:56 PM)
He had offered to fly CBI officers to Mumbai to buy time before he was
arrested. On bail he could fly all the witnesses out of the country !!
The track of 206 crores from DB realty to Kalaignagar
(‘Kunningmozhi’!)TV) is very clear.
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SHIVRAM GOPAL VAIDYA (PUNE)
2 hrs ago (08:10 PM)
Now Balwa will take this Bail case upto the Supreme Court and the main
case will be side tracked. The matter must be taken on fast track and
the culprits must be punished at the earliest. The delay in the
punishments help increase the moral of the criminals and inspire them
to more and more severe crimes. The Government and the Legal Systems
must take a note of this.
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ponnusamy (tittagudi)
2 hrs ago (07:49 PM)
if the CBI shows determination then guilty can not escape whatever the
political compulsions may be
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Hyderabad man kills wife, cuts body into pieces
TNN, Feb 25, 2011, 03.19am IST
Comments (68)
Tags:Narsingi police|LNR Residency|IPC
HYDERABAD: In a gruesome incident, a watchman suspecting his wife’s
fidelity, hacked her to death and cut her body into eight pieces at
their house in Poppalguda on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday
night.
The victim, S Ramanamma, 35, of Govindpally in Kurnool district, and B
Alluraiah, 40, fell in love and deserted their respective spouses in
2004. Later, they came to city for a living.
Since then, the couple began living together and used to do petty
jobs. A few months ago, Alluraiah joined as a watchman at LNR
Residency in Poppalguda near Narsingi.
According to police, Alluraiah used to suspect his wife of having a
relationship with another man and they used to quarrel frequently.
After a similar quarrel on Wednesday night, Alluraiah hacked his wife
to death and cut her body into eight pieces. A resident of the
apartment, who came home at 12 midnight, noticed the body parts piled
up in front of the watchman’s room and alerted other residents.
Based on a complaint lodged by apartment secretary Satyanarayana
Reddy, the Narsingi police registered a case under section 302
(Murder) of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC) and launched a manhunt to nab
Alluraiah.
Comments (68)
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Vivek (Hyderabad)
2 hrs ago (08:05 PM)
I have a lot of time to read comments & you have time to write
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Raghav Reddy (Chicago)
2 hrs ago (07:39 PM)
A>P is fast becoming Bihar under the current government
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DS (US) replies to Raghav Reddy
1 hr ago (08:56 PM)
Mr Reddy – its very easy to show fingure to others. Look at your self.
You sitting in US trying your best to get GC talking about saving
nation and Bihar.
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osman (Hyd) replies to DS
1 hr ago (09:10 PM)
Well, I could also see US in front of your name.
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Abhi (Bangalore) replies to Raghav Reddy
2 hrs ago (08:19 PM)
Hey Mr Reddy. Pls note that they are criminals are Criminals. So
please don’t drag in regionalism here.And pls note that there are many
things that is worst at AP.
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Kc (US) replies to Raghav Reddy
2 hrs ago (07:58 PM)
Pls mind your tongue. All such incidents happen in AP and not in
Bihar. We may be poor but not mad. Why don’t you set your house in
order first before shooting your mouth.
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mailemphy (delhi) replies to Kc
26 mins ago (09:54 PM)
AP is fast becoming Bihar, i agreed.why r u so mad abt it? tats a
known fact.
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Anon (USA) replies to Kc
44 mins ago (09:36 PM)
No you are both poor and mad. Except for high crime rates and
corruption rates in the enrire country, there is nothing much Bihar
can claim off. The capital city is worst than a smaller towns
elsewhere in the country.
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Kc replies to Anon
31 mins ago (09:49 PM)
Have you forgotten the Tri valley Univ episode where the great ppl
from your place got India laurels in US with their honesty ????
cheema777 (liverpool)
3 hrs ago (06:47 PM)
Fool man will die now behind the bar for rest of his life. If wife is
loose knicer(slapper.cheap tart)just kick her off there are planty of
fishes in the sea.
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Rajit (Canada) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
17 mins ago (10:03 PM)
Are you describe all your family member i.e Mother, sister, cousins
are all fish Please think before write anything.
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eat-my-opinion (India) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
2 hrs ago (07:39 PM)
Looks like there are many slappers, cheap tarts in liverpool too…hence
the language.
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cheema777 replies to eat-my-opinion
8 mins ago (10:12 PM)
sorry to say that India is left far behind westen countries on this
matter now. There are planty red lights district now in India.
winter-wine (India) replies to ***@hotmail.co.uk
2 hrs ago (07:28 PM)
Plenty of fish for good people, not for that scum who butchered his
wife. He deserves to die behind bars.
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Ravada (Houston)
3 hrs ago (06:33 PM)
Shouldn’t the headline read: “Kurnool man kills his wife IN
Hyderabad”? or “Kurnool eloped woman killed in Hyderabad by Paramor”,
or something like that? Get your Geogreaphy right, TOI….
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vizi (Chile)
4 hrs ago (06:11 PM)
send him to us , we have so many watchmans in the IT companies , few
run IT companies too
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siraj (hyd)
4 hrs ago (05:43 PM)
its tragic! but dont spoil the name of a city ‘cos some migrant
criminal is caught!! or do u think unless the the city name is taken
no one would read your article?? and coming back, these intances will
keep happening if we dont accept the more “practical laws” available
with a religion, which most of us are fond of hating!
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k (US) replies to siraj
3 hrs ago (07:03 PM)
No. Thanks for your offer of “more practical laws available with a
religion”. You can take your laws and put it, you know where. Ask
Iranians how these practical laws are working for them.
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Mahesh (Mumbai) replies to siraj
3 hrs ago (06:28 PM)
The more’pratical law’ you are refering doesn’t give same rights to
women. Womens can’t say talaq,talaq,talaq and leave her husband.
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Emkay (Hyderabad) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:55 PM)
Will you shut up. Don’t bring religion into everything…
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Swati (Delhi) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:50 PM)
And I guess this even destroys country’s name.
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V.K. Sharma (Delhi) replies to Swati
4 hrs ago (06:09 PM)
Sweati Ji/ Think also, why this man has to take such a serious steps.
Thouh, it is tragic and so horrible steps and no doubt he should not
have done so. But,a senseless man in anger can not think all the
points.
JK (London) replies to siraj
4 hrs ago (05:49 PM)
Well I think city name is essential. Turning a blind eye towards city
crime statistics is not a solution.
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mahesh (bangalore)
4 hrs ago (05:38 PM)
he wasted his life for a worthless lady. infidelity is quite common,
those who dont agree are just living in dreams… men shud learn to
accept this… then take decision either to get into marriage or not…
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sanat (Pune)
5 hrs ago (04:56 PM)
GOOD.. Perfect end of a LOVE STORY !!!!!
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Ashis (Delhi)
5 hrs ago (04:54 PM)
Please do not post this kind of news as breaking news or in front
pages of printed version. Thanks
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Jayshree (Mumbai.)
5 hrs ago (04:50 PM)
Its shameful to read some of the comments supporting and even praising
the horrifying actions. These ppl forget that the man also had
committed adultery as he LEFT his earlier wife. None of them talk
about punishing him while commending him of his brutal act on his mere
suspicion. He could have just left her as he did his first wife. Some
ppl have spoken of court etc. this does not apply to this section of
ppl, he merely would walk to another woman’s arms shortly.
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Sowmya (Oz Land)
5 hrs ago (04:43 PM)
We can’t blame one person. Both are equally to be blamed. He did the
same thing in 2004 to his wife!! He is not faithful either….why
complain?? This kind of barbaric act shows his possesiveness. Sick
man!!
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winter-wine (India)
5 hrs ago (04:33 PM)
Whoever justifies this gruesome killing needs to be sent to mental
asylum.
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ankur p (Mumbai)
7 hrs ago (02:30 PM)
I partially agree with some of the comments below. There is absolutely
no justification for what the man did and this savage act deserves
strong condemnation. But at the same time, Indian law is such that a
man does not have any option to divorce a bad wife as he could face
dowry, DV and maintenance cases, jail, lose his house, etc. This is
frightening but true and is a sorry reflection of our family laws,
which urgently need to be modified to some extent. It is crazy that a
man has to compulsorily stay in a bad relationship and does not have
any way out, while women have 100 ways out. This is not gender
equality and more rational laws could and definitely would have
prevented this crime. Once again, however, this is not a justification
for his crime.
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Subramanian (Bangalore) replies to ankur p
4 hrs ago (06:15 PM)
It does not mean that the man can commit such dastardly act!!!
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sohail (Seoul) replies to ankur p
6 hrs ago (03:50 PM)
You are right dear. Pl. refer to Islam at least in matter of marriage
and tilaq and I am hopeful you will get a reasonable answer. Thanks
for raising actual problem.
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Jyo (US) replies to sohail
4 hrs ago (05:46 PM)
Sohail: Refer Islamic Marriage for what? 4 Marriages which is the
right of only Men but not woman? Adultery punishment strict only for
woman but not men? You guys suck. Only muslim men talk but not muslim
woman.
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JayDude (India) replies to sohail
4 hrs ago (05:42 PM)
why do u guys lways bring in Islamic flavor..Boss enough of Islam, we
all know what Islam preaches…how they treat women in Islam…
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praveen (mumbai) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:56 PM)
Sohail, why are you dragging this stuff into religion. Ankur is
talking about the law in India. No idea why you are bringing in the
Sharia law? Oh btw, I still believe it to be a heinous crime to take
away a life, whatsover the reason may be
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srs (Hyderabad) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:54 PM)
We have the answer. 1.2 billion people due to mindless procreation and
4 marriages.
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Vinay (UAE) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:53 PM)
Abe tu kahan ja rahan hain, mauka milte hi islam ka sabak sikah rahan
hain, Just chill sohail, be it islam or any other religion, it is the
individual who has commited mistake who is wrong & not the religion
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john (Delhi) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:45 PM)
Very true point sohail.
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san (mumbai) replies to sohail
5 hrs ago (04:29 PM)
Why do people always need to put their religion into everything???!!
Vikram (bhopal)
7 hrs ago (02:25 PM)
was he watching DEXTER?? completely disturbing and gruesome act..
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Avinash (India)
8 hrs ago (01:31 PM)
They both left their previous partners. So what happened isn’t too
much surprising…
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tejinder singh wadha (delhi)
9 hrs ago (12:32 PM)
This is only because through the court of law you can never get
justice. It is impossible to prove in the court that a woman is
unfaithful. In the eyes of law…hand holding,hugging and even smooching
is not a part of infidility. They need better proof. Now nobody can
produce a blue movie as a proof of adultry. i know women taking a oath
in the court describing her paramour as her brother …even photographs
showing her tieing rakhi to her lover. And as witness…the mother of
the girl standing next to them. This is the only way a hurt man can
get his revenge.
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Faulty system (pune) replies to tejinder singh wadha
6 hrs ago (04:12 PM)
I am prtly agree with you.. the thing could have done in different way
also.. Killing some one is not a solution.. system need to blame for
this kind of Gruesome act.. just tink about the mental condition of a
person who killed his loved one… think twice before any act i would
say…
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Rav (mEL) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:14 PM)
No matter what no one gives you the right to kill anyone. Grow up,
haven’t you made your own choices? If he killed her because he was out
of control would not justify the killing and its because of people
like you that we have to put up with honor killing in this so called
advanced and shinning India
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Anita (Mumbai) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:04 PM)
You are mentally retarded. Please ask your near and dear ones(in case
you have any) to get you treated.
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Ron (Mum) replies to Anita
5 hrs ago (05:06 PM)
Do you think Tejinder has any near and dear ones left. He might have
hacked them to death by now. You have rightly called him a mentally
retarded guy.
PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (03:00 PM)
O Jaat…pagalkhane se bhaag ke aya hai kya tu… Man chopped his wife for
mere suspicion…you are calling it justice???? Saale tere jese logo ke
liye kisi ki lyf ki koi value nahi hoti…I bet u wud favour honour
killing also… open ur eyes and realize u r in some society..dont apply
ur Jungle ka kanoon here…
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Vikram (pune) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (02:42 PM)
Oh, man u really are sick,u need a mental treatment.
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DB (SG) replies to tejinder singh wadha
7 hrs ago (02:36 PM)
lol…this is called “jatt dimmaag”
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sachin (bharat) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (01:20 PM)
forget alluriah. first put this guy tejinder behind bars. he believes
this is the correct way to get revenge?????
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mona (bangalore) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (12:55 PM)
hello dude… does this mean every man who is cheating his wife should
be hacked too? if you say and stand by this argument, then i think you
are just a social threat than being of any use.. :)
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Swati (Europe) replies to tejinder singh wadha
9 hrs ago (12:53 PM)
So u mean if a man commits infidelity a woman can also chop him into
pieces and pile them up in front of the house ? Then even this
guys’ (ex)wife must have done the same with him as he committed
adultery by running away with another woman….
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Sagar (MK) replies to Swati
1 hr ago (09:07 PM)
I think you guys are missing the fact and truth that tejinder is
showcasing here. I totally agree it is gruesome act to do something
like this, either by a man or a woman. We need definitely and
expedited judiciary that we have faith in and can trust to resolve
issues. Since people have NO FAITH in JUDICIARY and there is
corruption everywhere, people have started to come out and take into
their hands. YES this is wrong. BUT unless we, the people of india, so
something to root out corruption and injustice that is prevailing in
our society, I think this is going to grow. People are going to take
things in their hands – good or bad, BOTH MEN & WOMEN. Don’t fight
about GENDER. Grow up INDIAn Citizens.
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Chandan (Delhi) replies to Swati
7 hrs ago (02:55 PM)
Of course … she could have done it
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Shubha (pune)
9 hrs ago (12:23 PM)
Aur bolo Bihari,MP,UP ppl only do this wicked thing. Now wat happnd to
southern. everywhere men are similer in thinking. Cant blame state
wise.
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to Shubha
3 hrs ago (06:32 PM)
Although ladies act very decent and daintily, once they enter any
professional colleges far away from watchful eyes of Parents…you can
see them dancing and prancing around African/Rich gulf students..see
them in pubs, resorts, and clubs each time with a new boyfriend, and
the photos of their acts on social networking sites! Talk of decency –
aren’t women the same everywhere??!
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to Shubha
7 hrs ago (03:13 PM)
Hahaha..well done Shubha.. u have given gud answer to ppl who were
commenting on ‘man killed for 50 paisa in UP’…. now what,in UP at
least human value is 50 paisa..see ur south states its big ZERO here…
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tejinder singh wadha (delhi)
10 hrs ago (12:13 PM)
Marriage is a pious relationship. It has to be respected. Infidility
is intolerable.But there are better ways to get rid of a unfaithful
wife. Though all of them are illegal. Law will let a unfaithful wife
get away not with her sin but also with man’s assets.
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cheema777 (liverpool) replies to tejinder singh wadha
3 hrs ago (06:55 PM)
There are few men or women they are faithful for their marriage.Now is
christmas marriage and divorce on Easter.
HARDIK (AHMEDABAD)
13 hrs ago (08:50 AM)
Good lesson. People should be afraid of commiting infidelity once they
are under sacred bond of marriage.
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to HARDIK
7 hrs ago (03:08 PM)
ur name reminds me of the fellow who came in Roadies- Hardik from
Ahmedabad..Rhino circle.. R u the same guy as ur talks also resembles
him… anyway whoever u r ..u r mental retarded and a threat to
society..first of all people like u who advocate these acts should be
put behind bars
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shubha (pune) replies to HARDIK
9 hrs ago (12:24 PM)
U must have done something wrong wid ur wife or gilfrn. Ur mentality
shows ur cruelty.
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indian (India) replies to HARDIK
10 hrs ago (12:05 PM)
u r one crazy man
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faleiro.ivooscar (Margao – Goa, INDIA.)
13 hrs ago (08:48 AM)
Very, very sad. I can try to forgive this insane man for killing his
wife suspecting her fidelity, but will NEVER forgive him for cutting
the dead body into pieces. This is a highly barbaric act any human
being can ever commit. If he was suspecting his wife’s fidelity then
he should have divorced her. But there again comes a never ending
legal battle in the Courts. The laws are heavily tilted in woman’s
favor. Why only the woman should get maintenance, alimony, etc? Just
because of she is a weaker sex or just because there is a child born
out of the wedlock??? We are living in the 21st century where even a
man can raise a baby. Hence, the laws have to be changed to suit the
present scenario. – Ivo Oscar Faleiro. Former General Secretary, South
Goa District Congress (I) Committee, Margao – Goa, INDIA.
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to ***@gmail.com
5 hrs ago (04:37 PM)
Hello Former General Secretary, South Goa District Congress (I)
Committee, Margao – Goa, INDIA, What are YOU doing to stop rape,
pedophilia, drug peddling, illegal massage parlors, casinos, Russian
mafia investments, and prostitution in your area/state?!
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PadDADA (Bangalore) replies to ***@gmail.com
6 hrs ago (03:36 PM)
Chacha yaha pe politics ki bhasad na failao… how could u say ‘I can
try to forgive this insane man for killing his wife suspecting her
fidelity’… u r just one step behind the killer… if ur law is weak u
wud kill some one???? why law is like that or this is not the question
here…this man earlier also left his first wife..he could have left her
or divorced her instead of killing…
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TOI Reader (Bangalore) replies to PadDADA
5 hrs ago (04:31 PM)
Bahut sahi kaha bhaiyaji!
Kumar (Pune)
14 hrs ago (07:49 AM)
For all of you who comment about the West’s divorce rate & how India’s
is so low – please let’s look at this situation. I think divorce is a
better option.
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