Reports By Agencies

BSF admits killing Kashmir boy, calls it mistake

The Border Security Force (BSF) has admitted that it "mistakenly" killed a schoolboy outside Kashmir on February 6--the first such confession by security forces in the state. Zahid Farooq, 16, was killed when BSF opened fire on a group of people in Nishat area of Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir's chief minister Omar Abdullah has ordered a probe into the death, the sixth in the past month.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bsf-admits-killing-kashmir-boy-calls-it-mistake/109933-3.html

Mumbai theatres play safe with Shiv Sena

Over a thousand Shiv Sena activists have been arrested in Mumbai for vandalising cinema halls and multiplexes that will screen actor Shah Rukh Khan's new movie My Name Is Khan. Cinemas are though playing safe and have stopped advanced bookings for their movies at their counters. Online bookings are on, however. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok has promised that the Shiv Sena will not be allowed to break the law.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-theatres-play-safe-with-shiv-sena/109932-3.html

Uddhav dares govt to take back security cover

The Shiv Sena executive president, Uddhav Thackeray has that said he will give up the security provided to him by the state government. Uddhav's reaction comes after the Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan threatened to remove his security in the event of attacks on theatres screening Shah Rukh movie My Name is Khan. "You don't have to remove my security cover. I am myself sending my security people back to you," said Uddhav.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/uddhav-dares-govt-to-take-back-security-cover/109919-3.html

Govt puts Bt Brinjal in cold storage

The Government on Tuesday said it would not allow the cultivation of Bt Brinjal, a genetically modified version of the common vegetable, till an "independent scientific study" satisfactorily establishes its safety.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-puts-bt-brinjal-in-cold-storage/109892-11.html

Sena breaks promise, hits Mumbai theatres

The Shiv Sena has broken its word. The party's workers on Tuesday attacked two theatres in Mumbai that will screen actor Shah Rukh Khan's new movie My Name is Khan. As many as 12 Sena activists were arrested for the attacks on the theatres. The Sena violence came a few days after the party had unofficially dissociated itself from banning the movie release in the city.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sena-breaks-promise-hits-mumbai-theatres/109886-3.html

Kashmir avalanche makes Army camp graveyard

At least 16 Army soldiers were killed after an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the border with Pakistan on Monday, said officials. The avalanche hit the Army's High Altitude Warfare School in northwest Kashmir. The accident occurred in Khilanmarg near Gulmarg, a ski resort visited by thousands of people, including some foreigners, every winter.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kashmir-avalanche-makes-army-camp-graveyard/109843-3.html

Heat wave continues for climate change panel

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) faces fresh criticism after The Sunday Telegraph alleged that it made factual errors and used poor sources of evidence in a report on the potential of wave power.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/heat-wave-continues-for-climate-change-panel/109810-11.html

Modi slams govt on price rise, Pranab alleges politics

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today had a spat during the conference on food prices here after the former accused Modi of politicising the issue of sale of wheat and rice at concessional rates.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/modi-slams-govt-on-price-rise-pranab-alleges-politics/109764-37.html

Row over Bt Brinjal puts Ramesh in a soup

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had his patience tested at a four-hour meeting in Bangalore with opponents and supporters of Bt Birnjal. Ramesh said he was seeking a "middle path" in the controversy but that quite didn't come out at the meeting on Saturday. "I am not a Monsanto agent--you need help," Ramesh snapped at one protester. "I am not an extremist. I am trying to take the middle path," he said after listening to NGOs, farmers, doctors and scientists supporting and opposing Bt Brinjal.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/row-over-bt-brinjal-puts-ramesh-in-a-soup/109761-3.html

Run over by Rahul, Shiv Sena cries for democracy

The Shiv Sena, the party often accused of hooliganism and preventing others from expressing their opinion, on Friday alleged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had "mocked" democracy by visiting Mumbai under tight security. Shiv Sena workers were prevented from going anywhere near Gandhi--the party alleged its democratic right had been violated.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/run-over-by-rahul-shiv-sena-cries-for-democracy/109727-37.html

Actor Sujit Kumar, who played hero's friend, dies

Veteran actor-producer Sujit Kumar, who worked in over 160 films and was also the first superstar of Bhojpuri cinema, died in Mumbai on Friday. He was 75.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-sujit-kumar-who-played-heros-friend-dies/109716-8.html

It's local politics: Rahul boards Mumbai train

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hopped into a local train on Friday to travel from Andheri to Dadar in Mumbai, sending a message to the Shiv Sena and delighting his co-passengers in the second class compartment. Tight security measures are in place after Sena chief Bal Thackeray asked his partymen on Thursday to show the Congress leader black flags to protest his remarks on Mumbai.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/its-local-politics-rahul-boards-mumbai-train/109711-37.html

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