Mumbai: A 29-year-old youth shot his mother dead and later killed himself in Satara in Maharashtra on Friday. Reports said that Kunal Wadkar shot his mother with his gun and later shot himself.
His mother was around 50-years-old and was suffering from paralysis. Kunal was a contractor by profession. He reportedly fired one round at his mother and three on himself.
A suicide note was recovered from his house. It stated that he took the extreme step because of his mother's illness.
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07:09 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday blamed the "erudition of CAG, the media and the court" for the perceived policy paralysis and asserted that the government continues to take decisions. "The paralysis has occurred because of three factors - the erudition of CAG, the media and the court. It is the symbiotic relationship between these three institutions that has resulted in a situation where we find it difficult to...
09:57 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Disruptions in Parliament leading to policy paralysis has resulted in a sharp decline in investments in the country. ...
09:34 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday charged the UPA government with suffering from "policy paralysis" and said it was "so much struggling with internal squabblings" that it could not even look into "livelihood issues" such as the Cauvery river water problem. The AIADMK chief said her repeated pleas to the Centre and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the 2007 final verdict of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal...
12:48 PM, Jul 24, 2012
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that the recent downgrade by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's was a wake up call for India and that it reflected the policy paralysis of the UPA government. ...
06:48 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Does the PM's speech indicate that the government's policy paralysis has ended? Or is it just a promise which still awaits performance? ...
09:33 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: The government is finally taking visible steps to end its policy paralysis. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to meet key economic ministers on Wednesday to review their performance. During the meeting, the ministers for Coal, Shipping, Railways, Civil Aviation and Power will be presenting their proposals. The Prime Minister is also expected to present a blueprint and deadline to bring the economy back on track at the...
05:58 PM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: The black money issue and a spate of corruption cases have dealt a serious blow to the government's image. This has prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call a meeting of his senior infrastructure ministers to find a way to redeem the government's image and change the perception of policy paralysis. The PM is expected to present a blueprint and deadline to bring the economy back on track....
06:26 AM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday attacked UPA alleging it was gripped by "policy paralysis" and said it was on a "shaky footing" as it bowed to dictates of alliance partners. On the conclusion of the budget session of Parliament, the party said in a statement that it "has once again brought to fore the policy paralysis which has gripped the UPA ever since the corruption within its ranks got...
02:12 AM, May 23, 2012
Bangalore: Software industry leader NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday appeared to have joined the debate on policy paralysis at the Centre when he said the government has not been able to provide clarity on definition of software exports for over a year now causing inconvenience to the industry. "I have tremendous faith in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is an excellent minister and an excellent person. But it has been...
04:24 AM, May 21, 2012
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's battle to contain a falling rupee just got tougher. The current account deficit is widening and a weak global investment climate coupled with policy paralysis in New Delhi, sticky inflation and slowing growth have increased the aversion of foreign investors to India, pushing the capital account into the red. Last week's move by rating agency Standard & Poor's to cut the country's credit rating...
01:12 AM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Alleging "policy paralysis" in the Government, Opposition JD(U) on Monday urged the Centre to adopt a more coherent and stable approach to attract investment and accelerate the country's growth. Raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha through a Special Mention, NK Singh said the investment requirement in the country is huge with the power sector alone requiring $ 400 billion while infrastructure need has been pegged at $...
04:48 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Bathinda: Billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal on Saturday said decision-making in India is slow but he would not complain of policy paralysis. "We have businesses all over the world. I tell my guys don't complain about the policies, try to adopt...policies...We don't complain. We have tried to adapt to local policies. We will all have to adjust to the new policies here." But, he said, decision making was slow. "Surely things...
04:23 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Melbourne: An Australian court on Friday ordered the fast food giant KFC to pay 8 million Australian dollars to the parents of a Sydney girl who was left paralysed and brain damaged after eating its chicken twister. Monika Samaan fell seriously ill with salmonella poisoning after eating at the Villawood KFC in 2005, according to media reports. The then-seven-year-old was in a coma for six months and acquired spastic quadraplegia...
12:11 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Pulse polio program may be a success, but are experts focusing too much on vaccination? Perhaps even overdosing some children? Shortly after being vaccinated for polio, four-year-old Ansh developed paralysis. Doctors concluded it wasn't related to the vaccine or polio, which often causes paralysis. A few months on, Ansh is better now. But some doctors are sounding a warning note. In a study published in the Indian...
09:24 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday cut India's outlook to negative from stable, citing its large fiscal deficit and expectations of only modest progress on reforms given political constraints, battering stocks, bonds and the rupee. ...
08:45 PM, Apr 25, 2012
After reports of policy paralysis hitting reforms, which was attributed to his speech in the US, Kaushik Basu, the Chief Economic Advisor to the PM now claims he was misquoted. ...
12:26 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: India's Chief Economic Advisor Dr Kaushik Basu's statements on policy paralysis led to the BJP accusing the government of being in a coma and the government blaming the Opposition for the situation. Boardroom corners, industry chambers, policy-makers - everwhere - this was a hushed up conversation. And now its official - an admission coming from none other than Basu. "Reforms are unlikely before the 2014 elections. Bureaucracy doesn't...
10:31 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Economist Gurcharan Das commended Kaushik Basu, the PM's Economic Advisor, for openly suggesting that economic reforms were unlikely before 2014. ...
10:32 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The possibility of mid-term polls looms large on the UPA Government at the Centre as allies like the Trinamool Congress (TMC) speak openly about policy paralysis. TMC leader and Union Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday openly said that "policy paralysis will be more acute", thanks to the 2012 assembly election results. He added, "There is a fear that big ticket reforms will be difficult. The parties have...
07:06 AM, Mar 09, 2012
