Pune: President Pratibha Patil decided to give up the proposed post-retirement bungalow being constructed in Pune after allegations of grabbing defence land. The activists who highlighted the violations have claimed victory but the President said she was pained at such baseless allegations. Retired defence officers in Pune congratulated each other and were triumphant that their protest against the allotment of the plot of defence land in the Khadki area to...
07:43 PM, Apr 28, 2012
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11:32 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Former defence officials Commander (retd) Ravindra Pathak hailed the media for the Pune land story. ...
11:11 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil decided to give up her proposed post-retirement accommodation in Pune on Friday. This came after allegations that the President's bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms. The President's bungalow was being built on 2.6 lakh sq ft in Pune but the President is eligible for only 4,500 sq feet on retirement. Presidential Spokesperson Archana Dutta said, "The President was very much...
09:31 PM, Apr 27, 2012
President Pratibha Patil decided to give up her proposed post-retirement accommodation in Pune on Friday. This came after allegations that the President's bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms. ...
09:30 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has decided to give up her proposed accommodation in Pune. A bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms and was meant for Patil's post-retirement stay. Following is the Press Release issued by the President's office on Pratibha Patil's decision: The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has been reading and watching the unfolding of some fallacious observations regarding the accommodation...
07:36 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has decided to give up the proposed accommodation in Pune. A bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms and was meant for Patil's post-retirement stay. Presidential Spokesperson Archana Dutta said, "The President was very much pained at fabricated observation in the media that this land was being transferred to her. She has decided to forego her post retirement home in Pune....
07:11 PM, Apr 27, 2012
While an RTI plea showed that a defence land was allotted to President Pratibha Patil, her office denied any land grab. ...
11:52 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: There is a fresh controversy surrounding defence land allotted to President Pratibha Patil in Pune. An RTI application filed by former defence officers has shown that her post-retirement bungalow is being built on defence land far in excess of what is sanctioned under the rules. The President's office has, however, denied that any rules were flouted. Families of jawans have been living in cramped private quarters because there...
11:16 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Singh on Thursday signed the reference on 2G seeking clarity on the verdict of the Supreme Court. This came after the apex court refused to review its decision on the cancellation of the 2G licences. The government had on Tuesday agreed to issue a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court on the apex court's order cancelling 122 2G telecom licences. Here are the six questions that...
06:11 PM, Apr 12, 2012
An RTI disclosure has revealed that President Pratibha Patil has been allotted defence land, the size of which is six times more than she's eligible for, in Pune to construct a bungalow. President's office, however, said that the government's defence establishment owns the land. This is not the first time the President has found herself in a controversy. Presenting a list of the past controversies the President was involved in:...
04:16 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed her last joint session of Parliament before her term ends but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the speech had no new direction and added that the country could soon witness mid-term elections. While the President spoke about the economy, security, terrorism, relations with Pakistan, corruption, black money, sub-quota for minorities, some Opposition MPs tried to disrupt the address and raised...
11:38 AM, Mar 12, 2012
In a CNN-IBN exclusive, children from all over the country got a chance to interact with the President. ...
09:51 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: In an apparent reference to the civil society movement for a strong Lokpal Bill, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said one has to be cautious in bringing about reforms so that the tree of democratic institutions does not come down. "While bringing about reforms and improving institutions, we have to be cautious that while shaking the tree to remove the bad fruit, we do not bring down the...
08:47 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: Should Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's case be fast tracked? The Congress admits there should a be a time-frame. "So long as the constitutional rules do not provide for a specific time limit, this is bound to happen. You will have different persons taking different time periods because no time limit is provided," said Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Afzal Guru's mercy petition is pending with President Pratibha...
07:09 AM, Aug 12, 2011
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