Ahmedabad: After a U-turn by the Gujarat government on the death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani and nine others, convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, the SIT has decided to seek Supreme Court's guidance on the issue. "Very soon, we are going to file an application before the special bench of the Supreme Court apprising it about the recent Gujarat Government's decision to withdraw the sanction for filing appeal in the Naroda Patiya case," a top SIT official to PTI.
He was responding to a query whether SIT has filed a petition in the apex court in this regard or not. "We are not filing any petition because we are neither a party nor a respondent in the matter. But as we are Supreme Court appointed officers for the case we will file an application seeking judicial guidance on this matter," he said.
"We will file an application before the special bench of the apex court comprising Justices P Sathsivam, MY Iqbal and Ranjana Desai," the SIT official said. Under attack from right wing groups, the Gujarat government on Monday had said it has withheld its decision to seek death penalty for former minister Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi and eight others in the riot case.
Earlier, the state government had given its consent to Supreme Court-appointed SIT to file an appeal in the High Court seeking capital punishment for Kodnani, Bajrangi and others, who were awarded life term by a lower court. State Finance Minister and
06:42 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday flayed Gujarat government for withholding its decision to seek death for Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case, saying there has been no change in the mindset of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his feelings about a community. "It proves that Modi has not changed. He was like this in the past and will remain so in the future. There has been no change in...
02:14 PM, May 14, 2013
Ahmedabad: In a U-turn of sorts, the Gujarat state legal department has written to the chief prosecutor in the Naroda Patiya massacre case, seeking approval for enhancement of punishment for BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi to be put on hold. The legal department wants the punishment to be put on hold until further instructions. Earlier the department had given a sanction to the Special Investigation Team...
08:51 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Telugu film 'Mayabazar' has topped the poll conducted by IBNLive to find out India's greatest film till date. Malayalam film 'Manichitrathazhu' came 2nd while another Malayalam film 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' grabbed the 3rd spot. Almost every big name of Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industry was associated with Kadri Venkata Reddy's film 'Mayabazar', which was released in 1957. Be it cinematography or be it music, this film was...
04:30 PM, May 12, 2013
Pune: German Bakery, the Pune-based eatery that was ripped apart a powerful blast, has been reopend on Sunday after three years-three months of the incident. This comes a month after the Pune Sessions Court convicted and sentenced prime perpetrator Himayat Baig to death for his role in the blast on February 13, 2010. The rebuilt bakery has at least 16 CCTV cameras and metal detectors to ensure tight security. Renovated...
02:46 PM, May 12, 2013
Telugu actor Sharwanand and Nithya Menon will feature as the lead pair in a film titled 'Yemito Ee Maya'. The film will be directed by three times National award winning director, Cheran of 'Naa Autograph' fame. The shooting of the movie is complete and the film is currently in its post production stage. The film is set to be released in the month of June. The film is produced by...
11:45 AM, May 12, 2013
Guatemala City: A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on the genocide charge and 30 years for crimes against humanity. It was the first time a former head of state had been found guilty of genocide in his or her own...
07:11 AM, May 11, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Prasanna Venkatesan feels that an actor should accept commercial roles only after having enough experience and confidence that audiences is ready to accept him in such a avatar. "It's a misconception that anybody can do a commercial film after two or three hits. You can tread that path only if you have years of experience and large fan following. People should be ready to accept you in...
04:45 PM, May 05, 2013
New Delhi: Four people were arrested for using 57 fake credit cards to dupe a major bank of over Rs 40 lakh to support their lavish lifestyles, police said on Thursday. Mayank Jain, 28, Roshan Dass, 27, Kuldeep Srivastava, 23 and Ashok Ganwani,35 got the cards issued from Citibank on the basis of fake salary slips and identity cards of Air India. According to police, fathers of Jain and Das...
05:57 AM, May 03, 2013
Bareilly: BJP president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attacked BSP and Samajwadi Party for continuing their support to the "scamster" Congress-led UPA government and said his party will not stake claim to form a government in case both withdrew support to it. "These parties say they are together as they want to check BJP from coming to power, but today BJP promises that it would not stake claim to form government...
09:25 PM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday said there was "no malafide intention" in the checking to which BSP leader Mayawati was subjected to during campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka. Mayawati, while campaigning in Karnataka's Gulbarga district on April 27, was stopped for checking at the airport and a total of Rs 1 lakh found in her possession. She had objected to the act and alleged "bias" against her. Replying to...
04:46 AM, May 01, 2013
New Delhi: Taking strong exception to alleged harassment of party chief Mayawati while campaigning in Karnataka, BSP on Monday demanded immediate removal of the state Chief Electoral Officer and action against erring officials to ensure fair polls. BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Misra has complained to the Chief Election Commissioner, saying Mayawati was "deliberately" frisked and checked for unaccounted cash when she was campaigning in the southern state on April...
01:11 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Gulbarga: A "flying squad" of the Election Commission on Saturday subjected Mayawati to checking for a second time in quick succession, following which an angry BSP supremo hit out at the poll watchdog, playing the Dalit card. As soon as Mayawati, who is in Gulbarga for campaigning for the May 5 assembly poll, landed by helicopter at a helipad on the outskirts of the taluk headquarters town of Jewargi in...
07:59 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Lucknow: A minister in Uttar Pradesh has brought further embarrassment for the Akhilesh Yadav government. At a time when ministers are touring districts for state's image makeover, UP Textile Minister Shiv Kumar Beria in his remarks said that no policeman can sit down without his permission and they have to take his permission before acting. "No cop can do anything until I give orders. No cop can even sit till...
11:39 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: The shock over gruesome rape and brutality of a five-year-old girl on Monday resonated in the Rajya Sabha with members cutting across party lines pressing for stern action, including death penalty, to deal with such crimes even if it needs a relook at the new anti-rape law. The House took up an impromptu discussion on the issue during which members also suggested an all-party meeting to find ways...
07:18 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Prasanna Venkatesan, who has been only doing multi-starrer Tamil films since 2009, says even though he enjoys doing these projects, he wants to do a solo hero movie. He has gone solo in Tamil romantic-comedy 'Kalyana Samayal Saadham' (KSS), his next release, and now he wants to do at least a couple of more such projects. "I'm actually going solo with KSS after a long time. Even...
12:06 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Mumbai: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena on Friday said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is a deadly attack on Hindus,...
05:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Arshad Warsi feels Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif would be ideal to play Lord Ram and his wife Sita in a film on epic 'Ramayana'. "I feel right now there is no other better actor than Ranbir Kapoor. He is brilliant and I think he will play Lord Ram's role better," the 45-year-old said here Thursday at the screening of 3D animation film 'The Croods'. Among actresses, he...
05:19 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Lucknow: With an eye on upper caste vote bank, BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday announced names of 36 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, 18 of whom are Brahmins. Seeking to exploit the upper caste card to the hilt, she alleged atrocities were being committed on such people during the Samajwadi Party rule in Uttar Pradesh. "Just as Dalits are facing onslaughts, atrocities are being committed on Brahmins too under the...
06:10 PM, Apr 18, 2013
