A CBI special court on Friday permitted the investigation agency to interrogate former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and five other accused in the case of multi-crore iron ore exports scam from Belekeri port on the state's west coast. ...
02:34 AM, Mar 09, 2013
Speeding up its probe in the controversial defence deal that had surfaced in 2012, the Enforcement Directorate has recently sent judicial requests to the UK and Hong Kong in connection with its money laundering probe in the Tatra truck deal. The agency has dispatched the requests, called Letters Rogatory (LRs) in judicial terminology, after a special court in New Delhi recently allowed its request in this regard. ...
02:10 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Amid the ongoing debate over delay in green clearances hampering key development projects, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday said her ministry is not a "bottleneck" for economic development but "partner in development". ...
12:58 AM, Feb 06, 2013
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday accused the Railway Ministry of remaining "indifferent" to the death of wild animals particularly elephants caused by speeding trains. ...
02:05 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala Natarajan on Saturday claimed in a special court here that DMK chief M Karunanidhi had in 1996 offered to exclude her from the wealth case against the AIADMK supremo if she turned against her. ...
06:37 PM, Dec 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Amur falcon, a tiny majestic bird from the raptor family is being poached in thousands in North East India. The small raptors arrive in North East India from Siberia en route to their final destination in Southern Africa, stopping briefly in Nagaland where they are poached in huge numbers. Activists have caught on camera, how the birds are trapped, then the injured birds are kept alive in...
07:41 PM, Nov 08, 2012
A formidable South Zone team will start as clear favourites against defending champions East Zone in the semi-final. ...
07:41 PM, Oct 13, 2012
Bokakhat: Union Environment and Tourism Minister Jayanti Natarajan announced a Rs 1 crore package for world-famed Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday to tackle the situation arising there out of waves of flood and consequent death of animals this year. The money was sanctioned from the Tiger Reserve Fund for the world famous Park where a total 39 rhinos have been killed in and around it in less than 10 months....
11:46 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Amala Akkineni, who is also the wife of actor Nagarjuna has been arrested in Hyderabad. The actress, along with nine others were arrested for protesting against Coal Mining in forest areas. Amala took part in the protest as a Greenpeace activist which was staged near the historical monument Charminar. However, she was later released on personal bonds. The protesters used the sign 'Stop Coal Crimes-Save Indian Forests' and attracted a...
12:56 PM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan has written a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing any move to bypass required green clearances for mega project approvals by the proposed National Investment Board (NIB) mooted by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. The proposed NIB is envisaged to act as a final body for clearing big investment proposals after which no ministry will have power to raise objections. Natarajan in her...
07:20 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Orissa's Nataraj Behera will lead East Zone against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy tie at Visakhapatanam, starting on October 14. ...
08:50 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: After CNN-IBN reported how missile installations in Andaman and Nicobar Islands could hurt the existence of the endangered bird species Nicobar Megapode, the Enviornment Ministry has rejected the proposal. "The habitat of the megapode should not be disturbed and the missile firing range should not come up in that area," Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said at a programme organised to mark the wildlife week in New Delhi. The...
05:45 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will be hosting India's first United Nations Conference on Biodiversity on Monday. Tight security arrangements are in place for the summit as it comes a day after the Telangana march that took a violent turn on Sunday with protesters going on a rampage, destroying media vans and public transport vehicles. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma assured that there will be no compromise on the security to the 19-day...
08:24 AM, Oct 01, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Friday said it was open to imposing additional conditions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project, if directed by courts, to protect the marine ecosystem of the region. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has met all the conditions set by the Environment Ministry while granting clearance to the project, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said. The Environment Ministry, while granting green clearance to KNPP, has asked Nuclear...
03:50 AM, Sep 29, 2012
The handsome and workaholic actor of 'Aata', Sumanth Shailender is returning soon in action cum romantic film in his father Shailendra Babu's movie. Dialogue writer turned director of 'Shakthi', Anil Kumar is finalizing the script for movie. Sumanth hails from the family of noted Kannada cinema producer and has very good qualifications. Financier Shailendra Babu is hoping for good response. A high budget film 'Aata' did not bring good results...
03:24 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi on Thursday provided to the CBI some key documents related to Tatra all terrain vehicle deal during his questioning by the agency officials. Rishi, who arrived at the CBI headquarters is being probed by the agency in connection with all terrain vehicles deal with the BEML, CBI sources said. The sources, without specifying details of documents, said Rishi has visited to provide some records...
08:43 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Narcondam Hornbill is found at only one place in the world - Narcondam, in the Andamans. The Nicobar Megapod, a wingless bird, is found in the Tillanchong Sanctuary, again in the Andamans. Both these birds and the fragile ecology of the Andamans are now facing a direct threat from proposals floated by the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy. The Navy wants to construct a structure for...
01:48 PM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: The clock has started ticking for suspended BEML chief VRS Natarajan after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the sanction to prosecute him. The agency believes Natarajan took favours from Vectra chief Ravi Rishi and is ready to file a chargesheet against him. The CBI is ready to confront Natarajan with evidence showing that he got favours from Rishi during his tenure. Natarajan had argued that...
10:21 AM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday got a formal permission of the Centre to probe the alleged role of suspended BEML chief VRS Natarajan in connection with the Tatra vehicle deal. This comes hours after the Ministry of Defence suspended Natarajan following a recommendation by the CBI that he should be kept away from the post to ensure fair investigation. The charge of CMD was given...
08:06 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Ministry of Defence (MoS) on Monday suspended Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) chief VRS Natarajan in connection with the Tatra case. ...
02:07 PM, Jun 11, 2012
