You are on page 1of 2

Volume - 1 Issue 55 Mysore 3 November 2010

In Brief “Lot of challenges ahead for Obama to improve economic ties


Accident claims BJP” - K S Eshwarappa with South Asia
five lives Mysore, Nov 3 (UNI) The day-long meeting, Nov 3 (Reuters) President
Mysore, Nov 3 (UNI) Five Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka BJP spokesperson Barack Obama’s upcoming
people were buried alive when Karnataka, which was under C T Ravi said the coming trip to Asia will be focused on
a sand lorry overturned near cloud as its government was elections was the main agenda efforts to open up new
Parvathapura near Gundlupet rattled due to dissident and the party had asked its markets for American goods
in Chamarajanagara District activities, today resolved to workers to swing into action and strengthen the US
today, Police said the mishap work to win majority of the and ensure party’s victory. economy, administration
occurred when the sand lorry, seats in the Zilla and Taluk ‘’They have now taken this officials said. Courtesy: Innova-partners.com
proceeding to Gundlupet from Panchayat elections to be held task as a challenge and will Here are some economic items Under Secretary for
Nanjangud in a shortcut for in December. tirelessly work to make it a that will be on Obama’s International Affairs Lael
fear of being caught for illegal The State BJP Executive, success by ensuring that BJP agenda on the trip to India, Brainard told reporters at the
transportation, tried to take a presided over by state wins the majority of seats in Indonesia, South Korea and White House.
sharp turn. president K S Eshwarappa, these elections. Japan, which includes a G20 ‘’This provides important
The vehicle overturned and threw the gauntlet to its ‘’The main plank will be the summit in Seoul and an Asia- opportunities for America’s
labourers seated on top of the opponents Congress and the achievement of the government Pacific leaders summit in dynamic exporters, and it also
sand, were buried under it. Janata Dal (S) saying that the in the past 30 months,’’ he Yokohama. boosts growth more broadly.’’
The victims have been saffron party would continue said. The president leaves for India UNLOCKING INDIAN
identified as Nanjundaswamy winning elections in the state at The meeting was attended by on Friday and returns to COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL:
(25), Gurushanta (32), all levels. nearly 80 per cent of the EC Washington on November 14. Despite its size, India is only
Chinnaswamy (39), Briefing reporters after the members The trip begins three days after the United States’ 14th biggest
Mahadevaiah and R K the midterm congressional trading partner, and the White
Mahadaviah (35), all of them
from Ragavapura in the district
Karnataka Lokayukta comes elections in which voters House would like Obama’s
punished his fellow Democrats three-day visit to Mumbai and
Vinay Kumar to down heavily on BBMP for the sputtering U.S. New Delhi to be a step toward
Bangalore, Nov 3 (UNI) moto case in this regard based economy and high unlocking its commercial
lead Karnataka in Karnataka Lokayukta today unemployment.
on reports appearing in a potential, which could help
Ranji decided to take up section of the press, felt that GLOBAL IMBALANCES: Obama ballast the rise of China.
Bangalore, Nov 3 (UNI) R investigation into drowning of the officers of the Labour and his team will push hard The White House expects
Vinay Kumar will lead a 15- Department and BBP had not during his trip and especially at several commercial deals
member Karnataka Ranji taken precautionary measures the G20 to limit ‘’excessive between US and Indian
Team in the match against to prevent such mishap which imbalances’’ in the global companies to be finalized
Punjab and Haryana in the Elite had taken the life of a Second economy by encouraging during the visit, and says it is
Group ‘B’ league. Standard student, according to countries such as Germany making progress in ironing out
According to a release by the a release here. and China to boost domestic existing obstacles to greater
Karnataka State Cricket ‘’There is prima-facie demand and reduce their trade between the two nations.
Association (KSCA) here misconduct on the part of the reliance on exports to fuel Obama will also speak at a
today, the Selection Officers of the Labour economic growth. summit of US and Indian
Committee headed by Syed Department and the BBMP ‘’Many Asian economies in business leaders in Mumbai.
Kirmani has selected the Courtesy: Flickr.com which calls for enquiry against particular have strong potential Obama is not visiting India’s
players for the matches to be a student in a pit dug to install these officers, has taken suo- to fuel domestic demand either technology hubs Hyderabad
played at Punjab from a lift at a multistoreyed building moto notice of this dereliction through domestic consumption and Bangalore, favorite targets
November 10 to 20. under construction at Arasu of duties on the part of officers in some cases, through major of US politicians who say
Colony in the city. as provided under Sec 7(1)(b) infrastructure investments in offshoring jobs is partly to
Cartoon Lokayukta Justice Santosh of Karnataka Lokayukta other cases, and through both, blame for high US
Corner Hegde, who has taken up suo Act,’’ he said. in other countries,’’ Treasury unemployment.
No change in the frequency of FM Gold, clarifies AIR Directorate
New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) said the decision to migrate ‘’It was with this background two-three days so as to take
In a bid to set at rest the to another frequency was that the AIR Directorate after care of all technical shift,’’ the
controversy over the taken in view of the fact that having conducted a field statement said.
proposed change of the the 106.4 frequency had been strength measurement exercise, ‘’On receipt of this advice
frequency of its FM Gold allotted by the government to felt it would be appropriate from the CEO, the
service, public private FM operators in the time to migrate to identified announcement regarding the
broadcaster All India Phase II of FM expansion in frequencies to maintain its large change was discontinued by
Radio today clarified that 2006, which affected FM area of operation. AIR the same day. The
the service would continue operations in areas around ‘’The change envisaged that existing FM Gold service is
on its earlier frequency of Hissar and Karnal due to Co the FM Gold service being continuing on its earlier
106.4 Mhz. channel interference in the available to the listeners on the frequency of 106 MHZ,’’ the
A statement from the AIR area. frequency of 100.1 MHZ for statement added.

Editor in Chief: Prof. N. Usha Rani, Executive Editor: Dr. M.S.Sapna, Student Editors: Suguna Saravanan, Vidyarani Thokchom Technical Support: Srinath Urs B.S.
‘Gajah’ report recommends Four LeT activists remanded to
elephant to be declared as judicial custody till Nov 16
India’s National Heritage animal Jaipur, Nov 3 (UNI) village in Jhawar region of
Four agents of Pakistan- Jhalawar district, was arrested
Mysore,3 Nov:The report wild, they said. by the state government based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) after due investigation,
‘’Gajah: Securing the Future Sources in the forest de- changing the norms for sanc- were today produced before Additional Director General of
for Elephants in India’’ by the partment told UNI that the for- tioning mining projects on the a local court which remanded Police (ATS) Kapil Garg said
Elephant Task Force could ests stretching across periphery of the forests or in- them to judicial custody till here this evening.
well become a lifeline for el- Bandipur-Nagarahole-BRT- side the national parks. November 16 for allegedly The module was aimed at
ephants dying in large numbers Brahmagiri and surrounding Highway projects passing carrying disruptive activities, using Pakistani prisoners/
due to increased man-animal areas abutting Mudumalai and through Nagarahole and blasts and inciting communal agents lodged in different jails
conflict in the forests around Wynad constitute the single Bandipur reserves have also violence in the country through for trapping Indian jail inmates
Mysore, according to conser- largest contiguous stretch of el- been approved. Such activities some misled Indian youth. for joining LeT inspired/
ephant and wildlife habi- also promote mindless expan- While Asgar Ali, supported terrorist/disruptive
tat in the country. sion of resorts under the guise Shakarulla, and Iqbal were and/or unlawful activities in the
Decimation of the for- of eco-tourism, taking a heavy arrested from different places country.
ests, encroachment and toll on the forests. a fortnight ago, the Anti The ATS is contemplating
fragmentation of the el- The task force has recom- Terrorism Squad (ATS) of to seek production warrants
ephant habitat and its mended that the elephant be Rajasthan Police apprehended against the agents for
gradual degradation declared as India’s National Kabil Khan yesterday. interrogation and further
force these animals to Heritage Animal to convey the Kabil, a resident of Khsyan investigation, Mr Garg said.
stray into human habita- message of the animal being a Inter-state drug
tions in search of fodder symbol of unity across diverse
vation experts. only to get maimed or electro- cultures and faiths. peddler held
The report was recently cuted by farmers desperate to Other recommendations Bangalore, Nov 3 (UNI)
submitted to the Ministry of save their standing crops. include starting a ‘Haathi Mere of the city police, working on
The city police today
Environment and Forests. If it There are nearly 160 vil- Saathi’campaign in keeping a tipoff, apprehended one
arrested one person from
is implemented in true spirit, it lages around Bandipur and with the unique association el- Hemram of Chokadikala in
Rajasthan who was trying to
would provide a major boost Nagrahole alone with more ephants have with the culture Jodhpur City of Rajasthan
sell four kg of opium, valued
to conservation of elephants as than two lakh people and 2.5 and people of India since time and the contraband was
Rs 60 lakh in the international
the Mysore Elephant Reserve, lakh cattle, resultingin pressure immemorial, creating aware- seized from his possession.
market, on a busy street in
the nomenclature for the habi- on the periphery of the forests, ness about their fate, and es- The arrested was
the city today.
tat under Project Elephant, is reducing the buffer zone. tablishment of Regional Gajah produced before a local court
A central crime branch
home to nearly 8,500 el- However, the worst form of Centers to serve as education which remanded him to
release said the narcotic wing
ephants that roam free in the degradation was being abetted centers on elephants. judicial custody.

Greece suspends overseas shipment of mail and packages


There have been a total of 14 actual or suspected bombs since Monday
ATHENS, Nov 3 (Reuters) bend,’’ said Papandreou, who ‘’All evidence show this is by al Qaeda in the Arabian in possession of two bombs,
Greece suspended has vowed to be ‘’merciless’’ a clear domestic case, with no Peninsula. one addressed to French
overseas shipment of mail and with militants. connection with international German officials said on President Nicolas Sarkozy.
packages for 48 hours today, Papandreou, in office for terrorism,’’ Greek Foreign Wednesday they want the EU Two suspect packages
hoping to stop militants sending only 13 months, and acutely Minister Dimitris Droutsas to introduce new security detonated by police at the
more parcel bombs in addition aware of the disruption caused said. ‘’The evidence so far measures against militant cargo terminal of Athens
to more than a dozen already by weeks of riots in December shows we are dealing with attacks via air freight to help airport yesterday contained
sent to foreign governments 2008 after a police officer extreme left, anarchist groups.’’ improve a patchwork of rules explosives and were
and embassies. killed a teenager, has The Greek parcel bombs around the world. addressed to European police
Small bombs exploded at threatened to call a follow the interception of FIRE CONSPIRACY organisation Europol and the
the Swiss and Russian parliamentary election if voters explosive packages suspected CELLS Greek police arrested European Court of Justice,
embassies in Athens on do not back him. to have been sent to Chicago the two men, aged 22 and 24, police officials said
Tuesday, a parcel with There have been a total of
explosives was intercepted at 14 actual or suspected bombs PHOTO CORNER
the German chancellor’s office since Monday but only one
and another package casualty, a courier employee
addressed to Italy’s prime who was slightly injured when
minister caught fire when it was a bomb exploded in her hands.
checked. ‘’If there are more parcel
The bombs may be bombs they must be abroad
intended to spur an anti- by now, not in Greece.
government vote in Sunday’s Courier services have
local elections in protest against made checks and have not
Pic by: Suguna Saravanan

Prime Minister George found anything suspect for


Papandreou’s austerity plan, domestic delivery,’’ a police
agreed with the EU and official said on Wednesday.
International Monetary Fund Police, who said their
to deal with Greece’s debt inquiry had shown no links
mountain. between the bombers and al
‘’Such brainless and Qaeda, said members of the
irresponsible actions aim to public had come forward with
damage the Greek people’s information about two Greek
great effort to put the country men who have been arrested,
and its economy back on its while investigators searched
feet ... they will fail, we will not their homes. Gliding by as the sun sets
Edited, Printed and Published by DOS in Communication and Journalism, Manasagangothri, Mysore - 570006. Phone : 91-821-2419516
e-mail: mg.mcj@uni-mysore.ac.in visit: www.uni-mysore.ac.in

You might also like