TDP urges reprobe into MLA killing
A delegation of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday met CBI director A.P. Singh and demanded reinvestigation into the sensational killing of its MLA Paritala Ravi in 2005.
The delegation, led by TDP MP Nama Nageswara Rao, urged the CBI director that all angles in the murder, including the possibility of involvement of political leaders, should be investigated by the agency. The TDP leaders also submitted a memorandum to the CBI director in this regard.
Talking to reporters following the meeting, Mr Rao said, “The CBI director said he will look into the case.” It may be recalled that Ravi was killed on January 24, 2005, which created ripples in the state politics. The main accused in the case was also killed. His killing has also inspired a Bollywood movie Rakth Charitra.
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LeT militants kill 2 sisters in N. Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan. 31: Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) militants on Monday shot dead two sisters after dragging them out of their house in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the first major strike targeting civilians this year.
Arifa and Akhtar, daughters of Ghulam Nabi Dar, were gunned down by three militants, including a Pakistani, at around 10 pm at Muslim Peer in Sopore town, 52 km from here, superintendent of police Sopore Altaf Ahmad said.
According to preliminary probe, the three Lashkar militants barged into the house and forcibly took the girls, aged between 16 to 18 years, the police said. “The girls were later shot dead by the militants near the Ziarat (shrine) Rahim Sahib,” Mr Ahmad said. —PTI
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Ministry may justify Boeing order soon
Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Jan. 31: The civil aviation ministry is expected to soon justify the decision taken a few years ago to place an order of 50 aircraft with US aviation giant Boeing for the full-service national carrier Air India.
The justification is expected to be given in a reply to the CAG, which had reportedly asked the ministry for some queries on the Air India fleet order from Boeing. Ministry sources said while it had initially been decided by the government a few years ago to place an order of 35 aircraft from Boeing and then consider a follow-up order of 15 more aircraft, it had been later decided by the government to place an order of 50 aircraft at one go.
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