New Delhi, Kolkata, 27 October : Indian Home secretay on Tuesday evening stated that the driver of the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express and his assistant, kidnapped by Maoists-backed tribals at Banstala station between Jhargram and Sarna stations of the SE Railway this afternoon, have been released.
“Rajdhani Express has been secured from the Maoists. The drivers too are safe,” home secretary G K Pillai informed media. Pro-Maoists group PCPA had claimed responsibility for the attack stating that the train drivers had defied the bandh call.
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Armed tribals blocke train in Jhargram, abduct driverMotorman has not been abducted by Maoist : Maoist leader Kishenji
Jhargram, 27 October : Two drivers of the New Delhi- Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express were kidnapped by Maoist-backed tribals at Banstala station between Jhargram and Sarna stations of the South Eastern Railway this afternoon.
The motorman of the train has reportedly been abducted by them. Tribals are blocking the railway track due to a bandh called by the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities. They are holding a day-long bandh to send out a message that they will not put up with police 'invading' their villages. The primary objective of the security forces at the present is to get back the motorman. The second objective is to negotiate with the tribals to remove the blockade. However, conflicting reports state that it is not tribals but Maoists who have blocked the railway tracked. Maoist leader Kishenji has told Bengal Newz that the motorman "must have fled on his own, and has not been abducted by Maoist".CRPF forces have arrived on the spot and reports state that one CRPF personnel has been injured in the ensuing firing between security forces and the Maoist. The passengers have been majorly inconvenienced due to the ongoing chaos. Last week, the Railway Ministry had decided to run the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express six days a week instead of five. န Photos : AP
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Atindranath Dutta violated rule by speaking to media
Kolkata, 27 October : Police officer Atindranath Dutta, kidnapped by Maoists on 20 October in West Midnapore and subsequently released unharmed, violated service conduct rules by speaking to media about the whole episode, a senior West Bengal police officer said today.
"He has violated the conduct rules by speaking to media and divulging every detail of the case," inspector general of police (Western Range) Kuldeep Singh said, shortly after Dutta was questioned by the CID here for the second consecutive day. "We are probing about any possible role of Dutta and other police personnel of the Sankrail police station in the attack by Maoists. If some anomalies are found, action will be taken," Singh said. "The superintendent of police has served him notice to join duty immediately. He was released on 22 October and we gave him three days to recoup. We found him hale and hearty during his appearance on television after his release," Singh said.A senior CID officer said, "There were some inconsistencies in his statement and so we questioned him again." န Photos : AP, Avijit Mondal
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Indian NHRC summon West Bengal Health secretary
New Delhi, 27 October : The NHRC has directed West Bengal Health Secretary to appear before it following the state government's failure in submitting a report about the steps taken in connection with the death of 14 infants at a government hospital two years ago.
The Commission has directed the state health secretary to appear before it on 23 November. However, it also said his appearance is not required, if the report sought by it is submitted "on or before" 16 November. Fourteen infants had died allegedly due to negligence of doctors at Midnapore Medical College Hospital within a span of four days in May 2007.
New Delhi, 27 October : The NHRC has directed West Bengal Health Secretary to appear before it following the state government's failure in submitting a report about the steps taken in connection with the death of 14 infants at a government hospital two years ago.
The Commission has directed the state health secretary to appear before it on 23 November. However, it also said his appearance is not required, if the report sought by it is submitted "on or before" 16 November. Fourteen infants had died allegedly due to negligence of doctors at Midnapore Medical College Hospital within a span of four days in May 2007.
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Centre to retain security forces to combat Maoists
Kolkata, 27 October : The Centre has assured the West Bengal government that it will not withdraw the 1,700 personnel of central security forces from the three Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, even though Assembly elections in adjoining Jharkhand is round the corner.The assurance was given by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee when the latter met him in Delhi recently, Bhattacharjee was quoted as having told a Left Front meeting here yesterday.
A CPI state leader, who preferred anonymity, said that the chief minister gave a briefing of his meeting with Chidambaram and expressed his government's firm determination to take on the Maoist challenge. He was also keen to find out the whereabouts of the two policemen missing since 30 July. န Photo : AFP
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'2004 grenade attack' was conspiracy to kill Hasina
Dhaka, 27 October : The grenade attack on prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004 was a conspiracy to kill her using banned Harkatul Jihad (HuJI) which was hatched by opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders at the office of party chief Khaleda Zia's son, according to a media report here today.The Daily Star in an investigative report said the "chilling conspiracy" to kill Hasina was hatched at Hawa Bhaban, the office of Zia's elder son Tarique Rahman. "On 14 August, 2004 nine people sat at Hawa Bhaban to discuss a recommendation coming from a series of meetings in the past where Hasina's Awami League was branded as the arch enemy for the country and Islam, and it was recommended that she must die.
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WB fit case for promulgation of Article 356 : Mamata
Mamata slams Buddhadeb, says he 'misled' nation on abducted cops
IANS, New Delhi, 27 October : Demanding information on two policemen missing for months, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met the home minister and then accused West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of misleading the country. The two cops were abducted by Maoists on 30 July."I along the families of two missing constables met the home minister. He said he was upset and equally concerned. Though law and order is a state subject, he assured of all possible help in searching for them," Banerjee said after meeting Chidambaram here. The two constables Kanchan Garai and Sabir Ali Mollah had been whisked away by Maoists on 30 July from Lalgarh bazar, and there has been no trace of them since. Last Saturday at a press conference here, Bhattacharjee made a remark regarding the "death" of two policemen. That created a furore in the state, though the chief minister and his officials promptly said he was not referring to these two constables.
Banerjee said Bhattacharjee had misled the country, distorted the facts and misled the people and families of abducted policemen. It's a matter of great concern," she said.
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Maoist-sponsored shutdown hits normal life in 3dists
Jhargram, 27 October : An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Maoist organisation PCAPA disturbed normal life in Jhargram region of Midnapore district in West Bengal on Tuesday.The shutdown is observed on the call of the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), a pro-Maoist organisation that represents local tribesmen, against the anti-Maoist operations by para-military forces in the forest areas. Shops, educational institutions and business establishments remained closed in the Jangalmahal area of West Midnapore district. Similar shutdowns were also witnessed in the Bankura and Purulia districts.
Meanwhile, residents said the administration should initiate dialogue instead of using force to solve the issue.
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Non-Banking Financial Institutions asked to freeze Hizb-ut-Tahrir's A/CsDhaka, 27 October : The central bank of Bangladesh has ordered the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to freeze accounts of the banned Hizb ut Tahrir Bangladesh, officials told reporters.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, issued a fresh order in this connection on Monday and asked the chief executives of the country's 29 NBFIs to find out the organization's accounts and freeze them. The fresh order came a day after the central bank asked the chief executives of the country's 48 commercial banks to freeze accounts of the banned Islamic outfit.
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Andaman Viper Island, for historic-pleasure vacation
Andaman & Nicobar Blog, 27 October : Viper Island is a tourist destination as well as a destination with historical importance. Viper Island is the place where British constructed the first jail in British-India. The major attraction in Viper Island is the jail which is open for tourists. Tourists can explore the jail and learn the inhumanity faced by the freedom fighters from the British. Until a new cellular jail was constructed in Port Blair, the jail in Viper Island was the only place convicts where kept. Sher Ali the one who killed Lord Mayo the viceroy of India in 1872 was hanged here. The Island is named after the vessel “Viper” on which Lieutenant Archibald Blair reached this island in 1789.The accessibility to Viper Island is through Port Blair. Port Blair has an airport which has flights from different parts of India via Cochin and a few flights from Kolkata and Chennai. Port Blair offers local ferries to reach Viper Island. There are several hotels and resorts in Port Blair for tourists to stay.
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