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Chavan does a Raj, seeks Railway jobs for locals

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has asked Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to recruit more locals in Railways. Speaking at a function to launch five new trains in Mumbai, Chavan expressed his opinion in the presence of the Railway Minister.

Gateway to Mahim: Neglect in the city

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, Mumbai

Images of SRPF jawans, forced to squat at the Gateway, shocked India. Now NDTV has found more proof of how other SRPF jawans posted in Mumbai are forced to live in utter squalor. These are evidence that our governments continue to turn a blind eye to the plight of the men who risk their lives for us every day.

Raj targets SEBI, wants Marathi website

Press Trust of India, Saturday November 21, 2009, Mumbai

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has asked Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to provide Marathi option on its newly launched website. MNS Colaba vibhag pramukh, Arvind Gawde, met Ashish Kumar Chauhan - Deputy Chief Executive officer and submitted a memorandum highlighting the party's demand.

Channel attack: 17 sent to police remand

Press Trust of India, Saturday November 21, 2009, Mumbai

A local court on Saturday remanded all the 17 Shiv Sena members, arrested for attacking Marathi news channel office, to police custody till November 23. The 17 were produced before the Vikhroli metropolitan magistrate, which remanded them to two day police custody.

Local support for 26/11 not ruled out

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, Mumbai

The 26/11 terrorists either had advance teams study the targets or local support to carry out the strikes, former NSG chief J K Dutt tells NDTV. It's an allegation that has been repeatedly denied by the government and security agencies. “There could have been local support for the 26/11 attacks. Given how well the terrorists seemed to know their targets, either they had advance teams for reconnaissance or local support that guided them to their targets, said Dutt, who led the operations during the siege.

India’s shame: 5,000 child deaths a day

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, New Delhi

For millions of children in India, childhood is an elusive dream, as a reports have revealed that 5,000 children below five die every day. It may be a shocking statistic but the United Nation's Status of the World's Children 2009 says, it isn't a losing battle just yet; it just needs a little push and a lot of political will.

CJI's warning on terror coverage

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, New Delhi

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Friday warned against what he called unrestrained media coverage of terror attacks, saying they can provoke people to take the law into their own hands. “The impact of terrorist attacks on people's minds is amplified by pervasive media coverage. The resentment fuelled by unrestrained media coverage can lead to desire for retribution," CJI K G Balakrishnan said. He was speaking at a two-day International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism in the capital.

26/11: Ex-Mumbai top cop kicks up row

Press Trust of India, Saturday November 21, 2009, New Delhi

Just as Mumbai prepares to remember the victims of the 26/11 tragedy, remarks by former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Hasan Gafoor, has sparked off a new controversy. In an interview to a magazine he said: "A section of senior police officers refused to be on the ground and take on the terrorists. By doing so, they chose to ignore the need of the hour."

Police jeep hits Priyanka Gandhi's motorcade

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, Amethi

When Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi landed in Amethi on Friday, they took turns driving a Green Toyota Qualis. Priyanka smiled at the cameras and waved as she drove her brother away. Later, it was Rahul who took the wheel.

Naxal menace: Shadow of the Reds

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday November 21, 2009, Karimnagar

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram may have said Operation Greenhunt is an invention of the media, but for people living in the shadows of Maoist territory, fear has become a very real, eternal companion. Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh shares the border with Naxal-affected districts of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Residents of Ambatpally scatter and disappear as soon as they spot any car entering their village, thinking it to be a police vehicle. “Questions will be asked why we are hanging around as a group,'' says Suresh, a villager. The laughter barely hides the underlying fear. This area in Karimnagar district was a hardcore Naxal land till 2005 when a police offensive pushed the Naxals out.