Express News Service & PTI: Fri Oct 29 2010,
New Delhi: Five years after it came into being, the Right to Information Act now has a logo. Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan launched this simple-looking symbol that shows a sheet of paper with ‘information’ on it being provided by a ‘public authority’ which resembles the letter ‘i’. The government hopes to increase the awareness of the RTI Act by popularising this symbol among the masses.
RBI to issue CWG logo coins soon
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon be circulating five rupee and two rupee coins bearing the Commonwealth Games 2010 logo. The five rupee coin will be made of composed of copper, zinc and nickel, while the two rupee coins are to be made of iron and chromium, an official release said Thursday.
HC stays withdrawal of Mahanta’s security
GUWAHATI: Five days after the Union Home Ministry withdrew the Z-plus security cover of former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, a vacation bench of the Gauhati High Court here on Thursday stayed the withdrawal and directed the Home Ministry to show cause as to why it decided to withdraw his security cover. The vacation bench fixed November 8 as the date for the Home Ministry to submit its explanation.
Ex-IGP gets life in jail for Naxal’s murder
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A CBI Special court Thursday sentenced former Kerala IGP K Lakshmana to life in jail for killing Naxal leader A Varghese 40 years ago in a fake encounter. He was also fined Rs 10,000 that will be paid to the murdered Naxalite's family. Lakshmana, 75, pleaded leniency on account of his advanced age and requested that he be lodged in Central Jail in Thiruvananthapuram. The court accepted this plea.
Man impersonating PC’s spl secy held
CHENNAI: A man who impersonated the Special Secretary to Home Minister P Chidambaram and insisted that he be allowed entry into the prohibited area of Ponnambalamedu in Kerala has been arrested. Police identified the accused as V Narayanan and said he was arrested following a complaint by Arvind Mukherjee, Under Secretary to the Government of India.
2-yr-old raped by father, critical
BHIWANI: A two-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her father in Sohasra village in Bhiwani district is critical. The accused, Sajjan Kumar, had allegedly taken his minor daughter out two days ago on the pretext of taking her to the market. She was found bleeding later, even as he ran away. The infant has been admitted to a hospital.
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