Friday, August 2, 2013

How UP's sand mafia framed Durga Shakti Nagpal

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

The Union Cabinet approving an amendment to the RTI Act to keep political parties out of its purview, the probe into JNU murder, the easing of FDI policy for multi-brand retail find place on the front pages of all dailies today.

The rare show of unity by political parties calling for a law to counter the judgement that bars convicted politicians from contesting polls is reported in many newspapers. "Parties veto SC intrusion"; says the Pioneer. "Politicians close ranks to protect themselves"; says, The Times of India.

Central Bureau of Investigation did not require the sanction of the government to pursue a court-monitored investigation such as the 2G case, reports the Indian Express quoting the Supreme Court.

Reports on UP's sand mafia and the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal are extensively covered by the papers. "Mafia Rules the sands" says, the Mail Today. "How UP's sand mafia framed Durga" reports Hindustan Times headline. "Furious IAS officers protest against Durga suspension", says the Times of India; And the Hindu on its front page quotes the Department of Personnel and Training as saying that Centre cannot come to the rescue of aggrieved officers in the States."

Train fares may go up more often now following the Cabinet approval for setting up of an independent tarrif regulator for railways delinking rail fares from the political process, reports Hindustan Times.

The Supreme Court questioning government's failure to act on the Radia Tapes finds mention in Hindustan Times and other dailies; as does the CBI giving a clean chit to Raja Bhaiya in the Asian Age, the Pioneer and the Hindu.

And finally, giving hope to cancer patients the Times of India reports, "Found:A switch to turn off cancer of testis and ovary". The paper says that researchers from Cambridge have discovered a molecular switch that can turn off a highly virulent cancer of these organs. 

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