Quicktakes

Slain city advocate8217;s house raided
MUMBAI: Police today conducted a search at the Borivli residence of lawyer Liyakat Ali Shaikh, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants here recently. Shaikh had allegedly acted as a conduit between suspended Judge J W Singh and Karachi-based underworld don Chhota Shakeel. The police were searching for some vital evidence and clues about Singh8217;s involvement with Chhota Shakeel. However, they found nothing significant in the raid. DCP Zone IV R G Kadam confirming the raid on Liyakat8217;s residence, denied that another raid had been conducted at Singh8217;s house also. Some police officials had earlier claimed that 8220;a diary, a mobile phone which was used to contact Chhota Shakeel and objectionable documents8221; were found during a raid on Singh8217;s Sion residence.

Akademi awards
NEW DELHI: Twenty one authors were selected by the Sahitya Akademi for awards for their contribution in the field of literature . Among others, late A K Ramanujan has got theaward for his The Collection of Poems, in English and Ranganath Pathare for his novel Tamrapat in Marathi.