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The Armed Forces Tribunal has granted a six-week extension to the Army to complete all the processes in the Sukna land scam case,a week after the two-month deadline given by it lapsed.

Sukna: Army gets 6 weeks to finish all processes

New Delhi: The Armed Forces Tribunal has granted a six-week extension to the Army to complete all the processes in the Sukna land scam case,a week after the two-month deadline given by it lapsed. Agreeing with the Armys reasons for not being able to complete the proceedings in the given time,the two-member Bench headed by Justice A K Mathur said,As matter has been litigating before the Honourable SC,therefore,direction given by this Tribunal to dispose of the matter within the timeframe could not be done. Let the respondents Army complete all the process within further six weeks, the Bench said.

Kaziranga has highest tiger density in world

Guwahati: Kaziranga National Park in Assam has the highest density of tigers in the world with 32 tigers per 100 sq km,according to a study. Releasing the study report,Assam Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain said,KNP has the highest density of tigers compared to any tiger habitats in the world8230;It is a matter of pride for us that when in the rest of the country tiger population has gone down with only 1,411 of the species left,Kaziranga National Park has also recorded highest number of individual tigers as well.

Security beefed up in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Security in Kolkata has been stepped up following inputs received from the Centre of a possible terrorist strike here. We have received certain inputs from the Centre and are working on it. We have taken every possible measure to keep the city secure, JCP Jawed Shamim told reporters on Wednesday. Vulnerable places like shopping malls have been identified and their authorities have been asked to maintain a watch,he said.

Mistaken identity: Cops fire at NRI

MOGA: An NRI was seriously injured when the police allegedly shot him Thursday,mistaking him to be the main accused in the murder of a village head. Budh Singh Wala,who had arrived at his native Macchike village from Canada about two months ago,was travelling in his vehicle along with his girlfriend when the police,acting on a tip-off about assailants of ex-Daudhar village head Rashpal Singh,chased the vehicle and fired at it.

Cabinet meet on banks of Ganga

DEHRADUN: To send across a message that it was committed to cleaning the Ganga,Uttarakhand has decided to hold a Cabinet meeting on the banks of the river in Hardwar on Friday. Before the meeting,Cabinet members will bath in the river,sources said.

Placement website for war widows

NEW DELHI: The Air Force Wives Welfare Association and the ICICI Bank Thursday joined hands to launch a website http://www.afwwasercices.co.in that will enable wives and widows of Air Force men to easily learn about vacancies and apply for them sitting in their homes.

Maoists kill Orissa forester

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Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists shot dead a Forester in a wildlife sanctuary of south-western Orissas Nuapada district on Wednesday night. About 30 Maoists came on Wednesday night on a motorcycle and shot dead forester Sangram Swain 54 at Bharuamunda forest checkgate in the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary, said Nuapada SP B K Rath. Maoists also blew up a culvert near Laxmipur in Koraput district on Wednesday leading to disruption of vehicular traffic.

Fake I-T officials loot Rs 2 crore

Kolkata: Three men,posing as Income Tax officials,looted Rs 2 crore from the house of a trader at Beleghata in north Kolkata on Thursday. Tarachand Daptari and his three daughters were not at home when the three men duped his wife,Manju. Daptari had sold his property in Phoolbagan on April 11 at Rs 2 crore and kept the money at home. They took cash worth Rs 2 crore and gave a fake seizure list stating that Rs 90 lakh was seized from their residence, said an official. A probe is on.

HC dismisses plea against Haasan

CHENNAI: The Madras HC has dismissed a petition by S Senthilkumar,seeking a directive to police to register a case against actor Kamal Haasan. Senthilkumar claimed he had written a story and sent it to Hassan,who made it into the movie Dasavatharam without his knowledge,following which he filed a case against him. On September 2,2007,miscreants came and warned him of dire consequences if he did not withdraw the case,he alleged. ENS amp; PTI