Opinion Application for cancellation of former CM A R Antulay’s bail rejected
The prosecution application for cancellation of the former Maharashtra chief minister, A R Antulay’s bail was rejected by Justice S N Khatri at the Bombay High Court.
Giving his ruling, Justice Khatri said it could not be conclusively said that the accused had indulged in tampering with the government files relating to cement transactions during his tenure as chief minister.
Provincial Councils
The government was willing to consider provincial councils as units of devolution for the entire country, Sri Lankan President Jayewardene said. The district councils in existence will remain intact, but soon, provincial councils will be conceived. The President saw the formation of provincial councils as an organic part of the second chamber concept spelt out by him to the all-party conference called to consider the problem of Sri Lanka Tamils.
Cong Poll Planning
About half a dozen cabinet ministers of Bihar will be told to quit for taking up oganisational work as part of the Congress (I) high command’s plans to strengthen the party before the forthcoming elections. This became obvious after Bihar Chief Minister Chandra Shekhar Singh and his predecessor, Jagannath Mishra, had talks with the central leaders.
Antulay’s Bail Plea
The prosecution application for cancellation of the former Maharashtra chief minister, A R Antulay’s bail was rejected by Justice S N Khatri at the Bombay High Court. Giving his ruling, Justice Khatri said it could not be conclusively said that the accused had indulged in tampering with the government files relating to cement transactions during his tenure as chief minister.
NTR’s Disillusionment
The battle of Andhra Pradesh must be won before any further talks of opposition party unity at the national level N T Rama Rao, the Telugu Desam party leader told ENS just before emplaning for Hyderabad. Rama Rao’s health seems to have improved much since his arrival in Delhi. He, however, appeared to be disillusioned about the Centre and did not expect either the recall of the Governor or the dismissal of the Bhaskara Rao Ministry.
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