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Daler allowed to use passport

Daler allowed to use passportA local court in Patiala allowed Bhangra-pop singer Daler Mehndi to use his passport for traveling abroad.

Mehndi was accused of human trafficking in September 2003. It was alleged that he was taking money to include people in his musical group and help them to migrate illegally to other countries.

Mehandi's lawyer on Monday told the court Mehndi had several stage performances in abroad and for that he requires his passport. He said that Mehndi had been attending all court hearings in Patiala. Mehendi was present in the Court on Monday.

Arcelor-Mittal to submit its DPR for Orissa project

Arcelor-Mittal to submit its DPR for Orissa projectWorld's largest steel maker Arcelor-Mittal will submit its detailed project to Orissa government soon. And also the company would proceed in a phased manner to implement its Orissa project.

Company's Chief Executive Officer (India) Vijay Bhatnagar said that the detailed project report is ready and an expert panel is going to examine it.

"Once the study by the technical experts is over, the DPR will be submitted to the state government," Mr Bhatnagar informed.

Alva appears before disciplinary committee chief

Alva appears before disciplinary committee chiefCongress general secretary Margaret Alva on Monday appeared before Disciplinary Action Committee of AICC. Defence Minister AK Antony is heading the committee.

Alva created a storm in Congress last week by alleging that party tickets were sold for up coming assembly polls.

During the meeting, Alva is believed to have told Antony the reasons behind her allegations, party sources said.

She was called by the disciplinary committee after her outburst.

Threat letter to father Chennath

Threat letter to father ChennathThe Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop, Raphael Cheenath, has said that he is facing a threat to his life after the killing of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and violence that followed it.

"I received an anonymous letter from some Hindu youth organisation which threatened to eliminate me," Archbishop Cheenath said.

He met Chief Minister Naveen Pattanaik on Monday. He told that he had informed the CM about this threat.

The letter came to him in Last week of August.

Swami Laxamananda Saraswati's was brutally killed in Kandhamal district on August 23.

Court directive to Nun to appear for TIP on 19th

Court directive to Nun to appear for TIP on 19thBaliguda court in Orissa Monday directed the nun, who was allegedly raped in Kandhamal, to appear for test identification parade on 19 November.

“The nun had sought one month’s time through her lawyer from the court citing that the she was ill and could not come,” assistant public prosecutor B. Loknath Dorai said.

“However, the court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Dola Gobinda Barik at Baliguda re-fixed the date to Nov 19 rejecting her plea for one month’s time and directed the nun to attend the legal procedure on scheduled date,” Dorai said.

L&T Consortium bags India’s first Monorail System from Mumbai Metropolitan

L&T Consortium bags India’s first Monorail System from Mumbai Metropolitan Larsen & Toubro, India’s leading Technology, Engineering & Construction Company along with its Malaysian partner Scomi Engineering Bhd has secured an order worth Rs 2460 crore from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to implement the country’s first Monorail System in Mumbai. 
 
The consortium bagged the said contract by beating Reliance-Hitachi Consortium’s bid.  

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