New Delhi, Feb 27 : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury on Friday sacked National Commission for Women (NCW) member Nirmala Vankatesh, saying her conduct was detrimental to public interest.

"Vankatesh was sent to Mangalore to probe the assault on women in a pub by the Hindu outfit Sri Rama Sene, but she went public and acted in a way which was detrimental to public interest," a notification issued to NCW member said.

New Delhi, Feb. 27 : The Union Home Minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, on Thursday said that the dossier provided to Pakistan by India is an authentic document and sound in its analysis.

Porbandar, Feb 27 : Terming all belongings of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, a national heritage, residents of Porbandar on Friday opposed the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings, which is due next month in New York.

The proposed sale has dismayed the Gandhians in Porbandar, as they believe it goes against the philosophy of a man who shunned material possessions and led an ascetic life.

The pair of the famed metal-rimmed spectacles, a pocket watch and sandals of Gandhi are scheduled to be auctioned.

Amritsar, Feb. 27 : To set a unique example by a community, various Sikh originations are going to hold world's largest blood donation camp on the occasion of the Hola Mohalla celebrations on March 10 at the Sikh shrine of Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib.

About one million devotees are expected to arrive here on the occasion of Hola Mohalla celebrations here, when the huge blood donation camp will be organized.

Calicut (Kerala), Feb. 27 : A former catholic nun in Kerala has penned down an autobiographical account of sexual abuses prevailing in convents besides ill treatment being meted out by superiors to nuns.

Soon to be available in Indian markets, the book titled `Amen - Autobiography of a Nun' by former nun Dr. Sister Jesme from the Catholic Church in Kerala of Southern India, highlights the little known moral corruption for public knowledge.

New Delhi, Feb. 27 : Pinki Sonkar, the child protagonist of Oscar winning documentary ''Smile Pinky'', has a dream to grow up and be a medical practitioner.

"After the operation, she (Pinki) becomes a normal girl, her fate has changed. Now she wants to be a doctor and wants to perform lip-cleft surgery on other patients suffering from cleft lip problem," Pinki's father Rajender Sonkar said, while talking to media.