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SC puts public purpose above sacrifice, clears Taj expressway
New Delhi, Sept. 8: The Supreme Court today upheld the Uttar Pradesh government's land acquisition for the Taj expressway linking Delhi with Agra, dismissing farmers' contention that the land had been acquired for a "company" and not for a "public purpose". Mediator hunt for Ayodhya gathers pace New Delhi, Sept. 8: The Centre and the Mayavati regime are scouting for mediators to reach out to groups involved in the Ayodhya title suit, with a little over a fortnight to go for judgment day. IIT retirement age raised to 70 to beat faculty crunch New Delhi, Sept. 8: The Indian Institutes of Technology, facing a severe faculty shortage, can now retain any teacher up to five years beyond the retirement age of 65. River 'god' throws out Dow from Pune Mumbai, Sept. 8: Dow Chemical, which bought the Bhopal disaster-tainted Union Carbide, will abandon a proposed research hub in Pune and return the land because of protests by an influential sect which fears pollution of a revered river. Nod to dyslexic child's US adoption New Delhi, Sept. 8: The Supreme Court today allowed an American couple to adopt an 11-year-old boy who is a slow learner, overturning a high court order that had refused their plea to adopt him, fearing exploitation. Ministry suspends NIT director New Delhi, Sept. 8: The human resource development ministry today suspended M. Chidambaram, the director of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, for "misconduct" and asked him to join his parent institute, IIT Madras, immediately. Ranchi talks over feast Ranchi/New Delhi, Sept. 8: Former Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda today hosted a lunch for ally MLAs amid signals from Raj Bhavan that he would be invited to form a government after the Centre completed the "formality" of revoking Presidents' rule. PM hosts, Omar hunts for Id present New Delhi, Sept. 8: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah arrived here this afternoon seeking to extract a comprehensive Id gift for his irate Valley constituents but remained unsure after a 45-minute one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh just how fulsome, or festive, that package will be. Stress test for Naveen's all-weather armour * At Lanjigarh, 65-year-old Luhudi Sikhaka, the tribal priest of Niyam Raja, the deity of the Dongaria Kondhs, does not want to part with his land to the Vedanta group for its alumina complex. His consideration, unlike his fellow tribesmen, is not religion. His two sons-in-law have already sold off their land to the multinational company. They have squandered away the compensation, mostly on liquor, and today, they work as coolies at the plant site, virtually begging for daily wage jobs. "I do not want that to happen to me or my family members. I don't want my grandchildren to end up becoming coolies. We are better off now," says Luhudi. Ash backlash The Vedanta group has shut down its 600MW power plant at Orissa's Jharsuguda following protests by residents on Wednesday for allegedly causing air pollution. More ...
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