Headlines this morning
July 13, 2011  10:42

Good morning. The new railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, who got on the job, minutes after his induction yesterday, faced the ire of the families of the victims of the Kalka Mail accident. Big task ahead of him in terms of improving railway safety. The other fallout from the Cabinet reshuffle yesterday is...

 

Jairam loses Environment, Moily Law in reshuffle (The Hindu)
Khursheed gets Law, Railways for Dinesh Trivedi; Last reshuffle before the polls, says Manmohan. Read

 

Cabinet reshuffle unsettles PM's pack: Kamat quits, Moily blames 'vested interests', Jena sulks (The Times of India)

Open griping over the changes carried out by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cast a shadow on the exercise on Tuesday, with Gurudas Kamat deciding to resign from the government while Veerappa Moily made no secret of his pique by hitting out at "vested interests". Read

 

Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi rift corridor chit-chat: Sharad Pawar (DNA)
Pawar described the speculation about the goings on in the government and in the Congress as chit-chat in the corridors of power. Read

 

2G scam: CBI noose tightens around Dayanidhi Maran (DNA)
After former textile minister Dayanidhi Marans departure from the Union cabinet, the CBI has accelerated its probe against him. In the past one week, the federal investigating agency have recorded statements of about 20 witnesses, who have given their testimony to establish former telecom ministers wrongdoing during his tenure.Read

 

Chennai police summon Kalanidhi Maran in cheating case (DNA)
Police said the chairman and managing director of Sun Network was summoned to appear on a complaint by a Salem-based film distributor who accused Sun Pictures of cheating Rs 83 lakh and threatening him when he sought return of the money. Read

 

Trivedi faces ire of Kalka mishap victims' kin (Hindustan Times)

New railway minister Dinesh Trivedi faced protest from family members of the passengers injured in the Kalka Mail accident and was also heckled as he visited a hospital in Fatehpur. Read

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