Legal News – Newsletter for December 12, 2010

Big B, John in Madhya Pradesh to save tigers

BHOPAL – Bollyood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has taken time out of his busy schedule to visit Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh to participate in the Save Our Tigers campaign. He feels the cause is more important than his films.

“The tiger’s cause is more important than my films. Kids should start tiger clubs and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Big B, John in Madhya Pradesh to save tigers.

NGO to rescue of Punjabi youth stranded in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

JALANDHAR – They had gone to foreign shores, hoping to turn around their fortunes. But their dreams soon turned sour as the 50 youths from Punjab were forced to live in miserable conditions and do shoddy jobs in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

A Punjab-based NGO, Lok Bhalai Party (LBP), working for the rights of Indians …. Source article  : NGO to rescue of Punjabi youth stranded in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia.

Protesters demand Assange’s release from jail

SAO PAULO – Scores of demonstrators rallied Saturday outside the gates of the British consulate in Sao Paulo to demand the release from prison of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Brazilian media said the demonstration was organized online, using social networks like Facebook and Twitter and several blogs that have emerged in Brazil to protest Assange’s …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Radia tapes: Rights group to oppose Tata’s plea against publication

NEW DELHI – The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which is seeking the apex court’s monitoring of the 2G spectrum probe, Saturday said that it will oppose Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata’s plea seeking to restrain media from publishing transcripts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s tapped conversations.

Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan said that CPIL … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Radia tapes: Rights group to oppose Tata’s plea against publication.

Tourists banned in core areas of Madhya Pradesh tiger reserves

BHOPAL – The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) said that there shall be no tourism within the core area of tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh, according to documents filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The NTCA direction has been spelt out in an an affidavit filed before a Madhya Pradesh High Court bench …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

‘Investigation into Radia tapes not complete yet’

NEW DELHI – A probe into the taped conversations of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia triggered by complaints of her alleged links with foreign intelligence outfits and amassing of Rs.300 crore in nine years is not over yet, the apex court has been told.

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, an additional director of …. Original source  : ‘Investigation into Radia tapes not complete yet’.