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| Omar raises Pathribal closure case with PM | | | Jammu, Feb 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday raised the issue of closure of the alleged Pathribal fake encounter case by the army with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded justice for the kin of the victims. The prime minister arrived here Sunday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is scheduled to inaugurate the 101st session of the Indian Science Congress at Jammu University Monday. Abdullah called on Manmohan Singh at the state Raj Bhawan. |
| French gay marriage protest draws thousands | |  Thousands of demonstrators began gathering in Paris and Lyon on Sunday in a renewed protest against France's legalisation of gay marriage, which has mobilised conservatives of all stripes. Organisers and police expected tens of thousands of people to join the marches against the Socialist government's "Marriage for All" law. Ahead of the protests, Interior Minister Manuel Valls vowed that any violence against police would be dealt with severely. Some 1,500 police officers were deployed in Paris and 600 in the central city of Lyon.
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| Buddhadeb admits Netai killings a mistake, Trinamool demands arrest | | | Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday admitted that the Netai incident, in which nine people died, was a "grave mistake" committed by the party workers. Nine people, including four women, were killed and 28 others were injured in the January 2011 clashes, triggered by assailants allegedly backed by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Netai near Lalgarh of West Midnapore district. Reacting to the development, the state's ruling Trinamool Congress demanded the immediate arrest of Bhattacharjee for his party's complicity in the killings. "The Netai incident was a mistake -- our lads committed a mistake, a big mistake in Netai," Bhattacharjee said while addressing a party rally in Midnapore of the district. |
| BJP seeks action, demonstrations held for Nido Tania | | | New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded "immediate action" against two Delhi shopkeepers who allegedly severely thrashed a 19-year-old youth from Arunachal Pradesh leading to his death here. Staging a protest outside Rajghat, Vijay Goel, president of the Delhi BJP, said the party was in solidarity with people from the northeast. Candle light vigils were held in different parts of the city to protest Nido Tania's death. "We won't let Nido Tania's life go in vain. |
| Gay-marriage debate takes new twist in Oregon: religious exemption | | | Oregon voters will likely face two questions about gay marriage when they go to the ballot this year: whether to become the 18th state to let same-sex couples wed, and whether the state should be the first to allow florists, cake makers and others to refuse to participate in these weddings on religious grounds. The ballot initiatives set up what some activists have said is the next frontier in the marriage debate - as more states move to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples, those who object on religious grounds want a legal right to opt out. "This is not a sideshow issue," said James Esseks of the American Civil Liberties Union, referring to the Oregon ballot initiative and the coming debate over religious exemption. "This is going to be the issue that we fight about for the next ten years, at least, in the (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights movement." In Oregon and 20 other states, it is illegal to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. |
| Iran eases restrictions on detained dissident - family | | | Iranian authorities have eased restrictions on detained opposition cleric Mehdi Karroubi, who helped lead big anti-government protests in 2009 and was put under house arrest two years later, his son said on Sunday. Karroubi, a defeated candidate in disputed presidential elections in 2009, was moved from detention at a location in Tehran to his home in the capital's northern Jamaran area, his son, Mohammad Hussein Karroubi, said on his Facebook page. Opposition sources have said Karroubi had been held at a apartment in northern Tehran operated by the security services. The transfer relaxes curbs imposed for what critics saw as his seditious role, along with fellow prominent reformist Mirhossein Mousavi, in post-election protests in 2009. |
| Yemen tribesmen say seize German to push for relatives' release | | | Yemeni tribesman said on Sunday they had kidnapped a German man to press their government to free jailed relatives, in the latest incident that underscores the increasing breakdown in security in the Western-allied country. Tribesmen telephoned journalists to say they kidnapped the man from the capital Sanaa and took him to Maarib, a tribal stronghold in the centre of Yemen. They said they were demanding the release of two relatives who they said were being held without charge. A spokeswoman for Germany's Foreign Ministry said: "We are aware of the reports. |
| Thai vote goes peacefully, but political paralysis looms | |  By Martin Petty and Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Elections in Thailand passed off peacefully on Sunday but the country was no nearer to ending its intractable political conflict, with the government facing the prospect of months of paralysis, protests and complex legal challenges. Voting was disrupted in about a fifth of the country's constituencies, but no major violence was reported, despite armed clashes between supporters and opponents of embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra that wounded seven people on the eve of the ballot. Yingluck will remain caretaker premier for weeks, facing continued anti-government protests and the prospect of a slew of legal challenges aimed at invalidating the poll. The usual campaign billboards, glossy posters and pre-election buzz were noticeably absent this time, as were many voters fearful of violence or bent on rejecting a ballot bound to re-elect the political juggernaut controlled by Yingluck's billionaire brother, Thaksin Shinawatra.
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| 22 people ill after eating 'prasad' in Tripura | | | Agartala, Feb 2 (IANS) As many as 22 people fell sick after eating 'prasad' in Tripura, an official said Sunday. At least 14 of them, including four children, were hospitalised. Eight, including the children, are reported to be in a serious condition after eating the 'prasad' (offering to deity). "A total of 22 people, including women and children, took ill after eating 'prasad' at a 'kirtan' at Bankumari (25 km south of here) in western Tripura Saturday night," a health department spokesman told reporters. |
| EU "seriously concerned" about China crackdown on rights activists | | | The European Union is "seriously concerned" about China's treatment of human rights campaigners after a spate of trials and detentions, the bloc's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said. In response to a Chinese crackdown on prominent rights activists, Ashton called on Beijing to implement pledges it made to the U.N. Human Rights Council and release those imprisoned or detained for peaceful protest. The statement issued late on Saturday is an increasingly rare instance of EU criticism of China. China was granted a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council in November after it said it was committed to the promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people, though protestors at the time expressed doubts over its sincerity. |
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