Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Anna Hazare


'Anna Hazare to spend night in Tihar jail'
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Anna Hazare will spend night in Tihar jail, Times Now reported. He has been allotted a room in the jail. Anna is continuing his fast in jail. Earlier, Anna Hazare had declined government's release order and refused to come out of Tihar Jail ...
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Rahul steps in, govt reworks its strategy
Hindustan Times
Supporters of Indian social activist Anna Hazare shouts slogans from police bus after they were...... It was at the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi that the government decided to release Anna Hazare from Tihar jail. ...
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Hindustan Times
Anna Hazare arrest: A million mutinies erupt across India
Times of India
NEW DELHI: No one really, certainly not the government, had anticipated the extent of countrywide support for Anna Hazare and his crusade against corruption. Within hours of the news of his arrest breaking on the networks, spontaneous protests broke ...
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Sri Sri Ravishankar visits Tihar; Anna Hazare still refuses to come out
Daily News & Analysis
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The government was tonight faced with a piquant situation with Anna Hazare refusing to come out of Tihar Jail despite being offered a release, 15 hours after he was detained and prevented from going on fast demanding a ...
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Support to Anna pours, public slams Centre
Times of India
ALLAHABAD: Support from all quarters of society came to veteran Gandhian and graft crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday, as people termed the move by the Centre as 'arbitrary' and 'undemocratic'. Slamming the UPA led government at the Centre, ...
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Anna Hazare's supporter and RTI activist shot dead in Bhopal
Times of India
BHOPAL: In a broad day light murder, an RTI activist and a strong supporter of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement, Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11.30 am on Tuesday. Unidentified assailant shot her dead from point blank range while she was ...
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Naidu leads protest rally against Anna Hazare's arrest
India Today
The so-called crusade against corruption launched by noted social activist Anna Hazare is up for hijack by Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu to run down the ruling Congress party and gain political mileage in Andhra Pradesh. ...
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India Today
Support for Anna Hazare pours in
Times of India
LUCKNOW: Support for Anna Hazare poured from all sections of society in Lucknow. People from Chowk, Rajajipuram and Jankipuram trooped out of their homes to express their discontent as soon as the arrest was made. As soon as the courts assembled, ...
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Brand Anna hot again
Hindustan Times
As the Anna Hazare heat spikes, 'anti-corruption' fashion takes over the streets. He may be in the eye of a storm, but that isn't stopping 74-year-old Hazare from setting a new fashion trend. on the youth support for his movement, and others who've ...
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Hindustan Times
Anna Hazare arrested Are hunger strikes justified
Moneycontrol.com
Early this morning the government swooped down on Anna Hazare and his team, detaining and arresting them before they could even start their protest. The home minister said this was to prevent what the police considered a cognizable offence. ...
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Protests against Anna arrest in Mumbai: Sorry, no politics here!
Daily News & Analysis
By Shabana Ansari & Alok Deshpande | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Hundreds of Mumbaikars including students, professionals and celebrities flocked to Azad Maidan in South Mumbai to protest against social crusader Anna Hazare's detention on Tuesday. ...
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Hazare's detention denial of right to dissent: Chandrappan
The Hindu
Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary CK Chandrappan has termed the preventive arrest of civil society leaders, including Anna Hazare, denial of the Constitutional right to dissent. Denouncing the detention of Mr. Hazare and his team ahead of ...
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The Hindu
When Team Anna was in jail, Justice Santosh Hegde kept the flame burning
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA It was former Karnataka Lok Ayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde who stood up to be counted and take charge in Bangalore when the frontline leaders in the war against corruption, Anna Hazare, ...
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MP CM raps Centre for Hazare arrest
India Today
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condemned the arrest of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. "It is regrettable and condemnable. Anna is articulating the emotion of the distress of people against rampant corruption. ...
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India Today
Hazare gets support in Tamil Nadu
MSN India
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) People in 13 districts in Tamil Nadu Tuesday extended support to activist Anna Hazare's demand for a strong anti-corruption bill. More than 500 people in around 10 districts participated in fast and another 370 activists in three ...
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Laws under which Anna Hazare was detained
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Home Minister P Chidambaram Monday said Delhi Police had used two sections (Section 107 aznd Section 141) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to detain social activist Anna Hazare. Those are: 1) When an Executive Magistrate receives ...
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Anna's village furious over sudden arrest
Hindustan Times
This small village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district is the hometown of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. "What has Anna done? Has he stolen anything or committed any crime?" asked Baban Bhalekar, sitting in front of the Yadavbaba temple, ...
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Lokpal bill: Information warfare hots up between Team Anna Hazare and governement
Economic Times
Anna Hazare recorded a video message before his arrest in which he is shown telling people that he will be arrested and to continue the protest movement in his absence. After his arrest early morning, Team Anna released the video clip that was played ...
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Police Order Release Of Indian Anti-Graft Activist
NPR
As Anna Hazare began his fast behind bars Tuesday, his supporters held protests nationwide, with thousands detained by police. Hazare's demand for tougher anti-corruption laws has tested the beleaguered government and galvanized Indians fed up with ...
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Rs 1 lakh award for Anna Hazare
Hindustan Times
PTI Impressed by Anna Hazare's agitation for a strong lokpal bill, a retired railwayman on Tuesday announced an award of Rs one lakh to the veteran Gandhian for agitating for a 'good public cause.' is championing a good public cause. ...
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Saurashtra backs Team Anna
Times of India
RAJKOT: Large number of people observed fast and staged dharna in Saurashtra region in support of social activist Anna Hazare. Various city based organizations held programs in the city expressed their support to Anna's demand of a strong Lokpal Bill. ...
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PM promises 'strictest possible action' against graft
Times of India
NEW DELHI: With corruption cases and Gandhian leader Anna Hazare's threat to go on indefinite fast from Tuesday casting a dark shadow on the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised "strictest possible action" against although he ...
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SK Modi slams detention of Anna Hazare
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Patna | Agency: PTI Slamming the Centre for detaining Anna Hazare and his aides, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister SK Modi today called upon the people to come to the streets to hold demonstration in support of Anna's movement against corruption ...
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IIM-B students skip lunch over Anna's arrest
Times of India
BANGALORE: About 1000 students of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) skipped a meal on Tuesday in protest against the arrest of civil society activist Anna Hazare in New Delhi and resolved to stage sit-in demonstrations everyday till ...
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Anna Hazare issue stalls LS proceedings for the day
NetIndian
Opposition BJP members on their feet in the Lok Sabha, demanding a discussion on the arrest of social activist Anna Hazare in New Delhi on August 16, 2011. The House was later adjourned for the day. UNI PHOTO The Lok Sabha today witnessed uproarious ...
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NetIndian
Indian government, Hazare head for face-off
gulfnews.com
Veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare planned to begin a "fast unto death" today to force the government to add more teeth to a new anti-corruption law that is under consideration. New Delhi: Team Anna Hazare and the government were set for a ...
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Pro-Hazare protesters picket ministers' houses
Deccan Herald
Supporters of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Tuesday picketed the private residences of three union ministers in Chandigarh to protest his arrest in Delhi. Police had to rush in reinforcements as Hazare supporters made their way unobtrusively to ...
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No Anna probe reports yet: Charity Commissioner
Business Standard
The Maharashtra Charity Commissioner on Tuesday said his office coud not initiate action against Anna Hazare or the 10 trusts he floated because he had not received the Sawant Commission report of 2005 alleged irregularities. ...
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AP agog with Anna's 'freedom stir'
Deccan Chronicle
By DC Correspondents Since early morning on Tuesday, supporters of arrested social activist Anna Hazare started converging at Indira Park wearing badges proclaiming "I am Anna Hazare". Since early morning on Tuesday, supporters of arrested social ...
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Hazare released from his cell in Tihar
Daily Pioneer
By nishant on 8/16/2011 4:45:43 PM Anna Hazare is a Hero and heros face problems. What else we can expect from this government, all this is just politics of Kapil sibbal. There can be 100 reasons given even for a wrong act like killing someone and then ...
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City unfazed over Anna hullabaloo
Indian Express
While the nation remains gripped by the Anna Hazare saga, Ludhiana seems unconcerned. Apart from a splattering of protests the city has remained more or less cold to the social activist's arrest. A small group of protesters sat at Jagraon Bridge while ...
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Indian Express
Oppn acting out of political expediency: Cong
IBNLive.com
PTI New Delhi: With opposition parties closing ranks in support of Anna Hazare, the Congress on Tuesday decried it as a move based on "political expediency" and warned that it will have serious repercussions for democracy and political process. ...
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Ourview | Anna and inevitability
Livemint
Anna Hazare's arrest on Tuesday, too, had an air of inevitability. This time, though, it was manufactured by the Union government's ineptness. Hazare, along with some of his supporters, was arrested after he made it clear that he would proceed with his ...
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Centre has no role in Anna's arrest: Ambika
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Tuesday claimed that no instructions were issued to Delhi Police by the Central Government to arrest Anna Hazare and his supporters. Soni addressed the media after a meeting of the Cabinet ...
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No batons to break Anna show
Times of India
The force is bracing itself for Anna Hazare's protest near the Kotla grounds, but the orders from the police headquarters are clear - the cops won't wield the baton or wear riot gear. "We will not place constables at the periphery. ...
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Anna Hazare's arrest a reminder of Emergency days, says VHP
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Extending support to Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad criticised the government for his arrest saying it was a reminder of the days of the Emergency. The arrest of the social activist amounts to murder of ...
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Akali Dal slams government on Anna's arrest
TwoCircles.net
By IANS, Chandigarh : The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Tuesday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government for the arrest of activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare in Delhi. ...
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Anna supporters take out marches in Ghaziabad
Daijiworld.com
Ghaziabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Braving incessant rains, hundreds of people of the Ghaziabad area took out marches Tuesday in support of the anti-corruption crusade of social activist Anna Hazare. The residents of Vaishai and Vasundhara and Janakpuri in ...
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Anna Hazare's supporters in Gujarat hit streets to protest his arrest
India Today
Anna arrest: Naidu leads rally in AP Anna Hazare's stir against corruption found echo in Gujarat as well with people from all walks of life taking to streets in various cities. While number of demonstrations were organised in various parts of Ahmedabad ...
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India Today
Pranab blames Opposition for Parliament logjam
IBNLive.com
He was reacting after Parliament was adjourned as the Opposition created a ruckus following Anna Hazare's arrest by the Delhi police. "The leaders of Opposition are making their point of view and when the government is replying they are creating ...
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PIL in HC for specifying place for holding peaceful protests
Hindustan Times
PTI In the wake of the arrest of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare and his supporters, a PIL was on Tuesday filed in the Delhi high court seeking specification of a place in the national capital for holding peaceful protests. The PIL, which may come up for ...
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VR Krishna Iyer Appeals to CJI for Anna's Release
Outlook
"Anna Hazare and his team members who are under arrest today are symbolic of Bharat behind bars. India is one here," Iyer said in a statement here. "Our independence, dignity, autonomy are in peril. The fight is between Indian billions versus ...
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Released, Anna stays put in Tihar unless govt gives in to his demand
Indian Express
New Delhi: The Anna Hazare Team tonight said the Gandhian has refused to come out of Tihar Jail if the release was conditional. "Anna has refused to come out of jail. If the conditions about proposed protest is removed, he will come out. ...
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Team Anna unlikely to move Supreme Court on Tuesday
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan said it was unlikely that activist Anna Hazare and his team would on Tuesday move the Supreme Court, challenging their detention. "It is not possible to move the court today as we don't have the ...
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India against corruption: Anna Hazare's arrest is 'murder of democracy ...
Economic Times
LUDHIANA: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today strongly condemned the arrest of Gandhian Anna Hazare by the Delhi Police and termed it as "murder of democracy". "The Congress has panicked over the movement of Anna Hazare as it is the ...
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Hazare detention: Govt holds series of meetings
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi August 16, 2011, 14:08 IST With the political storm brewing over Anna Hazare's detention, Congress and government today held a series of meetings to discuss the fallout and chalk out a strategy to counter public perception on the Lok ...
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Lokpal bill: Thanks to Anna hazare's anti-corruption agitation, tricolour ...
Economic Times
AMBALA: Vendors selling national flags are making a fast buck with a sudden increase in the demand for the tricolour in the wake of the Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation. "I have received an order from Kurukshetra and Ambala for making 2000 flags ...
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India against corruption: Anna shocks with stealth
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fired the first salvo at Anna Hazare from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Gandhian retaliated with a quiet revolutionary move that pinned down the government and Delhi Police. ...
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CHURUMURI POLL: Bharat Ratna for Anna Hazare?
Churumuri
Allow us therefore to propose an alternate, unlikely Maharashtrian: Kisan Baburao Hazare. At 74, Anna Hazare, as the small man who speaks Bambaiyya like Sachin might when he is that old is known, is not everybody's favourite public figure, ...
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