Saturday, December 5, 1998
Fire goes back to Censors; PIL in Supreme Court
As prominent citizens petitioned the Supreme Court of India against Chief Minister Manohar Joshi's open support of the violent attacks on theatres screening Fire, the Centre on Friday turned the film over to the Censor Board for ``re-examination.''
Eluru flesh trade shocks Parliament, probe ordered
The shocking story of the auction of women for prostitution in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh published by The Indian Express yesterday rocked Parliament and jolted the state administration. The cries of `shame, shame' rippled across the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha as angry members waved the copies of this newspaper; and in Hyderabad, expressing anguish and indignation, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed Director General of Police H J Dora to conduct a thorough probe into the incident.
Delhi-Lahore bus service by Jan
The much-awaited bus service between Delhi and Lahore may start as soon as the first week of January, foreign secretary K Raghunath told the Standing Committee on External Affairs on Thursday. According to a joint statement issued in Islamabad at the conclusion of a meeting between officials from India and Pakistan on the issue, the service would likely start by the middle of next month.
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