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Govt declares Oct 14 as holiday in Delhi for Games

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New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Government has declared October 14 as a holiday for central government offices, public sector undertakings and banks located in Delhi on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010.

The holiday is being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, an official release said.

The fortnight-long sporting extravaganza will be held between October 3 and 14.

Upgrading of CWG venues to be completed in 15 days

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The Central Public Works Department, the main construction arm of the government, today said that upgrading of all venues for the Commonwealth Games will be completed in a fortnight.

"We have already completed 7 of the 10 Games venues. The remaining three will be completed in a fortnight," Director General of CPWD B K Chugh told reporters here on the 156th foundation day of the organisation.

The venues which remain incomplete so far are the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the SPM Swimming Pool complex and the new weightlifting stadium in the Nehru Stadium complex.

Chugh said that the civil work in all these venues have been completed and only the peripheral works like greenery, pavements and laying of cables were being done which is expected to be over in another 15 days. (PTI)

Aamir's Peepli Live to premiere at Melbourne Film Festival

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Aamir Khan's much talked about home production Peepli Live, is all set to be premiered at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival 2010. The festival to be held next month, will feature Peepli Livealong with four other Bollywood films under a special category called 'Not Quite Bollywood'. "The much talked about film that has a casting of stage actors will be specially screened n the second last day of the festival beginning July 22nd," Mitu Bhowmick Lange of Mind Blowing Films, the sole distributor of the film across Australia and New Zealand, said in Melbourne on Sunday.

Helmed and written by Anusha Rizvi in her first directorial venture, the film is a satire on the farmers' suicides and subsequent media and political response in the country.
Bhowmick said that Aamir Khan, who has produced and acted in the film, will specially fly down here to promote it during the festival.
"With Peepli Live the way we are trying to position the film is that its being positioned more as a World Cinema rather than a Bollywood film. Thats what we are following here," said Lange.
The festival has formed the special category 'Not Quite Bollywood' that will offer a selection of Indian cinema that rejects the glitz and glam of traditional Bollywood fare.
Peepli Live stars Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naseeruddin Shah and Malaika Shenoy in the main roles.
The film is expected to hit the theatres managed by 'Hoyts' which looks after 450 screens in Australia but Lange's production company is also working hard to tie up with art houses across the city to showcase the film.
"We are in talks with art houses like Cinema Nova, Palace which are the loyal followers of world class cinemas,' Lange said adding that film was a unique in its own with a universal language that was surely to impress cinema lovers across the world," she said.
According to a program guide of MIFF 2010, director Anusha Rizvi and the other stars in the film will be present alongside Aamir for a special gala screening of Peepli Live.
The festival is an iconic event with films from over 50 countries to be screened over a period of 17 days.

UP minister attacked at his home, injured in blast

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UP Minister Nand Gopal Gupta "Nandi" was on Monday injured in a bomb blast apparently targeting him just outside his residence in Allahabad. Gupta escaped with serious injuries but a man paying him a visit later succumbed to injuries.

The incident, which sent shock waves in the city, took place at around 11 AM when the 36-year-old Gupta, Minister for Institutional Finance, Stamp and Judicial Tax in the Mayawati government, was going to a temple situated about 60 metres from his residence.

The attackers had set off crude bombs, planted in a motorcycle, just as Gupta stepped out.

"There is a temple about 50 to 60 metres from his house. He was headed there with his armed guard. About 10 to 15 feet away, the motorcycle had been planted. It blew up," said Brijlal, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order), Uttar Pradesh.

All-party meet appeals for help from all sections

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With PDP boycotting it, the all-party meeting convened by the Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday appealed to all political parties irrespective of their affliation to come forward and help in restoration of peace and normalcy in the State.

After a meeting that lasted over four hours, the parties also decided to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urge the Government of India to strengthen the on-going peace process through internal and external dialogues.

“The all-party meeting made a fervent appeal to the people of the State irrespective of their political affiliations to come forward and help in the restoration of peace and normalcy,” said a statement issued after the meeting.

The statement was read out by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who had convened the meeting. It was also boycotted by the Panthers Party but attended by leaders from major national parties Congress, CPI(M) and BJP besides the ruling National Conference.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti boycotted the meeting saying it was an exercise in futility. She had even rejected the Prime Minister’s appeal to her to attend the meeting to join hands with the government to tackle the current crisis.

It was decided that an all-party delegation shall call on the Prime Minister and invite his attention to the various problems faced by the people.

The parties urged the State government to have an inquiry conducted to ascertain the circumstances leading to the death of civilians.