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DELHI
Holy Grain
 The
National Centre for Training in Values and Ethics in Agriculture is being
set up in Mussoorie. Its sudden sprouting may owe something to the virtuosity
of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) president, Union Agriculture
Minister Nitish Kumar, and the expertise of ICAR Secretary Shashi Mishra,
who spent two years doing research on "Values and Ethics in Administration".
Till now ICAR was responsible for research, education, training and transfer
of technology for advancement in agriculture and the allied sciences.
Now it will have to part with
Rs 2 crore from its budget for the centre.
DELHI
The Bright Sparks
The Nizam of Hyderabad's
jewels, valued at around Rs 1,500 crore in the international market, were
being brought to Delhi for display at the National Museum. For security
reasons, the museum's director-general had been instructed to ensure secrecy.
Imagine his surprise when detailed reports on the movement of the jewels
appeared in three newspapers on the
day of the move. It seems while officials were chewing their nails in
nervousness, policemen were briefing reporters about the security for
their cargo.
DELHI
Seeing Isn't Believing
The Army Court
of Inquiry into the Tehelka scandal has found evidence to justify criminal
proceedings against only one of the five serving officers accused of taking
bribes from the dotcom investigators. The other four face disciplinary
action, though one of them said he had thrown the wads of money back at
the Tehelka team after initially accepting them. This was edited out of
the videos, he alleged. Jayalalitha would have taken his word for it.
BHOPAL
What, Pray?
 Sonia
Gandhi and 600 Congressmen will perform a manokamna siddhi (wish fulfilment)
yagna at the Jain pilgrimage centre of Mahendragarh in Madhya Pradesh
shortly.
The gods may find a confused mass of
wishes rushing up at them: personal desires
apart, many in the party are believed to be
praying for Priyanka's elevation to
the throne.
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