Prepared to discuss all issues in accordance with rules:PM

New Delhi: As the month-long monsoon session of Parliament got underway, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with rules and hoped the opposition would cooperate
in tackling legislative business before the two Houses.

'Our government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with the rules and procedure,' he told reporters
while entering Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session.

Asked about the adjournment motion BJP plans to move in Parliament on ethnic violence in Assam, Singh said, 'We
welcome Parliament as a forum for dialogue'. 

He said a decision on his statement on Assam violence would be based on what happens in Parliament.

Singh said he hoped all political parties would cooperate with the government in smooth functioning of Parliament during
the monsoon session.

'I sincerely hope that all political parties will cooperate with the government in ensuring that this session
moves forward smoothly to tackle the many legislative questions which are now before the two Houses,' Singh said.
PTI

Prepared to discuss all issues in accordance with rules:PM

New Delhi: As the month-long monsoon session of Parliament got underway, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with rules and hoped the opposition would cooperate
in tackling legislative business before the two Houses.

'Our government is prepared to discuss any issue in accordance with the rules and procedure,' he told reporters
while entering Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session.

Asked about the adjournment motion BJP plans to move in Parliament on ethnic violence in Assam, Singh said, 'We
welcome Parliament as a forum for dialogue'. 

He said a decision on his statement on Assam violence would be based on what happens in Parliament.

Singh said he hoped all political parties would cooperate with the government in smooth functioning of Parliament during
the monsoon session.

'I sincerely hope that all political parties will cooperate with the government in ensuring that this session
moves forward smoothly to tackle the many legislative questions which are now before the two Houses,' Singh said.
PTI

Karipur airport runway: contractor arrested
Kochi: The main contractor in the construction of the Karipur airport runway was arrested by the CBI. B R Arora from Delhi was arrested for causing a heavy loss when building the Rs 17-crore runway. The CBI began investigation and had seized fake documents and detected Rs 52 lakh loss in the initial probe. Some were even arrested.
The CBI had found that the contractor had created bogus bills and documents for purchasing cement to a non-existant house in Manjeri. A cement contractor had given the fake bills to the accused.
The accused had also produced false bills of an oil company. The CBI are investigating this too. In the CBI probe it was found that bills for buying paints from Malappuram and Kozhikode were also forged. It is learnt that the number of accused may rise.

Karipur airport runway: contractor arrested
Kochi: The main contractor in the construction of the Karipur airport runway was arrested by the CBI. B R Arora from Delhi was arrested for causing a heavy loss when building the Rs 17-crore runway. The CBI began investigation and had seized fake documents and detected Rs 52 lakh loss in the initial probe. Some were even arrested.
The CBI had found that the contractor had created bogus bills and documents for purchasing cement to a non-existant house in Manjeri. A cement contractor had given the fake bills to the accused.
The accused had also produced false bills of an oil company. The CBI are investigating this too. In the CBI probe it was found that bills for buying paints from Malappuram and Kozhikode were also forged. It is learnt that the number of accused may rise.

Kidneys, liver fail, Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support

Mumbai: Union science and technology minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was admitted to hospital in Chennai on Monday in a critical condition. 'Deshmukh is on life support. His condition is critical as he is suffering from a serious liver ailment and multiple organ failure,' said a doctor attending to him.
Doctors were closely monitoring the condition of Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who has been admitted to the Global Hospital here with a liver ailment,.
'Deshmukh is in the intensive care unit (ICU). He has been admitted for liver ailment. Doctors are attending to him in the ICU which is out of bounds for others,' a Global Hospital official told IANS on condition of anonymity. 

According to him, Deshmukh, 67, was rushed to the hospital Monday evening from Mumbai's Beach Candy hospital in an air ambulance.
'From the Chennai airport he was brought to our hospital in our ambulance,' the official said.
Renowned liver specialist Mohammed Rela is attending to the former Maharashtra chief minister.

Hospital officials said a proper medical bulletin would be issued and many of the media reports are speculative in nature.
The union minister's family members are with him.
Deshmukh, who had been complaining of abdominal pains for a while, had been taken to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital last week for what was described as 'a routine check-up'.
For the last few months, Deshmukh has been taking light assignments to avoid strain on account of his health condition, a Congress official indicated.. 

Kidneys, liver fail, Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support

Mumbai: Union science and technology minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was admitted to hospital in Chennai on Monday in a critical condition. 'Deshmukh is on life support. His condition is critical as he is suffering from a serious liver ailment and multiple organ failure,' said a doctor attending to him.
Doctors were closely monitoring the condition of Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who has been admitted to the Global Hospital here with a liver ailment,.
'Deshmukh is in the intensive care unit (ICU). He has been admitted for liver ailment. Doctors are attending to him in the ICU which is out of bounds for others,' a Global Hospital official told IANS on condition of anonymity. 

According to him, Deshmukh, 67, was rushed to the hospital Monday evening from Mumbai's Beach Candy hospital in an air ambulance.
'From the Chennai airport he was brought to our hospital in our ambulance,' the official said.
Renowned liver specialist Mohammed Rela is attending to the former Maharashtra chief minister.

Hospital officials said a proper medical bulletin would be issued and many of the media reports are speculative in nature.
The union minister's family members are with him.
Deshmukh, who had been complaining of abdominal pains for a while, had been taken to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital last week for what was described as 'a routine check-up'.
For the last few months, Deshmukh has been taking light assignments to avoid strain on account of his health condition, a Congress official indicated.. 

Kerala seeks central permission for four hydroelectric projects

New Delhi: The State government has sought permission of the central government for four hydroelectric projects. The ministerial-level team led by Chief minister Oommen Chandy began pressurizing the central government for sanctioning the projects including the Athirapilly, which was frozen due to protest. The four projects include one in Anakkaym with 7.5-megawatt capacity, one in Peringalkuthu with 24 MW and in Achankovil and Kuttiyadi. 
The ministerial-level team was in Delhi to acquire funds for various development projects.

During the meeting with central railway minister Mukul Roy, a consensus was reached that the coach terminal for memu trains in Kottayam would be set up by December.
Railway minister also gave assurance that the surveys for the work of Angadippuram-Ottappalm, Kollankodu –Thirssur lines and rail doubling in Kanyakumari-Thiruvananathapuram will begin soon.

Kerala seeks central permission for four hydroelectric projects

New Delhi: The State government has sought permission of the central government for four hydroelectric projects. The ministerial-level team led by Chief minister Oommen Chandy began pressurizing the central government for sanctioning the projects including the Athirapilly, which was frozen due to protest. The four projects include one in Anakkaym with 7.5-megawatt capacity, one in Peringalkuthu with 24 MW and in Achankovil and Kuttiyadi. 
The ministerial-level team was in Delhi to acquire funds for various development projects.

During the meeting with central railway minister Mukul Roy, a consensus was reached that the coach terminal for memu trains in Kottayam would be set up by December.
Railway minister also gave assurance that the surveys for the work of Angadippuram-Ottappalm, Kollankodu –Thirssur lines and rail doubling in Kanyakumari-Thiruvananathapuram will begin soon.

LONDON (Reuters) - China's Deng Linlin beat her compatriot Sui Lu, the world champion, to the Olympic balance beam title on the final day of artistic gymnastics at the London Games on Tuesday.

Deng, herself world champion on the apparatus in 2009, gave China their fourth gymnastics gold medal of the Games, an hour after Feng Zhe had won the parallel bars title.

Sui, competing first, pulled off a difficult routine but cried on her coach's shoulder after Deng surpassed her by 0.1 points with a score of 15.600 at the North Greenwich Arena.

Aly Raisman snatched the bronze medal from 2004 champion Catalina Ponor of Romania on a tiebreak after the judges increased the difficulty element of her score following a review requested by the United States team, upping her final mark.

While Ponor, who came out of retirement last year, left the arena stony-faced after being demoted to fourth, the American was all smiles having just missed out on all-around bronze because of the same tiebreak rule last Thursday.

Introduced at the behest of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to rule out double medals, the system takes into account execution scores to separate two gymnasts who accumulate the same total. The rule gave the edge to Raisman by 0.3.

Gabby Douglas, who dazzled to win the all-around title here, finished seventh after missing her footing on a half-turn and swinging underneath the 10-centimetre wide beam before falling off.

All-around silver medallist Victoria Komova also came off, remounted and then sat down on landing. She finished last of the eight finalists, with 13.166.

Larisa Iordache, who helped Romania to win team bronze, came into the final as a replacement for injured compatriot Diana Bulimar but she also fell, toppling off the end of the apparatus as she finished sixth. (Reporting by Clare Fallon; Editing by Mark Meadows)

LONDON (Reuters) - China's Deng Linlin beat her compatriot Sui Lu, the world champion, to the Olympic balance beam title on the final day of artistic gymnastics at the London Games on Tuesday.

Deng, herself world champion on the apparatus in 2009, gave China their fourth gymnastics gold medal of the Games, an hour after Feng Zhe had won the parallel bars title.

Sui, competing first, pulled off a difficult routine but cried on her coach's shoulder after Deng surpassed her by 0.1 points with a score of 15.600 at the North Greenwich Arena.

Aly Raisman snatched the bronze medal from 2004 champion Catalina Ponor of Romania on a tiebreak after the judges increased the difficulty element of her score following a review requested by the United States team, upping her final mark.

While Ponor, who came out of retirement last year, left the arena stony-faced after being demoted to fourth, the American was all smiles having just missed out on all-around bronze because of the same tiebreak rule last Thursday.

Introduced at the behest of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to rule out double medals, the system takes into account execution scores to separate two gymnasts who accumulate the same total. The rule gave the edge to Raisman by 0.3.

Gabby Douglas, who dazzled to win the all-around title here, finished seventh after missing her footing on a half-turn and swinging underneath the 10-centimetre wide beam before falling off.

All-around silver medallist Victoria Komova also came off, remounted and then sat down on landing. She finished last of the eight finalists, with 13.166.

Larisa Iordache, who helped Romania to win team bronze, came into the final as a replacement for injured compatriot Diana Bulimar but she also fell, toppling off the end of the apparatus as she finished sixth. (Reporting by Clare Fallon; Editing by Mark Meadows)