Quicktakes

Meanwhile, a special judge today held that criminal proceedings initiated against Jayalalitha in the Hotel Pleasant Stay case was in no way related to any legislative action and hence the petitioners were not entitled to any immunity from legal action.

Bhagwat sacking

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today reserved its order for March five on a petition challenging dismissal of Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat as naval chief after the attorney general and the petitioner argued at length to put their point of views against and for the mainainability’ of the plea.

Akali notices

NEW DELHI: The Akali Dal infighting in Punjab has sparked off factional polarisation in Delhi, with the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Delhi unitissuing show-cause notices to 12 loyalists of Gurcharan Singh Tohra, who is the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief. The notices were issued for opposing the appointment of the new Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Puran Singh.

Hotel fracas

MUMBAI: Today’s bandh call given by the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations against levy of sales tax on food and beverages, took an ugly turn when the owner of Hotel Tulsi, a restaurant in Kandivli west was roughed up by about 10 members of the federation for opening his joint to customers.

AIIMS strike

NEW DELHI: The faculty members of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today took out a rally to the Prime Minister’s residence as their strike entered the tenth day.

Calcutta-Dhaka bus

NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement and a protocol for introduction of a two-way bus service between Calcutta and Dhaka.