IAF ex-chief moves bail plea, remanded to judicial custody New Delhi, December 17 (IANS): A court here on Wednesday sent former the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, to judicial custody till Dec 30. Tyagi who has been arrested in Agusta Westland chopper deal case has moved a bail application that a Patiala House Court listed for December 21. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Arvind Kumar remanded Tyagi, his cousin Sanjiv Tyagi and Gautam Khaitan, a Delhi-based lawyer, to judicial custody. Tyagi -- the first chief of any wing of the armed forces to be arrested in the country -- and the others were allegedly involved in irregularities in the procurement of 12 AW-101 VVIP helicopters from Britain-based AgustaWestland. 3 soldiers killed in Kashmir attack Srinagar, December 17 (IANS): Three soldiers were killed after gunmen opened fire on an army convoy in south Kashmir's Pulwana district, the army said on Saturday. According to security officials, militants fired incessantly at the vehicles carrying army men near the Kadlabal area of Pampore. The militants then fled from the spot, but a massive search operation was underway. It was the second attack in Pampore this year. Army convoys have been attacked several times along this stretch of the highway that connects Srinagar and Jammu and is used to carry supplies to the Srinagar-based 15 Corps that acts as nerve centre to battle militancy in the valley. The attack comes just days after two militants were killed on in separate encounters with security forces in Anantnag and Baramulla districts. 11 suspended from Telangana Assembly Hyderabad, December 17 (PTI): Nearly a dozen members of the Congress and TDP were today suspended from the Telangana Assembly over their demand for debate on defection of Opposition MLAs into ruling TRS. The suspension of nine Congress and two TDP MLAs for the day came as the Opposition members entered the well of the House. Talking to reporters after suspension, Congress MLA M Bhatti Vikramarka said their suspension and alleged defection of Opposition members into TRS was against principles of democracy. The ruling TRS MLA G Suneetha told reporters that the Congress members tried to stall the House as they did not want the "good work being done by the government to be discussed in the House". It was decided to take up any adjournment motion after Question Hour but Congress members tried to stall the proceedings, she said. Two killed in Kolkata slum fire Kolkata, December 17 (IANS): Two charred bodies were recovered after a fire in a north Kolkata slum on Saturday, an official from the fire department said. The fire gutted at least 10 shanties in Patipukur. "The charred bodies of Priya Adhikari, 16, a student of Class 10 and her uncle Nimai Adhikari, 23, were recovered from their home," a North Kolkata Fire Control official said. According to fire officials on the spot, the incident was caused by an LPG cylinder blast. As many as 16 fire tenders were pressed into service to put out the blaze that raged for several hours. Sovan Chatterjee, West Bengal Minister of Fire & Engineering, Housing, Environment said the state government is closely monitoring the situation. "The standard compensation would be processed shortly," he added.
