New Delhi, May 2, 2012 The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Italian merchant navy ship Enrica Lexie, which was seized after two of its Marines had allegedly killed two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast in February this year. The apex court also allowed four marines and six crew members on board it to leave Indian shores after the Italian government and the ship owner assured it that they will be available when required by Indian legal authorities. A Bench ...
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KOCHI, April 21, 2012 Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Saturday that the Kerala government has conveyed to the Attorney General its strong protest over the Additional Solicitor-General’s submission before a Supreme Court Bench on Friday that India had no jurisdiction to detain an Italian ship involved in the shooting deaths of two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala. Speaking to media persons after holding talks with Madhusoodanan Mistry, AICC general ...
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Bhubaneswar, April 12, 2012 Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo was released by the Odisha State Organising Committee of the outlawed Communist Party of India(Maoist) in Kandhamal district on Thursday. Secretary of the State unit of the party Sabyasachi Panda handed over the custody of Mr. Paolo to Dandapani Mohanty, one of the mediators who held talks with the government for the Italian citizen's release, near Raikia in Kandhamal as early as 5 am in the morning. Speaking ...
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BHUBANESWAR: Police on Sunday said the Maoists released one of the two Italians, Claudio Colangelo, who were kidnapped 11 days ago in Odisha. Speaking to reporters after his release, 61-year-old Claudio said: "They have finally released me today. Let's hope they release Paolo soon." Earlier, chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday held a meeting of top state police and administrative officials. The guerillas abducted Italians Bosusco Paolo, 54, and Claudio Colangelo, from a forested ...
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ROME, March 14, 2012 Since the start of the month it has been illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a village of 3,700 people some 50 km from Naples in southern Italy. Mayor Giulio Cesare Fava issued the tongue-in-cheek decree because the village has no cemetery and it is feuding with a nearby town that has one creating a logistical problem about what to do with the deceased. The mayor told newspapers that villagers are content. “The ordinance has brought ...
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Kollam, February 20, 2012 Two Marines of the Italian ship Enirca Lexie, charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen off Kerala, would be produced before a local magistrate here on Monday afternoon. The Marines — Latorre Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone — were arrested by Kerala police on Sunday and brought to the land from the ship, which was intercepted and berthed at Cochin Port. They have been charged with murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The ...
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New Delhi, February 19, 2012 Kerala police on Sunday took into custody two armed personnel of an Italian vessel from which gunshots were fired killing two fishermen off Alappuzha on Wednesday. Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, who are part of the six-member security detail of the ship Enrica Lexie from Italian Navy, were brought to the shore this evening nearly eight hours past the deadline set by the police last night. The two were brought to the shore ...
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ROME, January 17, 2012 Italy’s cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis on Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolphins, porpoises and whales. The ship’s owner accused the jailed captain of causing the wreck that left at least six dead and 29 missing, saying he made an “unapproved, unauthorised manoeuvre” to ...
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NEW DELHI, March 24, 2011 Expresses regrets, says matter being investigated to ascertain facts and responsibilities India summoned the Italian ambassador here on Wednesday and conveyed its “serious unhappiness” over golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach being asked to take off his turban during a security check at the Milan airport. Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte expressed his regrets over the incident and said the matter was being investigated to ascertain facts and ...
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The sex scandal swirling around Silvio Berlusconi has made Italians a laughing stock around the world, the country's bestselling Catholic publication said on Wednesday. Silvio Berlusconi is accused of paying for sex with 'several' prostitutes during wild parties at his villa near Milan Photo: REUTERS By Nick Squires, Rome 11:30PM GMT 26 Jan 2011 "Our young people abroad are called 'bunga bunga' Italians and that is not a flattering definition," the Famiglia Cristiana (Christian Family) ...
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