- Andhra Pradesh: Steering committee of Telangana JAC to meet in Hyderabad today to finalise date for Chalo Assembly agitation
- Assam: Manish Deka, second mountaineer from Assam successfully scales Mount Everest today
- Bihar: Govt okays proposal to buy 200 police dogs at the cost of Rs17 crore in order to raise 50 more dog squads
- Chennai: CM writes to PM opposing plan of Centre to disinvest 5pc stake in the NLC; warns that it might lead to labour unrest
- Delhi: Delhi BJP demands filing of FIR against chief minister for allegedly misusing govt funds for political purpose
- Gujarat: Four persons killed, 10 hurt in collision between a dumper and a tractor on Poicha-Kanoda bridge in Savli in Vadodara
- Haryana: 3 members of a family died, 2 hurt when their car collided with a tractor near Majnura village on Karnal-Nissing road
- Himachal Pradesh: HC directs govt to suspend dist revenue officer S Acharya, addl DM BR Kamal for illegal detention of a man in 2009
- Jammu and Kashmir: Police constable arrested for smuggling from Rajouri, 1010 Proxivan capsules and 180 bottles of Corex syrup recovered
- Karnataka: No passenger train services between Mysore and Shimoga today due to track maintenance work by SWR, say officials
- Kerala: Malayalam gets classical language status, CM Oommen Chandy thanks the Centre for taking language to greater heights
- Kolkata: Poll panel to issue notification for three-phase panchayat polls, on May 27, says election commissioner Meera Pandey
- Madhya Pradesh: Raipur sizzles at 47C Thursday; met department forecast further rise in temperature today
- Maharashtra: In 12th such incident since January, 35-yr-old tribal woman was killed by a tiger near Lakhanpur village in Chandrapur
- Mumbai: Mumbai crime branch to question Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf in connection with spot fixing in IPL
- Northeast: Two PLA militants arrested in a joint operation of Assam Rifles and Manipur police from Thobal dist last night
- Odisha: Odisha continues to reel under intense heat wave, Talcher sizzles at 47.2C Thursday, the hottest in the state
- Punjab: SSA teachers entitled to 180-day maternity leave instead of 90 days, rules HC on plea filed by a teacher Reena Singla
- Rajasthan: Four killed as truck collides with a motor cycle on Bhaodti road near Boli in Sawai Madhopur Thursday, say police
- Tamil Nadu: CM writes to PM opposing plan of Centre to disinvest 5pc stake in the NLC; warns that it might lead to labour unrest
- UP East: Memorials and parks in Lucknow built by BSP regime in name of Dalit icons to be used for marriages and cultural events
- UP West: Memorials and parks in Lucknow built by BSP regime in name of Dalit icons to be used for marriages and cultural events
- West Bengal: Poll panel to issue notification for three-phase panchayat polls, on May 27, says election commissioner Meera Pandey
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Russia hints price may go up for Kudankulam III, IV
 IANS New Delhi, Oct 14: A day ahead of his talks here, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said Russia respected India's nuclear liability law, but indicated that the price of Kudankulam reactors III and IV may have to be renegotiated. Rogozin also said that Russia will present to India the agreed schedule on the delivery of the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, whose delivery to the Indian Navy was expected this year but has now been deferred till the end of 2013. Rogozin and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday will co-chair the next meeting of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) Oct 15. The talks will set the agenda for the annual summit between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin Nov 1. The talks between Krishna and Rogozin will explore finding a mutually acceptable deal on the units III and IV of the KNPP, which have been bogged down in sharply differing perceptions over India's civil nuclear liability law. "These are contracts with big money, one has to respect the rules. If there are issues that require additional assurance, then it will require additional money," Rogozin told reporters here Sunday, indicating that Russia could insist on escalation of the price of the units III and IV of Kudankulam if India stuck to its demand for sticking to the country's civil nuclear liability regime. "Tomorrow, we will discuss this problem (issues related to nuclear liability)," he said. Russia has contended that the civil nuclear liability law should not apply to these units as the agreement on them predates the 2010 civil liability law, and could be seen as "grandfathered" by the original 1988 agreement. But India has made it clear that its national law is paramount and cannot be subverted. Moreover, New Delhi feels that making an exception for Russia will amount to diluting its civil nuclear law which will encourage the US and France to seek similar exemptions. In July, the nuclear officials of India and Russia in Moscow had signed a protocol for Russian units III and IV. Russia has agreed to extend export credit amounting to $3.4 billion. Stressing that the Kudankulam plant in India will be "the most reliable in the world," Rogozin tactfully chose not to comment on speculation about the role of some foreign NGOs in fomenting protests over safety issues of the power plant in Tamil Nadu that has been built with Russia's help. "In principle, these protests are objective. People may have their opinion and they have to be respected," he said. © 2013 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. For news, views and gossips, follow @IANSLIVE at Twitter. Find us on Facebook too! Update: 15-October-2012 Comments: [0] Add your comment |
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