Investigators suspect Paul Meekin is a fraud who gave incorrect name and information in his travel papers while being named headmaster. On 21^st January, he was dismissed after being accused of sending obscene messages to one of the students.

On Wednesday, the police went to his residence and took his fingerprints. Cops told that Meekin confessed to purchasing educational certificates for £ 20.

While answering Neena Nayak, the Child Welfare Committee chairperson, Meekin told that his childhood name is Paul Meekin and he changed his name to Colin when he was in Thailand during 2003 – 04.

Police is suspecting that he changed his name to fly out of Thailand where he was caught in a case, but they do not have the details of that case. Bangalore police are planning to send officials to United Kingdom for further enquire into the case.

While speaking to a national daily, the author told that she had hopes for a better Bengal under the rule of Mamata Banerjee, but that had been smashed now. She told the daily that Mamata is soft on fundamentalists.

Yesterday, the author took on twitter to express his thoughts. She tweeted, “Kolkata Book Fair committee canceled my book release program today at Kolkata Book Fair. Why?Some religious fanatics don’t want it to happen…Kolkata,a city of progressive!A book release even w/o my presence not possible!All poltcial parties,all orgs afraid of fanatics!But how long”

Taslima Nasrin claimed on twitter that the police had arm-twisted the organizers of Kolkata book fair. The organizers told that the hall was not ready, but they later stated that the release of the book might have been a security threat.

‘Nirbasan’s seventh part was supposed to be released at the AC hall of the Milan Mela grounds. In the morning she stated that she would not be present at the book release because she will not be allowed to enter the state.

The Bangladeshi author expressed all his anger via twitter, “Kolkata Book Fair committee canceled my book release program today at Kolkata Book Fair. Why?Some religious fanatics don’t want it to happen…Kolkata,a city of progressive!A book release even w/o my presence not possible!All poltcial parties,all orgs afraid of fanatics!But how long”

She blamed Kolkata police tweeting that Kolkata police asked the Kolkata Book Fair committee to cancel her book release program.

In the year 1993, Nasrin’s book ‘Lajja’ triggered outrage among Bangladeshi Muslims. In her book ‘Lajja’, she penned against Islamic philosophy.

Weeks ago, it was another controversial author Salman Rushdie, who was prevented from joining a literary festival in Jaipur.

The Rs 14 bonus card, which is valid for a single day, gives 30 MB data usage for mobile or computer surfing and 25 minutes of local talk time to any network. The Rs 42 bonus card has 7 days validity. This card provides 150 MB data for mobile or PC surfing and also gives 80minutes Vodafone-to-Vodafone local talk time.

Internet, now a day, is playing an important role and therefore the company is introducing two new bonus cards, with dual benefits of data usage and talk time, stated a Vodafone India official.

Vodafone IN, last week declared that they would provide unlimited access to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger Services) at Rs. 129/month for postpaid users and Rs. 5/day for prepaid subscribers.  BBM is counted among the largest mobile social networks across the globe.

Jayalalithaa is a well known admirer of the Gujarat chief minister. Few years ago, Jayalalithaa hosted Modi when he was in Chennai for this event. Both these leaders invited each other during their swearing-in ceremony. According to the critics, Jayalalithaa’s party will be playing a big role in the next general elections in 2014.

On Saturday, both the leaders will be in the capital of Tamil Nadu to take part in the Thuglak’s (a tamil magazine) forty third anniversary celebration. In recent years, Narendra Modi is taking part this annual event regularly. At present, this event is held in a hall, instead of Marina seafront, because of its gradually decreasing readership.

According to the sources, both Advani and Modi will be meeting Rajinikanth and later they will pay homage to Sukumaran Nambiar.

Today, Trinamool Youth Congress will hold a rally in Kolkata. Top Trinamool leaders are expected to be present at the rally. TMC may raise their voice against Congress, in the rally. According to the reports, Congress high command has asked its state leaders to make up their relation with Trinamool.

Few days back, a college principal in North Bengal has been by a group of people who were carrying TMC flag with them. After the incident, both TMC and Congress have accused each other over the incident. State Congress leaders have even gone on to describe TMC as BJP’s B-team.

The difference between these two allies came out in open when TMC criticized Congress from petrol price hike to Lokpal bill. In this year’s assembly election in UP, TMC will field candidate against Congress. In past few months, Rahul Gandhi is campaigning hard to hold ground for Congress.

During day, the maximum temperature is staying well below the normal. The minimum temperature went down to 8.4 degrees C, but it is a degree above the normal temperature. The minimum temperature has dropped around 4 degrees and is expected to down in the next few days.

Yesterday in the capital, the maximum temperature went 3 degrees lower than the normal, marking 18 degrees C.  On Friday, the maximum temperature was 16.9 degrees C.

In this winter, the city and its surrounding region experienced the cold wave when the minimum temperature touched 2.9 degrees. In the last eleven areas, except in 2010, January has always been the month with lowest temperature. On 8th January, 2006, the temperature marked the lowest, in last eleven years, when it touched 0.2 degrees C.

On Friday, early morning showers raised hopes of much awaited winter. The rain shower continued for 20 to 40 minutes in the city and its surrounding regions, but the mercury refused to go down as an active cyclonic circulation still present over Assam.

The cyclonic circulation is drawing moisture from the Bay of Bengal into the sky of this region. The mercury is not falling as the moisture is blocking the north wind. According to the reports, the cyclonic formation is expected to stay for few days. The temperature may drop after Sunday.

It is to be noted that Argentina take on Venezuela in a friendly match on Friday at the Salt Lake Stadium. This will be the first friendly FIFA match in India and quite understandably the craze and the excitement among soccer fans in the city is on a high. Even Argentine journalists are overwhelmed by seeing the number of Argentine supporters in the city. Both the teams have been given tight security to prevent any untoward incident.

It seems that Delhi metro is on a record setting spree. Just after six days of setting highest ever ridership, the premier transport of the capital has surpassed its earlier record as more than 18 lakh passengers commuted took metro on Monday. According to a DMRC official, the figure stood at 18, 30,944 as compared to the previous figure of 17,71,668 on July 25. The official further added that the ridership is witnessing increase during weekdays.

It is to be noted that DMRC has added 2.5 lakh passengers in the first six months and the average daily ridership which stood at 13.59 lakh in January 2011 stood at 16.08 lakh in July 2011. Notably metro has evolved as the most sought after transportation system in the capital as it is fast and efficient. The Noida line recorded the maximum ridership followed by the Gurgaon line. Significant increases in number of passengers were witnessed at stations such as Mandi House, Central Secretariat, Barakhamba Road, Garden Estate etc.

DMRC runs 200 train sets with 59 of them having 6 coaches. Delhi metro’s phase 3 is expected to be completed by 2016 which will make it one of the fastest expanding metro networks in the world carrying about 40 lakh commuters.