Scandals and sleaze: the newspapers this morning

Scandals and sleaze: the newspapers this morning

From stories on adhesive at the finance ministry that seem to stick despite Mukherjee, to BJP led land scams in Chhattisgarh: A look at what has been covered by newspapers in the national capital this morning.

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Scandals and sleaze: the newspapers this morning

Sanjeev Srivastava reviews what newspapers in the national capital have been covering and giving prominence to, this morning. It seems that newspapers

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have ignored Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s directive to the media to focus on other things beside the ‘adhesive on the desks’ mystery. The Economic Times goes one further, with a new revelation on ‘bugged’ officials.

The Times of India has run an interesting investigative piece from Chhattisgarh implicating the BJP in land grabbing and corruption. And it seems that Firstpost’s initial revelations about former Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan has finally caught the attention of the government. All the newspapers have focused on the Home Ministry order to investigate Balakrishnan’s assets. Also in the news is the result of a poll in Pakistan, and we end with sobering news for those who like their drink.

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