Friday, July 30, 2010

Bangalore school's controversial letter to parents

Bangalore school's controversial letter to parents

Bangalore school's controversial letter to parents

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Parents who were dropping their children to school on Friday morning were puzzled to see members of a political party protesting outside. The demonstration was the result of a notice sent to all parents by the Bethany High School in Bangalore which reads like a warning against the dangers of the Right to Education Act.

Rahul Mahajan punched, kicked and dragged me by hair, says wife Dimpy

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Kolkata-based model Dimpy Ganguly has decided to return to her husband Rahul Mahajan - son of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan - after initially walking out on him. Dimpy had walked out of her four-month-old marriage alleging domestic violence.

Delhi: Property dealer found dead in 5-star hotel jacuzzi

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A real estate dealer from Faridabad was found in an unconscious state in the hot tub at Atrium Hotel in Surajkund in the Capital on Friday. 33-year-old Tekchand Sharma was a member of the hotel and a regular at the gym and Jacuzzi facilities.

Mumbai contractor's body allegedly left unattended for 9 hours

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The body of a contractor employed by the Naval Dockyard was allegedly left unattended outside St George's Hospital in Mumbai for nine hours on Thursday night. Surendra Pratap Gupta died while he was at the Naval Dockyard, repairing a ship named Masoor. His associates said they were working near the ship when a colleague Mohd Arif found Gupta's body.

Cops tore my clothes, alleges 25-yr-old in Delhi

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A 25-year-old woman was allegedly beaten, molested and her clothes torn off, while her mother was kicked in the stomach by drunken traffic cops and police constables attached to the Bhalswa Dairy police station in the Capital on Wednesday night.

Young Sahal to stay with mother while studying in IIT-Kanpur

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As a special case, 14-year-old Delhi boy Sahal Kaushik, who hogged the limelight as the youngest to crack this year's IIT-JEE exam, will stay at home here with his mother and not in the IIT-Kanpur hostel where he has taken admission.

Made to clean toilets at school, teenager kills herself

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Laxmi, 13, was such a bright student that one of the few photos of her shows her receiving a trophy for topping her exams. Laxmi's academic success seemed a clear example of what encouragement and support can do - her mother is a daily wage labourer in UP's Saharanpur district, so district officials asked a private school to waive its fee for Laxmi.

Forced to wear burqa, teacher quits

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Do you have to wear a burqa if you are going to teach at a Muslim University? There is nothing in the rule book that says so, but students of Aliah University in Kolkata have demanded this. While seven women teachers succumbed to the pressure, one did not. Twenty four-year-old Shirin Niddya has been shifted to another university campus for fear that her presence might cause trouble.

Drunk man kills friend for teasing him

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It began as innocuous teasing, but later ended in murder. Twenty five-year-old Bibvewadi resident Upendra Prajapati had to pay with his life on Tuesday night, for making fun of his friend Pappusingh Rathod.

Abu Salem tried to kill me: Mustafa Dossa

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Mustafa Dossa, who was taken into custody by the Crime Branch on Wednesday for attacking gangster Abu Salem with a sharp weapon at the Arthur Road jail, said that Salem should be arrested and tried for attempt to murder.

Bharatpur: Judge's father, brother shot dead

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Two people were killed and three others were injured when unknown assailants fired bullets at the home of a judge in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Thursday. The father and brother of the judge died on the spot and three others of the family have been seriously injured.

Jaipur man arrested with 43 snakes in his car

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In a shocking wildlife crime, a man in Jaipur has been arrested with 43 snakes in his car. Police caught him with all the snakes, bundled in three cloth bags. The police suspect the snakes were trapped to be smuggled abroad, where they fetch huge amounts for their skins and their venom. The nabbed culprit has been associated with one of Jaipur's dreaded smugglers, who is currently in jail.

Become a don with Mumbai Underworld

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As Mumbai's fascination continues with the underworld, a gaming company has seen a great opportunity and developed a game, Mumbai Underworld, through which they hope to cash in the common man's fantasy of being a part of the dark side.

Major fire breaks out in Pune, 300 evacuated

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A major fire has engulfed the fifth floor of Mutha Chambers - a commercial building - on Senapati Bapat Road in Pune. It is not yet known how many people are there on the floor. Fifteen fire tenders have rushed to the spot. The cause of fire is not yet known.

Bihar: Woman beaten, locked over few grains of wheat

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An old woman who was trying to pick up foodgrain from the ground as it fell from a goods train was beaten up and locked inside a room at the Sarai Railway station in Hajipur, Bihar. Wheat was being unloaded and transferred to the goods sheds at the railway station.

Mumbai’s Underworld: When smuggling was just business

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Post-Independent India was a land of golden opportunity. And one of the many hands that grabbed that opportunity was a man who toiled for 12 hours a day at the docks in Bombay. The man we grew up to know as Haji Mastan. In the early 70s, dons like Haji Mastan ruled the roost with the pure intent of making money. It was a profitable era devoid of supari killings, gang wars and shoot-outs.

Parents accuse hospital of negligence for 2-year-old’s death

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A two-and-half year old boy Venkateshwara died on Wednesday night despite being taken to three different hospitals in Bangalore. He was suffering from fever. Venkateshwara's parents Srinivasa, a painter, and Rajamma first took their son to JP Nursing Home at 10 pm after his fever got worse. Srinivasa said, "We took him there to help him get better.

Seven-yr-old boy testifies against father facing rape charge

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A seven-year-old boy today testified in a sessions court against his father, who has been arrested for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter several times. The boy is considered to be a key prosecution witness as the accused, Mohammad Sattar Shaikh had raped his daughter twice in the presence of the boy.

Widow in Delhi allegedly sexually harrassed for Rs 4,000

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A BPO employee in Delhi has alleged that his mother was assaulted repeatedly by a private moneylender. The 75-year-old widow from Uttar Pradesh had to pay a huge price for a paltry loan of Rs 4,000 that her son took from a private lender in the industrial town of Sahibabad.

Close shave for JetLite flight in Lucknow

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A New Delhi-bound JetLite flight with 140 passengers on board had a narrow escape in Lucknow on Thursday after a bird hit just as it was about to take-off, an official said.
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