Thursday, September 9, 2010

Delhi flood alert: Yamuna continues to rise, govt says no need to panic

Delhi flood alert: Yamuna continues to rise, govt says no need to panic

Delhi flood alert: Yamuna continues to rise, govt says no need to panic

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Delhi flood alert - The water level in Yamuna river in Delhi is steadily rising. It crossed the danger mark of 204.83 meters on Thursday afternoon as Haryana released over eight lakh cusec water in the last two days from the Hatnikund barrage, causing it to swell.

CWG: 24-hour helpline, website for tourists launched

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As the city prepares to host Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday launched a new 24-hour helpline and a tourism website providing a range of services to the tourists.

Woman delivers stillborn after hospital denies admission

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A woman delivered a stillborn child after a government hospital in Ghaziabad allegedly refused to admit her as she was not carrying her identity proof.

Once a successful builder, this Bangalore man now drives an auto

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Cheated off his well-established business by a notorious con woman, a builder in Bangalore now supports himself by driving an auto. A first ranker from the prestigious Regional Engineering College at Suratkal, Tamanna had a construction company that employed over 150 people. But after a chance meeting with the now-infamous Verma, he drives an autorickshaw, and can barely afford the Rs 15,000 fee for his 7-year-old son's school admission.

Ghaziabad: Engineering student commits suicide

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A 21-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her rented accommodation in Ghaziabad, police said on Thursday. Pushpa Rani, who hailed from Gorakhpur district, was a first year student at a local engineering college and staying in Kavinagar. She allegedly hanged herself to death on Wednesday evening, police said.

Trials in CWG lanes lead to traffic snarls

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Commuters had another harrowing day as Delhi Police on Thursday continued with the trials on exclusive lanes for Commonwealth Games vehicles on two stretches in the national capital. The trials were conducted on Nizamuddin Bridge, Ring Road, Captain Gaur Marg upto Kalkaji Mandir and Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teressa Crescent Road from 12 noon to 2 PM, which led to traffic snarls on both the stretches.

Two Trinamool supporters killed in West Bengal

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Two Trinamool Congress supporters have been killed in separate incidents in Maoist-affected areas of West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police said on Thursday. Trinamool Congress leaders have pointed fingers at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the killings.

Madhya Pradesh based pharma company raided

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Income Tax sleuths on Thursday raided ten premises of a local leading drug company Plethico Pharma in three states including Madhya Pradesh, officials said. A senior official of the Income Tax Department said the raids were carried out at 10 premises of the firm whose registered office is in Madhya Pradesh.

Gaya: Maoists loot, torch houses

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Armed Maoists burnt several houses, including that of a BJP leader, and looted valuables worth Rs 50 lakh in Imamganj area of Naxal hit Gaya district in Bihar early on Thursday, the police said. The Maoists held a kangaroo court that passed an order for 'attachment of properties' of Dhanraj Sharma, BJP's Gaya district vice-president and a close aide of the Bihar Assembly Speaker U N Choudhury, and eight others at Kotiya village for working against them.

Ghaziabad: Couple killed, two injured

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A couple was killed and two others injured in an attack by some unidentified assailants, following which one person has been arrested, police said on Thursday. Forty-five-year old Munesh and his wife, forty-year old Santra were killed when some unidentified persons entered their house on the Rawli road, 30 kms from Ghaziabad, police said, adding, two of their relatives Sanjay and Sadhna were also injured in the incident.

At this orphanage 'will power' drives these handicapped

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They are physically handicapped, but Mani Rapgyal, Thupten Tsering and their likes in the orphanage run by Padmashree awardee Lama Thupten Phuntsok in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district are not deterred from doing something in life. Thus Mani Rapgyal, who had to put aside his dream of pursuing business after shock from a naked electric wire forced him to amputate his both hands, is now a teacher by profession. He had done graduation in commerce from Karorimal College in New Delhi.

11 caught in flash floods in Tawi river

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Eleven people were caught in flash floods in Tawi river in Jammu district following which the Army and police have launched an operation to rescue them.

Father-son duo held for Rs 120-crore fraud

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Cops from the Crime Branch of Delhi have arrested a man and his son for allegedly cheating thousands of people of Rs 120 crore in total, using the name of a fictitious company Kanak Dhara.

For Delhi’s brides-to-be, educated in-laws a priority: Survey

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Searching for a partner in Delhi not only involves looking for an educated mate but also matching his/ hers family education. Almost 75 per cent of women from Delhi feel it is equally important for their partner's family to be well educated. However, the males were not found to be as savvy about their prospective bride's family bio-data.

Share-an-auto in Mumbai suburbs

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In a bid to ease traffic congestion and reduce commuter woes in the metropolis, the Maharashtra government has decided to launch 'share-an-auto' service in the suburbs beginning next week.

Late night freshers’ party at AIIMS turns ugly

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The freshers' party at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus on the night of August 31 was on beyond the specified time of 11 pm for such celebrations on campus. It was around 1 am that the college authorities intervened and asked the students to go back to their respective hostels.

Wives of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray spotted together in Mumbai?

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Even as Raj and Uddhav Thackeray show no signs of coming together in the near future, their better halves seem to be bonding well. Sharmila and Rashmi Thackeray were spotted together at Design One: The Flagship show of the Sahachari Foundation at World Trade Centre in Mumbai.
Posted by Harshad at 9:19 PM

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