Punjab to allow women to stay with husbands in jails

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• Punjab to allow women to stay with husbands in jails
• Kolkata girl crosses English Channel
• Kingfisher Airlines update on flights
• Kolkata bandh on Tuesday: Over 100 flights cancelled
• 55,000 auto-rickshaw drivers plan strike on Tuesday
• Constable attempts suicide; shoots himself in the head
• 40 students fall ill after consuming cake in school
• Old Srinagar city to get an entry gate at a cost of Rs 1 crore
• River Satluj floods dozen villages
• Doctors go on strike, medical services paralysed
• Fire at Madina hotel in Hyderabad, no casualties
• College lecturer sexually assaulted by colleagues
• Drunk cop crashes into parked car, threatens passersby
• Delhi to get its first heliport
• Delhi: 11-yr-old Nigerian girl undergoes rare spleen surgery
• 14-yr-old allegedly raped inside a car
• Three devotees killed, two injured in Bikaner
• Lucknow: Stamp paper vendor shot dead
• Lucknow: Minor girl raped by neighbour
• Air India pilot allegedly beat up daughter, bulldozed house
• Hooch claims four lives, seven in hospital

Punjab to allow women to stay with husbands in jails Posted: Wives of prisoners in Punjab will soon be allowed a brief stay with their husbands in jails, a minister said in Ludhiana on Monday. The new jails, which are under construction in the state, are having special barracks for the purpose, Jail Minister Hira Singh Gabria said.

Kolkata girl crosses English Channel Posted: Twenty-two-year-old city girl Amrita Das crossed the English Channel, completing the 34-km challenge in 13 hours and 42 minutes.

Kingfisher Airlines update on flights Posted: In the wake of the 24-hour Kolkata Bandh call given from 6:00 am on September 7, 2010 to 6:00 am on September 8, 2010, Kingfisher Airlines has announced the cancellation of 29 flights and the rescheduling of two flights as per details given below.

Kolkata bandh on Tuesday: Over 100 flights cancelled Posted: Airlines have cancelled their flights to and from Kolkata on Tuesday in the wake of 24-hour long bandh call given by central trade unions to protest against price rise. Kingfisher has cancelled 29 flights, including one international, while Jet Airways and its low cost arm JetLite have cancelled a total of 70 flights to and from the city.

55,000 auto-rickshaw drivers plan strike on Tuesday Posted: Around 55,000 auto-rickshaw drivers here would go on strike on Tuesday against the government directive for re-allotment of drivers' badges to them. "Around 10 years ago, we were issued temporary driver badges after we had paid Rs 400 and attended two-day class. The government had promised to replace these with permanent ones," said M S Mansoori, general secretary of the Rashtriya Rajdhani Shetra Tin-Pahiya Chalak Union, Delhi.

Constable attempts suicide; shoots himself in the head Posted: Two days after a constable ended his life, another city police constable on duty allegedly attempted suicide today by shooting himself in the head with a service gun in South Mumbai, police said.

40 students fall ill after consuming cake in school Posted: Nearly 40 students of a coaching class were hospitalised on Sunday due to food poisoning soon after they consumed cake and snacks served to them during Teacher's day celebration in the class at suburban Ghatkopar, police said.

Old Srinagar city to get an entry gate at a cost of Rs 1 crore Posted: The Old Srinagar city, known as downtown in local parlance and famous for street protests, will soon have an entry gate at a cost of Rs one crore.

River Satluj floods dozen villages Posted: Nearly a dozen villages in Punjab's Ropar district were flooded as the overflowing Satluj river breached its banks near Laudipur village, officials said Monday.

Doctors go on strike, medical services paralysed Posted: Protesting police lathicharge on them, resident doctors of three government hospitals have gone on a strike, paralysing health care facilities in the district.

Fire at Madina hotel in Hyderabad, no casualties Posted: A fire broke out at the Madina hotel in the old city area of Hyderabad on Monday. Much of the popular restaurant's interiors and some of the shops adjoining it were gutted in the fire before it could be put out.

College lecturer sexually assaulted by colleagues Posted: A lecturer was allegedly sexually assaulted by her college principal and three colleagues in the district, police said on Monday.

Drunk cop crashes into parked car, threatens passersby Posted: An inspector of Delhi Police rammed his Accent car into a stationed Lancer car on Sunday and then threatened local people saying he would open fire from his pistol if anyone dared to catch him. He told the mob that he was an SHO.

Delhi to get its first heliport Posted: A mega heliport at Rohini in north Delhi and a helipad for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) being built by state-run Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited (PHHL) will be operational by mid-September. After the games, the heliport will be used for chopper travel within the region, promoting travel and tourism, and generating business.

Delhi: 11-yr-old Nigerian girl undergoes rare spleen surgery Posted: Zaneta Uwe Isalgedighi, an 11-year-old girl from Nigeria came all the way to India because she wanted to be healthy again. Zaneta was diagnosed with Haemolytic Anaemia with Hypersplenism with Massive Splenomegaly. In simple terms, her spleen had grown four times the normal size.

14-yr-old allegedly raped inside a car Posted: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a 33-year-old inside a car on the busy Nagpur-Amravati road near Nagpur, police said on Monday. The 14-year-old victim was taken on a long drive by accused Rajesh Madavi when he parked the vehicle near Wadi octroi post and sexually abused the girl, they said. The incident took place on last Thursday and the victim, who knew Madavi, lodged the complaint on Sunday night, police said.

Three devotees killed, two injured in Bikaner Posted: Three devotees were on Monday mowed down by a speeding private bus while two others were injured in Bikaner district near Jaipur, police said. The mishap occurred this morning near Raisar village on Bikaner-Jaipur highway when the devotees were on their way to a fair in Jaisalmer. Two devotees identified as Fakir Chand and Pawan Kumar died on the spot while Naseeb succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital, police said, adding, that the bus driver fled the spot after the incident.

Lucknow: Stamp paper vendor shot dead Posted: A stamp paper vendor was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified persons in Chowk area in Lucknow, police said on Monday. Ram Kishore Yadav, was shot when he was returning home on Sunday night, they said. According to the police, the men shot two bullets into Yadav's chest from point blank range and snatched this bag having cash and stamp papers, they added. Police has launched a manhunt to nab the killers.

Lucknow: Minor girl raped by neighbour Posted: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Hasanganj locality here, police said on Monday. The victim was taken by Ramesh Valmiki, who held her captive inside his house and raped her on Sunday, they said. Later, the parents came to know about the incident and lodged an FIR against Valmiki, who is at large since then, they added.

Air India pilot allegedly beat up daughter, bulldozed house Posted: Wife of an Air India pilot Y K Dhani has approached Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel seeking justice, claiming assault and harassment by her husband. The pilot allegedly beat up his wife and daughter last year and recently partially demolished his own house and destroyed some religious idols with a JCB machine.

Hooch claims four lives, seven in hospital Posted: Four persons died after allegedly consuming illicit liquor from a toddy shop at Kuttippuram in the district on Monday, police said.

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