Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer

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• Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer
• Woman found murdered; husband, in-laws booked
• Cancer lands excise official behind bars
• Residents use gandhigiri to fight pollution
• Theft attempt at corporator's home
• Man carrying police uniform detained
• Even after 15 years Kurla-Thane rail link is incomplete
• Municipal Corporation eyes NGOs as tenants for vacant properties
• Denied dowry, man attempts to defame wife on Orkut
• Anxiety over absence of automatic weather station at the International Airport
• 60% of prepaid mobile connections fake
• Man kills mother, buries body in courtyard
• Ahmedabad to get Metro Rail link
• Bangalore woman kills lover in husband’s presence

Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer Posted: A 19-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly attempting to extort money from his former employer after being inspired by a movie, police said on Monday.

Woman found murdered; husband, in-laws booked Posted: A man and six members of his family were booked for allegedly murdering his wife over dowry at Jhabrera area here, police said on Monday.

Cancer lands excise official behind bars Posted: Here is a case of corruption with a twist. It might make you sympathise with the perpetrator.

Residents use gandhigiri to fight pollution Posted: Think of protests, and it is strikes and dharnas that first come to mind. While the recent addition, gandhigiri, might also be a distant third option, hardly would one imagine that this concept, brought to the fore by a popular Hindi flick, would be implemented in practice.

Theft attempt at corporator's home Posted: Unidentified suspects early morning on Sunday attempted to commit house breaking theft at NCP corporator Vishal Tambe's home in Dhankavdi.

Man carrying police uniform detained Posted: The Pune police's special branch on Sunday detained a person, Dattatray Namdeo Mohite (20) of Solapur, possessing the police uniform with black jacket at the Pune Railway Station.

Even after 15 years Kurla-Thane rail link is incomplete Posted: For 15 years, the Railways have been trying to build an 18-km track between Kurla and Thane. The Rs166-crore project has been plagued by innumerable problems since its inception.

Municipal Corporation eyes NGOs as tenants for vacant properties Posted: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a novel plan to generate revenue. It wants to give the many buildings it owns to private parties for their activities, and also for maintenance and management.

Denied dowry, man attempts to defame wife on Orkut Posted: In a shocking incident, a vengeful man created his former wife's Orkut profile, complete with her mobile number and her parent's address, where she is currently residing, to defame her. The matter came to light, when the unassuming victim started getting vulgar calls, some even international ones, seeking sexual favours.

Anxiety over absence of automatic weather station at the International Airport Posted: An automatic weather station at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the dire need of the hour, given the disruption of flight schedules by fog conditions in the city. The setting up of the system, however, has been eluding the airport even after three years of its launch.

60% of prepaid mobile connections fake Posted: More than 60% of prepaid mobile phone connections in the city have been secured through fake documents. The figure is the result of a survey by the police.

Man kills mother, buries body in courtyard Posted: A man hacked his mother to death and buried her body in the courtyard of his house in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawa district, police said Sunday.

Ahmedabad to get Metro Rail link Posted: The ambitious Ahmedabad Metro project will soon get on the fast track as surveys and the detailed project reports on the rail link, with Gandhinagar in the first phase, are in their final stages. "Studies are on whether an underground Metro line is possible in old areas of the city connecting Kalupur railway station to Income tax Circle," Urban Development Secretary B K Sinha told reporters.

Bangalore woman kills lover in husband’s presence Posted: In an inebriated state, a 27-year-old woman killed her lover using the string of her petticoat in her husband's presence. The duo then kept the body for five hours in the house, before disposing it off in an isolated area. Vijayalaxmi S was having an affair with Muttukaman alias Bond, a native of Mysore and a daily wage worker at the city railway station and KSRTC bus stand.

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