Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Bus falls into Ganga near Allahabad

Bus falls into Ganga near Allahabad

Bus falls into Ganga near Allahabad

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At least five people are reported dead after a bus fell into the Ganga while it was crossing the Shastri bridge which connects Allahabad to Varanasi.

Indian Idol Abhijit Sawant beaten up, friend arrested

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Less than an idol act this. A night out with friends turned awry for star singer Abhijeet Sawant after a friend's car rammed into a scooter in Santacruz last night, seriously injuring two persons.

Man sets wife, minor daughter on fire

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Annoyed with his wife for her overstaying at her parental home and reluctance to returning to her in-laws, a man allegedly set his wife and two-year-old daughter on fire at Babai village in the Jhunjhunu district. Police arrested the accused after the woman and her daughter were rushed to Jaipur in a critical condition.

Low bank security in city a worry: Police

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For banks in Jaipur, it seems security is the last thing on their priority list. Reason: More than 47% banks in Jaipur have not deployed guards while around 40% banks have not installed close circuit televisions (CCTVs) despite repeated reminders by the police.

Auto driver's son passes out from NDA

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In a heartwarming case, Krishnant Gholap, son of a Pune autorickshaw driver, passed out from the National Defence Academy (NDA) as a part of the 119th course on Monday. Krishnant, who wants to become an infantry officer, will be proceeding to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) for further training in January 2011.

Minor held for murder

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The Sahakarnagar police on Monday arrested a 16-year-old boy studying in Class X in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man on Saturday night at the Padmawati area.

BPO employee rape: Sketch of third suspect released

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Delhi Police on Tuesday released the sketch of a third suspect among the five men who abducted and raped a 30-year-old BPO employee last week besides impounding a truck which could have possibly been used in the crime.

What killed Ram Bhor: No hospital beds, broken machines

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Ram Bhor, a 40-year-old rickshaw puller in the capital, died on Monday. But his final hours paint a terrifying portrait of our public healthcare.

Srinagar-Leh highway to be shut from Wednesday

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With the onset of winter, the 434-km Srinagar-Leh National Highway, the only road linking the frontier region of Ladakh with rest of Jammu and Kashmir, will be shut for vehicular traffic beginning Wednesday.

Youth arrested for attempting rape

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A youth was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a woman who was sleeping inside her house in Rajasthan's Dausa district, police said today.

Two more nabbed in murder of retd IISC Prof and family

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Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a retired Professor of Indian Institute of Science, his wife and son in 2009, taking the total number of those nabbed so far to four, a top police official said today.

Pune ragging: Nine students arrested

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Nine students of the Agriculture College in Pune have been arrested on charges of ragging. The incident came to light on Tuesday when a first-year student called up his uncle and complained about harassment by seniors who would force them to complete their academic tasks such as practical journals.

75-year-old wages battle to get reward of Rs 14 lakh

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A 75-year-old man is fighting a case in court to get Rs14 lakh as reward due to him from the excise department. He says the reward is due to him for providing secret information against city-based industries.

Fire in factories kills one, injures 4

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One person was killed while four others sustained injuries in two separate fire incidents in an industrial area of the city on Monday. Ironically, in both the cases, the factory owners allegedly tried to cover up the incident and even tired to send back fire officials saying that everything was under control.

Poor maintenance puts city railway station in mess

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Thousands of passengers arriving and departing from the Bangalore city railway station are being put to a lot of hardship due to lack of basic amenities and poor maintenance.

Drunk cop beaten for refusing to pay bill

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Thirty-year-old constable Haren Kumar Gadhvi hardly imagined that a few pegs of liquor and a friend's call would cost him dearly. Late on Sunday night when he reached Samarpan Tower near Pallav crossroads in Naranpura police station area to meet his friend, he got a thrashing he would never forget. He paid this price for refusing to foot the bill for something he had eaten.

Couple booked for child labour, illegal custody of maid

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In a bizarre case, a couple in Naranpura has been booked for child labour and keeping their maid in illegal custody for over a month. The couple is alleged to have harassed the kid who, after due intervention of police and the child helpline, was rescued a few days back.

State-wide school kids' health check-up drive from Dec 3

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The Gujarat government has kickstarted its state-wide health check-up drive for school children. The drive will cover 1.52 crore school going kids. Talking to the media, health minister Jayanarayan Vyas said, "The drive will see participation of 303,888 officials, including 5,528 doctors and will cover 1.52 crore children."

CID chargesheet accuses Nityanand of rape, unnatural sex

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The criminal investigation department (CID) has filed a chargesheet against self-styled godman Swami Paramahamsa Nityananda and four of his disciples, including a woman, before the court of chief judicial magistrate in Ramanagaram.

Illegal sim card racket used proxy voters identity card

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The fake sim card racket, unearthed on November 16, went into deeper muck as the city police found that the persons involved used election ID cards which they might have obtained from the workers of political parties during the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) election.

Drunken brawl led to double murder

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The late night double murder at JP Nagar on Sunday was the fallout of a fight in a Jayanagar bar, police said on Monday.

Robbers waylay biker on highway; loot valuables

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Some unidentified robbers relieved a person from Pune of valuables at knife point. The incident occurred late on Sunday evening while he was on his way back to Pune on motorcycle.

Pizza in prison for IAS officer arrested for spying

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Ravi Inder Singh, Director, Internal Security, who had been apprehended for spying and now lodged in a Special Cell lock-up at the New Friends Colony police station, is still enjoying his babudom.

Anti-graft police caught special deputy commisioner accepting bribe

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The Lokayukta sleuths, on Monday, arrested special deputy commissioner (Bangalore Urban) Ramanjaneya while accepting Rs 50,000 as bribe from a landowner of Bommasandra in Anekal Taluk.

Three-year-old orphan resides at a police station in Mumbai

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A three-year-old orphan has made the Nalasopara police station his home since the past five days, when the child was found loitering near the precincts of the police station.

Mumbai motorist runs over watchman

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A 55-year-old security guard of a housing society in Mulund died on the spot when a resident of the society lost control over her car which allegedly hit him. Police later arrested the accused woman.

Air India purser delays flight for dahi bhaat

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The New York Times in 2007 published a report alleging former US President Bill Clinton delayed passenger planes by a couple of hours at the Los Angeles airport because he took his own sweet time to get his hair clipped on an Air Force One flight. If Clinton's haircut sounds like a bizarre reason to delay flights, an Air India (AI) purser's story takes the cake. Or curd, should we say?

Jains protest autopsy on sadhvis killed in accident

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Should the police do a post-mortem operation on the bodies of two Jain Sadhvis killed in a road accident on the Western Express Highway? This question brought hundreds of protesting Jains to a hospital in Dahisar on Monday. The issue was resolved late in the evening after a senior Jain monk said that a post-mortem can be done.

ATS nabs J&K drug supplier with 47kg of hashish

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Officials from the Kalachowki unit of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) have seized 47 kg of Kashmiri hashish brought to the city and arrested two people. The prime accused, who worked as a taxi driver till two years ago, got into the drug supply business and is suspected to have brought about 1,000 kg of the contraband during 24 visits in this period.

Cop seizes student’s phone for clicking Ambani home

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Even though Mukesh Ambani has built a mansion that has become the latest Mumbai landmark, clicking a picture of it for posterity may well land you in trouble. Fourth-year law student Dharmin Sampat from Ghatkopar (E) learnt this lesson the hard way when an alert policeman caught him doing so and wanted to take him to his superiors for questioning.
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