Sunday, November 28, 2010

Growing crime leaves the city jittery

Growing crime leaves the city jittery

Growing crime leaves the city jittery

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It is one of the most well-planned and prosperous cities of the country, but a soaring crime graph is spoiling Chandigarh's reputation as a safe city. Residents have been shaken by a spate of murders, road rage incidents, ATM frauds and now even an assault on a Kashmiri politician.

Coast Guard nabs Myanmarese boat with 15 poachers

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The Coast Guard has apprehended a Myanmarese boat with 15 poachers off Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Technical snag leads to Metro delay, thousands stranded

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In the second such incident in 10 days, thousands of Metro commuters had a harrowing experience on Sunday evening after they were left stranded at various stations on the Gurgaon route as services were disrupted due to a problem in the Over-head Electrification (OHE).

Two men held with fake currency

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Two workers of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) have been arrested allegedly with fake currency having a face value of Rs 15,000, police said today.

Trapped whale released back into sea

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A 22-feet-long whale, weighing four tonnes was released into a sea near Dhamlej port in Junagarh district, 300 km from Vadodara, after it had strayed into a fish trap.

Delhi: Major fire in building at Nayi Sadak, 4 injured

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A four-storeyed building went up in flames and a portion of it collapsed in Central Delhi on Sunday after plastic stored in its ground floor caught fire following suspected short-circuit injuring four persons.

Police complaint lodged against Shekhar Suman

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An FIR was lodged against television actor Shekhar Suman, stand up comic actor Bharti Singh and a television channel at the Pydhonie police station for making a dig on Islamic Kalma on a television show.

Elephant gets root canal for tusk ache

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Dentists in the city have performed root canal surgery on a giant scale to rid a 27-year-old elephant of chronic tusk ache, officials said Friday.

With nowhere to go infants forced to live in jail

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With none of their relatives ready to look after them, at least five infants are forced to live in a dingy cell at Central Jail, Gurdaspur along with their convicted or undertrial mothers or guardians.

A new train on the Konkan Railways

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The new Ernakulam-Pune super-fast bi-weekly express train will leave Pune at 6.45pm on Wednesdays and Sundays, reach Panvel at 9.20 pm and reach Ernakulam next day at 7 pm. The return train will run on Fridays and Tuesdays at 5.15 am and reach Pune on Saturdays and Wednesdays respectively at 5.50 am.

Special UP Judicial Services test for reserved category aspirants

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A special written test will be held next year for more than 200 Scheduled Caste/Other Backward Caste (SC/OBC) candidates, who had appeared in the prelims of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services but not called for the mains, officials said on Saturday.

Why shooting films in Goa is a bad idea?

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Goa is not an ideal place to shoot a film because the technology required to make a technically good movie is not available here, acclaimed producer Tapan Biswas has said.

Two hardcore Maoists held

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Two hardcore Maoists were arrested from Tetaria village in Bihar's Aurangabad district on Saturday, police said. The Maoists were involved in a blast at Pachokar in the district on November 21 in which eight persons, mostly children, were killed, the police said.

Bhopal's thirsty residents to get regular water supply in March

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"The Narmada water will reach Bhopal from Sehore by end of March and there won't be any water crisis in the state capital," Madhya Pradesh Public Health and Engineering Minister Gaurishanker Bisen, who reviewed the progress of the project told reporters at Sehore on Saturday.

Conservation efforts get a boost; 8 tiger cubs born in the same reserve

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Two tigresses have given birth to eight cubs in Madhya Pradesh's Pench Tiger Reserve in a span of just two months. With the news of the eight new-born cubs in the reserve, the monitoring in and around Karmajhiri has been increased, officials said.

'Confluence' of innovative ideas at IIM-A

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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) hosted the three-day annual business summit -Confluence-2010- over the weekend.Focusing on various facets of economic growth, the key theme of this year's summit was 'Innovation'.

Army's stunt riders break record

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'Tornadoes', the motorcycle display team of Army Service Corps today broke two world records by being the only team to achieve a staggering distance of a 1100 metres with 54 persons on a single bike.

Orders to shoot man-eater leopard issued

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A leopard has been declared a man-eater and orders have been issued to shoot it in Mandvi taluka of Surat district, forest officials said here today.

Six-year-old crushed under speeding water tanker

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A six-year-old schoolgirl, Ashwini Deepnarayan Pande, was crushed under the rear wheels of a speeding water tanker on Friday afternoon on Someshwarwadi Road in Pashan.

Manager cheats his own bank of Rs 2.3 crore

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It is the kind of fraud that will remind you of the movies. Over a period of two years, the manager of the Navrangpura branch of Karnataka Bank cheated the bank to the tune of Rs2.3 crore, by making dummy accounts and issuing loans in their name. The police are now on the hunt for the manager, G Ramakrishna Prabhu.

Six persons arrested for peddling drugs in Mumbai

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The crime branch of Thane police on Friday evening arrested six persons for drug peddling from two different places in the city. "Although small quantities of drugs were found with the accused, we are now investigating the source of the drugs," said an assistant inspector Kadam, the investigating officer.

You may have to pay to park along BRTS route

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There is good news for Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL). It has finally found bidders to manage the pay and park facilities along the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) after four unsuccessful attempts. But the AJL's respite will come as a bad news for commuters, who might have to loosen their purse strings to park their vehicles along the BRTS corridors.

Man accused of killing doctor wife undergoes narco test

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A man accused of murdering his wife finally had his wish to undergo a narco analysis test fulfilled on Saturday. Dr Purshottam Soni had to go to the Supreme Court to ensure that a Narco analysis test was done on him by the Forensic Science Laboratory in a case involving the mysterious murder of his wife Dr Sheila Soni.

Specially-abled take part in sports event in Mumbai

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With the intention to increase the enthusiasm of sports activities in a specially-abled student, Skills and Ability School, Mulund organised an annual sport competition at the school ground on November 27 under the guidance of Indian Council for Mental Health. 106 students participated in the event. The event included various games like running, cycling, kicking and moving ball in a circle, musical cap, running under the table and trio-cycling.

D Y Patil university goes truly international

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Post the accreditation of Grade 'A' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in September 2009, Padmashree Dr DY Patil University at Nerul has been extending newer academic opportunities for its students. Series of MoUs has been signed with prominent universities situated abroad so as to forge wider interest and avenues for the students.

Mumbai: Power theft worth lakhs unearthed in Bhandup

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In a sensational case of power theft, officials of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL), have lodged an FIR against a garment manufacturer in Bhandup who was involved in stealing power for his unit without even touching the metre. The person was using a unique type of remote control, which increases the frequency of the electric metre resulting in the closure of metre while the supply continues.
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