Tuesday, December 21, 2010

HIV stigma: 4-year-old was made to stay with animals

HIV stigma: 4-year-old was made to stay with animals

HIV stigma: 4-year-old was made to stay with animals

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Orphaned and infected by HIV, this four-year-old girl from Guwahati has nowhere to go. She has been abandoned by her family members, who have also threatened to poison her.

Two brothers shot dead in Delhi

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Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified men in south-west Delhi on Tuesday with police suspecting personal enmity to be the motive behind the crime.

Man commits suicide after death of girlfriend

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Apparently depressed after his girlfriend died of heart attack, a 23-year-old man hailing from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol at his suburban residence, the police said.

Four killed as car rams into truck

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Four people were killed and seven injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Aurangabad district, police said Sunday.

Man dies after self-immolation

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A 35-year-old man died after setting himself afire in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner at the mini-secretariat here today, police said.

Driver flees with Rs 35 lakh in Gurgaon

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A driver of a security firm responsible for depositing cash in various banks' ATMs has absconded with Rs.35 lakh here, police said Tuesday.

Sabarimala temple's income nears Rs 75 crore

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With heavy rush of devotees, the total collection at the Lord Ayyappa temple here has touched Rs 75 crore since the beginning of the pilgrimage season in mid-November.

Russian President Medvedev to visit Taj Mahal

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will arrive here Wednesday morning to visit the Taj Mahal, an official said. "The programme is confirmed. He is coming at around 11 a.m. and will leave at 2 p.m. from Kheria airport by a special plane to Mumbai," Additional District Magistrate (Protocol) Alok Shekhar told IANS.

Amritsar looks at trade revival with help from Pakistan

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Amritsar, Sikhism's holy city which was an important business centre in northern India at one time, is looking to revive trade with help from an unexpected quarter - Pakistan. The trading community in the two countries feels there is much scope for increasing business between them through the land route to millions of dollars.

Disputed waterbody was recorded as land by mistake: West Bengal govt

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The West Bengal government today admitted that the 137-acre water body at Dankuni, that was allegedly filled up by the Railways for a project, was recorded as a land by mistake in 1986.

Retired Head Constable booked in graft case

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Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has booked a retired Head Constable for allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. Mahadeo Dakhare, who served in various police stations here, has amassed property worth Rs 24.26 lakh, which was 120.63 per cent more than his known sources of income between 1971 and 2006, police said today. He bas been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, they added

Goa government under fire for awarding 'drug cop'

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A police officer accused of having links with Goa's drug mafia was awarded the chief minister's gold medal on Goa liberation day Sunday, prompting political parties to accuse the government of shielding drug dealers.

MLA's guard opens fire during fight

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MLA Suraj Pal Singh was in Chandni Chowk area to resolve a dispute when he claims the Corporator Kundanika Sharma caught hold of his gunner and tried to assault him. A scuffle broke out and the MLA claims his guard had to open fire to disperse the crowd. The MLA was injured in the scuffle.

MLAs slam top actors appearing in liquor, gold ads

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The appearance of some top Malayalam actors in advertisements endorsing liquor and gold came in for sharp criticism in the Kerala Assembly today. Raising the issue during the question hour, CPI(M)'s P Viswan sought to know if it was morally correct on the part of the actors to promote liquor and gold by becoming brand ambassadors for distilleries and jewellers.

Four Maoists surrender before Andhra police

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Four top Maoists, two of them active in Maharashtra state, surrendered before the Andhra Pradesh police here today. All the four underground Maoists, including a couple hailing from Adilabad in the state, involved in various offences gave up before the Additional Director General of Police M Ratan (Law and Order).

Robbery at gold loan company

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The KK Nagar, Ghatlodia branch of Mannapuram Finance Company, which has several offices in the city and the state, was the scene of a daring robbery in which Rs 13.5 lakh were stolen. But a huge amount of gold, 25,175 gms in all, which was also in the safe, was left untouched.

Modi's book on climate change to be launched today

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Chief minister Narendra Modi's book - 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change'- will be launched in the city on Tuesday in the presence of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, among others.

No onion rava dosa in Chennai?

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If you go looking for onion rava dosa in a Chennai hotel these days, chances are you will be disappointed. Owing to the prices of vegetables - and onions in particular - skyrocketing, many hotels and homes have curtailed their menus!

Ajmer jeweller's clerk beaten, Rs 41 lakh robbed

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A clerk working with a reputed bullion trader of Ajmer was allegedly looted by three armed assailants from Patel Nagar area in the city while he was in town to buy gold. The assailants thrashed the trader and later decamped with Rs 41 lakh from his possession.

Two engineering students jump in front of train, die

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Two students of Stani Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Phagi, committed suicide by jumping in front of a goods train at Tonk Phatak on Monday afternoon. The students were identified as Hemlata Meena, 18, a resident of Tonk Phatak, and Krishna Kumar Tak, 19, a resident of Shastri Nagar. The duo were romantically involved with each other for about a year, sources said.

Ahmedabad to get a kilometre long garden soon

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Eastern Ahmedabad's green lung will get healthier soon. The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has chosen Sabarmati river's eastern bank between Subhash bridge to Wadaj Dudheshwar bridge to develop a kilometer long garden.

Cops find beer cans worth Rs 5 lakh hidden under cumin powder

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With New Year festivities round the corner and demand for booze soaring, city cops unearthed two liquor consignments in separate incidents on Monday. In one incident, DCB sleuths caught a man with a major consignment carrying 3,144 cans of beer worth Rs5.89 lakh in a mini truck. The beer cans were hidden in a sack of cumin powder.

IIT aspirant detained for killing retired teacher

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A teenaged IIT aspirant was today detained for allegedly murdering a retired teacher in south Delhi to avenge his humiliation as the elderly man made his parents pay Rs three lakh after he stole jewellery and credit cards from his house, police said.

Dell techie’s relatives use Facebook for information on killer

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Even as the south division police probing the murder of Dell employee Payal Sureka remained tightlipped on the progress of the case, her relatives have taken the cyber route in the hope of finding clues that may lead to the murderer.

St Xavier's school trustee moves court

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After teachers of St Xavier's High School, Nerul, went on strike last week demanding sixth pay commission salaries, the school trustee moved Bombay high court against the formation of the seven-member committee appointed to decide the implementation of the new pay scale for the teachers.

Teacher arrested for showing indecent clips to student

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The fad of obscene talks with the students led a teacher to jail when he went a step ahead and showed indecent MMS to a minor student. Police arrested the teacher and seized his mobile.

Girls born in civic hospitals to get free BEST passes soon

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Girls in the city will soon have free travel passes till they complete their school education. In a move to promote education girls and promote women's emancipation, the Shiv Sena led Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to issue free BEST passes to every girl child born in civic run hospitals.

Swanky Andheri station costing Rs 4.41 cr opened to public

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Lakhs of rail commuters in Andheri have a reason to cheer. The Rs 4.41 crore swanky Andheri station building was formally opened to the public on Monday.

Funds for Colaba-Bandra metro from Japan?

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The Japanese are most likely to fund the first-ever partially underground metro in the city. According to sources in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the state has forwarded a proposal to the Centre to let the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) fund the third line of metro from Colaba to Bandra.

Man tortures wife before killing her over affair

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Anger over wife's affair drove a 30-year-old man to kill her in the most gruesome manner. The 26-year-old victim was put through extreme torture before being clubbed to death at their home in Kamraj Nagar in Ghatkopar.
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