Thursday, December 2, 2010

Mentally ill man climbs up Howrah Bridge, rescued

Mentally ill man climbs up Howrah Bridge, rescued

Mentally ill man climbs up Howrah Bridge, rescued

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Traffic slowed to a crawl and pedestrians had a harrowing time on Thursday as a mentally ill man climbed atop the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata and threatened to jump into the river, police said. Firemen climbed up and forced him to come down after three hours.

40-year-old woman murdered at home

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The victim, Nargis Juneja, lived in DLF Phase II, and used to run a children's playschool in Gurgaon. The murder took place on Wednesday night when two unidentified men entered the house.

BPO gangrape: How police found suspects

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A breakthrough, as the Delhi Police arrest robbers Shamshad and Usman for raping a 30-year-old call centre employee last Wednesday.

Lathicharge on farmers in Lucknow

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Violence broke out in Lucknow after gram rozgar sewaks clashed with the Lucknow police at the Shaheed Samarak, they were protesting after being laid off by the state government.

Fire at Lucknow cinema

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Reports are coming in on a fire at Novelty Cinema in the Aliganj area of Lucknow.

Man makes hoax bomb call after cops refuse to file FIR

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A Delhi resident Mohammad Firoz made hoax calls to Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials and news channel heads after failing to get an FIR registered regarding his stolen bike despite running from pillar to post.

Bringing comfort to the homes of the urban poor

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Jon Rainbow, a US national, sits with a group of women in a slum, intently discussing floor plans for a housing project. For the women sitting with folders strewn all around them, this is no ordinary project — it is the realisation of their dream of living in a decent house.

Now, mission against superstition takes off

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The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Mans) is on a mission to revive the memories and work of great social reformers in the state and promote the scientific spirit among people. Two teams set off on their 50-day mission from Mahatma Phule Wada on Wednesday.

Iranian spy case: Details sought from Pune varsity

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The state government has shot off a letter to the University of Pune (UoP) asking what police action has been initiated in the case of the Iranian spy who was admitted as a PhD student by the UoP. The UoP received the query letter from the Mantralaya on Tuesday.

Nashik Sena chief shoots himself dead

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The city unit president of the Shiv Sena, Nilesh Chavan (34), committed suicide at his house in the wee hours of Wednesday by shooting himself. He is survived by his parents, brother, wife and two children.

Moot court to debate present and future of Marathi

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A moot court to discuss the present and future of Marathi language, public interview with lyricist Jagdish Khebudkar, round-the-clock poetry meet and eight seminars devoted to important topics would be the highlights of the 84th all-India Marathi literary meet to be held in Thane in December.

Eight agriculture students arrested for ragging

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The eight second-year BSc students of the College of Agriculture, who were arrested in a case of ragging by the Shivajinagar police late on Monday, were released on Tuesday after furnishing a surety of Rs 10,000 each.

Biomedical scam behind used syringes, bloody gloves in Mumbai?

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Foul smell is nothing new for the residents of Deonar, home to Mumbai oldest and largest dumping ground. But the stench on Wednesday wasn't of garbage but that of human blood. Around 1.30 am, Deonar police found a room full of hazardous bio-medical hospital waste dumped in a house in the area.

Bride-to-be nurse injects poison to commit suicide

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A 29-year-old nurse committed suicide by injecting poison at her house in Mathikere late on Tuesday. The nurse, B Nagarathnamma, who had been working with the MS Ramaiah Medical College, was to get married on December 16. Though the motive of the suicide was not known, the police were suspecting that resentment to the marriage might be the reason.

Drunken Ivory Coast national knocks down four in Bangalore

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Reckless drunken drivers knocking down pedestrians at night is nothing new, but an Ivory Coast national did the unthinkable by knocking down four pedestrians under the influence of alcohol in broad daylight.

BMC spends over twice the amount needed for road repair: RTI

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How much does it cost to mend city roads? Information under the RTI has divulged that maintenance and repair work for a kilometre stretch amounts to Rs50 lakh. With a total 1900km roads under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) jurisdiction, it should cost the agency Rs950 crore to maintain the roads. However, in the last three years, the BMC sanctioned a whopping Rs3,000 crore for road repairing. Of which, 60% has already been spent. Besides, additional money has been allotted for upgradation and construction of new roads. And to top it all, embarrassingly enough, the roads are in dire need of maintenance.

Mumbai thief who stole Rs 1 lakh accidentally caught by Railway police

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The Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, on lookout for bombs and explosives at CST on Tuesday, found a teenaged domestic servant moving in a suspicious manner with Rs1 lakh cash concealed in a bag. During interrogation, the accused — Salim Mohammed Munna Ali(18) — revealed that he had stolen Rs1 lakh from a diamond merchant's Juhu flat, where he was working as a domestic servant for the past two-and-a-half months. He wanted to go to his native place in Uttar Pradesh by train," said inspector Pandarinath Yeram of CST railway police station and added that he was handed over to the Santacruz police station with the stolen cash for further interrogation.

BEST's biodiesel experiment fails due to fuel unavailability

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The green experiment on the city's public transport has failed. The BEST Undertaking that had embarked on an ambitious plan to run their buses on biodiesel has received a lukewarm response from suppliers. The undertaking has for the time being abandoned plans till a viable option is found. A few years ago BEST decided to buy bio-diesel in bulk and use it to run its buses. They required 6,000 litres which could have given them extra earning of Rs1.36 crore per annum.Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning fuel, made from natural sources such as vegetable oils. It is biodegradable, nontoxic, and does not contain Sulphur. An experiment conducted at Vikhroli depot revealed that mixing of 10-20 percent biodiesel in regular fuel saved energy and reduced exhaust emission. And at the same time it does not affect the functioning of the engine.

Mumbai schools take the corporate route, outsource learning

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After students, now teachers have found a way to cut back on homework. Instead of preparing their own lesson plans, many schools have outsourced it to companies who specialise in providing front-line services like drawing lesson plans, worksheets and designing activities for students. Since Compulsory Continuous Evaluation (CCE) emphasises interactivity in class, teachers are required to think of new activities and exercises for every lesson. However, instead of coming up with their own lesson plans, many city schools are taking outside help. These agencies prepare minute-by-minute lesson plans that can be easily followed by teachers. "The demand for lesson plans grew especially after educational reforms like CCE. We've created over 8,000 lesson plans across all subjects for nursery to seventh standard, and it reaches 450 schools across the country," said Ramgopal Vallath, chief operating officer of a company that supply such plans.

Alert bank officials foil Rs 3 crore forgery bid

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Alert officials at the Airoli branch of ICICI Bank have foiled a bid to siphon-off Rs 3 crore by way of a forged cheque. The Rabale Police, following the complaint have arrested five persons who tried to withdraw the money. The accused have been identified as Dipak Bedi, 31, Vikas Kumar Sohanlal, 26, Ganesh Shetty, 31, all residents of Dombivli, Prashant Yadav, 28, a resident of Nallasopara, and Nisar Shamsuddin Ahmed, 36.

Common man cuts the ribbon for infrastructural projects

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Gone are the days when residents would wait endlessly for projects to be inaugurated by politicians. In a new trend, Thane residents seem to be taking the lead in inaugurating a project. In the latest case, residents from Kopri began using the skywalk, even when it has not been inaugurated. The skywalk had been completed for around 200 metres from Thane station to Mangala School since the past few months. However it was not opened for use. "Due to the skywalk's construction there had been tremendous congestion on the road leading to traffic jams. If the skywalk is ready for use it should be made available for the people," said Usha Mehta, a Kopri resident.

We were not drunk during accident, says Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant

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Singer Abhijeet Sawant has denied that he and his colleagues were under the influence of alcohol when one of them rammed a scooter on Tuesday night, injuring two teenage riders.

Sex with me a divine act, Swami Nithyananda told devotee

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A new chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has revealed more details about the controversial Swami Nithyananda. According to the chargesheet, the swami allegedly forced a female devotee to have sex with him, claiming that he was Dakshinamurthy (Shiva), and the victim was Parvati, and they were performing a divine act.

Mumbai: Fire at MTNL building

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Seven fire engines are battling a fire at the MTNL building in Kandivali East. The building houses a telephone exchange office. Early reports suggest that the office has been completely evacuated. Phone lines in some parts of Kandivali are likely to be affected due to the fire.
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