Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Chidambaram asks Nagas to end blockade in Manipur

Chidambaram asks Nagas to end blockade in Manipur

Chidambaram asks Nagas to end blockade in Manipur

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 03:09 PM PDT

A day after the Centre arrived at an agreement with the Kuki tribe in Manipur over the creation of a separate district, thus resulting in the partial lifting of the economic blockade after 93 days, the government today exhorted the Nagas to also call off the blockade.

Bengal hospital uses acid instead of antiseptic, baby dead

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:45 PM PDT

As Shikha Bibi was going into labour in a hospital in West Bengal, she felt intense pain. She would emerge from her C-section delivery with burns on her inner thighs. She believes those attending to her at the government hospital in Murshidabad used acid to swab her instead of an antiseptic.

'Reuben was the bravest person I have ever known'

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:26 PM PDT

The air was charged with emotion as thousands gathered to pay their last respects to Reuben Fernandez at his funeral in Amboli church yesterday. Reuben was stabbed by a bunch of goons on October 20, and succumbed to his injuries on Monday. Tributes were led by his father, who solemnly acknowledged his 29-year-old son's untimely death in a poignant eulogy in the church.

Coin shortage leads to traffic jam at DND flyway

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Traffic snarls were seen at DND toll plaza here with commuters stranding at the gates due to shortage of change after the hike in toll rates for some categories of vehicles become effective from today. Toll prices increased from Rs 10 to Rs 11 for two wheelers and Rs 20 to Rs 22 for cars. Due to shortage of coins queues over a kilometer-long were formed on both Noida and Delhi ends.

City of Joy to have 'Eye' like London

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 06:10 AM PDT

Kolkata, once the capital of British India, is set to get a giant wheel on the lines of 'London Eye' which would give tourists a bird's eye view of the city. To be set up on the Hooghly riverfront, the giant wheel to be known as 'Kolkata Eye' would have a diameter of 150 to 180 metres with more than 30 viewing cabins. It will accommodate more than 500 people per revolution.

Call centre employees conned by cushy job offer

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 05:47 AM PDT

Employees of a Malad-based call centre have written an application to the Bangur Nagar police, alleging that a colleague duped each of them of more than Rs 1 lakh, on the pretext of offering them lucrative jobs.

Students from city mugged by Goa cops

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 05:28 AM PDT

A trip to Goa during Diwali turned into a nightmare for a group of engineering students from the city, when two uniformed policemen robbed them on Baga beach. The group was further traumatized when the cops threatened to foist a case against them and have them put behind bars if they attempted to complain about the incident.

Caught drinking and driving? Say cheese

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 04:39 AM PDT

If you are drinking and driving, then make sure you look presentable because you will be photographed if caught, and the documentation will go down in the records of the traffic police so they can spot you the next time, if and when it happens.

Accident severs heads of mother, daughters on footpath

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 04:32 AM PDT

In another incident of innocent lives being lost due to rash driving, a speeding trailer trampled a 30-year-old woman and her three daughters, who were sleeping on the footpath outside their slum on St Louis Bridge at Reay Road in Mumbai, early Tuesday morning.
Posted by Harshad at 9:46 PM

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