Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Software engineer crushed to death, colleague critically injured by speeding dumper truck

Software engineer crushed to death, colleague critically injured by speeding dumper truck


Software engineer crushed to death, colleague critically injured by speeding dumper truck

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:00 AM PDT

A 27-year-old software engineer was crushed to death and her colleague critically injured when a speeding dumper hit their motorcycle here Tuesday, police said.


Lorry driver dies after being thrown from flyover

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:51 AM PDT

The driver of a cattle-laden lorry was allegedly beaten and pushed to his death from a flyover by activists belonging to a local animal welfare organisation near the city outskirts, a top police official said.


Surprised by raid at airport, men dump plasma TVs

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:10 PM PDT

It's been almost a week since two expensive plasma television sets worth Rs 3 lakh each, have been lying unclaimed in Customs officials' custody at Mumbai airport. The reason: their panic-stricken owners left them behind after they were taken in by a surprise check, undertaken by the special flying squad of Customs officials.


Man succumbs to stab injuries after eve-teasing fight

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:27 AM PDT

Eleven days after battling for his life, Reuben Fernandez (29) succumbed to his injuries around 6 pm yesterday at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Andheri (West). Reuben was stabbed in the stomach during an altercation with four unknown men outside a restaurant in Amboli on October 20. One of his friends, Keenan Santos (24), also stabbed in the stomach during the fight, had died within a few hours of the fight.


Mumbai youths die trying to rescue drowning friend

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Two youths - Abhishek More (20) and Mayur Waghmare (17) - have passed the test of true friendship with flying colours: each was ready to sacrifice his own life to save a friend, 18-year-old Sonu Kanojia, from drowning in the waters of the Tunga Lake. The tragedy lies in the fact that neither of the three has lived to tell the tale.


No money to pay fine? Sweep the street clean

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:36 AM PDT

'Clean up after yourself.' More and more, this is the dictum being strictly enforced by BMC clean-up marshals who are tired of careless citizens littering the city streets that they struggle to keep clean. When two offenders were nabbed in the act of spitting near the premises of the Ghatkopar (East) station, they were given two options: pay up or clean up.


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