Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Chennai-Alappuzha Express fire: Narrow escape for passengers, thanks to an alert guard

Chennai-Alappuzha Express fire: Narrow escape for passengers, thanks to an alert guard

Chennai-Alappuzha Express fire: Narrow escape for passengers, thanks to an alert guard

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:01 PM PDT

A minor fire broke out in the break van of the Chennai-Allapuzha Express today. The blaze was however immediately extinguished and hence none of the passengers were injured. More details are awaite...

Woman storms marriage of man she's claims is her husband; groom, father arrested

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:38 PM PDT

A young woman stormed into a posh wedding in Kolkata on Wednesday night and waving a marriage registration certificate, announced that the groom was in fact her husband who had married her in 2010. ...

Bus overturns in Noida, several injured

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:36 PM PDT

Over a dozen persons were injured on Wednesday, some of them seriously, when a bus overturned near the Sector 37 flyover in Noida, police said.

Three days after Mahi's death, two held for digging illegal borewell in Gurgaon

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Three days after a four-year-old girl, Mahi, died trapped in a borewell at Kasan village in Gurgaon district, two people were held for illegally digging a borewell near it, Haryana Police said.

Junior doctors end 14-day strike in Bihar

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Junior doctors of Bihar's premier medical institution - the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) - ended their 14-day long strike on Wednesday after the state government assured them that it woul...

Relics from Srinagar shrine displayed to allay fears about damage

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:48 AM PDT

The holy relics, retrieved from the Dastageer Sahib shrine minutes before it was gutted in a fire incident here on Monday, were displayed today to allay apprehensions about any damage caused to them. ...

Over 1000 Amarnath pilgrims stopped because of heavy traffic

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT

To ensure smooth passage of cavalcades of Amarnath yatra and traffic-free highway at night, the police have stopped over 1,000 pilgrims at entry point to Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.

Investment proposals worth Rs 40,379 crore cleared by Andhra Pradesh government

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:13 AM PDT

The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) on Wednesday cleared 25 proposals entailing investments of Rs 40,379 crore in different industrial sectors.

Bus falls off Chennai flyover, 30 injured

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 09:41 AM PDT

About 30 passengers were injured, one seriously, when a bus, number 17-M, fell off the Anna Gemini flyover in the heart of Chennai. Police are trying to ascertain whether the driver was over speeding ...

Gunman opens fire seven times in Madanpuri in NCR

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT

A man with a gun opened fire in Madangir in South Delhi this evening. The gunman fired seven times at his target before managing to escape. The victim has been identified as Vijay, who is a local resi...

Abu Hamza arrest: Marathwada becoming Pakistan, says Bal Thackeray

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Marathwada region, from where the arrested LeT handler of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack, Abu Hamza hails, is fast becoming the "new Pakistan", Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said on Wednesday.

Trial by fire: School punishes girl in 35-degree heat

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:09 AM PDT

In the 35-degree heat in Hyderabad, a school girl was ordered to stand in the sun for more than five hours. A bandage was taped over her mouth. This was her teacher's way of punishing her for not do...

Mumbai faces a 10 per cent cut in water supply from July 1

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 06:52 AM PDT

The rains have been late this year and the maximum city has minimum water. 18 million Mumbaikars are facing a 10% cut in their water supply from Sunday, July 1.

Special courts needed in Andhra for atrocity cases on tribals: Minister

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 05:51 AM PDT

Union Minister for Social Justice Mukul Wasnik suggested on Wednesday that the Andhra Pradesh government should consider setting up special courts to deal with cases related to atrocities on Scheduled...

Give protection to blind man, daughter: Delhi High Court to police chief

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 04:08 AM PDT

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city police commissioner to provide security to a blind man and his minor daughter against the alleged threat of dire consequences to them by the man's form...

FIR against 12 Bihar officials on corruption charge

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:56 AM PDT

The Vigilance Bureau has lodged an FIR against 12 officials on charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy for illegal allotment of 182.07 acre to 44 persons in Kishanganj district of Bihar.

Chennai bus accident: A miraculous escape - NDTV at Ground Zero

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:39 AM PDT

NDTV was among the first few television crews to reach the Gemini flyover - the site of the accident, as we jumped out of our cars due to the maze of traffic and sprinted to the spot. My first impress...

Woman raped by sweepers at Rajasthan hospital

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 03:06 AM PDT

A woman was allegedly raped by two sweepers at a private hospital in Udaipur, police said today. The woman, married and aged around 20 years, was attending to her father admitted in the Kanak hospi...

Landslide buries three of family in Assam

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:51 AM PDT

Three members of a family, including two minor girls, were killed in a landslide triggered by incessant rains in Guwahati early on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at Dhirenpara localit...

Seven killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Seven persons were killed on Wednesday when a speeding dumper rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Aurangabad. The incident took place on Aurangabad-Paithan Road near Dhakephal village at 7.30 AM, police ...

Fire fighting measures reviewed in Karnataka govt buildings

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:22 AM PDT

Fire Force in Karnataka on Tuesday assessed the adequacy of fire prevention and fire-fighting measures government buildings in Bangalore in the backdrop of last week's fire mishap in the Maharashtra S...

Over 20,000 ponds dug in Bengal in last one year

Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:17 AM PDT

As many as 20,608 ponds have been dug in West Bengal over the past one year creating 1.25 crore man days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), according...

Agra municipal polls amid high security

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:52 PM PDT

Authorities have stepped up security in Agra for today's municipal polls which will test the popularity of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh. The SP is expected to give a tough fight to...

Bus driver runs over biker, then runs to police station to surrender

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:19 PM PDT

To add to the recent spate of accidents involving BEST buses, a travel operator lost his life after a BEST bus collided with his bike and ran over his body on Monday evening. Fearing mob justice, the ...
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