Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Boy kills himself for failing to pay school fine

Boy kills himself for failing to pay school fine

Boy kills himself for failing to pay school fine

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:51 PM PST

A Class 10 student in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his parents couldn't pay the Rs.250 fine imposed by the school for attendance shortage and he was subsequently refused...

Chandigarh businessman claims to set up a 10-storey building in 48 hours

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:24 AM PST

A 10-storey building, set to come up in just 48 hours. A businessman in Chandigarh claims it is possible, and he will prove it.

Jharkhand Prastuti Committee 'commander' killed by Maoists

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:53 AM PST

Three ultras of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a breakaway group of Maoists, including its self-styled Commander Babulal Bhuyan, have been killed by Maoists at Tal village in Palamau district, th...

Anna Hazare on three-day Odisha visit

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:37 AM PST

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare will be visiting Odisha on Thursday for the first time.

Sectarian clashes: Curfew imposed in parts of Srinagar

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:44 AM PST

Authorities on Wednesday imposed curfew in areas under nine police stations here following sectarian clashes in the old city this afternoon.

Two school students arrested for killing classmate

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST

Two class 9 students were arrested in Faridabad today for allegedly killing their classmate.

Water released to Jayakwadi from Mula, protests in Ahmednagar

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:48 AM PST

Irrigation department on Wednesday released 3 TMC water from Mula dam for Jayakwadi reservoir which supplies water to Marathwada region amid tight police security.

"Ugly" freedom memorial to be demolished in Thiruvananthapuram

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:24 AM PST

A freedom memorial created in the government secretariat compound in Thiruvananthapuram to mark the golden jubilee of the Indian independence will be removed as an artist's panel found it totally "ugl...

Two months after wedding, man shot by teenage brother-in-law

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:19 AM PST

In a suspected bid for honour killing, a man, who had married a girl from another community about two months ago, was on Wednesday shot at allegedly by his teenage brother-in-law in Giridih in Jharkha...

With a double PhD, this man was begging in the streets

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:38 AM PST

Till this afternoon, Dinesh Dwivedi, age 50, a retired school teacher, spent large parts of his day begging in the streets of Jaipur.

One killed in Lucknow in cylinder explosion

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:20 AM PST

One person was killed and another injured on Wednesday when a gas cylinder used in welding exploded at a workshop of Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation here, police said.

Bangalore among top polluted megacities in the world

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:11 AM PST

India's Silicon Valley Bangalore has been rated among top polluted megacities in the world, claims a new study, using data collected by NASA's high-tech satellites.

Two persons killed, eight injured in accident in Assam

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:08 AM PST

Two persons were killed and eight others injured when a maxi-cab they were travelling met with an accident near Chamring village in Aizawl district on Wednesday, police said in Aizawl on Wednesday.

Chennai girl wins first prize in US Embassy-organised contest

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 05:05 AM PST

Shruti Balaji, a nine-year-old girl from Chennai won the all India first prize in the art contest "Being a Child in India", organised by the US Embassy in New Delhi to highlight the importance of chil...

Uttar Pradesh voters could have coloured ID cards by 2014

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST

If all goes as planned, voters in Ghaziabad and Lucknow might be armed with coloured voter ID cards when they go to cast their ballot in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The new, smarter cards with clear col...

Maharashtra's new definition: PUB = Soft music + Alcohol

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 02:14 AM PST

According to an amendment to the Bombay Entertainment Duty Act 1923, all eateries that serve liquor and play soft music will now be called a pub, and will also have to shell out hefty entertainment ta...

Boys kill man after he scolded them for wasting water

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:22 AM PST

A 55-year-old man was strangulated to death by two youths in the wee hours of Monday after he had scolded them for wasting water while they were taking a bath at a municipality tap in Kothrud.

'Family suggests I avoid Facebook for some time'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 01:13 AM PST

Young women in Mumbai debate today's bandh in the town where two girls were arrested for Facebook posts

False fire alarm in Parliament Annexe

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:36 PM PST

A fire broke out in the Parliament Annexe on Wednesday afternoon but no one was injured.

Three family members found dead in Jamshedpur

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:09 PM PST

Three members of a family were murdered by unidentified men at Baridih in Jamshedpur, police said on Wednesday.

Fire at building in Mumbai's Nariman Point

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:42 PM PST

A fire broke out in a building in Nariman Point area in south Mumbai on Wednesday morning, Fire Brigade officials said.

Four killed, 40 injured as van overturns in West Bengal

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:51 PM PST

Four people were killed and 40 others injured, 12 of them critically, when their van overturned at Mongalbari on NH 34 in Malda district on Wednesday.

Jodhpur: Woman Air Force officer Anandita Dasgupta allegedly commits suicide

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:22 PM PST

A woman Air Force officer, Squadran Leader Anandita Das, has committed suicide in Jodhpur.
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