Monday, August 23, 2010

Threat of flood; Delhi govt sets up over 160 relief camp

Threat of flood; Delhi govt sets up over 160 relief camp

Threat of flood; Delhi govt sets up over 160 relief camp

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The city government has set up over 160 relief camps to tackle the threat of flood in the national capital as river Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark.

Man who jumped parole arrested

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A murder convict, who jumped parole, was arrested in the capital after he fired at the police party who went to catch him, police said on Monday.

Mumbai doctor dies of dengue

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A doctor died of dengue in Mumbai on Monday taking the toll due to the deadly fever this season to four, an official said. Doctor Rajan Palav, 32, was an ENT professor at the Grant Medical College, run by the J.J. Group of Hospitals.

Soon, country liquor at Mumbai bars?

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In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows, the state excise department has come up with a proposal where restaurants, pubs and bars in the state holding an FL-III licence (required to sell alcohol) can sell country liquor.

Bhopal's great gold robbery: 12 kilos, 3 hours

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At seven am this morning, four armed men overpowered two security guards on duty at the Manapuram Gold Leaf Company in the busy Bus Stand area of Bhopal. The company loans money to clients against deposits of gold.

Girl attempts suicide after boy circulates MMS

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A teenaged village girl in Jharkhand tried to commit suicide after discovering that a boy from her village had circulated a pornographic MMS involving her, police said on Monday. A resident of Giddi village in Ramgarh district, around 45 km from Ranchi, the girl, a student of Class 8, tried to kill herself by slashing her veins on Sunday.

Telugu film actors among nine held for prostitution

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Telugu film actresses Saira Banu and Jyoti and seven others were caught red-handed in a prostitution racket busted by Hyderabad police on Monday. Saira, who played the lead role in a few Telugu films, and Jyoti, a supporting actress in many films, were arrested along with a woman from Uzbekistan from an apartment in the upscale Kundan Bagh neighborhood.

Miltants kill three in Srinagar

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In Jammu and Kashmir a mother and daughter were among three killed in Kulgam and Pulwama late Sunday night.

Woman kills children, self

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A woman killed her three minor children by throwing them into a well before taking her own life by jumping in at Lalmatia village in Bokaro district, police sources said.

In land of Gandhi, no place for pedestrians?

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In a country where road accidents kill over 100,000 people every year, the rights of the pedestrians have been routinely run over. As Indian cities increasingly become intensely automobile-centric urban scape, there is very little being done for those who may not be able to afford cars and other means of private transport.

Mumbai portal to be studied by Harvard

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Don't just vote but consciously select your leader - that is the premise behind an Indian portal that offers the database of Mumbai's 1,500 politicians in order to help voters make an informed choice. It has now been selected by the prestigious Harvard University for research.

Nitish, Lalu, rakhis a hit in Bihar

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They have a tough electoral contest ahead, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan are also jostling for supremacy in Bihar's rakhi markets. A day ahead of the festival, rakhis named after the three were doing brisk business with reports that Nitish Kumar had a slight edge.

Delhi girl alleges harassment by in-laws

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A 21-year-old girl in Delhi has alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry since the day of her marriage in February. After her in-laws demanded Rs 8 lakh and a flat, Richa Arya was forced to move in with her parents in June.

Pune police recover 110 bullets from sewage chamber

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The Pune police recovered 110 bullets from a sewage chamber near Akurdi railway station on Sunday. Of these, about 46 bullets are usable. The Akurdi police chowky got a call from a student, Babasaheb Kokitkar, who came across the bullets in a bag.

Bangalore auto drivers forced six girls into a live-in relationship

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The Bangalore police have arrested two autorickshaw drivers, who not only robbed houses, but also fooled women into living in with them and later threatened to kill them if they told anyone. B Raja's parents had sent him to work as an autorickshaw driver so that he could earn a livelihood. He drove it for a few months and then quit, but stole another auto, changed its parts, and kept plying it on the city roads. Later, he married a girl from Mysore.
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