Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Delhi Government downplaying dengue outbreak?

Delhi Government downplaying dengue outbreak?

Delhi Government downplaying dengue outbreak?

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Phool Mohammad is a worried man. His wife, who fell prey to dengue, died last month leaving behind six children. Phool Mohammad had done all that he could to get his wife treated properly. He took her to many hospitals in South Delhi, but failed to find any place to get het admitted. She didn't get access to the right treatment in time.

Flood waters heading for Delhi; warning issued

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After incessant rains for days together, Delhi is now bracing to combat floods. Six lakh cusecs of water has been released from the Hatnikund barrage in the Yamuna, further upstream in Haryana, likely to make Yamuna overflow causing floods.

Army saves three from drowning

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Indian Army officials on Wednesday saved three people - two women and a man - trapped in the flooded Ghaggar river in the Haryana town of Panchkula, officials said.

Woman found living with her mother's corpse

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A 50-year-old woman, who was found living with her mother's corpse in a south Delhi house, was on Wednesday shifted to the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences in the capital.

Eleven engineering students booked for forged admission papers

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the state-run Punjab Engineering College (PEC) in Chandigarh and booked 11 students, including five girls, for submitting forged documents to secure admissions under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota.

Double trouble for Spice Jet flight, plane makes emergency landing

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Double trouble for Spice Jet Kolkata-New Delhi flight, SG 219. First, the pilot noticed a fire in engine while taxing for take-off around 6:40 pm. The plane returned to the airport and after engineers fixed the problem the flight took off at around 8:20 pm.

Bank says crorepatis welcome, others are not

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If you have a crore to deposit, chances are most banks would roll out the red carpet for you. Well, this is not "most banks." This one in Hyderabad has only crorepatis as its clients, and somewhat interestingly, it's a branch of the State Bank of India.

Plea on Siri Fort Sports Complex closure deferred

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday again refused to take up the plea against the Siri Fort Sports Complex being closed down to its members due to the Commonwealth Games. The plea will come up for hearing on Friday. Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Valmiki Mehta refused to hear the case as one of the sitting judges had a membership of the sports complex. Earlier too, a division bench last week refused to take up the petition on the same grounds and transferred it to another bench.

The new phenomenon called young adult fiction!

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Young adult literature in India is surprisingly prolific and publishers are vying to bring out high quality well-written and original new fiction in this segment, feel contemporary writers. From this year, Vodafone Crossword started awards for the children's section too and entries are works of children and teenage prose fiction or non-fiction.

Task force to check Delhi's traffic woes

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Overwhelmed by the public response to their facebook account and helpline numbers, Delhi Police have constituted a Special Task Force (STF) to check rogue drivers, bring corrupt traffic cops to book and manage roads better.

Chandigarh: CBI raids engineering college

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the state-run Punjab Engineering College (PEC) in Chandigarh following complaints of irregularities in admissions to seats reserved for Non-Resident Indians. CBI sources said the raid was continuing and documents pertaining to admissions were being checked.

Militants fire at Manipur Official's res

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About four suspected militants fired at the residence of a senior Manipur government official in Imphal West district, but no harm could be done, police said here today. The unidentified militants fired at the private house of the superintending engineer of state agriculture department, K Manoranjan late last night.

'Chakka Bandh' hits life in Guwahati

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Normal life was affected here for the second consecutive day today with public transport keeping off the roads in response to a 24-hour 'Chakka Bandh' called by the All Assam Motor Transport Association to protest the delay by authorities in settling the bus fare hike issue.

Three killed by dacoits in Ahmednagar

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Three members of a family, including a woman, were killed and one other injured after allegedly being attacked by dacoits in Newase tehsil, some 60 kms from Ahmednagar, police said on Wednesday.

9 killed, 29 injured in bus-lorry collis

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Nine persons were killed and 29 others injured when a bus and a lorry collided and went up in flames in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu today. The two vehicles caught fire after diesel tank of the state-owned bus burst due to the impact of the head-on collision at Sorandai village, police said here.

Man chops off wife's hand in Kerala

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A 44-year old man allegedly chopped off his wife's left hand during a quarrel with her and flung it into the neighbour's compound at a remote village in the district. Police said Hashim, a meat and fish seller, allegedly attacked Nasia (31) using a butcher's knife at Edamon, about 40 km from Kollam.

Overnight rainfall brings mercury down

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Parts of the national capital received rainfall overnight, bringing the temperature down but keeping the humidity high. The capital received 13.3 mm of rainfall since yesterday and humidity remained at a high of 89 per cent. The maximum temperature fell two notches below normal, and was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum, however, was two degrees above normal at 26.6 degree C.

Father-son duo arrested for fraud

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A father-son duo were arrested here for allegedly cheating several people of Rs 1.20 crore, police said today. Bhupender Pal Singh and his son Gurcharan Singh, who were operating Kanakdara Investments, were apprehended by Crime Branch yesterday, a senior police said today.

Clashes over new train service in Mumbai, six injured

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In an attempt to hog credit for the newly launched Mumbai-Sawantwadi train, Shiv Sena and Swabhiman sangathan activists created a volatile situation at Dadar station. Hundreds of workers from both organisations pelted stones at each other at the station around 12 am in which three police officials and a few media persons were also injured.

Dengue changes dress code on Delhi University campus

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Aedes Aegypti has been nominated for the fashion police medal of excellence, 2010. And the Taliban and the Sri Ram Sene must have been close to the top of the list of those who nominated this tiny creature for the honour.

Desire to grow tall drives 10-year-old to suicide

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Ten-year-old Rahul, a class V student in Delhi, wanted to grow taller. And a TV advertisement of a popular health drink appeared to provide the answer.

Maid accuses violin maestro Subramaniam of sexual harassment

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Noted violinist and husband of popular playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy, L Subramaniam, has vowed to take action against all parties responsible for spreading allegations that he molested his maid Bhagya, who allegedly stole cash and valuables worth Rs 6 lakh from his house.

Medical students take to <i>Gandhigiri</i> to solve water crisis in hostel

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Munna Bhai could not earn an MBBS degree for himself but for several medical students of the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), he is no less than a hero in their war against irregular water supply on campus.

Man seeks revenge on ex-girlfriend, delays Andhra bound train

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The Special Cell of Delhi police arrested a man in the Capital on Tuesday for allegedly making a hoax call on August 18 about explosives on board the Andhra Pradesh Express. 26-year-old Hemchandra Jha, who was working as a broker for a real estate firm, allegedly made the call, which delayed the train for hours causing panic.

Kambli’s wife slapped me over a car loan, alleges Mumbai banker

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Former cricketer Vinod Kambli's spouse has found herself on the other side of the law. Andrea, a former model, allegedly got into a scuffle with a bank manager over repayment of a car loan.
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