Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Yamuna at its highest in 32 years, crosses 207m mark

Yamuna at its highest in 32 years, crosses 207m mark

Yamuna at its highest in 32 years, crosses 207m mark

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The Yamuna rose over two metres above the danger level on Thursday, crossing the 207-metre mark for first time in 32 years and submerging several low-lying areas. The water level was recorded at 207.9m at 7 am on Thursday morning.


Delhi hospitals dump hapless victim

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It's a shocking story of apathy from a hospital in the national Capital. Three months ago, a 25-year-old Ved Ram, a labourer, went to see a doctor at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital after experiencing recurring pain in his stomach. Doctors suggested surgery; they blocked his excretory system and made a hole in his stomach and inserted a pipe as an alternative.


Rain fury in Uttarakhand: 200 villages washed away

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Rain fury continues to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand. The state, where the situation has been grim since a cloudburst on September 17, has witnessed many deaths and widespread devastation. On Wednesday, the water level at Tehri dam breached the danger mark of 831 feet.


Find my girlfriend or I will bomb airport, says Beijing man

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A man in China called the police hotline for four consecutive days asking them about the whereabouts of his girlfriend and later threatened to blow up an airport if they did not help him find her, a court was told Wednesday.


Steering error sank the Titanic, claims author

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The granddaughter of a senior member of the Titanic's crew has revealed in a new book what she describes as a family secret kept for decades: that a simple steering error caused the ship to strike an iceberg and sink during its maiden voyage in 1912.


Karnataka: Shobha Karandlaje is back in Yeddyurappa’s cabinet

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After being dropped from the Karnataka Cabinet over a compromise formula between the Reddy brothers and Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in October 2009, Shobha Karandlaje is back again as the only woman among the 34 ministers.


Kashmir: Brotherhood in times of crisis

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In the Chinkral Mohalla of Srinagar, Bashir Ahmed Dar is getting ready to go out after days, in fact, weeks of curfew. It's the first time he is getting out of his home. The city is still tense. But on Wednesday, Bashir can simply not stay in; he has to say a final good bye to friend and neighbour Kishan Lal Puri.


Kashmir: Blame-game over meet with separatists

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Many felt that the political delegation to Kashmir broke a lot of ground, but now the politics behind its actions is taking centrestate. A row is brewing between the Left and the BJP over the visits to separatists.


Ayodhya verdict: Govt bans bulk SMS, MMS

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In the run upto the Ayodhya verdict on Friday, bulk text and multimedia messages (SMS and MMS) have been banned throughout the country for next 72 hours starting tonight. A plea for deferment of the verdict was filed in the Supreme Court today, but the bench didn not take up the matter saying it they lacked the jurisdiction.


Gunmen storm Indonesian police station

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Heavily armed men shot and killed three Indonesian police officers early Wednesday, just days after the police had raided what they said were Islamic militants linked to a series of violent bank robberies.


Uttarakhand: PM announces Rs 500 cr for flood relief

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday announced Rs 500 crore relief assistance to flood-hit Uttarakhand, a day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi requested him for a liberal package to state.


Slain engineering student's friends being questioned

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A day after the gruesome murder of an engineering student by her senior, Hyderabad police Monday were questioning two of their friends.


Uncertainty over Ayodhya verdict

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A retired bureaucrat, Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, approached the apex court five days after a three-judge Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court rejected his petition for deferring the verdict and to allow mediation to find a solution to the 60-year-old Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit dispute.


Students allegedly try to burn college principal alive

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After some students allegedly tried to burn alive the principal of a reputed city college, police on Tuesday initiated two cases against an alumnus of the institution. "We have filed two cases against Mukesh Tripathi, a former student who poured petrol on South City College principal Khagendrananth Adhikary and then tried to commit suicide by sprinkling it on himself," Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters), Jawed Shamim said.


Google's Street View not welcome in Czech Republic

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The Czech Republic has refused to grant Google permission to expand its "Street View" because the mapping feature invades peoples' privacy, the government's privacy watchdog said on Wednesday.


Obama, Palin on Archie comics cover

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Is it possible for US President Barack Obama and his Republican 'tormentor' Sarah Palin to team up and even share a milkshake? Yes, but in a comic book.


Ayodhya verdict: Chidambaram appeals for peace

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As the Ayodhya verdict day nears, Home Minister P Chidambaram has made an appeal to the people to maintain peace. Addressing the mediapersons in New Delhi, Chidambaram said, "It would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has won and the other side has lost. We appeal to all to respect the verdict as end of a legal process."


West Bengal: Maoists kill second CPM activist in three days

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In continuing attacks on CPI-M activists, suspected Maoists shot dead a school employee in Jhargram in West Midnapore district, two days after they killed a school clerk at Silda in the same district.


Pakistan: Man who killed 25 women arrested

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Police in Sialkot city of Pakistan have arrested a serial killer on charges of robbing and murdering 25 elderly women over the last year, Express TV reported.


CWG preparations: There have been shortcomings, says Cabinet Secretary

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There may be negative buzz surrounding the upcoming Commonwealth Games but the Union Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar, appointed by the Prime Minister to oversee the preparations, sounds confident about successfully pulling off the mega event.


Marussia B1 is Russia's answer to Porsche and Ferrari

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Russia is not a country known for producing sleek, fast and expensive sports cars. But one Russian car maker is trying to change that by producing a rival to Porsche and Ferrari.


Mumbai bids adieu to Lord Ganesha

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Mumbaikars on Wednesday broke out into a riot of colours and dances with loud music amidst chants of 'Ganapati Bappa Moraya,' renting the air, as lakhs of devotees took to streets to bid adieu to their favourite deity.


Glitches don't mean games will be bad: Sheila Dikshit

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A day after the foot-over bridge collapsed near Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, the Delhi Chief Minister on Wednesday stated categorically that the bridge won't be reconstructed. She said that alternate arrangements are being considered.


Scotland delays sending CWG team to India

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Scotland is reportedly holding off sending its team to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi amid concerns about safety and accommodation. It comes as the Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell is rushing to New Delhi on an emergency visit.


Delhi woman delivers twins at 51

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Anita Mathur was childless for the first 23 years of her married life. Now with an assisted reproductive method, the 51-year-old has delivered twins, her doctor said on Tuesday.


Husband kills wife over liquor

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A husband allegedly killed his wife after she refused to give him liquor to consume by hitting her with a blunt object on her head in Azadnagar area in Firozpur, police said on Wednesday.


Will Mumbai get better roads?

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You can expect a smoother ride on city roads soon with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) insisting on ISI-approved paver blocks in its road tenders to check the use of sub-standard ones by contractors. This will help prevent cave-ins and also ensure that the roads stay in good shape for longer.


Obama's aunt says US has "obligation" to grant her citizenship

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US President Barack Obama's aunt, who has lived illegally in America for nearly 10 years, says the US is obligated to grant her citizenship.


125 MCD workers to clean up ‘filthy’ Games’ Village

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A day after Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Executive Mike Hooper termed the Athletes Village as "filthy and uninhabitable", the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has swung into action. When NDTV visited the Games' Village on Wednesday morning, we found 125 MCD workers waiting for security clearance to enter to clean up the village.


Pakistan: 1 lakh more displaced by lake burst, says UN

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Some 100,000 more people have been displaced after a lake burst in southern Pakistan where massive floods have already affected millions of people, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.


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