Monday, October 25, 2010

Couple stabbed by former domestic help

Couple stabbed by former domestic help

Couple stabbed by former domestic help

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An elderly couple was injured in Delhi on Monday when their former domestic help allegedly stabbed them, enraged at not being given re-employment.

Senior citizen killed by daughter-in-law and her family

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A senior citizen was killed allegedly by his daughter-in-law, her parents and sister after his family raised doubts over the character of the woman, police said on Monday.

Youth turns robber to gift girlfriend a gold chain

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He wanted to gift a gold chain to his girlfriend on her birthday but was running short of money, so 20-year-old Dheeraj turned into a robber but was arrested two days before the celebrations. Dheeraj Bhamari, son of a small-time businessman, was apprehended along with his friend Rohit (21) after a brief chase near Partap Nagar Metro Station yesterday while they were trying to flee after a robbing a passerby.

Man shot dead inside train

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Gunmen shot dead a man and left his son critically injured inside an air-conditioned coach of a train in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district on Monday. The incident took place in the AC three tier coach of the Chauri Chaura Express when two men barged in and started firing at Ram Singh and his son Yashpal.

Couple allegedly poisoned son, committed suicide

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A couple allegedly committed suicide in south Delhi after poisoning their 18-year-old physically challenged son, police said today. The incident was reported from Sarita Vihar on Sunday night and it came to light when Daljit Singh (80) informed police that he had found his grandson Karandeep Arora (18) poisoned in their house, a senior police official said.

End of the road for blueline buses in Delhi

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The blueline buses, which earned notoriety for reckless driving, will be off the Delhi roads completely from December 14. This was announced today by Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely after a meeting he had with blueline bus operators.

Police stations to welcome visitors with tea, periodicals

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The newly appointed city police commissioner approves of people-friendly way of policing. In this regard, he has proposed the setting up of Citizen Felicitation Centres (CFCs) in the city police stations in the near future. These centres will serve hot tea, water as well as magazines and newspapers to citizens. Confirming the news, joint police commissioner, administration, Dr Meera Ramnivas said the expenses will be bore from the funds the department receives from Member of Parliament Local Area Development Schemes (MPLADS). From the fund's money, the department will also purchase 17 PCR vehicles and over 200 bullet proof jackets among others, added Ramnivas.

Party worker tries to slap city Congress chief

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They may have posted a disgraceful defeat at the recent civic and local body elections in the state, but it appears that workers of the grand old party are yet to learn a lesson. A disgruntled Mahila Congress worker created a ruckus at a meeting of the Ahmedabad City Congress, held at Shahpur on Sunday. She even attempted to slap the city Congress chief.

Child labour reports on BT cotton farms shock NGOs

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More than one lakh tribal children below the age of 14, from various districts of Gujarat, have been forced into hard labour in BT cotton fields across the state - stated the report of a sting operation carried out by Buniyadi Adhikar Andolan Gujarat (BAAG). BAAG is a state-level body formed in 2005, and made up of seven independent member organizations working for the common cause of basic rights.

Fountains at Hawa Mahal to come alive

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Next summer you will be able to enjoy the breeze coming over from the natural fountains at the courtyard of Hawa Mahal. The famous fountains at the historical site will be working again. Archeological department have planned to restore the fountains within a few months.

No principals in college, time running out for 40,000 students’

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The future of over 40,000 first-year students of colleges and institutes functioning under the University of Pune (UoP) is at the crossroads: their colleges and institutes do not have full-time qualified principals and directors as required. The UoP has made it clear it will not grant eligibility to these students.

Twenty couples walkout of wedlock in one day

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Around 20 couples got a divorce in the Lok Adalat held by the Pune District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) on Sunday at the Pune family court.

Wipro woman staffer escapes abduction bid

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The issue of safety of women employees working in city-based business process outsourcing (BPO) units has once again come into focus with the recent incident of a 22-year-old staffer from the Wipro BPO in Hinjewadi narrowly escaping possible abduction by unidentified cab drivers in a vehicle bearing the company's logo. The culprits, who hastily drove away, have not yet been traced by the police.

Job aspirant duped of Rs 10 lakh

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Two residents of Mumbai, Shailendra Ramesh Soni (24) and Naresh Shubhkaran Sharma (27) were arrested on Saturday by the Warje police for allegedly cheating a job seeker of over Rs 10 lakh through Internet fraud. They were remanded in police custody for seven days on Sunday.

9-year-old boy turns burglar to ‘buy a credit card’

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Police investigations into the October 19 burglary in a bungalow in Mahatma Society, Kothrud, have thrown up unlikely suspects: two minor boys aged 9 and 13 years. The duo made away with diamond and gold jewellery and silverware valued at Rs 5.28 lakh.

‘Dead’ man comes alive in Mumbai

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In a bizarre turn of events, Shivram Thakur would have been the first man to attend his own funeral after another man, who was undergoing treatment under his identity, expired. On August 25, authorities at Sion Hospital declared Thakur, a resident of Savitribai Phule Nagar in Ghatkopar, dead, much to the astonishment of Thakur and his family.

3-year-old dies in Bangalore lift accident

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A three-and-half year old girl died last night after she got stuck between the doors of a building lift. Around 9.30 pm, Laxmi, a student of LKG, was playing in the basement of Sai Ram Soudha building where her father Deependra is a security guard. She entered the open lift while playing and while coming out, the doors closed and she got stuck in between the doors.

Brother cheats NRI woman, sells Bangalore property

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Trusting her own brother proved disastrous for the 73-year-old non-resident Indian Vatsala Anchan. The Dubai-based woman, who trusted Amit Kumar Saran by handing over property documents worth over Rs 2.5 crore, was cheated as the latter sold her 2,500 sq ft property at the posh locality of Koramangala 1st Block for Rs38 lakh.

Stepfather beats up two-and-a half year old girl

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In a horrifying incident, a two-and-a-half year old girl was hospitalized after she was brutally beaten up by her stepfather at Kallambalam in the district on Saturday, police said. The stepfather, Arun, 27, was arrested by police yesterday. He has been charged for crimes under non-bailable sections, the sources said.

Mystery man couldn't explain his presence at Taj hotel, arrested

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A 57-year-old man has been arrested by the Colaba police on Saturday for allegedly committing a theft at the plush Taj Mahal Hotel and roaming around suspiciously.

Saki Naka rape: Girl still virgin, says report

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The Saki Naka police will soon file an application in the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court stating that a rape case filed by a 13-year-old girl in March was false.

At this Bangalore building, residents pay for their visitors

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A visit to Jal Vayu Vihar apartments in Bangalore comes with a price. Regular visitors to the residential quarters are provided with an entry pass that comes with a monthly fee. The entry pass was helpful in keeping a check on illegal activities in the apartment. Not even a single theft or mischievous incident took place inside the campus in the past 20 years, claimed Commander HS Satyanarayana, secretary, Jal Vayu Vihar Apartments Owners' Association.

Baby was stolen in 2003 but his b'day is still celebrated

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On January 12 every year, the Chauhan household celebrates a birthday. The candles are lit, the cake is cut and chocolates are distributed among the neighbours. The supposedly happy occasion is deeply scarred by a touch of irony though.

He escaped from jail to attend son’s birthday

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Like any other father, 36-year-old Ravindra Salvi wanted to be with his son on his birthday. And he did just that. Except, he fled the open prison situated outside the Yerawada Central jail on Saturday. The convict, Robert alias Ravindra Anil Salvi, said his bonding and desperation to meet his son on his birthday made him fight all odds and escape from jail.
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