Friday, October 29, 2010

Delhi: Wall of under-construction parking lot collapses

Delhi: Wall of under-construction parking lot collapses

Delhi: Wall of under-construction parking lot collapses

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The wall of an under-construction parking lot collapsed in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area early on Saturday morning. According to sources, nine labourers have been rescued while five-six are still are feared trapped.

Engineering student kills fiancée to marry ex-girlfriend

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An engineering student and his friend were arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of the former's fiancee, police said. Mahendra Sadhu and Hardik Gohil were apprehended for the murder of the former's finance Priyanka Ramanuj, whose body was found from a sewer on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway on October 24, they said.

Husband, wife commit suicide after poisoning kids

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A couple allegedly committed suicide after killing their two daughters by giving them poison in Dausa district following a prolonged land dispute, police said. According to police, the incident took place during wee hours on Thursday in Nangal Rawatan village. The couple — Jansiram Meena, 40, and Rameshi Devi, 35, — gave poison to their daughters Komal, 6, and Pooja, 3. Later, they hanged themselves.

Top Indian grapplers to flex muscles on the Jaipur mats

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The medal winners of India who brought laurels to the country during the recently concluded Commonwealth Games will be seen in action during the National University Wrestling Championship to be held at University of Rajasthan from Friday.

A month to go for exams, law students still don’t have books

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Around 500 law graduates from the city, who will be appearing for the All India Bar Examination to be held on December 5, are a frustrated lot. They allege that although the examination is approaching, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has failed to provide the books based on the syllabus.

Government offices under Electricity Board's scanner

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About 350 government offices in Pune district will have to face power cuts following non-payment of bills, cumulatively estimated at Rs 48.74 lakh. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has launched a statewide drive to recover overdue bills. Sources said that under the Pune zone — Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and most of Pune district — there are about 350 government offices that have electricity bills pending till August this year.

Diamond firm defaults on Rs 800 crore payment

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A massive loan default running into hundreds of crores, by a leading diamond company on loan repayments, has sent shockwaves in the Indian diamond industry. Apex industry body Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has initiated efforts to settle the issue between the company and the lender banks.

Techie arrested for killing ex-girlfriend

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The Mico Layout police have arrested a software engineer in Chennai in connection with the murder of Malarvizhi, 25, who was killed in her house at II Stage in BTM Layout on October 11.

Trader turns to cops as extortionists fail to collect money

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It was when the suspected extortionist failed to turn up to collect the money that the blackmailed businessman, Atul Gala, 42, approached the police. Gala waited for about 30 minutes with the money at JC Nagar for a motorcycle-borne man on Wednesday. When the man did not arrive to collect the amount, Rs 2 lakh, he walked in to the nearest police station and lodged a complaint.

Police beat for your neighbourhood

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The rising cases of robbery, dacoity and murder of lonely and elderly people in the city has forced the state police to reintroduce the good old beat system abandoned 15 years ago.

Techies to the rescue of Bannerghatta's big cats

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Concerned by the recent death of tigers at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), a few techies have proposed the idea of having huge microwave ovens in the park to disinfect large quantities of beef fed to the carnivores.

Patients suffer while doctors study

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The next time you visit any of the 31 hospitals under Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and experience poor service, blame it on the civic body which has permitted half its doctors to pursue higher studies for two years, in violation of the Karnataka Civil Services (KCSA) Act, 1978.

Husband of woman charged with baby’s murder blames doctors

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Deepika Parmar, who threw her 45-day-old girl child out of the bathroom window at KEM Hospital on Tuesday morning, could not see her babies suffer. Stating this, Manish, her husband, blamed the doctors for directly informing his wife about the condition of the twins.

Union leader slams BEST, police for driver's death

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At a press conference on Thursday, BEST union leader Sharad Rao came down heavily on the BEST administration, city police and sections of the media for unfairly criticising late BEST bus driver Atmaram Gaikwad for the accident in Bandra on Monday which killed a three-year-old girl.

Mumbai auto driver who set cop on fire is a serial offender

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Mahendra Kewat, 35, who allegedly set a traffic constable on fire on Wednesday after he tried to fine him for ferrying five people in his autorickshaw, is a habitual offender. According to the Manikpur police, he has two serious cases registered against him previously. These include cases for attacking a traffic constable and raping a minor girl.

Churchgate to remain shut at night

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Churchgate station will remain partially shut for 44 days during nights and early mornings as the railways have taken up work on building a roof on the extended station platform. For that period, Marine Lines will be the night rail terminus on Western Railway (WR).

This Mumbai surgeon officiates basketball matches too

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For 34-year-old Dr Prince K Mattam, basketball is his first love. The assistant surgeon at Health Services in Kerala besides managing time for practicing and coaching the sport, also officiates at state and national level tournaments.

Ex-kabaddi player killed in road accident

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Former state-level kabaddi player Sanjeevani Gavankar, 54, and two others died in an accident in the wee hours of Thursday. Gavankar was travelling with her husband Harish, 60, and sister-in-law Shubhangi, 61, when their Ford Fiesta hit a road-cleaning vehicle on the Thane-Mumbai highway.

Hired to clean home for Diwali, maids steal gold worth Rs 4 lakh

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Two maids hired to clean a house for Diwali allegedly stole jewellery reportedly worth Rs 4.40 lakh in Mumbai. The incident happened at Vasant Vihar in Thane on Tuesday. Dipa Ayyer, a resident, found temporary maids with the help of the building watchman.

Bad cricket match bets turned them into thieves

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Four youths, who allegedly turned to burglary after losing money in cricket betting, were arrested in south Delhi, police said on Friday. The arrested have been identified as Anil Verma (25), the gang leader, Vikas Jain (22), Danish Ahmad (24) and Sumit Sharma (23). Jain holds a degree in computer applications.

Startled burglar kills man in Delhi

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A man who returned home to find he was being burgled was shot dead in front of his wife and son by the startled burglar. Sanjay Kumar, 35, was shot from close range on Thursday after he raised an alarm after finding that the door of his ground floor flat was bolted from inside in Uttam Nagar in west Delhi.

He hid behind jewellery counter for 12 hrs with booty

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Two Shoppers Stop employees in Mumbai were held for robbing jewellery worth Rs 61 lakh from the Popley and Sons jewellers counter in the showroom at Inorbit Mall, Malad.

Jawan injured in accidental fire in Udhampur

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A jawan was injured when his service rifle accidentally went off in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said here on Friday.

Signal problems hit Delhi Metro during rush hour

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Thousands of Metro commuters in the national Capital were stranded at various stations during the morning rush hour on Friday as trains on the over-crowded Noida Line were delayed due to a signaling problem.

Model found dead at her Mumbai flat

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A 28-year-old model in Mumbai Rinky Chowdhary was found hanging from the fan at her Oshiwara flat on Thursday night. The police came to know about the incident after her neighbours got suspicious when she did not open the door for a long time.
Posted by Harshad at 9:23 PM

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