Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Jaipur: Orphans tortured by caretaker for spending Rs 50

Jaipur: Orphans tortured by caretaker for spending Rs 50

Jaipur: Orphans tortured by caretaker for spending Rs 50

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In a terrible case of care-givers turning oppressors, three orphaned children in Jaipur were thrashed by the Owner of the Centre where they lived for years.

MLA's son opens fire in showroom, kills one

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A Samajwadi party MLA's son opened fire at a Hero Honda showroom killing one person and injuring two others. The incident took place in the Civil lines area of Bareilly on Wednesday evening. Atul Gangwar, son of Nawabganj MLA Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar, was believed to be under the influence of alcohol when he shot a bystander dead.

Traffic constable set ablaze by enraged rickshaw driver

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An auto rickshaw driver who had set fire to a traffic police constable after being fined has now been arrested. The incident took place in Vasai in Thane district on Wednesday.

Australian woman alleges molestation by masseur in Goa

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An Australian woman has alleged that she was molested by a masseur in a massage parlour in a beach village in Panaji, police said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old woman complained of molestation against a Keralite boy who allegedly molested her on the pretext of giving her massage at a parlour in the beach village of Arambol on October 19, they said.

Frequent flyer thieves liked posh hotels

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It appeared like a scene straight out of a Bollywood flick. The Ahmedabad crime branch has caught hold of a gang of robbers that planned and executed robberies in style. Five members of the Flier Gang, as it called itself, because they always flew from one point to another, were arrested by the cops and loot items worth crores were recovered from them.

Students of this Jaipur college wear helmets in classrooms

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Students of an art school in Rajasthan have started wearing helmets before entering classrooms, as means to safeguard themselves from the shabby condition of their college building.

Fire at Gurgaon's Ambience mall

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A fire at Gurgaon's Ambience mall was extinguished this evening. Nobody was hurt. Two fire engines were sent to the mall after a fire was reported at the Osim showroom on the second floor of the mall.

New Jaipur set to become old story

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New Jaipur project, a hope of several citizens for a decent shelter, appears to be in cold storage. The state government is sitting over the housing project for almost one year and the area of the city has not even been demarcated.

Immunisation programme fails to take off in state

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The success of the health department's immunisation programme is suffering due official indolence and lack of interest.

Jaipur: A dozen houses may be razed for new tunnel plan

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In a bid to change alignment of Ghat ki Guni tunnel, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has revised the project and forwarded it to the forest department for approval. However the amendments in the original plan are likely to cost around a dozen houses situated near the Agra road.

Eight youths killed in separate incidents

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Eight youths were killed in separate road and rail accidents in Jaipur, Dausa and Chittorgarh districts of Rajasthan.

City police arrest duo for smuggling ivory idols

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Jaipur police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in the illegal trade of idols from Kalwar Road. Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap to nab Mukesh Saini and Mahendra Jangir who came to city to sell the ivory idols.

Throbbing cultural events to mark city's 600th anniversary

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Ahmedabad was founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411. Since then it has been given the sobriquet 'The Manchester of the East' because of the many cotton mills it once had, a place of splendid Mughal architecture or simply the land of Bapu.

Ahmedabad sways to serene sitar tunes

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Music lovers of Ahmedabad spent a rejuvenating week-end swaying to the soulful music rendered by renowned sitar vadak Krishna Mohan Bhatt and Grammy award winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. They were in the city as part of the two-day music concert organised by the Saptak School of Music at Gajjar Hall, which began on Saturday.

Three women thieves get caught in the act

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The Karanj police claimed to have arrested three women on the charges of pick-pocketing. They were caught red-handed by the detection staff of the Karanj police on Tuesday evening.

Mumbai sea link may close for few hours during Obama’s visit

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The already stuttering income of Mumbai Entry Point Limited (MEPL), the toll-collecting agency for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, might suffer even more on November 6. The sea link could be closed for a few hours that day for the convoy of the visiting US President.

Ahmedabad: Rickshaw gang strikes again

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According to Ellisbridge police, one Jaya Rajput, a resident of Narmadnagar, Ranip, has registered a case with them. The complainant said that she and her mother got into a shared auto-rickshaw, with six passengers, at an ST bus stand on Monday morning.

MBA student's death case: Cops await forensic report

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The Sarkhej police are yet to decide their line of investigation in the case involving the death of MBA student, Priyanka Ramanuj. Priyanka's body was recently fished out of a canal in Gota, close to the SG Highway. A senior police officer told DNA that they are waiting for the forensic report.

Noida gang beat up delivery boys, all for a free pizza

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The Noida police have busted a gang that used to order food from pizza joints and gave out wrong addresses located at isolated spots. They then beat up the delivery boys and decamped with the order.

Thieves don't spare postmen in Ahmedabad

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The days of bicycle thieves are fading fast and for police it's no longer a crime that worries them. However, at Navrangpura police station it seems the good old days are coming back. This year three bicycles were stolen from this police station's jurisdiction and strangely, all these cases related to postmen.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation seizes 1 kg steroids

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The health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation seized 1 kg of steroids and has lodged a complaint against two for illegal sale of medicine. The corporation also sealed two shops engaged in the practice of illegal sale of steroids.

Colleges flooded with RTI applications from students

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As if students bunking lectures or political parties arm-twisting for admissions is not enough, city colleges are now facing fresh bouts of trouble from the student 'RTI wallahs'. Though the admission season is over, college principals admit that many students are using the Right to Information (RTI) Act, to ask balance sheets, last year's admission records, or even certain old records dating back to the year 1954.

Lonavla ropeway project in limbo

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An ambitious project of the Lonavla Municipal Council (LMC) to construct an amusement park and a ropeway that could attract more tourists to the hill station is stuck in red tape for three years.

Residents suffer as Pune Cantonment Board ignores blocked canal

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Residents of ward number V, near Pulgate and adjoining areas of the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), get no respite from mosquitoes. The reason: a canal taking water from Khadakwasla dam to the purification plant located behind St Mary's School is blocked with mounds of plastic bags and other refuse.

Struggling actress 'weds' designer, robs him of Rs 7 lakh

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A 43-year-old struggling actress, recently arrested by the Oshiwara police for allegedly stealing valuables worth over Rs7 lakh from the house of her 'husband', was remanded to police custody till Wednesday.

Symbiosis Law School wins Nobel quiz

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The dream cherished by three students of Symbiosis Law School came true when they won the grand finale of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2010 held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, by beating the finalists of the New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai rounds.

Katraj zoo in search of a logo

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The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-managed Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park (RGZP) in Katraj will soon have its own logo. The park authorities have organised a competition for Puneites to create an appropriate logo for the organisation.

MICAns launch online book exchange portal

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If books have always been the love of your life, but you've been unable to devote as much time to the written word as you'd ideally like to, here is a website that you can't possibly ignore. What's more, the site is a labour of love from two students of an Ahmedabad-based institute.

Ex-pilot fights callous cellphone service provider

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In an important judgement passed on Monday, Pradip Gaikwad, judge of the Pune District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, has ruled in favour of a consumer and slapped mobile telephony company, Bharti Airtel Limited, with a fine of Rs25,000 and refund of a bill of Rs710.

More boats, swimmers to guard coastline

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The Marine unit of the Mumbai police, which is entrusted with the responsibility of coastal policing, is all set to get better-armed and equipped. The unit has recently given a proposal to the government to recruit 800 professional swimmers and divers to join the force. This is for the first time that the government will be recruiting professional swimmers for the force.
Posted by Harshad at 9:20 PM

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