Thursday, January 19, 2012

Woman killed by dacoits who decamp with cash, jewellery

Woman killed by dacoits who decamp with cash, jewellery

Woman killed by dacoits who decamp with cash, jewellery

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:59 PM PST

A woman was killed by dacoits at Lahar town near here and looted Rs five lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh, police said.

Delhi shivers at 4.5 degree Celsius, dense fog affects 48 flights, trains delayed too

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:36 PM PST

Delhiites woke up to yet another chilly morning today with dense fog enveloping the capital and general visibility falling to less than 50 metres. Minimum temperature dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius.

Jaipur Literature Festival starts today, suspense over Rushdie's participation continues

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:29 PM PST

As Jaipur gets set to stage the annual Literature Festival from today, the suspense over Salman Rushdie's participation continues to dominate the show. Jaipur's literature festival is billed as Asia's...

Sikh groom breaks tradition, flies in for wedding

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:17 PM PST

Breaking the usual tradition of riding on a horseback to the bride's home, a Sikh bridegroom here flew in a helicopter to solemnise his marriage.

After eight years, hospital asks conjoined twins to shift out

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:27 PM PST

From the day they were born, eight-year-old conjoined twins Veena and Vani have have lived inside a hospital. But doctors now say a hospital is not the best place for children to grow up, and with thi...

Mumbai airport: Main runway off-limits for next few months

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 09:24 AM PST

If you are travelling to or from Mumbai, bring a book. Delays are expected starting tomorrow because the international airport's main runway is being closed from 9 am to 5 pm for the next four months.

Doctors tell woman to go home, she delivers at roadside stall

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

When Parvati Majhi, who was pregnant, felt some pain, she didn't want to take any chances. So the 22-year-old headed straight to the Medical College and Hospital in Burdwan, which is around 100 kms no...

Bangalore autodriver returns five lakhs left behind

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:41 AM PST

When an auto-driver found five lakhs left behind in his three-wheeler, he knew exactly what to do. K Panduranga drove straight to the police station and handed over the bag full of money. Senior Bang...

Protest in Mumbai over three-year-old found dead in garbage

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:25 AM PST

Over 100 women from a slum in south Mumbai on Thursday demonstrated outside two police stations after a three-and-half-year-old girl from the area was found murdered, police said. Identified as Karish...

Man detained at airport over possession of idols

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:54 PM PST

A man was detained at the international airport here by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) after he was found carrying five idols believed to be having antique value.

Capital shivers: Thick fog disrupts air, rail traffic

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:11 PM PST

Delhiites woke up to a cold morning on Thursday with dense fog enveloping the capital once again and the visibility falling to 50 metres in the morning. The minimum temperature dropped to 4.8 degrees...

Thick fog in cold Delhi, commuters hit

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:45 PM PST

Delhiites braved another chilly morning on Thursday as the minimum temperature dipped to 4.8 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the average for the season, and commuters struggled their way through th...

Delhi to have more night shelters: Sheila

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:43 PM PST

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Wednesday that her government will make more night shelters for the homeless in Delhi if needed.

5-yr-old journeys alone across city to visit granny

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:38 PM PST

At a time when the rich tapestry of family ties is slowly disintegrating, here comes a heart-warming and yet a heart-stopping tale of a five-year-old. The little girl ran away from home and undertook ...

Indian-American allegedly molested in five-star spa

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:28 PM PST

"If a woman in Delhi is not safe in a five-star hotel with her parents, what will happen to a woman by herself in the streets?" This is what a young Indian-origin American girl asked Delhi Police in ...

This Ganapati has put on a sweater, woollen cap

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:21 PM PST

As the temperature dipped in the city, trustees of the famous Sarasbaug Ganapati temple decided to adorn the idol with a woollen sweater and cap to keep the Elephant God warm. A 55-year-old devotee, S...

Gang lures man with call girls, robs him

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:07 PM PST

Twelve people allegedly looted the assistant production manager of a television show on the pretext of selling him the services of a call girl. Crime Branch officers arrested eight members of the gang...

Auto driver tells John Abraham to take a walk

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:59 PM PST

It doesn't matter whether you are a star or a commoner; one cannot escape refusals from the city's autorickshaw drivers. And their latest victim was Bollywood actor John Abraham. He was refused a fare...
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