Month: November 2009

Weapon supply racket busted, 14 guns recovered

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New Delhi, November 02: A 26-year-old resident of Bihar has been arrested for illegally selling guns and ammunition in the national capital, police said Monday.

Sleuths of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arrested Manish Kumar from Rohini Sector-24 last month and recovered 12 pistols from him. Two revolvers and 86 rounds of ammunition were recovered later during the raids at his hideouts.

The police said the weapons were manufactured indiegenously in and around Munger district in Bihar.

No plan to use Army against Maoists: Antony

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Thiruvananthapuram, November 02: Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday ruled out the use of Army against Maoists but said violence perpetrated by them would be dealt with firmly.

“The army is the last resort in internal security measures and the government does not intend to use it against Maoist activities,” he told reporters here.

He said law and order was mainly a state subject, but the Centre was prepared to extend any support, including providing paramilitary forces to deal with any internal security problem.

Woman gets life sentence for killing husband

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Mumbai, November 02: A sessions court has sentenced a 21-year-old woman to life imprisonment for killing her husband out of her extra-marital affair.

Jyoti Malusare was accused of killing Vijay, her husband, by giving him sleeping pills.

As per the prosecution, Jyoti and Vijay got married on May 9, 2007 and were living in suburban Ghatkopar with Vijay’s parents.

A month after their wedding, on June 14, 2007, Jyoti gave Vijay a glass of milk at night. Next morning she raised alarm, saying that Vijay was not waking up. He was taken to hospital, but was declared dead.

UP Govt urges women participation in health awareness

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Lucknow, November 02: The Uttar Pradesh government today urged the women to ensure their maximum participation in programmes related to health awareness and run them effectively.

Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta in a statement said that the government resources were limited, so voluntary organisations should hold health camps and play an active role in the treatment of general public.

The Chief Secretary expressed these views yesterday at a function organised at the Poornanand Tiwari Seva Santhan here.

Three snatchers lynched in Bengal

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Baruipur (WB), November 02: Three persons, allegedly trying to snatch a bag of money from a passenger, were beaten to death today by locals and co-passengers here in South 24 Parganas district, police said.

A group of five persons allegedly tried to snatch a bag of money from a businessman travelling on a trekker in Gopalnagar area, after which the locals and co-passengers beat to death two of them on the spot.

One of them died on his way to the hospital, while one has been admitted to a local hospital here, police said, adding that one of their accomplice managed to flee.

Pak claims Indian-made arms seized from Taliban

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Islamabad, November 02: Pakistan today claimed its security forces had seized Indian-made arms and equipment from the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, where the Army has launched a major operation to flush out the militants.

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and chief military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas alleged during a news briefing that Pakistani troops had recovered “Indian arms, ammunition, literature and medical equipment” from Sherwangi, a key militant base that was captured a few days ago.

CJI, 20 other Supreme Court judges declare assets

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New Delhi, November 02: Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and 20 other judges of the Supreme Court today made public their assets.

The assets of Justice B N Agrawal, who retired on October 15, were also declared on the website on his special request, the apex court website said.

“The above declaration of assets is purely on voluntary basis,” the website said.

However, the details of the assets of Justice H S Bedi were not not available

–Agencies

Youth kills parents in a fit of rage

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Guwahati, November 02: Apparently upset over a quarrel with his parents, a youth today allegedly killed them in a fit of rage in Assam’s Nagaon district, police said.

Paban Nath, a resident of No 2 Kaki Moinapur village, beheaded his mother Padumi Devi and attacked his father Jadav Nath with an axe killing both of them on the spot.

He tried to escape after the deed but the locals captured and handed him over to the police, they added.

The youth later confessed to the police that he had killed his parents in a fit of rage following a quarrel.

–Agencies

Iraq’s Sunnis seen divided in coming election

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Iraq’s Sunnis have failed to form a united bloc to contest the coming election and instead have joined cross-sectarian alliances that may have stark implications for the Sunni Islamist insurgency, analysts say.

A Sunni boycott of the last national poll in 2005 and the rise to dominance of Iraq’s Shi’ite majority boosted resentment at their loss of power following the fall of Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and helped fuel the still-active insurgency.

Maharashtra set to get new government tomorrow

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New Delhi, November 02: Maharashtra is set to get a new government tomorrow as Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and his Deputy Chhagan Bhujbal are expected to take oath of office. “The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister will take oath tomorrow,” highly placed Congress sources said, adding that the Cabinet formation would take place at a later date.

Bajaj motorcycle sales grow 52 percent in October

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Mumbai, November 02: Leading two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto Monday said its motorcycle sales grew 52 percent in October to 249,681 units, as against the 163,850 units it sold in the corresponding month last year.

‘Bajaj motorcycle sales grew 52 percent in October 2009 despite several supply constraints,’ said Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj in a statement.

‘We are confident of maintaining this growth rate for the rest of FY10,’ he added.

Japan minister trip to U.S. not set, ties strained

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Tokyo, November 02: A trip by Japan’s foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties was up in the air on Monday as doubts simmered over whether a feud about a military base will be resolved before a visit by President Barack Obama.

The row over the planned repositioning of the U.S. Futenma air base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa has ruffled relations between the two close security allies ahead of Obama’s Nov. 12-13 visit.

Iran wants new talks on nuclear fuel deal – envoy

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Tehran, November 02: Iran has signalled that it wants fundamental changes to the draft deal, in which it would send most of its low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for further processing to turn it into more refined fuel for a Tehran research reactor.

The plan, backed by the other participants — Russia, France and the United States — aims to reduce Iran’s LEU stockpile below the minimum quantity that could be turned into the highly enriched uranium needed for a nuclear bomb.

12 policemen arrested in Brazil for killing five people

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Sao Paulo, November 02: Twelve Military Police officers have been arrested in connection with the killings of five young men in Curitiba, the capital of Brazil’s Parana state, the official AEN state news agency said.

The Military Police arrested the officers, who allegedly committed the murders Sep 10 in Curitiba’s Alto da Gloria neighbourhood, AEN said.

Thirteen officers pursued a stolen vehicle and decided to execute the five young men when they surrendered, AEN reported, citing the Military Police Command.

11 suspected Maoists arrested in Bihar

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Patna, November 02: Eleven suspected Maoist guerrillas, including one prime accused in the Jehanabad jailbreak, were arrested in Bihar’s Gaya district during combing operations early Monday, police said.

Police arrested the 11 rebels, including Sanjay Yadav who was allegedly involved in Jehanabad jailbreak in November 2005, from a village under Atri police station in Gaya, about 100 km from here.

‘We arrested these suspected Maoists who were gathered in the village. Their identities are being verified,’ a police officer said.

Raghuveera warns Jagan detractors

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Hyderabad, November 02: Senior Congress leader and Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister N Raghuveera Reddy today warned the detractors of late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s son and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy that they should be ready to ”face repercusions”.

”They should think about Newton’s third law-every action has an equal and opposite reaction,” he quipped at a press conference here.

”The more Jagan is suppressed, he will bounce back with equal force,” he opined.

CM vows to carry forward YSR’s unfinished agenda

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Hyderabad, November 02: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today asserted that he would strive hard to fulfil the unfinished agenda of his predecessor late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

”I cannot match the speed of YSR. But I will certainly make a constant effort to complete his unfinished agenda,” Mr Rosaiah said at a meeting organised by the State Kisan-Kheth Mazdoor Congress in the memory of YSR.

He highlighted various farmer-friendly initiatives of YSR, starting from free power supply

Experts stress on creating awareness about Pneumonia

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Hyderabad, November 02: Superintendent of Niloufer Hospital Dr P Sudershan Reddy today stressed the need for creating awareness among the people about Pneumonia.

Addressing a press conference in connection with the First World Pneumonia Day observed here, Dr Reddy said in view of lack of awareness, five lakh children below five years were dying annually in the country as against 18 lakh deaths all over the world. He said early detection and treatment of pneumonia could save 1.5 lakh preventive casualties.

Gauahar Khan had an eventful childhood

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Mumbai, November 02: New bie in Bollywood Gauahar Khan who will soon be making her debut with “Rocket Singh– Salesman of the year” had quite an eventful childhood. So many mishaps have happened with her during her childhood that all she wants now is to lead a quiet and a peaceful life.

Amitabh Bachchan supports Aladin director Sujoy

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Mumbai, November 02: Following the rumours of a link-up, director Sujoy Ghosh’s leading lady Jacqueline Fernandez has vanished from Sujoy’s life. Desperate efforts to reach her for promotional activities have proven futile.

The lady is just not reachable. On Friday when Aladin opened, Sujoy was promoting the film with composers Vishal-Shekhar. Big B had driven off for Lonavla to shoot for Bigg Boss. Jacqueline was nowhere to be seen.

Amisha Patel still feels weak in the knee

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Mumbai, November 02: Amisha Patel was spotted with a white bandage around her knee at Hrithik Roshan’s party on Sunday night. The actress who had injured her knee in August while working out is still in the healing process.

It is learnt that Amisha sprained her knee while working out. She was spinning excessively and damaged her knees. Currently, the actress is been undergoing physiotherapy. Patel continues to workout but is extremely cautious about her knee. She’s not doing cardio and lower body workouts.

Aishwarya Bachchan wants to resurrect ABCL

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Mumbai, November 02: Aishwarya Bachchan is now taking interest in resurrecting ABCL (AB Corp) and helping out with the marketing and promotion of Amitabh Bachchan’s forthcoming film, Paa.

She wants Paa to do really well as it stars Amitabh and her hubby Abhishek Bachchan. She is taking all the marketing decisions related to the film and also has a say on how to promote the film. Her ideas are appreciated by the Bachchans.

Abhishek-Kareena turning friends again?

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Mumbai, November 02: Looks like Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor are finally putting their differences aside. The two, who haven’t worked together since Abhishek’s marriage to Karisma Kapoor was called off, may star in Abbas Mustan’s next, which is a remake of the Hollywood film, Italian Job. Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh are also expected to be part of the project.

Katrina Kaif refuses to wish Salman’s ex girlfriend

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Mumbai, November 02: Everybody knows that Salman Khan has been avoiding coming face to face with Aishwarya Bachchan ever since they had a bitter and ugly break up – forget about speaking to her. Following his footsteps, his current girlfriend Katrina Kaif also refused to wish Aishwarya even on her birthday.

It happened while Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor were giving interview as a part of promotion

Private B’day bash for SRK

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Mumbai, November 02: Bollywood’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, who’s turned 44 today, came in from Delhi to ring in his birthday with best friend Karan Johar, gorgeous wife Gauri Khan and their two kids, Aryan and Suhana.

Shah Rukh was in London till October 30, he then flew to New Delhi via Mumbai for a professional engagement and then landed back in Mumbai only hours before the clock struck 12 on his birthday.