Month: January 2010

Eight steel workers die in China

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Beijing, January 05: Eight workers died after falling unconscious while working in a steel plant in China’s northeastern Liaoning province, an official said Tuesday.

The workers fainted Monday evening while repairing an electrical device in a small underground workshop in the plant in Dalian city,reported.

Preliminary blood tests showed no sign of electrocution but there were signs of carbon monoxide and other unidentified gases in the blood, said a local official.

—-IANS

Telangana protests hit rail, road transport in Andhra

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Hyderabad, January 05: Transport services across Andhra Pradesh were hit Tuesday as supporters and opponents of a separate Telangana state stopped trains and buses even as an all-party meeting on the Telangana issue took place in New Delhi.

Railway authorities cancelled 89 trains as a precaution while state-owned Road Transport Corp (RTC) partially suspended bus services.

The rail and road blockade in Telangana on one side and the rail blockade in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on the other coincides with the meeting in the national capital.

Volkswagen unveils Polo model, launch this year

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New Delhi, January 05: German car maker Volkswagen, best known for Beetle, showcased two versions of its Polo cars here Tuesday, saying that a hatchback model would be launched in March and a sedan version later this year.

Unveiling the Polo and Race Polo models at Auto Expo here, board member Jochem Heizmann told reporters that Polo would play a key role in Volkswagen’s marketing strategy.

“It is an outstanding model,” Heizmann said while unveiling the two new models.

Muslim groups clash in Kashmir Valley

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Srinagar, January 05: Tension gripped villages in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday following clashes between two Muslim groups over the naming of a market place, forcing police to deploy additional forces.

A police officer said people had been told not to gather in large groups in the villages of Hagarpora, Gom Ahmedpora and Kongamdora in Baramulla district and in Magam town in Badgam district to prevent further violence.

Tension enveloped Hagarpora village late Monday after the hoarding of a Shia religious leader was pulled down.

Akshay comes to Arjun’s rescue

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Mumbai, January 05: Inspite of being Bollywood’s Box office King Akshay Kumar in one of the friendliest stars around in B-town.

Recently while shooting for Sajid Nadiadwala’s HOUSEFULL directed by Sajid Khan, Arjun Rampal had a slipdisk problem which required him to be on heavy medication.

We come to hear that once Akshay Kumar heard about Arjun he recommended his make-up dada to him since he has some background in homeopathy and acupressure.

Pakistani ‘smuggler’ killed in Punjab border district

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Amritsar, January 05: A Pakistani “smuggler” who entered India early Tuesday was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in a border area in Punjab while three others went back into Pakistan under the cover of darkness when the fighting started, officials said.

Contraband worth over Rs.27 crore was recovered from his possession following the gunfight in Raja Taal area near Bhikiwind town, around 30 km from here.

Pakistani ‘smuggler’ killed in Punjab border district

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Amritsar, January 05: A Pakistani ‘smuggler’ who entered India early Tuesday was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in a border area in Punjab while three others went back into Pakistan under the cover of darkness when the fighting started, officials said.

Contraband worth over Rs.27 crore was recovered from his possession following the gunfight in Raja Taal area near Bhikiwind town, around 30 km from here.

Celina Jaitley: We haven’t made any changes to the original story of ACCIDENT…

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Mumbai, January 05: Every actor craves for one film which showcases his/her acting talent to the fullest and Celina is no different. She patiently waited for that day to arrive when she would be the central protagonist in a dramatic affair that would revolve around her.

ACCIDENT ON HILL ROAD turned out to be one such film which, as the title suggests, is a gritty dramatic thriller where Celina has managed to make people sit up and notice her act that required her to go way beyond the sexy image that she has built for herself and instead showcase the new facet of her persona.

Kalyan Singh starts new party on birthday

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Lucknow, January 05: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh Tuesday celebrated his 78th birthday by announcing the formation of his new Jan Kranti Party, in which he will work as a “patron”.

“I will work as a patron for this party. The party will be led by Rajvir Singh alias Raju Bhaiyya,” Singh told reporters here.

“I will visit Ayodhya (in Uttar Pradesh) and pay obeisance to Lord Ram,” added the man who was chief minister when the Babri Masjid was brought down in Ayodhya in 1992.

Sri Lanka elect to field against India

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Dhaka, January 05: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to field against India in the tri-series cricket tournament here Tuesday.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Thissara Perera, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chanaka Welagedera

5 dead, 3 injured in road accidents

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Barrackpore , January 05: Five people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in North 24 Parganas and its vicinity during the past 24 hrs.

Police today said three people died on Barrackpore-Sodepur Expressway at Danga Dingla under Ghola police station last night following a collision between an Assam-bound trailor and a Sodepur-bound private vehicle.

The driver of the private vehicle and an occupant died on the spot while another passenger succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

Makhaya Ntini believes Test career not over

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Centurion, January 05: As speculation grows over whether Makhaya Ntini’s future lies with a county in England, the South African fast bowler has said he believed his Test career was not finished.

“I believe I have more Test cricket ahead of me,” Ntini said. “I am going to concentrate on getting back into the Test team.” A spokesperson for the fast bowler also told SAPA that Ntini had not signed a Kolpak contract.

Temperature dips across Himachal Pradesh; flights resume partially

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Shimla, January 05: The minimum temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh dipped further Tuesday, the Met office here said. Meanwhile, air connectivity between New Delhi and the hill state resumed partially after the fog cleared in the national capital.

Temperatures across the hill state, except Shimla and Kalpa towns, plummeted though there was no fresh snowfall or rain in the past 24 hours, Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office, said.

He, however, said Shimla and Kalpa in Kinnaur district saw a slight rise in the night temperature.

‘No intel input on Headley’s visit’

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New Delhi, January 05: The Goa police have said they did not have any knowledge or intelligence input regarding US terror suspect David Headley visiting the coastal state.

“We don’t know. We had no intelligence input on that (Headley’s Goa visit),” Goa police spokesman Atmaram Deshpande told reporters yesterday.

Deshpande’s statement contradicts the inputs by central agencies which had confirmed Headley’s Goa trip to recce certain installations in the state’s coastal belt.

Headley was reportedly in Goa for two weeks and stayed at Anjuna and Arambol, hot spots for Israeli tourists.

JAC leaders arrested for detaining trains

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Vijayawada, January 05: The Railway police along with local police today arrested the leaders of Joint Action Committee (JAC) for detaining three Express trains at Vijayawada Railway Station for more than one hour.

The JAC comprising students and political leaders of 13 districts of Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions had given a call for ”Rail Roko” on Saturday last to exert pressure on the Centre for United Andhra Pradesh, coinciding with the eight-party meeting convened by Union Home Minister P Chidamabaram on the Telangana issue in New Delhi today.

Six types of learners in neotech age

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Toronto, January 05: Are you intimidated by new gadgets and technologies at your work place or do you take it in stride and learn the skill of handling them with dexterity? The answer will tell which of the six different types of human reactions to new scientific innovations you have.

A study led by Deborah Compeau of Management Information Systems at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canadian University of Western Ontario focussed on how people in different organisations embrace and use technology.

Kaneria spins Pakistan into command

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Melbourne, January 05: The Sydney Cricket Ground museum has among its many artefacts the shirt Danish Kaneria wore during his seven-wicket haul against the Australians five years ago. The curator may have to clear further hanging space should Kaneria’s four-wicket collection at the SCG on Tuesday prove the catalyst for a Pakistan victory 15 years in the making.

Antony re-elected IDSA president

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New Delhi, January 05: Defence Minister A.K. Antony was Tuesday re-elected unopposed as president of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) for another two-year term.

The election took place at the institute’s annual general body meeting.

Antony will head the IDSA Executive Council or governing body, elections to which were also held for the 2010-12 term.

The newly-elected members, including those re-elected for a second

Goa rape case: SC refuses relief to Goa politician

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New Delhi, January 05: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant relief to politician John Fernandes, accused of raping a Russian girl, forcing him to withdraw his plea for anticipatory bail.

Fernandes’s counsel, advocate U.U. Lalit, withdrew the petition after sensing the court’s mood that wasn’t in favour of accepting Fernandes’s plea and threatened to dismiss it. Apprehending that a order (giving reasons behind the dismissal) might affect his case later, Fernandes sought permission to withdraw the case.

Brazil mudslides toll rises to 85

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Rio de Janeiro, January 05: The recovery of four more bodies from the mudslides that buried several homes and a hotel in southeastern Brazil took the toll to 85, authorities said.

The discovery of four bodies buried under a mudslide in Angra dos Reis city Monday raised to 85 the number of fatalities caused by rains, according to official figures.

Authorities have announced 72 deaths up to now in Rio de Janeiro, 10 in Sao Paulo and 3 in Minas Gerais. The three states are the most heavily populated and industrialised in Brazil.

Man held for trying to enter Dalai Lama’s monastery

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Patna, January 05: Police Tuesday detained a man who was allegedly trying to enter a Tibetan monastery in Bodh Gaya in Bihar where the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is staying.

The Dalai Lama reached Bodh Gaya, 110 km from here, on a chartered flight Monday. He is to give religious discourses for five days.

Guards at the Tibetan monastery caught the intruder late Monday when he tried to sneak in. He was handed over to the police, Gaya Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopade told IANS over telephone.

Rathore faces suicide abetment charge, CBI probe recommended

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Panchkula (Haryana), January 05: There was fresh trouble Tuesday for disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore with police in Panchkula slapping another first information report (FIR) on him – for abetting the suicide of Ruchika Girhotra who he molested in 1990.

Rathore, who was Tuesday booked under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), could be arrested anytime now, Haryana police sources said.

PM praises Meira Kumar’s ‘iron fist, velvet voice’

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New Delhi, Jan 05:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday heaped praise on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, saying she had an ‘iron fist beneath a velvet voice’.

‘I am pleased that the speaker facing these challenges … is a very distinguished woman, Meira Kumar, who sheathes the proverbial iron fist beneath a velvet voice,’ he told the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) here.

Meira Kumar, 64, was elected unopposed as the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha in June last year.

—IANS

Pakistani ‘smuggler’ killed in Punjab border district

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Amritsar, January 05: A Pakistani “smuggler” who entered India early Tuesday was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in a border area in Punjab while three others went back into Pakistan under the cover of darkness when the fighting started, officials said.

Contraband worth over Rs. 27 crore was recovered from his possession following the gunfight in Raja Taal area near Bhikiwind town, around 30 km from here.

Shimla airport remains shut for third day

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Shimla, January 05: The airport in the Himachal Pradesh capital remained shut for the third consecutive day Tuesday, an official here said. The air connectivity between Delhi and Shimla snapped Sunday due to a thick blanket of fog in the national capital.

“No flight from Delhi arrived at the Shimla airport even on the third day today (Tuesday). No flight left for Delhi from here either,” Anil Goswami, airport controller at Shimla, said.

However, air connectivity from Delhi to two other destinations in the state – Kullu and Dharamsala – resumed Tuesday.