Month: May 2010

Woman dies after consuming poison

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Panaji, May 31: A 28-year-old woman, who had allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison a fortnight ago has died, police said today.

Nadia Torreado, a resident of Loutolim, 40 kms from here, died yesterday at a Chennai hospital.

Superintendent of Police (South Goa), Allan D’Sa, said that the inquiry into the death is already going on.

“A police team was sent to Mumbai and thereafter to Chennai when she was admitted. We are already investigating the matter,” he said.

Though police registered a case of suicide, social activists have alleged that she was murdered.

54 children hurt as bus falls into ravine in Pakistan

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Islamabad, May 31: Fifty—four school children were injured, five critically, when their bus plunged into a ravine on Monday, police said.

The students, aged between 11 and 16, were on a recreational trip when the accident occurred on a hillside road near Wovla—Moch in Chitral district of Khyber—Pakhtoonkhwa, formerly known as the North West Frontier Province.

Police and rescue teams immediately reached the spot and shifted the injured children to the district hospital, where the condition of five was stated to be critical.

—-IANS

Japan and China walk delicate line over North Korea

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Tokyo, may 31: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that he supports South Korea’s protest to the United Nations over the alleged sinking of a naval ship by a North Korean torpedo in March, officials said on Monday. Mr. Hatoyama insisted on international punishment for Pyongyang.

Rocket attack on Turkish base kills 6 soldiers

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Ankara, May 31: Six soldiers were killed overnight when armed militants fired rockets on a Navy base in the southern Turkish city of Iskenderun, Anatolia news agency reported.

Seven soldiers were also wounded in the attack that targeted a military vehicle carrying troops for the changing of the guard, the report said.

Three of them were in a critical condition and were taken to a military hospital in the capital Ankara.

Floods again hit Lakhimpur, 25,000 affected

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Lakhimpur (Assam), May 31: Assam’s flood prone Lakhimpur district was today hit by the third wave of floods following heavy rainfall in the foothills of the Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh affecting more than 25,000 people.

The rising waters of Ranganadi and Singora rivers, tributaries of the Brahmaputra, have inundated 50 villages under Naoboicha and Lakhimpur Revenue circles affecting more than 25,000 villagers, officials said.

The flood waters have washed away a section of National Highway 52 disrupting road communication.

3 of family injured in house collapse in Kargil

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Srinagar, May 31: Three members of a family were injured when their house collapsed in Zanaskar due to heavy rains, official sources said here today.

They said a house collapsed due to rains at village Ating Zanaskar resulting in injuries to three member of a family.

However, other neighbours immediately admitted in a hospital at Padam, they said.

—-Agencies

Over 10 dead as Israel storms Gaza aid boat: Army

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Gaza, May 31: More than 10 passengers died on Monday when Israeli forces stormed a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for Gaza, the Israeli Army said, sparking fury from Turkey and Palestinian leaders.

The bloody ending to the high-profile mission to deliver supplies to Gaza came on the eve of a meeting in Washington between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“From an initial report, more than 10 passengers were killed,” an Israeli Army spokesman said in what was the first official confirmation of deaths on board the convoy.

Terror threat looms over FIFA World Cup

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Johannesburg, May 31: South Africa, which is set to host 2010 FIFA World Cup, faces high risk of a terror attack during the mega football event beginning June 11, according to a report.

“Pakistani and Somali militants are running terror training camps in neighbouring Mozambique and that cells may already have moved into South Africa to plan World Cup attacks,” ‘Sunday Times’ weekly quoted Ronald Sandee, director of terror research group NEFA Foundation, as saying.

“I believe there is an 80 per cent chance of an attack,” he said.

72-hr bandh paralyses normal life in Upper Assam

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Guwahati, May 31: Normal life was paralysed today in six districts of Upper Assam following a 72-hour bandh called by the All Tai Ahom Students’ Union, officials said.

The bandh, which began at 5 am today, has been called in protest against inclusion of Ahom-dominated areas in tribal council areas of different communities like Deori, Thengal Kachari and Sonowal Kacharis, where council polls are scheduled on June six.

The affected districts are Jorhat, Sibsagar, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Lakhimpur.

BJP legislator charged with raping lady teacher

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Patna, May 31: In a major embarrassment to the BJP in Bihar, a senior party legislator has been accused of raping a lady teacher in Purnia district.

The 35-year-old teacher of a private school has alleged that BJP MLA Raj Kishore Kesri and his cohorts had raped her for more than three years, Purnia Division’s DIG Amit Kumar told over the phone.

The victim had filed the FIR at Khazanchihat police station three days ago, he said.

World Cup organising committee to meet tomorrow

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Mumbai, May 31: ICC President-elect Sharad Pawar will chair the meeting of the Central Organising Committee of the 2011 Cricket World Cup to be held at the BCCI headquarters here tomorrow.

International Cricket Council’s Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat would address the media afterwards along with Pawar and Tournament Director Prof Ratnakar Shetty, the ICC said in a media release today.

The COC also consists of representatives from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh who are co-hosts of the tournament.

Boy abducted, found murdered

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Firozabad (UP), May 31: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly abducted and killed by unidentified persons in Sikhohabad area, police said here today.

Body of Abhishek Mahajan, who went missing from his residence in Sarai locality yesterday morning, was found from an abondoned house in Nagla Heera late last night, Superintendent of Police Udai Pratap said, adding the body had injury marks.

—PTI

Sorry to Mayawati, Cong; SP conspired against me: Amar Singh

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New Delhi, May 31: Charging Samajwadi Party leaders with conspiring against him, expelled party leader Amar Singh on Sunday apologised to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and the Congress party for accusing them of framing him in a Rs 500 crore financial fraud case.

“Fellow bloggers, this is my last blog posting on my previous party, the Samajwadi Party. I want to apologise to Chief Minister Mayawati because it was not she but the brother and son of SP supremo (Mulayam Singh Yadav) who got me framed in the case lodged at Babupurva police station (in Kanpur),” Singh said.

Deepika Padukone: I am quite comfortable with saree

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Mumbai, May 31: Though she sizzled on screen in her latest release HOUSEFULL, in real life she chose to wear a saree when she represented India at Cannes film festival. While her gamble for wearing a saree for a high profile event like this has indeed paid off, didn’t she ever feel that it was a risk after all? There haven’t been too many success stories after all in the past when it comes to Indian actresses actually managing to make a splash in international arena.

Post IHLS, Sonam is looking forward to MAUSAM!

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Mumbai, May 31: There is no doubt that despite the twin commercial debacle in the form of SAAWARIYA (with Ranbir) & DELHI 6 (opposite Abhishek), actress Sonam Kapoor has emerged unscathed due to all the praises that the critics and also the audience showered on her.

Sonu talks about shaking a leg with Malaika

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Mumbai, May 31: It was reported last week that Malaika Arora has done a song titled MUNNI BADNAAM HUI for Salman Khan starrer DABANGG. Makers of the film insist that the song hasn’t been forced into the narrative for the sake of it.

There is a story running in parallel; while Malaika is dancing, there a police raid happening in the background. Her dancing companion in the song is Sonu Sood who is the main antagonist in the film. Since his character is required to have a funny touch, his dance moves too were devised on the same lines.

Will Manisha Koirala recreate AGNISAKSHI magic?

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Mumbai, May 31: For number of years, Manisha Koirala had decided to take it easy as far as Bollywood was concerned. She decided not do any films at all rather than work on something which would only harm her reputation. However, film maker Partho Ghosh had other plans. He was deciding to make a comeback of sorts and the first person he thought of was none other than Manisha Koirala, the actor who had given him huge recognition with AGNISAKSHI.

Israel on alert after Gaza aid attack

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Jerusalem, May 31: Israeli security forces go on high alert to confront possible protests from Palestinians outraged by the Israeli navy’s deadly raid on a Gaza aid convoy.

The decision came on Monday to handle any “possible disturbances” among the Israeli Arabs, AFP quoted an unnamed police spokesman.

Meanwhile, Palestine’s democratically elected Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has called for massive demonstrations in protest at the Israeli “crime” and an act of piracy.

Jagan defiant, says even ready to quit as MP

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New Delhi, May 31: Striking a defiant note, Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy Monday announced that he would go ahead with his tour of Telangana region and said he was ready to quit from Lok Sabha if anyone proved that he had even made a single political statement during his tour of the region.

Jaganmohan, who arrived in the capital last night to meet the Congress High Command, said no one can stop him from going ahead with the yatra to console the families of those who either died or allegedly committed suicide after hearing the news of the death of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

Hi-Tech Cheating In EAMCET 6 Persons Arrested

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Hyderabad, May 31: (Siasat News) Hyderabad Police apprehended two gangs who were promising to the students medical seats in the EAMCET Examination through suspicious method by using Blue Tooth enabled mobile phones.

Additional commissioner of police Tirumala Rao addressing a Press Conference here said in detailed about the modus operandi of the two gangs. The first gang consisted to Jana Bhaskar, 29 of Nellore district and Hari prasad reddy 32, of chittoor, and three others.

RCom pays Rs. 8,585.04 crore for 3G spectrum

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New Delhi, May 31: RCom had bagged the spectrum in 13 circles, including Delhi and Mumbai, making it the only operator with pan-India 3G capability in CDMA, and among the top three with highest 3G-enabled coverage.

Reliance Communications today paid Rs. 8,585.04 crore to the government towards securing the 3G spectrum.

RCom had bagged the spectrum in 13 circles, including Delhi and Mumbai. Today is the last date for making payments for 3G spectrum by all telecom firms, including PSUs BSNL and MTNL.

Gayle sends Benn from the field

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Dominica, May 31: Sulieman Benn has riled opponents and match referees in the past, but he has hit a new low after being ordered off the field by his captain Chris Gayle. During West Indies’ seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Dominica, Benn upset Gayle so much by failing to follow instructions that he was told he was no longer required.

Anti-Iran sanctions won’t work: Powell

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Washington, May 31: The former US secretary of state has acknowledged that sanctions against Iran are a nonstarter, adding ‘clever’ Iranians will find a way around them.

In an exclusive interview on ABC’s ‘This Week’ program, Colin Powell said he doesn’t think the newly-proposed UN sanctions regime against Iran will work.

“The Iranians have been around for thousands of years trading and selling and getting around various constraints and whatnot,” the former secretary of state told the ABC.

Hamas condemns Gaza aid attack

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Gaza, May 31: Hamas calls those on the Gaza aid convoy as heroes of the Palestinian nation, urging Arab leaders to take practical steps to end the Gaza siege.

Gaza Freedom Flotilla came under fire early on Monday by Israeli navy forces in international waters more than 150km (90 miles) off the coast of Gaza.

At least 20 people were killed in the attack and more than 50 others were wounded.

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No decision yet on fielding army to fight Naxals: Antony

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Pune, May 31: Defence Minister A. K. Antony today said the government was “examining all pros and cons of various aspects” of deploying army in anti-Naxalite operations in the country.

While making it clear that government had not taken any decision in the matter so far, he said, “we are carefully examining all pros and cons of various aspects and once a decision is made, it will be binding on the military.”

“The armed forces will also accept whatever decision government takes” and implement it with vigour, Mr. Antony added.