Month: April 2012

Inspector Raj fears haunt gold traders

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TOUGH posturing by the government has forced striking jewellers to backtrack on their three initial demands. Now, they only want the finance minister to roll back the excise duty on unbranded jewellery as it will keep excise officials at bay and prevent any possible return of ‘ Inspector Raj’. Despite finance minister Pranab Mukherjee assuring traders that their request would be considered on April 24, when the Finance Bill will be passed, jewellers have decided to continue their strike, which was announced on March 17.

Delhi cops finds diary of Def Ministry official

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The diary was recovered from the flat in Hudco Place in south Delhi where Kumar Yashkar and his wife Archana Sharma were found dead on Friday.

The official said Yashkar has written that he was “being pressurised during work”.

Asked whether the officers named in the diary will be questioned, the official said they were examining the matter and they were talking to his family and colleaugues.

Yashkar, who was Deputy Director in the Directorate General of Medical Services, and his wife Archana were found dead in their flat on Friday afternoon.

Dabangg sequel set for Xmas

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Salman Khan had booked the Eid weekend for his new releases over the past few years — charting out blockbusters like Wanted in 2009, Dabangg in 2010 and Bodyguard last year. The festive weekend saw him laughing all the way to the bank.

So why not explore the Christmas holiday, too? This year during the Christmas weekend, Salman will release his home production Dabangg 2, which marks his return in the popular avatar of the maverick inspector Chulbul Pandey. Plans, meanwhile, are already on to ready Shirish Kunder’s action flick, Kick, for a grand opening on Christmas 2013.

41 Feared Dead In Siberian Plane Crash

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A passenger jet has crashed early Monday morning in Russia’s Tyumen region, in Siberia. Unconfirmed reports say nearly all the 39 passengers and 2 crew members died.

Children have been reported among the victims.

Five people have survived the catastrophe, according to preliminary information.

However, survivors are said to have sustained serious injuries and burns. Rescuers are working at the crash site, while survivors have been taken to hospitals in Tyumen.­

Pregnant woman kidnapped, robbed of jewellery worth Rs 2L

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A 24-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly kidnapped, held captive for several hours and robbed of jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh by unidentified persons here,police said on Saturday.

The victim claimed she had stepped out of her home atsuburban Goregaon for some work yesterday afternoon when four unidentified men in an Innova car abducted her, they said.
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Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered at Vanrai police station and a manhunt launched to trace the accused,police said.

Acting Is My Passion Not Production, Says Amita Pathak

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Being the daughter of ace producer Kumar Mangat and having produced many films herself, Amita Pathak says she always wanted to be an actress.

Pathak will be next seen playing the female lead in Mangat’s production “Bitto Boss” after an hiatus of two years from acting. The romantic comedy will hit screens on April 13.

Pakistani boy who burned himself over uniform dies

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A Pakistani boy who set himself on fire because his parents could not afford to buy him a new school uniform has died, his family and officials said Sunday.

The tragic story is a reminder of the woeful lives of Pakistan’s many dirt-poor citizens. It brings out the challenges facing those clinging to the hope that education could be the ticket to climbing up from the bottom rung of society.

‘Iran attack has no gains for Israel, US’

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A former senior US official has warned against any military aggression on Iran, saying the risks of such an adventure are far greater for Tel Aviv and Washington than any potential gains to which they might aspire.

“The risks that we and others would take including Israel are far more significant than the advantages we might achieve,” Thomas Pickering, former undersecretary of state for political affairs and former US envoy to the United Nations, said in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 28.

SRK could have been Munnabhai

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Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra says that Shah Rukh Khan had always been his first choice for most of his films, be it ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, or the yet-to-be released ‘Ferrari Ki Sawari’.

“Shah Rukh was offered ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Ferrari Ki Sawari’, ‘Munnabhai’ and other films. He is our first guy – we go to him first and if he says no, then we move on,” Chopra told reporters here.

Shah Rukh had backed out of ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ because of back trouble and could not do ‘3 Idiots’ because of date issues.

‘World Cup win changed our lives’

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On the eve of India’s first anniversary of the World Cup triumph, Yuvraj, who is recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, revealed that Tendulkar had a crucial role to play in his man-of-the-series winning performance during last year’s mega-event.

Yuvraj recalled that he was not in the best of form and fitness coming into the World Cup, but Tendulkar and speedster Zaheer Khan’s pep talks motivated him to do something special in the quadrennial event.

Impossible to match Gayle: Kohli

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Chris Gayle is considered as one of the hardest hitting openers of the game and India vice-captain Virat Kohli feels that it’s difficult to emulate the West Indian because matching his exploits is almost impossible.

“I understand that it’s better to play to your own strengths rather than emulating someone like Chris because matching him is almost impossible. Only he can bat like that,” said Kohli.

“Chris Gayle is the hardest hitter of the cricket ball in the world,” he added.

US will hold Egypt politicians ‘accountable’: Clinton

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US will monitor actions by Egyptian politicians and hold them “accountable,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday, after the Muslim Brotherhood entered Egypt’s presidential fray.

“We’re going to watch what the political actors in Egypt do. We’re going to watch their commitment to the rights and the dignity of every Egyptian,” Clinton told reporters in Istanbul following a meeting of the “Friends of Syria” group.

Graeme Smith ruled out of IPL-V

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South African opening batsman and Test skipper Graeme Smith will miss the fifth edition of the IPL which begins on April 4th. He will get his left ankle operated for which the recovery period will be in excess of 2 months. Proteas Team Manager, Dr Mohammed Moosjee said: “Graeme went to see CSA’s ankle specialist in Cape Town this weekend and he confirmed that the best management of the chronic pain in his ankle is surgery.

Former Karnataka CM in a fix over his ‘other half’

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IT LOOKS like former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal ( Secular) state president H. D. Kumaraswamy cannot breathe easy over his alleged links with Kannada actress Radhika.

A representation has been filed with the Lokayukta seeking an update on Kumaraswamy’s assets and liabilities, taking into account those held in the name of Radhika and her daughter.

Massive drug smuggling rings busted, says official

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Security forces seized SR1.7 billion worth of narcotics and arrested 681 men involved in drug smuggling and trafficking during the past four months, an official said yesterday.

“While 96 arrested men were Saudis, 585 of them belonged to 33 nationalities,” Ministry of Interior spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said in a press conference in Riyadh.

Al-Turki said 20 officers were injured in 43 operations against drug smugglers during this period.

Poor bio-waste disposal puts Delhi govt hospital staff at risk

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Doctors and paramedical staff in Delhi’s hospitals are at great risk. And they have only themselves to blame because of their inept handling of biomedical waste, throwing safety precautions to the wind.

Their daily exposure to infected blood and body fluids, compounded by the lack of universal precautions in handling them, makes them vulnerable to infections such as HIV and Hepatitis A, B and C.

Modernisation of courts in AP on the anvil: Lokur

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Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Madan B Lokur has said that a comprehensive plan of modernisation of courts is being considered keeping in view needs of the future. He was speaking after inaugurating a judicial center at the newly-constructed court building here yesterday. “Most of the courts are in a dilapidated condition presently and do not meet the requirements due to lack of infrastructure facilities,” he said. “Considering all the points and keeping in future of these court, we have planned to moderise the court building in the dilapidated buildings in the state,” he added.

‘Saudi women have to play a role in military industries’

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Princess Hessa bint Salman underscored the significance of various government and private organizations in fulfilling their social responsibility by ensuring the participation of women in the development of national industries.

She also highlighted the participation of government sectors in boosting the industrial role played by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) for girls.

Massive drug smuggling rings busted, says official

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Security forces seized SR1.7 billion worth of narcotics and arrested 681 men involved in drug smuggling and trafficking during the past four months, an official said yesterday.

“While 96 arrested men were Saudis, 585 of them belonged to 33 nationalities,” Ministry of Interior spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said in a press conference in Riyadh.

Al-Turki said 20 officers were injured in 43 operations against drug smugglers during this period.

Cop’s wife burns him to death in a fit of rage

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A police inspector from Uttarakhand died on Sunday at New Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital after being set on fire allegedly by his wife in a fit of rage, police said.

56-year-old, Ram Lal Arya, who was posted at the police headquarters, died on Sunday morning after he was admitted at the hospital on Saturday evening, a police official said. He was referred to New Delhi by a hospital in Dehra Dun.

Arya received 80 per cent burns after his wife Radha allegedly poured a bottle of petrol over him and set him on fire.
Uttarakhand: Cop’s wife burns him to death in a fit of rage

Spice Jet flight grounded due to technical snag

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A Hyderabad-bound Spice Jet aircraft was grounded at Gannavaram Airport due to last minute detection of a technical sang, here today. Airport Director Pattabhi told UNI that the pilot of the flight, which was scheduled to take off at 0830 hrs, noticed a technical snag when the aircraft was about to take off. The flight was immediately grounded and the passengers were sent to Hyderabad by another flight. The flight was being repaired and would take off as soon as the technical trouble is rectified, the Director said. UNI

Naxalism is biggest threat to internal security: CM

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Singh has said that left-wing extremism is the biggest threat to internal security and democracy to the country while underscoring the need for chalk out an effective development plan, comprehensive dialogue, besides creating an atmosphere of trust to combat the Naxalism. Addressing a gathering while releasing a book on Naxalism here last night, the Chief Minister termed the Naxalite violence a conspiracy to destabilise the nation and weaken the national economy.

Minor raped

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A 13-year-old has been raped at Barakhurd village in this district’s Badera Police Station limits, police said. The victim, who was sexually assaulted, lodged a complaint against Basori Kol last evening. The accused is absconding. UNI