Month: July 2013

Doctor, wife arrested for torturing domestic help

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A doctor and his wife were arrested here Tuesday for assaulting and torturing their domestic help, police said.

The couple were arrested from Metro City in Mahanagar after the 20-year-old domestic help, Lalita, escaped from their house and lodged a complaint with police.

She bore injuries inflicted by a kitchen knife and cigarette burns, police said.

Doctor Ashutosh, his wife Pragati and their servant David had been beating her brutally for the last one month, police said.

The girl’s mother died last year after which her father remarried and threw her out.

Lankan player causes mid-air panic, SLC orders inquiry

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has ordered an inquiry into reports that a member of the country’s A team caused a mid-air panic in an inebriated state while on a British Airways flight.

SLC has not named the cricketer but according to ESPN Cricinfo, the concerned player was 21-year old opening batsman Ramith Rambukwella.

Jet-Etihad stake sale under examination: PMO

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Amid controversy over the Jet Airways-Etihad deal, the Prime Minister’s Office today said the stake sale matter was still under examination and the issues raised have been referred to various concerned ministries.

It also asserted there were no differences within the government over the air services agreement between India and Abu Dhabi.

Dec 16 gangrape: Cops want bus owner as witness

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Delhi Police Tuesday urged a special court here hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gangrape case to call as witness the owner of the bus in which the 23-year-old woman was brutalised.

Filing an application before Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna, police sought to call as witness Dinesh Yadav, owner of the bus.

Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan also sought the court’s permission to call Ramadhar, a carpenter, who was allegedly robbed by the accused after they lured him into the bus.

Mercedes to double production capacity at Chakan

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Expecting India to be amongst the top ten global markets for it by 2020, German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz today said it would be doubling its production capacity at the Chakan manufacturing facility near Pune at an
investment of Rs 250 crore.

We will be doubling our production capacity from the current 10,000 units to 20,000 units, making us ready for the future demand,” Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO, Eberhard Kern said.

AP DGP accuses senior IPS officer of abusing judicial process

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Without naming senior IPS officer Umesh Kumar, an accused in an alleged forgery case, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy today accused him of “abusing the judicial process by delaying the trial in the case”.

We are worried about delays in the justice delivery system. There are some persons they are indulging in misusing
the process of criminal justice system (service of the judicial process) and delaying the conviction,” Reddy told
reporters.

“Here’s an example of an accused police officer who had been chargesheeted about one-and-half-years ago (in a

Dooars clash: GJM leaders granted interim bail

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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung and four of its top leaders have been granted interim bail by a Jalpaiguri court in a case of violence in the Dooars in 2009.

The others, who were granted interim bail, are GJM general secretary Roshan Giri, assistant secretary Binay
Tamang, Gurung’s wife and Nari Morcha leader Asha and Ramesh Alley.

The GJM leaders along with 30,00 supporters are facing charges under various sections of the IPC, including attempt to murder, in connection with the clash on January 16, 2009, with members of Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad.

Muslim prisoners to be exempt from hard labour during Ramzan

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Prison authorities in the state have been directed to exempt Muslim prisoners from hard labour during the holy month of Ramzan starting from July 9.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal gave directions to the DGP, Prisons in this regard after state Minorities Commission member Tarsem Ahmed called on him at his residence here this evening, a CMO spokesperson said.

Badal also asked the DGP to issue instructions to all the jail superintendents to ensure that Muslims inmates are
allowed to perform prayers for Ramzan, during which they observe fast.

20 killed in Baghdad blasts: officials

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A series of car bombs minutes apart targeting markets across Baghdad killed 20 people today, officials said, the latest in a nationwide surge in attacks sparking fears of a return to all-out conflict.

The blasts struck commercial areas in Dura, Shaab, Shuala and Kamiliyah neighbourhoods at around 6:00 pm (1500 GMT), leaving a further 60 people wounded, security and medical officials said.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunni militants linked to al-Qaeda frequently

Naxal violence declined by 57 per cent in AP, says DGP

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Sustained intelligence based anti-extremist operations led to decline in naxal violence to the tune of 57 per cent in Andhra Pradesh in the last six months, which also resulted in the arrest of 106 Maoists, a top police officer said here today.

Naxal violence declined by 56.6 per cent between January and June this year as compared to the corresponding
period in 2012,” Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy told reporters.

Thirteen incidents, including four murders were reported in the first six months this year, as compared to 30

One security personal injured in Maoist attack

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A special operation group (SOG) jawan was seriously injured after being shot at during an exchange of fire between police and Maoists in a forest in Odisha’s Subarnapur district today, police said.

The exchange of fire ensued during a combing operation in the Patrapalli-Jharbahali forests under Ulunda police
station, about 70 km from here, they said.

Arms including one SLR, four rifles, a hand grenade, a pistol besides other materials being used by the ultras were seized from the spot, DIG (Western Range), Sanjay Kumar said.

British TV channel to air daily ‘azaan’ during Ramadan

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One of Britain’s main television channels will air ‘azaan’ or Muslim call to prayer during the holy month of Ramadan.

Channel 4 will become the first mainstream British TV channel to broadcast the call to prayer on a daily basis as
part of a season of programmes around the Muslim period of prayer and fasting, which begins next Tuesday.

The headline-grabbing move will see Channel 4 broadcast the three-minute call to prayer at about 3 am (local time) for 30 days from the start of Ramadan on July 9.

Ishrat row figures in Par committee; IB officer gets BJP backing

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The controversy brewing over the role of Intelligence Bureau officer Rajendra Kumar in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing case in Gujarat figured in a Parliamentary committee meeting here today as BJP members
claimed all the four were Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists.

Addressing a meeting of the Consultative Committee for Home Ministry, BJP leaders Vinay Katiyar and Yogi Aditya Nath said targeting the IB Special Director was fraught with the danger of lowering the morale of sleuths who worked relentlessly to keep anti-national elements at bay.

Six policemen killed in Maoist attack in Jharkhand

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A superintendent of police, known for his tough stand against Left-wing extremism, and five other policemen were killed and three others injured in an ambush by Maoists in Jharkhand’s Dumka district today.

The ultras, who were lying in wait, opened fire and hurled bombs at the convoy of 45-year-old Amarjit Balihar, SP
of Pakur who was returning from Dumka, state Home Secretary N N Pandey told PTI.

Balihar, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, had been commandant of Jharkhand Armed Police.

2,000 scholarships for handicapped students announced

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The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) Tuesday announced 2,000 scholarships for handicapped students, an official statement said here.

The corporation, which comes under the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, will be giving 1,500 scholarships under its trust fund and 500 scholarships under the national fund to students with 40 percent and more disability for pursuing professional courses during the academic year 2013-2014.

Woman athlete flunks dope test during Sr. National Ch’ship

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A medal-winning woman shot-putter at last month’s 53rd National Interstate Senior Athletics Championship has flunked the dope test, conducted by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).

NADA has not named the athlete but said her blood samples contained banned substance Methylhexaneamine.

Call centre employee found dead in her house in Munirka

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A 24-year-old call centre allegedly committed suicide at her residence in south Delhi today, police said.

The incident was reported from Munirka and the deceased has been identified as Shivani who hailed from Haridwar in
Uttarakhand.

A purported suicide note was recovered in which she claimed she was unhappy and that no one was responsible for
her death.

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5,000 CCTV cameras to be installed at public places in Hyd

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Stepping up its security measures, Hyderabad Police will install 5,000 advanced CCTV cameras at all public places and junctions in the city.

The step is being taken under the Safe City project and AP Public Safety (Measures) Enforcement Act-2013.

We intend to install about 5,000 CCTV cameras under the Hyderabad and Cyberabad police commissionerate limits,” Andhra Pradesh DGP V Dinesh Reddy told reporters here today.

The state government in June had promulgated ‘AP Public Safety (Measures) Enforcement Act-2013’, which makes it

Youth feared drowned in Yamuna

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A 23-year-old youth was feared drowned in the Yamuna when he had gone to take a bath in the river, police said today.

Police said that the youth, identified as one Deepak from Kohliwada, was swept away by the strong currents in the river in the afternoon yesterday. He had gone to take a bath in the river accompanied by three of his friends.

Although a search was started yesterday itself, nightfall had hampered the efforts, police said. They added that fire brigade officials had taken up the search today which, however, has proved unsuccessful so far.

Akshay, Imran pull Sonakshi’s leg

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Actress Sonakshi Sinha became a victim of a prank by her “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara” co-stars Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan recently.

During the shoot of 9X Media’s signature “Tung tucking ting” tune, Akshay and Imran indulged in some leg-pulling.

While Sonakshi was enthusiastically singing the theme song, the boys instantly held her neck and shook her. Sonakshi was quite taken aback. Then Akshay and Imran promised her that they wouldn’t trouble her anymore, but they continued to repeat the act whenever the leading lady started singing the number, said a source.

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Court dismisses criminal defamation case against Home Minister

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A Delhi court today dismissed a criminal defamation case filed against Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his ‘Hindu terror’ remark.

The complaint is dismissed,” Metropolitan Magistrate Amitabh Rawat said, while refusing to give a copy of detailed order to the complainant in the case and directed him to apply for a certified copy.

The court passed the order on the complaint lodged by Ved Parkash Kumar, who had alleged that the home minister had “wilfully” made the “derogatory” remarks to cause “ill will and hatred among communities”.

Saudi extends grace period for illegal workers by 4 months

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Saudi Arabia today extended an amnesty for illegal foreign workers in the country by four months, bringing relief for thousands of immigrant workers,including Indians, who are yet to regularise their documents.

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has extended the amnesty period meant to regularise foreign workers in the
country to November 4, state media reported.

A statement from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior,carried by the Saudi Press Agency said that the original

CBI files charge sheet in Railway bribery scandal

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CBI today filed charge sheet in the alleged Rs 10 crore cash-for-post Railway bribery scandal before special court here naming former Railway Minister P K Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla and suspended Board member Mahesh Kumar among 10 accused.

The agency filed its charge sheet before the special CBI Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma naming 10 accused which include Kumar, Singla, middlemen Sandeep Goyal, Samir Sandhir, Sushil Daga, Ajay Garg, Rahul Yadav, businessman Manjunath and his two aides-PV Murali and Venugopal.

Batla House encounter: Accused seeks to inspect site of crime

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Delhi Police today concluded final arguments in the 2008 Batla House encounter case while the lone suspected Indian Mujahideen operative facing trial moved a plea to visit the flat from whose balcony the cops claimed he had escaped after the gunbattle.

In its final arguments before Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri, the prosecution said it has sufficient circumstantial evidence and phone records to prove that accused Shahzad was present in the Jamia Nagar flat in Batla House and was among those who fired at the police party leading to the death of inspector M C Sharma.

Government official arrested for accepting bribe

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A state government official was arrested today after he was caught accepting bribe to clear a tender for some works in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, a spokesman of the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) said here.

Head Draftsman in Rural Development Department (RDD), Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad Mir, was caught red-handed while accepting bribe from complainant Ghulam Ahmad Malik of Haiyan village in Trehgam, the spokesman said.