Gujarat riot victim seeks to present more evidenceAHMEDABAD - A plea for direction to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to consider some more evidence in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots will come up for ruling Thursday. 2 employees killed, 2 others injured after storage tank explodes at New Mexico oil refinery
2 employees killed in New Mexico oil refinery fire Australian police detonate suspected bombs at dead man’s home, find they’re fake
50 fake bombs found in dead Australian’s house Tsunami response costs Honolulu taxpayers $330,000; mayor says it was well worth it
Tsunami response costs Honolulu taxpayers $330,000 Wife of Philadelphia International Records arson suspect says he’s sorry and drank too much
Wife of ‘Philly Sound’ arson suspect apologizes Security top priority after quake: Chilean presidentSANTIAGO - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ordered nearly 14,000 military forces Tuesday to the regions hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, vowing not to tolerate looting that followed the disaster. Pravin Mahajan dies in Thane hospitalMUMBAI - Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 for killing his brother, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, died in a Thane hospital Wednesday evening, family sources said. Policemen held for burning flour instead of cocaineLa Paz, March 3 (IANS/EFE) Bolivian police arrested a prosecutor and three policemen with the counter-narcotics unit for burning flour in place of the seized cocaine they were supposed to destroy. Moonshine kills six in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Six people died and six fell ill Wednesday after drinking illicit liquor in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said. CBI arrests two in Muthoot murder caseALAPPUZHA - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday arrested two people in connection with the murder of Muthoot scion Paul M. George. Minor fire in Delhi’s underground marketNEW DELHI - A fire broke out at an underground shopping arcade in the Connaught Place here Wednesday. No one was injured in the blaze, a fire department official said. Australia-India relation like T20 cricket: MinisterNEW DELHI - Striking a chord with the student community of Delhi University where he went for an interaction Wednesday morning, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith compared India and Australia\’s relationship to an exciting Twenty20 cricket match. Fire breaks out in Kerala finance minister’s officeTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A fire broke out in Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac’s office Wednesday. The blaze was extinguished soon, officials said. Three held in Kolkata techie abduction caseKOLKATA - Three more people were arrested Wednesday for the abduction of a software engineer from Kolkata’s satellite township Rajarhat last week, police said. Second air disaster in Hyderabad in less than two yearsHYDERABAD - The crash of a naval aircraft in a densely populated area near Begumpet Airport here Wednesday is the second such disaster in residential localities in less than two years in this city. Night curfew continues in riot-hit Karnataka townBANGALORE - Curfew in violence-hit Shimoga town of Karnataka will continue for the third night in a row Wednesday though the situation is peaceful, police said. Gunmen help suspect escape from ambulanceMexico City, March 3 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen helped a suspect being taken to a hospital in a port city of Mexico to escape from a Red Cross ambulance, a spokesman for the humanitarian organisation said. Orissa school staff held for sexually assaulting girlsBHUBANESWAR - The headmaster, a teacher and a cook of a residential school in Orissa’s Nabrangpur district were arrested Wednesday following allegations that they had sexually assaulted some girl students, police said. Godman linked to sex scandal; ashrams ransackedBANGALORE/CHENNAI - Within hours of news channels telecasting video footage of a self-styled godman Paramhamsa Nityananda allegedly indulging in sexual acts with two women, enraged mobs ransacked his ashrams in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Crash will not affect Hyderabad air show: MinisterHYDERABAD - Terming the crash of a naval aircraft here during an international civil aviation exhibition as “unfortunate”, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Wednesday said the tragedy will not affect the event in any way. Indian Navy aircraft crashes into Hyderabad building, pilot dead (Second Lead)HYDERABAD - A trainer aircraft with the Indian Navy\’s aerobatics team, Sagar Pawan, crashed into a two-storied building during an air show here Wednesday. The pilot has been killed, police said. Indian Navy plane crashes during air showHYDERABAD - An Indian Navy aircraft crashed during an aerobatic display here Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. The pilot\’s fate was not known. BSF seizes fake currency in PunjabFEROZEPUR - Counterfeit Indian currency with the face value of Rs.10 lakh was recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) in this border district of Punjab Wednesday, officials said. Orissa trooper kills himself with service AK-47BHUBANESWAR - A trooper of the Special Operation Group (SOG) shot himself with his service rifle in his room in Orissa’s Keonjhar district, police said Wednesday. Mexico busts gang that kidnapped doctorsCiudad Juarez (Mexico), March 3 (IANS/EFE) Mexican soldiers arrested five men accused of belonging to a kidnapping ring that targeted doctors in this northern border city, authorities said. Pravin Mahajan dies in hospitalMUMBAI - Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his brother, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, died in a Thane hospital Wednesday evening, family sources Moonshine kills five in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Five people died and six lost their eyesight after drinking spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, police said Wednesday. Indian Navy plane crashes into residential areaHYDERABAD - An Indian Navy aircraft exploded during an aerobatic display and crashed into a residential area here Wednesday. Witnesses said about half a dozen people on the ground were injured. Air crash will not affect Hyderabad air show: ministerHYDERABAD - Terming the crash of a naval aircraft here during an international civil aviation exhibition as unfortunate, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Wednesday said the tragedy will not affect the event in any way. ‘Expert’ mobile phone thief arrested in AhmedabadAHMEDABAD - A doctor’s son arrested here on charge of stealing mobile phones had turned to crime after being thrown out of home by his brother, police said Wednesday. Moonshine kills nine in BulandshahrLUCKNOW - Illicit liquor claimed nine lives in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district Wednesday, police said. Seven victims are in hospital. Venezuelan newspaper editor killed in carjackingCaracas, March 3 (IANS/EFE) The editor of a Caracas daily, Israel Marquez, was shot dead by criminals attempting to carjack his vehicle, Venezuelan police said. Honduran journalist wounded in attackTegucigalpa, March 3 (IANS/EFE) Honduran jouralist Karol Cabrera, who hosts opinion programmes on radio and television, was wounded in an attack in which her driver was slain, police said. Jharkhand seeks security for its students in Tamil NaduRANCHI - Chief Minister Shibu Soren Wednesday said he will speak to the Tamil Nadu government over the death of two Jharkhand students near Chennai and seek security for all those studying in different colleges in the state. Judge murdered in ColombiaBogota, March 3 (IANS/EFE) A criminal court judge was murdered outside the building where he lived in Bogota by gunmen riding a motorcycle, Colombian police said. 79 people rescued from collapsed building in ChileConcepcion (Chile), March 3 (IANS/EFE) Seventy-nine people were rescued from the ruins of a building here that collapsed last weekend during the earthquake that left at least 795 dead in central and southern Chile, an official said. Eyewitness US envoy says Hyderabad crash ‘heartbreaking’NEW DELHI - Describing the crash of an Indian Navy aircraft in Hyderabad as tragic, US ambassador Timothy J. Roemer, who was present at the air show, said “these heartbreaking losses have even more piercing impact when you are part of the event. Poachers kill young tusker in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - A young tusker was killed by poachers in Kulunda forest of Orissa’s Angul district, a forest official said Wednesday. Two killed as naval aircraft crashes into Hyderabad building (Fourth Lead)HYDERABAD - An Indian Navy trainer aircraft crashed into a two-storied building in a congested locality during an air show here Wednesday, killing the pilot and his co-pilot who found no time to eject. India’s anti-ragging helpline gets nearly 160,000 callsNEW DELHI - Highlighting the prevalence of ragging in educational institutions, a national helpline has received nearly 160,000 calls in just eight months. One pilot ejected in Naval plane crashNEW DELHI - One of the two pilots killed when a Naval aircraft crashed into a building in Hyderabad Wednesday had ejected but his parachute did not fully open, a top Navy official said here. Three bombs found in Punjab villageMOHALI - Workers levelling a piece of land in a Punjab village discovered three live bombs buried under the earth for many years, police said here Wednesday. Luxury car used in robberies found in GurgaonGURGAON - A stolen luxury car involved in robberies in the national capital region has been recovered from a posh neighbourhood of Gurgaon, police said Wednesday. A weapon was also found near the car. Man to die for minor’s rape, murderNEW DELHI - A man was sentenced to death by a court here Wednesday for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in 2007. Youtube video shows nexus of drug mafia, Goa policePANAJI - A video uploaded on the popular Youtube website showing an Israeli drug dealer talking about his alleged links with the Goa police’s anti-narcotics sleuths has created a flutter in the state. Hooch toll rises to 24 in NCR districtsGHAZIABAD - At least 24 people have died and as many were critically ill after consuming spurious liquor in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts in pre- and post-Holi celebrations, police said Wednesday. St. Stephen’s teacher jumps to deathNEW DELHI - A 63-year-old professor of the prestigious St. Stephen’s College Wednesday jumped to death from his south Delhi residence, police said. Pravin Mahajan dies four years after brother’s killing (Second Lead)MUMBAI - Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 for killing his brother, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, died in a Thane hospital Wednesday evening after remaining three months in coma, family sources said. He was 50. Ragging death: Bereaved family demands stern actionKURUKSHETRA - The family of Satyendra Kumar Dhiman, who committed suicide Monday by jumping in front of a moving train in Rajasthan, have demanded stern action against seven people named by him in the suicide note. Over 25 injured in Orissa clashBHUBANESWAR - More than 25 people were injured when two groups of villagers clashed Wednesday in Brahmagiri area of Orissa’s Puri district, police said. |
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