Cops face suspension if illegal dance bars continue

MUMBAI - Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Friday warned the city’s deputy commissioners with suspension if they failed to clamp down on dance bars being run on the sly in their respective jurisdictions.

Kobad Ghandy’s trial to start April 15

NEW DELHI - Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy’s trial under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act will start April 15. A city court Friday transfered his case to a sessions judge for further proceedings.

Probe begins into radioactive material accident

NEW DELHI - Scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, rushed to the capital Friday to probe the incident in which a radioactive substance caused burn-like injuries to four people in west Delhi, police said.

Jail for man who stole dinosaur egg fossils

BEIJING - A man who stole dinosaur egg fossils has been sentenced to a jail term in China, a media report said Friday.

Curfew timings cut short in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad

HYDERABAD - With further improvement in the situation in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad, the police Friday said curfew relaxation was being extended from 12 to 17 hours.

Three railway workers run over by train

KOLKATA - Three railway employees were run over by a train while they were working on a track in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, an official said Friday.

Two army soldiers nabbed for raping Pune girl

PUNE - Two army soldiers have been arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl here, police said Friday.

China executes three Japanese drug smugglers

BEIJING - China executed three Japanese nationals Friday after they were convicted of drug trafficking, the Supreme People’s Court said.

Eight killed, 20 injured in Orissa accident

BHUBANESWAR - Eight people, including two women, were killed and more than 20 injured Friday when a mini-truck carrying a marriage party met with an accident in Orissa’s Sundergarh district, police said.

Scarlett’s body bore scars and abrasions, recalls cop

PANAJI - The body of British teenager Scarlett Keeling bore scars on her face, abrasions on her knees and ornamental piercing in several parts of her body, a woman police constable who was the first to inspect the body told the Goa Children’s Court Friday.

Indian-American fined $10 mn for medicare fraud

WASHINGTON - An Indian American has been sentenced to 81 months in prison and asked to pay $9.7 million in restitution along with his accomplices for his role in a wide-ranging $18 million conspiracy to defraud the Medicare programme.

Sikh brandishing cleaver in Ohio gurdwara shot dead

WASHINGTON - A Sikh, who came to an Ohio gurdwara wielding a meat cleaver as worshippers were preparing for morning prayers, was shot dead by police after refusing to heed warnings to drop the weapon.

Four killed, 15 injured in Orissa accident

BHUBANESWAR - Four people, including two women, were killed and 15 injured when a mini truck carrying a marriage party met with an accident in Orissa’s Sundergarh district Friday, police said.

Woman strangled by hijab in go-kart accident

SYDNEY - A 27-year-old woman was killed after her hijab got entangled in a go-kart in an Australian town, a media report said Friday.

Himachal Congress workers baton charged, arrested

SHIMLA - At least 11 Congress activists were injured and 46 arrested here Friday after police resorted to baton charge to disperse them from outside the state assembly, authorities said.

Malaysian man splashes acid on wife for refusing sex

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian man splashed acid on his wife after she refused to have sex with him, news reports said Friday.

Insurance inspector held for demanding bribe

NEW DELHI - An insurance inspector has been arrested here for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs.15,000, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Friday.

Apologise over 1971 killings, Bangladesh tells Pakistan

DHAKA - Pakistan must say sorry for the atrocities its army committed in Bangladesh in 1971, a minister said here.

Airport employee commits suicide over fear of polygraph

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Fearing a polygraph test on the events related to the bomb that was found on the Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Kingfisher flight last month, a former airline employee committed suicide here Friday morning.

Ujjwal Nikam named prosecutor for Pune gang-rape trial

MUMBAI - The Maharashtra government Friday appointed ace lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of gang-raping a married woman in Pune last week.

Gujarat police officer caught taking Rs. 3 lakh bribe

GANDHINAGAR - A deputy superintendent of police-rank officer, caught while accepting a bribe of Rs.3 lakh, was Friday remanded in police custody for three days.

Man falls on Metro track, injured

NEW DELHI - A 28-year-old man was injured when he fell on the tracks at the Barakhamba Metro station early Friday just as a train was approaching, an official said.

Three buses catch fire in north Delhi

NEW DELHI - Three private buses parked in north Delhi’s Timarpur area caught fire early Friday, a fire official said. No one was injured in the incident.

Chhattisgarh BJP legislator killed in car crash

RAIPUR - A legislator of Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was killed Friday in a car accident, officials said.

US couple abandon adopted Russian boy

Moscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An American couple allegedly abandoned an eight-year-old Russian boy they had adopted and sent him back to Russia, a top official has said.

Interim bail of BMW car accident accused extended

NEW DELHI - A city court Friday extended the interim bail of the accused in Thursday’s BMW car mishap in which a 62-year-old man was fatally run over.

30 injured in Uttar Pradesh villagers’ clash with cops

LUCKNOW - At least 30 people, including three policemen, were injured when villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Amdedkar Nagar district Friday fought a pitched battle with the police protesting the alleged delay in dousing fire in wheat fields.

One killed, 16 injured in Assam gas cylinder explosion

GUWAHATI - One person was killed and at least 16 wounded, three of them critically, when a cooking gas cylinder exploded Friday during a wedding celebration in Assam.

Two arrested for attacking student leader

CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh police Friday evening arrested two leaders of a students’ organisation of Panjab University (PU) here, accused of attacking another student leader and his family members.

Six-year-old girl commits suicide in US

WASHINGTON - A six-year-old girl who was sent to her room after a heated exchange of words with her mother committed suicide in Oregon, a media report has said.

Mother kills daughters after birth of another girl

LUCKNOW - Harassed mentally and physically by her in-laws after she gave birth to a third daughter, a 35-year-old woman in an Uttar Pradesh village killed her three children by throwing them into well before attempting suicide, police said Friday.

Scrap dealer exposed to radioactive material critical

NEW DELHI - Even as scientists were probing the incident in which a radioactive substance caused burn-like injuries to five people in a scrap market, scrap dealer Deepak Jain was battling for his life at the Indraprashtha Apollo Hospital here.

Teenager sues mother for harassing him on Facebook

LONDON/WASHINGTON - A teenager in the US has taken his mother to court for going through his Facebook page and reading his private life, a media report said Friday.

Delhi market sanitised of radioactive material (Roundup)

NEW DELHI - After 12 hours of investigation and search, scientists of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Friday cleared a Delhi scrap market of radioactive material and sanitised five shops after five people were taken ill due to the radiation.

Nigerian accused of duping doctors held in Bangalore

BHOPAL - A Nigerian national accused of duping two doctors from Madhya Pradesh of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of getting them jobs in British hospitals has been arrested in Bangalore, police said Friday.

Poachers kill 150 rare animals in Peru

Lima, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Poachers in Peru have killed over 150 vicuas, a rare animal prized for its wool, which sells at $1,000 for each animal in the international market.

Delhi market cleared of radioactive material (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - Scientists of the Department of Atomic Energy Friday cleared a Delhi scrap market of radioactive material after 12 hours of investigation and search, and sanitised five shops after four people were taken ill due to the radiation.

Man who killed 8 kids blames girlfriend for it

BEIJING - A mentally-unstable man who stabbed eight schoolchildren to death in China has put the blame on the woman who “dumped” him.

Toxic gas levels in W.Va. mine drop; rescuers hope to get inside soon to look for survivors