Teenager leaves granny in morgue after gambling funeral cash

HONG KONG – A Hong Kong teenager was sent to a detention centre Tuesday for leaving his grandmother in a morgue for more than a year after he gambled away the money to bury her.

Jobless Lai Chun, 19, received a government grant of almost $1,400 to cover funeral costs after the grandmother who raised him …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Teenager leaves granny in morgue after gambling funeral cash.

Madhya Pradesh presents ‘grim’ picture of public health

BHOPAL – Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lauded the “compassionate” governance of its Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at its Indore meeting last week, a human rights group said Madhya Pradesh was a state where 71.4 percent tribal children were malnourished and 82.5 percent anaemic.

In its recent report to the UN Human …. Source article  : Madhya Pradesh presents ‘grim’ picture of public health.

A. P. Government must provide evidence on Maoists’ Osmania role: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to provide evidence of the reported intelligence inputs that say the Maoists have infiltrated the Osmania University campus, which is considered to be the hotbed of the ongoing Telangana agitation.

A two-judge bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and Ashok Kumar Ganguly observed, … Original article on : A. P. Government must provide evidence on Maoists’ Osmania role: Supreme Court.

Christian group demands jobs, protection for riot victims

BHUBANESWAR – A Christian group Tuesday demanded adequate jobs and protection for riot victims in Orissa’s Kandhamal district where at least 38 people were killed during communal violence in 2008.

“Hundreds of riot victims continue to live under fear as justice eluded them,” Sajan K. George, president of Bangalore-based Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), told …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Christian group demands jobs, protection for riot victims.

NJ judge refuses to block release of ‘Jersey Shore’ video depicting fight outside nightclub

NJ judge won’t block ‘Jersey Shore’ DVD release

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A New Jersey man who says he was beaten during an episode of MTV’s reality show “Jersey Shore” has lost his bid to stop the release of a video depicting it.
Stephen Izzo Jr. says a show cast member punched him outside a Seaside Heights …. Read the original article  : NJ judge refuses to block release of ‘Jersey Shore’ video depicting fight outside nightclub.

US Senate jobs bill passes key procedural hurdle

WASHINGTON – A $15-billion jobs creation package passed a key procedural hurdle Monday in the US Senate, signalling an uneasy truce for a chamber that has been mired in partisan bickering for much of the last year.

Senators voted 62-30 to close debate on the legislation, setting the stage for a final vote on the bill …. Original source  : US Senate jobs bill passes key procedural hurdle.

AG Holder says criminal justice system was invaluable weapon in New York terrorism cases

AG: Civilian court valuable weapon in terror case

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder says the criminal justice system has proven to be an invaluable weapon in assembling a terrorism case in New York against a former Denver airport shuttle driver.
Holder made the comment at a news conference Monday following the guilty plea in a Brooklyn … Read more »»».

Telangana lawyers besiege Jaipal Reddy

NEW DELHI – After a protest rally, scores of lawyers from Telangana Monday surrounded Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy here and demanded his resignation from the central government to express solidarity with the cause of a new state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.

Many of our friends gheraoed the urban development minister at …. Original source  : Telangana lawyers besiege Jaipal Reddy.

Plane spotting Britons could face jail, fine, say cops

NEW DELHI – The Delhi Police Monday told a city court that the two British nationals arrested for alleged plane spotting were being charged for a non-cognizable crime under the Indian Telegraph Act and could also be fined or face a jail term.

The police submitted an non-congnizable offence report in the court, which would hear … Read more : Plane spotting Britons could face jail, fine, say cops.

Toyota gets grand jury subpoena, SEC request for documents on acceleration, Prius brakes

Toyota receives grand jury subpoena for documents

NEW YORK – Toyota said Monday it received a subpoena from a federal grand jury seeking documents related to unintended acceleration in its vehicles and the braking system of its Prius hybrid.
The Japanese automaker also said it received a subpoena from the Los Angeles office of the U.S. Securities …. Source  : Toyota gets grand jury subpoena, SEC request for documents on acceleration, Prius brakes.