Helicopter Crash At Blue Mountains

BATHURST, AUSTRALIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Six men who were in a chopper and were going to participate in a car race survived after their helicopter came crashing down in Blue Mountains near Bathurst. Peter Heles, a mountain biker said that the men were dressed in the branded clothing of Jack Daniel. They were possibly going to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Helicopter Crash At Blue Mountains.

Bolivian miner trapped in Chile to get new job

La Paz (Bolivia), Oct 10 (IANS/EFE) A Bolivian miner trapped along with 32 Chileans in a mine in Chile for the past 64 days has been promised a new job by Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Morales is also planning to be at the rescue site when the 33 miners, trapped in a copper and gold …. Read the original article  : Bolivian miner trapped in Chile to get new job.

‘Wednesday target day for Chile miners evacuation’

COPIAPO – Wednesday loomed as the target day to begin deploying the escape capsule for 33 Chilean copper miners who have been waiting more than two months 700 metres underground for their rescue.

Mining Minister Laurence Golborne made the announcement Saturday evening, near the San Jose mine in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The … Read more : ‘Wednesday target day for Chile miners evacuation’.

17 killed in China road accident

BEIJING – At least 17 people were killed and 23 injured when a bus carrying 53 people collided with a truck in east China’s Jiangsu province, authorities said Sunday.

The accident took place Saturday morning on the highway between Hefei, capital of the Anhui province and Nanjing, capital of the Jiangsu province, Xinhua reported.
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Four held for Rs.3 mn heist in Haryana

CHANDIGARH – With the arrest of four youths, the Haryana Police Saturday claimed to have cracked a Rs.3 million (Rs.30 lakh) robbery and murder case in Jhajjar district earlier this week.

A security guard of the State Bank of India who was accompanying bank cash in a jeep was killed in the incident which took …. Source  : Four held for Rs.3 mn heist in Haryana.

BPO employee robbed in Noida

NOIDA – A 25-year-old BPO employee was beaten up and robbed by unidentified assailants in the Sector-58 area of Noida, police said Saturday.

Gyaneshwar Singh, an employee of Tech Mahindra Call Centre here was waiting at a bus stop while returning from duty Friday night, when the incident took place, police said.
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UAE, China to cooperate in fighting crime

Abu Dhabi, Oct 9 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have signed an agreement to cooperate with each other in combating crimes and terrorist activities.

The agreement was signed here Thursday between Chinese Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu and UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is … Read : UAE, China to cooperate in fighting crime.

Man held for selling Games’ tickets illegally

NEW DELHI – A 45-year-old man was Saturday arrested for illegally selling Commonwealth Games’ tickets, police said.

Sanjay Singhvi, a resident of Green Park in south Delhi, was arrested outside the Siri Fort sports Complex.
Four of the tickets recovered from him were of Rs.100 denomination and nine were of Rs.250 denomination, police said. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Man held for selling Games’ tickets illegally.

Sweeper crushed after being sent to repair lift

RANCHI – A sweeper, sent to repair a technical snag in a lift at a hospital here, died as it crashed on him, police said.

The incident occurred at the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) hospital here killing Deba Lohra.
After the incident, the hospital staff staged a demonstration and charged that non-technical staff was used …. Read the original article  : Sweeper crushed after being sent to repair lift.

Rescue Workers broken through Chilean Miners trapped underground for 64 days

The families and friends of the 33 Chilean miners, who remain trapped into the mine for over two months are now taking a deep breath. The rescue workers have broken through to their underground place and trying to pull them out of the hell.
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Woman held for selling Games’ free tickets

NEW DELHI – A woman working in a school was arrested from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for illegally selling complimentary tickets of Commonwealth Games meant for students, police said Saturday.

Rekha, 34, is a resident of Madipur in west Delhi, was arrested Friday, police said.
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62 drivers penalised for entering Delhi’s CWG lanes

NEW DELHI – As many as 62 motorists were penalised Saturday for entering road lanes reserved for Commonwealth Games related traffic here, police said.

No notices have been sent today (Saturday) and no vehicles have been impounded, said a senior official of the Delhi Traffic Police.
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Zimbabwean women raping men for rituals: British report

LONDON – Zimbabwean women are abducting and raping men for ritual purposes, media reports here said Saturday.

Six men have been gang-raped by women in the last 11 months in this deeply conservative society, the Scotsman reported.
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Girl who stabbed father gets joint funeral

LONDON – A 16-year-old girl who stabbed her father to death before killing herself has been laid to rest in a joint funeral, a media report said Saturday.

Margaret Pierides knifed Costas, 48, in the chest during a row then stabbed herself in the stomach at their 750,000-pound home last month, Daily Express reported.
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