Jewellery heist and 40 thieves! Did tribal gang do it?

SURAT – A bag with the inscription of a Godhra wheat mill is one of the many clues left behind by a gang of nearly 40 thieves that audaciously struck at a jewellery showroom in Kosamba town near here and walked away with 30 kg of goldware and cash worth Rs.6 crore ($1.3 million), leaving …. Original article  : Jewellery heist and 40 thieves! Did tribal gang do it?.

China coal mine gas leak toll rises to 30

BEIJING – The toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China’s Henan province has risen to 30 after four more bodies were found, authorities said Monday.

The state administration of work safety said that seven miners were still trapped underground.
Rescuers said Sunday that chances of survival for the trapped miners were … Read more >>>.

Thai Air Force jet crashes, pilot dead

BANGKOK – An US-made F16 fighter jet crashed in northern Thailand Monday, killing the pilot, the Royal Thai Air Force said.

“This is the first F16 crash we’ve ever had,” Air Vice Marshal Monton Sanchukorn said.
The jet was flying with three other fighters from Nakhon Sawan province to Chiang Mai when it crashed around … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Thai Air Force jet crashes, pilot dead.

After gang-sodomy, teenager set fire in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A teenager died after he was sodomised by four men who then set him on fire in a village in Pakistan’s Naushahro Feroze district in Sindh province.

Four men sodomised Khalid Mughal and then set him ablaze in village Raheem Chand Sunday, Daily Times reported.
The victim’s relatives took the severely burnt … Read more : After gang-sodomy, teenager set fire in Pakistan.

11 dead, 30 missing in Bihar boat accident

PATNA – At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed when a boat capsized in the Punpun river in Bihar’s Patna district, police said Sunday.

There were around 50 people in the boat when the accident took place late Sunday near Behrampur village, around 25 km from here. Nearly 30 people were …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Security guard at Bansal’s house commits suicide

NEW DELHI – A security guard posted at the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal committed suicide, police said Sunday.

Thirty five-year-old Parishan Marak from the Indian Reserve Battalion was posted at 6, Ashoka Road, and was a native of Meghalaya.
The incident took place at around 11 p.m. Saturday night.
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Imam’s beard shaved off in Britain: Report

LONDON – A Muslim cleric who allegedly sexually abused young boys was held down and had his beard shaved off after he was arrested in Britain, a media report said.

Mohammed Hanif Khan, 41, honoured by Buckingham Palace for his work in prisons, was attacked by three men on the day of his arrest, The … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Imam’s beard shaved off in Britain: Report.

Hundreds flee powerful typhoon in Philippines

MANILA – Hundreds of residents evacuated their homes in the northern Philippines Sunday as a powerful typhoon barrelling towards the country gained more strength.

Typhoon Megi further intensified as it neared the northern coast, packing maximum sustained winds of 225 km per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 260 kph.
Authorities warned Megi would … Read : Hundreds flee powerful typhoon in Philippines.

Three boys drown in Yamuna, two bodies recovered

AGRA – The bodies of two of the three boys who drowned in river Yamuna were recovered by divers early Sunday, police said.

Four youngsters of Sita Nagar in Etmauddaula area had gone to the Kabir Ghat on the river bank to play cricket Saturday evening, police said.
When three of them …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Fiza arrested on neighbour’s complaint, gets bail

MOHALI – Fiza Mohammad alias Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, was arrested after a neighbour lodged a complaint against her. She was later released on bail.

The neighbour had been complaining to the police for the last six months, alleging that Fiza used foul language against him, …. Original article  : Fiza arrested on neighbour’s complaint, gets bail.

27 killed in Karachi violence (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD – At least 27 people were killed and over 60 injured in various incidents of violence that broke out Saturday night, hours ahead of the by-poll being held Sunday for an assembly seat in Karachi, capital of Pakistan’s Sindh province.

Most of the killings are believed to be the result of political enmity between …. Source  : Gaea News Network.