Mumbai-bound plane hit by bird, lands safely

MUMBAI – A Mumbai-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight made a safe landing after it was hit by a bird while descending at the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport here Thursday, an airline official said.

Flight IT 3162 from Hyderabad to Mumbai carried 136 passengers and crew, the spokesman said. Engineers inspected the plane and cleared it for the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Woman slices girl’s tongue to attain wealth

LUCKNOW – A woman in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly sliced off the tongue of her neighbour’s four-month-old daughter Wednesday after a godman told her it would make her rich.

Manju Devi, 35, a resident of the Siswan village, committed the act on the directions of a self-professed godman who was visiting her house …. Read the original article  : Woman slices girl’s tongue to attain wealth.

British tourist’s body found in Nepal lake

KATHMANDU – Three days after a British tourist fell into a Nepal lake from his boat, police Thursday managed to find his body.

Graeme Budge, who had flown to Nepal with his friend William Duncan Monro from Scotland via New Delhi, was declared dead by doctors at the Gandaki regional hospital in Nepal’s tourist city …. Original article  : British tourist’s body found in Nepal lake.

Congress suspends leader for ink assault on minister

RAIPUR – A Congress leader was suspended from the party for a period of six years Thursday for masterminding Tuesday’s ink assault on union Minister of State for Planning V. Narayanasamy outside the state Congress headquarters here.

The assault was planned by a Raipur-based Congress leader Pappu Farishta, police said after initial investigations.
“Congress leader … Read : Congress suspends leader for ink assault on minister.

Seven dead in bomb blast inside Philippine bus

COTABATO CITY – Seven people were killed Thursday in a bombing inside a passenger bus in the southern Philippines, the military and police said.

The bus was travelling along a national highway in Matalam town in North Cotabato province, 930 km south of Manila, when the blast occurred.
Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Cabangbang, a regional military …. Original source  : Seven dead in bomb blast inside Philippine bus.

Congress leader paid youths for ink assault on minister

RAIPUR – Two days after some youths poured black ink on union Minister of State for Planning V. Narayanasamy outside the Congress headquarters here, Chhattisgarh Police Thursday confirmed that the assault was planned by a Raipur-based Congress leader.

“It was Congress leader Pappu Farishta who had hired a group of unemployed youths with an advance … Read more »»».

Himachal exam scam: Police hunt for ‘Munnabhais’

SHIMLA – It doesn’t happen only in movies! Himachal Pradesh Police have found that more than 200 students in schools across the state cleared their exams without even appearing for them – just like the protagonist of the film “Munnabhai MBBS”.

The don in the movie played by Sanjay Dutt had cleared a medical … Read more : Himachal exam scam: Police hunt for ‘Munnabhais’.

Indian American indicted for groping sleeping woman on flight

WASHINGTON – An Indian American man accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she slept during a flight has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Ranchhodbhai Lakha, 61, of Alpharetta, Georgia, faces charges of assault and abusive sexual contact for the Sep 28 incident on a Delta Air Lines flight from Dallas to Atlanta, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Three bandits killed in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – Three bandits wanted in over a dozen criminal cases, including murder, were shot dead in a gunfight with police in a forested area of Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district early Thursday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team along with sleuths of the Special Operation Group (SOG) surrounded the bandits in the …. Read the original article  : Three bandits killed in Uttar Pradesh.

Nine killed in China bus accident

BEIJING – Nine people were killed and 20 injured Wednesday when a bus collided with a truck in central China’s Hunan province, authorities said.

The accident occurred at about 12.16 p.m. near Ningyuan county in south Hunan, Xinhua quoted a county government official as saying.
Seven passengers died on the spot while two …. Original source  : Nine killed in China bus accident.

Seven arrested for drug trafficking in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD – Seven people, including five students, were arrested for supplying brown sugar in different educational institutes of Ghaziabad, police said Wednesday.

The police recovered 350 gm of brown sugar from their possession.
The students have been identified as Kapil Tyagi, Akash Tyagi of Modinagar-based K.N. Modi Institute of Engineering & Technology and Vikas Tyagi …. Read the original article  : Seven arrested for drug trafficking in Ghaziabad.

Saudi prince sentenced to life for murder

LONDON – A Saudi prince was Wednesday given a life prison term for beating and strangling his aide to death in a luxury hotel in London in what the court described as the final act in a “deeply abusive” master-servant relationship.

The judge at the Old Bailey court in London ruled that Prince … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Saudi prince sentenced to life for murder.

Youth’s decomposed body found in East Delhi

NEW DELHI – The decomposed body of an 11-year-old boy was found near Sanjay Jheel park in East Delhi Wednesday night. Police suspect a case of sodomy and murder.

The body was unclothed. Though it gives an indication of the boy being sodomised and murdered, we will wait for the post-mortem report, said a senior …. Read the original article  : Youth’s decomposed body found in East Delhi.

Student clash: Himachal issues notice to varsity

SHIMLA – The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday decided to serve a show-cause notice to Eternal University, a private varsity in Sirmaur district, over clashes among students in the hostel last week, an official said here.

The notice will be issued to the university authorities asking why the recognition (given by the state) was not cancelled, … Read more >>>.

Graham Staines killing: Convict’s bail plea hearing adjourned

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned hearing on a bail plea by Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh who is undergoing life sentence for the 1999 killing of Christian missionary Graham Staines and his two children Philip and Timoti in Orissa.

Staines and his two children were killed Jan 22, 1999, after a … Read more : Graham Staines killing: Convict’s bail plea hearing adjourned.

Former JetBlue flight attendant avoids jail

NEW YORK – A former JetBlue flight attendant, who went berserk on a plane and said goodbye to his career in a dramatic exit down an emergency chute, has accepted a plea bargain to stay out of jail, a media report said Wednesday.

In exchange for no jail time, Steven Slater, 38, agreed to …. Read the original article  : Former JetBlue flight attendant avoids jail.

Man booked for raping daughter-in-law

PANIPAT – Almost a month after the complaint was made, a man was finally booked for repeatedly raping his 25-year-old daughter-in-law in this Haryana town, police said Wednesday.

The case was registered following the intervention of NGO All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM). In the complaint, the victim had alleged that her father-in-law Rajvir …. Source  : Man booked for raping daughter-in-law.

Abducted Meghalaya official still untraced

SHILLONG – Twenty-one days have passed but there is no trace of the transport officer kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, state Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh said Wednesday.

Five armed men of GNLA Sep 30 kidnapped Rominus Syngkon, district transport officer (DTO) of East Garo Hills district, and his driver from … Read more »».

Two students killed as cop’s rifle misfires

HYDERABAD – Two students were killed and two injured Wednesday as a policeman’s rifle went off accidentally during a demonstration of weapons in Andhra Pradesh’s Khammam district.

A student of Class 8 and another of Class 10 were killed when the accident took place while a constable was showing the children a loaded rifle during …. Read the original article  : Two students killed as cop’s rifle misfires.

Two Kolkata Metro coaches derail, services hit

KOLKATA – Kolkata Metro rail services in the city hub were disrupted after two coaches of a train derailed near the Central Station here Wednesday, triggering panic among passengers, none of whom were injured, officials said.

The accident took place when the Kavi Subhas-bound train developed a mechanical snag and derailed while it was entering …. Source article  : Two Kolkata Metro coaches derail, services hit.