Breaking News – Newsletter for November 2, 2010

Seventeen killed in road mishap in Anand

ANAND – At least seventeen people were killed and three others injured when a truck carrying them overturned at Tarapur taluka in Gujarat’s Anand District today.

According to sources, the sand-laden truck overturned near Indranaj village, killing 17 people on the spot.

The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. (ANI)
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Two militants killed in Kashmir encounter

SRINAGAR – Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian District this morning.

According to sources, the encounter took place when security forces confronted the militants.

The identity of the slain militants could not be ascertained and the search operation was continuing when reports last came in. (ANI)
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Babita Ganguly arrested in Madan Tamang murder case

DARJEELING – Babita Ganguly, one of the 30 accused in the Gorkha leader Madan Tamang murder case, was arrested here on Monday.

Ganguly, one of two members of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s woman wing, was named in the chargesheet filed by Darjeeling police for the lynching of the Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League president.

Babita was arrested from …. Read the original article  : Babita Ganguly arrested in Madan Tamang murder case.

India launches its first South Pole expedition

NEW DELHI – Union Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan launched India’s first ever- South Pole expedition here.

The expedition was launched via video-conferencing on Monday.

An eight-member team led by the Director of National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Rasik Ravindra, is to leave ‘Maitri,’ the Indian station on the Antarctica, for the South Pole [..] Read the original article: here.

Brit lesbian cop hangs herself after being ‘bullied for her appearance’

LONDON – A lesbian police officer in Britain committed suicide after she felt that her superiors bullied her over her sexuality, picked on her and ostracised her over her appearance.

Lara Goldie, 28, who had sported short, spiky hair while training at the Metropolitan Police College in Hendon, north London, left a four-page suicide note, in …. Read the original article  : Brit lesbian cop hangs herself after being ‘bullied for her appearance’.

Rabindra Sangeet exponent Kalim Sharafi dead

DHAKA – Kalim Sharafi, known for singing Rabindranath Tagore’s songs in Bangladesh and India, died at his residence here Tuesday. He was 85, a media report said.

Born in Birbhum, now in West Bengal, India, Sharafi participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942.
He received the first Rabindra Award 2010 for his contribution in [..] Read the original article: here.

Earlier flight might have been dry run for parcel bomb plotters

WASHINGTON – American intelligence officials who tracked several shipments of compact discs and other household goods from Yemen to Chicago, now believe that the parcels containing explosive material might have been a test run for a terrorist attack.

According to the New York Times, two American officials believe that the shipments, whose hour-by-hour locations could be …. Original source  : Earlier flight might have been dry run for parcel bomb plotters.

Sonia Gandhi silent on Maharashtra housing scam, CWG

NEW DELHI – Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday steered clear of two raging controversies- the financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games and the alleged involvement of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing project in Mumbai.

Addressing a meeting of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), which is being held after 13 years, … Read more »»».

UPA Government must be trusted on Kashmir issue: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI – Urging those dissatisfied in Jammu and Kashmir with the UPA government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said trust must be reported in the latter government to enable it to build a future for the former.

“We are faced with a new situation in Jammu and Kashmir, events of last few months …. Original source  : UPA Government must be trusted on Kashmir issue: Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi says Naxalism is biggest threat to internal security of India:

NEW DELHI – Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that naxalism is the biggest threat to internal security of India.

Addressing a meeting of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), which is being held after 13 years, Gandhi said: “Naxalism or left-wing extremism is serious internal security threat. The government is firm to tame … Read more : Sonia Gandhi says Naxalism is biggest threat to internal security of India:.

Now, Palin calls reporters child-molesting, puppy-kicking, chain smoking porn producers!

WASHINGTON – Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has slammed a report by Politico and called it “crap”, which claimed that top Republicans wants to stop her from winning the presidential nomination out of a fear that she would lose badly in the general election in 2012.

“I don’t think the paper that we just printed …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Now, Palin calls reporters child-molesting, puppy-kicking, chain smoking porn producers!.

Baby dino footprints discovered near Denver

WASHINGTON – Paleontologists have once again discovered infant dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, near the town of Morrison.

The discovery was made by Morrison Natural History Museum staff.

Dating from the Late Jurassic, some 148 million years ago, these tracks were made before the Rocky Mountains rose, when Morrison was a broad savanna full … Original source on Gaea Times at : Baby dino footprints discovered near Denver.

Kate Middleton’s parents attend shooting weekend at Balmoral

LONDON – Prince William and Kate Middleton are poised to announce their engagement after a marathon eight-year courtship – at least that’s what the latest hint suggests.

Middleton’s parents have just been guests at a private shooting party on the Queen’s Scottish estate – the invitation is the clearest sign yet that the prince and his … Read more : Kate Middleton’s parents attend shooting weekend at Balmoral.

‘Qaeda terror bombs 50 times more powerful than needed to blow hole in aircraft fuselage’

LONDON – The bombs smuggled in the cargo plane terror plot at East Midlands Airport and in Dubai reportedly contained explosives at least 50 times more powerful than required to blow a hole in an aircraft fuselage.

According to the Telegraph, experts in Germany said that the bombs contained at least 300 grams (10.58oz) of the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Qaeda terror bombs 50 times more powerful than needed to blow hole in aircraft fuselage’.

Frenchman who ‘heard Diana’s dying words’ exposed as a common thief

LONDON – A Frenchman who allegedly heard Princess Diana’s dying words and gave evidence in court as a key witness has been exposed as a career criminal.

Abdelatif Redjil, 54, who claims he held her hand as she repeated words like ‘My God, My God’ following a collision in the Alma Tunnel, was a key witness …. Original source  : Frenchman who ‘heard Diana’s dying words’ exposed as a common thief.

‘Contemporary art in Pakistan not here to stay’

KARACHI – Contemporary art in Pakistan was not here to stay, an eminent art critic said here.

Art critic Quddus Mirza said: “Contemporary art in Pakistan may stay or may not stay. In my opinion it will not stay.”
He was speaking at a panel discussion titled “Is contemporary art of Pakistan a starburst of …. Source  : ‘Contemporary art in Pakistan not here to stay’.

Kashmir separatists withdraw shutdown call on Diwali

SRINAGAR – Responding to the appeals of the Sikh community to allow Diwali celebrations, hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said there would be no protest shutdown in Kashmir Valley on Diwali.

Sikhs in the valley had appealed to the separatist leader not to announce any protest shutdown Friday so that the festival of …. Source article  : Kashmir separatists withdraw shutdown call on Diwali.

Josef Fritzl still ‘loves’ daughter he raped for 24 years

LONDON – Josef Fritzl, the man who raped his daughter Elisabeth for 24 years, says he still ‘loves’ his victim.

The 75-year-old blurted out the word just once about Elisabeth before changing the subject to talk about his fantasies of starting life anew with his ex-wife, reports the Daily Mail.

The man shocked reporters from Germany’s top … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Josef Fritzl still ‘loves’ daughter he raped for 24 years.

University of South Carolina offers Lady Gaga course

LONDON – Now you can enroll in a course on Lady Gaga at a US university.

A sociology professor at the University of South Carolina is offering a course titled ‘Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame’, reports the Telegraph.

“We’re going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event. Other people say that Gaga’s …. Original source  : University of South Carolina offers Lady Gaga course.

Five reasons why Democrats could still turn poll odds and hold House

WASHINGTON – Though polling data suggests that the Republicans may win the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the Democrats might still be in a position to turn the odds to their favour and hold the House.

Evidence suggests that the Republicans will win the House in a robust sort of way, given the generic ballot … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Five reasons why Democrats could still turn poll odds and hold House.