Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 2, 2010

Drug peddlers arrested in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – Three drug peddlers who operated in various states were arrested with smack, a highly addictive morphine derivative, worth around Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, police said Thursday.

The three drug peddlers, including a woman, were nabbed late Wednesday from the Kotwali area following a joint operation by Special Task Force (STF) … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Drug peddlers arrested in Uttar Pradesh.

BHU student suspended for posting obscene content on Facebook

VARANASI – Posting vulgar remarks against his female batchmates on the popular social networking site Facebook has landed a final year student of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district in trouble.

The university administration not only suspended Gaurav Ranjan for three months, but also debarred this native of Jharkhand from taking …. Source article  : BHU student suspended for posting obscene content on Facebook.

Two held, one surrenders in Delhi’s BPO rape case

NEW DELHI – Two of the five men accused of raping a 30-year-old BPO employee here have been arrested and a third has surrendered in Haryana, Delhi Police said Thursday.

“There are five suspects, of whom two have been arrested. We have learnt that another person has surrendered in a Haryana court. We are looking …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Two held, one surrenders in Delhi’s BPO rape case.

Obama, Tata face wrath of Bhopal survivors

BHOPAL – They had nothing to do with the Bhopal gas tragedy, but US President Barack Obama and Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata are still the target of public anger on the 26th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster – on the ground that have not done enough for survivors.

“On Dec 2 …. Read the original article  : here.

Pakistan trip lands Nepali in Indian jail as 26/11 suspect

KATHMANDU – A Nepali family is hoping it will see justice done to their son, being held in a prison in India’s Bihar state for eight months for suspected involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.

Mohammad Ghulam Bashir, a small-time trader in Nepal’s Sunsari district along the Indian border, was arrested by Indian police in …. Source  : Pakistan trip lands Nepali in Indian jail as 26/11 suspect.

Two Kashmiri journalists let off in false reporting case

SRINAGAR – Almost five months after a complaint was lodged, Jammu and Kashmir Police have dropped charges of criminal conspiracy against two journalists, police said Thursday.

Highly placed sources here said the charges levelled against Suhail Bukhari and Idris Lone, working for Delhi-based News X channel, have been dropped after it was proved that the [..] Read the original article: here.

Naga paratrooper kills officer, West Bengal policeman

KOLKATA – A Naga paratrooper deployed for anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal’s Purulia district gunned down his superior and a state armed police constable, police said. He was arrested Thursday morning.

“A jawan (paratrooper) of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) Nagaland shot his superior following a heated argument late Wednesday. Hearing the sound of …. Read the original article  : Naga paratrooper kills officer, West Bengal policeman.

Indian American manager fined for defrauding investors

WASHINGTON – An Indian American manager of a hedge-fund that catered to Silicon Valley professionals has been fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission and barred from the investment advising business for five years.

Neil Godbole, 29, of San Francisco, agreed to a $40,000 civil penalty for concealing large trading losses in his Opulent Lite …. Source article  : Indian American manager fined for defrauding investors.

New Zealand remembers dead miners with national service

WELLINGTON – New Zealanders observed a two-minute silence Thursday at the start of a remembrance service to honour 29 men who died in a gas explosion at a coal mine last month.

More than 10,000 people attended the service at a racetrack near Greymouth, near the Pike River mine on the west coast of the …. Source article  : New Zealand remembers dead miners with national service.

Two nabbed in BPO employee rape case: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI – Two of the five men accused in the rape of a 30-year-old BPO employee in Dhaula Kuan locality here last week have been arrested, Delhi Police said.

“Two people have been arrested in the case. The vehicle which was used for the crime has also been recovered. And the remaining three accused …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Nira Radia’s phone intercepts deposited in Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The central government Thursday handed over the telephone intercepts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s conversations with media and politicians in the 2G spectrum allotment case to the Supreme Court.

The court was handed over the server, hard drive and call records. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nira Radia’s phone intercepts deposited in Supreme Court.

Man held after Facebook posting on murder plan

Modena (Italy), Dec 2 (IANS/AKI) A man was arrested in the northern Italian city of Modena after he posted to his Facebook profile the date he was planning to murder his ex-girlfriend – on her birthday.

Police managed to make sure the woman was in a safe place on that date.
They had [..] Read the original article: here.

School mistress says she gave sex education to abused boys

SYDNEY – A house mistress in an Australian school sexually abused boys aged 11 and 12 and rationalised her behaviour as providing sex education, a court has been told.

The unnamed 41-year-old woman had “lots and lots of personality difficulties” and she knew her actions were wrong, psychiatrist David Greenberg told the New South Wales … Read more : School mistress says she gave sex education to abused boys.

Huge fire in Punjab factory

CHANDIGARH – Goods worth millions of rupees were burnt Thursday morning in a major fire at a thread factory of the Trident group near Barnala town in Punjab, police said.

Firemen were trying to control the blaze and the reasons for the fire were yet to be ascertained, police said.
Police sources said the loss …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Indian family reprieved to stay in New Zealand

WELLINGTON – An Indian father jailed as an illegal immigrant was expected to be released from prison Thursday after a government reprieve that will save his three New Zealand-born children from facing life in an Indian slum.

Sital Ram was jailed in September and he and his wife Usha were ordered to be deported after …. Source article  : Indian family reprieved to stay in New Zealand.

Quake hits Fiji

NEW YORK – An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Fiji Wednesday, reports Xinhua.

The quake occurred at about 16:00 GMT with the epicentre at 15.9 degrees south latitude and 178.9 degrees west longitude, the US Geological Survey said.
…. Original source  : Quake hits Fiji.

Two Germans stole Lady Gaga, Timberlake tracks online

DUISBURG – Two German hackers allegedly stole and sold unreleased tracks from pop stars, including Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake, via the internet, a state prosecutor said Wednesday.

A 17-year-old disc jockey from Duisburg and a 23-year-old from nearby Wesel allegedly wrote simple programmes – called Trojans because of their ability to enter private networks …. Original source  : Two Germans stole Lady Gaga, Timberlake tracks online.

Two Nigerians held for smuggling drugs

NEW DELHI – Two Nigerian nationals were arrested from Kalkaji area of south Delhi Wednesday with over 500 grams of narcotics.

Emmanuel Paul and Christian were arrested while trying to courier the drugs abroad, a Delhi Police officer said.
“They were carrying sherwanis with wooden hangers. After breaking the hangers, six rolls containing 536 grams … Read : Two Nigerians held for smuggling drugs.

Not able to enroll for a course, woman hangs self

LUCKNOW – Depressed over not being able to enroll for a computer course due to financial constraints, a 22-year-old woman committed suicide here by hanging herself Wednesday, police said.

Swati Gupta, a final year M.Com student, hung herself from a pole in her courtyard with a scarf at her residence in Krishnanagar locality.
Preliminary …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Not able to enroll for a course, woman hangs self.

Chandigarh official sent to judicial remand

CHANDIGARH – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Wednesday sent the superintendent of the Chandigarh estates office to 14-days judicial remand in a corruption case, an official said.

According to the CBI officials, the accused was identified as Mahal Chand and he was arrested late Tuesday. Chand had demanded Rs.200,000 from Sohan …. Source article  : Chandigarh official sent to judicial remand.