Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 5, 2010

Indian police system needs reforming: Toronto Police chief Alok Mukherjee

TORONTO – Toronto Police Board chairman Alok Mukherjee, the highest-ranking public servant of Indian origin in Canada, wants India to quickly roll back its colonial-style policing system for its own good.

Policing in India is influenced by political interference and it should stop, the soft-spoken Mukherjee told IANS at his office in Toronto Police headquarters …. Original article  : Indian police system needs reforming: Toronto Police chief Alok Mukherjee.

Bhopal survivors to get more compensation

BHOPAL – The much-awaited distribution of increased compensation to survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy will begin from Dec 15, a minister said Sunday.

Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation minister Babulal Gaur said the increased compensation of Rs.750 crore would be distributed through claim courts by March 31, 2011.
He added that death cases …. Original source  : Bhopal survivors to get more compensation.

Seven Britons trapped in snow-covered pub for over a week

LONDON – Seven people have been trapped inside a pub in Britain for the past nine days after the building was engulfed by 16 feet of snow.

Five staff and two residents have been trapped since Nov 26 at The Lion Inn in Blakey Ridge in North Yorkshire, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.
The people … Original article on : Seven Britons trapped in snow-covered pub for over a week.

Illegally stored chemicals blamed for China blast

BEIJING – Illegally stored chemicals in an adjacent room were responsible for a powerful explosion that ripped through an Internet cafe in China’s Guizhou province, leaving six dead and 38 injured, police said Sunday.

The chemicals exploded at 11.05 p.m. Saturday in a room next door to the Lianxun Internet Cafe in Kaili city in …. Read the original article  : Illegally stored chemicals blamed for China blast.

Two young women attacked with blades in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Two young women in north Delhi’s Mongolpuri locality were separately attacked with blades and suffered injuries on their faces, police said Sunday.

“The two victims in their early 20s were said to be cornered and their faces slashed with blades late Saturday,” a Delhi Police officer told IANS.
Police suspect a psychopath … Read more »».

73,000 evacuated due to Venezuela rains

CARACAS – Over 73,000 people have been evacuated from 11 Venezuelan states due to heavy rains that has led to the death of at least 32 people in the past few days, a cabinet minister has said.

The 73,000 people are now being housed in 541 facilities, Defence Minister Carlos Mata said Saturday, according to …. Original source  : 73,000 evacuated due to Venezuela rains.

Dhaula Kuan rape: Fourth accused nabbed

NEW DELHI – A fourth accused in the rape of a 30-year-old BPO employee in the capital’s Dhaula Kuan area last week has been arrested from Sohna district of Haryana, Delhi Police said Sunday.

“The accused Iqbal, alias Bada Billi, was arrested from Fatehpur Beri in Haryana by a team of Delhi Police which had …. Source article  : Dhaula Kuan rape: Fourth accused nabbed.

Jail guards turn robbers, arrested

PANAJI – Four jail guards attached to the high security Aguada central prison in Goa were arrested near here early Sunday while trying to rob a truck driver on a national highway, police said.

The guards – Ankush Naik, Vishal Naik, Keshav Gawas and Dinesh Warang – were caught around 3 a.m. at Ponda, … Read more : Jail guards turn robbers, arrested.

37 killed in Brazil slum raids

Sao Paulo, Dec 5 (IANS/EFE) At least 37 people were killed, over 100 arrested and over 500 weapons and 34 tonnes of drugs seized in operations against drug gangs in two slums in Rio de Janeiro, police said.

Aided by the Brazilian army, which supplied tanks, gear and soldiers, Rio de Janeiro’s police forces raided … Original article on : 37 killed in Brazil slum raids.

Six killed in China internet cafe blast

BEIJING – At least six people were killed and 37 injured in a powerful explosion that ripped through an internet cafe in China’s Guizhou province Saturday night, a media report said Sunday.

The blast occurred at around 10.30 p.m. in Kaili city in Miao-Dong autonomous prefecture of Qiandongnan, Xinhua reported citing government officials.
The blast …. Original source  : Six killed in China internet cafe blast.

Firefighters make headway in battling Israel bush blaze

TEL AVIV/HAIFA – Israel allowed people evacuated in the face of a raging bush fire to return to their homes Saturday, but firefighters noted that while the blaze was no longer the raging inferno it had been, it was still not fully under control.

Police, meanwhile, arrested two youths on suspicion that their negligence had … Original article on : Firefighters make headway in battling Israel bush blaze.

Two Agra businessmen robbed

AGRA – Two Agra businessmen were robbed of Rs.6.25 lakh Saturday afternoon in separate incidents, police said.

The victims were robbed moments after they withdrew money from different banks in Kamla Nagar colony of Agra. Both the incidents occurred at a gap of half an hour.
In the first incident Saurabh Bhasin, an automobile dealer, … Read : Two Agra businessmen robbed.

Software engineer accuses friend of rape

NOIDA – A software engineer working in a BPO was allegedly raped by a friend in Noida after promising to marry her, police said Saturday. The accused befriended her through a matrimonial website.

The incident came to light Saturday when the 26-year-old woman, originally from Guwahati in Assam, filed a complaint with police. A … Read more »».

Over 200 Indian websites defaced, CBI registers case (Third Lead)

NEW DELHI – More than 200 Indian websites, including that of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), were defaced Friday night by a group which identified itself as the “Pakistani Cyber Army”, officials said. The CBI has registered a case with its cyber crime unit.

The majority of the over 200 websites, as listed in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Dhaula Kuan gangrape victim identifies two assaulters

NEW DELHI – A BPO employee Saturday identified in Tihar Jail the two men arrested for her Nov 23 gangrape, police said.

The two arrested men, Shamshad (25) and Usman (25), who were arrested Thursday, were affirmed by the victim as her assaulters and part of the gang who gangraped her, said a senior [..] Read the original article: here.

13 killed in Iraq blasts

BAGHDAD – Some 13 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, were killed Saturday and more than 100 injured in several blasts throughout Baghdad, according to security sources.

Pilgrims were killed when a car bomb went off in al-Kadhemiya area of northern Baghdad, while another explosion killed more in al-Shoala neighbourhood in the western part of the city.
…. Source article  : 13 killed in Iraq blasts.

Two killed, 40 injured in plane’s emergency landing

Moscow, Dec 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two people were killed and 40 injured when a Dagestan Airlines plane with 155 people on board skidded off the runway at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport during an emergency landing, an official said.

“According to the latest information, two people were killed and 40 were injured after the emergency landing,” a … Read more : Two killed, 40 injured in plane’s emergency landing.

10 missing after ship sinks off south China coast

BEIJING – Ten Chinese sailors were missing after a vessel with Panamanian flag sank off the coast of China’s southern province of Guangdong Saturday, authorities said.

The cargo ship MV Hong Wei, loaded with 40,000 tonnes of nickel ore, went down in the waters about 240 sea miles south of Shantou city of Guangdong, with …. Original article  : 10 missing after ship sinks off south China coast.

Container ship runs aground near Kolkata

KOLKATA – A Kolkata-bound container vessel ran aground on a sandbar of Hooghly river at Noorpur in West Bengal Saturday, port authorities said.

The Kolkata Dock System (KDS) bound vessel, which was carrying logs from Malaysia, got grounded close to the spot where two container ships collided last month, said Ajey Mukund Ranade, deputy chairman … Read more »»».

Newly-married couple among 20 killed in Karnataka accidents

BANGALORE – A total of 20 people, including a newly-wed couple, were killed in two accidents in Karnataka – 13 Saturday and seven late Friday, police said.

Thirteen people, all from Latur in Maharashtra, were killed and four injured when their car collided with a state road transport corporation bus near Bidar in north Karnataka … Original source on Gaea Times at : Newly-married couple among 20 killed in Karnataka accidents.