Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 15, 2010

Respect women, says Delhi government posters

NEW DELHI – In the wake of rising crime against women, the Delhi government has decided to launch a poster campaign in the city asking people to respect women, an official said Wednesday.

“Delhi’s information department has finalised a plan in this regard and it will be implemented in two or three days. This has … Read : Respect women, says Delhi government posters.

Mentally ill enslaved in China factory freed

BEIJING – At least 12 mentally ill people, enslaved in a factory in China’s Xinjiang Uygur region, have been rescued and the factory owner arrested and charged with abuse, officials said.

Police detained factory owner Li Xinglin Tuesday evening in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province.
Li had fled after local media revealed details about … Read more »».

Chinese official who kept sex diary jailed

BEIJING – A former government official in a Chinese province has been jailed for 13 years after his diaries detailing his sexual encounters, hard drinking and receiving bribes were leaked online, a media report said Wednesday.

Han Feng, 53, a former official with the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region government was Tuesday also fined 100,000 yuan …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Christmas Island Faces Nature’s Wrath

SYDNEY (GaeaTimes.com)- An unfortunate indecent took Australia aback today. A wooden boat, that was carrying more than 70 asylum seekers got wrecked, as it collided with a cliffside rocks, amidst the chilling sea water. This happened in one of Australia’s remote Christmas Island.
The islanders had nothing much to do apart from watching the mishap …. Read the original article  : here.

In Bengal village, a school to reform criminals

MURSHIDABAD – She dreamt of educating children and also changing the socio-economic conditions of people in her West Bengal village. And 55-year-old Shabnam Ramaswamy found a novel way to do that – she employed reformed criminals in her English medium school.

Ramaswamy set up the Jagriti Public School in Katna village of Murshidabad district five …. Source  : In Bengal village, a school to reform criminals.

Swamy moves court to make Raja prime accused in 2G scam

NEW DELHI – Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy Wednesday moved a city court to make former telecom minister A. Raja the prime accused in the 2G allocation scam.

“I have filed a private criminal complaint in Tis Hazari court for making Raja the prime accused,” Swamy told reporters here.
Swamy had filed a public … Read more »».

Nepal moves to punish Indian envoy’s shoe attacker

KATHMANDU – Almost two months after Nepal’s opposition Maoist party led an attack on the Indian ambassador to Nepal and hurled shoes and stones at his car, the caretaker government has finally moved to take action following New Delhi expressing its strong disapproval.

However, fearing a backlash from the Maoists, the fragile government did not … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Nepal moves to punish Indian envoy’s shoe attacker.

Journalist shot dead in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A journalist was shot dead in Khuzdar town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, police said Wednesday.

Mohammad Khan Sasoli, who was president of Khuzdar Press Club, was gunned down Tuesday evening.
Dawn quoted a police officer as saying that Sasoli was attacked by armed men in the Civil Lines area.
The attackers came … Read : Journalist shot dead in Pakistan.

I’m victim of political vendetta: Nepal’s nabbed ex-crown prince

KATHMANDU – The first member of the Shah dynasty to be arrested by police, deposed crown prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah, has denied firing at an influential minister’s kin and said he was the victim of a political vendetta, a report said.

The 39-year-old, who was arrested by police from the upscale Fulbari Resort in …. Source article  : I’m victim of political vendetta: Nepal’s nabbed ex-crown prince.

Asylum seekers on wrecked boat drown off Australian island

SYDNEY – At least 30 asylum seekers drowned after their boat ran onto rocks on reaching Australia’s Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, officials said Wednesday.

“A number of people have been rescued, but sadly, some bodies have been retrieved,” Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan told reporters in Sydney.
Officials confirmed 41 of the estimated …. Original article  : Asylum seekers on wrecked boat drown off Australian island.

Royalists call shutdowns in Nepal over ex-crown prince’s arrest

KATHMANDU – Protests erupted in Nepal Wednesday as royalists began demonstrations and called shutdowns in at least two major districts to protest the arrest of former crown prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah for firing in air following a brawl with the son-in-law of Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala.

The tourist destination of Chitwan in southern … Read more : Royalists call shutdowns in Nepal over ex-crown prince’s arrest.

Mexican cop kills three fellow officers, then self

Cancun (Mexico), Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) An on-duty police officer killed three fellow officers and then himself in downtown Cancun, a resort city on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an official said.

Reports came in just after 1 a.m. of an attack on the police post on Acanceh avenue in Supermanzana 15, an upscale area in the resort … Original source on Gaea Times at : Mexican cop kills three fellow officers, then self.

Forest fires destroy 14,000 acres in Chile

Santiago, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) Nearly 14,000 acres of vegetation have been destroyed by a series of forest fires in three separate regions of Chile, authorities said Tuesday.

Twelve of the blazes remain active, of which eight are in the coastal region of Valparaiso and the others in the neighbouring Greater Santiago area and the remote … Read : Forest fires destroy 14,000 acres in Chile.

Mexico arrests two Chinese executives on bribery charges

Mexico City, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) Two top executives of a Chinese company were arrested in Mexico on charges they tried to bribe employees of state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos to obtain discounts on the purchase of polyethylene, authorities here said.

The president of Foshan Meijiao Plastic Trading Co. Ltd, Zili Tao, and the firm’s representative in the … Read more »».

CBI raids Radia, Raja’s relatives over spectrum row (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – The CBI Wednesday raided the homes and offices of business lobbyist Niira Radia, former telecom regulatory chief Pradeep Baijal and relatives of former communications minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum row.

In a coordinated operation, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials searched the New Delhi homes and offices of Radia, whose …. Source article  : CBI raids Radia, Raja’s relatives over spectrum row (Second Lead).

US mayor found dead

WASHINGTON – The mayor of Springfield, capital city of the US state of Illinois, has been found dead in his home, police said.

The cause of Tim Davlin’s death Tuesday morning is still under investigation, Xinhua reported.
Davlin, who had been Springfield mayor since April 2003, was ordered to appear in a court in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : US mayor found dead.

One killed in US shooting

LOS ANGELES – A woman was killed and five people were wounded in a shooting in the US state of California, police said.

The shooting took place Tuesday near a barber shop at a strip mall south of Sacramento city, Xinhua reported.
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Car Crashes into House near dothan, Injures 2

DOTHAN (GaeaTimes.com) — Last Friday, at near about 11 p.m., Police responded to a critical car accident which involved a car crashing into a roadside house in the 100 block of Northridge Road in Dothan.
Although the occupants of the residence was completely unharmed, the home suffered extensive structural damage due to the crash. The …. Read the original article  : Car Crashes into House near dothan, Injures 2.

Woman Killed in Car Accident in New Madrid County

NEW MADRID COUNTY (GaeaTimes.com) — Last night, around 11 p.m., a Region 8 woman was killed as her crashed into a culvert and got overturned. The accident took place on U.S. Highway 61 just 2 miles south of Matthews in New Madrid County.
According to Missouri State Highway patrol, a 20 year old boy named [..] Read the original article: here.

Fatal Car Crash Near Deer Park Kills Teenage Girl

DEER LAKE, CANADA (GaeaTimes.com) — A teenage girl died and a woman was seriously injured when their truck veered off the road and down an embankment on the Trans Canada Highway near Deer Lake Regional Airport.
Constable Lisa Oldford has commented that freezing rain and hail had just stopped and there was a sheet of …. Read the original article  : Fatal Car Crash Near Deer Park Kills Teenage Girl.