Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 25, 2010

Cricket board officials covered up forgery: GCA member

PANAJI – Senior Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) officials colluded with Goa Cricket Association (GCA) president Dayanand Narvekar in a forgery case involving his son, a senior GCA member claimed Saturday.

He alleged that Narvekar forged his son Ganeshrajs birth certificate four times to ensure that he plays in under-15 cricket tournaments.
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Raja questioned again on 2G scam

NEW DELHI – DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja was questioned here again for the second day Saturday by the CBI that is probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Raja reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters at around 10 a.m., official sources said.
The 47-year-old was quizzed by the CBI for … Original source on Gaea Times at : Raja questioned again on 2G scam.

Six die in Jharkhand accident

RANCHI – Six people were killed in Jharkhand when a bus carrying them collided with a truck, hurtling it over 100 feet into a deep valley, police said Saturday.

The accident took place late Friday near Chutupali valley in Ramgarh district, some 45 km from here. The bus was going to Sasaram in Bihar from … Read : Six die in Jharkhand accident.

Baby rescued from Bolivian floodwaters

La Paz, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) A nine-month-old baby had a miraculous escape in Bolivia when she was rescued from floodwaters by a 10-year-old girl.

The girl saved the baby as a massive flood swept through a mining village, taking away more than 60 rustic dwellings.
The floods occurred earlier this week in Chima village, some [..] Read the original article: here.

Raja at CBI office for questioning again

NEW DELHI – DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja reached the CBI headquarters here for the second consecutive day Saturday for further questioning in the 2G spectrum scam.

He reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters at around 10 a.m., CBI sources said.
Raja was quizzed by the CBI for over eight … Original article on : Raja at CBI office for questioning again.

Families make Christmas visit to mine where 29 men died

WELLINGTON – About 60 family members of the 29 men who died last month in a New Zealand coal mine explosion made an emotional Christmas Day visit to the site where the bodies remain entombed.

Although the Pike River mine remains hazardous, police ferried the relatives in minibuses close to the entrance for a short … Read more : Families make Christmas visit to mine where 29 men died.

Six killed in Dhaka factory fire

DHAKA – Six people were killed and several injured in a fire at a mosquito coil factory in Dhaka, officials said Saturday.

Police and fire brigade officials said the fire broke out at the Good Night mosquito coil factory in northern Dhaka at 9.35 p.m. Friday.
Ten firetrucks were put into service which controlled the …. Source  : Six killed in Dhaka factory fire.

30 die in Ecuador bus accident

Quito, Dec 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 30 people were killed and 25 others were injured when the bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in Ecuador’s Manabi province, police said Friday.

The accident occurred between the cities of Flavio Alfaro and El Carmen. Local media reports put …. Source  : 30 die in Ecuador bus accident.

Ex-BCCI official, wife, son booked for forging son’s birth certificate

PANAJI – In a late development Friday, the police here booked a former vice president of the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) and his family members for forging his son’s birth certificate so he could play for the state in under-15 category.

The main accused Dayanand Narvekar is currently the president of the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ex-BCCI official, wife, son booked for forging son’s birth certificate.

Indian-origin man gets life for plotting wife’s murder

LONDON – A South African man of Indian origin was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Durban court after he admitted paying two men 2,880 pounds for stage-managing a carjacking and killing his wife.

Rajive Sewnarain, 42, told investigators that he hired the men to ambush his own car Dec 10 in Durban to shoot … Read more : Indian-origin man gets life for plotting wife’s murder.

CBI court’s clean chit to Dera chief in murder case

AMBALA – A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday gave a clean chit to controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in the murder of sect functionary Faqir Chand.

CBI special court judge Abdul Majid ordered Friday that the murder case be closed after the agency, which investigated the murder case, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : CBI court’s clean chit to Dera chief in murder case.

Teenager held for murder in Delhi

NEW DELHI – An 18-year-old boy was arrested here on charges of killing a man who had made advances to the teenager’s girlfriend, police said Friday.

The body of 25-year-old Deepak Thapa was found under a flyover in Vasant Gaon area in south Delhi Dec 14. “He was involved in cases of burglary and vehicle … Read more »»».

CBI raids Kalmadi in hunt for CWG tainted money (Intro Roundup)

NEW DELHI/PUNE/MUMBAI – The CBI Friday seized stacks of documents, laptops and computer discs after raiding homes and premises linked to Commonwealth Games chief organizer Suresh Kalmadi in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai as part of a crackdown to unearth corruption that has already led to the arrest of three of his colleagues.

After some eight [..] Read the original article: here.

Man dies at daughter’s college gates

GHAZIABAD – A Kashmiri man who came here to take home his daughter studying in a college was killed Friday when a heavy chunk of steel slipped from a crane and crushed his car at the institute’s gates.

The tragedy took place around 4 p.m. at the Indraprastha Dental College, police said.
Abdul Mazid, 45, …. Source article  : Man dies at daughter’s college gates.

Seven booked for illegally cutting 70 trees

LUCKNOW – Seven forest officials were booked Friday in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh for their alleged involvement in the illegal cutting down of trees in the Katarniaghat forest range, police said.

The case was registered against the officials on the directions of Katarniaghat Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) R.K. Singh.
“As of now, I can only …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Binayak Sen gets life, angry activists vow appeal (Roundup)

RAIPUR/NEW DELHI – Rights activist Binayak Sen, whose incarceration a group of 22 Nobel laureates had condemned, was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh court for sedition and his links with Maoists. His shaken family termed it a sad day for Indian democracy while fellow activists reacted with disbelief and vowed to appeal.

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Rs.300 crore-worth properties of Koda, others seized

RANCHI – Properties worth Rs.300 crore of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates were attached by the Enforcement Directorate, a prosecutor said Friday.

The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs.300 crore. The assessment of assets in foreign countries are on, Public Prosecutor of Enforcement Directorate S.R. Das told reporters here.
The … Read more : Rs.300 crore-worth properties of Koda, others seized.

CBI raids Kalmadi in hunt for CWG tainted money (Roundup)

NEW DELHI/PUNE/MUMBAI – The CBI Friday seized stacks of documents after raiding homes and premises linked to Commonwealth Games chief organizer Suresh Kalmadi in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai as part of a crackdown to unearth corruption that has already led to the arrest of three of his colleagues.

After some eight hours of extensive searches, … Read more : CBI raids Kalmadi in hunt for CWG tainted money (Roundup).

Yellow fever epidemic kills 45 in Uganda

KAMPALA – At least 45 people have died from yellow fever in northern Uganda since early November, the Health Ministry said in a statement Friday.

A total of 174 people have been infected in nine districts across the north of the East African nation.
The viral disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and the victims suffer … Original source on Gaea Times at : Yellow fever epidemic kills 45 in Uganda.

CBI questions Kalmadi’s close aide Shekhar

NEW DELHI – After raiding Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi’s homes, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday called his aide Shekhar for questioning.

Shekhar was seen going into the CBI headquarters here Friday evening.
The CBI Friday raided Kalmadi’s homes in New Delhi and Pune and his brother’s home in Mumbai as …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : CBI questions Kalmadi’s close aide Shekhar.