Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for January 1, 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

One for the road gets 388 challaned on New Year Eve

NEW DELHI – For 484 party revellers in the capital the New Year began on the wrong foot as they found themselves caught on the wrong side of the traffic rules – and mostly also on the high – Friday night.

Though the number of offenders were on the lower side this New Year’s … Read more : One for the road gets 388 challaned on New Year Eve.

Indian widow loses salary in Malaysia, daughter back home

KUALA LUMPUR – The misery of an Indian widow, deprived of her salary in Malaysia, was compounded as her teenaged daughter committed suicide after the woman failed to send her school fees on time.

Latha Shanmugam, 37, a widow from Thanjavur in Tamilnadu, was employed by a Malaysian family when she came to Kuala Lumpur … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Indian widow loses salary in Malaysia, daughter back home.

Mahasweta writes to Hasina on jailed workers’ leader

DHAKA – Magsaysay Award winning Indian writer Mahasweta Devi has in a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed concern at the condition of garment workers’ leader Mushrefa Mishu and asked her to ensure justice to the detained woman.

“I am deeply perturbed by learning that Mishu has been arrested without warrant. She is …. Original article  : Mahasweta writes to Hasina on jailed workers’ leader.

Train hits two trucks, one dead in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – A train rammed into two trucks in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district Saturday, killing a man and leaving two people injured, after its driver “failed to notice” the red signal at a level crossing, officials said.

The accident took place at the level crossing gate No. 26 B of the Babura railway crossing, where … Read more : Train hits two trucks, one dead in Uttar Pradesh.

Man held with heroin worth Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW – A drug peddler was arrested with heroin worth around Rs.1 crore in Chanduali district in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Saturday.

Azad, aged about 25, was nabbed late Friday in Sayedraza area, in Chanduali district following a joint operation by the district police and the special operation group.
He worked for an …. Source article  : Man held with heroin worth Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh.

Six booked for raping student in Haryana town

NARNAUL – Six men have been booked for raping a management student from Rajasthan in this Haryana town, police said Saturday.

Investigations are in progress and arrests are likely to be made shortly, said Investigating officer Ramesh Kumar, who is station house officer (SHO) of the Narnaul city police station.
“No arrest has been … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Six booked for raping student in Haryana town.

NRI appeals to abductors to free brother in Bihar

PATNA – Three days after a businessman was abducted in Bihar’s Banka district, his brother based in California in the US appealed to the abductors to free him as police failed to make any breakthrough.

“I appeal to the abductors to release my brother,” Sanjeev Kumar said via e-mail to mediapersons Friday night.
He said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : NRI appeals to abductors to free brother in Bihar.

Britain loses millions of pounds over parking tickets

LONDON – Councils across Britain wrote off thousands of parking tickets worth millions of pounds as they cannot trace drivers of foreign-registered vehicles they have been issued to, a media report said.

A range of 20 councils and police forces across Britain which had passenger and freight ferry terminals, ports and other major transport hubs …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Britain loses millions of pounds over parking tickets.

Tornadoes, storms kill five in US

WASHINGTON – A massive system of thunderstorms and tornadoes claimed at least five lives in the south and central US Friday, local media reports said.

Three people were killed by a tornado in northwest Arkansas, while another two deaths in bordering southwest Missouri were also reported.
Weather forecasters warned that a system of damaging thunderstorms, …. Original article  : Tornadoes, storms kill five in US.

Two killed in scrapyard explosion

PANCHKULA – Two teenagers were killed and five others injured in an explosion in a scrapyard at Bhudapur village near here, Friday evening.

According to the police, the deceased boys were identified as Sonu, 12, and Charan Singh, 16.
“A group of boys was sitting near a bonfire that was close to a scrap shop …. Original source  : Two killed in scrapyard explosion.

One dead, 10 ill after ammonia cylinder bursts

KOLKATA – One worker died and 10 of his colleagues were taken seriously ill Friday after inhaling toxic ammonia gas that leaked following a cylinder burst in an ice-making factory at Barrackpore in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police said.

“One of those affected died in hospital,” said fire and emergency services … Original article on : One dead, 10 ill after ammonia cylinder bursts.

ATS nabs man smuggling firearms from Nepal

LUCKNOW – The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Friday arrested a man in Kanpur in connection with the smuggling of firearms from Nepal, Bihar and West Bengal and supplying them to Delhi and other states.

Kapil Kumar was arrested with three foreign-made pistols, two country-made pistols and around 35 live cartridges, from outside the Kanpur …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : ATS nabs man smuggling firearms from Nepal.

Man held with counterfeit currency in south Delhi

NEW DELHI – A man was arrested here with fake currency notes of face value Rs.14,000, police said Friday.

Suresh Paswan, involved in the sale of counterfeit currency, was arrested by the police Dec 25 from Defence Colony in south Delhi.
“We laid a trap after we got information that the accused will sell …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Man held with counterfeit currency in south Delhi.

To impress girlfriend, youth steals car father had sold

NEW DELHI – In a bizzare case, a 23-year-old Delhi University graduate who wanted to impress his girlfriend has been arrested for stealing a car his father had sold, police said Friday.

According to police, accused Gaurav Arora, stole the car his father had sold to another person. He was arrested from Vasant Vihar in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : To impress girlfriend, youth steals car father had sold.

Woman engaged in trafficking held in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD – The Ghaziabad Police have arrested a woman engaged in human trafficking and rescued two of three Assamese girls sold here, police said Friday.

However, two other traffickers are absconding.
The police said they had received a telephone-message from the Assam Police a week ago about three Assamese girls having been sold here. The … Read more >>.

Need for a re-look in Aarushi case, say Moily, NCW (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – As parents of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar protested the closure of the over two-year-old unsolved case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily, National Commission of Women chairperson Girija Vyas and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar asked the agency to review the case.

The case meanwhile …. Source article  : Need for a re-look in Aarushi case, say Moily, NCW (Second Lead).

11 taken ill after cylinder bursts in Kolkata ice-making factory

KOLKATA – Eleven workers fell ill after inhaling toxic ammonia gas that leaked following a cylinder burst in an ice-making factory at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal Friday, police said.

“The incident happened this evening (Friday) when the victims were working in the factory. The cylinder burst suddenly and 11 workers … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 11 taken ill after cylinder bursts in Kolkata ice-making factory.

Two held for murder in capital

NEW DELHI – Two people in their twenties have been arrested here for murdering the security guard of a shop they tried to rob some days back, police said Friday.

Ali Hasan, 24, and Yusuf, 22, along with their two aides, Shabbu and Taharuddin, murdered a security guard of a wooden planks shop Dec 11. … Original article on : Two held for murder in capital.

Top Hero Group official asked to join Citibank fraud probe

GURGAON – The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hero Corporate Ltd, which was allegedly duped in the Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud, was Friday called by Gurgaon police to join the investigations, sources said here.

Sanjay Gupta who used to deal with Sanjay Puri (Citibank’s relationship manager and mastermind of the scam) joined the investigations …. Source article  : Top Hero Group official asked to join Citibank fraud probe.

Two teens killed in explosion

PANCHKULA – Two teenagers were killed in an explosion in a scrap yard at Bhudapur village, near here, Friday evening.

The boys were identified as Sonu, 12, and Charan Singh, 16, police said.
… Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Two teens killed in explosion.

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