Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for February 7, 2011

Three arrested with drugs worth Rs.1 crore

GORAKHPUR – Three drug peddlers, who worked for a Nepal-based racket, have been arrested here with banned drugs worth over Rs.1 crore, police said Monday.

The three Uttar Pradesh men were nabbed late Sunday from Campereganj locality.
“The three were arrested while they were on their way to hand over the illegal consignment of the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Musharraf is now an accused in Benazir killing

ISLAMABAD – Former president Pervez Musharraf’s name was Monday included in the list of accused in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, a media report said.

Musharraf’s name was added to the list following a statement of former Rawalpindi city police chief Saud Aziz, the daily Dawn reported.
Aziz claimed that Musharraf had given … Read more >>>.

More explosive chemical recovered from Ranchi

RANCHI – The seizure of 40 sacks of ammonium nitrate in two separate incidents from this city and its outskirts is the latest indicator that the Jharkhand capital may be turing into a hub of illegal explosives meant to reach Maoists.

The incidents come less than a week before the 34th National Games begin … Read more »».

Raging Perth bushfire guts 59 homes

MELBOURNE – More West Australians have been urged to flee their properties since the number of homes destroyed by out-of-control bushfires in Perth rose to 59, said a report Monday.

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has declared parts of the Perth foothills a natural disaster area following the loss of homes since the fires … Read more : Raging Perth bushfire guts 59 homes.

Lahore shooting: 3 more Americans barred from leaving Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Three more Americans, besides US official Raymond Davis who fatally shot two Pakistanis in Lahore, have been prohibited from going abroad, said an official.

The government barred the three more US nationals from going out of the country on allegations that they were in the vehicle that crushed a man to death in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Lahore shooting: 3 more Americans barred from leaving Pakistan.

Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists

NEW DELHI – The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in Uttar Pradesh, a state where, activists say, the situation for women, ruled by a woman chief minister, is going from bad to worse.

NCW chairperson … Read more »».

Two killed, 26 injured in Vietnam train crash

HANOI – At least two people were killed and 26 injured when a train hit several cars and motorbikes on a bridge in southern Vietnam, police said Monday.

The accident happened Sunday when a train travelling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi crashed into six cars stuck on Ghenh bridge in Dong Nai province.
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Two held for stealing Punjab Police Gypsy

CHANDIGARH – Two unemployed young men were arrested for audatiously stealing a Gypsy van of the Criminal Investigation Department of Punjab Police, an official said here Monday.

Of the two arrested, Vikas Bhalla, 24, is a resident of neighbouring Mohali town and Deepak Kumar, 25, is an Amritsar resident.
“The two youth had used a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Forward Bloc leader shot dead in Bengal

KOLKATA – A Forward Bloc leader was killed and two other people were injured Monday when some miscreants fired at them in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said.

“The incident occurred at Kirnahar in Nanoor block. Forward Bloc leader Paltu Sheikh and Mukbul Hussein were travelling in a bus, when some miscreants in the same … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Forward Bloc leader shot dead in Bengal.

Volkswagen Beetle Accident Leaves 5 Dead

MIDLAND (GaeaTimes.com)- At least five people are known to have killed which includes three children when a Volkswagen Beetle collided with a truck at the city of Midland in Texas on Sunday afternoon. The accident is said to have taken place at a distance of fives miles in the northern direction of Midland in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Volkswagen Beetle Accident Leaves 5 Dead.

Girls not safe in Uttar Pradesh, say activists

NEW DELHI – Women activists Monday expressed shock at the attack on a Dalit minor whose ear was nearly chopped off and fingers smashed after she resisted gangrape, saying girls were not safe in Uttar Pradesh and the situation was going from bad to worse.

Girija Vyas, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), … Read more »».

Rahul set to visit disfigured Dalit girl in Kanpur hospital

KANPUR – Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is Monday likely to visit the minor Dalit girl who was brutally disfigured after she resisted gangrape and is being treated at a hospital here, police sources said.

Gandhi, who is scheduled to visit his constituency Amethi, is expected to make a stopover in Kanpur on his way, … Read : Rahul set to visit disfigured Dalit girl in Kanpur hospital.

Single punch kills man in Australia

SYDNEY – A single punch in the face during a “chance meeting” killed a 48-year-old man in a town in the Lake Macquarie region of Australia’s New South Wales state.

A 50-year-old allegedly punched the man from Budgewoi, a suburb, in the face about 12.30 a.m. Sunday, knocking him to the road where he …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Six killed in Mumbai-Pune Expressway accident

PUNE – Six people, including two children, were instantly killed when a speeding tempo rammed into their car on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway early Monday, police said.

According to preliminary reports, the victims, who have not yet been identified, hailed from Goregaon suburb of Mumbai.
Pune Rural Police Control said the victims were travelling to Mumbai … Read : Six killed in Mumbai-Pune Expressway accident.

Arrested Bihar editor to be provided newspapers, books

PATNA – Navlesh Pathak, the editor of an English weekly arrested in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Kishore Kesri, will be provided newspapers and books in Bihar’s Purnia jail, officials said Monday.

Navlesh Pathak had demanded newspapers and books to read while in prison and jail Inspector General Ramesh … Read more : Arrested Bihar editor to be provided newspapers, books.

One killed in US shooting

WASHINGTON – At least one person was killed and 11 wounded Sunday in a shooting incident near a college campus in the US state of Ohio, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in a fraternity house near the Youngstown State University campus, Xinhua reported.
The university officials said that the deceased and the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : One killed in US shooting.

Women held for trying to block Mayawati’s convoy

LUCKNOW – Three women were arrested on charges of trying to block Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s convoy in Aligarh by lying down on the road, police said Sunday.

Brij Lal, special director general of police, told reporters here that the women were arrested Saturday minutes before the chief minister’s convoy passed.
Two of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Women held for trying to block Mayawati’s convoy.

Doctor suspended for sexually harassing intern

ROHTAK – A senior doctor of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by an intern, an official said Sunday.

According to the PGIMS official, the doctor was identified as Mahavir Garivan, a professor in the department of surgery.
“An MBBS intern …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Doctor suspended for sexually harassing intern.

Woman, lover arrested for killing brother

NEW DELHI – A woman and her paramour were arrested in south Delhi for allegedly killing her brother for money, police said Sunday. The woman’s father too was arrested for concealing the crime.

Rekha, 27, and her father Sher Singh, 52, are residents of Pushp Vihar area of south Delhi while her … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Woman, lover arrested for killing brother.

Missing sand trader’s body found near Patna

PATNA – The bullet-riddled body of a missing sand trader was found on the outskirts of this Bihar capital Sunday, leading to angry protests by hundreds of locals.

The body of Jitendra Singh, who was missing for the last three days, was recovered by the police from Digha locality. Earlier, the police had found his …. Read the original article  : Missing sand trader’s body found near Patna.