Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for February 9, 2011

Aarushi case: Parents to be tried for murder

GHAZIABAD – A special CBI court Wednesday ordered that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar be tried for the murder of their teenaged daughter Aarushi. The couple will also be prosecuted for destruction of evidence.

The CBI court had Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday its ruling on the investigating agency’s closure report in the teenager’s case.
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Aarushi’s parents should be tried for murder: CBI court

GHAZIABAD – A special CBI court Wednesday ordered that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar be tried for the murder of their teenaged daughter Aarushi.

The couple will also be prosecuted for destruction of evidence, the court ruled.
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Balwa taken to Delhi, company says ‘wrongly implicated’ (Second Lead)

MUMBAI – Shahid Balwa, managing director of DB Realty, was Wednesday taken to Delhi after a Mumbai court Wednesday granted a two-day transit remand to the CBI in the 2G scam but his company said he had been “wrongly implicated”.

Balwa, arrested in Mumbai late Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was presented … Read more »»».

Passengers of crashed aircraft walk to safety

SYDNEY – A light aircraft, carrying two people in their 20s and a dog, crashed in a street in Sydney’s west. However, the passengers managed to walk away with minor injuries!

The plane brought down power lines and disrupted traffic when it crashed in Brenan Street, alongside Brenan Park in Smithfield, a suburb of … Original article on : Passengers of crashed aircraft walk to safety.

Balwa innocent, claims DB Realty

MUMBAI – A day after its managing director Shahid Balwa was arrested, DB Realty Ltd Wednesday said he had been “wrongly implicated” in the 2G scam.

“We reiterate that neither Balwa nor any person or entity forming part of the DB Group has done anything illegal or inappropriate,” the company said stressing that he would …. Source  : Balwa innocent, claims DB Realty.

Meerut jail inmates to churn out sports goods

MEERUT – From behind bars, they will churn out cricket pads, footballs and badminton racquets. Inmates of Meerut District Jail will now produce sports goods, gaining skill and money in the process to assist their families.

Three-four sports goods companies have already been enlisted for the innovative scheme by the jail authorities which will see … Read : Meerut jail inmates to churn out sports goods.

Shahid Balwa taken to Delhi

MUMBAI – Shahid Balwa, promoter of Swan Telecom, was taken to New Delhi in connection with the 2G scam after a Mumbai court Wednesday granted a two-day transit remand to the CBI, an official said.

Balwa, arrested in Mumbai late Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Investigation, was presented before a court Wednesday morning and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Shahid Balwa taken to Delhi.

Missing man’s body found dumped in freezer

SYDNEY – A missing Sydney businessman’s body was found dumped in a freezer chest, a week after he disappeared from his tyre shop, said police.

Allan Noor’s body was hidden inside a commercial freezer in the basement of an apartment block in Sydney’s south, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Police confirmed that they made the [..] Read the original article: here.

Two held with antique idol worth Rs.20 mn

ALLAHABAD – Two men have been arrested here with an ‘ashtadhatu’ (eight-metal alloy) idol worth around Rs.20 million (over $400,000), police said Wednesday.

The men, who worked for an inter-state racket involved in smuggling of antique idols, were nabbed Tuesday night from the Civil Lines area.
“They were arrested while they were on their way …. Source article  : Two held with antique idol worth Rs.20 mn.

Bombay House Sets On Fire

MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- A major fire broke out in the basement of the famous Bombay House building, located in South Mumbai. The huge building is located near Flora Fountain in the Fort area, and is known as the main head quarter of the Tata group. The disaster took the life of three people and … Read more : Bombay House Sets On Fire.

CBI gets transit remand of Shahid Balwa

MUMBAI – A Mumbai court Wednesday granted a two-day transit remand of Shahid Balwa – the promoter of Swan Telecom – to the CBI in the 2G spectrum scam, an official said.

Balwa, who was arrested here late Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was presented before the court Wednesday morning and will …. Read the original article  : here.

Man posing as Punjab chief minister’s aide nabbed

CHANDIGARH – A man who posed as principal secretary to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and duped at least eight people of several lakhs of rupees has been arrested, police said Wednesday.

Gagandeep Singh, in his early 30s, was arrested near the Mohali border Tuesday evening.
His latest victim was Harshvardhan Singh, an employee … Original source on Gaea Times at : Man posing as Punjab chief minister’s aide nabbed.

Two killed in clash over dance

PATNA – Two men were shot dead in a Bihar village when two groups clashed at a cultural function to celebrate Saraswati Puja, police Wednesday said.

According to police, the clash erupted at Ghosvara village in Nalanda district, when one group of villagers favoured a dance performance and another objected to it.
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Five kids of family buried alive in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD – Five children of a family, aged between 6-14, were buried alive when the house they were sleeping in collapsed here shortly after midnight, police said Wednesday.

The incident took place in Islam Nagar locality at around 12.30 a.m.
Police said the front wall of the house was built on a drain by …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Kidnapped Hindu trader rescued in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A Hindu trader, who had been abducted late last month, was rescued after a fierce gun battle in Pakistan’s Sindh province, police said.

Sarwan Kumar was rescued from the Achhro Thar area of Sanghar district Tuesday, said police official Mohammad Ali Baloch.
He told a press conference that Kumar was recovered after … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kidnapped Hindu trader rescued in Pakistan.

Nithari case: Supreme Court pulls up CBI

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for making excuses to get an adjournment on a petition by Surendra Koli, sentenced to death in the Nithari serial killing case of 2006.

An apex court bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra chided the investigating …. Read the original article  : here.

Pakistan defence photos found in US official’s camera

ISLAMABAD – Prosecutors have recommended registering an espionage case against US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, after police retrieved from his camera photographs of some sensitive areas and defence installations, including those of army bunkers on the eastern border with India.

Raymond Davis was arrested for fatally shooting two Pakistani …. Original article  : Pakistan defence photos found in US official’s camera.

Fire in Tata headquarters in Mumbai, three killed

MUMBAI – Three people were killed and one suffered serious injuries when a major fire broke out Wednesday morning in the basement of Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata Group, an official said.

According to chief fire officer U.K. Tatkare, the fire broke out in the basement of Bombay House in south Mumbai around [..] Read the original article: here.

Another teen attacked in Uttar Pradesh, one held

UNNAO – A minor girl was stabbed in the jaw and throat for spurning the advances of a man in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said Wednesday, just three days after another 17-year-old girl was brutally disfigured in Fatehpur district for resisting gangrape.

The latest incident took place late Monday in Kansapurwa village near … Original article on : Another teen attacked in Uttar Pradesh, one held.

Prosecutors to request Berlusconi trial over ‘Rubygate’

Milan, Feb 9 (IANS/AKI) Prosecutors in Milan will Wednesday make a formal request that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immediately go on trial for allegedly having relations with an underage prostitute nicknamed ‘Ruby’.

The request for a fast-track trial will be made Wednesday, chief prosecutor Edmondo Bruti Liberati told reporters Tuesday.
Liberati and the three …. Original article  : Prosecutors to request Berlusconi trial over ‘Rubygate’.