Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for February 15, 2011

Senior official booked for driving employee to suicide

LUCKNOW – An Uttar Pradesh official has been booked for provoking her subordinate to commit suicide, police said Tuesday.

Sushila Agarwal, in-charge of secondary and senior secondary education in Mahoba district, about 250 km from here, has been accused of provoking 32-year-old stenographer Vineeta Budhauliya to commit suicide.
Budhauliya committed suicide Feb 13 by hanging … Read : Senior official booked for driving employee to suicide.

Nithari killings: Apex court upholds Koli’s death sentence

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli’s death sentence, describing his crime as horrifying and gruesome.

The court noted that Koli, after alluring the female victims to his employer Moninder Singh Pandher’s house in Noida, strangulated them and tried to have sex with their bodies. Thereafter, he cut their …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Nithari killings: Apex court upholds Koli’s death sentence.

Supreme Court uphelds Surendra Koli’s death sentence

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Nithari serial killer Surendra Koli, saying his crime was horrifying and gruesome.
…. Source  : Supreme Court uphelds Surendra Koli’s death sentence.

Now, court cases to prevent power theft in Haryana

CHANDIGARH – Haryana government’s power distribution agency Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will lodge power theft complaints in court as part of a special campaign, an official said.

“We will register complaints about power thefts in specially designated courts under the provisions of the Electricity Act 2003. Besides, informers will also be suitably …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Now, court cases to prevent power theft in Haryana.

Fire in Delhi factory

NEW DELHI – A factory manufacturing plastic products in west Delhi was engulfed in a fire early Tuesday, a fire official said. However, no one was injured.

“At 8.30 a.m. we got a call about a fire in a PVC factory in Peera Garhi. Twelve fire tenders had to be rushed to the spot to … Read more : Fire in Delhi factory.

Lahore shooting: Probe calls US official’s bluff

ISLAMABAD – Investigators have found that US official Raymond Davis “told lies” when he claimed to have fired in self defence at two men, both of whom were shot in the back, a media report said Tuesday.

The challan submitted against Davis said that “during investigations it has come to light that the stance of … Read more >>.

Hindu among five abducted in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A Hindu driver and four officials have gone missing and are feared to have been kidnapped in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a media report said Tuesday.

Driver Himmat Lal and four officials of the Sindh Seed Corporation were abducted from the national highway near Qazi Ahmed Sunday evening.
The corporation’s director Agha Shahid, deputy [..] Read the original article: here.

761 Pakistanis in Indian jails: Report

ISLAMABAD – As many as 761 Pakistanis, including 18 defence personnel, are lodged in Indian jails, according to a report presented in the National Assembly.

“As of January 2011, 761 Pakistanis are in Indian jails – 698 of them are civilians, 45 fishermen and 18 defence personnel,” said the foreign affairs division report.
Dawn … Original article on : 761 Pakistanis in Indian jails: Report.

Blackened mouths, bloody nostrils…three jumbos poisoned

BHUBANESWAR – Three female elephants are suspected to have been poisoned to death, as they were found with blackened mouths and blood oozing from their nostrils in Orissa’s Similipal National Park.

The carcasses of the jumbos were spotted within the core area of the park Sunday, park field director H.S. Upadhyaya told IANS adding the …. Source article  : Blackened mouths, bloody nostrils…three jumbos poisoned.

Three kids killed as mother jumps into well with them

BHADOHI – Driven to the brink of desperation by her poverty, a woman here Tuesday jumped into a well with her three sons, killing them instantly, police said. The mother is battling for life in a hospital.

Usha Devi, 40, tried taking her final plunge along with her three sons – aged 5-10 years – … Read more »»».

Five die as man drives car into parade

BEIJING – A man drove his car into a dragon dance parade in an eastern China province, killing five people and injuring many late Monday night, officials said Tuesday.

The suspect was detained by police at 2 a.m. Tuesday, five hours after he escaped from the hit-and-run scene after he drove into the dragon dance …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

14 killed in Honduras plane crash

TEGUCIGALPA – A small plane crashed near the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa Monday, killing all 14 people on board, authorities said.

Central American Airlines manager Felix Pacheco said the plane which was en route to the capital city as per its daily schedule crashed after it took off form the coastal city of San Pedro … Read more >>>.

Tunisian exodus puts heavy strain on Italy

ROME/LAMPEDUSA – The sadly familiar pictures of coastguards helping exhausted people off rickety fishing boats in the port of Lampedusa have alarmed Italians.

Fleeing chaos and unemployment, some 5,000 Tunisian illegal migrants have braved the treacherous sea route to the small Italian island in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, over the past four days.
On …. Read the original article  : Tunisian exodus puts heavy strain on Italy.

Britain receives request to freeze Mubarak assets

LONDON – Britain has received a request from Egypt to freeze the assets of former high-ranking officials and will act accordingly, Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament Monday.

Hague said a formal request from Egypt had been received earlier Monday, and added that Britain would respond, as it had done with similar requests made by … Original source on Gaea Times at : Britain receives request to freeze Mubarak assets.

Some stolen Egyptian artefacts recovered

CAIRO – Some of the artefacts stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo during the recent unrest that toppled president Hosni Mubarak have been recovered, the minister for antiquities affairs said Monday.

The objects – a heart scarab, one of 11 small wooden statuettes of Yuya, a piece of a coffin dating back about 3,000 …. Original source  : Some stolen Egyptian artefacts recovered.

Cops fire during marriage ceremony, one killed

AURAIYA – Two cops were booked and suspended here Monday for opening fire from an AK-47 rifle that killed a man and left two people injured at a wedding ceremony, police said.

Constable Sahreer Singh attended the marriage function of his relative Sunday night along with his colleague Ram Kailash, and fired during the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Cops fire during marriage ceremony, one killed.

4 students drown while on Valenmtine’s Day picnic

MUMBAI – A picnic with friends on Valentines Day proved to be fatal for four college students in Maharashtra who drowned in a reservoir of a dam Monday, police said.

The four – Siddhant Bor (18), Abhijit Ende (17), Mayur Gore (19) and Shivam Pandey (20) – went for a picnic at the Pimpalgaon-Joga dam …. Source  : 4 students drown while on Valenmtine’s Day picnic.

Woman found dead at railway station remains unidentified

NEW DELHI – Three days after a woman’s body was found in a bag at the New Delhi railway station, the police are yet to identify the victim. About 50 people have so far seen the body but no one has claimed it, an officer said Monday.

Since the news was flashed in the media … Original source on Gaea Times at : Woman found dead at railway station remains unidentified.

Gang of train robbers busted, three arrested

NEW DELHI – Three men accused of robbing passengers on a moving train were arrested, police said Monday.

Sohanveer, 23, Omveer, and Mobeen Khan, both 19, are residents of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and were involved in similar criminal activities earlier, police said. They were addicted to drugs and alcohol and committed crimes to fund … Original source on Gaea Times at : Gang of train robbers busted, three arrested.

Raymond has diplomatic immunity: Pakistan’s ruling party

ISLAMABAD – In the first sign of giving in to the US pressure on the Raymond Davis case, ruling Pakistan Peoples Party spokesman Fozia Wahab said Monday that the arrested American official has diplomatic immunity.

Davis, a US consular staffer, was arrested Jan 27 in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, after he shot dead … Read more »».