Dawood’s aide Karimulla detained
The Mumbai Police has detained Karimulla Khan Osan Khan, an accused in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case who was on the run for the last 15 years. Khan, an accomplice of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested from suburban Nalasopara area.
Khan was allegedly involved in landing of RDX on the Raigad coast & its transport to Mumbai prior to the blasts which killed 273 people & injured over 700. He has been absconding since then, but returned to India in 2006. ….
Earthquake in Yunnan Province killed 3
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck China’s Yunnan Province in which 3 people have been killed & many injured on Thursday. According to a China View report, two quakes were recorded in Yingjiang, a county on the Sino-Myanmar border: one 4.9-magnitude event at 8:20 p.m. & another 5.9-magnitude quake four minutes later.
There was also damage to transport, power, water & communications infrastructure, as well as education & health facilities. A seven-member panel of seismologists from the China Earthquake Administration left ….
Amarnath Row: Attack on Senior Congress leader, Police Station in Jammu
The activists of Pro-shrine have on Thursday attacked the police station and torched vehicles in Jammu district’s Bhagwati Nagar. The activists have attacked Senior Congress leader & former deputy chief minister Mangat Ram Sharma.
Sharma was on his way to a doctor’s house in Bhagwati Nagar when a group of youth pelted his car with stones. Security guards were unable to bring him out of the vehicle.
The town was rocked by communal clashes on August 12 resulting in the ….
Suicide blasts killed 11 in Pakistan
At least 11 people have been killed in many injured in two suicide blasts outside Pakistan’s main arms factory in Islamabad on Thursday. The blasts targeted the factory in the northern town of Taxila, near the capital Islamabad.
Two men apparently blew themselves up outside the factory during a shift change.
Idea launched services in Mumbai
Idea has on Thursday launched its mobile services in the highly competitive Mumbai circle. With its entry Idea becomes the seventh operator in the Mumbai circle to offer its services along with competitors like BPL Mobile, Vodafone, Airtel, MTNL, RCom & Tata Indicom.
Sanjeev Agha, MD of Company, said that Idea would spend 8 billion rupees on its Mumbai expansion in the current financial year. He said that the company aims to achieve break even for the investments made in the ….
Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze medal
Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in men’s 66kg freestyle category at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday. Sushil Kumar became the second Indian wrestler after K D Jadhav who won a bronze in the 1952 Helsinki Games to win an Olympic medal. Incidentally, in the 2006 Doha Asian Games also, Sushil had beaten Leonid to win the bronze.
Read More: Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze medalHeavy Rains in Varanasi killed 8
At least eight people have been killed & more than two dozen injured due to heavy rainfall in eastern Uttar Pradesh since last night. About 300 mm rainfall has been recorded in 12 hours since 8 PM in Varanasi.
Over a dozen houses have collapsed, killing at least seven people, including three women & two dozen others were injured in rain related incidents. A 14 years old boy identified as Mayank Rajbhat was electrocuted when he came in contact with a ….
Trade unions “Nationwide strike” hits normal life
Six flights, mostly bound for Kolkata, have been cancelled on Wednesday as airport employees went on a 12 hour strike on the issue privatization of government-owned airports & wages. Their stir is in support of the country-wide general strike-call given by the Central Public Sector Trade Unions.
Hundreds of Airport Authority employees staged a demonstration at domestic, International Cargo terminals at the airport demanding a better pay, job security of the AAI employees in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Nagpur ….
Earthquake struck China-Myanmar border
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck the border between China & Myanmar on Wednesday. The tremor struck at 5:35 am local time. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
The epicentre of this earthquake was about 224 kilometres from the city of Dali in southwest China & 65 kilometres from Myitkyina in Myanmar. The depth of the earthquake was about eight kilometres.
Trade unions call “Nationwide strike” tomorrow
Left-backed trade unions have called a “Nationwide strike” on Wednesday to protest against the “anti-worker,” “anti-people” neo-liberal economic policies of globalisation. A. Soundararajan, state general secretary of the CITU has said that “rail rokos” had been planned in a few places as a part of the strike. He also said, “Even bus rokos could take place, in case the buses were operated”.
He said, the trade unions such as CITU, AITUC, AICCTU, AIUTUC, HMS, bank employees union, BSNL workers would be ….
Reliance Communications launched DTH venture BIG TV
Reliance Communications Ltd has on Tuesday launched DTH venture, Reliance BIG TV Ltd, which boasts of world’s most advanced MPEG4 Direct-to-Home platform. Reliance Big TV is targeting 40 per cent market share within a span of one year. It will offer a bouquet of 202 channels with digital quality picture & sound.
Currently, DTH accounts for only 4 per cent in Indian market compared to 95 per cent analogue cable services. Big TV will offer 20 dedicated movie channels and ….
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf resigns
Pervez Musharraf has resigned as president of Pakistan on Monday to avoid impeachment charges. He made this announcement during a televised address to the nation on Monday. Pervez Musharraf said, “After viewing the situation & consulting legal advisers & political allies, with their advice I have decided to resign”.
Musharraf said, “I leave my future in the hands of people. I don’t want Army to be dragged into this controversy. I have confidence in self & on God that no chargesheet ….
Flood in Punjab after breach in Satluj
Ferozepur: Around 20 villages along the Satluj have been submerged due to 100-feet breach in its embankments. Large posse of army personnel & locals were deployed for rescue operation after an aerial survey of flood-affected area. Rail traffic on the Jalandhar-Ferozepur route was stopped due to heavy water on the railway track.
Several villages of the Lohian sub-division in the district submerged due to the breach. Other affected villages ….
Govt approved Sixth Pay Commission report
The government has on Thursday approved the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, heaping civil & defense staff with a salary hike bonanza on the eve of the country’s 61st Independence Day.
Highlights
1) The new pay commission’s recommendations will be effective from January, 2006 as the term of the Fifth Pay Commission ended on December 31, 2005. However, the arrears will not be disbursed in one go but will be divided into two components to be given by the end of next year. ….
11 killed as school bus fell into river in Mangalore
At least 11 people, including seven children, have been killed & 20 others missing when the bus they travelling was skidded off a bridge & fell into Palguni river near Gurupura, about 15 kms away from Manglore. While six children were rescued, search was on for other passengers.
The mishap occurred when the driver of the bus, carrying around 35 people, lost control over the vehicle which was on its way to the school. Karnataka Government announced Rs 1 lakh relief ….
3 killed, 50 injured as land agitation turns violent in Greater Noida
At least three people have been killed & 50 others injured, including 50 policemen, in clashes between farmers & police in Greater Noida. Farmers were demanding adequate compensation for their acquired land in Greater Noida. Farmers were on protest mode for the past few days demanding enhanced compensation for their land acquired in 2006 by the Uttar Pradesh government.
SSP Noida R K Chaturvedi said, “As violence continued police opened fire in which three persons were killed & about 50 people ….
VHP’s nationwide “chakka jam” affects normal life, Major highways blocked
The Vishav Hindu Prashid nationwide “chakka jam” has affected normal life. Major Highways have been blocked by the activists of the VHP. The VHP began its nationwide protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board by blocking roads & trains across the country.
In Chhattisgarh, protestors laid siege to dozens of busy squares in capital Raipur besides bringing traffic to a halt at ….
Shoot-at-sight orders issued in Kishtwar
Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued on Wednesday in Kishtwar town, rocked by communal clashes over the Amarnath issue, even as fresh violence erupted in Srinagar with protesters pelting stones at security personnel in several areas in the city.
There are various Incidents of stone pelting by protesters reported from Safakadal, Nawakadal, Fatehkadal, Karan Nagar, Natipora, Chanapora & Bemina areas in Srinagar city.
In Kishtwar town, hit by communal clashes yesterday, shoot-at-sight order were announced over public address system installed in police vehicles ….
Shelley Malil arrested for Beating Girlfriend
Shelley Malil, a 43 years old actor, has been arrested for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times & for brutally attacking with a knife in her home in San Marcos, CA. A private news agency also reported that the victim’s children were home at the time of the attack.
Shelley Malil was arrested on August 11 at Amtrak station in San Diego. The arrest is related to an incident of Sunday ….
Dawood’s brother Anees Ibrahim arrested in Saudi Arabia
Anees Ibrahim, brother of Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. He was arrested ta the Jeddah Airport of Saudi Arabia. Anees was detained for allegedly carrying a fake passport.
Both the Indian Embassy in Jeddah & the city’s Interpol have been alerted to the possible detention of Anees.
Anees Ibrahim is the prime suspect in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. He actively participated in the conspiracy & arranged to send consignments of AK-56 small arms & grenades to ….