A software engineer arrested in Banglore
A software engineer Yahya Khan has been arrested in Bangalore for alleged having the terror links. Yahya Khana software engineer working in a leading IT company was arrested on Thursday. Police say he is connected to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India.
The arrest followed information given by another SIMI activist, Mohammad Asif, a medical student who was arrested in Hubli recently. After the terror network in the state was uncovered recently, several professionals including engineers & medical students have ….
Two Car crashes on Friday
A car crashed on U.S. Highway 75km far from Omaha in which one person is killed. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department says the car went out of control on Wednesday night local time & landed on its top in which the the male driver killed. Deputies say a passenger was thrown from the car & was taken to an Omaha hospital in critical condition.
In another case of car accident near Palmyra a 15 years old named as Mitchell Tomek was ….
Major Fire in Chennai
A major fire on Friday broke out in a commercial area of the Chennai in morning. The fire first broke out in a chemical company 7 then spread to another company. Sixteen fire tenders & three foam tenders along with 150 personnel were engaged in the fire-fighting operations at two chemical companies at Nainiappan Naicker street in Parrys Corner on Friday morning. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
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Sonia Gandhi the chief of Congress with the Home Minister Shivraj Patil will visit Jammu & Kashmir on Friday. Gandhi & Patil, who are on a one-day visit to the state, reached Udhampur Air Force base Gandhi & Patil were received by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad & union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz.
They will visit the avalanche-hit Bhaderwah area, the assembly constituency of the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet the affected people & will conduct an aerial ….
Plane ATR 42-300 crashed in Venezuela
The airliner of Venezuelan has crashed in Venezuela. The plane has crashed in the Andean mountain state of Merida at a point some 4,750 metres above sea level. The twin-engine plane owned by Venezuelan airline Santa Barbara failed to contact control towers as expected after it took off from Merida en route to Simon Bolivar International Airport outside of Caracas.
The French-made ATR 42-300 carrying 43 passengers & three staff members took off from Merida’s airport about 5 p.m. & was ….
Emmanuel Sanon a Haitian Hero died on Thursday
A Haiti’s most celebrated soccer player Emmanuel Sanon died on Thursday morning local time following a pancreatic cancer. Emmanuel Sanon was well known as Manno. Emmanuel Sanon was 56 years old. Sanon was a deadly striker, a symbol of Haitian football who beat the myth of the “virgin net” of Dino Zoff when he scored against Italy on June 1974.
Emmanuel Sanon was born in June 1951 & was the “Haitian Superstar” in all glorious ….
Delhi-Lahore bus to run three times a week from March
India & Pakistan on Thursday decided to increase frequency of Lahore-Nankana Sahib bus service from two trips per week to three per week from each side from March 17. The two sides also decided that the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service would have a halt at Lahore to enable the passengers to embark or disembark.
After the first meeting of the India-Pakistan Standing Committee on Bus Services an official said, “Both sides noted with satisfaction the continuing operations of the bus services ….
Boxing legend’s sister Vunies High died
Vunies High the sister of Joe Louis a boxin legend was found frozen to death outside her apartment at an assisted-living center.
She was 90 years old. The body of Vunies High, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was found on Monday outside the Heatherwood retirement complex in Southfield.
When she was found, she was dressed only in pajamas & was wearing one shoe, with the other lying nearby. An autopsy shows that she had died of hypothermia. Southfield police Lt. Nick Loussia said ….
Earthquake in northeast corner of Nevada
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits the northeast corner of Nevada on Thursday morning at 6:16 a.m. local time. The eartquake was at a depth of 6.2 miles below the surface. The epicenter of this strong earthquake was at Elko County a sparsely populated area which was about 150 miles from the Salt Lake City, Utah.
There are no report of damaged nd deaths in this earthquake. An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude is capable of causing destruction to buildings within about 30 ….
Piet Dam died on Thursday
The Piet Dam a Former Dutch Rallycross ace & 1981 European Rallycross Championship runner-up, died on February 20 following a prolonged illness. Piet Dam was 61 years old. Piet was a very kind & humble character who never tried to put himself in the limelight.
Piet became well-known in the 1970s & 1980s as an ERC campaigner with well-prepared BMW 320s, especially for his progressive & successful BMW 320 Turbo 4×4 used from early 1984 till late 1986.
Famous Poet Arun Kale died on Wednesday
Famous Poet Arun Kale died on Wednesday following an heart attack. Arun Kale was 54 years old. His first book on poem “Rock Garden” was published in 1993, following which his other collections including the popular “City of Siren” went on to recieve accolades.
Kale was elected as a President of the proposed Akshar Manav Sahitya Sammelan to be held on Feb 26-27 at Bhosi in Chandrapur district. Arun Kale was survivied by a wife, two daughters & a son. Large ….
Prabhakaran’s personal photographer “Colonel” Thawa died
The personal photographer of LTTE supremo Vellupillai Prabhakaran the “Colonel” Thawa has died on Wednesday. Thawa known to be one of the closest confidant of the Tiger leader joined the Tamil Tigers in 1985 & served the rebel group for 23 years.
Tiger political head B. Nadesan has mourned the death of Thawa. Thawa has been the main photographer for LTTE leader Prabhakaran & has accompanied him on many of his visits by photographing the events.
CPI Maoists call Jharkhand bandh on Thursday
The CPI-Maoist has called a 24 hours state-wide strike on Thursday. The CPI-Maoists call Jharkhand bandh on Thursday against the killing of seven of its cadres in Jharkhand last week. Seven CPI-Maoist cadres were killed on February 14 in a joint operation by the police & members of the village defence committee near Jamshedpur.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Police V.D. Ram has directed district police heads to be alert especially after the Maoist attacks on police posts in Orissa’s Nayagarh ….
Gorkha called shutdown cripples life in Darjeeling
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha called shutdown, which is demanding statehood for Darjeeling, crippled life in the three sub-divisions of the district in West Bengal on Wednesday. All shops, markets & business establishments were closed in the three sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong & Kalimpong.
GJM supporters want complete statehood for Darjeeling in north Bengal instead of a Sixth Schedule status that has granted greater autonomy for the region since 2005.
GJM activists, however, allowed students appearing for secondary board examinations to reach their ….
Ramoji Rao & Kiran surrender in land dispute case
Ramoji Rao the Media baron & his son Kiran on Wednesday surrendered before police in connection with a land dispute case & were released on bail. Rao & Kiran, surrendered in the Three Town Police Station here as per a directive of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
They were released on bail after executing the necessary sureties. On a petition moved by Rao, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to him & Kiran on February 11 subject to the condition that ….
Prakash Paranjpe Shiv Sena’s MP died on Wednesday
Prakash Paranjpe the MP of Shiv Sena has died in Thane, Mumbai, on Wednesday night following a prolonged illness. Prakash Paranjpe was 61 years old.
Paranjpe, who represented neighbouring Thane Lok Sabha constituency, had been battling with cancer for a long time. His cremation will be held on Thursday. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has condoled Paranjpe’s death.
CBI to record statement of Surinder in 1984 riots case
CBI will record the statement of Bhai Surinder Singh on Thursday who was a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The investigating agency contacted Navkiran Singh the lawyer of Surinder Singh`s Wednesday, informing him that his client should present himself in the local CBI office in Sector 30 at 11 am on Thursday to record his statement before DSP SS Kishore from Delhi.
Bhai Surinder Singh is a witnesses against Jagdish Tytler a Congress leader, who has been accused ….
Total Lunar eclipse tonight
Lunar eclipse
The Lunar eclipse will be witnessed by sky-gazers on Thursday night but it will be visible partially in some parts of India. Piyush Pande the Director of Nehru planetarium, “The eclipse will be visible in Western India but only the beginning of the shadow as the eclipse begins in this part at the time of sunrise & setting of the moon on Thursday morning”.
The total lunar eclipse will also be visible from Arctic, ….
US Navy missile shoots down spy satellite
A Missile on Thursday launched from an American navy cruiser has successfully hit dying an inoperable U.S. spy satellite orbiting about 150 miles above Earth. The missile was launched by U.S. navy successfully & destroy the target which was a spy satellite coming to the earth.
The goal in this first of its kind mission for the Navy was not just to hit the satellite but to destroy a tank aboard the spacecraft ….
Police nabbed 2 Haryana commandos in Rape case
Chandigarh police arrested two commandos of the Haryana police from outside the Haryana governor’s residence, after they were accused of raping a 40 years old woman.
The woman works with a local catering company. The woman said that the commandos stopped her as she was returning home late last night & taken to their quarters & then raped her. Police registered an FIR & investigating the matter.