Boy kills himself after being asked to pay fine for breaking flower pots

Tirunelveli: A Class X student of a private school allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself after he was asked to pay a fine by school authorities for breaking some flower-pots, police said today. Read More................Student allegedly kills himself after being asked to pay fine for breaking flower pots

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1500 villagers bury themselves in neck-deep sand

Chennai: Villagers around the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu are intensifying their protests following the loading of nuclear fuel in the plant. Around 1500 protesters have remained buried in neck deep sand at Idinthakarai since 10 am today. They will end their protest at 4 pm today.

MDMK leader Vaiko and anti-nuclear activist Udayakumar joined the protest and buried themselves in sand. Read More...........Kudankulam protest: 1500 villagers bury themselves in neck-deep sand

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Teacher 'breaks' boy's nose after losing at chess

GURGAON: A nine-year-old school boy was assaulted by a teacher whom he defeated in a game of chess. Police have lodged a complaint after a sports teacher allegedly twisted the nose of the Class V boy, Prince, which made him bleed profusely, and also slapped him twice when the child was adjusting his badge.

Anil Hada, chairman of Meenakshi Public School, said: "It was just the result of a misunderstanding." He also mentioned that they had arrived at an understanding with the student's family and now there is no issue. Read More................Teacher 'breaks' boy's nose after losing at chess

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Woman sarpanch kills niece to 'rid her of evil spirits'

MOGA: In a country where superstition still prevails, greater democratization does not always seem to do good. A duly elected woman sarpanch (village leader) killed a teenage girl, who happened to be her niece, in an attempt to "rid her of evil spirits".

Pal Kaur, the sarpanch in Moga district of Punjab killed the girl by mercilessly beating her up with a pair of red hot 'chimta' (tongs). Police have arrested the sarpanch, her husband and a 'tantric' (an exorcist). Read More................Woman sarpanch in Punjab kills niece to 'rid her of evil spirits'

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Officers to be fined for streetlights during the day

Anant: Uttar Pradesh, governed by young Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has tried to be innovative about dealing with its power shortage.

First, there was a government order to shut down malls and restaurants at 8 in the evening, which was withdrawn in less than 24 hours, after angry protests by shopkeepers and customers.

Now, officials will be fined if streetlights anywhere in the state are found working during the day. Read More................UP officers to be fined for streetlights during the day

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Living atop a tree

Mumbai, Brikesh Singh is getting ready to climb another tree, this time inside a tiger reserve, and stay there for a month - not for fun or to avoid the big cats but to draw the young generation’s attention to saving the environment.

On Sept 1, the 32-year-old Greenpeace campaigner, born and brought up in the slums of Mumbai, will climb a tree on the site of a proposed power plant inside the buffer zone of the Tadoba tiger reserve in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. Read More................Living atop a tree, he campaigns for the environment

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Loo duty

GAYA: College teachers of Gaya along with the sanitary staff have been assigned the job of 'cleaning toilets' during 'Pitrapaksha' 2012. According to a letter issued by the district panchayati raj officer, the housing in charge for the pilgrims, college principals have been directed to depute teachers on eight-hourly rotation basis for cleaning toilets during the pilgrimage season.

The subject of the letter mentions, "Shauchalay safai ke liye safai karmi ke sath sath rosterwar (8-8 ghante) shikshakon ki pratiniyukti kar awasiye pata tatha mobile number uplabdh karane ke sambandh mein." Read More................'Loo duty' notice ruffles Gaya college teachers

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Principal suspended for drawing absent teacher wife’s salary

Chandigarh, A principal of a government school in Patiala was suspended Wednesday by the Punjab government after it came to light that he was drawing the salary of his teacher-wife, who has been in Canada for the past few months.

Gurjinder Singh Grewal was the principal of the Government Senior Secondary School, Bhadson, in Patiala district.

“The Punjab government has asked the district education officer to get a case registered against the principal,” an official spokesman said here Wednesday. Read More................Principal suspended for drawing absent teacher wife’s salary

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Minister says Inflation is Good, price rise helps farmers

New Delhi, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Monday stoked a controversy with his comment that he was “happy” with price rise as it was beneficial for farmers. The opposition pounced on his remark, accusing the government of being insensitive to farmers’ plight and a part of the “mehengai mafia” (price rise mafia).

The minister made the remark while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function Sunday in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh. Asked to comment on price-rise, Verma said the government was taking steps to tackle it, but he was happy with the rising prices of food items as it was beneficial to farmers. Read More................Minister says price rise helps farmers, draws flak

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Car registration number for a whopping Rs.26 lakh

Chandigarh, Just buying an expensive luxury car is not kick enough for the super rich in Chandigarh. Many now want to go the extra mile and make the deal even more expensive.

The recent auction of a car registration number for a whopping Rs.26 lakh and more proves the point.

Chandigarh-based builder-agriculturist Amarjit Singh picked up the number ‘0001′ for his luxury Mercedes S-class in the newest series ‘CH-01-AP’ launched in this union territory.

The auction price was a shocking 104 times the reserve price of Rs.25,000 stipulated by the Registration and Licensing Authority. Read More................Chandigarh loves numbers game - even at high cost!

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‘Steal a little, but don’t loot’ Indian minister

Delhi, Corruption scandals have now gotten into the core of the Indian nation. This has caused one of the ministers in India in deep problems of explaining the scandal that he was caught in. The minister told Bureaucrats that as long as they work hard they can continue to steal. The organization has been involved in many corruption scandals.

Shivpal Singh Yadav who is the alleged minister commented this in meeting with the local officials. This was caught on a camera. He then added up by telling them that they should not become bandits. This meeting was held on Thursday and a local TV camera caught all the details and the video was played on newscasts, which brought it to the nation attention. Read More................‘Steal a little, but don’t loot’ Indian minister

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Posters warn women of acid attack for wearing jeans

Ranchi, Posters put by an outfit in the Jharkhand capital have threatened acid attacks on girls and women who wear jeans or do not wear a dupatta. The police said it could be a case of mischief.

The handwritten posters, put up by Jharkhand Mukti Sangh at several points in the city, including St. Xavier’s College and Albert Ekka roundabout, read: “From 20/8/2012 (Aug 20), jeans have been banned for girls. Any girl will be found wearing jeans and moving without dupatta will be attacked with acid.” Read More................Posters warn women of acid attack for wearing jeans

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Thief would play pujari to rob temples

Mumbai: Cops have stumbled upon a gang that robbed temples, one of them posing as a pujari. Three of the gang members were arrested in Rajasthan on Monday for allegedly robbing cash and religious artefacts from a Jain temple in the city. The bogus pujari is on the run, and cops have launched a manhunt for him.

Cops have recovered some of the booty, but a large chunk of it is in possession of the pujari. Read More................Thief would play pujari to rob temples

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