9-year-old boy falls into borewell, dies
Jaipur: Nine-year-old boy who fell into a 200-feet borewell while flying a kite near his house died on Thursday. The boy was flying a kite near his house in Charda Kala village near Hindon City in Karauli district, some 200 km from Jaipur, when he fell into the borewell about 3 pm on Wednesday. Following the incident, a rescue operation had been launched in Rajasthan to save the boy on Thursday. Chhotu has been stuck inside the borewell for the past 20 hours.
A hole parallel to the borewell was being dug to save the child and to get food and water to him,” officials had said. later, it was being said that the Army was also contacted to extend help if efforts failed to rescue the child. The boy’s family and villagers had accused authorities of delaying the rescue operations due to lack of resources.
Girl commits suicide over fight with sister
Kanpur: A Class IX student immolated herself allegedly after a fight with her younger sister over not wanting to go to school, police said in Kanpur on Thursday. The two sisters, residents of Kalyanpur area here, used to go to school together everyday but on Wednesday, Vineeta (14) did not feel like going and therefore, tried to convince her younger sister Sangeeta to not go as well, they said. As Sangeeta, a Class VI student, refused to comply, the two sisters ended up fighting. Following this, Vineeta locked herself in a room and immolated herself. Hearing the girl’s cries, her mother along with neighbours broke the door and rushed the girl to a hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
Kukis, Nagas call bandhs in Manipur
Imphal: United Naga Council, a Naga social organisation, has called a 48-hour Manipur bandh from August 11 to press for their demand of ‘an alternative arrangement’ in Manipur. The bandh would be enforced at all Naga-settled areas of Manipur, a statement issued by them said, adding that the demand meant ‘dissociation’ of all activities and programmes with the Government of Manipur.
Nagas wanted to repudiate all relations with the Government of Manipur and demanded an ‘alternative arrangement’ for the Nagas in Manipur, the statement said. On the other hand, Kuki State Demand Committee announced a 48-hour bandh at all Kuki-inhabited areas in Manipur from midnight of Aug 13 next to press for creation of a ‘Kukiland’ by breaking 22, 327 sq km of Manipur.