TN CM: Tough action to be taken in rape case
Coimbatore: Condemning the rape of a 11-year old girl here by several men, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday said tough action would be taken against perpetrators of such a serious offence.
3 killed in ethylene gas cylinder blast
Mumbai: Three workers were killed and another one was injured after an ethylene gas cylinder exploded in a banana-ripening centre in Jalgaon district in north Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said.
52 FOBs, 8 skyways to come up in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government on Wednesday accorded administrative sanction for construction of 52 foot over bridges (FOBs) and eight sky ways in the city at an estimated cost of Rs 207 crore.
Don’t sell above MRP, Multiplexes told
Hyderabad: Multiplexes and cinema theatres here have been directed by the legal Metrology Department not to sell packaged goods at more than maximum retail price and warned of penal action in case of violations.
Vanzara’s lawyer: Ishrat was leT op
Ahmedabad: Countering a plea filed by the mother of Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake encounter, former IPS official DG Vanzara’s lawyer on Wednesday cited US national David Headley’s testimony to claim that Jahan had links with terrorists.
Kerala rain: Toll climbs to 27
Thiruvananthapuram: Four more persons lost their lives in rain related incidents in various parts of Kerala on Wednesday as the toll in the second spell since early this month climbed to 27. The deaths were reported from Thrissur, Alapuzha and Kottayam districts.
Cheque bounce case: Court summons Shami
Kolkata: A court has summoned Indian pacer Mohammed Shami in connection with the alleged dishonour of a cheque given to his estranged wife Hasin Jahan, her lawyer said. Hasin Jahan had filed a case under the Negotiable Instruments Act for alleged dishonour of cheque before chief judicial magistrate’s court at Alipore.
Honour killingIJ Man, girl found dead in bihar
Jehanabad (Bihar): In a suspected case of honour killing, a young man and a minor girl were beaten to death and their bodies found hanging from a ceiling fan in Bihar’s Jehanabad district, police said.
Mining-hit people meet Rahul gandhi
Panaji: A Goa-based body fighting for the cause of the people dependent on mining called on Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi seeking support of his party in Parliament to amend a law for resumption of the activity.