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Monday, October 20, 2008

Metro Mishap

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Massive concrete slabs being used in the construction of an overhead Metro rail stretch in east Delhi fell on a Blueline bus killing its driver and a construction worker early Sunday morning. Eleven people were injured.

The concrete pre-fabricated slabs called segments were being mounted between pillars that would eventually support tracks for the Metro trains to run in Laxmi Nagar when the accident happened.

Had it not been Sunday, the toll would have been much higher as the traffic on weekdays is extremely dense here, moving at a crawl most parts of the day.

Both the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Delhi government ordered separate inquiries. The Metro corporation also put on hold construction work across its network.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tragedy at Jodhpur temple

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Devotees slipping on water from smashed coconuts offered to a deity may be one of the causes of Rajasthan’s worst-ever stampede, in which at least 150 people died on Tuesday morning.

As the devotees slipped, believed to have been pushed by a group of reckless young men, it had a cascading effect on the thousands behind, who had gathered at the 500-year-old Chamunda Devi Temple in the Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur since 2 am to offer Navratra prayers.

A senior government official, who did not want to be named, said the devotees in the men’s queue fell on one another, leading to a stampede on the ramp that leads to the hilltop shrine.

Chief Secretary D.C. Samant said: “Rumours about a wall collapse or bomb scare are baseless.”

About 20,000 worshippers had gathered at the temple, about 330 km from Jaipur.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Churches attacked, woman burnt alive

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A 45 year old woman, employed as a cook in a missionary school in Orissa's Bargarh district, was burnt to death on Monday when the school was set on fire allegedly by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) protesters. The pastor running the school was also injured.

The VHP-sponsored bandh, to protest the killing of their leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four disciples, witnessed attacks on churches and missionary schools across the state, reminiscent of the Graham Staines case in January 1999.

"We are afraid to move out. Some Christians staying in institutions or bungalows are hiding in jungles or villages," said Sambalpur Bishop Lucas Kerketta, whose jurisdiction includes Bargarh. "We have two to three policemen, and they can't control a big crowd... we have asked for more security".

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Land transfer singes Kashmir

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Over 80 people, including at least 30 police and CRPF men, were injured in clashes after protests over the transfer of forest land to the Amarnath shrine trust exploded into violent street fighting in Srinagar and parts of Ganderbal district in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday.

An imprompt strike to protest the death of a demonstrator in Monday's police firing shut down Srinagar Mobs roamed the streets, pelting security forces with stones, provoking baton charges and firing of tear gas. Three police vans and a fire truck were damaged, and some structures at the Idgah ground were razed.

An estimated 15,000 people marched with the body of Feroz Ahmad Rah who was killed by a police bullet on Monday Hundreds of lawyers took out a separate procession through the Civil Lines area, shouting slogans against the land transfer.

In Ganderbal, police fired several rounds at protesters, eye witnesses said. PTI reported an abortive bid to storm the residence of Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Terror Strikes Pink City

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At least 80 people were killed and over 150 injured in seven explosions that took place on Tuesday evening in some of the most crowded areas of Jaipur. The eighth bomb was found and defused.

"We have information that 80 people have died," Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria was quoted by AFP as saying. Earlier, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje told reporters that 60 people had died and 150 were injured.

State police chief A.S. Gill said, "Obviously it's a terrorist plot. The way it has , been done, the attempt was to cause maximum damage." He did not rule out the use of RDX and timer devices.

Though no one has claimed responsibility yet, security and intelligence sources said the explosions could be the handiwork of the Bangladesh-based Harkat ul Jehadi Islamia or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Tayyeba.

The home minister said one suspect had been detained and was being investigated.

This was Rajasthan's second brush with terrorism in recent years - the last being a bomb blast at the Ajmer Sharif dargah of Moinuddin Chisti on October 11, 2007 that killed three devotees.

The Tuesday terrorist strike in Jaipur started at 7.25 pm. There were seven explosions at six places - Manak Chowk, Sanganeri Gate Hanuman Mandir, Johri Bazaar, Tripoliya, Chauti Chaupar (two explosions) and Chandpole Hanuman Mandir. Police said another bomb was defused at Chandpole Hanuman temple.

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