3 held for getting 12-year-old girl marriedOctober 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three people were arrested Monday for forcibly marrying off a 12-year-old girl to a 40-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, police said. In lieu of Rs.3 lakh, Lalaram, a resident of Nagsa village in Etah, some 300 km from Lucknow, Sunday married off his daughter to Shyamlal, who lives in a nearby village, the police added.
Three held for forcing 10-year-old girl to marryOctober 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three people were arrested for trying to marry off a 10-year-old girl to a physically handicapped 25-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, police said Monday. According to police, Chhote Lal, a farmer and resident of Chachha village, fixed the marriage of his daughter to Jaiveer of the same village for a sum of Rs.200,000.
Congress retains Tekkali assembly seat in AndhraSeptember 13th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress Monday retained the Tekkali assembly seat in Srikakulam district in the by-elections held last week. K. Bharati won the by-election, defeating Atchan Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) by over 7,000 votes.
Andhra Bhavan to hold meeting to condole YSR's deathSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Andhra Bhavan in the national capital will hold a condolence meeting following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash.
Andhra cop jailed for cheating girl with marriage promiseAugust 18th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh police Tuesday arrested one of their own - a sub-inspector of police - for allegedly cheating a college student after promising to marry her. A court later sent him to two weeks in judicial custody.
Cheated by cop, girl starts hunger strikeAugust 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A college student in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district Friday started an indefinite hunger strike demanding justice from a policeman who allegedly failed to fulfil his promise to marry her. Razia Sultana, 18, began an indefinite fast in front of the office of Guntur district superintendent of police in Guntur town, demanding that senior police officials intervene to make sub-inspector of police Ranganath Goud marry her.
13-year-old girl who gave false name and birthdate kept in Dallas jail for 2 weeksAugust 7th, 2009 Girl, 13, jailed in Dallas for 2 weeksDALLAS — Dallas police are investigating why officers booked a 13-year-old girl into the Dallas County Jail. Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said Thursday night that the girl was arrested July 10 for shoplifting.
Taxi driver molests girl, heldJuly 1st, 2009 GANGTOK - A taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl in the South district of Sikkim, police said Wednesday. The 13-year-old girl had boarded the cab at Rabong and was due to alight at Satam, but the driver - Jas Hang Subba - did not allow her to step out of the vehicle Tuesday.
Youth kills teenaged sister for refusing marriage proposalJune 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A youth in an Uttar Pradesh village killed his 15-year-old sister after the girl turned down a marriage proposal, citing that she was not physically and mentally prepared for the marriage, police said Monday. Rajaram, an 18-year-old resident of Dalpur village in Sitapur district, attacked his sister with a sickle late Sunday after she refused to marry a youth of the same village, Superintendent of Police Pritender Singh told reporters.
Mass. man held in kidnapping, attempted rape of a 6-year-old girl riding bike at apartmentsJune 29th, 2009 Mass man held in girl's kidnapping, attempted rapeHANOVER, Mass. — Prosecutors say a Massachusetts man lured a 6-year-old girl to an apartment, restrained her and injected her with an unknown substance intending to rape her, but instead freed her and slashed his own wrist.
AP Congress expels 40 rebelsApril 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday expelled 40 rebels for six years, after they filed their nomination papers as independents for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. APCC General Secretary Anand Bhaskar said these 40 rebel candidates have been expelled with immediate affect.
Andhra govt. sends DGP candidates list to ECMarch 21st, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Friday forwarded the names of three Police officers to the Election Commission for it to name the State's new Director General of Police (DGP). The names were forwarded after the Election Commission had ordered the transfer of current DGP S.
Andhra college girl attempts suicide after being raggedMarch 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A girl studying in a college in Andhra Pradesh was allegedly forced to strip and dance by her seniors and has attempted suicide, the victim's family said Friday. The incident took place in Bapatla town of Guntur district, about 360 km from here.
BJP manifesto for Andhra assembly election to be released todayMarch 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Bhartiya Janata Party manifesto for Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, which will be released today, has specific schemes for newborn girl child, welfare of farmers and senior citizens. Under BJP's "Adabidda Andalam" scheme, Rs.
BJP manifesto for Andhra assembly election to be released on Mar. 14March 12th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Bhartiya Janata Party manifesto for Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, which will be released on March 14, has specific schemes for newborn girl child, welfare of farmers and senior citizens. Under BJP's the 'Adabidda Andalam' scheme, Rs.
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