Man arrested in connection to NYC hotel killing; Naked woman found dead with knife in throatSeptember 20th, 2009 Man arrested in connection to NYC hotel killingNEW YORK — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a woman found with her throat slashed in a luxury hotel next to Central Park. Charges are pending against the man, who was arrested hours after the body of 44-year-old Andree Bejjani was found Saturday afternoon at the Jumeirah (joo-MEER'-ah) Essex House hotel.
Baby girl is found after being cut from slain Mass. mother's womb; 2 arrestedJuly 30th, 2009 Baby taken from slain mom's womb found; 2 arrestedWORCESTER, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts say a baby girl who was cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and two people have been arrested in the woman's killing.
Wyoming police arrest suspected car thief they found sleeping in 2001 OldsmobileJuly 24th, 2009 Suspected Wyo. car thief found sleeping in the carCASPER, Wyo.
7-year-old dies after falling in hot midday meal bucketJuly 22nd, 2009 RANCHI - A seven-year-old girl died in a school near Ranchi after falling into a bucket full of hot daal (pulses) prepared for the midday meal, an official said Wednesday. Afsari Parveen, a class one student was standing in a queue waiting for the midday meal to be served.
Servant arrested for killing, robbing senior citizen in DelhiJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A domestic help was arrested for murdering and robbing a 67-year-old man in the national capital, police said Monday. Surjit Munda, 20, was arrested by a team of Delhi police from his home town in Jharkhand Sunday where he fled after committing the crime July 5, a police officer said.
Federal prosecutors drop stalking charges against ex-DC Mayor Marion BarryJuly 9th, 2009 Stalking charges dropped against Marion BarryWASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend. U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C.
Lizard in food, seven students criticalJuly 9th, 2009 RANCHI - Seven students were in critical condition Thursday after eating the mid-day meal in a Jharkhand school into which a lizard had fallen, police said. The incident occurred at the Rajkiya Madhya Vidalaya in Dhanbad district's Chungi Rajganj area, around 270 km from Ranchi.
Dead snake in mid-day meal, 51 taken illJune 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Fifty-one people, including 43 children, were taken ill after a dead snake was found in a pot of cooked rice gruel at a mid-day meal centre for students in West Bengal's Birbhum district, officials said Saturday. The incident occurred at an Integrated Child Development Scheme centre at Rampurhat Friday.
Four headmasters suspended for corruption in BiharMay 25th, 2009 PATNA - The headmasters of four primary schools in Bihar's Darbhanga district were suspended for irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme for schoolchildren, officials said Monday. The headmasters were suspended Saturday after an enquiry found them guilty of corruption.
Villagers bar headmaster for stealing students' lunchMay 23rd, 2009 PATNA - After he was caught stealing rice meant for schoolchildren's lunch, the headmaster of a primary school in Bihar's Begusarai district has been banned from the school by irate villagers, police said Saturday. Pitambar Pathak, headmaster of a government-run school in Puwari Tola village under Teghra block of the district, 126 km from state capital Patna, was caught selling rice to a local trader Monday by the villagers, police officers said.
105 schools to face action for mid-day meal irregularitiesMay 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Principals and teachers of around 105 government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district will face action for irregularities in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme, an official said Wednesday. 'In the ongoing surprise inspection we found that the schools were not providing regular lunch to their students under the MDM scheme,' official in-charge of primary education in the district Mahendra Kumar told IANS on phone.
3 Northern California teenagers arrested after homeless man found dead from beatingApril 24th, 2009 3 North Calif teens arrested in homeless beatingREDDING, Calif. — Three teenagers have been arrested in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Northern California.
Action against three Uttar Pradesh schools making students cook mealsMarch 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Authorities of three government schools in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district will face action for making students prepare lunch under the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme, an official said Friday. 'We will take stern action against the staff of three government schools in Banda district, where students prepare the meal,' basic education officer Omkar Rana told IANS on telephone from Banda, some 200 km from Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh teachers to face action for mid-day meal anomaliesJanuary 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Teachers and principals of over 100 government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district will face action for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme, an official said Saturday. 'These teachers are under scanner for not providing regular lunch to their students under the MDM scheme,' official in-charge of basic education in Etawah Naresh Verma told IANS on phone.
Bureaucrats to supervise mid-day meals in ChandigarhDecember 24th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Middle-level bureaucrats in the union territory of Chandigarh will now supervise the preparation of mid-day meals for government school children in the city. The Chandigarh administration has ordered that all civil servants from Haryana and Punjab cadre on deputation with the administration will visit the cooking institutes and schools to monitor the quality and hygiene of cooked meals under the mid-day meal scheme, an administration spokesman said here Thursday.
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