Patient jumps off second floor of Lucknow hospitalOctober 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A patient committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of a private hospital in this Uttar Pradesh capital Monday, police said. Yashwant Singh, 45, was admitted to the Ajanta Hospital in Alambagh Sunday for treatment of a kidney ailment.
Senior government official commits suicideOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 46-year-old senior government official Friday allegedly committed suicide by jumping from his sixth floor apartment in east Delhi, police said. K. Venkatraman, who was additional secretary in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), had been suffering from depression.
Man hangs self day after lover jumps to deathOctober 7th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A 25-year-old teacher hung himself here Wednesday evening, officials said. The incident comes a day after a girl who college authorities said was the man's lover committed suicide by jumping off the fourth floor of her college building.
Explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 2October 5th, 2009 Blast at WFP office in PakistanISLAMABAD — A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least two people and wounded several others Monday, police and witnesses said. The blast left victims lying on the ground in pools of blood and shattered windows in the heavily guarded and fortified building in Islamabad, witness said.
Explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 1October 5th, 2009 World Food Program office in Pakistan bombedISLAMABAD — A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least one person and wounded six others Monday, police and witnesses said. TV footage showed smoke rising from the heavily fortified building and shattered windows.
Molester jumps off second floor, lands in hospitalOctober 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A 30-year-old man jumped from the second floor of a house to escape after molesting a woman but only landed in a hospital bed with paralysed legs, police said here Thursday. According to police, Harpreet Singh, an engineer, had entered the woman's home in Sector 56 late Tuesday night and allegedly attempted to molest her.
Software engineer commits suicide in NoidaAugust 19th, 2009 NOIDA - A software engineer working with an IT major here committed suicide early Wednesday by jumping from the fifth floor of his office building, police said. Vikas Sharma, 26, originally a resident of Bihar, joined IT major HCL January last year as a network analyst.
Morning fire in northeastern Philadelphia row house kills woman and child, injures 5 othersJuly 25th, 2009 Morning fire in Philly row house kills 2, hurts 5PHILADELPHIA — A fire that ripped through a northeastern Philadelphia row house has killed a woman and a young boy and injured five other people, three of them critically. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers called the Saturday morning fire 'horrific' and 'fast-moving.' He says the woman and child were trapped on the second floor of the Frankford neighborhood home and died despite efforts by firefighters to reach them in the flames.
Two officials killed in fire at ministry buildingJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A section officer and a peon of the science and technology ministry suffocated to death Thursday in a major fire that broke out in the third floor of Anusandhan Bhawan, that houses the ministry, near Parliament House. About 50 people, including senior officials of the ministry, were in the building when the fire erupted at 7 p.m.
40-year-old man commits suicideJune 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 40-year-old man Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the second floor of a hospital in south Delhi, police said, even as his family alleged he was killed. The deceased, Revti Prasad, a patient with multiple organ failure including that of the kidney, was admitted to the Batra hospital Saturday.
Chinese woman survives 27-storey fallJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 29-year-old Chinese woman miraculously escaped death after she jumped off the 27th floor. Chen, a hypochondria, tried to commit suicide by jumping off the 27th floor of a building and landed on the car roof, reports China Daily.
Upset over son's illness, woman kills daughter, commits suicide (Lead)June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Upset over being told that her TB-stricken son had only a few days left to live, a 38-year-old woman strangulated her 12-year-old daughter, set herself ablaze and then jumped off the first floor of her house here Monday, police said. Covered in flames, Sharda Devi, a resident of Block G in Jehangirpuri in northwest Delhi, "fell down from the first floor balcony of her four-storey house", Deputy Commissioner of Police N.S.
Girl pushed from Charminar by 'boyfriend' diesJune 12th, 2009 HYDERABAD - An 18-year-old girl who was injured after allegedly being pushed down from the historic Charminar by her 'boyfriend' died Friday, police said. Police said Sameera, a resident of Talabkutta neighbourhood in the old city, succumbed to her injuries Friday at the government-run Osmania General Hospital.
DTC to buy 1,000 semi-low floor busesJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday gave the go ahead to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to purchase 1,000 semi-low floor buses. The cabinet has given its nod for purchase of 1,000 semi-low floor buses to DTC to enable it to strengthen its city fleet.
Convicted rapist jumps from court's fourth floorMay 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A man convicted of rape jumped from the fourth floor of a court in this Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday after he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment, police said. "Imam Ali, 38, jumped from the fourth floor on the civil court's premises after which he was rushed to a hospital," Superintendent of Police (West) Paresh Pandey told IANS on phone.
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