Armed robbers kill one person, injure two in PuneSeptember 26th, 2009 PUNE - In a daylight robbery at least one person died and two others sustained injuries, as armed robbers in a courier shop fired at them here on Saturday. Robbers armed with country-made pistols entered Patel Ishwarlal Bechardas, a courier shop, located at the heart of Pune city at about 1:30 in the afternoon.
One killed in Mumbai building collapseAugust 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - An 85-year-old woman, who was seriously injured when a portion of a four-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai, has died. The building,'Yusuf Manzil' at Lamington Road, caved on Tuesday evening after one of its main pillars weakened due to some construction work carried out by a shop on the ground floor of the building.
Seven to eight persons rescued in building collapse incident: BMC(Lead: Mumbai building)August 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - At least seven to eight persons were rescued out of 100-year-old residential building whose front portion collapsed at 6.45 p.m here on Lamington Road of the central Mumbai on Tuesday, said senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. "Seven to eight person trapped under the rubble of collapsed 100-year-old building have been saved.
Three persons rescued in the building collapse incident of central MumbaiAugust 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - At least three of the 10 people trapped under the rubble of the central Mumbai's five-storey building that collapsed here on Tuesday evening have been brought out during the rescue operation being carried out by police and fire brigade personnel. Some construction work was on at the time of the tragic incident, which occurred at the Lamington Road here, an IBN 7 report stated.
US has filed a case regarding 26/11 Mumbai attacks, says FBIAugust 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials deposing before a court in Mumbai said that a case has been registered in the US on the 26/11 terror attacks. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on November 26, 2008 and lasted until November 29, which killed at least 173 people, including six Americans, and injured at least 308.
Karachi building collapse toll rises to 11August 1st, 2009 KARACHI - The toll in a building collapse in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi rose to 11 Saturday, a media report said. The deaths occurred after a five-storey building collapsed Friday night in the Mithadar area of the city, Geo TV said citing the police.
Nine killed in building collapse in KarachiJuly 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Nine people were killed when a building in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi collapsed during construction, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in the city's Liaquatabad district Tuesday night when all floors of the five-storey building crashed down, trapping a dozen workers.
Four injured in building collapse following incessant rains in MumbaiJuly 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Four people sleeping on a pavement were injured when an old building collapsed on them during incessant rains, which have been lashing Mumbai since Saturday morning. "It collapsed at around 12:30 a.m.
Another case against Varun Gandhi in PilibhitMarch 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In what may be dubbed as a fresh move to punish Varun Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat, for his diatribe against the minority community, District Magistrate M.P. Agrawal registered a fresh case against him a few hours before being transferred out Wednesday.
6.5 kg gold, 30 kg silver burgled from Hyderabad shopMarch 5th, 2009 HYDERABAD MA - Thieves took away six and a half kg of gold and 30 kg of silver from a jewelry shop in Hyderabad, the police said. The burglars broke into Sri Lakshi Jewelers in Siddi Amber Bazar area sometime Tuesday night and took away gold and silver jewelry, the police said.
Eleven Indian sailors still held by Somali piratesFebruary 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Eleven Indian sailors from two vessels are being held captive by Somali pirates, the Directorate General of Shipping said here Sunday. Three Indian sailors on the Kenya-registered FV (fishing vessel) Victoria-4, hijacked Jan 7 and eight of the Panama-flagged MV Sea Princess-II, hijacked between Jan 2 and 3, are being held by the pirates, according to information provided by the directorate.
Armed robbers gun down cashier, loot wine shopFebruary 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six unidentified armed robbers gunned down a 34-year-old cashier and injured two others before looting Rs.450,000 from a wine shop in east Delhi, the police said Wednesday. According to the police, the gunmen entered through the partially opened shutters of the wine shop in Krishna Nagar market around 11.15 p.m.
Embezzlement case in Chandigarh against tainted police officerJanuary 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A case of misappropriation of public money was registered here Friday against tainted police officer Saji Mohan, former zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the police said. The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Chandigarh Police is investigating this case of embezzlement against the officer, who was arrested in Mumbai Jan 25 with 12 kilograms of heroin.
Delhi Police makes first arrest in DDA scamJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Economics Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police Friday registered its first case in the alleged scam in the allotment of over 5,000 flats by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and arrested a man from Rajasthan, officials said. 'We have registered a case and arrested Laxmi Narayan Meena from Junjhunu in Rajasthan on charges of cheating, forgery and impersonation,' Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.
Three burnt to death in JharkhandDecember 24th, 2008 RANCHI - Three people, including two orphaned children, were charred to death in Jharkhand's Palamau district early Thursday morning, the police said. According to the police, a fire broke out in Lakhanlal clothes shop situated in Mohammadganj market area of Palamau, around 190 km from here.
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