Bhopal gas leak survivors warn of direct actionSeptember 23rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Bhopal gas leak tragedy survivors Wednesday warned the Madhya Pradesh government of direct action if it fails to keep its promise of supplying clean water to them before the 25th anniversary of the disaster. Satinath Sarangi of the Bhopal Group of Information and Action (BGIA) and Rashida Bi of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh told reporters that the state government had full knowledge of the contamination for the last 19 years and yet residents of nine of the 14 communities were still forced to drink contaminated groundwater.
Two engineering students abducted in Bhopal, one rapedSeptember 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two women, who are students of an engineering college here, were abducted by a relative and his friends and one of them was raped, police said Monday. The victims, who are cousins, are third year students of a private engineering college.
Chhattisgarh legislator caught with cartridges in BhopalAugust 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - Congress legislator from Ambikapur assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh T.S. Singhdeo was arrested at Bhopal airport Wednesday for carrying 10 live cartridges, airport authorities said.
Bhopal zookeepers to study effect of solar eclipse on animal behaviourJuly 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal has commissioned a unique study to know the changes in behaviour of animals caused by solar eclipse. The first total solar eclipse of 21st century will be visible in India on July 22.
Work in progress on longest tunnel of rail network in J-KJuly 12th, 2009 BANIHAL - Construction of the longest tunnel in the Indian Railways network is proceeding at a rapid pace in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of several topographical odds. Considered as an engineering marvel, the tunnel is expected to be completed by 2012 and would connect the valley to other parts of the country.
Rape accused godman surrenders to police in BhopalJune 22nd, 2009 BHOPAL - Controversial godman Sant Lal Sai, who was absconding for eight months after begin accused of raping a student, surrendered in a women's police station in the Madhya Pradesh capital Monday, police said. "Sai, who has a sprawling ashram at Bairagarh on the outskirts of Bhopal and claims having accomplished several miracles, allegedly drugged and raped an engineering college student after which a case of rape was registered against him Oct 18, 2008," Bhopal's Superintendent of Police Jaideep Prasad said.
Bhopal civic authorities take police help for water distributionMay 20th, 2009 BHOPAL - To ensure a hassle-free water distribution in Bhopal, the civic authorities here are taking help of police personnel nowadays. Earlier, the residents used to quarrel while fetching water, be it at the public tap or from the water tanker.
Delhi Metro completes construction of deepest tunnelApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday completed the construction of its deepest tunnel, built below the existing Metro tunnel at Rajiv Chowk in the heart of the capital. 'The breakthrough achieved today (Thursday) marked the completion of the deepest tunnel of the Delhi Metro, which has been built below the existing tunnel of Central Secretariat - Vishwavidyalaya line at Rajiv Chowk,' a DMRC statement here said.
Delhi Metro completes construction of deepest tunnelApril 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday completed the construction of its deepest tunnel, built below the existing Metro tunnel at Rajiv Chowk in the heart of the capital. 'The breakthrough achieved today (Thursday) marked the completion of the deepest tunnel of the Delhi Metro, which has been built below the existing tunnel of Central Secretariat - Vishwavidyalaya line at Rajiv Chowk,' a DMRC statement here said.
Delhi metro completes its longest tunnel by single boring machineApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Wednesday completed construction of its longest tunnel by a single boring machine, that too in a record time span, officials said. The 1.7 km long tunnel is so far the longest constructed by single tunnel boring machine in the Delhi Metro.
5 bodies recovered from flooded Sikkim power plant tunnelApril 20th, 2009 GANGTOK - The bodies of five of the 11 workers who drowned in an electric power project tunnel in east Sikkim have been recovered almost 60 hours after the mishap, police said. The incident occurred Friday in the Audit-III tunnel of the 99MW Chujachen Hydro Electric Power Project being developed by GATI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd in east Sikkim.
11 workers presumed dead in Sikkim tunnel floodingApril 17th, 2009 GANGTOK - At least 11 labourers are missing, and presumed dead, after a tunnel they were working in was flooded by waters from the Rangpo river in Sikkim, police said Friday. Superintendent of Police (East) M.S.
Bhopal advocate creates fingernail-size Obama diaryMarch 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - A Bhopal based advocate has created a fingernail-size diary on the life of US President Barack Obama. The 100 pages diary contains interesting tit bits on Obama's life, but weighs just two grams.
Threat to blow up Bhopal railway station proves to be hoaxMarch 11th, 2009 BHOPAL - Security was stepped up at the Bhopal railway station following a threat to blow it up on Holi Wednesday, the police said, but the call turned out to be a hoax. 'The railway police received the anonymous threat in Delhi, following which the alert was sounded here and subsequently the police launched a search operation.
Bhopal, Indore to have Metro Rail soonJanuary 21st, 2009 BHOPAL - Both Bhopal and Indore can now dream of having Metro Rail services, if one were to go by Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Babulal Gaur. 'A survey for the Metro Rail project in Bhopal and Indore would be started in a month's time by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)', Gaur told reporters here Thursday.
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