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Oct 27, 2013 Cops booked for taking Rs 75,000 bribe: "police constable Mukesh Patel was caught red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe worth Rs 75,000"
Oct 27, 2013 Pervasive greed: "Where does corruption start in India? Is it top-down or bottom-up? My worry is that in destroying the old hierarchical"
Oct 27, 2013 'Corrupt babu' charged: "A chargesheet has been filed against an inspector working at the Quepem mamlatdar office (civil supplies section) for demanding a bribe of 1,000 from a resident of Cacora, in South Goa."
Oct 27, 2013 UPA's infinite wisdom: Minister seeks 2 more digs, ‘airlift’ of 4,000 tonnes of gold: "Unfazed by the widespread criticism of the Archaeological Survey of India's treasure hunt in Unnao, said to have been undertaken at his behest, union minister Charan Das Mahant has now asked the culture ministry to excavate two other sites where sadhu Shobhan Sarkar dreamt 4,000 tonnes of gold is buried. He has also requested that arrangements be made to "airlift" the treasure amid tight security."
Oct 27, 2013 How easy is access to drugs inside juvenile reform homes?: "Earlier this month, 33 inmates escaped from a Delhi juvenile home after running riot for six hours. They threw burning LPG cylinders on the staff, set fire to exit points and trashed the home before running away. This is the third escape attempt from a Delhi juvenile home in two months. The inmates were supposedly angry because the officials refused to give them drugs. Two former offenders who were lodged in the reform home in North Delhi shared the life inside these reform homes."
Oct 27, 2013 Juveniles use existing law to threaten us: officials: "Shocking information surfaced when officials working for juvenile homes revealed its details to CNN-IBN on hidden camera."
Oct 26, 2013 Former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar arrested in sexual assault case: "The CBI on Friday arrested former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar, who is accused of raping and assaulting a 35-year-old woman."
Oct 26, 2013 Watch: No country for children: "The programme shows the plight of children suffering from Encephalitis. Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion. The affected children complained of high fever and vomiting tendencies and giddiness, sources said. The local primary health centres (PHCs) are not fully equipped to tackle such cases."
Oct 26, 2013 Need for foreign investment: Why Russia can afford crony capitalism, but India can't: "generally a lot of new democracies, East European democracies I mean, tend to be corrupt, as well. Since they not only have recently instituted private property but are also relatively new to the rule of law"
Oct 25, 2013 CLEAN IT UP: "Whether corruption is a big electoral issue in India remains an unsolved puzzle."
Oct 24, 2013 Phailin: Odisha government fails to give aid; people starve, beg: "Several people lost their livelihood after cyclone Phailin wreaked havoc in the coastal areas of Odisha, but their ordeal isn't over yet as the government aid has still not reached all the storm affected victims. The people say they were even forced to beg as the government didn't come to their rescue."
Oct 24, 2013 Bihar: Police tie, drag mentally-challenged man on the streets: "In a shocking incident, a mentally-challenged and injured man was tied and then dragged mercilessly on the streets of Purnia in Bihar by some Government Railway Police officials."
Oct 24, 2013 फूड इन्स्पेक्टर ने कमोड में बहाए घूस में मिले नोट, पर पकड़ा गया: "एसीबी ने जब उस इन्स्पेक्टर के घर पर छापा मारा, तो बचने के लिए वह पहले तो टॉयलेट में छुप गया. इसके बाद उसने रुपयों को कमोड में बहा दिया. जब इन्स्पेक्टर ने पानी में हाथ धोया, तो उसके हाथ लाल हो गए. आखिरकार फूड इन्स्पेक्टर रंगे हाथों पकड़ा गया."
Oct 24, 2013 Charitable trust served as terror front, say police: "The charge sheet also states that all the accused in the Malleswaram case belonged to Charitable Trust for Minorities (CTM), a non-governmental organisation in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu."
Oct 23, 2013 Opinion sought on reducing Dutt's sentence: "The Home Ministry has sought opinion of Maharashtra government on reducing sentence of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and two other convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts."
Oct 22, 2013 BBC: Mapping unsafe areas for India's women: ""I was going to my college at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad. I got down from the bus and was walking forward... Suddenly a few men were coming from the front, and two of them walked by my side really close and one of them pinched my breast...""
Oct 22, 2013 No end to common man's cries due to rising onion prices: "Comman man's woes continue as onion prices skyrocket once again due to its reduced arrivals. The agricultural market produce committee in Karnataka has said that the Union government is not doing enough to control the spiralling prices of onions. Onion prices is expected to rise more and now a common man is left with no option, but to reduce its consumption or just do without it."
Oct 22, 2013 Maharashtra: Government panel recommends 8 pc reservations in jobs: "A government appointed panel on Tuesday has recommended 8 per cent reservation for Muslims in government jobs, education and housing in Maharashtra."
Oct 22, 2013 Shame, husband divorces wife via Facebook: "In a shocking news coming from Mumbai’s Oshiwara an NRI divorced his wife on Facebook. The victim, Muskan Siraji, had been married to Ali Hussain Siraji, a US national, for almost one and a half years."
Oct 22, 2013 'The Motive Is To Sully My Reputation': "The IAS officer, who shot into limelight for questioning controversial Robert Vadra-DLF land deals, alleges that news about him is being spread 'to instill a sense of fear in others as to what would happen in the event the desire of the political masters is not fulfilled.'"
Oct 22, 2013 Witch hunt against me after cancellation of Vadra land deal: Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka said that a witch hunt has begun against him after the cancellation of Vadra land deal. He also said that he has not been served with any chargesheet. Khemka alleged that he was being held guilty by ministers and the media."
Oct 22, 2013 I am being victimized, publicly humiliated for exposing 'public loot', Ashok Khemka says: "In an 11-page letter to the chief secretary PK Chaudhery, he attacked chief minister's principal secretary SS Dhillon and alleged that he along with senior officers had "ganged up" against him and he was facing action for failing to toe the line of the political masters."
Oct 21, 2013 The great Indian gold rush: What is the real truth of Unnao?: "Just days after mocking the Centre's decision to go ahead with the treasure hunt, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was forced to make a U-turn after Shoban Sarkar, the sadhu whose dream sparked off the gold rush, shot him an angry letter."
Oct 21, 2013 CNN: India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on slavery's list of shame, says report: "The Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, lists India as the country with by far the most slaves, with an estimated nearly 14 million, followed by China (2.9 million) and Pakistan (2.1 million)."
Oct 21, 2013 UP home guard who exposed graft in his department dies mysteriously: "In a shocking development in Uttar Pradesh, the whistleblower who had revealed that bribes were being paid by home guards to their commandants in parts of Uttar Pradesh to fix duties of their choice, has died under mysterious circumstances."
Oct 21, 2013 UP: Home Guard jawans lathicharged: "A protest staged by Home Guard Jawans in Lucknow on Monday (October 21) was met with police lathicharge and teargas after orders to call of the protest were refused. The jawans were demanding regularisation of their services, as opposed to the current process of recruitment on a daily wage basis."
Oct 21, 2013 UP: Hunt for 1000 tonnes of gold treasure in Unnao begins today: "Uttar Pradesh will witness it's very own gold rush on Friday. A team of the Archaeological Survey of India is all set to begin excavations at a Unnao fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh on Friday after a sadhu dreamt about 1,000 tonnes of gold buried under it."
Oct 21, 2013 Bizzare gold rush in UP: Is ASI simply chasing a dream?: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 21, 2013 ASI starts excavation to find gold in Unnao fort: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 21, 2013 Vadra case behind seeds chargesheet: Khemka to Chief Secy: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka has alleged that fellow officer S S Dhillon approved the latest chargesheet against him because he (Khemka) exposed Dhillon's role in granting a commercial colony licence to Sky Light Hospitality, owned by Robert Vadra."
Oct 21, 2013 Govt college students will get midday meals: "Subsidized food will be served to students, teaching and non-teaching staff."
Oct 21, 2013 Colagate and Radia tapes: Is corporate India now under siege?: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will stand by the FIR against Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary PC Parakh in the coal blocks allocation scam when it files a status report in the Supreme Court on Tuesday on the investigations. The status report will include all the 14 FIRs that have been filed so far in the coalgate scam by the CBI."
Oct 20, 2013 Laptops distributed by Rajasthan govt of little use to students in rural areas: ""Most of these tribal students' parents are illiterate. These laptops and PCs are useless to them. I wish the government had invested in recruiting teachers and building infrastructure. We have six rooms for 10 classes," says a teacher."
Oct 20, 2013 Chennai medicos live shabbily: "Dozens of students share a single toilet and bathroom, and queuing up is an everyday affair in the city’s medical college hostels. Most of these establishments are badly maintained."
Oct 20, 2013 UP: There should be logic behind ASI's excavation in Unnao, says Kalam: "Former President APJ Abdul Kalam said there must be some logical conclusion behind the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavating gold at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work was taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 20, 2013 Mumbai: Friend allegedly forces an 18-year-old girl to drink acid: "An 18-year-old girl was allegedly forced to drink acid by her male friend on Saturday evening in Mumbai. The police claimed that her male friend also tried to push her into the sea. The incident took place at Gorai Beach in the western suburbs of Mumbai."
Oct 20, 2013 Khemka says he has been charged as he cancelled Vadra's land deals: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has indicated that the Haryana government's chargesheet against him could be a retaliation for cancelling Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deal. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Jyoti Kamal, Khemka has vowed to keep on fighting."
Oct 20, 2013 UP treasure hunt: ASI downplays prophecy: "As the hunt for the 1000 tonne gold treasure in the sleepy Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh continues, the ASI's which had come under fire for chasing a 'sadhu's dream clarified that it's carrying out excavations not because of the seer's dream, but based on a report by Geological Survey of India."
Oct 20, 2013 Should the number of policemen deployed at the homes of IPS officers be reduced?: "Seven to ten constables are deployed at the residence of an IPS officer."
Oct 20, 2013 Mother of 8-year-old patient raped by hospital staff in Madhya Pradesh: "Police have arrested the accused, Aditya Bargujar, 20, who works as a security guard at the hospital and ward boy Deepak Manjhi, 28, and started investigations."
Oct 20, 2013 Lalu Prasad violates jail manual, faces threat: Jharkhand Police: "He has also been provided all facilities extended to VIP prisoners — a separate bedroom, a mosquito net, cot and other facilities. There is also a TV set in the cell, and he is allowed to watch Doordarsan news and read newspapers every day."
Oct 18, 2013 रिसर्च मतलब पैसे दो, डॉक्टरेट लो: "ये स्थिति केवल पटना विश्वविद्यालय की ही नहीं है. ऐसे तमाम विश्वविद्यालय हैं जहां पीएचडी थीसिस तो थोक के भाव से जमा हो रहे हैं, लेकिन उनमें लिखी सामग्री से विषय का कोई भला नहीं हो रहा, वो केवल यहां-वहां से, इंटरनेट से चुराई सामग्री का संकलन भर होता है जिसे न तो छात्र गंभीरता से लेते हैं और न ही उनके शोध निर्देशक."
Oct 18, 2013 Unnao's 'Pipli Live' moment: Excavation begins amidst thousands of spectators: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 17, 2013 Are honest bureaucrats being targeted by the establishment?: "After the controversy over Robert Vadra's land deals, whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka has cried foul yet again after the Haryana government gave a go ahead to file another chargesheet against him. Khemka will be chargesheeted for low sales of seeds when he was the Managing Director of Haryana Seed Development Corporation. In an another case, CBI in its chargesheet in the coal blocl allocations scam has named former coal secretary PC Parakh."
Oct 17, 2013 Gurgaon: 12 men beat up toll booth staff, flee with Rs 1.85 lakh: "A daring robbery was caught on CCTV when 12 men held up a toll booth on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Wednesday night. Rs 1.85 lakh was stolen by the miscreants who came in a car with a red beacon light."
Oct 17, 2013 Modern slavery widespread in India: "number of people in modern slavery worldwide at an estimated 29.8 million. India tops the list for nation-wise figures, with almost 14 million people trapped in different forms of slavery."
Oct 16, 2013 'IAS officer and wife of Delhi power secy among those who invested in tax haven'
Oct 16, 2013 Akhilesh's bureaucrats expolit children: "Bureaucrats or Maharajas? Young children were forced to fan for senior bureaucrats in Hasanpur village of Shamli district of West UP. DM Shamli had gone to the village for inspection of development works. While the officers were holding meeting with villagers, young children were pressed into service to fan the officers. Once children even tried to leave after being tired, they were again pressed in service."
Oct 16, 2013 MP temple tragedy: Who should be held accountable for the stampede?: "There seems to no stop to political blame game on the Madhya Pradesh stampede which took 115 lives on Sunday. With the elections scheduled later in November, the Congress doesn't want to let go any opportunity. The Congress has asked Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to resign form the government."
Oct 16, 2013 Temple stampede: No lesson learnt so far: "Even though Ratangarh Temple stampede was not the first such incident, no lessons have been learnt so far. One hundred fifteen people have died so far and the toll is likely to rise. Many similar such incidents have taken place and hundreds of people have lost their lives."
Oct 16, 2013 Shame! Couple stripped, paraded with black paint in MP village near Dhar: "in order to mete out "punishment" for illicit love. The woman is married, and she was in love with the young man."
Oct 16, 2013 UP: ASI to excavate fort in Unnao as sadhu dreams of hidden gold there: "The government's dream to take control of temple gold to rescue a struggling economy may not have gone far. But a sadhu's dream of hidden gold at a fort in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh has prompted the Archaeological Survey of India to survey the area and begin excavation work in the next two days."
Oct 16, 2013 Govt mulls renaming of PDS after Indira Gandhi: "Food Minister K.V. Thomas told PTI. “There are many suggestions like Indiramma Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme. We are considering Indiramma Anna Yojana"
Oct 16, 2013 Watch: Girls in bondage: "Recently, a 50-year-old woman was arrested in Delhi for allegedly brutally abusing her teenaged domestic worker. The 15-year-old girl from Jharkhand had alleged that her employer would beat her up every day. Such is the case of thousands of girls from Jharkhand who end up as domestic help."
Oct 15, 2013 Centre orders huge treasure hunt, after sadhu dreams of 1,000 tonnes gold: "the sadhu Shobhan Sarkar saw in his "dreams" that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried in the remains of the fort of Raja Rao Ram Bux."
Oct 15, 2013 लक्ष्मणपुर बाथे: 'लाशें ट्रैक्टर में भरकर लाई गई थीं': "मगर बालिग़ होने के बावजूद आज तक उन्हें नौकरी नहीं मिली है. वह बताते हैं कि सालों जूते घिसने और 50 हजार रूपए सिर्फ़ नौकरी के लिए दौड़भाग और घूस में खर्चने के बावजूद उन्हें सिर्फ़ आश्वासन मिले."
Oct 15, 2013 मुर्दाघर से जिंदा निकल आई कमलेशी: "इतना बड़ा हादसा हो जाने के एक दिन बाद ही रंगे-बिरंगे कपड़ों और तमाम आभूषणों से लदे लोग मंदिर परिसर में तालियाँ बजाते हुए गीत गा रहे हैं और ढोलक बजा रहे हैं."
Oct 15, 2013 Guards of Mulayam's brother-in-law accused of thrashing neighbour: "Another instance of a Samajwadi Party leader's relative behaving in a high handed manner has come to the fore. This time around party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother-in-law Ajayant Yadav has been accused of thrashing his neighbour."
Oct 14, 2013 MP temple tragedy: 'Cops flung kids into river at stampede site': ""These were demons in khaki. I have seen policemen dumping children into the river. It was a heart-wrenching scene," said Indel Ahirwar, 32, a resident of Bhander town in Datia. He also claimed police took three truckloads of bodies to an undisclosed location. "I counted 175 bodies on the spot and I am ready to testify before any court,""
Oct 14, 2013 MP stampede: Policemen took Rs 200 bribe from tractor owners: Ajay Maken: " policemen present to maintain order near the temple were collecting bribe of Rs 200 from each tractor driver to drive into a no-entry-zone for vehicles."
Oct 14, 2013 In India's politics, jail time is a badge of honour: "In the tribal region that Baitha represents, the vast majority of elected officials face criminal charges, most related to corruption, but many for violent crimes. Voters typically dismiss such charges as trumped-up, one more attempt by elites to crush the champions of the poor."
Oct 13, 2013 BBC: Death toll in India temple stampede rises to 109: "Hindu festivals in India are notorious for deadly stampedes."
Oct 13, 2013 The Drilling Sergeant: " Moily was named in a CBI chargesheet in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) bribery case. The P.V. Narasimha Rao government was facing a no-confidence motion and, according to veteran journalists, Moily was reportedly asked by the Congress high command to arrange finances to help buy support of the JMM MPs. The money, which was supplied by a liquor baron, was sent to Delhi with two ministers. To their horror, the suitcase broke open at the Delhi airport when it was flung on the conveyor belt. The ministers, though, had the gumption to quickly take out lungis from their baggage and tie up the money in it."
Oct 13, 2013 SANITATION: The Throneless...: "64% of Indians defecate in the open; 60% of all open defecations in the world are in India"
Oct 13, 2013 Donkey reports better job satisfaction than Techies in Bangalore: "A donkey relaxing after his working shift, something that is not easily seen in case of techies."
Oct 13, 2013 Madhya Pradesh temple stampede death toll rises to 89: "The death toll rose to 89 in Ratangarh temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, including 17 children, 31 women and 41 men. The police the toll may rise and a judicial probe has been ordered."
Oct 10, 2013 Led By Raj Babbar, MPs abandon top-level defence briefing to 'catch flights': "Officials confirmed that the MPs would get their free business class flight tickets and per diem for attending the meeting. Even if meant that the Army briefing was yet to be completed, or Navy and Air Force couldn't make their presentations. Even if it meant that the LoC is now in the throes of infiltration and violence that has not been witnessed in recent memory."
Oct 10, 2013 Man axes infant son to please goddess: "Rajkumar bathed his son and took him for a puja in a Durga temple near his house. After returning home, he killed the infant by axing his neck."
Oct 10, 2013 Encephalitis shame: What will it take to save India's dying children?: "At least 350 children have died due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh so far in 2013. The epidemic strikes 135 districts across 17 states every year but more than 70 per cent of these cases are reported from UP. In the last 33 years, 50,000 people have died in UP alone, mostly children."
Oct 9, 2013 UP: Encephalitis kills 350 kids this year in Gorakhpur: "At least 350 children have died due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh so far in 2013. The epidemic strikes 135 districts across 17 states every year but more than 70 per cent of these cases are reported from UP."
Oct 9, 2013 India abuse: 'I reported my acid attack husband': ""When I got pregnant for the sixth time, he insisted I should get an abortion if it's another girl child. I refused and we had a big row. "He threw acid on me, aiming at my vagina and abdomen.""
Oct 8, 2013 एंसेफ़ेलाइटिस: यूपी में 15 बच्चों की मौत: "उत्तर प्रदेश में एंसेफ़ेलाइटिस के कारण पिछले कुछ दिनों में 15 बच्चों की मौत हो गई है. अब तक इस बीमारी की वजह से 358 लोग मर चुके हैं."
Oct 7, 2013 'Politics is the biggest jackpot': "Congress MP Chaudhary Birender Singh, who had earlier kicked up a row with his 'Rs 100 crore for a Rajya Sabha seat remark', said on Sunday (October 6) that there are many people who have made billions through politics."
Oct 7, 2013 President's son visits Lalu in jail: "Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President Pranab Mukherjee, has called on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in jail. The Jangipur MP met Prasad at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi on Sunday (October 6)."
Oct 7, 2013 The families living in Mumbai's dangerous buildings: "Buildings in Mumbai are collapsing at an average rate of one a month - in September more than 60 people died when their home collapsed."
Oct 7, 2013 Kiran Bedi hails policemen's suspension for sexually assaulting minor: "Two constables of the Delhi police have been dismissed from duty for reportedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. The incident took place on Saturday when the reportedly picked up the minor girl and two of her friends and lured them to a house on the pretext of giving them money."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: Juvenile homes are breeding grounds for hardened criminals: "Juvenile homes in the national capital are far from being places of reform. They are in fact potential breeding grounds for tomorrow's hardened criminals. Thirty three juveniles escaped from the juvenile home on Sunday and 15 of them have been rearrested. Juveniles recount their horrors and what goes on inside juvenile homes."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: 2 constables dismissed from duty for allegedly assaulting minor girl: "Two constables of of Delhi have been dismissed from duty for reportedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. Both the accused have been arrested. The incident took place on Saturday when the two constables reportedly picked up the minor girl and two of her friends and lured them to a house on the pretext of giving them money. The girls were taken to a residential area for junior policemen. Neighbours called up the police after they heard the girls screaming. A Special Investigating Team has been constituted and a probe has been ordered."
Oct 7, 2013 Telangana fallout: Shoot-at-sight orders in place in Vizianagaram: "Andhra Pradesh remains on edge as anti-Telangana forces step up their protests today. The shoot-at-sight orders are in place in curfew-bound Vizianagaram following arson and violence."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: Juvenile homes are breeding grounds for hardened criminals: "As long as you pay for it, you get everything inside. Be it alcohol, marijuana or cigarettes. There is everythinng available.""
Oct 7, 2013 21 percent lawmakers in poll-bound states face criminal cases: "128 out of the 607 legislators from these five states have self-declared pending criminal cases."
Oct 6, 2013 The fall of Icarus: "These gangsters needed lawlessness to thrive, and people needed these very unruly elements to endure this lawlessness."
Oct 6, 2013 'It's okay if minorities don't repay loans': "All established norm for legitimate business can be thrown out of the window that seems to be the message from Karnataka Congress Chief G Parameshwara. The KPCC Chief in a blatant attempt to appease minorities suggested that it is alright if minorities don't repay Government loans. In the same breath, he was also urging Government agencies to liberally give out loans to minorities."
Oct 6, 2013 Can make a fortune in politics: RS MP: "Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana, Birender Singh has made another controversial statement. Singh said in Ambala that politics is a good business and if one gets it right, he can make not crores but hundreds of crores. Birender Singh had embarrassed his party a couple of months ago when he had made a startling disclosure about Rajya Sabha seats being available for Rs 100 crore in July."
Oct 6, 2013 UP: Home guards caught on camera bribing commandants for duty: "In a shocking revelation, the home guards in parts of Uttar Pradesh have been caught on camera bribing their commandants in order to be put on duty."
Oct 6, 2013 Delhi: SHO molested me while registering an FIR, alleges gangrape survivor: "A 13-year-old gangrape survivor has been allegedly molested inside a police station in Uttam Nagar while reistering for an FIR. The SHO has been suspended pending inquiry but the incident has put the Delhi Police in a tight spot."
Oct 5, 2013 Sub-inspector held in graft case: "arrested a woman sub-inspector and another person for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000."
Oct 5, 2013 Corruption in Bihar a fourth of that in Delhi, claims Ex-home secy: "former Union Home Secretary RK Singh remarked on Saturday."
Oct 5, 2013 Railway cashier shot dead, Rs 50,000 looted: ""When Sanjay was going out of the ticket counter, three unidentified armed men suddenly threw chili powder into his eyes and shot him,""
Oct 5, 2013 BBC: A night with Delhi's homeless: "BBC Hindi's Divya Arya meets a young woman who lives on the streets of the capital, Delhi, one of the millions of homeless people in India's teeming cities."
Oct 5, 2013 Watch: Illegal placement agencies thrive on the need for cheap domestic help: "Exploiting the extreme poverty in parts of rural India and the need for cheap domestic help in metro cities drives the racket of illegal placement agencies. In the hidden camera investigation, the traffickers and agents reveal how easily they dupe girls and sell them in the cities and how they operate illegally with no regulation in place."
Oct 3, 2013 Whether Lalu is outside or inside jail, he is still our leader: Rajniti: "Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rajniti Singh said the party chief Lalu Prasad is still the leader and the party will appeal the decision in the high court. 'Whether Lalu Yadav is outside or inside jail, he is till our leader. We will appeal this decision in the High Court. Nothing much has changed politically for the RJD.' Lalu has been sentenced to 5 years in the fodder scam."
Oct 3, 2013 Income Tax officials raid diamond traders in Mumbai, Surat: "Last week Mumbai diamond traders had felicitated Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and had weighed him in silver."
Oct 3, 2013 In lawless UP it's rule of the gun: "In a state where private individuals possess more weapons than the police, the men in khaki are opting to knock at the doors of illegal arms agents. Alarmingly, the state’s netas are amongst the biggest buyers of arms from underground dealers."
Oct 3, 2013 3-weeks after rape complaint, suspended Cong leader Babulal Nagar yet to be arrested: "Three weeks after Rajasthan's former minister Babulal Nagar allegedly raped a 35-year-old woman at his official residence and two weeks after he was booked, Nagar is still a free man. He is yet to face arrest despite the fact that the victim has alleged that she has been threatened constantly. On Monday, a video clip allegedly showed his close associate trying to bribe and threaten the complainant and her family into taking back the case."
Oct 2, 2013 Barring all criminals, may not leave anybody to vote for
Oct 2, 2013 Chhota Shakeel now threatens Sonu Niigaam: "He has told senior police officers that Chhota Shakeel, member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, made multiple calls and sent several texts last month asking him to cancel his deal with an event management company and sign up with another the don has chosen. The firm is handling his world tour next year."
Oct 2, 2013 BSNL man loses pension for exposing Dayanidhi Maran's illegal telephone exchange: "The whistleblower, who exposed the secret telephone exchange set up by former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran at his Boat Club residence in Chennai, was a BSNL subdivisional engineer, whose pension has now been stopped on disciplinary grounds."
Oct 1, 2013 Lalu, prisoner No.3312, enjoys VIP treatment in Birsa Munda jail: "Longer visiting hours in comparison with regular inmates, an upper division cell with a TV and two cooks, a generous supply of rice, fresh vegetables, mutton/chicken or fish, ghee, and seasonal fruits and the option of getting food from outside, are just some of the entitlements."
Oct 1, 2013 Rampant trafficking a menace for girls across india: "The backbone of most urban households - the domestic worker is an extremely abused and exploited class in India with thousands of minor girls being trafficked to big cities and sold as a bonded labour. They are exploited financially as they work with no or minimal pay as well as are exploited sexually at times."
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Oct 27, 2013 Cops booked for taking Rs 75,000 bribe: "police constable Mukesh Patel was caught red-handed while allegedly taking a bribe worth Rs 75,000"
Oct 27, 2013 Pervasive greed: "Where does corruption start in India? Is it top-down or bottom-up? My worry is that in destroying the old hierarchical"
Oct 27, 2013 'Corrupt babu' charged: "A chargesheet has been filed against an inspector working at the Quepem mamlatdar office (civil supplies section) for demanding a bribe of 1,000 from a resident of Cacora, in South Goa."
Oct 27, 2013 UPA's infinite wisdom: Minister seeks 2 more digs, ‘airlift’ of 4,000 tonnes of gold: "Unfazed by the widespread criticism of the Archaeological Survey of India's treasure hunt in Unnao, said to have been undertaken at his behest, union minister Charan Das Mahant has now asked the culture ministry to excavate two other sites where sadhu Shobhan Sarkar dreamt 4,000 tonnes of gold is buried. He has also requested that arrangements be made to "airlift" the treasure amid tight security."
Oct 27, 2013 How easy is access to drugs inside juvenile reform homes?: "Earlier this month, 33 inmates escaped from a Delhi juvenile home after running riot for six hours. They threw burning LPG cylinders on the staff, set fire to exit points and trashed the home before running away. This is the third escape attempt from a Delhi juvenile home in two months. The inmates were supposedly angry because the officials refused to give them drugs. Two former offenders who were lodged in the reform home in North Delhi shared the life inside these reform homes."
Oct 27, 2013 Juveniles use existing law to threaten us: officials: "Shocking information surfaced when officials working for juvenile homes revealed its details to CNN-IBN on hidden camera."
Oct 26, 2013 Former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar arrested in sexual assault case: "The CBI on Friday arrested former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar, who is accused of raping and assaulting a 35-year-old woman."
Oct 26, 2013 Watch: No country for children: "The programme shows the plight of children suffering from Encephalitis. Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion. The affected children complained of high fever and vomiting tendencies and giddiness, sources said. The local primary health centres (PHCs) are not fully equipped to tackle such cases."
Oct 26, 2013 Need for foreign investment: Why Russia can afford crony capitalism, but India can't: "generally a lot of new democracies, East European democracies I mean, tend to be corrupt, as well. Since they not only have recently instituted private property but are also relatively new to the rule of law"
Oct 25, 2013 CLEAN IT UP: "Whether corruption is a big electoral issue in India remains an unsolved puzzle."
Oct 24, 2013 Phailin: Odisha government fails to give aid; people starve, beg: "Several people lost their livelihood after cyclone Phailin wreaked havoc in the coastal areas of Odisha, but their ordeal isn't over yet as the government aid has still not reached all the storm affected victims. The people say they were even forced to beg as the government didn't come to their rescue."
Oct 24, 2013 Bihar: Police tie, drag mentally-challenged man on the streets: "In a shocking incident, a mentally-challenged and injured man was tied and then dragged mercilessly on the streets of Purnia in Bihar by some Government Railway Police officials."
Oct 24, 2013 फूड इन्स्पेक्टर ने कमोड में बहाए घूस में मिले नोट, पर पकड़ा गया: "एसीबी ने जब उस इन्स्पेक्टर के घर पर छापा मारा, तो बचने के लिए वह पहले तो टॉयलेट में छुप गया. इसके बाद उसने रुपयों को कमोड में बहा दिया. जब इन्स्पेक्टर ने पानी में हाथ धोया, तो उसके हाथ लाल हो गए. आखिरकार फूड इन्स्पेक्टर रंगे हाथों पकड़ा गया."
Oct 24, 2013 Charitable trust served as terror front, say police: "The charge sheet also states that all the accused in the Malleswaram case belonged to Charitable Trust for Minorities (CTM), a non-governmental organisation in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu."
Oct 23, 2013 Opinion sought on reducing Dutt's sentence: "The Home Ministry has sought opinion of Maharashtra government on reducing sentence of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and two other convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts."
Oct 22, 2013 BBC: Mapping unsafe areas for India's women: ""I was going to my college at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad. I got down from the bus and was walking forward... Suddenly a few men were coming from the front, and two of them walked by my side really close and one of them pinched my breast...""
Oct 22, 2013 No end to common man's cries due to rising onion prices: "Comman man's woes continue as onion prices skyrocket once again due to its reduced arrivals. The agricultural market produce committee in Karnataka has said that the Union government is not doing enough to control the spiralling prices of onions. Onion prices is expected to rise more and now a common man is left with no option, but to reduce its consumption or just do without it."
Oct 22, 2013 Maharashtra: Government panel recommends 8 pc reservations in jobs: "A government appointed panel on Tuesday has recommended 8 per cent reservation for Muslims in government jobs, education and housing in Maharashtra."
Oct 22, 2013 Shame, husband divorces wife via Facebook: "In a shocking news coming from Mumbai’s Oshiwara an NRI divorced his wife on Facebook. The victim, Muskan Siraji, had been married to Ali Hussain Siraji, a US national, for almost one and a half years."
Oct 22, 2013 'The Motive Is To Sully My Reputation': "The IAS officer, who shot into limelight for questioning controversial Robert Vadra-DLF land deals, alleges that news about him is being spread 'to instill a sense of fear in others as to what would happen in the event the desire of the political masters is not fulfilled.'"
Oct 22, 2013 Witch hunt against me after cancellation of Vadra land deal: Khemka: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka said that a witch hunt has begun against him after the cancellation of Vadra land deal. He also said that he has not been served with any chargesheet. Khemka alleged that he was being held guilty by ministers and the media."
Oct 22, 2013 I am being victimized, publicly humiliated for exposing 'public loot', Ashok Khemka says: "In an 11-page letter to the chief secretary PK Chaudhery, he attacked chief minister's principal secretary SS Dhillon and alleged that he along with senior officers had "ganged up" against him and he was facing action for failing to toe the line of the political masters."
Oct 21, 2013 The great Indian gold rush: What is the real truth of Unnao?: "Just days after mocking the Centre's decision to go ahead with the treasure hunt, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was forced to make a U-turn after Shoban Sarkar, the sadhu whose dream sparked off the gold rush, shot him an angry letter."
Oct 21, 2013 CNN: India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on slavery's list of shame, says report: "The Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, lists India as the country with by far the most slaves, with an estimated nearly 14 million, followed by China (2.9 million) and Pakistan (2.1 million)."
Oct 21, 2013 UP home guard who exposed graft in his department dies mysteriously: "In a shocking development in Uttar Pradesh, the whistleblower who had revealed that bribes were being paid by home guards to their commandants in parts of Uttar Pradesh to fix duties of their choice, has died under mysterious circumstances."
Oct 21, 2013 UP: Home Guard jawans lathicharged: "A protest staged by Home Guard Jawans in Lucknow on Monday (October 21) was met with police lathicharge and teargas after orders to call of the protest were refused. The jawans were demanding regularisation of their services, as opposed to the current process of recruitment on a daily wage basis."
Oct 21, 2013 UP: Hunt for 1000 tonnes of gold treasure in Unnao begins today: "Uttar Pradesh will witness it's very own gold rush on Friday. A team of the Archaeological Survey of India is all set to begin excavations at a Unnao fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh on Friday after a sadhu dreamt about 1,000 tonnes of gold buried under it."
Oct 21, 2013 Bizzare gold rush in UP: Is ASI simply chasing a dream?: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 21, 2013 ASI starts excavation to find gold in Unnao fort: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 21, 2013 Vadra case behind seeds chargesheet: Khemka to Chief Secy: "Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka has alleged that fellow officer S S Dhillon approved the latest chargesheet against him because he (Khemka) exposed Dhillon's role in granting a commercial colony licence to Sky Light Hospitality, owned by Robert Vadra."
Oct 21, 2013 Govt college students will get midday meals: "Subsidized food will be served to students, teaching and non-teaching staff."
Oct 21, 2013 Colagate and Radia tapes: Is corporate India now under siege?: "The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will stand by the FIR against Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary PC Parakh in the coal blocks allocation scam when it files a status report in the Supreme Court on Tuesday on the investigations. The status report will include all the 14 FIRs that have been filed so far in the coalgate scam by the CBI."
Oct 20, 2013 Laptops distributed by Rajasthan govt of little use to students in rural areas: ""Most of these tribal students' parents are illiterate. These laptops and PCs are useless to them. I wish the government had invested in recruiting teachers and building infrastructure. We have six rooms for 10 classes," says a teacher."
Oct 20, 2013 Chennai medicos live shabbily: "Dozens of students share a single toilet and bathroom, and queuing up is an everyday affair in the city’s medical college hostels. Most of these establishments are badly maintained."
Oct 20, 2013 UP: There should be logic behind ASI's excavation in Unnao, says Kalam: "Former President APJ Abdul Kalam said there must be some logical conclusion behind the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavating gold at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work was taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 20, 2013 Mumbai: Friend allegedly forces an 18-year-old girl to drink acid: "An 18-year-old girl was allegedly forced to drink acid by her male friend on Saturday evening in Mumbai. The police claimed that her male friend also tried to push her into the sea. The incident took place at Gorai Beach in the western suburbs of Mumbai."
Oct 20, 2013 Khemka says he has been charged as he cancelled Vadra's land deals: "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka has indicated that the Haryana government's chargesheet against him could be a retaliation for cancelling Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deal. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Jyoti Kamal, Khemka has vowed to keep on fighting."
Oct 20, 2013 UP treasure hunt: ASI downplays prophecy: "As the hunt for the 1000 tonne gold treasure in the sleepy Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh continues, the ASI's which had come under fire for chasing a 'sadhu's dream clarified that it's carrying out excavations not because of the seer's dream, but based on a report by Geological Survey of India."
Oct 20, 2013 Should the number of policemen deployed at the homes of IPS officers be reduced?: "Seven to ten constables are deployed at the residence of an IPS officer."
Oct 20, 2013 Mother of 8-year-old patient raped by hospital staff in Madhya Pradesh: "Police have arrested the accused, Aditya Bargujar, 20, who works as a security guard at the hospital and ward boy Deepak Manjhi, 28, and started investigations."
Oct 20, 2013 Lalu Prasad violates jail manual, faces threat: Jharkhand Police: "He has also been provided all facilities extended to VIP prisoners — a separate bedroom, a mosquito net, cot and other facilities. There is also a TV set in the cell, and he is allowed to watch Doordarsan news and read newspapers every day."
Oct 18, 2013 रिसर्च मतलब पैसे दो, डॉक्टरेट लो: "ये स्थिति केवल पटना विश्वविद्यालय की ही नहीं है. ऐसे तमाम विश्वविद्यालय हैं जहां पीएचडी थीसिस तो थोक के भाव से जमा हो रहे हैं, लेकिन उनमें लिखी सामग्री से विषय का कोई भला नहीं हो रहा, वो केवल यहां-वहां से, इंटरनेट से चुराई सामग्री का संकलन भर होता है जिसे न तो छात्र गंभीरता से लेते हैं और न ही उनके शोध निर्देशक."
Oct 18, 2013 Unnao's 'Pipli Live' moment: Excavation begins amidst thousands of spectators: "The gold rush in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has begun with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) starting the excavation work at the fort of former king Raja Ram Bux Singh in Duandia Khera village. The excavation work is taking place on a mound near a Shiva temple in the village after a Hindu Seer Sadhu Shobhan Sarkar claimed that he had a dream in which the former king told him about a buried treasure."
Oct 17, 2013 Are honest bureaucrats being targeted by the establishment?: "After the controversy over Robert Vadra's land deals, whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka has cried foul yet again after the Haryana government gave a go ahead to file another chargesheet against him. Khemka will be chargesheeted for low sales of seeds when he was the Managing Director of Haryana Seed Development Corporation. In an another case, CBI in its chargesheet in the coal blocl allocations scam has named former coal secretary PC Parakh."
Oct 17, 2013 Gurgaon: 12 men beat up toll booth staff, flee with Rs 1.85 lakh: "A daring robbery was caught on CCTV when 12 men held up a toll booth on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Wednesday night. Rs 1.85 lakh was stolen by the miscreants who came in a car with a red beacon light."
Oct 17, 2013 Modern slavery widespread in India: "number of people in modern slavery worldwide at an estimated 29.8 million. India tops the list for nation-wise figures, with almost 14 million people trapped in different forms of slavery."
Oct 16, 2013 'IAS officer and wife of Delhi power secy among those who invested in tax haven'
Oct 16, 2013 Akhilesh's bureaucrats expolit children: "Bureaucrats or Maharajas? Young children were forced to fan for senior bureaucrats in Hasanpur village of Shamli district of West UP. DM Shamli had gone to the village for inspection of development works. While the officers were holding meeting with villagers, young children were pressed into service to fan the officers. Once children even tried to leave after being tired, they were again pressed in service."
Oct 16, 2013 MP temple tragedy: Who should be held accountable for the stampede?: "There seems to no stop to political blame game on the Madhya Pradesh stampede which took 115 lives on Sunday. With the elections scheduled later in November, the Congress doesn't want to let go any opportunity. The Congress has asked Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to resign form the government."
Oct 16, 2013 Temple stampede: No lesson learnt so far: "Even though Ratangarh Temple stampede was not the first such incident, no lessons have been learnt so far. One hundred fifteen people have died so far and the toll is likely to rise. Many similar such incidents have taken place and hundreds of people have lost their lives."
Oct 16, 2013 Shame! Couple stripped, paraded with black paint in MP village near Dhar: "in order to mete out "punishment" for illicit love. The woman is married, and she was in love with the young man."
Oct 16, 2013 UP: ASI to excavate fort in Unnao as sadhu dreams of hidden gold there: "The government's dream to take control of temple gold to rescue a struggling economy may not have gone far. But a sadhu's dream of hidden gold at a fort in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh has prompted the Archaeological Survey of India to survey the area and begin excavation work in the next two days."
Oct 16, 2013 Govt mulls renaming of PDS after Indira Gandhi: "Food Minister K.V. Thomas told PTI. “There are many suggestions like Indiramma Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme. We are considering Indiramma Anna Yojana"
Oct 16, 2013 Watch: Girls in bondage: "Recently, a 50-year-old woman was arrested in Delhi for allegedly brutally abusing her teenaged domestic worker. The 15-year-old girl from Jharkhand had alleged that her employer would beat her up every day. Such is the case of thousands of girls from Jharkhand who end up as domestic help."
Oct 15, 2013 Centre orders huge treasure hunt, after sadhu dreams of 1,000 tonnes gold: "the sadhu Shobhan Sarkar saw in his "dreams" that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried in the remains of the fort of Raja Rao Ram Bux."
Oct 15, 2013 लक्ष्मणपुर बाथे: 'लाशें ट्रैक्टर में भरकर लाई गई थीं': "मगर बालिग़ होने के बावजूद आज तक उन्हें नौकरी नहीं मिली है. वह बताते हैं कि सालों जूते घिसने और 50 हजार रूपए सिर्फ़ नौकरी के लिए दौड़भाग और घूस में खर्चने के बावजूद उन्हें सिर्फ़ आश्वासन मिले."
Oct 15, 2013 मुर्दाघर से जिंदा निकल आई कमलेशी: "इतना बड़ा हादसा हो जाने के एक दिन बाद ही रंगे-बिरंगे कपड़ों और तमाम आभूषणों से लदे लोग मंदिर परिसर में तालियाँ बजाते हुए गीत गा रहे हैं और ढोलक बजा रहे हैं."
Oct 15, 2013 Guards of Mulayam's brother-in-law accused of thrashing neighbour: "Another instance of a Samajwadi Party leader's relative behaving in a high handed manner has come to the fore. This time around party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother-in-law Ajayant Yadav has been accused of thrashing his neighbour."
Oct 14, 2013 MP temple tragedy: 'Cops flung kids into river at stampede site': ""These were demons in khaki. I have seen policemen dumping children into the river. It was a heart-wrenching scene," said Indel Ahirwar, 32, a resident of Bhander town in Datia. He also claimed police took three truckloads of bodies to an undisclosed location. "I counted 175 bodies on the spot and I am ready to testify before any court,""
Oct 14, 2013 MP stampede: Policemen took Rs 200 bribe from tractor owners: Ajay Maken: " policemen present to maintain order near the temple were collecting bribe of Rs 200 from each tractor driver to drive into a no-entry-zone for vehicles."
Oct 14, 2013 In India's politics, jail time is a badge of honour: "In the tribal region that Baitha represents, the vast majority of elected officials face criminal charges, most related to corruption, but many for violent crimes. Voters typically dismiss such charges as trumped-up, one more attempt by elites to crush the champions of the poor."
Oct 13, 2013 BBC: Death toll in India temple stampede rises to 109: "Hindu festivals in India are notorious for deadly stampedes."
Oct 13, 2013 The Drilling Sergeant: " Moily was named in a CBI chargesheet in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) bribery case. The P.V. Narasimha Rao government was facing a no-confidence motion and, according to veteran journalists, Moily was reportedly asked by the Congress high command to arrange finances to help buy support of the JMM MPs. The money, which was supplied by a liquor baron, was sent to Delhi with two ministers. To their horror, the suitcase broke open at the Delhi airport when it was flung on the conveyor belt. The ministers, though, had the gumption to quickly take out lungis from their baggage and tie up the money in it."
Oct 13, 2013 SANITATION: The Throneless...: "64% of Indians defecate in the open; 60% of all open defecations in the world are in India"
Oct 13, 2013 Donkey reports better job satisfaction than Techies in Bangalore: "A donkey relaxing after his working shift, something that is not easily seen in case of techies."
Oct 13, 2013 Madhya Pradesh temple stampede death toll rises to 89: "The death toll rose to 89 in Ratangarh temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, including 17 children, 31 women and 41 men. The police the toll may rise and a judicial probe has been ordered."
Oct 10, 2013 Led By Raj Babbar, MPs abandon top-level defence briefing to 'catch flights': "Officials confirmed that the MPs would get their free business class flight tickets and per diem for attending the meeting. Even if meant that the Army briefing was yet to be completed, or Navy and Air Force couldn't make their presentations. Even if it meant that the LoC is now in the throes of infiltration and violence that has not been witnessed in recent memory."
Oct 10, 2013 Man axes infant son to please goddess: "Rajkumar bathed his son and took him for a puja in a Durga temple near his house. After returning home, he killed the infant by axing his neck."
Oct 10, 2013 Encephalitis shame: What will it take to save India's dying children?: "At least 350 children have died due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh so far in 2013. The epidemic strikes 135 districts across 17 states every year but more than 70 per cent of these cases are reported from UP. In the last 33 years, 50,000 people have died in UP alone, mostly children."
Oct 9, 2013 UP: Encephalitis kills 350 kids this year in Gorakhpur: "At least 350 children have died due to encephalitis in Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh so far in 2013. The epidemic strikes 135 districts across 17 states every year but more than 70 per cent of these cases are reported from UP."
Oct 9, 2013 India abuse: 'I reported my acid attack husband': ""When I got pregnant for the sixth time, he insisted I should get an abortion if it's another girl child. I refused and we had a big row. "He threw acid on me, aiming at my vagina and abdomen.""
Oct 8, 2013 एंसेफ़ेलाइटिस: यूपी में 15 बच्चों की मौत: "उत्तर प्रदेश में एंसेफ़ेलाइटिस के कारण पिछले कुछ दिनों में 15 बच्चों की मौत हो गई है. अब तक इस बीमारी की वजह से 358 लोग मर चुके हैं."
Oct 7, 2013 'Politics is the biggest jackpot': "Congress MP Chaudhary Birender Singh, who had earlier kicked up a row with his 'Rs 100 crore for a Rajya Sabha seat remark', said on Sunday (October 6) that there are many people who have made billions through politics."
Oct 7, 2013 President's son visits Lalu in jail: "Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President Pranab Mukherjee, has called on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in jail. The Jangipur MP met Prasad at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi on Sunday (October 6)."
Oct 7, 2013 The families living in Mumbai's dangerous buildings: "Buildings in Mumbai are collapsing at an average rate of one a month - in September more than 60 people died when their home collapsed."
Oct 7, 2013 Kiran Bedi hails policemen's suspension for sexually assaulting minor: "Two constables of the Delhi police have been dismissed from duty for reportedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. The incident took place on Saturday when the reportedly picked up the minor girl and two of her friends and lured them to a house on the pretext of giving them money."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: Juvenile homes are breeding grounds for hardened criminals: "Juvenile homes in the national capital are far from being places of reform. They are in fact potential breeding grounds for tomorrow's hardened criminals. Thirty three juveniles escaped from the juvenile home on Sunday and 15 of them have been rearrested. Juveniles recount their horrors and what goes on inside juvenile homes."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: 2 constables dismissed from duty for allegedly assaulting minor girl: "Two constables of of Delhi have been dismissed from duty for reportedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. Both the accused have been arrested. The incident took place on Saturday when the two constables reportedly picked up the minor girl and two of her friends and lured them to a house on the pretext of giving them money. The girls were taken to a residential area for junior policemen. Neighbours called up the police after they heard the girls screaming. A Special Investigating Team has been constituted and a probe has been ordered."
Oct 7, 2013 Telangana fallout: Shoot-at-sight orders in place in Vizianagaram: "Andhra Pradesh remains on edge as anti-Telangana forces step up their protests today. The shoot-at-sight orders are in place in curfew-bound Vizianagaram following arson and violence."
Oct 7, 2013 Delhi: Juvenile homes are breeding grounds for hardened criminals: "As long as you pay for it, you get everything inside. Be it alcohol, marijuana or cigarettes. There is everythinng available.""
Oct 7, 2013 21 percent lawmakers in poll-bound states face criminal cases: "128 out of the 607 legislators from these five states have self-declared pending criminal cases."
Oct 6, 2013 The fall of Icarus: "These gangsters needed lawlessness to thrive, and people needed these very unruly elements to endure this lawlessness."
Oct 6, 2013 'It's okay if minorities don't repay loans': "All established norm for legitimate business can be thrown out of the window that seems to be the message from Karnataka Congress Chief G Parameshwara. The KPCC Chief in a blatant attempt to appease minorities suggested that it is alright if minorities don't repay Government loans. In the same breath, he was also urging Government agencies to liberally give out loans to minorities."
Oct 6, 2013 Can make a fortune in politics: RS MP: "Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana, Birender Singh has made another controversial statement. Singh said in Ambala that politics is a good business and if one gets it right, he can make not crores but hundreds of crores. Birender Singh had embarrassed his party a couple of months ago when he had made a startling disclosure about Rajya Sabha seats being available for Rs 100 crore in July."
Oct 6, 2013 UP: Home guards caught on camera bribing commandants for duty: "In a shocking revelation, the home guards in parts of Uttar Pradesh have been caught on camera bribing their commandants in order to be put on duty."
Oct 6, 2013 Delhi: SHO molested me while registering an FIR, alleges gangrape survivor: "A 13-year-old gangrape survivor has been allegedly molested inside a police station in Uttam Nagar while reistering for an FIR. The SHO has been suspended pending inquiry but the incident has put the Delhi Police in a tight spot."
Oct 5, 2013 Sub-inspector held in graft case: "arrested a woman sub-inspector and another person for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000."
Oct 5, 2013 Corruption in Bihar a fourth of that in Delhi, claims Ex-home secy: "former Union Home Secretary RK Singh remarked on Saturday."
Oct 5, 2013 Railway cashier shot dead, Rs 50,000 looted: ""When Sanjay was going out of the ticket counter, three unidentified armed men suddenly threw chili powder into his eyes and shot him,""
Oct 5, 2013 BBC: A night with Delhi's homeless: "BBC Hindi's Divya Arya meets a young woman who lives on the streets of the capital, Delhi, one of the millions of homeless people in India's teeming cities."
Oct 5, 2013 Watch: Illegal placement agencies thrive on the need for cheap domestic help: "Exploiting the extreme poverty in parts of rural India and the need for cheap domestic help in metro cities drives the racket of illegal placement agencies. In the hidden camera investigation, the traffickers and agents reveal how easily they dupe girls and sell them in the cities and how they operate illegally with no regulation in place."
Oct 3, 2013 Whether Lalu is outside or inside jail, he is still our leader: Rajniti: "Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rajniti Singh said the party chief Lalu Prasad is still the leader and the party will appeal the decision in the high court. 'Whether Lalu Yadav is outside or inside jail, he is till our leader. We will appeal this decision in the High Court. Nothing much has changed politically for the RJD.' Lalu has been sentenced to 5 years in the fodder scam."
Oct 3, 2013 Income Tax officials raid diamond traders in Mumbai, Surat: "Last week Mumbai diamond traders had felicitated Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and had weighed him in silver."
Oct 3, 2013 In lawless UP it's rule of the gun: "In a state where private individuals possess more weapons than the police, the men in khaki are opting to knock at the doors of illegal arms agents. Alarmingly, the state’s netas are amongst the biggest buyers of arms from underground dealers."
Oct 3, 2013 3-weeks after rape complaint, suspended Cong leader Babulal Nagar yet to be arrested: "Three weeks after Rajasthan's former minister Babulal Nagar allegedly raped a 35-year-old woman at his official residence and two weeks after he was booked, Nagar is still a free man. He is yet to face arrest despite the fact that the victim has alleged that she has been threatened constantly. On Monday, a video clip allegedly showed his close associate trying to bribe and threaten the complainant and her family into taking back the case."
Oct 2, 2013 Barring all criminals, may not leave anybody to vote for
Oct 2, 2013 Chhota Shakeel now threatens Sonu Niigaam: "He has told senior police officers that Chhota Shakeel, member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, made multiple calls and sent several texts last month asking him to cancel his deal with an event management company and sign up with another the don has chosen. The firm is handling his world tour next year."
Oct 2, 2013 BSNL man loses pension for exposing Dayanidhi Maran's illegal telephone exchange: "The whistleblower, who exposed the secret telephone exchange set up by former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran at his Boat Club residence in Chennai, was a BSNL subdivisional engineer, whose pension has now been stopped on disciplinary grounds."
Oct 1, 2013 Lalu, prisoner No.3312, enjoys VIP treatment in Birsa Munda jail: "Longer visiting hours in comparison with regular inmates, an upper division cell with a TV and two cooks, a generous supply of rice, fresh vegetables, mutton/chicken or fish, ghee, and seasonal fruits and the option of getting food from outside, are just some of the entitlements."
Oct 1, 2013 Rampant trafficking a menace for girls across india: "The backbone of most urban households - the domestic worker is an extremely abused and exploited class in India with thousands of minor girls being trafficked to big cities and sold as a bonded labour. They are exploited financially as they work with no or minimal pay as well as are exploited sexually at times."
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